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Completed Pokémon: The Slowpoke Shack

This project is complete. Any future revisions will be bug fixes or small updates.
Project Status
Completed
Project Version
1.0.1

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A Restaurant Simulator X Slice of Life Story!

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Archer and his partner Growls the Growlithe have recently moved to Silverspring Town and opened The Slowpoke Shack.

Running a successful restaurant was never going to be easy, but Archer never expected so many difficult challenges to come his way...

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GAME DURATION: 8 HOURS​



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DEVELOPER NOTES
I've made a lot of fangames before, but this is the first one featuring completely original (human) characters and setting. This is probably the best story I've written so far!

Special thanks to @ENLS for playtesting and scripting.
Also, keep an ear out for his amazing music compositions, including the main cooking theme, library/school theme, cave theme, and two tracks for Mia.
Check out the SoundCloud Album here

The main inspirations for this game include Eevee's Spooky Diner, Pokémon Family Restaurant, Pokémon Nightshade, Pokémon Halcyon, and Stardew Valley. @Ekat has always been a big inspiration for me, and you can easily see her influence in the style and tone of this game.

Lastly, after this and Farfetch'd 2, I'm eager to explore new game engines (like Godot) for future jams. I’m still open to making games in Essentials, but probably not on this scale again, especially solo.

I hope you enjoy Archer's story as much as I enjoyed creating it!
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CREDITS
"POKéMON: THE SLOWPOKE SHACK"

A Game By:
KennyCatches
ENLS

Battle Animations:
Pokémon Reborn Team
StCooler

Music:
MezmerKaiser
Zame (Cobalt Coastlands)
ENLS
Meeow's Music (National Park)
Sumfira
Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire and Emerald

Tilesets:
Pokémon Syvin
Pokémon Nightshade
Pokémon Halcyon
Pokémon Abstract Team (School)
Ekat99
Vurtax
Heartlessdragoon
Alistar
Morlockhater
Nemu
Ross Hawkins
Pokemon Dawn
Slimshady
Thedeadheroalistar
The-Red-Ex
Zein
Edoardo Zuliani (Kitchen)

Fogs:
Pokémon Nightshade
Pokémon Halcyon

Accurate FRLG-style NPC Megapack by:
Maribel Hearn and Renko Usami sprites courtesy of Hemoglobin_A1C (Playable Characters in Touhoumon fangames).
HGSS OWs in FR Style courtesy of Delta231, Mimi, M.vit, and Kimoras."
Accurate" Fire Red Overworld Sprite ResourceAvatar: Psychic (Male), Rich Boy, Cue Ball (Dismounted)
Aveontrainer: Lass, a lot of bases for Emerald's Overworld Sprites
Daman: Professor Ivy, Professor Ivy's Assistant
Kalarie: Aroma Lady, Blackbelt, Burglar, Crush Girl, Dragon Tamer, Engineer, Juggler, Lady, Pokémon Breeder, Psychic (Female), Rocker, Tamer, Twin, Young Couple, All Anime Sprites
MrDollSteak: Cue Ball, Cue Ball (Dismounted), Painter, PokéManiac, Pokémon Ranger (Male), Pokémon Ranger (Female)
Pokésho: Various First Frames of Anime Overworld Sprites
Spherical Ice: Biker (Dismounted), Bird Keeper, Expert (Male), Expert (Female), Kindler, Ruin Maniac
FRLG Style RSE NPCs, ORAS Brendan and May courtesy of Poffin_Case
Gen 4 and 5 Trainer sprites and PBS Courtesy of Mr. Gela/theo#7722
TR Grunt courtesy of Othienka

"v20.1 Hotfixes" v1.0.7 by:
Maruno

"rainefallUtils" v.1.1 by:
rainefall

"Visible Overworld Wild Encounters" v.20.0.0.4 by:
derFischae

"Tip Cards" v.1.2 by:
wrigty12

"Better Speed Up" v.2.0 by:
Marin for the original script
Phantombass for updating to 19.1

