Reborn City — black smog and acidic water garnish the crumbling structures along the skyline. City streets fest like alleys with disaster and crime. But the metropolis stands, a decaying blemish on the once-vibrant region. This world needs a hero. Pokemon Reborn is an Emerald-styled downloadable game featuring all content through Generation 7. Experience a never-before-seen layer of strategy with the all-original Field Effects, using the terrain to outplay and overwhelm your opponent! Collect, train and battle with all 807 Pokemon available in-game and take on Gym Leaders of all 18 types as you fight to restore Reborn to prosperity!
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What a fangame man. Seeing this game be updated as I aged really helped me be connected to it. The detail in the field effect mechanic made Pokemon battles so goddamn refreshing. That postgame is so good, it gives so much care and attention to each character. I'm gonna miss Cain, Victoria, Charlotte, Julia, Titania, and all the trainers of Reborn. Thanks Amethyst
I used to hate this game when I first completed it when EP19 came out with a friend. It was tedious, the puzzles were more infuriating than fun and the fields felt less like a gimmick and more just a win more for certain opponents.
However I think nowadays this is actually the best Pokemon fangame to date. There are problems here and there that are unavoidable but it's also partly a product of it's time.
While I don't know if this should be allowed, I'm going to talk in this review with the AllGen mod in mind and some other QoL mods in mind. Since that's how I'm getting my replay value and imo is the best way to experience this game.
Story is actually pretty okay, I used to think it was shit but considering what it started out as I think it did a good job. That doesn't mean it's perfect though, there's a lot of characters who only get their development postgame and the story feels incomplete partly without playing that. However considering what they were trying to do, put a more dark spin on the Pokemon formula they succeeded, ofcourse there were still "cringe" escue elements but atleast it's not like Insurgence or generic like most other fangames which don't even try.
Characters are probably the biggest weak point of this game. The main cast and side characters actually feel pretty strict until Gym 9 or so where they introduce like 10+ characters at once whom also are hard to sometimes to tell apart. So at times it can feel like there's multiple copies of the same character on the screen.
Honestly the highlight here has to be Cain who doesn't even feel like he should be in this game. He's like a joke character who one of the developers snuck in trying to make fun of the game by being as disconnected from the narrative as possible but then you remember he exists cause his dialogue is absolute garbage. Which is explained a bit more postgame but I don't think it's valid reasoning. He's simultaneously the best and worst character. Speaking about postgame, the fact that so many characters backstory is relegated to it is a bit unfortunate but it is what it is. Sigmund for example is probably one of my favourite characters but you don't really get any of his motivations till midway postgame, so your essentially grasping at straws and he just feels like someone who does things cause they needed such a character in the story till then.
Battles are mostly balanced, there's some fields that are pretty bullshit though, mostly the fairy field. I think most other fields are fair with maybe the exception of any which lower speed if your not flying or water. Cause they essentially force u to always be slower. Field transitions are healthy for the game though, it's just unfortunate that often they are extremely specific to achieve.
Pokemon wise, basegame includes up till gen 7 which is a decent roster. If u play with AllGen which is the definitive experience in my opinion. You'll be seeing pretty much every pokemon appear in some way. (7.2a at the time of this review includes every pokemon) plus custom content which is always a plus. Custom megas in that mod also exist and dynamax forms are also added to give more spice to your team. The Future of AllGen all in all is looking pretty promising with Tera on the horizon and the development of the AG switches to make the game even more difficult.
Visually the game is pretty good, had me suprised sometimes even on how the sprites for the legendaries are rendered so well in postgame. My only complaint visually is probably the characters, often from top down they look very samey if their hair colour is the same.
OST is phenomenal. I didn't actually realize how many of the infuriating puzzles in this game are atleast doable cause the music keeps you going. There's a ton of original soundtrack which is well made, "Splash" for example pretty much saves that entire sewer area. "Crystal" is a great track if given time to build up. Not to mention the many amazing battle songs. "Umbral" and "Elite 4 Battle" to mention a few. Some of the tracks are remixes of some other Pokemon games but they're far and between.
