Completed Pokémon: The Slowpoke Shack

gohstar95 said:

Can I check when is the game estimated to be completed?

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Probably mid-October earliest

KennyCatches said:

Probably mid-October earliest

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I see, can we continue from our last save file when the game is completed?

gohstar95 said:

I see, can we continue from our last save file when the game is completed?

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Yes

The game has been updated to v0.9.5. Fixed some more bugs.

Maybe Essentials is a lot quicker than traditional romhacking... but holy crap this is a massive accomplishment. Not only is there a lot of game in this game, but it's all polished extremely well and is very fun and satisfying to play.

A lot of longer Pokemon games try to have an emotional throughline, with something like your rival realizing that being cruel isn't great. I have never seen any Pokemon game do that better than The Slowpoke Shack. It goes so far as to send you back to live with your parents and reconcile your issues with your father! In a lesser hack, Daddy would have just been a black and white villain, but the devs take the time to take you back to your parents' house, characterize him strongly, and do an entire mini-act in a park where you prove yourself and remind him of his own dreams. Only a very dedicated dev would spend all that extra time mapping and scripting for that kind of emotional payoff.

So, go play this hack! It's a wonderful labor of love!

Unfolding said:

Maybe Essentials is a lot quicker than traditional romhacking... but holy crap this is a massive accomplishment. Not only is there a lot of game in this game, but it's all polished extremely well and is very fun and satisfying to play.

A lot of longer Pokemon games try to have an emotional throughline, with something like your rival realizing that being cruel isn't great. I have never seen any Pokemon game do that better than The Slowpoke Shack. It goes so far as to send you back to live with your parents and reconcile your issues with your father! In a lesser hack, Daddy would have just been a black and white villain, but the devs take the time to take you back to your parents' house, characterize him strongly, and do an entire mini-act in a park where you prove yourself and remind him of his own dreams. Only a very dedicated dev would spend all that extra time mapping and scripting for that kind of emotional payoff.

So, go play this hack! It's a wonderful labor of love!

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Wow! Thanks so much for the kind words! Honestly, you should definitely check out Ekat's games such as Apathy, Nightshade and Halcyon. I take great inspiration from those games and all of them feature very realistic and relatable characters.

I really love this game and it's cooking mechanic and chill vibe, but sadly I got softlocked in the Natural Park area so I can't continue the game without resetting my save. I sent Growls into the box because I caught a new pokemon and wanted to level it up. Then the cutscene with Ursaring happens and you need to evolve him into an Arcanine. Except I cannot do that as I can't leave the scene but I also have no access to the box
I feel like this is a big oversight that can be easily resolved if you give access to box management from whenever and wherever (like in one of the menus) or just don't allow Growl to leave your party at all.

KotNad said:

I really love this game and it's cooking mechanic and chill vibe, but sadly I got softlocked in the Natural Park area so I can't continue the game without resetting my save. I sent Growls into the box because I caught a new pokemon and wanted to level it up. Then the cutscene with Ursaring happens and you need to evolve him into an Arcanine. Except I cannot do that as I can't leave the scene but I also have no access to the box
I feel like this is a big oversight that can be easily resolved if you give access to box management from whenever and wherever (like in one of the menus) or just don't allow Growl to leave your party at all.

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Hey yeah someone had this same issue yesterday. Normally, you can't store Growls in the PC, but it seems you can if you've caught a Pokémon, which I didn’t realize.

If you want to continue, DM me your save file (located in %appdata%\KennyCatches\Pokemon The Slowpoke Shack), and I can move Growls into your party for you. Sorry about that!

KennyCatches said:

Hey yeah someone had this same issue yesterday. Normally, you can't store Growls in the PC, but it seems you can if you've caught a Pokémon, which I didn’t realize.

If you want to continue, DM me your save file (located in %appdata%\KennyCatches\Pokemon The Slowpoke Shack), and I can move Growls into your party for you. Sorry about that!

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Ah don't worry I just began a new game and kept the same team as before, this time with Growls ;)
The game is great man don't worry about it, keep up the good work it was great fun!

The full version of The Slowpoke Shack is now available!

Download here https://www.mediafire.com/file/v7l37qoqxyabm7v/Pok%C3%A9mon_The_Slowpoke_Shack_v1.0.0.zip/file

Thank you for complete developing the game and congratulations. With how amazing this game is i hope someday you will also make full gym and league game because honestly I always wondering about that because of your capabilities but well that just me daydreaming lol. In the end thank you

Hey Kenny, I finally finished the game, and I had so much fun!


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Karthik_ said:

Hey Kenny, I finally finished the game, and I had so much fun!

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I was so curious about what you did with the cliffhanger, I can’t wait until today to finish the game. It really gave me satisfaction. I loved the way you handled time and the legendary aspects - such nice touches!

I don’t really like my family, especially my dad in the game, he can be awkward and annoying, lol. The past and present elements were a nice way to reflect on our mistakes, and I learned some life lessons through Archer that I often forget.

Thanks for creating such a great game! I enjoyed the interactions with Jeffery and the other community members, it reminded me of Eeeve Expo. What you did is fantastic!

Cheers to you - I'm sure you'll be a full - time game dev soon. There are subtle hints in the game, I hope you pursue it as a career. Good luck and cheers!

You should try itch.io jams, they also provide some decent Usd also it could help you

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Thanks so much for playing, Karthik!! You're always one of the first ones to play this game. I'm very happy to hear you found the story satisfying! And yes I definitely would love to try the itch jams in the future!

The game has been updated to v1.0.1. Just a few bugfixes, typo corrections, and balance changes.

Absolutely loved playing through this! Story was great, characters were fun, this is my new favourite. Honestly such a good job with this! I added it to a games round up vid on my channel, hope I did it justice! Thanks for the great game!

I LOVED this game. I had a really fun time playing it: the graphics, the history, the character's personalities, everything it's top. You inspire me to create my own pokemon game. But I have a question, is there any post-game content? I don't think so but I ask anyway to be sure (I will say it again, CONGRATS FOR THE GAME!!)

WhiteDaddy69 said:

I LOVED this game. I had a really fun time playing it: the graphics, the history, the character's personalities, everything it's top. You inspire me to create my own pokemon game. But I have a question, is there any post-game content? I don't think so but I ask anyway to be sure (I will say it again, CONGRATS FOR THE GAME!!)

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No post-game content. Thanks for playing! Glad you enjoyed.

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The game has been updated to v1.0.2.

Not a major update, but if you're having trouble with the final few battles, this will help a bit!

Can you add an option to disable that thing the camera does where it lags behind the player when you're walking? I think it's from the "Fancy Camera" plugin you're using. It's very disorienting and triggers my motion sickness, making the game unplayable for me.