Random: This Monster Catching RPG For PC Looks Exactly Like Pokémon

I mean........I guess if it's more fun than the original Pokemon, that'd make it worth it?

Looks like Dragon Quest combat.

Also this game date back from 2016 in Japan.

More than 20 hrs of gameplay, er....

That's pretty cute.
Picorinne are a fledgling dev from Japan that have only really been putting out a few games, all of which are borderline clones of other classics as well.

It's a good way of learning, and of getting a bit of a attention.

This is what I want on Switch!!! Not Pokémon shield and sword (I know, unpopular opinion)

Splash did 41 damage, this game is nothing like Pokémon.

@MarinoKadame just like pokemon

I like it as a tribute but wondering what people could come up with if they spent their time developing original ideas

If anyone is interested in the monster catching genre, Monster Sanctuary is a Metroidvania take on it that had a fun demo on Steam. Coromon also looks to be pretty cute and fun.

Game looks too bland to be of any fun. The original Pokemon games are masterpieces and were done like that cause of limitations of the Game Boy hardware. For this, you're making a game on PC though, you had no limitation why restrict your possibility? I know it's suppose to be an inspirational game but c'mon add more creativity to the games instead of making a direct copy.

One monster is a Hat.......I expect to also find a monster called Shoe!

Tributes gonna tribute, although I agree one may be tempted to wonder if such a zealous tribute to the font and message window borders was necessary.

I'm going to be of the unpopular opinion here, but I think this is neat even as a tribute. There frankly aren't a lot of monster catching RPGs on the indie scene and I'd like that to be explored more.

Back in the Gameboy and GBC era there were a few attempts at making a Pokemon copy and some sounded like interesting things. There was one that was more of a card game and even had a fairly recent revival (Magi-Nation I believe) or Keitai Denjū Terefangu in which monsters gave you their phone numbers; the latter sounds like a perfect IP to revive on a smartphone come to think of it.

Tribute? Sounds like an excuse to make a crappy clone to me.
I'm minded of the difference between blues music that stirs your soul and the kind you hear in pubs on a Tuesday....

reminds me of the Keitai Denjū Telefang games that you could get as fake and pirated names of "Pokemon Jade" and Pokemon Diamond" for Game Boy Color.

Their creature design needs a lot of work but, it could be fun.

Looks like it could be a lot of fun.

@PK_Willow Monster sanctuary looks pretty good.

It looks ok but... It just feels like a sad rip-off of Pokémon

This is not okay. No. This is not okay. This goes was beyond homage or trying to be the same style, this looks like a blatant rip-off!

Rip off, not even going to try it.

@DenDen at least it didn't unlock your disk lol https://youtu.be/h6e8xQ-m9iE

So what? It's not like the Pokemon franchise has exclusive bidding to that specific concept.

Imagine if every new "MC is a hero who has to save the world with his party"-type RPG was written off as a rip-off of the ones that came before.

It's not how it works. Why would Pokemon be different? Maybe just report about the new game instead of bringing up, front and center, the IP that everyone already knows about.

The earlier pokemon games got away with those graphics BECAUSE we didn't have much better at the time. But now? Bringing this kind of game into the spotlight when people have access to BOTW, Odyssey, Devil May Cry and Kingdom Hearts? No chance.

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Exactly like Pokemon? You kidding? The battle system looks more akin to Dragon Quest Monsters.

@ThatNyteDaez Something like this is kinda refreshing tbh. There's a lot of retro pixel games coming out these days, but very few of them try to go for a look that seems explicitly inspired by GB/GBC games.

@SmaggTheSmug There was also Dragon Quest Monsters. Honestly this game seems more akin to that in terms of it's battle systems.

Major lawsuit, here we come!

@Sebatrox
It was just a joke

Nintendo doesn't own the concept, so no lawsuits or whatever nonsense

Looks cute! I’d be willing to look past the similarities if the game is fun.

@retro_player_22 I wouldn't call the original games masterpieces, not by a long shot. If not for the mechanics and visuals being very outdated by today's standards then because the games are broken buggy messes.

