Pokémon Mystery Dungeon - Special Episode 0: In A Dark Past (Complete!) 1.0.0

PMD Special Episode 0: In A Dark Past

If you are a fan of PMD Sky Explorers, especially Dusknoir, you will love it, as the game explores his past and point of view during the events of the original game.

I have played this wonderful game, I loved it, and here is my super super loooong review:

--Gameplay:

If you liked the Gameplay of PMD Explorers of Sky, then you will love this since this game is 70% the same type of Gameplay, with 20% being technical differences, like you will not have the freedom to explore between chapters, to do things like training at the dojo, shopping at the Kekleon shop, leveling up, recruiting other Pokémon, and doing side quests (Grovyle and Dusknoir are workaholics with no free time lol).

But 10% are differences that in my opinion give a lot of quality to the game and the Gameplay, since this game is very driven by a rich story, and the Gameplay will be very immersive which will make your playing experience much more enjoyable (I won't give spoilers, but a small example is that resources in the future are limited, and most objects will be in poor condition, and there will be no orbs or apples, since it is an apocalyptic future)

This game will focus mostly on Dusknoir and Grovyle, so you will only be able to control these two, and you won't be able to change companions during the game, plus the creator made this game faithfully and truthfully to the original work, so you won't have Pokémon new generation, but Still 2D.

--Music:

This has the ost of the original game as well as other tracks from other games and series that perfectly capture the soul of the original, they will destroy your heart to make your eyes bleed ; )

They really capture the emotional and trivial moments of the scenes and the essence of the characters, and nothing feels out of place.

But I recommend that you update your NDS emulator, because something that happened to me is that using an old one would cause the music to repeat in certain scenes (It felt bad but I couldn't do anything anymore because I had advanced too far in the game and if I updated the emulator, I lost my game, luckily it happened in very few scenes).

--Art:

Not only will there be drawings of iconic scenes from the original (such as the sunrise or beautiful natural settings), there will also be other drawings that I think some are the same team and others commissions, but they have surprised me very pleasantly

(And some have scared me more than I expected).

--Story:

If you don't like games with long stories, rich plots, and a lot of dialogue, I'm afraid this game isn't for you because it is one of the most important and strongest parts of this game, it really captures the essence of the original, and manages to entangle and deepen it without removing or erasing the original, managing to connect the original with this game in such a natural and unique way, managing to make this work feel like the prequel or sequel that we all dreamed of (For me this game is canon).

My only complaint is that the Human and Companion parts felt a little tedious, but that's more because I already knew them and I was more interested in Grovyle and Dusknoir.

I don't want to give spoilers but I will just say that this game made me cry, but really cry (literally), it ties up all the loose ends of the original game, and the ending is perfect, it captures the essence of Grovyle's mission dilemma even better than the original, and it deepens it in a wonderful way, making it your problem too.

Simply sublime.

--Characters:

Honestly, this is the best (and my personal favorite) part of the game, as it not only deepens the existing characters from the original, it adds new and original ones that don't feel out of plce, and you quickly fall in love with them.

And their development and arcs are at the same level, they really leave you speechless, since they make you fall in love to break your heart, make you cry, and still pray for a miracle, because something that all characters has is hope in hopeless situations.

Of course, the best character arc is the growth of Grovyle and Dusknoir, whose evolutions will be mostly linked to their emotional growth and maturation, and although everyone who has played the original game knows the outcome, this game is the definition of "The treasure isn't at the end of the adventure, but in the journey", they will simply leave you speechless.

--Game vibe:

This prequel game captures the essence of the original, you will once again be a child who played PMD for the first time without knowing the adventure that awaited you and how it would mark your life forever.

Honestly, I consider The Special Chapter 0 canon, and from now on I will recommend the original game and this game as duos, because it is simply impossible not to recommend as a pair.

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And that's it, I'm sorry it's been so long, I hope you're encouraged to play it, and I thank Canete16 for creating this masterpiece. Have a nice day<3