[RPG Maker XP] Pokémon Cassiopia Version

EDIT: I have a Blog about this! Follow it to keep track of what's going on! Link Here

To anyone whom may be interested, I'm working on a Pokémon game in RPG Maker using the Pokémon Essentials engine. I plan for it to be a slightly darker take on Pokémon than the core series (Not very dark though, don't worry). It's mostly just for me to get used to using RPG Maker for Pokémon games though. Don't expect anything too amazing though, but I'll certainly try my best.
I work on this only in my spare time, so don't expect anything too wonderous. It will support Mega Evolution, and maybe even a fair few easter eggs.


The start screen in all its glory.

If you have any ideas or suggestions, then I'm all ears. I also wouldn't mind ideas for trainers along routes, gym leaders, towns, whatever really.

I'll put up a demo version at some point, after I've finished designing the first gym.

Hopefully I've interested someone with this, and I hope you enjoy the demo I'll put up some time soon.

 

Not entirely on my own, it's made mostly thanks to the guys from the Pokémon Essentials team. They put together the engine, which includes all the base content you need, sprites, moves, items, etc. But apart from that, everything else (New items, Gen 6 Pokémon and moves) have to be added by me. There's some people on the internet who have made Gen 6. Sprites, so I'll be using them. (Thanks everyone who made them!) But other than that, some characters, all the world, and dialogue is all made by myself. c:

 

In fact, I don't. I do, however have some plans for what they'll be doing, but I don't know about outfits or names. (They'll also be using the Team Galactic themes because they're my favorite. It's my game, isn't it? )
If you have suggestions I'd be happy to hear! PM me though, because otherwise you'll ruin the surprise for the nice folks of this thread!

 

Hey, every little helps. Believe me, if you have thoughts on what to refrain from doing, or what to do, I want to hear them. I'd hate to make a game that wasn't as good as it could be! Send me a PM, I'd appreciate it!

 

Well, you're right with Female rival... But I have another twist in mind. You'll just have to wait for the demo to find out! And it should be out soon!

 

Good question. My total RPG Maker time has racked up to 218 hours, most of which was working on the game itself, a bit working on other games that I soon abandoned, and another bit of that spent working out the Essentials Engine, but I actually started work probably around September this year, but it was originally designed for just a small group of friends, so progress was slow. Since joining Lake Valor though, I've been working on it a lot harder than I used to; since now I've actually got some motivation to do it!