Hello everyone! I'm TotallyNostalgic, and I'm new to this scene. I've been planning this game for years with excel charts and photoshop, but I only recently started working on it using Pokemon Essentials 21.1 and RPG Maker. I am aiming to make a remake of Diamond and Pearl that plays similarly to HeartGold, SoulSilver, Omega Ruby, and Alpha Sapphire. Additionally, I am including elements from the anime and manga. There is currently no demo release but I am working on releasing a small demo in either July or August of 2025. I will update this post with more screenshots as I continue to develop the game. Alongside it's release, I will also upload two game guides with details on all the changes I've made and where to find items and events. One guide is meant to be a mock official guide book and the other guide will be a long text document with charts.
Project Scope & Game Philosophy
After BDSP released, I was a bit disappointed (which is my own fault for setting such specific expectations). No hate to any of the official games, but I waited long enough and wanted to experience what I craved from a Sinnoh experience. Players can either interact with all the new features and postgame or they can play with minimal changes and play the tried-and-true formula of 8 badges and becoming champion.
Pokémon Temporal Diamond & Celestial Pearl are meant to feel like an actual Pokémon game. While battling is the main feature, I wanted to flesh out the world so the player could feel like they are actually in the world of Pokémon. That's why I've included side quests, camping, bigger locations, player housing, expanded contests, seasons, more minigames, etc. It also means I will not be including features like infinite rare candies, PC storage in the menu, and EV and IV manipulation in the menu. You will still be able to manipulate EVs and find plenty of rare candies around the map, but just not as easily/frequent.
The plot will remain mostly the same from the original games. However, there will be some added anime influence and Platinum storyline features.
Features
Platinum Episode
Like the Delta Episode in ORAS, the Platinum Episode will introduce Giratina and the distortion world. It will start after beating the Elite 4 and Cynthia.
Screenshots
Disclaimer: Most screenshots are of unfinished graphics/features and will be updated in the near future. The same applies to credits as features get added.
Credits