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>Explorers of the Spirit
Probably the most popular Sky hack so far, so if you've likely already heard of it. It's meant to be a standard full PMD game (with little postgame content). The gameplay isn't very interesting, it's like the original game but with less things to think about. Many dungeons have Pokémon of a specific type, and the game encourages you to use linked moves. Boss fights were the best part, gameplay wise. There are no traps and no Monster Houses. What interests people the most here is the story. It's a sequel to Explorers of Time/Darkness/Sky involving Grovyle and Darkrai traveling back to the past, sort of like an alternate universe and a sequel at the same time. The first few hours are boring because it's mostly the same as the original game, but eventually it picks up and becomes interesting. It mostly focuses on expanding the role of minor characters from Sky, including Ampharos and Mawile, who get their characterization from PSMD. Unfortunately, the last part of the story was disappointing for me, it doesn't feel like a proper conclusion, and some things that seemed to be building up for the ending, like Breloom, are ignored. Other aspects of the story, like the Treasure Town ruins, seemed interesting, but didn't go anywhere. It feels like the author lost interest around the last chapter but still wanted to release it as a full game instead of an incomplete project. The postgame features some bonus dungeons with side stories that cross over with other rom hacks. I enjoyed most of the story. Eventually more main story length hacks will be made, so this one might not stand out as much. I'd say it's still worth playing if that's the sort of thing you're looking for, and I've seen people who seem to like the ending anyway.