The game goes out of it’s way to show how pokemon and humans coexist, and it’s wonderful. Almost every town has something for you to do, or check out, whether they’re familiar attractions (game corner, trainer school, museum) or brand new (a black market, pokemon races, a giant gachapon game). It really feels like the townspeople actually live there, taking pride in their city or even openly bashing it. A lot of thought was put into the lore of the region, and I honestly wish that the official games were this fleshed out. There are hundreds of people to talk to, many with funny or lore-heavy dialogue. One of my favorite parts of the game was just interacting with NPCs in new towns. but there’s also some new and interesting locations, like a city in the clouds, a haunted library, and a heavily polluted swamp. There are all the biomes you’d expect for a Pokemon game - lakes, deserts, snowy mountains, volcanos, etc. The region, Torren, is massive, and a real treat to explore. Seriously, the narrative is ambitious, and I suspect it will go over a lot of people’s heads - but hey, nobody plays Pokemon for the plot, right? The plot snowballs and gets convoluted VERY quickly, and often my friend and I had no idea what was going on plotwise, and would forget who’s side each character was on. Each cult is centered around a specific legendary pokemon, and while it’s confusing to keep track of them all, their outfits (which are basically cosplay) are cute. Yes, there’s not just one cult, but several, and they all have their own goals and headquarters. Instead of laughably villainous teams, you will frequently clash with cult members. You come to realize that you were just one of several trainers chosen by mythical pokemon as their avatar of sorts, and that it’s up to you to save the world (as always). You play as an amnesiac kid who wakes up in a cult’s headquarters, and is able to escape with the aid of Mew. Pokemon fangames tend to fall into the “edgelord” territory, and this is no exception, although it’s still not as dark as a lot of other ones, and has it’s shining moments.
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