Shatterkin: Evolution, built around the 'Forged In The Dark' RPG system, tells stories set in the town of Fernwood - a tranquil community analogous to the small towns in Pokémon games, right down to the wild monsters wandering outside its borders.

At the same time, these monster-catching tabletop RPGs should give players the chance to tell stories and create scenarios even the most modern video games can't simulate. First, they need to create rules and settings that capture the feel of the franchises they're paying homage to - the Pokémon world's Arcadian countrysides, unsupervised children, and environmentally friendly Solarpunk societies, for instance. When creating a tabletop RPG inspired by 'Mons' genre of video games, developers have three big design challenges. Related: The Pokémon History Game Freak Doesn’t Want Fans To Know, Apparently Ultimately, though, the heart of Pokémon video games is the journey of discovering, cultivating, and ' catching 'em all.' A villainous organization or ancient monster frequently shows up around the midpoint of a Pokémon game, a threat the trainer and their stable of evolved Pokémon must defeat to save the world. The basic plot structure of nearly every Pokémon game, consequentially, is about kids and teenagers going for a long trip around the countryside, encountering wild supernatural creatures called Pokémon, taming them through combat, and capturing them through a science-fictional device called a Poké Ball. Pokemon tower defense for example lets you collect different pocket monsters and use them to defend Professor Oak’s laboratory! Zombotron on the other hand lets you control a bio-robot and you must work your way through a series of levels and fight off hordes of zombies and mutants.The first Pokémon video game, released for the Nintendo Game Boy in 1996, was purportedly inspired by main developer Satoshi Tajiri's childhood spent collecting bugs and tadpoles in the forests near his home.

The monster genre spans a whole host of different game types and our selection of monster titles is second to none. Monsters come in many shapes and forms – some are evil and ugly, others are cute and cuddly (believe it or not). There is something exciting and fun about fighting magical creatures and gruesome zombies for example. Monsters have been a staple of video games since their inception. Monster Games - Control, fight and build some truly amazing, weird and wonderful creatures!

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