ATTN: Writers and Pokemon fans

Hey guys.

I'm creating a "fake" gameboy game animation in order to tell a story. And I need help creating the world and story. Anyone interested?

The fake game will follow as strict rules as possible to be loyal to its gameplay mechanics and gameboy limitations.

Gameplay-wise, think of a pokemon-clone, but much more strategy based, with a fast-pace, and anti-grind objective. There is no leveling up. Rather, what were EVs and IVs in Pokemon are now equipment you can buy. Likewise, there is no move learning! Rather, once you unlock a move, you can continuously teach it over to your monsters!

Call it a Pokemon rippoff if you wish. But the intention is to design a game inspired by the competitive pokemon community, balanced and designed for competitive play.

Anyways, I've already started working on sprites:





Problem is, I do not have a story and world yet. Thus' I am not sure what kind of maps to make, or what tiles to design.

I do have a story objective however. My objective is to create a story where, rather than the antagonist being the villain, she is the heroine who LOVES the protagonist! Yet they are torn apart by unsettled childhood conflict... Their opposing goals are ultimately just an excuse to settle a duel... (I wish to aim for something romantic.)

Meanwhile, the objective of this overall project is to tell a story, and create a GOOD story, even despite 8-bit limitations!

However, as I've said, I lack a world... I lack a story.... All I've set in stone for sure is I wish to establish a semi-modern setting, and to push 8-bit beauty to its limits with a neon city!

Is anyone here enough of a Pokemon fan to help me plan out the story and world of this project?

Will the protagonist be the silent one, who never says anything? I know that it's gonna be something like a ripoff from Pokemon, but will you have that aspect in the game, too?

I wish this to be a serious RPG story. So the protagonist would not be silent, and the story should be very different from Pokemon. I am not interested in gym leaders or tournaments. I wish to deliver 8-bit drama done right!

However, I want the "gameplay" (Well, the video...) to play like any match of competitive pokemon would.

For reference:

Sums up competitive pokemon nicely. (This makes me wonder how to handle random battles???)

I'm thinking for the story-style, to be something episodic, like Mega Man Battle Network. Like I said: I have not established a story yet, and that's why I am posting this thread.

But one scenario which intrigue me involves a final dungeon taking place in a HOSPITAL where the objective is to SAVE the heroine/antagonist rather than killing her! Perhaps she gets sick and is about to undergo surgery, when her consciousness controls some powerful beast of sort, which distorts the space of the hospital? So you must use your beast to defeat her beast, but then after the ultimate fight, her consciousness or whatnot decides to put aside malice, and fight you with NORMAL monsters, in a completely fair fight? (Using the most overpowered strategies of course...)

Another scenario which intrigues me is having the "heroine"/antagonist trying to crash a plane with both you and her on it. (Of course, the player not knowing it's because of her...)

Utilizing an episodic-style storyline allows us to create very interesting scenarios and interactions between the antagonist-heroine and the player.

Interesting concept. I can help with proofreading and QC if you want.

Anyone who can help me create a story is appreciated!

Please PM me!

First off,

AWESOME

Second off, please pick me.

My question is,

Is it really necessary to be a Pokemon-thingy? I can see that your main concern is the antognist-as-heroine (which pretty much sounded like she's a protagonist) and telling a story. Also, you said you don't like gym battles and other aspects of Pokemon.

My suggustion is that why not create your own world? Your own beasts and your own style? Sure enough, you can ask people to help with the idea because there's always a beast in everyone (lols).

Not that I don't like Pokemon whatsoever (I'm a huge fan of Pokemon, by the way), but you can actually do whatever you want, since this is fiction. No need to adjust to this and that when you can work out your own.

Anyway, It's just my opinion. If your heart really desires Pokemon, Go for it.

This is not pokemon. All I'm saying is the battle mechanics are inspired by Competitive Pokemon (Which isn't even part of Pokemon's official design, considering how impossible it is without Pokesav...)