A 3D Game in Ken Sugimori’s Original Style: A Solo Dev’s Inspiration from Viral Pokemon Gen 1 Fan Art

Pikachu in Ken Sugimori's style
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A solo programmer recognized for creature-collector RPGs remains in the onset of making a brand-new 3D game influenced by some viral Pokemon follower art, itself based upon Ken Sugimori’s initial trading card game styles.

Yanako RPGs is an indie programmer as well as maker of MonMae, an open source game making engine created for followers of traditional Pokemon games. Their launching title is a future 2D pixel art monster-taming RPG called Dokimon, integrated in MonMae. And for the programmer’s following task, they intend to make a 3D Pokemon-like game based upon the extraordinary art of Pokeyugami, which we initially found (as well as went crazy concerning) back in 2022.

When I initially saw Pokeyugami’s brief clip of what a 3D Pokemon game in Sugimori’s initial art design could resemble, I stated, “This needs to be a real thing.” And currently it appears I’m obtaining what I requested finally.

Although it’s still in the really early theoretical phases, I could not be extra thrilled concerning this task. Like a great deal of you, I matured on the Pokemon trading card game as well as those very early Game Boy standards, so the suggestion of a 3D reimagining with modern-day controls is a real desire.

Yanako claims the game “will combine elements of 3D and pixel art similar to how newer Pokémon games did it, but the target focus/style will be watercolor 3D.” The strategy is for the untitled task to consist of “some elements people really enjoyed” from Pokemon Sword and Shield, Pokemon Legends Arceus, Pokemon Scarlet and Violet, as well as also Pokemon Black as well as White 2 “in some cases.”

Again, this game is yet a twinkle in Yanako’s eye at this moment, so it might alter kinds substantially by the time it’s really in advancement as well as past, yet it seems like the core suggestion of having a 3D animal catcher in the design of Sugimori’s ageless art isn’t most likely to alter.

In the on the other hand, below are the best Pokemon games you can play today.

 

Source: gamesradar.com

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