I Would Kill For a Pokemon Game Made in Square Enix’s HD-2D Style

Pokemon traveler.

Sq. Enix’s iconic HD-2D graphical model is immediately recognizable as of late. The corporate has used it in each Octopath Traveler games and Triangle Strategy to nice impact, and clearly, gamers like it and wish to see it in different video games as properly. YouTuber and 3D artist Dott recreated Pallet City from Pokemon Crimson and Blue in Unreal Engine 5, displaying off what a remade HD-2D Pokemon sport might appear like by right now’s requirements.

You’ll be able to take a look at the video for your self down beneath:

It’s a brief video displaying off the protagonist strolling round Pallet City, however already, the nostalgia is palpable. It retains that traditional vibe of the unique Pokemon video games, whereas additionally enhancing it with a contemporary twist. The smoke billowing gently from the chimneys, mixed with the backgrounds blurring out and in of focus as you progress –all of it seems to be great, and serves as the right mix of nostalgia and modernity.

After all, asking Nintendo and Gamefreak to remake their subsequent Pokemon sport on this model is a pipe dream at greatest, however at the very least we’ll all the time have this beautiful video to look again on fondly.