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Will this influence Pokemon in any way?

Nope, this is not even go... 31 72.09%
 
Maybe, if Sony or Microso... 1 2.33%
 
Yes, this is a threat to ... 10 23.26%
 
Other 1 2.33%
 
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OTBWY on 22 January 2020

This will do nothing against the largest media franchise in the world.

Many "killers" came, and many "killers" went. Same shit different day.



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Chazore on 22 January 2020

It's been on my radar for a few weeks now. I fell out with Pokemon since Sun/Moon and the rift between was made even further with S/S, so seeing this and it being on PC and online based makes me excited for what the game can do. I really hope it does well enough to provide some stuff competition towards Pokemon, and also show that there are others out here wanting their Pokemon fix on other platforms (if they don't care, then the Tem devs reap the bountiful rewards).



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p0isonparadise on 22 January 2020

"TemTem, new Pokemon killer?"

After 24 years you'd think people would get the clue that Pokemon isn't going to be killed by anything. 



JRPGfan on 22 January 2020
RaptorChrist said:

This is an MMORPG inspired by Pokemon. The art style, mechanics, etcetera, all seem to be in place to appeal to the old-school Pokemon gamers. It's $35 for Early Access at the moment, but I've heard that queue times can take a couple hours, and if it keeps trending that could get worse.

I'd like to hear from those that have played this game; does it feel like Pokemon? I don't think think any copyright infringement has occurred, but do you think GameFreak or The Pokemon Company will respond in any way? Maybe this will force them to step up their game, as this is looking to be everything that Pokemon Switch should have been. I haven't played it yet and maybe those words are steeped in the hype surrounding this title at the moment. Maybe everyone will forget about this game after a few months and it will be dead. Or maybe Sony will try and snatch exclusive console rights and make this their Pokemon killer?

Thoughts?

Sony already has a better game than the current Pokemons, in Digimon Story - Cyber Sleuth.
Its just too few people know about it, people are too stuck in their ways, to try anything else.



V-r0cK on 22 January 2020

Yo-kai Watch labelled as the "Pokemon killer" at one point and look how that turned out.

This game looks like it's the online Pokemon game we all asked for but Nintendo wont do it. Hope it does well.

Also...the only real Pokemon killer is Rick and Morty: Pocket Mortys :P



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Otter on 22 January 2020
AlbiNecroxz said:

I think it's a missed opportunity, there are too many elements that are the same as Pokemon, such as starters (and why 3?), professor, types effectiveness, 4 moves available, wild encounters "cutscene", 6 TemTem per team, IVs and EVs. Of course there are improvements such as stamina in battle and character personalization. One mistake they shouldn't have done is not having limited early access numbers and this caused crash and lag due to the massive number of players, that would have helped a lot for a better impression for the game. My opinion is they should have risk more on improvements and they shouldn't have "copied" (I didn't find a better word for describing this, sorry) so many mechanics from Pokemon

I agree. Its clear they didn't get inspired by pokemon but instead copied it. It still looks extremely safe in all the ways that has made pokemon seem dated in the last decade.

I'm more interested in Yokai Watch 4's international Switch/Ps4 launch as a pokemon competitor but this game does look enticing enough



OTBWY on 22 January 2020
JRPGfan said:
RaptorChrist said:

This is an MMORPG inspired by Pokemon. The art style, mechanics, etcetera, all seem to be in place to appeal to the old-school Pokemon gamers. It's $35 for Early Access at the moment, but I've heard that queue times can take a couple hours, and if it keeps trending that could get worse.

I'd like to hear from those that have played this game; does it feel like Pokemon? I don't think think any copyright infringement has occurred, but do you think GameFreak or The Pokemon Company will respond in any way? Maybe this will force them to step up their game, as this is looking to be everything that Pokemon Switch should have been. I haven't played it yet and maybe those words are steeped in the hype surrounding this title at the moment. Maybe everyone will forget about this game after a few months and it will be dead. Or maybe Sony will try and snatch exclusive console rights and make this their Pokemon killer?

Thoughts?

Sony already has a better game than the current Pokemons, in Digimon Story - Cyber Sleuth.
Its just too few people know about it, people are too stuck in their ways, to try anything else.

That game is also out on Switch. And it's different.



Green098 on 22 January 2020

Trying to kill Pokemon is a bigger of an attempt as to trying to kill Mario, Micky Mouse or Marvel. A cheap indie knock off ain't gonna do it, I mean just look at what happened to Yo-kai watch and it at least had the backing of the necessary media such as apps, TV shows, Movies and merchandise. Temtem doesn't have a hope of making a fraction of the $1.46 billion Pokemon makes from it's manga sales never mind the franchise as a whole.

Last edited by Green098 - on 22 January 2020

KLAMarine on 22 January 2020

I imagine this could find its fair share of fans.



JRPGfan on 23 January 2020
Green098 said:

Trying to kill Pokemon is a bigger of an attempt as to trying to kill Mario, Micky Mouse or Marvel. A cheap indie knock off ain't gonna do it, I mean just look at what happened to Yo-kai watch and it at least had the backing of the necessary media such as apps, TV shows, Movies and merchandise. Temtem doesn't have a hope of making a fraction of the $1.46 billion Pokemon makes from it's manga sales never mind the franchise as a whole.

I like the Yo-kai games.
Imo its a better series than Pokemon is. I dont get all the hype and appeal of pokemon.

You made it sound like Yo-kai watch was a failur commerically, and it probably isn't.
(though its clearly far off from selling as much as pokemon, this just tells me alot of people out there have bad taste :P)

That said yeah, temtem isnt the game that kills pokemon.
At this point, theres like a crazed cult following that ll buy any and every pokemon game, reguardless of its quality.
Even if a better game comes out, that plays like pokemon, it wont outsell pokemon, because no one will be willing to try something else.


its like the "apple" effect.
People are too used to apple, and wont change, even if theres better phones or OS's, because their set in their ways.
Its also a status thingy, so their willing to overpay for it. Its like a cult following.

Last edited by JRPGfan - on 23 January 2020