really nice improvement hack for crystal!! :D sadly i am to used to new Pokemon to go back & play anything older than gen 3 hence being shelved for now x'D i love the new pokemon menu sprites :3
The definitive version of an all-time classic.
Makes the base game look like it was created by a retard.
Makes the base game look like it was created by a retard.
Absolutely the best way to play the classic gen 2 nowadays.
Johto was amazing to explore, Kanto was fine.
Johto was amazing to explore, Kanto was fine.
huge youtuber psyop. not great especially in the way of writing ("This TEAM ROCKET thing is just a job, but I can see it hurts others. That's it, I'm leaving. Thank you so much. Sorry GIOVANNI!") and some balancing decisions seem pretty arbitrary but serviceable enough. you guys can do most of this on your own in a few weeks b/c of how much is copy-pasted from guides on pret's pokecrystal decomp github repo
https://github.com/pret/pokecrystal/wiki/Tutorials
https://www.pokecommunity.com/threads/pok%C3%A9mon-polished-crystal-update-2-2-0.373172/ !!!
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/3840/
https://www.pokecommunity.com/threads/pokemon-crystal-ultimate.441959/
https://www.pokecommunity.com/threads/pokemon-pyrite.350926/
https://www.pokecommunity.com/threads/pokemon-complex-crystal-100-complete.291295/
https://github.com/pret/pokecrystal/wiki/Tutorials
https://www.pokecommunity.com/threads/pok%C3%A9mon-polished-crystal-update-2-2-0.373172/ !!!
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/3840/
https://www.pokecommunity.com/threads/pokemon-crystal-ultimate.441959/
https://www.pokecommunity.com/threads/pokemon-pyrite.350926/
https://www.pokecommunity.com/threads/pokemon-complex-crystal-100-complete.291295/
This review contains spoilers
This rom hack fixes 99% of my problems with Johto.
Even with the difficulty increased, the gameplay is much more fun and the unbalanced level curve no longer exists. This was the first time I managed to finish the Kanto post-game, because in HGSS, Kanto gave me a lifeless feeling, it was so boring that I never had the desire to beat Red. But in this hack rom, Kanto feels so much smooth and I managed to beat it in one day. (Thanks to Alakazam, this man carries the whole game)
One of the best points in this hack is the vast early Pokémon accessibility. In the first routes, I managed to encounter Pokémon that I have never used in my life, like Houndoom that only had a chance of appearing in Kanto in HGSS (Why gamefreak?)
Even with Giovanni’s appearance in the main line, the story still feels very monotonous and the Team Rocket QG is so boring. Overall, it’s the best way to fully experience the Gen 2 games and I recommend this ROM to everyone!
Even with the difficulty increased, the gameplay is much more fun and the unbalanced level curve no longer exists. This was the first time I managed to finish the Kanto post-game, because in HGSS, Kanto gave me a lifeless feeling, it was so boring that I never had the desire to beat Red. But in this hack rom, Kanto feels so much smooth and I managed to beat it in one day. (Thanks to Alakazam, this man carries the whole game)
One of the best points in this hack is the vast early Pokémon accessibility. In the first routes, I managed to encounter Pokémon that I have never used in my life, like Houndoom that only had a chance of appearing in Kanto in HGSS (Why gamefreak?)
Even with Giovanni’s appearance in the main line, the story still feels very monotonous and the Team Rocket QG is so boring. Overall, it’s the best way to fully experience the Gen 2 games and I recommend this ROM to everyone!
Une hackroom de Cristal assez simple dans son concept mais très efficace : Proposer une expérience très semblable au jeu original mais en gommant les défaut majeur de celui ci, afin d'en faire une version "ultime", qui passera par une meilleur répartition de la distribution des Pokémon autant sauvage que ceux des dresseur, une courbe de niveau plus cohérente et un amélioration de la difficulté assez juste afin de proposer un meilleur challenge que le jeu original sans pour autant partir dans un délire hardcore.
J'ai beaucoup apprécié la cohérence des choix d'équilibrages qui font sens et ne dénature pas le jeu original. Un peu moins apprécié l'ajout d'une scène supplémentaire qui me semblait un peu trop fanfiction (Tour Radio) mais bon ce n'est que deux ligne de dialogue oubliable.
Globalement, une bonne façon de redécouvrir le deuxième génération. Et pouvoir finir Cristal en ayant à la fois Cizayox et Hyporoi dans sa team, c'est extra.
J'ai beaucoup apprécié la cohérence des choix d'équilibrages qui font sens et ne dénature pas le jeu original. Un peu moins apprécié l'ajout d'une scène supplémentaire qui me semblait un peu trop fanfiction (Tour Radio) mais bon ce n'est que deux ligne de dialogue oubliable.
