Japanese language Pokemon... thing, in progress
Posted: Mon Dec 10, 2007 10:24 pm
Working title: ポケットモンスター ダイヤモンド・パール:ad lucem
...Yes.
I am into mainstream anime. I hate myself and I want to die. :D
Though, I ditched the GX project due to all-around lack of interest everywhere I asked about it, even on my devART, so I'm doing a new one. It is a POKEMON DIAMOND AND PEARL game (based on the two games, NOT the anime), and it is very very cliche.
...But also slightly original.
But not much.
Might be because I'm writing the whole thing in Japanese, so I can claim that title of first Japanese language game in Ren'Py... I hope. If I can finish it before someone else decides to do one.
I'm just doing it because the idea for this has been in the back of my mind for a while, and since DP is my current central obsession, I figured this would be a good way to get it out of my system. AND I can practice my moon runes this way! Oh yes.
In a bit of a role reversal, you play as Hikari (Dawn) and the love interests are male. Hooray. So it's kind of oriented at girls, but I suppose boys would enjoy it too if they like that kind of stuff.
It's a game that does not involve battling for the most part (oh woe), but there might be... actually, there WILL be some menu-function battles with set outcomes. Especially for one particular route *cough*.
Speaking of routes, there's at least five of them. I'm thinking that choosing a love interest is mandatory or the game automatically chooses for you (based on points), because I can't think of an ending without one. So I'll probably put the options in a preference order for the game (is that possible with Ren'Py?) in case of a tie.
I intend it to be a semi-long game, with a good number of CGs, and this time I'm actually motivated to do it, so it's not going to drag along as slowly as it would if I weren't arsed to do it. I'm the only one doing this project, and all the material is by me, with the exception of music (which is being obtained from sites that have placed their music in the public domain and have explicitly stated that their music CAN be used for things like games, etc. without written permission in their copyright/terms notice; yes, there are some from Japanese sites that say the same thing in their copyright notice, I translated them roughly).
...Oh, yes, it would help to state the endings, wouldn't it. Haha.
- Jun (DP rival, IIRC his English default name is Damion)
- Kouki (Lucas, Rowan's assistant)
- Gen (Riley, that one Aaron ripoff... shut up)
- Denji (Volkner, emo Sunyshore gym leader, oh yay)
- Hyouta (Roark, Oreburgh gym leader; ENTIRELY someone else's fault)
I'm definitely including other characters besides these guys, though, including (but not limited to, yet):
- Shirona (Cynthia, ze champion)
- Kurotsugu (Palmer, Battle Tower Tycoon and Jun's father)
- mentions of Hikari's father
- Ayako (Johanna, Hikari's mother)
- Jun's mother (who needs a name, argh)
- Nanakamado-hakase (Professor Rowan, obligatory appearances)
- where there's Hyouta, there's Natane (Gardenia)
- Mikan (Jasmine) will appear briefly
- ...was thinking of throwing Akagi (Cyrus, [former] Team Galactic leader) in there for a special reconcile scene, dunno if I will
And I did a rough flow chart (VERY rough, subject to change/be added to) of how I foresee things, (yes, it sucks, yes, it is full of sarcasm and such). See attachment. I know the endings look pretty boring so far; that's definitely going to change given a little time and thinking. It's just a rough draft, after all.
...So, lastly. I'm actually in the process of making a random demo movie with Adobe Premiere using the CGs that I have of various things throughout the game, so I'll put that up when I finish it.
Um... I know we have some Pokefans here, so... comments, suggestions?
...Maybe please? :>
EDIT: Oh, right. One last thing.
I was CONSIDERING making this an eroge.
Considering.
I mean, since some people might be turned off by the idea that Hikari is so young, even though I'm upping her age a little (...okay a lot) to like 15-16 so it's not total pedophilia. >>;
I mean, I've no problem with drawing porn or writing it or anything, it's just... don't know if this would subtract from the overall interest.
Thoughts?
...Yes.
I am into mainstream anime. I hate myself and I want to die. :D
Though, I ditched the GX project due to all-around lack of interest everywhere I asked about it, even on my devART, so I'm doing a new one. It is a POKEMON DIAMOND AND PEARL game (based on the two games, NOT the anime), and it is very very cliche.
...But also slightly original.
But not much.
Might be because I'm writing the whole thing in Japanese, so I can claim that title of first Japanese language game in Ren'Py... I hope. If I can finish it before someone else decides to do one.
I'm just doing it because the idea for this has been in the back of my mind for a while, and since DP is my current central obsession, I figured this would be a good way to get it out of my system. AND I can practice my moon runes this way! Oh yes.
In a bit of a role reversal, you play as Hikari (Dawn) and the love interests are male. Hooray. So it's kind of oriented at girls, but I suppose boys would enjoy it too if they like that kind of stuff.
It's a game that does not involve battling for the most part (oh woe), but there might be... actually, there WILL be some menu-function battles with set outcomes. Especially for one particular route *cough*.
Speaking of routes, there's at least five of them. I'm thinking that choosing a love interest is mandatory or the game automatically chooses for you (based on points), because I can't think of an ending without one. So I'll probably put the options in a preference order for the game (is that possible with Ren'Py?) in case of a tie.
I intend it to be a semi-long game, with a good number of CGs, and this time I'm actually motivated to do it, so it's not going to drag along as slowly as it would if I weren't arsed to do it. I'm the only one doing this project, and all the material is by me, with the exception of music (which is being obtained from sites that have placed their music in the public domain and have explicitly stated that their music CAN be used for things like games, etc. without written permission in their copyright/terms notice; yes, there are some from Japanese sites that say the same thing in their copyright notice, I translated them roughly).
...Oh, yes, it would help to state the endings, wouldn't it. Haha.
- Jun (DP rival, IIRC his English default name is Damion)
- Kouki (Lucas, Rowan's assistant)
- Gen (Riley, that one Aaron ripoff... shut up)
- Denji (Volkner, emo Sunyshore gym leader, oh yay)
- Hyouta (Roark, Oreburgh gym leader; ENTIRELY someone else's fault)
I'm definitely including other characters besides these guys, though, including (but not limited to, yet):
- Shirona (Cynthia, ze champion)
- Kurotsugu (Palmer, Battle Tower Tycoon and Jun's father)
- mentions of Hikari's father
- Ayako (Johanna, Hikari's mother)
- Jun's mother (who needs a name, argh)
- Nanakamado-hakase (Professor Rowan, obligatory appearances)
- where there's Hyouta, there's Natane (Gardenia)
- Mikan (Jasmine) will appear briefly
- ...was thinking of throwing Akagi (Cyrus, [former] Team Galactic leader) in there for a special reconcile scene, dunno if I will
And I did a rough flow chart (VERY rough, subject to change/be added to) of how I foresee things, (yes, it sucks, yes, it is full of sarcasm and such). See attachment. I know the endings look pretty boring so far; that's definitely going to change given a little time and thinking. It's just a rough draft, after all.
...So, lastly. I'm actually in the process of making a random demo movie with Adobe Premiere using the CGs that I have of various things throughout the game, so I'll put that up when I finish it.
Um... I know we have some Pokefans here, so... comments, suggestions?
...Maybe please? :>
EDIT: Oh, right. One last thing.
I was CONSIDERING making this an eroge.
Considering.
I mean, since some people might be turned off by the idea that Hikari is so young, even though I'm upping her age a little (...okay a lot) to like 15-16 so it's not total pedophilia. >>;
I mean, I've no problem with drawing porn or writing it or anything, it's just... don't know if this would subtract from the overall interest.
Thoughts?