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Released The Last Nurse Joy

This project has a release available. The full version is still a work in progress.
Project Status
Discontinued
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If a battle doesn't go in your favour, or the journey is just too harsh, the Nurse Joys and their strange machine are there to make sure the game goes on unhindered. Being able to take a Pokemon from battered and bruised to stable seems like magic. Still, it's a magic that no-one really questions.
But even magic had to be invented at some point. Some people in the Pokemon world today were alive when the machine didn't exist.

...And some nurse Joy, right at the bottom of the Pokemon world, had to be the last to get it.

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The year is 198X. A team of top-class scientists (and one nurse) from across the globe are anxiously waiting for the storm to end. They're one of the few to work in Antaxius 'overwinter' - it's the last region to be discovered by man, an icy waste where the nights are a month long. Once the weather finally clears, an icebreaker ship can make it to the mainland and deliver valuable equipment. Among the cargo is the Re:Vive - a machine that promises to magically heal any Pokemon, and any ailment.

Resident nurse Aida has been working here for 20 years, and out of all the miracle cures she's seen, this one could be for real. She knows it'll change the field of Pokemon care forever, and possibly the rest of the world. No more panic, no more stress, no more death, even.
But how will she spend the last week before that change happens, knowing things can't and shouldn't go back?

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The Last Nurse Joy won't have traditional Pokemon gameplay (mostly) - instead, it's more of a slow-paced puzzle game. Each patient will have an ailment that needs to be treated - but unlike vets in our world, a Nurse Joy has to deal with over eight hundred different kinds of pets.
Most of the puzzle lies in finding out what the issue is, or getting a finicky patient to co-operate with you!
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~Take your patient's temperature, measure their heartbeat, or even X-Ray them at the blue observation desk.
~Have a look at their anatomy, or find out if Ice-Types can catch a cold at the green diagnosis bookshelf.
~Pick up everything you'll need to treat, feed, or comfort your patient at the red treatment table!
~If you're completely stuck, try the hint chair.
~You can get a lot out of just observing your Pokemon, and more importantly - you can pet all of them.
Once that's done, talk to Chansey to lock in your treatment, and see if your judgement was right...
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Depending on how well you've done your job, you can get a Bronze, Silver, or a Gold ranking. There are 6 cases total in the game (with bonus cases potentially being added in the future once the judging is done. I'll keep you updated on that.) How many extra steps you took to make sure the Pokemon was happy, if you even succeeded in treating the Pokemon; all of that determines your rank, and...eventually, the ending you get.

Oh - and digging a little deeper into the where, why, and how of your patient's injury could lead to something special, but you'll have to find that yourself.
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Note: this game depicts animal injury and distress in a semi-realistic way.

Main Game
Resource Pack
Credits Text File
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MAIN TEAM:
AnonAlpaca - Lead Dev (Lead Dev???) for the game.
TechSkylander - Provided three custom scripts for the game - Drawers, Scoring, and a Medical Summary - and also bugtested most of the game. (Go check out those scripts, they should be linked on this page when they post them!)
Pantastic - Sprited some Pokemon, then both designed and sprited both Dr. Clementine and Dr. Garcia, who, she would like to clarify, is "the best character."
AceTrainerAvery - Made fogs, a few cutscenes, and composed some original music tracks for the game! Aida's theme is a certified hood classic.

Tilesets
Akizakura16 - Indoor Tilesets
AtomicReactor - Indoor Tilesets
ChaoticCherryCake - Indoor Tilesets
Kyledove - Indoor Tilesets
Newtiteuf - Indoor Tilesets
TheGreatBlaid - Indoor Tilesets
Thurpok - Snow Tileset
Rayquaza-Dot - Water Tile
Gallanty - HGSS Houses
Peekychew - S.S Anne Upscale

Overworld Sprites:

Neo-Spriteman
VanillaSunshine
PurpleZaffre
Maicerochico

Scripts:

Kellessdee - FPS Display
Tustin2121 - Exit Arrows
Theo/MrGela - Name Windows
Marin - Exporter, Scripting Utils
Boonzeet - Item Find
Maruno - Tile Fixer
Avery - Updater Script
Luka SJ - Luka's Scripting Utilities

"Pokémon Essentials" was created by: Flameguru, Poccil (Peter O.), Maruno With contributions from: AvatarMonkeyKirby, Marin, Boushy, MiDas Mike, Brother1440, Near Fantastica, FL., PinkMan, Genzai Kawakami, Popper, help-14, Rataime, IceGod64, SoundSpawn, Jacob O. Wobbrock, the__end, KitsuneKouta, Venom12, Lisa Anthony, Wachunga, Luka S.J. and everyone else who helped out.

