[Released] Pokémon Samba: A Brazil Inspired Fangame (1 Gym Demo)

[DisgustedKakyoin]

Pokémon Samba is a fangame in the style of your usual Pokémon adventure; embark on a journey to explore a brand new region and collect 8 badges so you may face off against the Champion! However, the game does have its own twists and added flavors to the usual formula to differentiate it from the official games, be it by the Pokédex comprised of entirely new Fakémon or the many Quality of Life changes.
You will find many references and similarities to Brazilian culture in this game, be it in the design of the Pokémon and the region itself or the folklore surrounding the many areas of the game. This inspiration doesn't come only from the usual Brazilian folklore, but from the entire multicultural aspect of the country, with small references to many other cultures sprinkled into the mix.​

There are many legends surrounding the Samba region; be it that of a monster of many eyes that oversees the lives of all living creatures or of a shapeshifting creature of the lake that deceives humans. These legends are passed down from generation to generation as to keep some sense of order and progress in the region, by easing the hearts of goodwilled citizens or by striking fear into the minds of evildoers. But beyond their folklore, Sambanian people can be assured of their safety due to the 8 Gym Leaders spread around the region; strong trainers chosen by the people of the region to protect them and test out licensed trainers tasked with the Gym Challenge.

You start your journey as any other day, waking up and getting ready to take care of your family's store. The only difference is that today is your 16th birthday, meaning you can now become a Licensed Pokémon Trainer! Together with your friends, Marco and Rosa, you will travel across the Samba Region, challenging the 8 Gym Leaders to participate at the annual Championship, and just maybe having a chance of challenging Champion Armstrong for his title.
However, there seems to be some shady people lurking around the Samba region: Team Gold. A group of no-good thugs that wish to profit off of Pokémon, these villains seem to be plotting to dominate the Samba region through unknown means. What is their plan, and to what goal are they trying to end the peaceful days of the Sambanian people?​

The Samba region is vast and varied, with climates going from scorching hot to blistering cold. You will find deserts, mountain ranges, jungles and caverns to explore, all of them housing many different Pokémon. The region has many cities, all of them with their own unique flavors, from Pachira, known for its Pokémon School that teaches beginners on how to train your Pokémon, to Gallesia, that strives on battle and honor, hosting Pokémon battling competitions for all of those that consider themselves worthy of a challenge.

Through the years, the number of people and Pokémon from other regions of the world coming to Samba has increased drastically, making for a varied and unique region that houses many cultures. The species of Pokémon in the region has since then changed drastically, now having well over a hundred unique species of Sambanian Pokémon.​

• More than 100 new Fakémon! - Battle, catch and train never before seen Pokémon!
• The Samba Region: a completely original region, based on Brazil! - Explore the Samba region, discovering its many secrets and getting to know its culture!
• An original story that deals with the darker side of the region! - Uncover the schemes of the villanous Team Gold in a serious yet lighthearted plot.
• Challenging new twists to the formula! - Work around the rules imposed by the Gym Leaders, all the while balancing your team around a Level Cap that incentivizes a varied team and strategy above overleveling!

Spoiler:

Spoiler:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1p6WkHTJmNp51BXu8J_yU1tiv6V0PGitr/view?usp=sharing

This is the First Gym Demo; it is roughly 2 hours long and has about 25 Fakémon obtainable.

Just download the .zip, extract it and run the Game.exe file.​

Spoiler:

• Using your Fishing Rod from your bag doesn't work, you need to register it first and then press "F" to use it.
• Changing the Windowskin can crash your game.
• If you lose to Gym Leader Yew, your items will be disabled in battle until you defeat him.
• Going to the deepest part of Nesting Woods retriggers the final parts of the Eris cutscene. This changes virtually nothing about the game itself, but seeing as the player is always teleported out of the area in the end of the cutscene, the area is techincally unacessable.
• Some quests might say incomplete even though you have completed them. While this doesn't affect gameplay and you will receive your rewards, it might cause some confusion.

Please, save often. While the game has been tested many times, it is prone to having unknown bugs and possible crashes. If you do encounter a bug or a crash, please, PM me so I'm aware of the problem.​

Spoiler:

If you see your work being used in the game and you are not properly credited, please, contact me and I will fix that as fast as possible.​

Team

Lokonou: Planning, spriting, mapping, scripting, writing

Wafflemi: Planning, spriting, writing


Pokémon and Pokémon Essentials

Pokémon by GameFreak, Nintendo, The Pokémon Company

Pokémon Essentials: Flameguru, Poccil, Maruno

RPGMakerXP: Enterbrain


Credits

Tilesets (The game uses an edited version of the work of these people): Kyle-Dove, Akizakura16, WesleyFG

Gen 6 Moves and Fairy-Type: Deo, Cilerba

Advanced Pokédex: FL

HM Items: Marin

Gen 7 Moves, Abilities and Items: Zeak6464, TapuFini, SpartaLazor, leparagon, Bulbapedia, Serebii, M3rein, BlackOutG5, Rune, Rigbycwts, Rot8er_Conex, James Davy, Luka S.J.

