What explorers say

Wait it CAN'T RND! PLS!😭 I want it to be longer. I really wish it was real, this is some of the best Storytelling in any game ever. I almost shed a few tears too, especially when the human becomes a Pokemon. Iconic, ICONIC. 😭👏

For me, this game is canon

For Special Episode 0, you'll need to play through to the very end — but trust me, it's worth it. The ending is so beautifully written, it gave me chills. I promise it's an experience you won't want to miss.

The utilization of abilities and special niches of pokemon in this is so well applied. Fights feel truely special and unique with moldbreaker, future sight, and especially duskull's mask. This is amazing.

This was a 10/10 for me... Perfect, Down to the last line!!

This romhack made me feel like a kid again. I had a great time and it had me hooked. I would have liked to play it on an NDS but I settled for the DraStic android emulator. It was perfect. I loved it.

I didn't experience such depth in a game for a decade now and your way of storytelling combined with the animations were beyond my expectations.

It took me 15 hours to complete this masterpiece and I enjoyed every single second of it.

I'm just a little sad that I saved at the last checkpoint cause I can't continue the game anymore now. It sends me right back to the home screen. Wish there was an update where the last save option disappears so you end up before the part where start right before making the Arceus choice.

Anyways, can't wait for future rom hacks you create and wish the very brightest to you all all your loved ones.

This game was an unbelievable experience. I was almost sobbing at points, it was that good. Such heartfelt writing, and extremely effective story structure. This story is a true tragedy, and I'll never be able to view Grovyle and Dusknoir of the original game the same way, and I wouldn't want to. To me, the best stories inspire more stories, and I immediately started dreaming up an episode 5.5, like what would their lives be like after the conclusion of episode 5 knowing what I know from episode 0. The best romhack I've ever played!

Watching this a few months later, the ending and general theme of this hack hits so much harder. About 2 months ago now, I lost my mother. It still hurts, even to this day. The theme of this hack where you can make your life shine by the things you do in it, and not how long you live it is truly beautiful. Like Dusknoir said, Cry and Laugh all you want. There's no reason not to.

It's amazing how PMD Fans created this masterpiece. It captures the pure essence of PMD and all of it's themes beautifully.

Jokes aside, I absolutely LOVED this hack. It added so much more to Grovyle and Dusknoir's backstory, even if fanon. It's also great how they incorporated parts from the main game and even Special Episode 5! While I liked the ending to Special Episode 5, I always felt it was lacking a bit. The ending to this hack with Espeon and the rest at the cliff was exactly what I needed. I honestly teared up near the end. This was a genuinely beautiful hack, from start to finish.

This is by far the most amazing hackroom i have ever seen from a videogame overall.

Despite being a bigger fan of the first PMD generation, i also loved explorers of time/darkness back in my childhood.

Both of this spin off games will always have a place within my heart, and so will this story.

To whoever worked on it, i couldnt find the proper word to describe how great this job has been.

Holy crap what a treat. Yet another instalment of the mystery dungeon fangames/prequals/whatever you can call it.

Props to the creator(s), it's extremely well written, what an absolute tragedy. How to turn a considerably serious pokémon game even darker.
I sat at the edge of my seat for the full hour and a half. I have always loved the mystery dungeon games, especially the early ones...

I'm late to the party here, but I just finished In A Dark Past and if I may - BRAVO. Bravo, bravo bravo. Incredible. I don't have enough words to describe how amazing this game was. I won't go too long, but I held on til the very endof your masterful conclusion. I'm not the crying type, but this story struck me like none before. Thank you, for the amazing effort you put into this!!

I can't find the words to say how happy I was all along this story. After so many years thinking about what could happened to Grovyle and Dusknoir in the past that brought them where we discovered them... Thank you to the amazing person who created exactly the best way to understand those iconics PMD's characters. You made my day ! Hope yours will be great !

Currently playing it myself on my 3DS, and I have to say that so far, it feels as if it's an official game that was always meant to be part of the franchise. Totally loving it. Not finished yet, but thrilled to find out more about it as I go on. Playing this game on the actual ds for sure is an extra added value.

10/10 would recommend everyone.

I loved this it was amazing you retelling the story of this rom hack and the creators behind definitely understand the narrative of the mystery dungeon games.

Having Dusknoir and Grovyle being friends in their younger years before the tragedy is genius.

Also Espeon is my favourite pokemon and having her be his mentor was ❤️

For me, this story is superior to the base game. We get to know Grovyle and Dusknoir in depth, and you discover their development, their suffering, and how dark their future is. I loved this so much, it deserves to be official. Thanks for bringing it to the channel, congratulations! 😃👍

A touching ending, no doubt this ending could be close to the official game if we were the world's point of view in the future and not in the past.
But I really enjoy it, I watched your full 7 hours walkthrough and I like it!! :D
This fanmade is really well done!!