Argument with Invaida: Board the Plasma Frigate (BW)
Aristarkhov's Theme: Route 228 (DPPt)
Theme of Mega Evolution: The Eternal Poison (XY)
Waking Chansey from Coma: Victory! Champion (DPPt)
Cassandra's Theme: Nacrene City (BW)
Clementine's Theme: Twinleaf Town
Victory against Invaida: Last Pokemon! (BW2)
??? Chansey's Battle Theme: Galactic Lab (DPPt)
Aida's Dream: Encounter! Cynthia (DPPt)
Final Perfect End: Strains of a New Beginning (ORAS)
Garcia's Theme: Encounter! Sailor (DPPt)
Golden Ending: Route 216 (DPPt)
Golightly's Theme: Encounter! Artist (DPPt)
Invaida's Theme: Encounter! Psychic (BW)
New Pokemon Center: Announcing the Results (HGSS)
Office Music: Goldenrod City (HGSS)
??? Office Music: Hall of Origin (DPPt)
Panic Music: Happening at the Lake! (DPPt)
Perfect End: Undella Town (BW)
PokeCenter Themes: (DPPt)
Scarlett's Theme: Encounter! Beauty! (HGSS)
Suspicion: Team Plasma's Theme (BW)
Taijiri's Theme: Encounter! Pokefan (HGSS)
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Firstly...
I'll put a Content Warning for some blood, cuts, bruising, injury on cases 1&6. It's nothing gory, but if you don't want to see that, I totally understand.
Secondly...
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These two jams were edited to become...
Saline Solution, and a Painkiller!
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This feather became the Distracting Toy!
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The owner of the Pikachu, Dr. Taijiri was played by trchar075!
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With a bit of Gen 4 restyling, and recolouring to fit the red, green, blue and white of the nurse's office...
This table became the Operating Table - the center of every case!
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This game table was placed in both the lounge, and the locker room. Even scientists play card games.
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Thirdly...
If you want to talk more about this game, then you can join a (temporary) Discord server dedicated to it. It's a tiny bit barren at the moment since I kind of forgot to maintain it amongst all the stress of the jam game, but here's the invite anyway. If you want to contact me personally - if there's any issues with crediting, if I need to include anything else on this thread, then feel free to reply, and we can continue our conversation in Discord DMs.

Lastly...
This is my first time being a lead dev as opposed to a lead spriter, and while there were a lot of growing pains involved and a lot of mistakes I undoubtedly made, I'm still immensely happy that I could put out a complete story, and thankful for everyone that helped make this happen.
I hope the Last Nurse Joy...brings you joy?
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I completed one blind playthrough of the game and loved it! In fact I loved it so much that I decided to do a second playthrough to get all the Extra Miles...

I am stuck on a glitch that I believe others have been describing, I've gotten through basically the full mission, prescribed the cone, heat pack, and blanket, and when I do the questions with Scarlett, the game pops back to right after confirming my treatment with Chansey (the scene in the waiting room where Aida brings Scarlett back into the clinic,) at which point Aida can clip through things and get stuck. I can interact with Zweilous, which seems to fix the clipping (but can also get Aida stuck in the table,) but my treatment plan is gone (I can't rebuild it as the blanket is ALSO gone,) and I can't talk to Scarlett. Is there any fix for this? Has anyone been able to get the extra mile for this mission?

Also I am on 1.7 (I just downloaded it today, so should be up to date?)
 

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Help I'm totally stuck! I'm on the Pikachu case and I got the Gold but I can't seem to get the Extra Mile! I think I've tried absolutely everything I can, does anyone know how to get the extra mile, I must be missing something!
 

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I've watched a lot of Pokemon fan games being played before but this one especially stood out to me with its unique take and story. Its made me want to download the game and try it for myself but I'm a newbie at this and have no idea how to install it or anything. Is there like a guide or something for how I do so?
 

