DarkRisingGirl
Order Must Be Restored
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This, so much this. Please, if you are making a hack, always ask for constructive criticism. The more you let people tell you how to improve, the better you will get as a result. And between you and me, Dark Rising is not a good role model for a hack (in fact I dare say it is one of the most pitiful examples of a hack to ever exist given all of it's horrible palette edits, crappily recolored sprites and horrible balancing).
Aside from that, might I recommend adjusting the palette a bit? You seem to have a few 'iffy' palettes that don't exactly look the best. In particular, your outdoor palette:
The trees and grass contrast a little too much here. The ground is a very yellow-green color while the trees and grass are very dark. And the spacing between the colors is also a bit too wide, try to keep the colors within a smaller gradient. You might also want to redo that tree, simply because the amount of colors within the tree is so few that there are obvious blotches of one color that don't exactly look very good. Also,
The palette in here doesn't look very good at all, in fact a lot of the Pokeball has been washed out because everything is the same color of red. Try swapping out the main colors for a more light gray or a tan color or something so that the rest of the scene doesn't look horribly out of place, and so that the Pokeball in the floor can actually be somewhat visible.
Shiny Quagire (Ha, I traded for one of you a few weeks ago in Pokemon Y!) is right. Although Dark Rising is a very popular hack & praised among many players as one of their favorites, it's a terrible example of a good Rom hack in general due to me not putting much effort into it or even polishing it & fixing any errors once it was completed. I just don't care about Rom hacking enough to create a hack of substantial quality (heck, I didn't even bother to lock the Rom like most hack creators do to avoid modifications from players. I just left it open so anybody can do what they want with it lol). If you're serious about making your hack great, I'd advise you to not look at mine as an influence for yours. Although, despite what some are saying & thinking, I can tell there's no relation to mine at all. I see no similarities.
As stated, the palette coloring of your hack is not good at all. They just don't mix & not good on the eyes to me. Also, your trainer sprites need to be recolored better, especially the Gary Sprite. Overall, you've got a lot to redo in this beta before you should progress forward with your hack. Try to gather recommendations of great hacks from veteran hackers who are really into this stuff & use there's as an example. If you want to improve & create something amazing, don't be like me & make something just for the heck of it lol. Goodluck!
Edit: After playing a bit of the beta, I realize that you have a good idea on how you want your hack & where you want it to go sorta. The only problem is, it's not being executed properly due to the things already stated by me & others. You are entitled to change or keep what you want in your hack, but you should look into the opinions of others who posted as I feel if you make these changes, your hack will be much better. Again, Goodluck ^.^
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