That aside, today's review will be on another Pokemon hack that I have played. Introducing Pokemon Light Platinum, which is by far one of the greatest hacks made. Most of the hacks that I have tried so far have utilised graphics and texture packs of the base roms. However, the developer of the game, WesleyFG, has incorporated new sprites similar to that of Gen IV games while using Pokemon Ruby as the base rom.
Base Rom: Pokemon Ruby
Pokemon Available: Kanto/Johto/Hoenn/Sinnoh/Unova
Regions Available: new regions Zhery and Lauren
4 legendaries in the first 2 minutes, and you wonder why Arceus sounds like a puppy... |
Difficulty Rating: 3.5/5 computer screens broken
A difference of 18 levels. Overpowered much. :/ |
Gameplay Rating: 3.5/5 slickness
Most of the storyline is quite linear so it shouldn't pose too much of a problem for newer players. One interesting aspect of this game is the presence of new TMs, such as Ice Smash (which replaces Brick Break) and Fire Blow (which replaces Overheat). This turns out to be a double-edged sword. While it is always good to have newly created TMs, it can get a bit cumbersome because most of these new TMs are required to clear obstacles throughout the journey. This means you are forced to use these TMs how matter how bad they are when used in battle. In addition, there are some glitches that should be fixed. One example is that when Electabuzz evolves into Electivire at Lvl.40 (this is because the Electirizer is not available in Gen III so they came up with an alternative evolution method), its level drops to Lvl. 37 and its gender changes and the Nature changes to Quiet (-10% Speed and +10% Sp. Atk). I have also read that users of Pignite will be in shock to find that it evolves into Scolipede instead of Emboar. Turns out the pig was a centipede in disguise after all.
Graphics Rating: 4.5/5 Milotics evolved
One of the game's main attraction is the graphics and sprites used in the games. It gives me a feel of playing a Gen IV game in a Gen III rom. Pokemon sprites in battles are also updated to that of Gen V. Expect to be awed by the beauty of the game.
Overall, Pokemon Light Platinum is a very interesting game if you want a whole new Pokemon game. So far, I have completed both the Zhery and Lauren leagues and will be going for the World Championship. If you love Pokemon and have not played any hack roms yet, this is a good rom to start with.
My team:
- Venusaur
- Electivire
- Milotic
- Typhlosion
- Swampert
- Swellow
Links:
http://pokemonlightplatinum.com/
What generation move set is used in this game? Because Im thinking of keeping larvitar but the gen 3 moveset is not that powerful(tyranitar wont learn stone edge haha)
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Feraligatr
Swampert
Infernape
Tyranitar
I at snowice town at this moment
You can download the updated Light platinum game from here
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