Your game ideas

[mcscottyg]

I've had this idea rolling around in my head for the better part of two years and within the last few months I've been taking steps to actualize it. This is a series of three games (Pokemon Sepia/Ink/Rainbow). It takes place in the past, specifically a feudal japan-esque era, so there are quite a few technologies absent (Pokedex, pokemon storage system, pokecenters, pokemarts); however, the functions they served still exist, just through different mediums.

The story goes like this: you are a student at a pokedojo (the precursor to pokemon gyms) and it is time for you and your two siblings (the three of you are triplets and your siblings are your rivals) to advance to the next stage of your training: travel the region, defeat the masters of the other dojos earning your right to face the elite four, defeat them and be granted permission to pay homage to the three sage pokemon (the primary legendary trinity of this series). along the way, you uncover a plot by a hidden clan (the clan varies depending on version) to unleash an ancient pokemon of corruption from a shadow dimension beyond time and space and use it as a weapon to take over the shogunate. It is your destiny to stop this from happening.

Some features of the game:

Spoiler:

-a new region. The Kansai region (based off of the actual Kansai region of Japan) features several mountain ranges, thick forests, coastline, a large lake, and river valleys.
-You battle alongside your pokemon. Your character can level up and unlock skills from three different paths (Martial, Chi, Stealth) to lend your strength to the fight, which means...
-Other trainers will fight alongside their pokemon. Foe trainers will also have a specialization based on their trainer type.
-Generation 3 pokemon (mostly*) as well as several new pokemon (currently around 40, 9 of which are new eevee evolutions). *Not all pokemon from the first three generations are available (notably, Porygon, Porygon 2, and fossil pokemon). Additionally, the occasional pokemon from later generations are included.
-your starter is one of 17 fully evolved eevee types (all types except ghost and the two new types)
-two new pokemon types (Bone and Blood)
-a comprehensive side dungeon that contains a rare pokemon and special move tutor.
-11 (all new) legendary pokemon. The three sages (Amaterasu[fire/psychic], Susanoo[electric/fighting], Tsukuyomi[water/dark]), the corrupter (Ourochi [has three forms: anima [dragon/ghost], soma [dragon/bone], and lazarus [dragon/blood]]), and the four season pokemon (Seiryu [dragon/grass], Suzaku [fire/flying], Byakko [steel/normal], Genbu [water/ice]), the three cursed pokemon (Darkula [blood/dark], Vampyro [blood/fire], and Frostferatu [blood/ice])
-a new god pokemon of space travel, Tobibito (ghost/psychic)
-shadow pokemon (only for a period of time within the main story)
-elaborated time features (Dawn, Day, Dusk, Night) and seasons (Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter) which affect pokemon availability and map accessability
-chinese pokezodiac which gives the main character varied bonuses (similar to the elder scrolls series)
-nature spirits. what you pick as your starter affects the spirit that you carry with you which gives the character another bonus.
-a travel companion. remember how there is no pokedex or pokemon storage system? this character will replace both of those features which means no more needing to visit a pokecenter to exchange pokemon :D
-aprikorns are back! remember kurt from gen 2? his craft may have been a dying trade during his time, but in the past, pokeball smiths are in almost every town and city, necessarily so.
-unreal time. due to several features depending on time, it would be a bit of a bummer to have to wait 6 months to access something, so time passes much faster so that you can experience all the wonders of changing seasons.
-classical japanese renditions of pokemon music. Taiko drums, kotos, shamisens, shakuhachis, etc.
-yokaimon side quests. unlock special "monster" pokemon which are shiny versions of regular pokemon with an enhanced moveset.
-new enemy teams (clans). Shikotsu, a bone-type user clan. Namashi, a ghost-type user clan. Gyuuketsu, a blood-type user clan.
-you have to earn your HM's. no more freebies. if you want to illuminate darkness, cut down trees or cross the ocean, you've got to do the right side quest.
-never forget a move. change your pokemon's moveset whenever you want (outside of battle) using any move they have acquired.

That is the gist of it so far. The main story line is complete, but I don't want to give too much away in case this ever is fully produced.

