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Pokemon Crystal Inheritance released, features a time-travelling plot through the Johto region

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We're living in something of a golden age for Pokemon hacks, with fantastic projects being released to the public at an astonishing rate. Today we're taking a look at Pokemon Crystal Inheritance, a brand new hack that sees you travel to the past and experience a historic take on the iconic Johto region. Alongside this revamped region, you can also expect to see a new Pokedex, multiple endings, a choice of difficulty modes, and a whole heap more.

You can find a full list of features from the Hackdex page below:

Features List said:
  • New region: Historic Johto
  • Custom Pokédex of 254 includes Sinnoh and Hisui Pokémon
  • New apricorn system to craft new Pokéballs: Bub Ball, Herb Ball, Deci Ball, Jeze Ball, and Geode crafted from materials on the overworld.
  • "Hidden Palette" system where NPCs can adjust your Pokémon DVs to take on unique palette and grant the corresponding hidden power.
  • Emphasis on overworld puzzles exploiting time travel mechanic
  • "Trick House" in historic Ilex Forest
  • Two possible endings
  • Three difficulty modes: Easy, where enemies have no EVs or items; Normal, which is a tough but fair challenge; and Expert, where bosses have full teams of 6 with coverage moves and even higher EVs.
  • The entire dex can be caught in one game.
  • Sandbox Room that grants you items, a random Pokémon of any given type, or all Pokémon so you can play how you want to.
  • HM moves do not require move deleter to overwrite.
  • Kurt will battle you for extra experience throughout the game to give you experience and help you get locations for rare Pokémon.
  • Whirlpool is now called "Vortex". It is Psychic-type Bulldoze and can be learned by most Water, Psychic, Ghost, and Fairy types.
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Those interested in trying the hack for themselves can grab it from Hackdex. You will as always need to provide your own ROM, but Hackdex will handle all the hassle of patching it, giving you a game that's ready to play with little effort.

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I like that there seems to be a shift happening from straight enhancement/difficulty hacks to original concepts. Helix is looking interesting, inspired by Rogue Emerald no less.
 
See now this I enjoy. No donationbaiting, no "hype building" unreleased teasers, none of that bullcrap. Just straight up cool romhack already done.
 

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