Completed Three Spirits - The 3dPE Halloween Demo - Updated for 2022! - Custom Game Engine

Windows Exe | Mac App​

More Info: https://3dpe.org/games/halloween-demo - Now updated for 2022!​

The 3dPE Halloween Demo is a short, Pokémon-themed adventure game.

You're walking in the forest when you hear a shout; you realise you don't recognise your surroundings. An old, crumbling gateway is nearby, and a well-dressed butler is beckoning. Can you help?

Version 1.2.1 - 2022 Update

• Mac OS 11 support and other engine improvements
• Discord Rich Presence support
• System report button so you can help me debug problems
• Added SFX when a particular thing happens

Version 1.1.0 - 2021 Update

• Added a full soundtrack
• Added trophies to earn
• Added a new story item in Julia's room
• Polished the ballroom floor
• Lots of engine improvements

What the heck is 3dPE?​

3dPE is a 3D game engine I've been developing for a few years in my spare time. It's not only meant for Pokémon fangames, but it'll be super easy to create them with it in the future, especially for Gens 4 and 5. For more information, you can visit our website, or the tumblr devblog.

It has cloud project storage so you can collaborate easily, and it'll have a whole suite of building tools. The Map Editor is nearly done, and that's what this demo was made with!

If you want to try making a Gen 5 fangame like this yourself, come join our Discord! We're just starting to get things properly rolling, so there'll be lots of development in the near future, and you can tell me what features you want. And test the software for me lol

So what's this Halloween Demo thing?​

It's an example of the kind of games you can make with 3dPE. Because the whole thing is 3D, you can do tons of stuff that RPGMaker can't, like cinematic camera moves, atmospheric fog, reflections, walking on crazy geometry, falling through the floor, etc. All of those are in this game!

The demo was partly designed to show off the engine’s current capabilities, so there are beautiful 3D maps, atmospheric lighting, swooshy cameras, and more. There are no Pokémon battles, but there are puzzles and traps to work your way through as you discover the story. You're piloting out mascot robot, 3bot!

Please let me know what you think of it!

Enjoy the game, and happy Halloween!

Screenshots (2020 ver):

 

[bonzairob]

Just replying to update this thread for the 2021 release! Edited the first post with more info.

 

[ranko]

This looks so cool! I'm going to try this immediately

 

[bonzairob]

I've uploaded the soundtrack to soundcloud now -

 

[whackonaut]

looking forward to more on this

 

[bonzairob]

Bumping for my yearly update, for this year's engine improvements. The next demo is coming soon, I hope!