Below is a rough draft of a topographical map of the Kansai region with routes, towns, and other notable places marked.

 

[Pyrrhon]

So I've been thinking about making this for a while and so here's my idea

~Pokemon Apotheosis~

Quick Intro:
Welcome to the newly discovered region of Reveran where everything is bright and sunny and all of your dreams will come true... If only that were the case. The newly inhabited region still has many secrets and mysteries to be unveiled.
Plenty of species of pokemon live on the island and are studied daily, seeing if the region has had any adverse affects on them.
New travelers come to the region daily by the boatload hoping to make a new life. Some are good, some are bad.
Natives of the island have switched over to the city life, but their old colonies still remain set in stone causing conflict between certain territories and more.
An organization is forming in the hopes of finding the secret to the region. They're building an army and using all means necessary to figure out the secrets of the whole planet that may be hidden in this long forgotten region.
It's up to you to decide the fate of the region. The impact of your choices have never been greater.

Info:
18 Gym Leaders, E4, etc.
721 pokemon
Original Region and Characters
Various towns, cities, territories and colonies to explore.
Custom Megas (Don't worry they won't be garbage... or at least not complete garbage)
Demon pokemon and Divine pokemon.

Here are the five Colonies
Theran: The biggest of the colonies and most modern of them.
Solemn: A religious colony that has stuck to its roots
Draknid: A colony slowly making its way to modernization. Home to various amounts of mythical pokemon.
Vyrn: A singular island nation with very little of note...
Lark: Another singular island with little to note... Except for the fact that it is the home of the Elite 4 and Champion.​

I have multiple story points planned out that I would only really tell people working with me, because where is the fun in revealing my whole story here? Anyway have some characters:

Spoiler:

Ernest: Blonde, Age 17, White, Male, Blue eyes. The son to a rich family who has just moved to the region of Reveran, hoping to start a new life as they run from a dark past.

Kara: Dark Hair, Age 17, White, Female, Green Eyes. The daughter to a rich family who has just moved to the region of Reveran, hoping to start a new life as they run from a dark past. Basically the other gender :V

Cam: Dark Hair, Age 17, White, Male, Green Eyes. Short for Cameron, Cam is the son of a gambler who won it all and moved to the region of Reveran hoping to start a new life and hoping to strike it rich. Prefers the luck over skill kind of style and gambles big much like his father.

Lizzy: Dark Hair, Age 15, Black, Female, Brown eyes. Daughter of the Queen/Champion and King/Gym Leader. Despises the high society and royalty life and is taking on the league challenge in hopes of finding out who she really is.

Pyrr: Red Hair, 22, White, Male, Red eyes. The fire leader of Reveran. Can be a little hot-headed and quick tempered. Believes all life was born from the flames and made one by the light it created. Says he follows the flames that guide him on his journey to enlightenment and success and was lead to become a gym leader.

Michael: Dark hair, 36, Black, Male, Brown Eyes. Father of Lizzy, King of the region, Royal Knight and high ranking gym leader. Leads the people of his region in hopes of stopping the turmoil between colonies. Will do whatever it takes to protect his region, his kingdom, his home and most importantly, his family.

Gerald: Blonde, Age 27, White, Male, Green eyes. The head scientist of the region. Runs the main lab located in Colony 1 and is trying to study the land of Reveran, but may be digging a little too deep...

Sal: Green hair, Age 19, Tan, Female, Blue Eyes. A native of the region before the masses moved in. Lived with her old tribe who have since moved on towards the city life, but still squabble over territory. Knows the region like the back of her hand and can tell you about anything from the places, to the landmarks, to the history.

Hobbes: Black hair, Age 20, Tan, Male, Blue eyes. He has arrived from the region of Unova to study some of the natives and their heritage and hopes to learns all of their history in the hopes of ending the conflict. However he isn't too good at his job, and his ignorance may just get him into deeper trouble than he may think possible. He is very hasty and often mixes his facts up and isn't liked much by Sal.

