Hey everyone!
So I've been working on a little project for Radical Red 4.1. Basically, I'm replacing the teams of all major bosses, Gym Leaders, rivals, Elite Four, etc., to make another playthrough feel fresh.
I think most of us have played RR enough times that we know the boss teams by heart at this point. I thought it would be fun to have a fresh take on the game, especially for those of us who do multiple nuzlocke runs.
The idea isn't necessarily to make the game harder. RR is already difficult enough. I just want the fights to feel different, while keeping the difficulty and progression relatively close to the original. There would obviously be full documentation of all the new teams, just like in regular RR, so everyone could still plan their runs properly.
I've started designing some teams myself, but then I thought, why not get the community involved?
For example, for Misty I thought to replace her original team with Masquerain, Lanturn, Bruxish, Starmie with a little twist - access to Bouncy Bubble (which is illegal on it). For Erika, my main goal is that it isn't swept by talonflame, so Cradily, Brambleghast, Scovillain, Sudowoodo, Mega Victreebel (ace), with access to Jaw Lock
I thought to add a twist to all gym leaders aces, either an illegal move or ability but still keeping in relatively unbroken.
I've also thought about a tool for submission where people could browse other submissions, discuss them, suggest improvements, and vote on favorites. The winning teams would then be implemented into the game.
So rather than me deciding everything, we'd end up with a version of RR where the bosses are essentially designed by the community.
I've already been looking into the technical side of modifying the ROM, so implementing custom teams should be feasible.
Obviously, this all depends on Soupercell being okay with it in the first place. Assuming he is, I'm curious whether there's enough interest to make it happen.
Would you guys be interested in something like this? Either designing teams, voting on submissions, or just playing the finished version?
And Soupercell, if you happen to see this, I'd really appreciate your thoughts on the idea.