What do we think? Good fill, too busy? It's important to see that nature's doing it's own thing, I suppose. Let me know!
Demo's release coming closer and I'm finishing up on the last few things!
The goal is to have a demo ready playable up to the second 'Gym', District Tournament by the end of the summer. In this game, you play as a new someone in the Digital World, introduced here by your classmate and rival, Nova. You travel through Routes and little settlements, to create your own team of Digimon.
It's very Pokémon-coded, but I replaced the Pokémon with Digimon. 680+ in total.
I'm working now on the intro sequence when you choose 'New Game' and I want to do a bit of an in-battle UI overhaul.
- Features in Digimon Story: Genesis are basic, to still embrace the feeling of a classic Pokémon game. It has a new, original story around the nature of the Digital World and the balance people can bring to it, there's 8 District Leaders to beat to earn your District Medals and eventually become the Champion of the Digital World. Get to know new characters who travel with you on your journey and their own goals and paths they'll choose.
- There are not yet many QoL innovations, but there's 8 different player sprites to choose from, a whole array of TMs to teach to your Digimon, with broad learnsets.
- Six different Digimon (Eggs) to start your journey with.
- All Digimon have their own level up movesets, types, stats etc., not one Digimon is the same as the other (not even recolors of eachother).
- Because of branching evolution lines, there's a Digivolve option in the Party menu, where you can see which options your Digimon has to reach its next form.
- De-digivolving is possible at this moment, as long as you have obtained the previous form (can't de-digivolve Floramon back into Tanemon, if you have not yet had Tanemon before).
The Region you play through is, of course, the Digital World, a brand new region to explore. Learn about Digimon and the people that reside in the Digital World. Final picture has a new part of the map you'll travel through.
What would you like to see in a game like this?
Credits: Voltseon's Pause Menu; Jon D Arthur's Evolution Screen; Spriting from Digimon's Vital Bracelet BE, Digimon Pendulum, Otro_Jorch, OC trainer sprite by Banned-Footage and OC by me.
Route 5 takes you higher up into the Digital World, weaving past waterfalls and narrow caverns. Don't get lost!
Map overlay of the first area of the Region.
PBS files done, new items implemented, maps are starting to add in by the day! Happy with the progress, looking forward to playtest until the first Gym. Just some more sprites to do, and an extra recolor/redo of the UI.
As you see, Alphamon has the Light-type, more fitting to the Digimon-style instead of the Fairy-type. This also changes around some type matchups, creating a fun, new feeling while battling as well!
I used to be a casual Pokemon card collector, but my Digimon interest was always there. When I learned about the TCG around its launch, I tried it out a bit. Now, I'm back fully on DigimonTCG, a hobby I can even share with my girlfriend.
Iemand interesse, het liefst in de buurt zodat het 'in person' kan! DM dan :)