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Discussion Using Essentials/etc to create a non-Pokémon monster catching game?

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Takoto

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Hey all,

I've been wanting to create a little monster catching/raising/battling game for years now as a hobby project, I have a lot of designs on the backburner for creatures and I've always thought that type of game would work well - I was wondering if it's considered okay to make a non Pokemon related monster catching game using the Essentials resources - as there's probably be a lot of simalarities like battling, levelling, and moves, and a loose type system. This of course, includes using only art assets I've made myself, etc.

I've looked into it a bit and I know there's been a couple of other fangames of different series' using Essentials, but I can't find any that seem to be completely non fan-game related, if that makes sense.

I wanted to see what the general concensus was on this - is it considered bad form? Or would it be fine?
 
I would say making a game and selling it would be a morally grey area.

I don't think Essentials has any more of business license attached, but also Essentials has been given the no-no from nintendo.
Even without using any Pokémon Naming, Imagery, or Sounds it's still (in nintendo's eyes) a rip-off, or imitation of Pokémon and you'd more than likely be hit with a swift DMCA Takedown.

But I've seen only 2 fangames/ROM Hacks that use no Pokémon in it.

Earthbound Capsule Quest and a Fantasy JRPG Game which I have forgotten the name of from back in 2012.
 
_pheebs said:
I would say making a game and selling it would be a morally grey area.

I don't think Essentials has any more of business license attached, but also Essentials has been given the no-no from nintendo.
Even without using any Pokémon Naming, Imagery, or Sounds it's still (in nintendo's eyes) a rip-off, or imitation of Pokémon and you'd more than likely be hit with a swift DMCA Takedown.
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It's a bit past morally grey- Maruno's explicitly said you shouldn't profit off an Essentials game, so you'd be totally disrespecting that.
 
TechSkylander1518 said:
It just depends on whether or not your game's monetized! As long as it's free and you're giving credit, anything goes with Essentials!

(I could swear I knew of an Essentials game that was totally original content, but I can't remember it now...)
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_pheebs said:
I would say making a game and selling it would be a morally grey area.

I don't think Essentials has any more of business license attached, but also Essentials has been given the no-no from nintendo.
Even without using any Pokémon Naming, Imagery, or Sounds it's still (in nintendo's eyes) a rip-off, or imitation of Pokémon and you'd more than likely be hit with a swift DMCA Takedown.

But I've seen only 2 fangames/ROM Hacks that use no Pokémon in it.

Earthbound Capsule Quest and a Fantasy JRPG Game which I have forgotten the name of from back in 2012.
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Oh don't worry, I wasn't intending on money being involved! It'd just be a hobby project, so completely made for fun/not for profit.

Though that is a good point about Nintendo potentially issuing a takedown for just using Essentials, given it's origins...
 
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