Hello everyone! This isn't an "official" blog post, but I'm really excited to share the trailer for a Pokemon rom hack I've had the pleasure of helping on for the past 6 years.
Pokemon Monomyth is a rom hack of Pokemon Emerald that introduces a new region, new story, and a mix of returning Pokemon and exciting new Fakemon! A good handful of which were designed by me, even a few in this trailer, although I won't get into specifics until it comes out probably. And boy is it ever coming out!
Pokemon Monomyth, from beginning to its massive postgame, is ALREADY FEATURE COMPLETE. That means all we have left to do is bug testing and bug fixing. Now if you've ever done gamedev you'd know that's still a big undertaking, but we still have plenty of time to meet our FALL 2026 release date!
I did a lot of character design and fakemon design as my primary job, but nowhere near all of it. In fact, not a single thing in this screenshot collage was designed by me! @bonzosbunker and @stargazaar are just two of the artists I've had the pleasure of working with over the past 6 years, and there's plenty more. (But most of them don't have tumblrs, lol.)
I also did some additional writing, but I did not have much of a hand in the main plot at all, and especially not the gameplay or music. So I can say without too much bias that all of these things are really good, and I enjoyed beta testing it a helluva lot. I really hope you'll enjoy playing it just as much when it releases later this year!
