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Released Pokémon: The Slowpoke Shack
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This project has a release available. The full version is still a work in progress.
I see, can we continue from our last save file when the game is completed?
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Yes
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The game has been updated to v0.9.5. Fixed some more bugs.
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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!
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.
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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.
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.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.
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!