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Pokémon Equilibrium (tentative name)

TheLegendary35

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Pokémon Equilibrium (Looking for feedback!)

The article you have reached is entirely text as of this time. If you are offended by such material, please turn away now.

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Region Background: Little background has been created on the Heiko region. It is well known throughout the region that the people who initially settled in the area were following the paths of the Legendary Beast Trio (Raikou, Entei, and Suicune) as they traveled the world in ancient times, not very long after the incident that burned the Brass Tower in Johto. Suicune was given particular interest. It is also known that some 84 years prior to the game's events, the villainous team was created as a small band of malicious trainers.

Pokemon Theory:
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Characters: The main protagonists consist of the player, his/her rivals Dusk and Jake, and his/her best friend Ryan. The Professor is a smart young woman under the name of Isabella Tansy (tansy is a plant), who studies Pokemon myths. The player's mother is roughly 35 years of age, and at the time of the game's events, the player, Dusk, and Jake are all about 14, with Ryan being 16. All four main protagonists have a background in martial arts, although this has no effect on gameplay (unless someone decides to stick in Mortal Kombat mechanics, just kidding!). Any form of martial arts may or may not be shown in the game, and if so only in cutscenes. Character profiles are in the spoilers below.

Player (male-oriented pronouns; there is no change in story depending on gender) [FONT=&quot]
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Dusk:
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Jake:
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Ryan:
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Other Characters: While the main characters play central roles in the game and develop on their own, there are other characters that develop and induce development upon one another, including main characters.
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Events: This game's events are in direct correlation with events from the real Pokemon games. Events from all Pokemon games are mentioned as past events as the events of this game take place 20 years after Red takes the Champion title, so 17 years after Red is defeated at Mt. Silver. This being said, it is assumed that the events of Pokemon Black & White took place between 9-13 years prior to this game.

Plot:
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Gym Leaders: Their names are as follows. Their types are now available (hit 1000 views!).
Dax (Dragon*), Errol (Steel), Cassandra (Ground), Alice (Ice), Crusher (Fighting), Madison (Psychic), Diego (Ghost), Blake (Dark)
*Dax has no Dragon-type Pokemon when you first fight him.
Gym Leader Bios:
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Elite Four: (Hit 1500 views) The Elite Four are battled in the following order, and their types are as follows: Arnold (Grass), Calvin (Electric), Billy (Rock), Gayle (Flying)
Elite Four Bios:
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Champion:
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Platonics: An order of ninjas who hold the elemental Plates and a Silk Scarf. You fight them post-Champion, and there are 17 of them: Nermal, Tiny, Aries, Venom, Arthur, Tilly, Arachne, Oscar, Stella, Pryus, Aquarius, Leaf, Zaboo, Alberto, Alexandra, Liza, and one other yet to be named.

Other Features: HMs are now replaced by certain Key Items so players don't need to waste their time and effort getting from location to location. The replacement items are listed and described in the following spoiler.
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When it gets right down to it, I really only need programmers and artists (be it sprite or otherwise). Music is already basically covered with whatever experience I can put in as well as my colleagues on the forum I am on as of current (not naming it). I'm not prepared to spoil important plot points as of yet. To be more specific, my first concern for the game as of yet is finding someone who can sprite art or simply create "official" artwork.

Music - All completed tracks for Pokemon Equilibrium are located in the following link: https://www.box.com/s/d4b73460b7b4661148d5
 
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SK3

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You have interesting plot details set up so far Legend, can't wait to see this game go into development!
 

Awkward Squirtle

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Seems like you've put quite a bit of thought into this. The plot so far is pretty good.

My guesses for the types:
Ryuji: Dragon?
Cassandra: Ground
Alice: Ice
Harite: Rock?
Madison: Psychic?
Diego: Ghost
Blake: Dark

Calvin: Fire
Gayle: Flying

No idea on the others.
 
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It looks like a pretty good plan, hope to see some development in the near future.
 

TheLegendary35

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Officially announcing that the base Gym Leader theme has been released! The theme will definitely be remixed for the Elite Four (much more epic than the D/P/Pt remixing of course) and if possible, I can have it rearranged and mixed to match the types of each respective Gym Leader! However, that will be incredibly tough if I do it alone (I could get some help from old colleagues). I cannot currently post links to other sites, and because this is on YT I cannot release it now, but I'll get to that once my limit has been reached.
 

TheLegendary35

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Now announcing that Henjin has a theme. I'm not talking a battle theme, I'm just talking a silly theme that plays when he shows up. I'll start with links once I'm able to!
 

TheLegendary35

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The Reshiram and Zekrom themes are currently in the works! They are two individual remixes of a Resh/Zek theme written by lala19357. Reshiram's will be more ambient and soft, while Zekrom's will be hardcore and heart-quickening. I look forward to posting the links to music in the future!
 

TheLegendary35

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Reshiram's theme was completed ten days ago, but I'm posting it now.
 

