I remade Pokemon Black and White as Octopath Traveler

[@Shemne]

Thank you all so much for watching and leaving feedback! I would’ve never thought that this channel would blow up to the point it is now. There are two main issues that I want to address: 1. Firstly, I want to apologize for the sound of the audio. While editing the video, I didn’t really think the background music was an issue, but I believe that is due to the settings I use for my current setup. 2. Secondly, even after using clips from Castelia City, I continually stated that Pokémon Black/White is a 2D game. This is incorrect. I am so used to the 2D sprites, and since they are so iconic, it completely slipped my mind even after writing the script. I’ll be addressing these issues in future videos and taking in as much feedback as I can to improve! Once again, I apologize for misleading and confusing you if I did, and thank you all for the support! (^_^)

[@HadasB1]

Thank you for your amazing work! I think that gen 5 are the best looking Pokemon games, a remake in this style could definitely do them justice. I'm also happy to hear that there will be more videos in the future!

[@douglasflores41]

watched your video when it had like 80 views, and found it really above the average quality of youtube videos, good to know this video ended up picking up steam after that, you really deserved it.

[@nathanielzarny1176]

The text should also be a lot bigger, sometimes you can barely read what it says. The project really looks great though!

[@Dragor33-rg7xj]

Hey I know another youtube channel who also do this project unfortunately their pc reset so they lost progress. How about you guys work together as a team? This is the channel @ulone5656

[@Dragor33-rg7xj]

Hey you should check out another person who already work on this project but their pc unfortunately reset. How about two of you combine to make this project faster?

[@benb.7839]

gen 5 pixelart is peak gamedesign for gamefreak.. I really hope they see vids like this and might return to pixelart even just for a remake of this gen..

[@Shemne]

Likewise! I'm a sucker for good pixel art!

[@HorbaHotelOwner]

Na gen 3 was peak

[@emilyoid]

That’s art style, not game design. Game design is the process of creating games as an experience, game art is separate :)

[@sylbiee]

​@@HorbaHotelOwner gen 3 was a step in the right direction, and the stopping point was gen 5

[@isaelsky21]

It's too late now, I'm sure. They most likely started development of the remakes with some form of 3D graphics (hopefully not Chibi).

[@SeigiVA]

Ya know, if Nintendo just hired people who did this stuff instead of sending the hitmen, the world would be a better place. Good luck buddy. They will be watching you.

[@sigvif]

First of all, Nintendo only owns one-third of the franchise. They can't hire anyone without approval from GF and Creatures. Second, they already make profits with the teams they have. They don't need to hire foreigners.

[@jonas5449]

i think they are already filing a law suete

[@StoneHavel]

@@jonas5449 you mean a drone strike?

[@Johnjohnson2695]

Game Freak don't need to hire anyone like this. They're perfectly capable of making a game in this style with a hell of a lot more expertise and funding. The issue is that they choose not to

[@Kerr-PA]

​@@Johnjohnson2695the main problem is their directors mainly care about money which isn't super uncommon for Japanese companies in general. I wouldn't be surprised also if more stuff came out about over work at Nintendo and game freak. Ik a little has already

[@ha1d55]

This has BEEN the direction I've wanted GF to take the pokemon games ever since octopath traveler came out, this is ridiculously impressive!!

[@nobodyflowers]

And the crazy thing is, it could be even better. He admitted he’s not an expert in certain things and so a team of devs could really make the game pop

[@CatTheGato]

fr the mainline pokemon games dont belong in full 3D especially if there not gonna have good art direction and make it look like shiet. they should either use the same engine star rail/genshin impact uses or go with octopath traveler style.

[@sigvif]

​@CatTheGato Pokémon would lose sales if they went back to 2D now. 3D is the norm and 3D is what the best-selling games of this era are. They will lose money if they go 2D again.

[@CatTheGato]

@@sigvif we know that 3D is the norm, but pokemon is better than the norm. And it started in 2D and did great while it was in 2D. Tell me, if 3D is the way to go then why isnt the anime in 3D ? Its because thats not what looks best for pokemon.

