In a parallel world to the Pokémon universe we're familiar with, Pokémon are rapidly starting to become a threat to society. The urbanisation of cities, and travelling across the region of Kanto becomes difficult when unknown numbers of monsters with seemingly magical powers hinders progress. In order to get by, the century-old practice of Soul Forging has been revitalised, allowing humans to convert the souls of Pokémon into tools, weapons, and other items; more effective than tools made from ordinary materials. While expensive, Pokéquipment has taken the entire world by storm, commercialised as a way humans can live free without fear of monsters.
But it's not so cut-and-dry. Soul-infused weapons are a prime target for the millitia, the government, and underground organisations. The High Councils across the regions of the country have tried their best to keep things in the balance, but something always slips through the cracks. On the other hand, individuals who find the extraction of souls cruel and abhorrent are becoming increasingly more vocal, and try to look for other methods to balance humans and Pokémon. But what happens when these philosophical differences collide?
At the same time, there's trouble brewing in Johto. Rooted firmly around a feudal political practice, the region refuses to adopt the govermental system of the High Council, and is starting to barricade itself from the rest of the country; not taking kindly to interlopers. If someone doesn't intervene and create a solution, there might be a civil war on their hands. Maybe the Kanto High Council can be mobilised to assist?
We follow the journeys of Blue - a charismatic thief from Pallet Town - and Gold, a hot-headed bodyguard drafted in from Johto; as their misson to do some research for Philosopher Samuel Oak gradually turns into an adventure embroiled in the wonders of Pokémon, a quest for peace, and the mysterious-yet-influential Guild Rokka.
Will they restore political peace to Kanto? Who's outlook on society is the one true answer? Only time will tell.
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Introduction
Pokémon Spirit Chronicles is a game we've been working on for over a year and a half now. It's grown and taken shape quite a bit since its beginning, and we plan to make it the best game we possibly can.
One of the pictures that inspired us, drawn by Nishihara Isao.
The idea for this game came from a series of pictures drawn by a Japanese artist, Nishihara Isao. Ostensibly, it was his concept for a Pokémon MMO. When our group found it, we began brainstorming a game where things would be...a bit different from your average Pokémon game.
The Game
Pokémon Spirit Chronicles takes place before the creation of the Pokéball, and before the advent of most technology used in the normal Pokémon games. It's a much harsher, less friendly world than the one many are used to. When a parent tells their kid to stay out of the tall grass, they really mean it. Pokémon are not the calm beasts gamers are used to.
For individual people, the main way of keeping themselves safe from wild Pokémon while they travel is through the usage of Pokéquipment, weapons and armor forged with the captured soul of a Pokemon. These spirit-infused items gain experience and learn new moves through battle, and with up to 6 equippable by one person at once, the level of customization you have available is practically limitless.
An example of an Onix-forged Greatsword and Armor.
Tentacruel equipment.
Butterfree, Beedrill, Kabutops and Omastar equipment.
http://i41.tinypic.com/111l2z6.jpg An example of Zapdos, Moltres, and Articuno's weapons and armor(doesn't display correctly on the page).
Conversations in the game will be held in a format similar to Disgaea, with portraits of the characters with various expressions appearing on the screen while text scrolls below. Above is an example of one of Blue's portraits.
While I can't reveal _everything_, I can answer questions and post more stuff for you.
Contact
Our blog has more artwork, along with some more of the music we've made. If you'd like to apply to join our project (as we're always looking for talented people), you can fill out an application on our forums.
Recently, we've let a number of our staff go due to not keeping up with the project and such, so we could really use more people in pretty much every aspect.
Can you write? We could use you.
Can you draw? We could use you.
Can you compose? We could use you.
Can you program? We could REALLY use you.
So if you think you'd make a good addition to the project team, feel free to submit an application.
One last picture to wrap things up:
The main party of the game. From left to right; Platina, Sapphire, Gold, and Blue.
Pokemon Spirit Chronicles
