Completed Pokémon Ethos

AenaonDogsky · Aug 19, 2021

NocTurn said:
That's my bad then! I may have misunderstood your notes then, though I do think the tonal issues are actual issues, at least imo. It's a good lesson for me to take to my next project, I think! That also may have partially been because I was in a bit of a clash- we wanted a pretty serious story while still having a really relaxed and goofy writing style, so I could have definitely done more work to mesh the two.

Oooh that makes sense, then I'd say it's not a matter of how but when. It wouldn't require much reworking on your part, simply consider "when" is the time for the dialogue to appear that way, and when it's not. Although in general, merging these two is not an easy undertaking.

16Gabs · Aug 19, 2021

Yo, just wanted to say I LOVED the game.
(It's almost a given since fakemons is what drew me to discorver this world of fan-games)

I liked the designs a lot; most of the time the game felt fair; no HM slaves \o/ ; the writing's good (even tho I agree with what Dogz said up there; decent amount of new mons in each new region; good side/optional content

the cave

; I LOVED that the

tells you when / how to evolve your pokes. You did what I thought impossible: gave a use to the pokedex

;

In summary, I had a lot of fun =)

Some critics:
I felt the game was balanced until route 03. I felt a little bump in difficulty, even tho I went to the (

cave

.

I'm not really a fan of

I'm a gym leader so'll have an special attack / power

... felt overpowered, esepcially the last gym, since it's a double battle and I'm pretty sure she used 2 of those ... but hey, that's just me. But I do like the mid battle dialogue =)

Where do I get

salamoist?

I found these:

You can go to the darkness on the last gym

So, yeah, pretty great game. Gonna join the discord and will be waiting for the full release.
Thanks for this awesome game.

PS: look what I found!

KennyCatches · Aug 20, 2021

Hello there! I just finished Ethos with a playtime of 3 hours on normal difficulty! Here are some of my thoughts on the game:

Aesthetics:
The 1px density graphics is really unique! It definitely makes the game stand out. The characters are adorable, and they remind me of BDSP. I also like how there are items that are from an older era (e.g. the pager and floppy disks).

Audio: Great music choice. It really fits the game's cute style. There's PMD music, so it's a plus for me. Nice compositions by ENLS too!

Fakemon: There are some designs that I really like, but honestly I have pretty mixed feelings about a lot of them (but that's just my opinion!). They do feel like they belong in the same game, though. It's also really impressive how you made 46 fakemon for a jam game, in 1px density too!
-Favourites: Pebblun, Sahanger, Mousnot, SALAMOSS+ REPTHESIS!
-Least favourites: Recrit, Larvet line (I know I have a Ballady on my team, but I just like its moveset lol)
Gameplay: The game's balancing on normal mode was good! It was challenging, but it didn't make me want to swap to easy mode.
There are so many small details in the gameplay that I really like. Stuff like interacting with the piano, buying items with the Pager and knowing when your Pokemon will evolve using the Pokedex. Details like these make the game feel fresh and interesting. I wasn't sure what was the point of the EXP capsule though.
I really don't have any problems with the mapping! It was great. The routes were fun to explore.
My favourite part of the gameplay was the gym puzzles! They're so fun and creative!

Writing: The dialogue was playful and fun to read. I liked how the characters had a lot of personalities (Favourites: Professor Loblolly, Harlequin, Laura-Gene). The story is really intriguing too! It makes me want to know what is coming next after the demo. Great job as usual, NocTurn!

Nitpicks:
-Some Pokémon back sprites look too tiny.
-No running shoes until 1st gym.

-Fitch looks too similar to the male protagonist.
-For the battle UI, it's quite hard to see which action you're selecting. Maybe make the white outline thicker.
-

That's it! I barely had anything bad to say about this game. I think the aesthetics are great and the gameplay is solid. I definitely will be looking forward to future updates! Great work NocTurn, ENLS, Voltseon and Thundaga!

0athTo0rder · Aug 21, 2021

I'm in love with this game!..But it keeps freezing or lagging so I can't play it. Any ideas what's causing that or how to fix it?

NocTurn · Aug 22, 2021

0athTo0rder said:
I'm in love with this game!..But it keeps freezing or lagging so I can't play it. Any ideas what's causing that or how to fix it?

Hey there! Would love to help give you possible solutions here, but I need a bit more information. At what instances does the game freeze/lag? And also, what are the stats of your computer like? Does it work well for other RMXP games, considering that Ethos uses that framework?

ENLS · Aug 27, 2021

Pokémon Ethos has been updated to version 0.1.3
Might be the last bug fix update, I hope.

Changelog:

Salamoist is now actually obtainable in the water of Sunshade Town, so the dex should now actually be completable.
Fixed some more minor passability errors and stuff

Leondrea · Sep 25, 2021

Aww, this looks so amazing! As if you've made all the graphics by your own!
There is just one little critique I have to say: "The blue and red text on a brown background is hard for the eyes".
Other than that, it looks like a professional fan game that has no Pokemon Graphics in it and I have to play this as soon as possible!

Ichiru · Nov 7, 2021

The artstyle is amazing! I haven't even begun playing yet, and I'm already looking forward to the next update

Maor80 · Feb 7, 2022

When the full version is coming?

katrina48 · Jan 27, 2023

how many gym is game playable to can't go to route 5 says it being constructed thanks

Completed Pokémon Ethos

AenaonDogsky

Arbiter of Doggos

16Gabs

Trainer

KennyCatches

can he catch his w's?

0athTo0rder

Rookie

NocTurn

Hoothoot enthusiast

ENLS

it is pronounced endless

Leondrea

Trainer

Ichiru

Rookie

Maor80

Cooltrainer

katrina48

Novice