the biggest problem rn is animation cancelling. because snivy hit max while i was rubbing its belly, the entire ending cutscene was skipped and i never got to see it or the cheats menu on my first playthrough.
something not entirely clear: what is the x number next to the score in the play menu? i didnt quite pay attention to when it went up or what if anything it had any effect on.
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i was trying to hit 999 score, but it seems i got the pomeg berry when i got to 999x instead?