I did not expect Pokémon Amethyst to actually be this good
I saw the post about the shadow drop on hackdex last week and downloaded it to see if it's any good. I’m about halfway through now and honestly, it’s been a really fun experience. The QoL additions are great, the characters are well written, and the story has been surprisingly solid. It’s also refreshing to have a rival who feels more like a companion instead of being annoying all the time.
The world feels large and somewhat open too. I was surprised when the game let me challenge the 4th gym before the 3rd with no restrictions.
The overworld graphics are mostly pretty vanilla, and some of the character sprites are a bit hit or miss, but overall I’m enjoying the hack a lot. Funny to think it only blew up because some random guy found it that day lol.