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I've watched a lot of Pokemon fan games being played before but this one especially stood out to me with its unique take and story. Its made me want to download the game and try it for myself but I'm a newbie at this and have no idea how to install it or anything. Is there like a guide or something for how I do so?
Click the 'Main Game' button below the Downloads banner on the first post, and then you extract the zip file and open the game application file
 

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Help I'm totally stuck! I'm on the Pikachu case and I got the Gold but I can't seem to get the Extra Mile! I think I've tried absolutely everything I can, does anyone know how to get the extra mile, I must be missing something!
I'm currently trying for all Extra Miles, so let me see if I remember all the things you have to do (order might vary?)
  • Take a Tissue from your Reception desk (only works on the upper side, I think)
  • Observing Pikachu will now let you give it the tissue after it sneezes, prompting Aida to describe the phlegm as greenish (yuck)
  • Use the Electro meter thing to discover Pikachu is constantly discharging electricity
  • Take bloodsample to find high amount of white blood cells
  • Talk to Tajiri, ask him how he's doing. He'll tell you he feels like death (because he also has the flu)
  • I think if you've done all of these things and diagnose Pikachu with the flu, you should get additional dialogue options to tell Taijri that Pikachu actually caught the flu from him.
  • Comfort/Strength care objects that work: Plain pastry, Water. Pets after picking up the gloves. Ice pack.
 

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Funnily enough, I actually came here to ask if anyone knows how to get the Extra Mile on Zweilous. Is it possible that this case is bugged? It does a little loop after I finish treatment where I basically call in Scarlett twice. That's a little awkward, but I can finish the case just fine, however all the Comfort and Strength I've built up is reduced to basically nothing on the scoring screen.
  • Spoil the poor thing rotten with food and pets (pets balanced, no fertilizer being fed)
  • Take a close look
  • Use the distraction toy a few times
  • Go through all dialogue with Scarlett
  • Blood test
  • Cone of Shame, Heat Packs, and Blanket as final treatment
  • Diagnose with Anemia, prescribe Iron tablets
The happy music that usually plays for the extra mile achievement does play as soon as I complete the final step, so maybe it really is just a bug?
 

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Funnily enough, I actually came here to ask if anyone knows how to get the Extra Mile on Zweilous. Is it possible that this case is bugged? It does a little loop after I finish treatment where I basically call in Scarlett twice. That's a little awkward, but I can finish the case just fine, however all the Comfort and Strength I've built up is reduced to basically nothing on the scoring screen.
  • Spoil the poor thing rotten with food and pets (pets balanced, no fertilizer being fed)
  • Take a close look
  • Use the distraction toy a few times
  • Go through all dialogue with Scarlett
  • Blood test
  • Cone of Shame, Heat Packs, and Blanket as final treatment
  • Diagnose with Anemia, prescribe Iron tablets
The happy music that usually plays for the extra mile achievement does play as soon as I complete the final step, so maybe it really is just a bug?
Okay so I figured it out. It's not bugged. I figured I should put it here, in case anyone has the same struggle:
Basically, putting Zweilous in the cone of shame is wrong. Instead, you have to let it tear up the heat packs and get it your Larvesta to cuddle. I think that's a little counterintuitive and almost "punishing" players for thinking ahead. That being said, the little artwork of Larvesta Cuddles was worth it. Ideally, I think both versions should lead you to the Extra Mile Achievement, since the conversation and diagnosis with Scarlett is the same.
 

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Help I'm totally stuck! I'm on the Pikachu case and I got the Gold but I can't seem to get the Extra Mile! I think I've tried absolutely everything I can, does anyone know how to get the extra mile, I must be missing something!
did you check out the tissue box on the counter of the waiting room? I know that was what I missed the first time :)
 

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I'm currently trying for all Extra Miles, so let me see if I remember all the things you have to do (order might vary?)
  • Take a Tissue from your Reception desk (only works on the upper side, I think)
  • Observing Pikachu will now let you give it the tissue after it sneezes, prompting Aida to describe the phlegm as greenish (yuck)
  • Use the Electro meter thing to discover Pikachu is constantly discharging electricity
  • Take bloodsample to find high amount of white blood cells
  • Talk to Tajiri, ask him how he's doing. He'll tell you he feels like death (because he also has the flu)
  • I think if you've done all of these things and diagnose Pikachu with the flu, you should get additional dialogue options to tell Taijri that Pikachu actually caught the flu from him.
  • Comfort/Strength care objects that work: Plain pastry, Water. Pets after picking up the gloves. Ice pack.
Thanks I got it :)

I tried interacting with the tissue before but I went in front of the tissue to grab it but I couldn't so I thought I couldn't grab the tissue lol
 

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Okay so I figured it out. It's not bugged. I figured I should put it here, in case anyone has the same struggle:
Basically, putting Zweilous in the cone of shame is wrong. Instead, you have to let it tear up the heat packs and get it your Larvesta to cuddle. I think that's a little counterintuitive and almost "punishing" players for thinking ahead. That being said, the little artwork of Larvesta Cuddles was worth it. Ideally, I think both versions should lead you to the Extra Mile Achievement, since the conversation and diagnosis with Scarlett is the same.
What about getting Gold on Zweilous? I can't seem to get that too.
 