This game seems literally amazing like playing og sky was awesome but a back story was awesome to see ik its fan made but holy shit the writing is incredible if i was Nintendo i wouldn't even be mad lmao id find whoever did it and hire them

Ngl probably one of the best games I've played in my life. History combines perfectly with the main saga and makes you love even more the main characters. 11/10, totally worth playing it

This is the best fanmade prequel that I have ever seen. Pokemon should make it cannon. Thank you for the introduction to it Zwiggo and big thanks to the creators of this amazing game!

What an unreal rom hack, This was a complete emotional rollercoaster especially watching Duskulls perspective. This may be one I have to go through myself. Thanks for the video!

I am speechless. This is absolutely insane. Just this whole hack. Never felt this feeling in a lot years.
Just like I played the official game the first time back then

i'm hardly an emotional person but this honestly got to me somewhat. darn pokémon bringing out emotions in me above anything but i guess that just proves a great story

Adult me trying this other fangame thinking nothing could ever be as impacting as Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Sky (my life is about to change completely)

This is one of the best hacks, that was ever released. It's a masterpiece. I loved the story and the turning points. It had a lot of great contents.

I SWEAR THIS STORY AND ALL THE THINGS THE COMMUNITY ADDS TO IT WON'T EVER NOT MAKE ME SO MOVED
THIS IS THE SINGLE BEST STORY I HAVE EVER PLAYED

I really really don't know what to say and how to describe how great this story is! Arceus blesses the person created this game!

This made me so happy thank you so much I loved this from hack and the story and everything my childhood has been fulfilled

the last part of the postgame it should have been in the canon game heck all this hack, i'm absolutely speechless congrats

Probably the best story I've ever seen in any Pokémon media. The entirety of the Rampardos arc was insane.

the author of this is a beast, felt like it was faithful to the original. really sick and inspiring job

Wow this was actually incredible, the story had absolutely everything and really hit the emotions!

This was a banger. Really cool how it integrated so many game mechanics into the storyline

Wow, this fantastic...and frighteningly dark. Yet completely plausible at the same time.

Honestly this is writing on par with the actual explorers of sky game, love it

Great! Hoping for even more rom hacks from this guy! Such good storytelling.

Wow.... That was way more heartbreaking than I could've ever thought... DAMN

Created an account just to comment on this beautiful story. I won't break it down piece by piece to avoid spoilers and because others have already done so, but I just have to say wow. As a kid, the original Explorers game made me feel emotions I didn't even know were possible to be felt, from the highs of friendship to the lows of betrayal and the satisfaction of redemption. I think the main reason was that, in some way, every character in that game was someone I could relate to, and as I got older, I could relate to more of them in a deeper fashion.

I downloaded this special episode not for the gameplay (which was great, and I especially loved the usage of Duskull's Ghost typing to create a compelling strategy), but rather to explore what the Pokemon community has done for the characters of this game. I was scared at first. How would the emotions and stories told by the members of Wigglytuff's Guild be build upon? Would they be tainted? Cheapened? It's hard to revisit a childhood favorite as an adult without skepticism.

But what I found was so much deeper. Yeah, I can comment on the tedious nature of having to repeat events that another Special Episode already covered, but the inclusion of self-reflection by Dusknoir and Grovyle ties the earlier events of this episode up beautifully. It was so believable and pure, the way Duskull and Treecko started their journey together, the forces that drove Treecko to fulfill his mission and the friction that drove Duskull down his path, and the ultimate redemption of Dusknoir at the ending. Not to mention that the actual ending of this story brought tears to my eyes. It conveys a story so much deeper than the original games did, and I feel like it was totally in line for both Grovyle and Dusknoir, as well as the many other characters that were introduced. I never thought I would care about a Gulpin, ever. And here I am, so proud of the guy and just in shock at the way the creator Canete16 was able to make me love characters the same way I fell in love with Wigglytuff's Guild when I was a kid. I know this is a ramble, but there's no other way to express my sincere gratitude for developing the stories I grew up with, u/Canete16. This is truly a must-play, and I commend your sincerity.

And to everyone who took the time to read this, all the lovely people in the Mystery Dungeon community, I hope this game and the original continues to remind you that it's not how long you live that matters, but what you do with your life that makes your spirit shine. These games have taught me one of the most profound lessons of my life, and I hope that we can all continue to build towards a brighter tomorrow.

Sorry for the cliche rant at the end lol, but tl;dr play this game if you're a PMD fan :)

Wow, that was really intense! What a good story.

Amazing. Feels like canon
Love it!!

This Is actually brilliant.

i am speechless