I enjoyed the hack, the dialog is amusing. The maps aren't really polished. The Fire Meadow map is kind of intimidating, the borders weren't really the best looking. It functions just fine, though it's a tad laggy. You can easily avoid the fireballs. Maybe you could reduce the number of them, but make their move speed a bit faster? Or keep the number, but make a map for each section?

Does the hack really end after the second battle with the Sacred Flames? After the battle, the map comes back for a second, then it fades into a black screen, and you can't do anything. I was hoping I could walk around instead of it just ending.

You know the shopkeeper Dyana in "The Shadows"? You shouldn't be able to restore your HP/FP when ever you want there, it kinda breaks the point of buying HP potions, especially since you're in a place full of monsters. It seems kind of weird for someone who is selling potions to you to just say "here, drink this!" and give you full health and FP. I think it should be a multiple choice answer if you want to drink what she has to offer for free. If you agree, then you get your FP fully restored. If you ask her a second time, instead of FP restoration, it'll knock you out. After you wake up, your HP/FP is fully restored, but all your coins are gone, and Dyana is nowhere to be found. Later in the game, you'll run into Dyana, who is being ambushed by monsters. If you save her, she gives you a item you can't buy in a store, so losing all those coins isn't pointless. It would take a little work, but I think it'd be worth it.
I dunno though, just throwing the idea out there!

It pretty cool hack, I can't wait till it's finished!

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About the fireballs in the Fire Meadow, right now, they are really easy to avoid if you just keep running. Between the lag of so many in the map and them disappearing and reappearing, you can easily just run around them. It didn't really phase me when I saw the faster one; at first sight I thought, "What is going on here?"

I forgot to mention in my last post, I liked that you used different boss music for each boss. It kinda spiced up the boss battles a bit. Does it relate to the bosses themselves in any way?
For the Flame Seal battle, did notice that the Flame Seal has Culex' theme, which strikes me as being a special fight. I'm confused though, is the thing your fighting the accessory as well? Or is it guarding it?

I was amused that after the Deadnaught fight, Mario was invisible... Was that intended? Or was that a glitch that you turned into a feature?

There was something that really bugged me with your last hack that I hope you don't repeat often in this one. There is a lot of back and forth attacking between Mario and foes. By that I mean, it's Mario's turn, then the enemy's, then yours, then the enemy's, etc. You have to wait for all the attack animations to pass between each attack you make. That gets boring. I like that you added Geno as a partner, it makes the fighting experience more enjoyable because you have more options, and it isn't the repetitive back and forth stuff. That said, the Sacred Fire battle featured more back and forth fighting, because only one character can equip the Flame Seal a time, making the fight is kinda long. I do not want this hack to fall into the same trap, so I'm bring this up now.

One last thing, you can skip getting Geno... That can probably be bad if you intend to make cutscenes with him, or you need him in a battle, or whatever. You shouldn't be able to skip partners, it should be unavoidable because it effects the story.

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