Sir Petrus: Dark hair, 31 years, White, Male, Blue eyes. He is the lowest ranked gym leader and he is proud of it. Being the normal type gym leader is no easy task, what with all the diversity it holds. However, many assume normal types true potential lies within their final forms. Petrus disagrees with the variety of Normal types he'll bring into battle against your character. He displays great prowess and knowledge of the type on the battlefield despite being considered weak amongst others. However he has one downside. He is a rich, snooty, and arrogant one, living in his mansion. What else do you expect from a rich man?

Ire: Blue hair, 48 years, White, Male, Blue eyes. Leader of the nation of Solemn and a dictator in every sense of the word. Came to power after the previous leader had died 3 years before. Has enforced harsh laws upon the citizens and wishes to enslave the other colonies in the hopes of converting them to the light of his religion.

Lady Solana: Purple Hair, 25, Pale, Female, Purple Eyes: Daughter to a rich family who has since claimed the fortune and business after her parents passed. Her sister ran away in jealousy of her sister, when in fact, Solana had always been jealous of her. She blames herself for her sister running away and follows her example by becoming a gym leader. In secret, Solana steals money from her own business and gives it to those residing in the alleyways, homeless and scared. After bonding with the many people and pokemon in the alleyway, and in remembrance of her sisters last words to her before she ran, she became the poison type leader.

Dr. Parks: Blonde, 32, White, Male, Brown eyes: The electric gym leader and top scientist of the island Vyrn. He hopes to make the island more notable (As I said it has little of note) by creating a mechanized helping and working society. He leads the project in the hopes of modernizing Vyrn and making it a safe place for all. However something is off about him. He may in fact have a screw loose and may want to lead the whole world into this safety he wants. In order to do this he creates his own personal assistant and AI the Global Protection Defence Juggernaut or Jugger for short.

Jugger: No hair, Age unknown, Silver body, No gender, Red eye: The AI created by Parks to defend and help those in need. Unfortunately not all robots are without their flaws. He still has kinks in his system that Parks is yet to even find and can sometimes short out for no reason. He also serves as the backup leader for Parks in case he is ever out on an errand.

Jeremiah: White hair, 62, White, male, grey eyes: The ice leader of Reveran. Lived a cruel, cold and unforgiving life. His birth parents were killed at age 3, he was abused by the adoption center that took him in and was abused by his adoption parents. Was chastised to no end in his lifetime. He has since isolated himself from society and is one of the hardest gym leaders to make contact with, let alone see in person. Often ends peoples league challenges as he is nearly unfindable...

Douglas: Black hair, 15, white, male, brown eyes: Child who belongs to the orphanage. He was taken in after his mother died during his birth and his father gave him away. Training pokemon is his only passtime, but he must do this in secret as pokemon aren't allowed to be used outside orphanage grounds for orphaned kids. Each orphaned kid gets exactly 1 hour each day to roam the city if needed. Douglas is madly in love with Lizzy and would do anything to impress her, despite his status and the conditions he faces.

Byrne: Black hair, 42, Tan, Male, Blue eyes: The current tribe leader of Theran and a low ranking gym leader. Care taker of Sal after her parents left on a mission into Solemn and never returned. Specializes in the bug type and is skilled in the art of stealth and camoflauge as he prefers a non-violent life style. Would protect Sal over his village as it was her fathers last request.

Drakon: Blue hair, 19, Black, Male, Red eyes: The young new leader of Draknid and one of the highest ranking gym leaders around the region. Is forced by his heritage and roots to use the Dragon type as it is the strongest type and will help him defend his people in their time of need. However he wishes for change. The colony is being split into two: Those who want change, and those who don't and Drak is caught in the middle trying to piece them all back together.

Paola: Black hair, 30, White, Male, Brown eyes: Short for Paola L. Enranged (An anagram for Edgar Allan Poe ) A raving poetic lunatic who lost his mind sometime between becoming the reserve dark leader and becoming the dark leader. His most recent poetry is made up of incoherrent babble. Some have theorized that is a religious message. Some say he is trying to cry out for help. Most agree though that he is just insane. Sometimes when trainers enter his gym... They never come back out. He is hiding a secret. The question is, are you insane enough to find it?

