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Romance in Hacks
Do you like the idea? Is it necessary? I just want to know people's opinions on this matter.
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It depends on how it's implemented but I don't think it'd work well.
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I guess it depends on what your hack is about. A hack based around a romantic story would definitely be cute if it was written well.
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it all depends on the context. A well-written romance plot in a hack would go down well with me, but that goes for any well-written concept.
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To be honest, it would be alright to have romance in a hack if A.) The storyline is well written and B.) If you would make the characters older. I haven't seen it done in a hack before, but it would be nice to see it.
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I wouldn't mind seeing it in a Pokémon game if it actually worked. It should be simple to present the protagonists as 16-18 year olds, but how would romance help you in a Pokémon game, would you get items as gifts or access to special legendaries?
In my hack, certain characters' attitude towards you changes depending on some decisions you make, but it won't be very obvious until very late in the game when these decisions pile up. If these characters come to "like" you enough, you'll get special events/items/pokémon, but no romance. |
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I could easily see it as a part of the story, as is the case with many games, books, movies, etc. Where two characters become romantically inclined over the course of the game. An...example I have off of the top of my head is Pokemon Topaz, that Fakemon hack by TehBaro that I personally played...geez, 7 years ago? Regardless, the character you didn't pick was your rival, and *Spoilers* by a certain point they become romantically inclined. That's just an example, and the game didn't have too much character development so it felt a bit spontaneous, but that's just one example of how it's been used in hacks in the past and how it could fit into pretty much any hack. If...you...want another example...and this is pretty embarrassing, but some hacks have romance as one of the center points. It doesn't give you better Pokemon or items- they supplement it, not the other way around. A...key example of this is this hack. It's still Pokemon, and you do battle and like, but what's important is that romance is one of the goals of the game, and battling/exploring would help you reach said goal by granting you money and items. So it can work, standard formula or no. And so long as it doesn't feel forced, I, personally, have no problem with it. |
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Also, it was Quartz first, and then marble was the sequel. I don't think they used romance in Marble thoughhh |
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But crushes and support should totally be in. I remember playing shinygold and this npc was stalking fangirling about the hero.. She gave out free stuffs like full restore.. so might as well do something like that xD |
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...Where the hell did I get- oooh. I know. Wichu. Around that time, Wichu was working on Pokemon Topaz, which was a pretty big project in the Game Development forum that- eh, you guys don't care about my 2008 talk. Anyway, thanks for clearing that up. So many memories circling around the subject I get a little confused sometimes @[email protected] |
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I don't think saying Quartz did it makes it a good thing. Just like the fakemon (and just about everything else in it), the "romance" wasn't really done well.
Maybe it could work if the story was more geared towards it, but unless it was really well written it would probably just feel out of place. Most people don't play Pokemon for the story, I don't think there's any point in adding relationships to complicate it. |
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The point is, though, should it be better managed...and, well, better done in general, it can be effective. Quartz is simply an example showing that it can be done as a part of the game's narrative. |
I... kinda like it. I don't like full-fledged romance, but little hints that makes you think "damn, she's realy like me and she's cute" are nice. I like what Game Freak made with May/Brendan relationship in ORAS. They never says nothing about love but those little innocent things were just... cute.
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I would totally love to play a hack with a romance as a kinda side story - made maybe like Cloud's relationship with Tifa and Aerith in Final Fantasy VII (think about the date quest, wouldn't it be awesome?) or like Sapphire's and Ruby's relationship in the manga - the bet and stuff.
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I'm thinking whether I'm gonna apply this to my hack, but romance sounds great in hacks (if incorporated correctly).
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Tbh, I wouldn't like it. In my opinion, it doesn't work well with Pokémon, but I could be wrong. If I'm playing a hack, I wanna like, save the world or some shit, not be "in love" with a character.. but go for it anyways lol
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If the story matches, then do it.
If it is a 10 years old type, do not even think of it |
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