Well everyone, hi! This is my first review and I think it's good that it happens to be for Pokemon Glazed, because oh wow is it awesome. It's hands down the largest hack of Pokemon in the Retro Game Room. There are three regions, which, even though the final one is like a half region, is still larger than any other game, at least any I've played. And also, unlike most fully original hacks, it includes an old region (Johto) with a new twist or two, invoking both nostalgia and excitement. Now that I've gotten over some general fawning, I'll go over why I rated stuff the way I did, because that seems like something one would do in a review. Graphics: The graphics are fully unlike other normal third generation Pokemon games' graphics, yet similar to those of Light Platinum, another hack. These graphics seem more defined to me though, and for some reason, the Light Platinum graphics seem harsher to stare at for long periods of time, which is an issue if you plan to get addicted to the game. So Glazed wins out, and considering that it and Light Platinum are tied in popular opinion (by which I mean people like Light Platinum but I prefer Glazed) for the top original hack spot, Glazed has what I declare the best graphics in the game. Sound: The sound is a blank because I never once use the sound; I make excessive use of the speed up function because otherwise stuff is TOO SLOW! and as such, using the sound would make it just seem like scratches and beeps. So I'm not going to pass judgement on stuff that I know w=nothing about, but I will say that I'm inclined to give it the benefit of the doubt. Addictiveness: It should be ten. It WOULD be ten, except I've played this many times already. I know it in and out, what to do and what not to do and who's who. That said, I'm someone with a very good memory and I don't really want to play a game once I remember it too clearly. Glazed is the exception; draw your own conclusions. Story: Holy crap, this game has a story! There's the whole 'beat gyms, get badges, train' thing going on, but it also has the evil team carried through across all three regions, and they're actually sort of interesting. You also have three rivals with a different Johto starter each, and There are some little side thingies-- Pius and all the various and sundry legendaries that are available-- which is all of them that were in existence when the beta was created. Depth: Hey, with three regions, this has a lot of depth to it. But also, there are lots of Pokemon available-- certainly enough to build I don't even know how many powerful and varied teams. If you try getting all the legendaries it's deeper still, although I couldn't really speak to that since I'm ardently anti-legendary in Pokemon games-- I see them as cheating. Difficulty: This is not overly more difficult than a standard Pokemon game, at least in the first region. But later on it gets tougher-- there's a nice big training gap to fill between the last gym and elite four of johto, but after that, it's not grind heavy the rest of the way through. So difficulty is a 6, because it isn't usually hard but is in parts. Well everyone, hi! This is my first review and I think it's good that it happens to be for Pokemon Glazed, because oh wow is it awesome. It's hands down the largest hack of Pokemon in the Retro Game Room. There are three regions, which, even though the final one is like a half region, is still larger than any other game, at least any I've played. And also, unlike most fully original hacks, it includes an old region (Johto) with a new twist or two, invoking both nostalgia and excitement. Now that I've gotten over some general fawning, I'll go over why I rated stuff the way I did, because that seems like something one would do in a review. Graphics: The graphics are fully unlike other normal third generation Pokemon games' graphics, yet similar to those of Light Platinum, another hack. These graphics seem more defined to me though, and for some reason, the Light Platinum graphics seem harsher to stare at for long periods of time, which is an issue if you plan to get addicted to the game. So Glazed wins out, and considering that it and Light Platinum are tied in popular opinion (by which I mean people like Light Platinum but I prefer Glazed) for the top original hack spot, Glazed has what I declare the best graphics in the game. Sound: The sound is a blank because I never once use the sound; I make excessive use of the speed up function because otherwise stuff is TOO SLOW! and as such, using the sound would make it just seem like scratches and beeps. So I'm not going to pass judgement on stuff that I know w=nothing about, but I will say that I'm inclined to give it the benefit of the doubt. Addictiveness: It should be ten. It WOULD be ten, except I've played this many times already. I know it in and out, what to do and what not to do and who's who. That said, I'm someone with a very good memory and I don't really want to play a game once I remember it too clearly. Glazed is the exception; draw your own conclusions. Story: Holy crap, this game has a story! There's the whole 'beat gyms, get badges, train' thing going on, but it also has the evil team carried through across all three regions, and they're actually sort of interesting. You also have three rivals with a different Johto starter each, and There are some little side thingies-- Pius and all the various and sundry legendaries that are available-- which is all of them that were in existence when the beta was created. Depth: Hey, with three regions, this has a lot of depth to it. But also, there are lots of Pokemon available-- certainly enough to build I don't even know how many powerful and varied teams. If you try getting all the legendaries it's deeper still, although I couldn't really speak to that since I'm ardently anti-legendary in Pokemon games-- I see them as cheating. Difficulty: This is not overly more difficult than a standard Pokemon game, at least in the first region. But later on it gets tougher-- there's a nice big training gap to fill between the last gym and elite four of johto, but after that, it's not grind heavy the rest of the way through. So difficulty is a 6, because it isn't usually hard but is in parts. |