It's the single best looking fangame I've ever seen, at least as far as the overworld is concern
it raises the bar for what's acceptable tremendously, making even the official games look shoddy
Asher Young
Hope it actually finishes though.
Christopher Baker
while it would be nice to be playable, I think it still serves a lot of value even if it could only be observed and experienced second-hand, because I haven't seen too much in the way of additions to the exploratory aspect of Pokemon---it's a good looking game, but it hasn't apparently taken a next step in terms of the gameplay.
My point being, it really establishes how a fangame should look like now and makes stuff like in the OP look like utter garbage, so I think it progressed the scene even if it only ended up being an unreleased playable "art project".
I think you underestimate how long it takes to make quality pixel art. Think of games like Owlboy or Eastward. It takes years, or decades. And they were commercial projects. There will never be a point when art this good is standard in free rom hacks.
Evan Young
To raise intrigue and get attention.
Daniel Carter
do not put your shitty fakemon into your game, thank you