Hashassin
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I love romhacks and mods.
Not only because they can expand and add unique content, but also because they usually fix faulty mechanics or add in QoL features missing from the game that were already established long before in other games. Some might even rival modern games, in my opinion.
With this thread I'll share some of my favourites and hope some of you will enjoy them. I also hope to encounter some great ones I have never played before.
These will be in random order:
Pokémon radical red.
I think this one is well known. If you like Pokémon, this is the rommest of hacks.
Superb QoL additions, buffs for weaker Pokémon just to give them a bit of an edge, buffs to attacks, abilities, trainers, bosses and even completely new Pokémon.
My favourite part is minimal grinding mode. No need to waste time bothering with EVs and IVs. Not that I hate the system, I think it's great but comically time consuming.
There is so much customisation and team building that the replayability is just about endless.
Also, it's tough. You need to know your Pokémon if you want to try this. And there's even a hard mode on top of that.
As a bonus, there's Pokémon emerald imperium, which is radical red but for Emerald.
I might even not recommend this one because if you play this, you'll be missing the additions in nearly every other hack. It is really that good.
Final fantasy 8 ragnarok mod.
Ff8 with a sorely needed upgrade. Triple triad is still great, just not so broken anymore.
Party members have a bit more of a role stat wise, zell being a strength powerhouse, quistis having the best magic and Irvine the highest speed for example. GFs have been adjusted so some abilities are learned earlier and not rendered nearly useless, as well as new ones added.
The difficulty has been adjusted so no more level scaling. Enemies have improved AI, new moves and buffed stats. There are even some secret bosses. This sounds like a difficulty mod, but if you're well acquainted with the game, the challenge is nice and not too hard. I've beaten It on level one so it's absolutely doable. If you like FF8, you must play this.
Breath of fire 3 hard rebalanced.
Absolute classic. This one is a hard hack as the name implies, but definitely not as ridiculous as another I've seen which just puts enemies and bosses on steroids and leaves you with nothing.
Here, equipment and masters have all been adjusted, and also the stats and level up stats of every character.
Garr can be a good mage, Rei is still squishy but with better intelligence, improved dodge and critical hit rate and the highest death resistance. Nina has the best Int and good elemental resistance. Momo is kind of allround but has good resistances against nearly everything. Ryu is a lord of all trades which is good as he's always mandatory. Everyone also has added abilities, such as peco having a shield type buff and garr his own version of might.
But even with all these changes, it is still possible to build the way you want. Masters have different stat allocations now, and none of them sport negative bonuses anymore. You may still very well turn Nina into a tank, or peco into a mage if you so wish.
I'm playing this right now nearing the end, and the challenge is top notch. Everyone is useful and it's a lot of fun to strategize.
Golden sun reloaded
This game is already such a game by itself.
This hack makes it even more of a game.
Even in the base game it's fantastic messing around with classes and how to use djinn in battle.
This hack sports new classes, abilities, upgraded enemies and bosses. It's definitely tougher than the original, and a lot of fun.
Best part is that it has a hack for the sequel The lost age as well, with all added benefits.
It's been a while since I played, already having played through it twice. But I can easily see myself doing another playthrough soon. There really is a lot of customisation, and the music is beautiful.
FF6 T-Edition
I only recently found out about this one.
There is so much stuff packed in here it's a miracle it doesn't explode. Lots of fantastic music from other games, characters buffed so no one is useless.
Mog's dance not being locked to dancing the whole battle, Umaro not being in constant rage but still having the ability to be that. And my favourite Cyan is now very much viable.
Equipment upgrades, ability enhancements, side quests, extra dungeons bosses enemies everything! This is absolutely another Rom of the hack.
Bonus: robopon 2 ring version 0xos version
Oh boi. This game. It is such a weird and crappy game. Good chance some have never even played it, and that's understandable. But I still like it, I've known it a long time and it has a place in my heart.
This game is not very good, and sorely needs this hack. As the name would suggest, it's kind of a Pokémon game, but mechanically very different.
The battles are always a maximum of 4 vs 4.
Some encounters have less but you may always bring 4.
You use batteries to spark robopon, no catching.
Robopon can equip parts which hare weapons, and software which are magic skills. Most robopon also learn software by themselves through leveling.
They all have oil types that hate or love each other, which is your AoE.
Robopon that are a certain oil type will always hate or love the same robopon, so this is useful for multi targeting enemies and allies alike, adding a bit of strategy for team building.
You may think "I'll just put the same types on my team for easier buffing", but this may backfire as the enemy can now also easily hit all your robopon.
This hack adds better spark combinations, changes some robopon stats and software learned and most importantly, fixes the atrocious EXP curve. It's definitely a lot more fun and bearable. Normally I'd say play the vanilla game first before adding any kind of mod/hack, but this is absolutely an exception. The base game is rough.
I hope you enjoy.