Dusk: Black hair, 12, Darkish body, Female, Red eyes: The ghost type leader of Reveran. Killed by her mother at age twelve and has since haunted her home and now gym. No one is quite sure how she acquired the gym leader title. Is very shy and only appears for people she likes. Has seen dark things in the abyss... Horrible things.

Evil team:

Resurrectionists:
Kindle: Purple hair, Age 28, Pale white, Female, Purple eyes. A straight up diva and major bitch too :P. Believes the region may hold the secret to eternal life and beauty. Leads Division C+

William: Grey hair, Age 53, White, Male, Grey eyes. An old general serving and leading the army of resurrection in the hopes of finding a way to bring back his fallen war partners and his wife. Leads Division B

Visor: White hair, Age 36, White, Male, White eyes. High Priest of the team. Very religious and is never seen without his visor, hence his name. Rumored to have psychic powers capable of felling millions. Joined in the hopes of finding out the secrets to life after death. A very skilled battler as well. Leads Division A-

Divisions by rank low to high: D, C-, C, C+, B-, B, B+, A-, A, A+, S, SS, X

This is a huge project with field effects and more. The only reason it hasn't launched is because I'm not great at spriting. I can work with Pokemon Essentials, but can't sprite to save my life. Also religion will play a huge aspect in this game. Demons and the Divine should have made that clear. Anyway, I'm off for now, this is what I've got and I'm happy with it. Stay tuned, I may show off more later.

 

[PokeQuality]

Hello, I am new here but I am a long long time pokefan. I have been fascinated by the inner mechanics of pokemon games for quite a while and am learning more every day. Currently I'm working on an rpg maker game titled "Pokemon: Beyond The Veil" with several friends. I am very excited for this project and hope to have it completely finished and released in a few years. All of that being said, I'm here today to discuss something different. This discussion goes beyond anything done in the hacking community, to my knowledge.

I want to make a 3D pokemon game from the ground up. That means no RPG Maker.

The gamecube games are some of my favorite installments in the series, and I am very disappointed with the sparse sequel-esque games we have received for them. I've seen all of these ROM hacks/RPG Maker products that are absolutely fantastic, but I want to explore grander possibilities and create something that cannot be triumphed for a long time (not as much for the satisfaction of creating the "best" game, but just something that feels full and pulls the player in with more incentive than other games can provide). Modding Gale Of Darkness comes with massive complications and problems that will likely not be worth exploring, which is why I will more than happily settle with having to create a new one (that would likely surpass what GoD set out to be in the first place).

I credit myself with being a pretty decent storyboard creator and I'm always up for learning more in programming. But alone this would be much too massive of a task to handle on my own. Anybody who is interested in working on a pokemon game arguably better than what Nintendo will ever give us (because let's face it, there are things we want that we will never be given) should give feedback show support, share knowledge, etc.

This game being built from the ground up means that it isn't too much of a stretch to create TONS of new moves and pokemon, providing type combinations and battle strategies we could have only dreamed of before. Naturally this will take a long long time to make and requires a lot of input and dedication. I am posting this as sort of a "Who's with me?!?" sort of deal, but also just to feel out the reactions people would have. So here's the idea in its infant stages:

Obvious stuff - You are a boy/girl living in a new region, trying to overthrow whatever massive evil exists in the game's story. You train to one day become the strongest in the world. You participate in the various activities exclusive to the region as side quest-ish events, and you go around catching the cutest/coolest buggers.

