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Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen (2004)

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Pokemon Gaia was originally released in 2014, a Pokemon FireRed ROM hack developed by Spherical Ice, along with other contributors.

At this point, it's had it's latest release in 2018 with version 3.2, which is the version I played.

This was actually the first GBA romhack I ever completed, with myself often starting playthroughs of many in the past, but never getting all the way through them.

So what's Pokemon Gaia all about? Well, it's not very dissimilar to any mainline pokemon game, really. It honestly feels just like one.

There's not many flashy gimmicks here like new pokemon or game mechanics, it's really a standard Pokemon GBA game, with some modern canon changes sprinkled in throughout.

And even though it doesn't have anything game-changing involved, I still really enjoyed my time with it. It's still quality Pokemon, especially if you just want another “within creative limits” GBA Pokemon.

You're a kid- you get the choice of 3 pokemon from the local professor, Professor Redwood in this game- adventure in steady competition with a rival friend trainer who takes the starter pokemon with the type advantage over yours- collect gym bades through beating challenges and leaders- and eventually resolve a story that has high stakes in the game's universe.

It's Pokemon.

What's interesting is how Spherical Ice and the contributors built the Orbutus region, and which elements from newer games they chose to put in, and leave out.

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