[@mightza3781]

@@CatTheGato Legends Arceus was the only Pokemon game that justified the 3D with the catching and stalking mechanics that could only be done in 3D; all the other 3D games were made in 3D for the sake of being 3D. Unicorn Overlord got rave reviews.

[@The_Zame]

YOOOOOOOOO AWESOME JOB MAN! I'm glad you used all of my music for this!

[@VarielAlves]

i really hate nintendo for prosecuting people who do incredible work like this

[@kairi4640]

Ikr? Honestly getting people to do all the work for you, and then collaborating with the creator of the work most people enjoyed, would have been the best way to maximize profits. I think Nintendo just hates the idea of anything outside of tradition.

[@mobomobomo]

@@kairi4640that sounds like sega (cough cough sonic mania cough cough)

[@sarahsturgill9262]

@@kairi4640 Actually if you think about it, it's all about money. They just want to get peoples attention solely on the next new thing they can sell at maximum price, since they know that most people won't buy an older game at 60 - 70$. People playing fan games and buying older games to play them with mods, doesn't get them as much money as just trying to get people to buy new games.

[@Gamuray]

Yeah, why prosecute them? That's negative press and lots of money. Offer them a job or a sponsorship for less money and positive press...

[@rdvansloten]

“Hate” > still buys their games hand over fist

[@Cool-Vest]

A little rough around the edges, but really well put together as a "quick" proof of concept. It was really cool getting to see what this would look like.

[@yaboiimo]

Just wondering for myself what did you see to consider rough around the edges?

[@Cool-Vest]

@@yaboiimo The UI is a little basic, the textures are a tad on the weak side, and the trees are a bit repetitive. Like, nothing one would reasonably complain about for a project of this scale, but it probably wouldn't hold up in a final release.

[@johndummy4242]

@@yaboiimo the sprites still stand out even with the blurred 3d background, could texture that. The camera zooming in and out in combat is kinda whack, like what's the mon hitting? the edge of the screen? I think the screen being fixed on the mons, trainers of the screen would be best. Also maybe newer and creative animations for pokemon attacks, not the usual lazy ones they do.

[@kflemonice]

The post processing effects are very heavy handed. It's too blurry, the dark spots are too dark and the bright spots are too bright, lighting like this makes the sprites look weird. Those are problems that I have with all of the HD2D games. I would honestly prefer a Pokemon game with Sea of Stars' art style.

[@patchnotesforlife]

The effort you put into this project is understated. Between learning different programs and attempting your hand at art. Thanks for showing us your vision.

[@animevivaciousstudios3015]

Bro you are a genius. I think if the Pokemon company were to make a HD-2D game rather than a 3D one it would really turn out great.

[@DeliciousJames]

This style makes me feel safe... Pokemon makes me feel safe... If I played this I would feel INVINCIBLE! (I need this in my life)

[@JinxeBlaq]

I miss when Pokemon made me feel safe.

[@troyjacobs8530]

You ARE invincible, my man! ❤

[@colereed7411]

This game looks amazing

[@ToreteX12]

this style is amazing, just imagine how diamond and pearl remakes would have look with it...

[@Pixxelll]

It makes me sad that gen 4 remakes were in that chibi style. Waited so long for the remakes to only be disappointed. Really feels like gamefreak just wanted to push them out for a quick buck and to shut up fans who were asking for them.

[@zephyrias]

@@Pixxelllthey did underground dirty… i really want the secret bases and the capture the flag.. 😂 with the traps. (Yes thats all i did in diamond/pearl) Sure it became a glorified underground wild area… woo…

[@oslenamartinez8673]

@@Pixxelll basically how it went down. Fans twisted GF’s arm so much, they had no choice but to release it reluctantly.

[@Tsukune2001]

@@oslenamartinez8673don’t blame the fans for gamefreak’s incompetence.

[@beyond0077]

@@Pixxelll I know… they ruined my favorite generation! this is basically all I wanted after Gen 5! Most likely they would’ve had to transition to full 3D, but it would’ve given them more time to work on the animations, models, and a consistent art style for the Switch!

