I have been pondering quite a bit about Pokémon Thriller Dungeon lately. Perhaps it is the record of spin-offs I lately wrote up, which jogged my memory simply what number of glorious/horrible Pokémon spin-offs exist on the market, or possibly it is the truth that once I was writing my reply to the query “What Pokémon sport ought to be the subsequent foundation for a Legends sport?” my ideas went instantly to Thriller Dungeon, earlier than realising that, really, I simply needed one other Thriller Dungeon sport.
Both manner, that is the reality on the coronary heart of the matter: I feel Pokémon Thriller Dungeon must be pulled out of the Pokémon archive, dusted off, and given new life. We solely have one PMD sport on Swap, and it was only a remake of the primary sport, and it wasn’t superb, so I can see why Nintendo could be unwilling to take a position a lot time and vitality into commissioning a brand new one from developer Spike Chunsoft — however it’s a must to admit that the pitch behind the video games is good, and deserves greater than only a re-assessment.
Very like Pokémon Legends: Arceus, the Pokémon Thriller Dungeon sequence are all isekai — a narrative centered round a personality who will get transported into a brand new world (and a brand new physique!), and has to determine what occurred and methods to repair it. The participant, after all, is a human was a Pokémon, decided normally by a character quiz, and has to work with different Pokémon to get again into their human physique (and save the world alongside the way in which).
This results in a narrative about precise Pokémon, permitting us the best perception into the creatures because the anime gave Pikachu a character. The video games normally deal with our cohort of pocket monsters as generic animals which are usually cute, usually cool, however by no means talkative — however in Pokémon Thriller Dungeon, we get to find out about them as people. And who has never needed to have the ability to discuss to their pets?
However people, this can be a speaking level, and meaning it is all the way down to you. Here is a little bit ballot so that you can voice your opinion — and head all the way down to the feedback so we are able to focus on, too!