"Radial Menu v20" v.3.0 by:
Yankas
Cony
Hallow

"RSE Trainer Card" v.1.1.0 by:
Shashu-Greninja
Gazza teh Fox

"Overworld Shadows EX" v.2.0.3 by:
Golisopod User
Wolf PP
Marin

"Modern Quest System + UI" v.1.0.2 by:
ThatWelshOne_
mej71
derFischae
Marin

"Luka's Scripting Utilities" v.3.3.2 by:
Luka S.J

"Following Pokemon EX" v.2.2.3 by:
Golisopod User, Help-14, zingzags, Rayd12smitty, Venom12, mej71, PurpleZaffre, Akizakura16, Thundaga, Armin (Fairies Resource Pack), Maruno

"Emerald UI Pack" v.1.1 by:
Voltseon

"Easy Debug Terminal" v.1.1 by:
ENLS

"ENLS's Fancy Camera" v.1.0.0 by:
ENLS

"Drawer/Cabinet Script" v.1.0 by:
TechSkylander1518
AnonAlpaca
ENLS

"Pokémon Essentials" was created by:
Flameguru
Poccil (Peter O.)
Maruno

With contributions from:
AvatarMonkeyKirby<s>Marin
Boushy<s>MiDas Mike
Brother1440<s>Near Fantastica
FL.<s>PinkMan
Genzai Kawakami<s>Popper
Golisopod User<s>Rataime
help-14<s>Savordez
IceGod64<s>SoundSpawn
Jacob O. Wobbrock<s>the__end
KitsuneKouta<s>Venom12
Lisa Anthony<s>Wachunga
Luka S.J.<s>
and everyone else who helped out

"mkxp-z" by:
Roza
Based on "mkxp" by Ancurio et al.

"RPG Maker XP" by:
Enterbrain

Pokémon is owned by:
The Pokémon Company
Nintendo
Affiliated with Game Freak

This is a non-profit fan-made game.
No copyright infringements intended.
Please support the official games!

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This is an amazing game! I've only got up to Day 4 (Act 1) but I've had such a blast. The restaurant sim element is super-satisfying and fun to do. The story is brilliant - I've laughed and gasped in equal measure. There are elements of Archer's story which really resonated with me on a personal level too, something that rarely happens in a Pokemon game. Can't wait to see where the story goes!

@KennyCatches could you advise where I can find the following Pokemon:
    • Mudkip
    • Meowstic
    [*]
If you could also let me know their appearance chance and the first game day they become available, that would be amazing :-)
 
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can he catch his?
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8bitninja said:
This is an amazing game! I've only got up to Day 4 (Act 1) but I've had such a blast. The restaurant sim element is super-satisfying and fun to do. The story is brilliant - I've laughed and gasped in equal measure. There are elements of Archer's story which really resonated with me on a personal level too, something that rarely happens in a Pokemon game. Can't wait to see where the story goes!

@KennyCatches could you advise where I can find the following Pokemon:
    • Mudkip
    • Meowstic
    [*]
If you could also let me know their appearance chance and the first game day they become available, that would be amazing :-)
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Hey there! Thanks so much for playing, I'm glad you're enjoying the game so far!

Here's the details for the Pokémon you mentioned:

  • Mudkip - Silverspring Cove (Day 5) - 5% encounter rate
  • Espurr - Silverspring School (Day 6) - 20% encounter rate

Have fun with the rest of the game!
 
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8bitninja

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KennyCatches said:
Hey there! Thanks so much for playing, I'm glad you're enjoying the game so far!

Here's the details for the Pokémon you mentioned:

  • Mudkip - Silverspring Cove (Day 5) - 5% encounter rate
  • Espurr - Silverspring School (Day 6) - 20% encounter rate

Have fun with the rest of the game!
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Thanks very much for the info :-D
 
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Finished the full game last weekend - OMG it was awesome! Definitely the best fan-game I've played. 10/10 - no notes 😀

My spoiler-free review
  • Music overall fit really well with each area. Great level of variety.
  • Loved the re-imagining of Legends Arceus sound effects and music in an earlier-gen style.
  • Range of Pokémon was good, as a Galarian myself I appreciated the inclusion of Gen VIII Pokémon!
  • Levels of trainers and wild Pokémon were pitched at the right amount of difficulty to avoid grinding.
  • Enjoyed the prevalence of doubles battles, definitely makes it more interesting.
  • Follow Pokémon and overworld encounters gave the game a nice immersive feel.
  • Interesting and emotional plot with great story beats - shocking twists aplenty!
  • Hands-down the most engaging story I've experienced in a Pokémon game.
  • Great laugh out loud moments, especially where Jeffrey was involved.