[@LaytonObserves]

This is so cool, and absolutely the direction I'd want Black and White remakes to go in. Excellent, subscribed!

[@Randomnon941]

Game Freakin would make a good decision. Unfucking likely

[@TheGoodGuy890]

I want an oras type remake so bad 😭

[@altair3545]

the way every sentence in this video started with "I didn't know how to do X, so I looked it up..." and he still such a good final result. Mad respect

[@evieprpl]

jeez, this makes me wanna work on something similar, amazing job man.

[@Shemne]

Thanks! If I was able to do it, I'm sure everyone else can as well! ^_^

[@dickyferdiawan4848]

In the past month, I started studying Unity and trying to make a 2.5D game. But lately my enthusiasm has faded because my laptop is getting more and more laggy. But your video restored my enthusiasm to try to continue learning again.

[@nickvanpijlen5199]

Have you tried downloading more ram?

[@showdownist]

@@nickvanpijlen5199 bro 💀💀💀💀💀💀💀

[@Mr15moss]

@@nickvanpijlen5199 nah he needs to install a better gpu inside the ram for more fps

[@OfficerPoof]

After playing the Octopath Traveler games, I wished that Pokémon would adapt a similar art style for a Gen 5 remake. This concept looks amazing!

[@robunnygirl]

Wait this goes incredibly hard. I'm especially impressed that this was your first time using Unreal too.

[@Avel01]

I know a little bit of gamedev myself and man I know how much efforts that must have taken, learning a new game engine, learning to make 3D models and not to mention all the pixel art you made for this. Hats off to your efforts.

[@julienossola]

The camera for the battle doesnt need that zoom in / zoom out, but amazingly done! Wow. Impressive.

[@Matthew-ee7bp]

I agree Yeah, it's cool and cinematic-looking, but it's important to remember that the player is going to undergo several hundred battles (possibly upwards of a thousand depending on how much they play). Having so much movement and animation can become physically sickening (in my case) and/or time-wasting in the eyes of the player. I often see that, during nuzlocke runs, players will turn off battle animations (or equip some sort of fast forward through ported games) the instant that they start a run because it's so much time wasted on something that they've already seen hundreds of times before. Imo I think that, for a game like pokemon, those repetitive transitions should be follow the three S's: Short, Sweet, Subtle. Or alternatively, the animations should be made short and incredibly unique so that they never get old.

[@supermaster2012]

The camera does a similar thing in Black & White though

[@uhoh67670]

That lighting effect walking across that fire symbol is...well, fire. But seriously, it's small details like that that make all the difference in the end. Great work and well worth showing off!

[@LONKULADE]

Octopath traveler ii is probably my favorite game ever so it's great to see the same style used for the pokemon franchise (which i love too)

[@Jordan3DS]

Hell yeah, Partitio is da man!

[@JobuuLive]

I've said for years that if Gamefreak made a pokemon game in Octopath traveler it would be there best game. Ty for creating something with this concept

[@redhead5269]

Dude. Subbed. Gen 5 is my favourite of the entire franchise and I've sunk and ungodly amount of time into the Octopath games. I'm incredibly impressed and look forward to seeing more from you. Cheers!

[@issokei]

Absolutely beautiful work, the battle scenes alone give me goosebumps from how stunning they are. Can't wait to see more projects from you! :)

[@Rigboogle]

This is absolutely amazing stuff, I would kill for a Pokemon game in this style with old features. The new stuff theyre putting out doesnt capture the originality anymore, but this surely does

[@Shemne]

Thank you and definitely agree!

[@bear2848]

I’ve actually been thinking that gen 5 would be incredible with the octopath style, you did an incredibly good job bringing the vision to life! This is amazing and I can’t wait to see what you do next!

[@Raikooo]

I bet this video will blow up. This is one of the coolest fan made Pokémon game concept I have seen in a while. I suggest you make a short video out of it to promote this.