Overall I can't believe I'm giving this a 4.5* years later. Probably one of the most solid Pokemon experiences you can find assuming you can deal with some of the puzzles. At worst u can just use wallhacks on subsequent playthroughs.
However I think nowadays this is actually the best Pokemon fangame to date. There are problems here and there that are unavoidable but it's also partly a product of it's time.
While I don't know if this should be allowed, I'm going to talk in this review with the AllGen mod in mind and some other QoL mods in mind. Since that's how I'm getting my replay value and imo is the best way to experience this game.
Story is actually pretty okay, I used to think it was shit but considering what it started out as I think it did a good job. That doesn't mean it's perfect though, there's a lot of characters who only get their development postgame and the story feels incomplete partly without playing that. However considering what they were trying to do, put a more dark spin on the Pokemon formula they succeeded, ofcourse there were still "cringe" escue elements but atleast it's not like Insurgence or generic like most other fangames which don't even try.
Characters are probably the biggest weak point of this game. The main cast and side characters actually feel pretty strict until Gym 9 or so where they introduce like 10+ characters at once whom also are hard to sometimes to tell apart. So at times it can feel like there's multiple copies of the same character on the screen.
Honestly the highlight here has to be Cain who doesn't even feel like he should be in this game. He's like a joke character who one of the developers snuck in trying to make fun of the game by being as disconnected from the narrative as possible but then you remember he exists cause his dialogue is absolute garbage. Which is explained a bit more postgame but I don't think it's valid reasoning. He's simultaneously the best and worst character. Speaking about postgame, the fact that so many characters backstory is relegated to it is a bit unfortunate but it is what it is. Sigmund for example is probably one of my favourite characters but you don't really get any of his motivations till midway postgame, so your essentially grasping at straws and he just feels like someone who does things cause they needed such a character in the story till then.
Battles are mostly balanced, there's some fields that are pretty bullshit though, mostly the fairy field. I think most other fields are fair with maybe the exception of any which lower speed if your not flying or water. Cause they essentially force u to always be slower. Field transitions are healthy for the game though, it's just unfortunate that often they are extremely specific to achieve.
Pokemon wise, basegame includes up till gen 7 which is a decent roster. If u play with AllGen which is the definitive experience in my opinion. You'll be seeing pretty much every pokemon appear in some way. (7.2a at the time of this review includes every pokemon) plus custom content which is always a plus. Custom megas in that mod also exist and dynamax forms are also added to give more spice to your team. The Future of AllGen all in all is looking pretty promising with Tera on the horizon and the development of the AG switches to make the game even more difficult.
Visually the game is pretty good, had me suprised sometimes even on how the sprites for the legendaries are rendered so well in postgame. My only complaint visually is probably the characters, often from top down they look very samey if their hair colour is the same.
OST is phenomenal. I didn't actually realize how many of the infuriating puzzles in this game are atleast doable cause the music keeps you going. There's a ton of original soundtrack which is well made, "Splash" for example pretty much saves that entire sewer area. "Crystal" is a great track if given time to build up. Not to mention the many amazing battle songs. "Umbral" and "Elite 4 Battle" to mention a few. Some of the tracks are remixes of some other Pokemon games but they're far and between.
Overall I can't believe I'm giving this a 4.5* years later. Probably one of the most solid Pokemon experiences you can find assuming you can deal with some of the puzzles. At worst u can just use wallhacks on subsequent playthroughs.
Who thought having the first gym leader have a full team? Also this game gets 2 stars for medicham getting thrown into the lava.
it's a pokemon fan game that's extremely edgy, has suicide in it, and takes 150 hours. that i even got to the end, much less quite enjoyed the whole experience, is a pretty unexplainable mystery. could be a lot better if it were like half as long and had half as many characters and half as much childhood trauma but titania and florinia are peak wife and the spritework is great. well done.
One of the better fan-made Pokemon games. everyone is gay and suicidal and super edgy.
Lo jugué de pequeño y flipé. Un hackrom súper currado y con musicote.