Spoiler talk!
  • As someone who has a difficult relationship with my birth father, I really resonated with Archer’s story.
  • Watching the way their relationship developed throughout the game, I could genuinely see where both of them were coming from. It was lovely to see them reconcile. Excellent storytelling.
  • Archer's character development was so interesting and human. I totally appreciated his just wanting to get along with Kingler's Kitchen. The conversation he has with Dexter about this felt like a real loss of innocence moment for him.
  • The end to Archer’s arc was really satisfying. He learned to own his mistakes and accept the bad things as well as the good. Victini was right to laud his qualities of restraint and altruism at the culmination of his journey.
  • Mia and Lou were supporting great characters with very believable relationships and personalities. I loved Lou in particular, he genuinely wants the best for Archer and he'll get up to no end of hijinks to help him out!
  • The revelation of Mike being Archer and then Celebi and co appearing... WOW! I was absolutely like ‘wtf?!’ 😮
  • Time travel, changing history, actual proper moral dilemmas! I was INVESTED!
  • The mini-bosses in Celebi's trial were super cool, especially Iron Flames.
  • I loved the climax to the story and finally getting to fight Brett and Madison. Their strategies were very annoying - a perfect match for their personalities 😆

Team
(All between levels 57-61 before the final couple of story battles)
  • Kipper the Swampert
  • Zio the Vikavolt
  • Maxie the Galarian Rapidash
  • Growls the Arcanine
  • Obi the (male) Meowstic
  • Hop the Corviknight
 
KennyCatches

KennyCatches

can he catch his?
Member
Joined
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Posts
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8bitninja said:
Finished the full game last weekend - OMG it was awesome! Definitely the best fan-game I've played. 10/10 - no notes 😀

My spoiler-free review
  • Music overall fit really well with each area. Great level of variety.
  • Loved the re-imagining of Legends Arceus sound effects and music in an earlier-gen style.
  • Range of Pokémon was good, as a Galarian myself I appreciated the inclusion of Gen VIII Pokémon!
  • Levels of trainers and wild Pokémon were pitched at the right amount of difficulty to avoid grinding.
  • Enjoyed the prevalence of doubles battles, definitely makes it more interesting.
  • Follow Pokémon and overworld encounters gave the game a nice immersive feel.
  • Interesting and emotional plot with great story beats - shocking twists aplenty!
  • Hands-down the most engaging story I've experienced in a Pokémon game.
  • Great laugh out loud moments, especially where Jeffrey was involved.

Spoiler talk!
  • As someone who has a difficult relationship with my birth father, I really resonated with Archer’s story.
  • Watching the way their relationship developed throughout the game, I could genuinely see where both of them were coming from. It was lovely to see them reconcile. Excellent storytelling.
  • Archer's character development was so interesting and human. I totally appreciated his just wanting to get along with Kingler's Kitchen. The conversation he has with Dexter about this felt like a real loss of innocence moment for him.
  • The end to Archer’s arc was really satisfying. He learned to own his mistakes and accept the bad things as well as the good. Victini was right to laud his qualities of restraint and altruism at the culmination of his journey.
  • Mia and Lou were supporting great characters with very believable relationships and personalities. I loved Lou in particular, he genuinely wants the best for Archer and he'll get up to no end of hijinks to help him out!
  • The revelation of Mike being Archer and then Celebi and co appearing... WOW! I was absolutely like ‘wtf?!’ 😮
  • Time travel, changing history, actual proper moral dilemmas! I was INVESTED!
  • The mini-bosses in Celebi's trial were super cool, especially Iron Flames.
  • I loved the climax to the story and finally getting to fight Brett and Madison. Their strategies were very annoying - a perfect match for their personalities 😆

Team
(All between levels 57-61 before the final couple of story battles)
  • Kipper the Swampert
  • Zio the Vikavolt
  • Maxie the Galarian Rapidash
  • Growls the Arcanine
  • Obi the (male) Meowstic
  • Hop the Corviknight
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Wow! Thank you so much for the in-depth review! Makes me happy that you resonated with the themes of the game :) Thanks for playing!!
 
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