Newer Concepts -
1. The game is not played in an overworld view as most games in the series are. Think Legend of Zelda for reference. I want the player to be able to experience the beauty of the world and feel just how big it is. I want to be in a city with skyscrapers feeling high up, trees towering over you in forests, etc.
2. The world will be much more futuristic. Traversing areas will be a much different experience due to the tools at your disposal and how areas have been designed by society. The game looking good is a top priority.
3. All appearing pkmn will be new... most likely. While I'm not entirely against including real pkmn, fakemons (With GOOD DESIGN) getting attention will set the game apart and make it a truly new experience. To work, it would need strong characters, plot, and other aspects to draw in the player. I've typed out every single type combination that could exist (there are 171) and adding pre-evolutions to several of them can lead to a truly vast pokedex.
4. Meaning. I want the game to have an underlying tone of appreciation for our universe and love to each other in a way not corny, as well as reaching our full potential despite odds. Pokemon has been good at providing philosophical and moral sentiment despite being a game all about fighting. This is yet another contribution to the depth I keep mentioning. However, I'd like to make it a bit more relate-able to real life than it ends up in the main series sometimes. It'd be nice to have a game that has an ending like X&Y without the awful and void-of-meaning evil team.
5. Acceptance! I want this to be something people can be a part of as a community. This is limited of course, as every random suggestion cannot and will not be considered, but generally I want this game to reflect remaining wishes we have for the games we've come to love.
6. Soundtrack. I make music and I'd love to have some sweet music exclusive to the game. Like a lot. Genre-crossing anywhere from soft electronic "chill-step", to hard rock, to sweet R&B melodies, to center hitting rap. Pokemon makes amazing music in most every game and I don't want to lose that trend.
7. Challenging please. And the antagonists don't need to be "Team _____". It's cleche.

I know this is a whole lot, but please don't be discouraged by how massive this sounds or if you have little to no experience in this. If you're willing to learn and are actually here to contribute, put in your two cents! Criticism is also welcome as long as it isn't formatted as "This idea sucks", and is more like "I don't think this is appealing" or "Why would you put this in? It's impractical" etc.

Whew. Okay done for now. ^_^ If you have anextreme interest message me.

 

[mariosmentor]

I'm not sure if understand the story. Here's what I'm getting from it (tell me if I've got anything wrong): due to a war waged by a man, pokemon and humans were destroyed and replaced with a species containing similar attributes to both of them. One of these species is having dreams, probably prophecy type dreams, and meets a woman that reminds him of Gardevoir. Is that right? Or did I seriously misunderstand something? If I'm right, I'm a bit curious as to how you're going to approach the battling system without pokemon to do the fighting :). If I'm completely wrong, which is possible, I'd love to hear what you meant :).

Sorry for the late reply. I didn't think anyone expressed any interest in my idea. Anyway, you summed it up pretty accurately. As for the battle system, I'm having the main characters do the fighting themselves, as they can perform moves used by Pokémon, although weapons like swords and guns could be used as well.

 

[mde2001]

So I've been thinking about making this for a while and so here's my idea

~Pokemon Apotheosis~

Quick Intro:
Welcome to the newly discovered region of Reveran where everything is bright and sunny and all of your dreams will come true... If only that were the case. The newly inhabited region still has many secrets and mysteries to be unveiled.
Plenty of species of pokemon live on the island and are studied daily, seeing if the region has had any adverse affects on them.
New travelers come to the region daily by the boatload hoping to make a new life. Some are good, some are bad.
Natives of the island have switched over to the city life, but their old colonies still remain set in stone causing conflict between certain territories and more.
An organization is forming in the hopes of finding the secret to the region. They're building an army and using all means necessary to figure out the secrets of the whole planet that may be hidden in this long forgotten region.
It's up to you to decide the fate of the region. The impact of your choices have never been greater.

Info:
18 Gym Leaders, E4, etc.
721 pokemon
Original Region and Characters
Various towns, cities, territories and colonies to explore.
Custom Megas (Don't worry they won't be garbage... or at least not complete garbage)
Demon pokemon and Divine pokemon.

Here are the five Colonies
Theran: The biggest of the colonies and most modern of them.
Solemn: A religious colony that has stuck to its roots
Draknid: A colony slowly making its way to modernization. Home to various amounts of mythical pokemon.
Vyrn: A singular island nation with very little of note...
Lark: Another singular island with little to note... Except for the fact that it is the home of the Elite 4 and Champion.​

I have multiple story points planned out that I would only really tell people working with me, because where is the fun in revealing my whole story here? Anyway have some characters:

This is a huge project with field effects and more. The only reason it hasn't launched is because I'm not great at spriting. I can work with Pokemon Essentials, but can't sprite to save my life. Also religion will play a huge aspect in this game. Demons and the Divine should have made that clear. Anyway, I'm off for now, this is what I've got and I'm happy with it. Stay tuned, I may show off more later.

