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STRANGE TIMES: A POKEMON FAN GAME
Creator: indieoutloud
Engine: RMXP
Creator: indieoutloud
Engine: RMXP
Current Release: Demo One
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I: Introduction
As I am new to the Pokemon Community I thought it would be appropriate to let you all know about my new project and how I became involved in it. I go by indieoutloud in the PokeCommunity forums! Feel free to add me and say hi!
I have been a Pokemon fan most of my life and a web developer as a career. I had simultaneous urges to both learn a new development language and make my own game and found Pokemon Essentials and thought it was the most brilliant way to go about the whole thing. That is obviously how Strange Times came to be! My favourite Pokemon is Snorlax. I'm Canadian. I love being artistic! Web dev, painting, graphic design and playing music are among my faves! Say hi, let me know what you're working on because I'd love to check it out!
Anyways, intros are hard so lets move on to the fun stuff!
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II: Story
DR. FRANC, a scientist known the world over for his incredible and charitable work has become unhinged. The man who was once known for curing disease in both Pokemon and humans alike has now resorted to murder, kidnapping and espionage in order to fulfill the prophecy of TEAM STRANGE. Without knowledge of what TEAM STRANGE is trying to accomplish; the people of BOKEN have no idea what they are up against. All that is known is the doctor has discovered or developed a SUPPLEMENT that when applied to Pokemon gives them incredible strength and they too become unhinged.
You are a nobody. Well, not really anyway. You come from a family of accomplished Pokemon Masters but have chosen a different path for yourself after seeing the affects it had on your family. You and your young wife move to NEW LITTLEROOT, a small town where life is peaceful and the pace is slow, to take care of your Grandfather and Grandmother who have slowly become more senile. There is no way to escape who you are and you quickly discover that shortly after your arrival when you are thrusted into a journey that would lead you to help save or destroy the world.
Still developing...
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III: Features
i. Boken:
Boken (meaning adventure in Japaneses) is a beautiful region made up of four large islands and several clusters of small islands is the home of several of the worlds leading Pokemon trainers and experts. Boken quickly became world renowned as a "must visit" for any wanna-be Pokemon Masters after the establishment of the Boken Pokemon Battle Academy (or BPBA); a school established by one of the worlds toughest Pokemon Masters to teach young trainers the true meaning of what it means to train and battle Pokemon. Among other hot spots in Boken are FAIRMONT CITY, a bustling metropolis home to many things such as the Boken Trading Card Championship.
ii. Pokemon/Mega-Evolutions & Fakemon:
In Strange Times collecting all Pokemon is highly achieveable, given the time is put in. All Pokemon whom would rely on trading before will now evolve through level like most other Pokemon. All mega-evolutions, mega stones and mega ring are all available as well as a few new custom mega-evolutions. As with every new Pokemon game, the inclusion of new undiscovered Pokemon is important! So, 20+ Fakemon are also to be included.
iii. Property:
Property is easily one of the more exciting features of the game. It adds a dynamic not seen in many Pokemon games. From one room additions such as labs, greenhouses or multi-purpose rooms to customizing entire mansions and creating a nice environment to expand your family. You can rent out old or unused homes; buy businesses/store fronts to employ your family members; invest in already established companies; all of which change the landscape of game. This is truly built to be a "play it your way" type of Pokemon game.
iv. Bosses:
One of the things I personally hate about the majority of Pokemon games is the rinse and repeat nature of the game. Eight gym leaders followed by four elite four members and the current champion and that's about that. Although this game follows a similar structure, you can rebattle each gym leader, the gym leaders themselves change under certain circumstances and you yourself can become a gym leader with new battles every now and again. Along with the gym leaders there are the Boken elite four, the BPBA founding four, a few mystery bosses and of course, TEAM STRANGE.
v. Team Strange:
Team Strange is unlike most other criminal organizations within the Pokemon universe. What they say, they truly mean. There is no losing a battle, healing your Pokemon, grinding until they're stronger and battling them again. If they say "if you lose this entire village, its people, babies, precious Pokemon and everything else go up in smoke." You best believe them. Losing to Team Strange can have major implications on the way your game plays out. In the end, either you win or they do and if they win, Boken will never be the same.
vi. Morality/Relationships:
Morality plays a big part in Strange Times leading you down many different paths. Choosing to allow Team Strange to win or actively trying to do bad will harm your relationships and the way you're perceived. Ignore your wife and act like an ass, she will likely leave you. Ultimately, you will be able to achieve the rank of Chancellor of Team Strange. Do right, play the game and try your hardest to beat Team Strange you will be rewarded handsomely with jobs like becoming a Professor at the BPBA or becoming a leader of your very own gym.
vii. Trophies:
Collect 151 Pokemon cards and battle them with other collectors, trainers and locals through-out Boken! The acquisition of a Pokemon Card gives you the Pokemon's corresponding Triple Triad card making Triple Triad into a makeshift card battling system. I really hope to change this with an actual card battling system eventually and would also like to add many more Pokemon cards.
viii. Custom Pause:
Probably my favourite feature. The Strange Times pause menu is modeled after a smartphone. As your journey continues; you will unlock new apps that add functionality to the game!
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IV: Completion Guide
These statistics are just generally where I feel I am in the project right now. The game could easily expand and double in size so this is meant to just be a bit of a guide. I will be doing a more complete analysis after the release of Demo One which should be released in the next week or two as I have already reached the point in which I expect the first demo to end and just need to finish the list of bugs I have already gathered. The play-through time as it is now with not even one quarter of the game complete is roughly 4 hours.
*Again, these are very rough projections. The game is obviously in very early development and these numbers only represent the primary stage of development. When all aspects are complete the heavy review process will begin with all the bug squashing fun and then the game will be done!
Map: 30%
Pokemon: 90%
Story: 30%
Missons: 10%
Trophies: 30%
Menus: 40%
Other: 10%
Graphics: ?
* It is likely I will redo most graphics as I have mostly used resources I stumbled upon online!
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V: Videos/Screenshots
Screenshots:
Spoiler:
Game Launcher:
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VI: Credits
This is a list of people who have helped with scripting/inspired me with their games/art/tutorials and everything else. If I miss someone PLEASE let me know! If you don't know why you're on here it's likely due to you helping me somewhere in the forum (even with something small) or I played your game and liked it. :)
NINTENDO
GAMEFREAK
CREATURES INC.
Poccil
Maruno
-FL-
mej71
Pia Carrot
Atomic Reactor
AmethystRain
Rayquaza.
WackyTurtle
~JV~
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