I've wanted Pokemon Black and White remakes for years, and this fan-made version inspired by one of 2023's best JRPGs makes me desperate to return to Unova
Jul. 12, 2024Gen 5 Pokemon mixes with a HD-2D art style perfectly
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One talented Pokemon fan has given us a taste of what Pokemon Black and White remakes could look like if they were recreated in an Octopath Traveler-esque HD-2D art style, and I’m now more keen to dive back into the Unova region than ever before.
Shemne kept the project relatively small-scale – they recreated the whole starting area, Nuvema Town, as well as Route 1 and the Striaton City gym. So, it’s just a glimpse of what a full remake could be, but no doubt an exciting one based on how compatible those Octopath-style visuals are with adapted Pokemon sprites. Shemne’s remake isn’t just for show, though, as they actually got the battle system working, as well as the ability to catch wild Pokemon from random encounters.
Sadly, this isn’t a project that Shemne is planning to release for people to actually play, so the best we’ve got for now is this video and a dream. Hopefully, it might be able to inspireThe Pokemon Companyitself for its own future projects, though. Black and White have got to get remakes atsomepoint, right?
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