#Neglect Mega Victreebel. Give us a Pokémon horror recreation, Nintendo – Destructoid

The atmosphere of the brand new Mega Victreebel trailer is wonderful. A darkish mansion at night time, inhabited by creepy Pokémon scaring individuals who dare to enterprise into it. It’s a disgrace Pokémon Legends: Z-A gained’t have that very same vibe, however it’s by no means too late to make a brand new recreation with that, proper, Nintendo?

A horror recreation is what Pokémon wants as a franchise. It’s been a very long time coming, and also you Pokémon followers on the market know that. The sport and anime have all the time been kid-friendly, which is proven even on this Legends: Z-A Mega Victreebel trailer the place, in the long run, there’s nothing darkish or haunting concerning the Pokémon, only a coach’s Victreebel that Mega-Advanced and received a bit too excited with it, however shortly dismisses any notion of dangerous will by smiling within the very finish of the trailer.

Take the precise mansion from this trailer, increase it, and make it explorable in first particular person. Fill it with ghosts, some jumpscares, and gameplay like Pokémon Snap the place your focus is to attempt to seize footage of ghost-type Pokémon. However it may possibly’t cease there.

This Pokémon horror recreation ought to keep away from playing around and as an alternative give attention to pure horror, even when it has no blood or graphic violence. It might be boring if a Chandelure jumped on you to finish a run, and the sport simply mentioned, “A Chandelure scared you away!”

Considered one of Chandelure’s Pokédex entries says, “It absorbs a spirit, which it then burns.” I would like Chandelure to take my character’s soul if it will get too shut. I would like my character to have the chills as a result of a Gengar is absorbing their physique warmth. I would like them to hallucinate to Mismagius’ incantations. There are such a lot of visible and sound results you may add to a recreation to induce horror based mostly solely on creepy Pokédex descriptions that leaving all of it unexplored within the video video games for 30 years looks like a waste.

I would like quests the place you go into the forest to attempt to give a Phantump a present from the household of the child whose soul is possessing them. Possibly you could possibly shield a toddler from their stalking, cursed doll that grew to become a Banette. The extra you dive into how Ghost Pokémon are described within the video games, the extra you notice there’s already lore and content material for an amazing horror recreation.

It’s simple to dismiss the concept of a mature Pokémon horror recreation. The Pokémon Firm is understood for making video games, reveals, and toys as accessible to all ages as attainable, and a horror recreation could be a giant shift from that logic.

The Pokémon manga, nevertheless, had critical and even violent tones just a few occasions. A Charmeleon slices Arbok in half in Chapter 14 of Quantity 1; Unova fitness center leaders have been tied to crucifixes within the sixtieth chapter of the Black & White arc; Zinnia is stabbed by Rayquaza within the twentieth chapter of the Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire arc. Ghost Pokémon taking the participant’s soul doesn’t look too dangerous.

I doubt this Pokémon horror recreation want will ever come true. Contemplating I additionally desire a Pokémon MMO, I believe I ought to have fewer expectations in order that I don’t have my goals crushed by The Pokémon Firm.