“I screamed, I shuddered, my voice broke, I cried and died after seeing this”; “Why would you do that to Pikachu?”; “My childhood riddled with bullets”: these are just some of the comments that some users have dropped on social networks upon learning of the new pokemaniac phenomenon that a fan has created removing the most nostalgic of the millennial soul.
We are talking about a shooter in the first person based on the famous Japanese saga of Pokémon videogames, in which the objective is to hunt them with a shotgun or different weapons. But not to hunt them in the sense of putting them in a pokeball, but to kill them. “Get them all” has become “kill them all”.
What’s going on? Have we gone crazy? Well, sooner or later it had to happen.
The Twitter user @Dragon_GameDev2 and independent developer shared a video of their progress in the video game and now we can’t stop seeing all those dead Pokémon in our heads. In fact, we at Magnet suggest viewing this only if you’re ready to say goodbye to your childhood, because seeing Pikachu get shot in the stomach isn’t something you can easily live with.
Last month I started working on developing a Pokémon First Person Shooter. #IndieGameDev #Pokemon pic.twitter.com/dZZTuYWq22
— Dragon (@Dragon_GameDev2) January 17, 2022
During the trailer, a player character can be seen wandering around to claim numerous trophies (Nidorans, Hitmonchans, etc). The game seems to include a wide different range of them, apparently the original 151, which you can track down and fill with lead, as well as multiple different weapons to pull off the feat.
It has its good points: each of the Pokémon in the trailer seems to come with his own signature style of attacks, and fights against legendary monsters seem to vary the action even more. In the video, the hunter battles a Zapdos, whose electrical tornadoes and lightning-style barrages definitely provide more of a challenge, while Mewtwo’s psychic blasts are also a sight to see.
However, it doesn’t seem like many of these animal-pet-beasts stand much of a chance against someone armed to the teeth with projectile weapons. On YouTube, you can already find a full devlog explaining how the project was made in Unreal Engine. Dragon has made it clear that the game won’t be sold, but that doesn’t necessarily mean Nintendo won’t take notice of the project. This twist interesting? of the famous franchise has generated a lot of comments on Twitter, with some praising the idea while others condemned it.
Nintendo’s vision of shooting video games
The Pokémon series is one of the company’s biggest, but like most Nintendo video games, titles avoid blood, violence and gore. While FPS have certainly existed on their consoles, including the golden eye 007 that defines the genre, first-person shooters are not usually associated with the brand.
Even when it comes to shootersNintendo’s own franchises typically choose not to engage in polarizing gameplay, and even when the company has targeted shooters, it often has. in a familiar way. The company’s popular Splatoon series is a good example of Nintendo’s take on shooters, offering paintball instead of spraying bullets, a tactic that has helped the game appeal to a wide range of audiences.
Nintendo probably isn’t planning to release an official Pokémon FPS anytime soon, but the company is. will change the game formula for the next release Pokémon Legends: Arceus. The game is set to offer more strategic gameplay in an open world-like environment, where players can explore 3D environments at their own pace and even ride pokémon. This title will offer gameplay elements not normally seen in the franchise, with many comparing its trailers and previews to titles like Zelda: Breath of the Wild.
Will this surreal fandom project face the wrath of Nintendo? The company is known for being quick to approach fan-made projects, especially those that include content that contradicts the company’s values. And the Dragon game will almost certainly never come to fruition.