TheLegendary35

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Plot updated. More information will be revealed at my discretion, as the information that has been revealed couldn't sum up the game if it were 10 times more intricate. The types of the Gym Leaders will be revealed once this thread gets 1000 views while the Elite Four will be revealed at 1500, so link this to everyone who may be interested! Be sure to state your honest thoughts on the game as of yet... unless it's just "this sucks" or something that has no constructive criticism whatsoever.
 

TheLegendary35

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It's been a while since I last updated this, and YES I'm posting in my own thread in a desperate attempt to keep the views up.

Ever run into an area or an item that you'd need to get a certain HM to get? Then you'd need to go all the way back to a Pokemon Center, grab a Pokemon that knows the move (if not already having a useless HM Slave), go back, and get to where you want to go. It either wastes your time finding a PC to get your Pokemon, or wastes your efforts and a slot in your party on an HM Slave.

Now there are items that totally take care of your HM needs and there are MORE than eight of them!
 

Rayd12smitty

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I am concerned about your gym leaders. I don't think the first or second gym should be dragon type, especially not both. There should only be one gym per type, unless they have two types like the 1st and 6th gyms in Sinnoh. Other than that I like the idea.
 

TheLegendary35

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I am concerned about your gym leaders. I don't think the first or second gym should be dragon type, especially not both. There should only be one gym per type, unless they have two types like the 1st and 6th gyms in Sinnoh. Other than that I like the idea.

WOOPS, I made two Dragon Gyms. And don't take particular worry about it. He uses a Swablu and Horsea, which are at least related to Dragons. Trust me, sticking actual Dragon-types at the very beginning of the game is ludicrous.

Very interesting plot, but why do you keep flash as a hm?

I'm personally more used to seeing it as an HM than a TM. Besides, there aren't HMs in the game, so what I call it doesn't quite matter (I don't have Whirlpool replacement in the game). My first two games were LeafGreen and Emerald, so I used it a lot as an HM, moreso than in later generations.
 
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I think people are being put off by this because it consists of mostly text, and it actually requires you to read it to appreciate it.

I like it. Pretty much all of it. You've thought about the plot and backstory a lot more than the Nintendo games do (only BW is anywhere close), yet you've still managed to intertwine it with something more familiar with the old Johto myths. I also like your explanation of Deoxys, although the fact that it is still considered a Pokémon despite being an alien genetically might be something you would like to consider. I rather suspect you already have.

One thing that does confuse me is perhaps this:

"Though Mew is a powerful Pokémon, it is extremely rare due to a combination of this evolution and overhunting."

If Mew is so powerful and adaptable, the fact that it has evolved into weaker and more specialised Pokémon seems a bit odd. Wouldn't it evolve into something stronger or at least as strong? And why would it need to evolve anyway if it can cope so well without?

Things tend to evolve to adapt to their surroundings, so the fact that any survive at all in their original form might suggest that Mew is particularly adapted to some areas, though. Perhaps this could be exploited in some way?

Anyhow, enough about that.

Your characters are generally fine, although I must say having names like Henjin and Ryuji juxtaposed with more Western-sounding names is a little jarring to me, and it's not something Nintendo tends to do as far as I can see. Is there a culture clash in the region, perhaps?

Your change to HMs is also fairly well thought out, although the Biomech is bizarre, certainly. I would suggest something less futuristic, and to consider removing rock blockers altogether. Replace them with another barrier that you can have a less unusual item. Just my opinion, though.

As I said on the IRC, I would be more than willing to contribute a map to the project, so more information on the region itself would be welcome.

Good work so far. It's a shame that only screenshots seem to garner replies here at the moment. I'm sure once you get some artwork, responses will flood in.
 

TheLegendary35

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I'm glad to announce that some character artwork is in the works!... and has been in the works for over a month. Slow progress since my artist doesn't have much time on his hands and I can't draw for my life, but progress nonetheless!

Once this thread hits 1500 views, I'll reveal the types of the Elite Four members and release biographies like those of the Gym Leaders! Sad to say that the "Strength Biomech" isn't getting an update just yet. Things have been a bit slow for me.

I'm also personally working on a Victory Road theme, which I think will be universally enjoyed by the people who follow this thread!

Hoping for good progress in the future!
~Legendary35
 

TheLegendary35

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I apologize for the severe lack of activity on my part. I have been putting most of my recent efforts into school and music, so I ended up not tending to this thread.

I have updated the initial post with a link in the Music section. All completed tracks for Equilibrium will be placed there.
 

TheLegendary35

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Very late of me... and very upsetting that I can't update this much anymore due to school on top of lack of progress in any domain. Try as I might, there are no artists nor programmers out there who seem interested, and I can't program it myself due to my computer being very... meh.

For getting me up to 2000 views, I've included an "Other Characters" section! You get to learn about some of the plot devices- I MEAN important secondary characters in the game which may be the catalysts for major character development, depending on the scenario.
 
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