Overall 9.5 Graphics 9.5 Sound 9 Addictive 10 Story 10 Depth 7 Difficulty 6
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Pokemon Gaia dndgeekgirl
Pokemon Gaia Version, beta 2, Review
I have to say, I really enjoyed this game. On the surface, its a well made hack of Fire Red, however the story drew me in like few other Pokemon Hacks have. I tend to enjoy Pokemon hacks that take away the standard "Trainer" class, where you're not from the main town, and you don't go to the Prof to get your starter, so this game was great for me. While you do end up getting a classic starter from Prof Redwood, the Pokemon in the surrounding area give you the opportunity to have a balanced team very quickly.
I really liked the original region that was created. While trying to remember which town was what was a little difficult for someone used to the standard maps, the region flowed together well, and from what I saw in the beta there will be quite the variety of landscapes and weather effects to check out.
A few things I noticed:
A couple of the buildings would glitch out and restart the game when you entered them. It was never the same one twice in a row. It may have been because I ran through it, or if I had the space bar down while entering the building. The Pokemon Center at the Battle Swamp. If you try and heal there before you start, it glitches. Happened about 3 times for me. If you battle then go back over, the glitch doesn't happen.In the swamp, when you surf it says the water is "dyed a deep blue" while the screen shows it an ugly brown. It'd be nice if the text reflected that.I breed my Sylveon to try and get another Eevee (as I didn't realize how Eevee evolved into Sylveon in this game) and when the egg hatched it was a Level 1 Sylveon instead of an Eevee. Now, I haven't played the most recent version of Pokemon yet, but I am pretty sure it's supposed to be the lowest evolution stage of a Pokemon that hatches.
Graphics: 9As I said in my recap, I really enjoyed the new map. The graphics were crisp and colorful, and felt like Fire Red. Some of the newer (Gen 6) Pokemon that were added into this game (such as Sylveon) appeared a little flat and blocky, something I know is hard to fix but none the less causes those Pokemon to stand out from the others.
Sound: 9
There are a few places throughout the game where the sound gets a little sharp, or at least it did on my computer. That said, the song
selection was spot on, plenty of classic songs to enjoy, and a few remakes (or at least they sounded that way to me).
Addictiveness: 10
I finished this game in the course of and evening and an afternoon of solid playing. My save record says I played just shy of 19hrs, and some of that was sped through with the help of the fast forward button Vizzed has provided. I couldn't put it down.
Story: 9
The story really pulled me in. Its hard for a Pokemon hack to have a solid story, as all of the games are very linear; level up your Pokemon, defeat the gym leaders, defeat the league, save the world. Gaia's plot of being a research assistant was a nice change from that.
Depth: 7
The game allows you to explore about half the map and get 5 of the 8 badges. As I stated above, I was able to finish the game in about 19 in-game hours. This beta feels like the first half of the story, maybe a little less, and it would have been nice to at least get one of the moves that had been taunting us though out the game - Rock Climb.
Difficulty: 6
Once you get over the learning curve of how the map is laid out and what Pokemon are available where, the game is straightforward. I'm glad it still has that laid back Pokemon feeling, and that it didn't try and throw too many curve-balls our way.
Overall: 9
I am quite pleased with this game overall, and am eager to play the next version!
Review Rating: 4/5
Submitted: 09-23-15
Updated: 09-23-15
Review Replies: 3
9.7
Pokemon Gaia, BETA 2 Animenerdtbh
Graphics: Lets start off with graphics, the graphics are the same as Firered generally but more have been added in here and there, the sprites from other generations have been used with care and not just slapped on, There are numerous custom tiles which are used in the story line, so far as i know there are no visual bugs.
Sound: I haven't played Firered in a while but this sound is tune to my ears, I think its custom but i can't really tell, nevertheless if you don't speed then it keeps you going along the way, the sounds go together with stories and plots very well creating a strong bond between them.
Addictiveness: This game has a unique plot and the fact that there's about 4/5 new Pokemon in every route kept me catching them all, its very addictive, trust me. Although it does depend on what you personally are looking for in a Pokemon game, still, this game is TOO addictive.
Story: This game's story is pretty unique, the fact that it has custom maps to continue the plot really works well, your constantly in an adventure or a quest so there's no dull moments, this games story... It's nearly indescribable.
Depth: Due to it being only in Beta this game goes up too the fifth gym but there is still a lot to do in it.
Difficulty: Not very difficult at all unless you start off with your team of 6, then your in for a rough ride.
Graphics 9 Sound 9 Addictive 10 Story 10 Depth 6 Difficulty 6
Review Rating: 2.7/5
Submitted: 09-26-15
Review Replies: 1
10
Should be a real game? Joel72
What I think about the game?
I think this game honestly deserves to be a game on it's own. Great Map, Great Story and everything. I would honestly pay for this game if it became a real game on it's own and not just a hack. Even though it is only up to 5 gyms, I love it. I would love to play this over and over again. I've already got one of my friends addicted to this game. My overall rating for this game is 10/10. Better than the actual games to be honest.
Gameplay.
The gameplay part for this is extremely good. The story is really good. I did have quite a bit of trouble after beating the 1st gym and I needed to go to one of the mountains and I couldn't find my way there. But I found it eventually. The quality of the map is really good. I would have to give the quality rating a 9.5/10. The battle system in this is extremely good. Obviously it's not like X and Y, ORAS, or Sun and Moon, but it is still good. The battle rating is 9/10.
Pokemon.
I love how they implemented all the pokemon from Gen 1-Gen 6. I really loved this feature of the game. I'll rate this 10/10.
Overall thoughts?
Overall, this game is my favourite Pokemon Game of them all, this is including the real games. I would easily recommend this game to anyone who likes to play Pokemon hacks or just Pokemon games in general. Like I said before, my overall rating is 10/10 and that is the way it's going to stay.
Thank you all for reading my review for those who did. Go ahead and give it your own review as you can earn 5 Viz for just doing a spell check or even 50 viz a day. But not only for that reason, but also to tell people about your own opinion as well as the creator too, as he would probably want to see what people think of his/her game.
Graphics 10 Sound 9 Addictive 10 Story 10 Depth 8 Difficulty 6
Review Rating: 2/5
Submitted: 02-18-17
Review Replies: 0