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Help with a soft lock/glitch?
I was trying to get an extramile ranking with Zweilous and as soon as the trainer asked for a supplement to prescribe the cutscene that plays where you enter the room triggered again. Now I am soft locked and can walk through funiture after the cutscene ended again while not being able to interact with anything. I have tried deleting and reinstalling the game which did not work, I however didn't try a new save (which I would rather not do) as I am trying to find a better possible solution. Lastly I don't have the font folder in the control panel, I doubt this is what is causing the problem but I thought it was worth mentioning just in case.
 
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Hi, I was doing the chansey mission and got the key stone but when I tried to leave the guy was in the way of the door and didn't move. Is there any way to un-softlock myself?
 

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Hi, I got softlocked in someone's bed thanks to the weavile following me into it lol. Any way to get out?
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This game has been SO fun to play!! I never knew I needed a pokemon doctor game until I played this. I really wanted to finish it, but sadly something went wrong. Okay so I was going to go get the rainbow rock (trying to avoid spoilers) and my bag was full, the game thought I grabbed it so it took the item off the screen, but the text window told me my bag was full. Idk if I can do anything to get the stone to spawn again, so I think I'm soft-locked from finishing the game.
 

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I'm trying to get Zweilous on my party but none of the food I'm finding is working :( I can't feed it anything from the fridge in the center, the break room (it'll say I took the item, but then it doesn't appear in my bag at all), or from the room with the leftovers out on the table. I feel like I'm being punished for remembering seeing things earlier in the game. Is this just a 'the game is going to pull stuff out of nowhere' moment? Or did I miss another food source?? Zweilous isn't giving me any hints to what it could actually want either. I've tried everything that was food that I could find, but none of it is going into the bag... I've also tried my best to check the entire map for the record, clicking on every box, every npc, etc. sorry if this is stupid I just legitimately can't figure this out
 

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Got to the Ditto chapter. But the screen goes black the moment I chase the wheat bag out of the lounge and then never recovers.

I get a whole dialogue over a black screen, and then am left free wandering completely blind. Not sure what can be done, seems like I'm just locked?

Also seems to be a bug that I can chase the wheat bag from the moment I finish the 3rd case and am left standing in the lounge. In which case the dialogue with Dr Garcia upon leaving the lounge for the first time begins, but again with an entirely black screen until I return to the lounge.
 
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Okay so I figured it out. It's not bugged. I figured I should put it here, in case anyone has the same struggle:
Basically, putting Zweilous in the cone of shame is wrong. Instead, you have to let it tear up the heat packs and get it your Larvesta to cuddle. I think that's a little counterintuitive and almost "punishing" players for thinking ahead. That being said, the little artwork of Larvesta Cuddles was worth it. Ideally, I think both versions should lead you to the Extra Mile Achievement, since the conversation and diagnosis with Scarlett is the same.
If it's intentional and not a bug then why can I walk through walls?
FtMixFhWIAAQCa_

Help with a soft lock/glitch?
I was trying to get an extramile ranking with Zweilous and as soon as the trainer asked for a supplement to prescribe the cutscene that plays where you enter the room triggered again. Now I am soft locked and can walk through funiture after the cutscene ended again while not being able to interact with anything. I have tried deleting and reinstalling the game which did not work, I however didn't try a new save (which I would rather not do) as I am trying to find a better possible solution. Lastly I don't have the font folder in the control panel, I doubt this is what is causing the problem but I thought it was worth mentioning just in case.
 

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It's definitely jank and a bug, but it's not a softlock I don't think. I was able to interact with the supplements cabinet.

You want to prescribe an iron supplement
 

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Extra mile hints:

There might be more damage that requires closer care, a written doctors note might help
Tissues help against sneezing, like pokemon like master
Sometimes talking to people can help and cuddles are the best
 
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I can't get the stay-in-centre option to work for Skitty. Is there anyway to fix it? Even when I click yes it sends Skitty back
 
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