[@Shemne]

Thanks so much!! I'll definitely consider making some short videos! :D

[@JustABearCub]

Thank you for giving full visual context for something I've thought for awhile. I want THIS but for X and Y with the addition of id like them to extra take on more octopath and let us actually play through some of what the other assistants of that friend group had going on. I think that would genuinely be a way to remake those games in a truly beautiful way. Having said that, incredible work. It looks absolutely lovely

[@Kotzcii]

It turned out realllly nice! Watching you create the the locations and explain your process is awesome so I hope you consider continuing this project

[@awastedcow]

I haven't kept up with Pokemon, but creators with ideas like you are what truly keeps me hoping the franchise improves or at least get adopted by other games in the genre. This looks awesome and must have taken ages.

[@Pedro_MPM]

this is actually the best pokemon fan made game ideia that I have ever seen, congrats man, this is marvelous

[@lotrdude13]

Never before have I been recommended this video, but this is EXACTLY what I have told my friends repeatedly the Gen 5 remakes should be - stylized pixel art because Pokemon has never looked better than Gen 5. Glad to see I was well founded in that desire! Nice video!

[@em731]

this is SO Sick!!! i’ve been meaning to learn Unreal for the longest and this video is making me feel so inspired. incredible work🔥

[@mediumxanax]

Great video! Just one minor constructive criticism is to make sure you pick background music that blends into the background and isn’t so sharp and loud like at around 7:52

[@Chillestchicken]

crazy that this looks so good! I wish gamefreak (a group of people who have made games like forever) would know how to make a game look this good- and you did this yourself! Absolutely amazing job

[@Shemne]

I really appreciate it! (^.^)

[@mattgibson9337]

Unfortunately gamefreak has been poisoned by fans demands for 3d pokemon games.

[@lesk6316]

I love how my generation is growing up and finally paying tribute to this phenomenal game. I really can't stress enough how I wish that the probably coming remake (just speculations of course) is going to be in a style like that. I think you did a great job with this project! Keep going!

[@Procamade]

Only 39 views? Man wtf you are actually cooking! Literally every gen V fan wants a remake like this and not some shiet like BDSP

[@Shemne]

Thank you so much! (^_^)

[@julienossola]

3K views in hours!

[@Procamade]

THE ALGORITHM IS CATCHING UP HERE WE GO GUYS

[@Sparky-8618]

Currently 6.6k haha

[@vaelegoro7782]

16749

[@MalevolentMinun]

That was insanely dope, congrats man 🫡

[@zukriya]

This video was amazing, you are definitely criminally underrated. I clicked without seeing the views, I thought this would have had like minimum 200k views

[@Surepeacooler]

This is amazing! It looks like what BDSP was trying to achive with the model background look (if you get what i mean)

[@GekkoGeemu]

I wish Gamefreak would have pursued a style like this over “realistic” 3d.

[@julienossola]

Gamefreak dont do realistic 3D, bro. They make cellshaded 'anime ish' style. There was never a realistic 3D Pokemon game, not even Pokemon Snap or Stadium.

[@steelowtf1462]

@@julienossola k

[@PrismaticGuild]

@@julienossola Isn't Legends Arceus kinda trying to be more realistic with lot of textures not blending into the overall design of the game?

[@CocoRoxas]

@@PrismaticGuild I would still say its "anime" style, because the characters in the game don't go for a realistic look. The textures in the environment may be more realistic looking, but I would still say the art direction was going for a painterly, anime look. The Pokemon themselves also don't have much texture on them in PLA (compared to SV) and so they have a more "cell shaded" style too.

[@crestofhonor2349]

Gamefreak has never done realistic 3D

[@justmatt610]

this has been the best youtube video i have seen in 7 years, please continue down this path, i enjoyed this video very much

[@TheAstralBlade]

Awesome concept and execution! I'm a little biased as an octopath fan but the 2.5D aesthetics are so good, it's really neat to know a little more of what goes into creating them and to see how they can be applied to other things like pokemon! My only suggestion would be to make the smaller text bigger if possible - I have this issue with octopath too, where those speech bubbles can be really difficult to read from both a phone or TV screen.

