Released Pokemon: Stone Version

brysoonye · Mar 19, 2021

!! awesome job as always Elle!

Ott · Mar 20, 2021

The game was quite a blast to play!! The gen 2(?) artwork really made me love this little demo, the mapping layout, the tile transitions between the white sand and yellow grass, the tall grass and flowers, having "corner/edge" tiles to make everything less in a grid, making most objects interactable,... It shows that a lot of care and attention to detail went in to this game and am honestly excited to see how it continues!

A few notes/bugs though as I played through it:

This may seem minor, but I honestly found myself being giddy when talking to the old man who's partner/husband went missing! It's nice to see something like this included! (not that they're missing ofc, I mean the representation, even if subtle!)

The battle backgrounds being this white/grey dittering pattern, though aesthetically unique, personally it's a bit too harsh on my eyes and makes it slightly difficult to understand at times what the background is supposed to be. Would be nicer to see a 8-bit style background instead, but I understand why it was done like this, and I do think it is a neat concept, all things considered!

I don't know if it was due to lack of time or not, but in the forest, there are two(?) signs that don't seem to be interactable, whilst as of until then, all signs had something to say.

In the gym, the whole city is going through a blackout, however the vending machines are still working. Normally, they too require electricity to function. I know they're there to offer the player items to heal their mons before tackling the gym, so perhaps there could be a in-universe explanation why they're working?

There aren't many bugs I have found. In fact, I have only ever found 2.

First, when exiting houses, the player character pops in for a second, vanishes, and appears once more before moving down.

Second one, in the Professor's house, the calender has it's passability improperly set, allowing me to walk on it:

Elle · Mar 20, 2021

brysoonye said:
!! awesome job as always Elle!

Thank you, I'm glad you liked it!

Elle · Mar 20, 2021

Ott said:
The game was quite a blast to play!! The gen 2(?) artwork really made me love this little demo, the mapping layout, the tile transitions between the white sand and yellow grass, the tall grass and flowers, having "corner/edge" tiles to make everything less in a grid, making most objects interactable,... It shows that a lot of care and attention to detail went in to this game and am honestly excited to see how it continues!

A few notes/bugs though as I played through it:

This may seem minor, but I honestly found myself being giddy when talking to the old man who's partner/husband went missing! It's nice to see something like this included! (not that they're missing ofc, I mean the representation, even if subtle!)

The battle backgrounds being this white/grey dittering pattern, though aesthetically unique, personally it's a bit too harsh on my eyes and makes it slightly difficult to understand at times what the background is supposed to be. Would be nicer to see a 8-bit style background instead, but I understand why it was done like this, and I do think it is a neat concept, all things considered!

I don't know if it was due to lack of time or not, but in the forest, there are two(?) signs that don't seem to be interactable, whilst as of until then, all signs had something to say.

In the gym, the whole city is going through a blackout, however the vending machines are still working. Normally, they too require electricity to function. I know they're there to offer the player items to heal their mons before tackling the gym, so perhaps there could be a in-universe explanation why they're working?

There aren't many bugs I have found. In fact, I have only ever found 2.

First, when exiting houses, the player character pops in for a second, vanishes, and appears once more before moving down.

Second one, in the Professor's house, the calender has it's passability improperly set, allowing me to walk on it:

I'm glad you enjoyed the experience so far!

This may seem minor, but I honestly found myself being giddy when talking to the old man who's partner/husband went missing! It's nice to see something like this included! (not that they're missing ofc, I mean the representation, even if subtle!)
Yeah I thought it might be fun to add that considering always old couples in Pokemon games are MF couples.

The battle backgrounds being this white/grey dittering pattern, though aesthetically unique, personally it's a bit too harsh on my eyes and makes it slightly difficult to understand at times what the background is supposed to be. Would be nicer to see a 8-bit style background instead, but I understand why it was done like this, and I do think it is a neat concept, all things considered!
Yeah this was tricky. I'm actually quite 50/50 on the whole thing; I wasn't able to think up a way that would work the best.

I don't know if it was due to lack of time or not, but in the forest, there are two(?) signs that don't seem to be interactable, whilst as of until then, all signs had something to say.
Funny thing that, They blend in so well with the bushes that I totally missed them. I don't even remember for the life of me if I knew what I planned to put on them. Someone else brought it up and I appreciate it. I will be more careful next time.

In the gym, the whole city is going through a blackout, however the vending machines are still working. Normally, they too require electricity to function. I know they're there to offer the player items to heal their mons before tackling the gym, so perhaps there could be a in-universe explanation why they're working?
That is an excellent point; not much consistency. I got so focused on making it feel more like a gym, I forgot about the blackout. I think I might have them shut off. Thank you for pointing it out, you're the only one so far!

As for the bugs, someone else did mention the calendar and I made sure to correct that. As for the doors, I can't seem to figure out how to fix them. Every time I changed how the door functioned, saved and tested it, it re-set all my changes and had the flashing door thing happen. It's so strange, I wish I knew why it did that.

Regardless, happy you enjoyed it and looking forward to more feedback in the future! :D

Released Pokemon: Stone Version

Pokemon Stone

brysoonye

Novice

Ott

My crown is made from the Yellow Pages

Elle

Maker of Many and Finisher of Few

Elle

Maker of Many and Finisher of Few