Couldn't be bothered to edit the VM, so here you go:
Okay!
First I need to post this....
Credits:
874521 - Rowan overworld sprite. (His overworld sprites are public so I could use them)
Me - Grass tiles, palettes. (Palettes by me and grass tile ripped from emerald)
TB Pro - Tall grass tiles. (ROM hacking resources thread)
Ok! Here we go! (Oh, yeah! One more thing! The rival's overworld is the same as the player's. Gonna be changed soon!)
Ok!
The bootscreen:
The title screen
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The new text box, male hero intro sprite and intro background:
[IMG]
A first look at the gameplay in Granite:
[IMG]
The dangerous window jump:
[IMG]
Prof. Rowan's lab and the starters (Turtwig, Chimchar, Piplup):
[IMG]
What do you think so far?