Yo! Just finished the game - I mean, I beat the elite four and am not that interested in doing the post game stuff
So here's my review / criticism / praise =)
(if you are still going to play I recommend not reading)
I really liked the game! It's fun, well rounded, the design of the fakemon are great.
125 fakemon - althoug it's not a great number for today's standards (because lots of fangames have basically all the pokemon) it's a solid number, especially taking in consideration
1) It's all fakemon
2) You see 121 of them during a normal run
There's an error in the pokedex where Feslow and Avaloth don't appear, and from Ptera to Dundatate the numbers are not matching the Wiki
(I will try to post the picture here)
Fakemon I loved:
Lashifly - wtf is that???
Capyboer - gotta love capybaras
Waybill - gotta love platypus
Aarquake - looks awesome and hits hard
Finjoy line - finally a dolphin pokemon (what's nintendo thinking?)
Spirworm - I loved the concept of it xD
Eegear line - I loved the concept of it
Woolamb and Harmirit - they're green but aren't grass type, and that's nice; is Harmirit sprite made from Megaman X?
Gargust, Ocrocerth, Daziflame and Euphizi - beautiful designs.
My final team:
Gargust (63), Royongarde (Pinhead) (64), Harmirit (62), Volmanian (63), Elequill (Chomper) (63) and Aarquake (65).
With those levels it was pretty ok to beat the elite four.
EDIT: in the middle of writing this I thought "gonna do the elite four again just to talk to the developers in that room", later I'll see the developer's teams.
Some critiques:
The most obvious: the obligatory HM slaves. Poor cayboer.
I don't feel much difference between running and using the bike. Almost didn't use it / didn't feel like an improvement
The game feels almost TOO well rounded. There are few Fakemon that from the getgo you think "Holy shit"; Eridantis, Trempede and Nauvithan being some of them.
With Mipep being part of the story, I thought it's final evolution was gonna be really powerful, but it isnt't (512 stats only). It kinda dissapointed me xD
Same with Angelle (I mean, there's an statue of one of those), but at least it's stronger than a starter (545)
I was hopping for Trippish being "the magikarp" of the game, but it's evolution is just ... a lil bit stronger. I think there could be a "surprise" like magikarp.
I don't see the point in only receiving a Wrucket in the post game (if you let the kid keep their's); could be sooner, even if not immediately.
Things I liked:
The story is OK. It's not too serious and not too childish.
The world, the diferent cultures, the Ibex Coral Reef, the dragon gym guy, the Karaku Rainforest being a gateway for many places.
The political commentary! Especially in Apollo Town, that bit about being a white protagonist. And Trump hiding,
So I really liked the game and problably gonna play a second time using a different team. =)
Congrats to the team that made this possible. \o/