Globalement, une bonne façon de redécouvrir le deuxième génération. Et pouvoir finir Cristal en ayant à la fois Cizayox et Hyporoi dans sa team, c'est extra.
A lot of really great improvements here, and if I was judging it only based on those it’d be a lot higher, but at the end of the day it’s still a Johto region game. You’ll get enjoyment out of this even if you don’t like the originals (like me) because the improvements really do help make a slog of a game into something unique. Bravo to the team!
A versão mais Pokémon Cristal de Pokémon Cristal que tu vai jogar.
Not as good as the original.
Generation 2 is my favorite due to nostalgia but has some big flaws like poor level scaling and the terrible distribution of new Pokémon. This Pokémon Crystal rom hack mostly sticks close to the original game so I'll mostly focus on the major changes made here and how well they accomplish their goals.
To clarify, it does not try to modernize the battle system with the physical/special split and the fairy type as many hacks do. It keeps it to as it was in gen 2 with exception of ghost now being special and dark being physical which makes more sense to be honest.
It does go further then the original Crystal did by making all the new generation 2 Pokémon available in Johto before you beat the game instead of making only a few available earlier then Gold/Silver. This is the change it accomplishes best in that the placements make sense and don't seem to disrupt balance.
There are stat buffs to many Pokémon. I'm not a huge fan of doing this most times but most changes are small just to boost viability in a generation that introduced Pokémon mostly on the weaker end.
There are some story changes which honestly I can do without. Story in this game already didn't matter but trying to heavy handedly explain things doesn't necessarily make it better, it just gets me to roll my eyes. There's really only a handful of moments noticeably changed so its not a big deal.
Trainer changes are great. It's still not a hard game but difficulty at least increases appropriately in the late game with trainers having more and higher level Pokémon then the do in the base game. Gym leaders have bigger and more thought out teams which actually use some hold items as well. It also addresses the levels of gyms 5-7 being a mess due to the games allowing you to tackle them in whatever order by adjusting these gyms teams based on how many badges you have which is a good solution.
While the scaling for the gym leaders is addressed, unfortunately it could not really do the same for the wild Pokémon and trainers along the way to these. They will be the same level no matter which order you go and due to the gym leaders actually increasing more noticeably in level now, it means this section is more grindy unless you just hack in rare candies (do it, grinding sucks). Past that wild battles and trainers are appropriately leveled now at least for what it's worth. I'm not sure what a more complete solution would be without forcing a specific order and blocking the other areas until its done to make things scale more smoothly but that goes against the spirit of the original game.
The hack also has a bunch of welcome quality of life features like running shoes, the modern repel system, and trade evolutions being obtainable either by using items on the pokemon or through level up. Its overall a solid hack if you just want a gen 2 game that alleviates the more notable issues and offers a bit more challenge then normal.
To clarify, it does not try to modernize the battle system with the physical/special split and the fairy type as many hacks do. It keeps it to as it was in gen 2 with exception of ghost now being special and dark being physical which makes more sense to be honest.
It does go further then the original Crystal did by making all the new generation 2 Pokémon available in Johto before you beat the game instead of making only a few available earlier then Gold/Silver. This is the change it accomplishes best in that the placements make sense and don't seem to disrupt balance.
There are stat buffs to many Pokémon. I'm not a huge fan of doing this most times but most changes are small just to boost viability in a generation that introduced Pokémon mostly on the weaker end.
There are some story changes which honestly I can do without. Story in this game already didn't matter but trying to heavy handedly explain things doesn't necessarily make it better, it just gets me to roll my eyes. There's really only a handful of moments noticeably changed so its not a big deal.
Trainer changes are great. It's still not a hard game but difficulty at least increases appropriately in the late game with trainers having more and higher level Pokémon then the do in the base game. Gym leaders have bigger and more thought out teams which actually use some hold items as well. It also addresses the levels of gyms 5-7 being a mess due to the games allowing you to tackle them in whatever order by adjusting these gyms teams based on how many badges you have which is a good solution.
While the scaling for the gym leaders is addressed, unfortunately it could not really do the same for the wild Pokémon and trainers along the way to these. They will be the same level no matter which order you go and due to the gym leaders actually increasing more noticeably in level now, it means this section is more grindy unless you just hack in rare candies (do it, grinding sucks). Past that wild battles and trainers are appropriately leveled now at least for what it's worth. I'm not sure what a more complete solution would be without forcing a specific order and blocking the other areas until its done to make things scale more smoothly but that goes against the spirit of the original game.
The hack also has a bunch of welcome quality of life features like running shoes, the modern repel system, and trade evolutions being obtainable either by using items on the pokemon or through level up. Its overall a solid hack if you just want a gen 2 game that alleviates the more notable issues and offers a bit more challenge then normal.