>>36579371>sigma gold, theta emerald ex, nameless fire red: shitton of content that is buggy as all hell>Zeta and Insurgence: Shittons of content, some of it bugged, bad level curve, ow the edge>Uranium: epic content promised in the post-game is nowhere to be seen, main character art is weak, the rival is an annoying piece of shit for 80% of the game and when his development kicks in it's not realistic>Crystal Clear: muh ebin OC E4 and Gym Leader's having cover legendaries>Prism: too much fucking shit going on and the new types that add nothing>X remake hack: the maps are garbage most of the timeAll examples of rom hacks or essential games trying too hard and negatively impacting the package as a whole. Either the gameplay is broken or the progression ends up not being enjoyable.
A lot of the time mediocre for me is when the author isn't trying too hard. He just has a goal with his hack and sets out to achieve that properly. What is usually called mediocre tends to hit the sweet spot where you can get a consistent experience with the fights and experience a new plot that doesn't grind your gears or make you cringe. The flipside is sometimes you walk away saying meh.
Point out one of the above mentioned flaws for Gaia, so far I haven't seen any such sentiment from other anons. I'm waiting for the new version to drop before getting invested.
For me personally drayano and drayanolikes have been the best. A lot of wasted potential in the existing lineup. I shill for drayano's shit enough, the best one made by another modder is walnut3072's Moon Silver. A criticism I can agree with is that some of his type matchup changes are kinda weird.
