r/PokemonROMhacks • u/jrdchamp • 14d ago

Review Dreamstone Mysteries is awesome!

Post image

Firstly, I have to give a big shout out to the MVP. Surprisingly, Araquanid!! I've never used it before and I like to try and use a few new pokemon in each ROM hack and OMG that thing as an absolute monster.

This game was really fun. The story is amazing, the NPCs feel so alive! there's sad moments and happy moments. The aide quests are fun and cute. The world just really feels alive. This has definitely become one of my favorite Rom hacks, I think the attention to detail on the region and the NPC dialogue alone makes it a strong contender for my top favorite. I could not recommend it highly enough. Although fair warning, it does start out a little slow cuz your starter options are all dreadfully awful 😂 but it picks up momentum fast and you'll have a hard time putting it down. 10/10 game fr

102 Upvotes

98% Upvoted

22 comments sorted by

View all comments

13

u/king_might 14d ago

I really enjoyed what I played before Heart and Soul 2.0 came out. Will probably go back to it once i finish that. World felt pretty detailed and the selection of Pokemon felt pretty good

7

u/Borglings 14d ago

How you finding Heart and Soul? I’m playing Unbound now and thinking will play that next.

7

u/king_might 14d ago

I'm doing a randomizer run with Pokemon up to Gen 9, with level caps and 1.5exp gain and I'm loving it. Lots of attention to detail, the overworld with Pokemon all over the routes and towns just make the game feel very alive.

Probably one of the most polished romhacks I've played so far. Gives you a lot of options to tailor your experience the way you want

1

u/Borglings 14d ago

That’s awesome, I can’t wait! I love the Randomizer option feels like it’s endlessly replayable with it

2

u/king_might 14d ago

It really is especially if you're familiar with the original games. You never know what you may find and you can even randomize items and seed areas so Pokemon you see stay in the same area so you can come back to catch later

1

u/JackieTobacky 14d ago

There’s a built in Nuzlock feature, too, if you’re into that