Exciter
Heavy Metal Maniac
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- Gates of Valhalla
- Seen Dec 27, 2023
Still haven't finished enjoying all the features the game has to offer, but so far i can tell you i am delighted about the overall experience. The game is cleverly designed in every single way i can think and the expert level/ 4 items/ level cap is meant to keep you on your toes at every turn.
Would say that at this level you'd need to put every bit of effort into team building, grinding, exploration and research. One team, or half a dozen teams built around the mainstream competitive strategies is likely not going to cut it here. Not if you also wish to go for completionist, and even so.
All the Pokemon on A, B, C, and the MegaBoyz box are levelled up to 57, which is the max you're allowed with 6 gym badges. Each is also fully EV trained. Some are also like this on the Clones and D-Team which was recently created.
Just now i am learning about perfect IV (destiny knot)/ Nature (everstone) breeding because i have been given a Ditto with perfect IV's (you need 50 hatched eggs), as well as the Magma Stone (100 hatches), a key item which stacks with the Flame Body on the Magmortar making hatching 4 times as fast. You'd likely need this from the start on insane difficulty.
For grinding and EV training you have the Dresco Town Battle House. You'd be wise to use fast forward over there. I enjoy playing the game on x2 (120fps) or even x3 (180fps). I believe that's how the developer intended it to be played. If the battles get a little frustrating along the way, and they will, you can always use the save/ load state feature on mGBA, if you are set on not lowering the difficulty.
Never did that but did used that save/ load trick in a number of occasions. Couple of boss battles and mega trainers. I don't see it as cheating. Of course that purists would argue otherwise, but try wasting an entire day just trying to win over one battle, and then the next day, and the next. Some people got stuck for months on a single one.
Much easier if you're allowed to go back and optimize your strategy. Ever played Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time? Well, its not so bad. As i believe every random event is already decided once you start each battle. Things like hits and misses, critical hits, moves, switches, etc. So you're not cheating luck, you're just making important changes to your own strategy and learning in a much more agreeable environment.
Its a hard game, but so rewarding. Its absolutely not broke in any way (v2.1.1.1) and i commend people who are looking for a challenge to try it with the standard settings for expert difficulty. It can be easy to miss out, or answer incorrectly on the questionnaire which is presented during character selection, so be sure to click and answer calmly.
The team of people responsible for this project deserve every bit of credit for their work.
Be sure to also read up on this:
Having these guides on hand can be of the utmost importance.
When i said this was my first one, i wasn't being entirely accurate. I did played Pokémon Uranium (2016), which is another game i throughly enjoyed. This whole fan game scene was unknown to me.
Honestly i thought there was Uranium and that was it, or that these other hacks i glanced over had little to no added value but now i can see there are a ton of fan games out there worth exploring.
Thank you for making me welcomed.
