Please, don't. I just don't like seeing skateboards in Pokemon Games. I've seen it done before and it didn't look halfway decent. Sorry, but I'm completely against this one.
First and foremost, I absolutely LOVE the music so far! That wild battle music <3 Truly the best custom audio track I've heard in a Pokemon Hack! The Route A music was spot on too! Very impressive!
I definitely want to see more Metallica canon (am I using this term correctly?)
My complaints thus far, in no particular order:
- Sanders sprites are blue on his Trainer Card, but black in OW. Just bugs me for some reason.
- A few grammatical errors here and there, I'll give detailed reports of this as soon as we have a beta~ I'd be more than happy to do this for you, since I'm a bit of a grammar nazi lol. I was actually going to give some specific errors I had seen in the videos/screenshots, but I decided it might be better to wait until I can see the whole conversation at my own pace, for accuracy. (You mentioned that English is not your native language, so please don't take this as an insult! I'm eager to help in this regard!)
- As aforementioned by Lemongrass, it isn't piracy to profit from selling hacks. So the intro about piracy doesn't fit the implied meaning. A small issue, and should be pretty easy to fix, but it deserves mention.
- No demo available! I just want a pre-beta so I can see the sprites in action! xD
- Route A has Taillow? I guess we are going to see a wide variety of Pokemon in this.. I was hoping for Gen I and Gen II only, but oh well. It will be a living hell to devamp all of those sprites..
- Lastly, Route A.. I guess it's just weird to see it as a number instead of a letter, but I don't like it for some reason. Though I don't ask that you change it, just wanted to complain about it lol.
And now we get to the reasons I love this hack, in no particular order:
- Metallica homage <3 Thank you so much for that! Though I admit I had to listen a second time to find it xD
- Old sprites, new system: A perfect situation for genwunners and it gives that perfect nostalgia without sacrificing any of the FR/LG features! Thank you so much! It's like a dream come true!
- Kirlia was devamped~ By far the cutest Pokemon from Gen III-V in my opinion! Though also pretty powerful for a Pokemon that isn't fully evolved, so double win! It's a shame that it's 50% male, I wish it was 100% female xD Ah well, can't win 'em all!
- MC's house - Another room... Mom's room? Anyway, loved the map there! Very well done! Also really liked the house you entered in the first video, with the husband who loves quiet places and the wife that wants to live in the city. I was very happy with that, though it was a little strange to see that other room in the same map instead of a warp point.
- DECAPITALIZATION! I really hated playing Pokemon Games because it was 90% caps 10% normal text. This is by far my biggest pet peeve with Pokemon in general. So it should go without saying, I absolutely love decapitalization!
- World Map looks very well done! It's nice to see the old style sprites with a custom world map! Very nice!
My last question is this: Will we see a pre-beta? Meaning, will we see a beta before the first gym is complete? I'd like to test current features before that, and I think it might increase awareness for this if you add such. The rules clearly state that if you want to make a thread in the hack showcase you need a beta of at least one Gym, but this thread isn't in the Hack Showcase. :)
Also, I saw this thread a while ago, but I didn't reply. I honestly don't remember why I didn't post but I'm happy I found it again!
Really looking forward to this hack's progress! And don't worry about time, we can definitely wait for a hack this good! All good things take time, after all. And school is very important, so hacking can wait xD
Thank you for reading! Also, sorry about the "Thanks" spam xD I wish more people used that system lol.