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A very good ROM hack with interesting mechanics added, like interaction with the environment (using your Pokémon to turn on some lights or lit something on fire to progress), new types, a huge cast of Pokémon, with a lot of Pokémon from the 3D games included with amazing 2D sprites, good (at times) custom music, and a focus on making the game more nuanced than your regular Pokémon experience, sometimes to its detriment, as some dungeons can feel long-winded.
There are some bugs that could halt your progress, but I found playing with a guide at hand to make that issue disappear.
This game is a recommended one for anyone who likes Pokémon and wants a longer, more involved experience.
There are some bugs that could halt your progress, but I found playing with a guide at hand to make that issue disappear.
This game is a recommended one for anyone who likes Pokémon and wants a longer, more involved experience.
Que un fangame inacabado (por culpa de un cease & desist) me haya enganchado más que cualquier juego oficial de la saga en los últimos veinte años dice mucho (bueno) de la comunidad y (no tan bueno) de Gamefreak y Nintendo.
Mods are... MWAH!! 😗
A technological feat and I'M NOT KIDDING.
There are in total 8 Ugandan Knuckles jokes in this game.
Let me just say that this game is a huge technical accomplishment, it pushes the boundaries of what was thought to be possible with gen 2 rom hacks. It adds a ton of new Pokemon, types, items, has a huge map, etc. and that should absolutely be applauded. Unfortunately it falls short in just about every other aspect.
The writing is actually just awful, it's teenager fanfic tier. How any adult looked at this script and thought it was passable is beyond me. I literally wrote Pokemon fanfic that was better than this when I was younger, the bar is through the floor. It's edgy, immature, and tries to punch above its weight with regards to subject matter way too often.
The maps are also really weak. So many areas are huge and empty for seemingly no other reason than to waste your time with endless random battles. Also, the region is laid out in a way that makes progress feel completely unnatural, I hardly ever knew which direction was progress until I hit a roadblock on two of three possible paths.
The music is also extremely weak. Most of it is gen 3&4 tracks crunched down to fit on the GBC soundchip and the results are absolutely ear grating.
Overall, I think that Pokemon Prism has some great ideas, and I hope that someone can pick up the pieces of this in order to make a game actually worth playing. Cannot recommend this to anyone except the most diehard gen 2 fans.
The writing is actually just awful, it's teenager fanfic tier. How any adult looked at this script and thought it was passable is beyond me. I literally wrote Pokemon fanfic that was better than this when I was younger, the bar is through the floor. It's edgy, immature, and tries to punch above its weight with regards to subject matter way too often.
The maps are also really weak. So many areas are huge and empty for seemingly no other reason than to waste your time with endless random battles. Also, the region is laid out in a way that makes progress feel completely unnatural, I hardly ever knew which direction was progress until I hit a roadblock on two of three possible paths.
The music is also extremely weak. Most of it is gen 3&4 tracks crunched down to fit on the GBC soundchip and the results are absolutely ear grating.
Overall, I think that Pokemon Prism has some great ideas, and I hope that someone can pick up the pieces of this in order to make a game actually worth playing. Cannot recommend this to anyone except the most diehard gen 2 fans.
This one fucking rules
dont usually play hacks, but this one was really cool i think. pushed the gbc pokemon engine to its limits
Uma das melhores e mais completas hack-roms que já fizeram de qualquer jogo. Simplesmente sensacional.
Finished the main story. My thoughts on this romhack are mixed, but I was otherwise sucked in.
Gameplaywise it feels like a modern Pokemon game on the GBC. You can run, type splits, abilities, gen 3 and 4 mons are present and drawn beautifully. Its a bit harder than the average Pokemon game but you wont need to put on your Smogon University cap.
My main complaints are that money is scarce and most of the difficulty more results in wasted time running back and forth to Pokemon centers if you don't wanna grind. Especially since the battles against the Pallette Patrollers are some of the hardest.
Dungeons are a mixed bag. Some are genuinely cool for a GBC game and some have puzzles too complex for a game with frequent random encounters. Its not that I cant solve them, its just annoying to do so.
That being said the story, while not the best, is entertaining. I like the technology vs nature theme, some of the writing is genuinely funny and witty. Its a little less kid friendly but it feels more in line with the Pokemon Adventures manga, and never goes beyond any form of more mature themes you would see in that. The world was probably the most fascinating part of this game. Naljo is just as interesting as Orre from the colosseum games.
I also enjoyed the few sections where you played as your Pokemon. Very cute and the dialogue was fun to read.
I wish there was a better explanation of Sound and Gas types though. Took me a sec to realize why my thunderbolt attack was super effective against a Jigglypuff.
Music is mostly remixes from other Pokemon games. The original battle themes are alright. I like the gym and Pallette Patroller themes.
Overall, good Romhack. I may have a few qualms withe the lack of resources that result in frequent trips to Pokemon Centers, but overall its a fun game with gorgeous sprite animations and a region that had interesting lore.
The post game seems unfinished, but still has a lot of content. There seems to be a lot of regions but some are inaccessible. Looking forward to coming back to it at some point.
Gameplaywise it feels like a modern Pokemon game on the GBC. You can run, type splits, abilities, gen 3 and 4 mons are present and drawn beautifully. Its a bit harder than the average Pokemon game but you wont need to put on your Smogon University cap.
