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So, I have got a lot of free time now because of Lockdown and stuff so I decided that I should play 3DS Pokémon Games because I never got to enjoy those properly because of school and stuff. I bought Pokémon X and Ultra Sun off the eShop and started playing Ultra Sun first then moved on to Pokemon X.
I'm not really a Pokemon Veteran, so I found Ultra Sun genuinely difficult. I had the EXP Share On for most of the game and yet was being completely destroyed by Ultra Necrozma, Ribombee, Nanu and the Elite 4. It was fun nonetheless. Then, I played Pokemon X and WOW! The games are a cakewalk. The Gyms and E4 were not memorable and the plot is kinda wonky. And I'm pretty sure I'm not the only one who thinks this because there are dozens of people who also think that the game is too easy.
I thought "Well that was disappointing, but maybe there's a fangame or something that fixes all this", and after many hours of searching I found only one ROM Hack called Eternal X. I don't like Emulation and didn't want to mod my only 3DS to play Eternal X. So I wanted to fix this. I decided to take it into my own hands to make and XY Remake with a better level curve and improved story (like the Pokemon Z we never got). I recently found out about Pokemon Essentials and, of course, wanted to give it a go.
And then I began making the Game in Essentials. I planned use most of the content of Kalos(maybe some redesigned areas, definitely some new or expanded areas, and maybe more things from later Gens like Z-Moves, Max Raids, etc). I found tilesets which looked similar to XY, made Gen 6 UI Elements, coded in all the abilities and moves and all. Then, I told my brother about my project and he told me "Who cares its a 7 year old game, and anyways remakes just use nostalgia as a crutch, nothing else."
I'd be lying if I said this hadn't left me feeling disheartened about my game. Although I am enjoying myself while making this game, what's the point if no one else enjoys it upon the completion of the game. It all becomes pointless if no one cares in the end.
So this is my question:
Are people interested in a Kalos Demake? Should I scrap/give up on this project and move on to something else?
Opinions and discussion about this are appreciated. I'm willing to share more info about the game as well (not all of it though, because I have some insane plans for the postgame which I'd rather keep a secret for now)
I'm not really a Pokemon Veteran, so I found Ultra Sun genuinely difficult. I had the EXP Share On for most of the game and yet was being completely destroyed by Ultra Necrozma, Ribombee, Nanu and the Elite 4. It was fun nonetheless. Then, I played Pokemon X and WOW! The games are a cakewalk. The Gyms and E4 were not memorable and the plot is kinda wonky. And I'm pretty sure I'm not the only one who thinks this because there are dozens of people who also think that the game is too easy.
I thought "Well that was disappointing, but maybe there's a fangame or something that fixes all this", and after many hours of searching I found only one ROM Hack called Eternal X. I don't like Emulation and didn't want to mod my only 3DS to play Eternal X. So I wanted to fix this. I decided to take it into my own hands to make and XY Remake with a better level curve and improved story (like the Pokemon Z we never got). I recently found out about Pokemon Essentials and, of course, wanted to give it a go.
And then I began making the Game in Essentials. I planned use most of the content of Kalos(maybe some redesigned areas, definitely some new or expanded areas, and maybe more things from later Gens like Z-Moves, Max Raids, etc). I found tilesets which looked similar to XY, made Gen 6 UI Elements, coded in all the abilities and moves and all. Then, I told my brother about my project and he told me "Who cares its a 7 year old game, and anyways remakes just use nostalgia as a crutch, nothing else."
I'd be lying if I said this hadn't left me feeling disheartened about my game. Although I am enjoying myself while making this game, what's the point if no one else enjoys it upon the completion of the game. It all becomes pointless if no one cares in the end.
So this is my question:
Are people interested in a Kalos Demake? Should I scrap/give up on this project and move on to something else?
Opinions and discussion about this are appreciated. I'm willing to share more info about the game as well (not all of it though, because I have some insane plans for the postgame which I'd rather keep a secret for now)