[@myklsteel8486]

For just one person to make, this is super impressive. I would say I hope we get something like this for the gen 5 remakes but we all know that’s not gonna happen );

[@OtandaGaming]

Keep doing this fan games are so widely made dude and I was literally starting to look into what it would take to make this exact type of game.

[@Sean081799]

Dude this is SOOOOO COOL! As a huge fan of both Pokemon and Octopath, this is my dream remake type for Pokemon. Absolutely incredible work!

[@megazord5696]

"Im no artist..." next frame amazing animation, you are a user of black magic im sure.

[@sw3que733]

this feels more like pokemon than any of the modern games ive played over the last 10 years, you did an amazing job here man

[@L3m0n_Ju1c3]

mostly leaving a comment for the algorithm. Bw where my first pokemon games so seeing something like this is amazing! Keep it up dude if you want some feedback the music is a little loud, it's hard to hear you properly :,)

[@Shemne]

Much appreciated and thanks for the feedback! Black and white happened to be my first Pokemon game as well! :D

[@supermaster2012]

This makes me feel so old

[@L3m0n_Ju1c3]

@supermaster2012 the fact that makes u feel old makes me feel ancient... i'm not even a legal adult yet LMAO

[@supermaster2012]

@L3m0n_Ju1c3 I was in college when BW came out so go figure.

[@terri-p2209]

Deadass would love if this exploded in popularity just to support u

[@That1Smug]

Ngl this felt weird seeing this in OPT graphics but man your cooking real good dude. This looks extremely awesome

[@LolsAtLance]

This is absolutely INCREDIBLE work❤. SO much skill and talent in recreating this in the octopath traveller style. I loved black and white as it was the first game that made the sprites move around when static, the style was incredible, it felt alive! It's what I always wanted a pokemon game to be. This has recreated that feeling. I feel like they lost a lot when transitioning to 3D. Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful work ❤

[@kianoo3906]

This is an incredible job! Inspiring me to carry on with my pixel art!

[@BeIlG]

you make this look so tangible but you really are so skilled! truly amazing! Hope you start your jump into your own ip so you can reap the full rewards you deserve!

[@Alpha_GXL]

Dude we need a part 2 to this, this is sick.

[@digs_2742]

Wow!! Incredible work sir! Subbed! I'm looking forward to what ever you conjure up next.

[@owlenderg]

This is 100% exactly what I'm hoping for with the gen 5 remakes I can't even fathom how excited I would be to see the octopath team themselves working on it too

[@Kuramarts]

This may be the most underrated video I've seen all month, what a talented peson you are lol

[@copycalico]

God I love the actual 3D they use for this game, it's so charming.

[@someguy4096]

This is literally my dream game. Thank you for giving me at least a taste of it.

[@BaneOfThanatos]

You really said, "fine, I'll do it myself."

[@estreawilliams]

I can't believe you made something this incredible afternoon having to learn so much of it from scratch (Unreal engine, pixel art, blender)! Absolutely amazing!

[@Miss_Kittycat_]

Hello, I'm from Chile, I've been a Pokémon fan since I can remember, I learned to read and write practically by playing, since my earliest childhood my Pokémon companions have accompanied me until today when I'm 25 years old. I just wanted to thank you for what you are doing, you have no idea how special this project is for people like us, I will be attentive to your updates and I will tell everyone who is interested, please let our love for this saga continue to live on people like you. with a lot of love and hope for your project, a veteran Pokémon trainer ❤

[@jean-fourche320]

Franchement, gros respect pour ton travail, t’es fort. On va suivre ta progression et tes projets, force à toi pour la suite.

[@Flasa]

Loved the video and the final results! You did an amazing job with this game! Very impressive! My minor complaint is that at some points, such as at 6:40-ish, the music gets too loud and starts to drown your explanation, making it hard for people like me, who have minor hearing problems, to listen to what you’re saying (I had to resort to subtitles).

[@boiyonetta]

Love this!! I reckon i like this concept better than the recent games!

[@Cam_Wight]

One man, had to learn a game engine, with no prior experience in pixel art, and still made a better potential product than ILCA, and maybe gamefreak...