My main complaints are that money is scarce and most of the difficulty more results in wasted time running back and forth to Pokemon centers if you don't wanna grind. Especially since the battles against the Pallette Patrollers are some of the hardest.
Dungeons are a mixed bag. Some are genuinely cool for a GBC game and some have puzzles too complex for a game with frequent random encounters. Its not that I cant solve them, its just annoying to do so.
That being said the story, while not the best, is entertaining. I like the technology vs nature theme, some of the writing is genuinely funny and witty. Its a little less kid friendly but it feels more in line with the Pokemon Adventures manga, and never goes beyond any form of more mature themes you would see in that. The world was probably the most fascinating part of this game. Naljo is just as interesting as Orre from the colosseum games.
I also enjoyed the few sections where you played as your Pokemon. Very cute and the dialogue was fun to read.
I wish there was a better explanation of Sound and Gas types though. Took me a sec to realize why my thunderbolt attack was super effective against a Jigglypuff.
Music is mostly remixes from other Pokemon games. The original battle themes are alright. I like the gym and Pallette Patroller themes.
Overall, good Romhack. I may have a few qualms withe the lack of resources that result in frequent trips to Pokemon Centers, but overall its a fun game with gorgeous sprite animations and a region that had interesting lore.
The post game seems unfinished, but still has a lot of content. There seems to be a lot of regions but some are inaccessible. Looking forward to coming back to it at some point.
Welcome to the world of Pokemon!!!! :D
Things sure haven't been the same since your dad died...
those two lines are moments a part and should tell you everything you need to know about this game's writing and I won't go further on about it.
This game was originally made by Koolboyman, better known as Strawberry Clock, so that still makes me have huge respect for it.Trainer customization in Gen 2 is impressive, and far better than Game Freak's offerings on the matter. Probably the best customization I've seen in a Pokemon game and one of the better ones in games overall, even moreso that it was put on a gameboy color cartridge.
The game itself is alright though. It has neat ideas like a few sections where you play as the Pokemon. Your starter is Larvitar which does take away some replayability since you lack choice. It has some neat ideas like adoption but then again progression really doesn't make much sense and I had to check a guide a few times to see where to go despite talking to NPCs.
Game balance is...let's just say I solo'd the second half of the game (excluding one gym because it's designed that way) including the Elite Four with a level 85 Azumarill. That I caught as a Marill on the second route. Nicely done. The exception is a poorly designed gym that takes away your Pokemon and gives you back your weakest ones first...but good luck if your two weakest team members struggle against Fire, because you're gonna be there for a while...should have thought that one through better.
Music is mostly from other Pokemon games so no notes there.
It's got ideas it just needs a better game itself to flesh it out, but I won't deny there being some parts of SBC's game that I did indeed enjoy. But if he worked on this for 8 years and then got a C&D that's a huge kick in the teeth.
Things sure haven't been the same since your dad died...
those two lines are moments a part and should tell you everything you need to know about this game's writing and I won't go further on about it.
This game was originally made by Koolboyman, better known as Strawberry Clock, so that still makes me have huge respect for it.Trainer customization in Gen 2 is impressive, and far better than Game Freak's offerings on the matter. Probably the best customization I've seen in a Pokemon game and one of the better ones in games overall, even moreso that it was put on a gameboy color cartridge.
The game itself is alright though. It has neat ideas like a few sections where you play as the Pokemon. Your starter is Larvitar which does take away some replayability since you lack choice. It has some neat ideas like adoption but then again progression really doesn't make much sense and I had to check a guide a few times to see where to go despite talking to NPCs.
Game balance is...let's just say I solo'd the second half of the game (excluding one gym because it's designed that way) including the Elite Four with a level 85 Azumarill. That I caught as a Marill on the second route. Nicely done. The exception is a poorly designed gym that takes away your Pokemon and gives you back your weakest ones first...but good luck if your two weakest team members struggle against Fire, because you're gonna be there for a while...should have thought that one through better.
Music is mostly from other Pokemon games so no notes there.
It's got ideas it just needs a better game itself to flesh it out, but I won't deny there being some parts of SBC's game that I did indeed enjoy. But if he worked on this for 8 years and then got a C&D that's a huge kick in the teeth.
best pokemon game and it aint even made by gamefreak.
This got to my TOP 4 favorite pokemon games ever. Even if i wish there were more pokemon and some unfinish content (like some regions and places with inaccessible areas) by far this game is HELLA fun. And as someone who is tired of the FRGL esthetic of the grand part of pokemon fangames, its refreshing to see someone using the GSC one for this.
The game is HARD, you will suffer a lot in some battles (especially in post game content) but its still not just gifted experience as the new pokemon games so props for that tbh.
In the end, I find myself really tired of pokemon games and now I find them really SLOW and boring, but this game its like a cold glass of water in a heat day, its really good to have good games like Pokemon prism and I cant wait for the new content they want to add.
The game is HARD, you will suffer a lot in some battles (especially in post game content) but its still not just gifted experience as the new pokemon games so props for that tbh.
In the end, I find myself really tired of pokemon games and now I find them really SLOW and boring, but this game its like a cold glass of water in a heat day, its really good to have good games like Pokemon prism and I cant wait for the new content they want to add.
I miss crystal spritework so much