Gen 8 Moves, Abilities and Items: WolfPP

Easy Questing System: Marin

Pokémon Selection: FL

Speech Bubble: Carmaniac

Better Fast Forward: Marin

Radial Menu: Yankas

Advanced Starter Selection: shiney570

Following Pokémon: Help-14, zingzags, Rayd12smitty, Venom12, mej71

IV/EV Screen: Zardae

Overworld Shadows: Marin

Nickname from Party Screen: Diego Mertens

Crafting Scene: TheKrazyGamer

Custom Gen 4 Tones: VanillaSunshine

Join us at the game's Discord!​

 

[Yako]

Olé Samba

 

[spottedfirestar]

Oh my gosh! This looks like so much fun and looks like it has a lot of love poured into it, I'll def give this game a go :0!

 

[RonomakiKuromaro]

As a Brazilian person, this got me really interested... can't wait for when the game is fully out!

 

[Helltul]

After playing for 30min or so, it's got potential. Can't wait for full development.

One issue for me is on stats tab of your pokemon the nature changes aren't very visible perhaps changing to a solid colour. The red/blue shadow isn't great

 

[pika1025]

I cant playing the game after i am exctrating the game for some reason when i am pressing on the game file and open the game isnt opening up to me

 

[JungQi]

The demo was so so sick

 

[Lordecoxinha]

Great demo, got two shinies already and can't wait for the next version to evolve them!

Specially because BRAZIL.

 

[Linkinglinkingking]

Visually one of the best fangame ever!

 

[Shishiboo]

I have to say, this was quite exquisite! Everything felt Fresh, scenery was amazing, pokemon are cute so far, overall the demo was amazing! I cannot wait to see where you take this.

 

[BrysooonYe]

Hey Pokemon Samba Team! I am doing a Youtube Series of this game on my channel (starting tomorrow!) anyway I can get access to the sprites of the demo so i can use them for thumbnails and such? <3 LOVE THE GAME SO FAR!

 

[16Gabs]

Made this account just to say the game's awesome so far!
(And it's not jus cause I'm brazilian as well hahaha)

The crafting system looks neat;
The hidden grottos are a cool idea, even though I never like when it's the ONLY way to get a hidden ability, but that's okay;
I love the fact that Chicolor is NOT normal/flying, being just flying. Wish more bird pokes were like this;
The sleeping bag is an awesome ideia to make up the long roads;
And receiving a lot of itens from the get-go (since it's just a demo) makes sense given your family running a shop;

So yeah, I'm totally invested and will be on the wait for the next updates. =)

 

[TermitesCAardwolf]

Do you have any pokedex guides or documents for the game? I like to plan a team before playing a game and I'd love to see my options.

 

[Polopokemon fan]

How can i down load the game

 

[16Gabs]

It's in the first post, dude.
Where it's written "Download", click in the "show spoiler"

 

[Daemare]

I hope I can use this save file for future versions. I got a shiny Wardew on my first try!

 

[Bluzan]

Pretty neat!

 

[spottedfirestar]

Just finished the demo! The game is adorable and I can't wait for the next update~!

 

[Phase Two]

Ooh, a game based on Brazil I see. Looks promising.

 

[wafflemi]

Hey everyone! I'm Wafflemi, the second half of the Pokémon Samba team! I'm posting to update you guys on some stuff about the project and dealing with some questions you all may have about the game.

But first, we would like to thank everyone in the community for the great feedback! We have been receiving an overwhelming amount of positive comments on the game, and we really couldn't be happier. We wish to make the project bigger, better, and deliver a great game by the end of it all.

So, about Pokémon Samba: the next update is already being worked on. The update will cover most if not all of southern Samba, meaning everything up to Shimmering Hollow. The amount of Pokémon available will more os less triple from the current version, and it will cover about 4 Gyms.

The early game will also change slightly; there will be dialogue and event revisions, more side content and new Pokémon will appear on the early routes. With all of this in mind, we still are not sure if players will be able to use their old save files, though we are looking for ways to make that possible.

We also started an Instagram page, where we will be posting full arts of the Fakémon and also sharing some info on the game! Follow us @pokemonsamba to be updated on the game's progress!

Again, thanks everyone for supporting the game. We hope to bring the next version of Pokémon Samba still in this first half of 2021!

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