Thank you.
Not only because they can expand and add unique content, but also because they usually fix faulty mechanics or add in QoL features missing from the game that were already established long before in other games. Some might even rival modern games, in my opinion.
With this thread I'll share some of my favourites and hope some of you will enjoy them. I also hope to encounter some great ones I have never played before.
These will be in random order:
Pokémon radical red.
I think this one is well known. If you like Pokémon, this is the rommest of hacks.
Superb QoL additions, buffs for weaker Pokémon just to give them a bit of an edge, buffs to attacks, abilities, trainers, bosses and even completely new Pokémon.
My favourite part is minimal grinding mode. No need to waste time bothering with EVs and IVs. Not that I hate the system, I think it's great but comically time consuming.
There is so much customisation and team building that the replayability is just about endless.
Also, it's tough. You need to know your Pokémon if you want to try this. And there's even a hard mode on top of that.
As a bonus, there's Pokémon emerald imperium, which is radical red but for Emerald.
I might even not recommend this one because if you play this, you'll be missing the additions in nearly every other hack. It is really that good.
Final fantasy 8 ragnarok mod.
Ff8 with a sorely needed upgrade. Triple triad is still great, just not so broken anymore.
Party members have a bit more of a role stat wise, zell being a strength powerhouse, quistis having the best magic and Irvine the highest speed for example. GFs have been adjusted so some abilities are learned earlier and not rendered nearly useless, as well as new ones added.
The difficulty has been adjusted so no more level scaling. Enemies have improved AI, new moves and buffed stats. There are even some secret bosses. This sounds like a difficulty mod, but if you're well acquainted with the game, the challenge is nice and not too hard. I've beaten It on level one so it's absolutely doable. If you like FF8, you must play this.
Breath of fire 3 hard rebalanced.
Absolute classic. This one is a hard hack as the name implies, but definitely not as ridiculous as another I've seen which just puts enemies and bosses on steroids and leaves you with nothing.
Here, equipment and masters have all been adjusted, and also the stats and level up stats of every character.
Garr can be a good mage, Rei is still squishy but with better intelligence, improved dodge and critical hit rate and the highest death resistance. Nina has the best Int and good elemental resistance. Momo is kind of allround but has good resistances against nearly everything. Ryu is a lord of all trades which is good as he's always mandatory. Everyone also has added abilities, such as peco having a shield type buff and garr his own version of might.
But even with all these changes, it is still possible to build the way you want. Masters have different stat allocations now, and none of them sport negative bonuses anymore. You may still very well turn Nina into a tank, or peco into a mage if you so wish.
I'm playing this right now nearing the end, and the challenge is top notch. Everyone is useful and it's a lot of fun to strategize.
Golden sun reloaded
This game is already such a game by itself.
This hack makes it even more of a game.
Even in the base game it's fantastic messing around with classes and how to use djinn in battle.
This hack sports new classes, abilities, upgraded enemies and bosses. It's definitely tougher than the original, and a lot of fun.
Best part is that it has a hack for the sequel The lost age as well, with all added benefits.
It's been a while since I played, already having played through it twice. But I can easily see myself doing another playthrough soon. There really is a lot of customisation, and the music is beautiful.
FF6 T-Edition
I only recently found out about this one.
There is so much stuff packed in here it's a miracle it doesn't explode. Lots of fantastic music from other games, characters buffed so no one is useless.
Mog's dance not being locked to dancing the whole battle, Umaro not being in constant rage but still having the ability to be that. And my favourite Cyan is now very much viable.
Equipment upgrades, ability enhancements, side quests, extra dungeons bosses enemies everything! This is absolutely another Rom of the hack.
Bonus: robopon 2 ring version 0xos version
Oh boi. This game. It is such a weird and crappy game. Good chance some have never even played it, and that's understandable. But I still like it, I've known it a long time and it has a place in my heart.
This game is not very good, and sorely needs this hack. As the name would suggest, it's kind of a Pokémon game, but mechanically very different.
The battles are always a maximum of 4 vs 4.
Some encounters have less but you may always bring 4.
You use batteries to spark robopon, no catching.
Robopon can equip parts which hare weapons, and software which are magic skills. Most robopon also learn software by themselves through leveling.
They all have oil types that hate or love each other, which is your AoE.
Robopon that are a certain oil type will always hate or love the same robopon, so this is useful for multi targeting enemies and allies alike, adding a bit of strategy for team building.
You may think "I'll just put the same types on my team for easier buffing", but this may backfire as the enemy can now also easily hit all your robopon.
This hack adds better spark combinations, changes some robopon stats and software learned and most importantly, fixes the atrocious EXP curve. It's definitely a lot more fun and bearable. Normally I'd say play the vanilla game first before adding any kind of mod/hack, but this is absolutely an exception. The base game is rough.
I hope you enjoy.
Thank you.