[@androidpaw]

Okay this is wild and super cool! Thank you so much for making something I probably would've just seen in my imagination. Great job on the sprite work too. Looking forward to seeing attack animations.

[@Mg07a]

amazing job, but imo the pokemon are way too far from each other and the camera zooms in way too fast, besides that you cooked, you deserve more subs

[@CatTheGato]

Well its not a finished work but your right it could use those improvements. Would be amazing if finishing it was the goal.

[@Hovrawl]

Mate this is brilliant! Stoked to see this result of an HD-2D recreation of pokemon

[@zephyrias]

8:25 Can I just say the UI focusing on the trainers in battles feels just like the anime. “What should oshawott do?” And the commands called out, mostly the information the game gives go player is run through the trainer thinking! I really like this in world connection to the mechanics~

[@salvlox_]

Thank you for this demo showcasing the potential of pokemon. The thing I like the most about it it’s the sense of scale that this mixed style is capable of giving while still using sprites, notoriously flat when talking about transmitting dimensions of things. Wonderful job!

[@mariovelezescalantedelagar3961]

3:36 Pókemon black and white are 2.5D games (3D graphics)

[@dr8121]

this is incredible, amazing job my guy!

[@kamehamehuyle9108]

Imagine this would be the style for the Gen 5 remakes and you’re getting hired for it

[@vaelegoro7782]

I Imagine them saying "heck nah that sounds like we would have to do actual work we can't be doing that to our 2 employees and definitely not on our $10 budget"

[@kamehamehuyle9108]

@@vaelegoro7782 sounds more realistic

[@coolestcartoonist7425]

This was dope! Really cool stuff here I’m thoroughly impressed!

[@belikepraj]

Fans: "Tony Stark was able to build this in a cave, with a box if scraps" Gamefreak: "I'm not Tony Stark"

[@jadendotcom]

I’ve been wanting to see something like this forever!! Absolutely amazing work man

[@JoaoLuiz-ro6wy]

nintendo hire this man

[@crestofhonor2349]

Nintendo doesn’t make Pokémon games

[@LeafyRowlet]

This is one of the coolest things I’ve ever seen!! Your ability/creativity in both the art and coding aspects of designing this were amazing. I hope your channel blows up and you continue to be able to make videos like this, you deserve it :)

[@animangaclandora]

9:15 if you want to just see the finished product.

[@fishbonejones]

The amount of time and effort you put into this video and demo is impressive. Looking forward to seeing what other kinds of things you are working on

[@zmartens13]

@6:25 wish I could hear you over the music

[@imaSeraphRBX]

The style seems very intriguing, and it fits extremely well. Excellent work yo!

[@darkerm76]

I want all 2D pokemon Game wiht HD 2D Graphic rather than trash 3D low quality Cash-grab

[@crestofhonor2349]

Pokémon has been 3D since gen 4

[@froggywhw488]

Amazing work! This video is underrated and needs more views!

[@joelheinze7847]

cant really understand your voice when the music is 3x louder

[@danielpruitt8550]

yup, this is how i want my Black and White remake. awesome work!

[@booster-b3568]

Not to be hating, but the original game still looks better in my opninion. The colors and shapes make it look more visually appealing.

[@mremusica]

You're doing the work of the Pokegods here, can't wait to see even more!

[@Legochan_1]

horrible

[@TamNguyen-jj4fv]

Honestly one of the greatest recreations from my two favorite series! Phenomenal work man!

[@Lolorti]

I don’t like this style. I mean congrats for doing this but I personally really hope we won’t ever play in this kind of artstyle

[@KingCorphish]

This looks awesome!! Amazing work 👏🏻

[@escargoat8552]

Looks awful sorry

[@cellgoondude]

Damn this is crazy cool. The overworld looks so clean.

[@TheLoreLabs]

"I went into it with an open mind"... the mindset anyone who creates should have! definitely subbed! loved the video

[@extremetech7096]

How on earth is this your first video? This is insane success and well deserved too.

[@TristanBileen-vn4px]

This is amazing! Two of my favorite games combined into one!

[@KurimuYT]

This is amazing. Keep up the good work!