Gen 1 was great at the time and I loved it as any other little kid did at the time, but I can't see it as more than a necessary stepping stone these days.

@Whalehome Just play r/b/y then.

I can't picture being stuck in front of a pc to play this game, it should be on Mobile or maybe Switch for me to even thing about it.

No matter what, I love games that have the feels and is like a Pokemon game! (I'm not someone who Scream "AHH Oh no they copy them, I will not get it!" But I will be like "Oh something like Pokemon that is inspired and not a copy of it, I got to play it!")

As others have said, I'm getting more of a Dragon Quest Monsters vibe here. With some Pokemon-inspired visuals and general setup to cash in on nostalgia.

While many might say they are cloning Pokemon, I think if they are new to making games and make it a tribute I think it is fine. While of course they could have tried to make it a little more different from the original Pokemon games even the game do more so have the Dragon Quest Monsters kind of combat already.

I think trying to learn from the games they love are a good thing as they are likely motivated by their want to try and make things based on games types they love. I would probably try to make a game similar to one I like in terms of my first game or at least first game where I have somewhat of an idea of what to do.

Later when the company have more experience in game making and can truly more so experiment they likely will, they just have to learn making games first :+).

@Tao Any game done right and are enjoyable are considered masterpiece even with glitches or bugs still found. There's not a perfect game where bugs and glitches doesn't happen. As long as it doesn't majorly affect the game in a broken way, it doesn't overly affect the overall gameplay of the games. Even the best games of all times still had bugs and glitches in them whether good or bad.

This opinion may be unpopular, but...it looks like a neat tribute to games of that era that uses its own assets. I'm getting some Pokemon vibes, but it also reminds me of some footage of Dragon Quest Monsters that I've seen recently.

@MrVariant so glad I'm not the only one who thought that. Fun fact, Monster Rancher was the first anime I ever watched.

@retro_player_22 Except it isn't.

The battle mechanics are more akin to Dragon Quest's attempt at doing a Pokemon game Dragon Quest Monsters / Dragon Warrior Monsters.

Looks like Dragon Warrior Monsters was the inspiration behind this more than Pokemon. That being said DWM played like it was inspired by Pokemon so I can understand the leap if you've not played DWM

I'm down to play something like that.

@retro_player_22 This is what I think about many indie games.

@WhoaManWtF I have played Yellow, Red and Blue and Silver before. Just looking for something new, and I’m not a fan of all the new things they’ve put in Pokémon since the DS days

this is not a homage. More like a rip-off even of the graphics.

Reminds me of Telefang.

Also, the monsters are fugly and impossible to make sense of.

It's a miracle that Pokémon Red & Green worked due to the fugly designs. Blue fixed these mostly to match the Sugimori Art more closely, and Yellow fixed them again to hew more closely to the anime.

I'd really argue that fugly monster sprites can make or break a series. I don't think Red & Blue would have been nearly as popular in the West if they were using Red & Green graphics.

Well at least Splash does damage. That's something.

@theabstractart I believe we've already seen that with Panty Party. XD

Why would you make an unofficial spiritual successor to a series that's still putting out new titles? like, if you're making one for a dormant series (for example, Pizza Tower to Wario Land) that's actually really cool - but if you're making one for a series as big and long-running as Pokemon, you're just ripping it off more than taking inspiration.

Battles look more like Dragon Quest Monsters or SMT.
Interested.

@Noid Because it actually brings something unique to the table with Skill Tress and Skill Resources.
Besides, there are also people who prefer Crash Team Racing or Sonic and Sega: All-Stars Racing over Mario Kart.
We can have more than one game series per genre at a time.

@Seacliff OK, you make a good point, I'll admit, but I'll still say there's no excuse for the blatant ripping off of RBY's art style.

@DarkLloyd ur right Nintendo dont..but gamefreak does.can u tell me when pokemon every been on anything besides Nintendo??? So in a sence Nintendo kinda has a word

That sounds pretty fun

Its a fraud Ban it! Joking.