This looks really impressive. It is always great to see people looking at Pokemon reborn style games and they are very enjoyable.

In terms of people to sprite there are a lot of talented people in that field on these forums (myself not included as I am equally rubbish at spriting). You can look for someone to work on sprites in the recruitment thread but I think your best bet is to start doing some work on the game and get your own thread in the progressing games. You can show off a bit more of your game there and people will be more inclined to work with you if they see some progress on the game. Good luck and I'm looking forward to seeing this one develop further.

 

[Heaven Canceler]

I have some ideas, but I doubt I will ever use them for anything since I lack knowledge, Money, time and Motivation.

So let us start with the beginning. You are a street child in a city in the Region of[Insert Name]*. You are a kid living in the poorest part of the entire place,living off whatever you can find, what people throw away or whatever money youcan get from odd jobs here or there. You have a big sibling who lives together withyou and you always look out for each other. But your sibling is still busy witha job in a factory and you are done with your own part time job. You walk back hometo your little alley and come by a big research lab where recently a Professor hasmoved in. Even a street urchin like you has heard of this.

Out of curiosity,you decide to move around and see if you can get a glimpse of a scientist doingsomething cool or anything like that. Then you find an open window in the back andnobody inside. After a moment, you decide to stealthily move inside, hoping thatmaybe you can find something small that you can sell on the market. Whilewalking through the lab, you see something that makes your breath hold.

There arethree Pokeballs lying on the desk in the middle of the lab, all with small descriptionsof the Pokémon inside.

Getting a Pokémon....getting the chance to become at a trainer, it is the dream of every kid. But Pokeballsare expensive and trying to catch something without already having a Pokémon isdamned hard too. Plus, they are not reusable, so if they fail once, you have tobuy another.

Getting a Pokémoncomplete with Pokeball, that is worth a small fortune. You have heard ofregions where any child can become a trainer, but here only these with enoughmoney can hope for that. Unless you manage to befriend a Pokémon by luck orchance, a street child like you is unlikely to get one ever.

You look atthe descriptions of the mons and after a moment hold your hand out to the onethat sounds like it would be right for you...

A soundfrom outside disrupts you, a loud clicking as someone is opening a door lock withoutthinking, you grab the ball that you were about to touch and jump out of thewindow again. You run and run as fast as you can, hoping that nobody discoverswhat you have done.

That...that means you have a Pokémon... you can become a Pokémon trainer!

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Now later,it would turn out that you cannot just become a Pokémon trainer, you need a TrainerID for that and that again costs lots of money. Without an ID, you cannot fightfor money with other trainers since you put down all wins and losses there. Well,theoretically, you aren't allowed to fight at all unless attacked first. Mosttrainers won't mind mock battles without betting money though unless you cometoo often to them. (If the Pokeball were already registered to someone, itwould also likely get teleported away soon after informing the league that itwas lost. Fortunately, it hasn't been registered yet. Only professionalcriminals can break that registration code.)

Thanks tothis, there is no way to finance a journey through the land to challenge Gyms.Instead you now have another mouth to feed and need to do odd jobs and such tokeep up. On the other hand, a Pokémon is a much better additional mouth to feedsince it can do much more work than any human and eats less for the most part.

And whoknows, maybe you can make your situation better given enough time and changeyour position in life? It is worth a try.

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Basically, idea was that you actually have to get Money, feed your mon and find some Long-term ways to get the Situation to Change. You could try to join the less legal organizations with your mon, or go and do odd Jobs, maybe help out the Police occasionally for some favors. Or something else. It is honestly a pretty vague idea for a plot. I had Timburr, Ralts and Pawniard in mind for potential Starters... just a vague idea overall though.


Edit: Sorry for some of the stuck together words.... copied from word document and acts Kind of weird.