Rejuvenation representation, let's go! Devs absolutely love teasing us with potential news and updates but the game is so good i don't have the strength to tear myself away from it.
More rejuvenation love is always appreciated. For my money the best aspect is actually the main group (MC/Melia/Ren/Venam/etc), unlike basically almost every other pkmn fangame, It actually made the main cast feel like actual friends. And then the trauma sets in. So much trauma.
Yeah I do really like how they aren't just your rivals who show up to battle you or whenever something super important happens. They act how normal friends would
It's been a long time since I've heard someone talk about Rejuvention. It, and its sister game Reborn, are my favorite fan games personally. Thanks for bringing Rejuvenation back into some light for people who maybe haven't heard of it :)
Rejuvenation, Reborn, Desolation are absoulte best type of fangames imo..thats why i loved vanguard..Pokemon Infinity, Solar light lunar dark, uranium, unbound also are so much fun..
Great list! Rejuvenation is definitely in my top 3 for sure. Recently played Vanguard and really enjoyed that as well! The fangame community is in great hands.
I feel like every recent comment I've had on this channel relates to pokemon rejuvenation lol. I can definitely say that it's my favourite fangame and that it's incredibly well made. But I think that infinite fusion probably has a more broad appeal to the general pokemon audience.
I’ve been having a blast with Pokemon crystal clear. At the moment it’s my favorite fan game I’ve played. It remixes crystal by allowing you create a character sprite, choose region, choose starter, and many more. It’s undoubtedly the best way to play classic gbc Pokemon.
I believe Pokémon reborn is a better game than rejuvenation solely because the story is complete. Rejuvenation on the other hand has a lot of QoL changes that really help you know what’s going on. I got stuck quite a bit on reborn because I didn’t know where to go. The thing that rejuvenation and reborn do just as well as each other though, is the story. Both games truly make you care about the characters and you would go out of your way to keep them safe.
Here's a list I do suggest to you, with insane addictive stories: * Pokemon Vanguard * Pokemon ReUnion * Pokemon Flux * Pokemon Empyrean * Pokemon Opalo * Pokemon Reminiscencia
* I made that game lol * Doesn't look interesting to me (the maps look very bland) * Played the demo already, it was pretty good * It was okay * One of my worst experiences with a fangame * I like this one a lot!
@@ayrei1503 oh shit lol ahahaaaha I didn't even notice it was you... I f*cking love your game 😅 question; I've noticed it was "completed" so do you plan to make a Vanguard 2 or another one?
@@ayrei1503 oh shit lol ahahaaaha I didn't even notice it was you... I f*cking love your game 😅 question; I've noticed it was "completed" so do you plan to make a Vanguard 2 or another one?
Rejuvenation I think really does steal the spot for the best fangame, even if Infinite Fusion is incredibly done, alongside PokeRogue, I do think Rejuvenation just outshines them enough.
@ratpee-gt2ehit’s not necessary, there is a couple references to reborn here and there but nothing major to require playing it. Rejuvenation is definitely my favorite fan game so you should really give it a shot
I can see why people don't get appealed by something like Radical Red: it is a game that is mostly centered towards competitive, but I'd be lying if I said I had no fun playing it so many times.
I'm curious to see what your thoughts are on Pokemon Xenoverse actually? The cutaway to Xenoverse after saying "just because something is popular doesn't mean it's good" leads me to believe you're not particularly fond of the game? I loved it to bits, even thought it would make the list (though I don't have much problem with the games that did make it) simply because of how polished and well made it was, so I was kind of surprised to see that little cutaway lol
I think it's a very impressive game but somewhat overrated. I do eventually want to make an honest but respectful review of it, so I'll save my opinions for that
I haven't played Rejuvenation in years because I struggled on it way too much and dropped it, so hearing about the passwords system being a thing makes me want to go back to it This is a really good and interesting list!!
Just to add, they've also done a massive rebalance of the game, gotten rid of the hardest difficulty and made the old casual mode into a proper story mode more in line with the standard games.
@@ricardocarvalho9283 nah man, some battles are just actual BS. That battle with flying type gym leader for example, the sky field is just busted for his team. Not to mention when a dev found out people changed the field into mountains and then caves to make the fight easy they changed it so that you have to use smack down twice to change the field.
@@Kyouma. because the creation itself is riddled with obnoxiously edgy content. I'm not able to speak for myself about a lot of the racist claims, since I'm admittedly ignorant about a lot of them, but the game is just bad, and that's not something I like saying about a Pokemon fangame
I tend to play a fangame once and never touch it again. Maybe a second play through if I really liked it. Infinite Fusion however, is always a game I will come back to and play cuz its just so fun to fuse everything. They keep adding features too, very excited to be able to start in Johto in the future!
@@ayrei1503 reborn started off ok but the gore prawn scaled exponentially right after the champion hydreigon scene (you prob know what I'm referring to but youtube will most likely delete comment if I use violent words), so at that point it was far too distasteful and edgy for my liking
Doing my first rejuvenation run after being in the reborn community since the start. Rejuvenation is the best pokemon game I have ever ahed. The art and music production rivals many serious companies, there are events I never thought possible in a pokemon game.
Nice Video! 7:45 Thanks Bro😂❤ My Comment under your post was meant as a joke, but yes I like insurgence the most. I agree with your list and understand your argumentation, but I personally dont like pokerogue and Im a big fan of rejuvenation. Everyone has his own taste and everyone like different fangames but I think its important to respect everyones opinion.
Of course I respect everyone's opinion, I just think these ones are the most innovative and impressive while staying accessible and enjoyable to a wide audience
Rejuvenation or Reborn would objectively be the best for sure. Empire is my favorite though, and I honestly believe when all 18 episodes are done it will be acknowledged as the best complete fangame experience. It goes above and beyond what you expect. That is, unless you eventually finish Vanguard of course. ;) I'd also be interested on your thoughts about Pokemon Tectonic, which arguably has some of the most interesting balancing I've ever seen in regards to progression and the battles.
Rejuvenation took everything good about Reborn and ditch the somewhat dated aesthetic and overly "edgy" storyline and characterization. The characters are fleshed out, fun, and make the world feels way more interesting
I would say that Pokemon Reborn is the best Pokemon Fangame created, but for a reason that possibly disqualified it from your list, which is that it is still basically the same kind of game as the canonical main line games, though expanded to its limits. Reborn is pure essence of Pokemon - completing the Pokedex, exploring diverse areas, winning gym badges, and saving the world - and it is complete in a way none of the canonical games were. I intend to finish Rejuvenation, and I have enjoyed playing it, but it feels less purely Pokemon, a bit more Fantasy TV show.
I 100% agree with Rejuvenation. A little sad that they removed intense mode as in my opinion it was the best way to play the game (for people that like the grind). Haven’t gotten to 13.5 yet, hopefully it fixes a lot of the problems with 13. Amazing video.
Never played Rejuvenation and I'm so glad to hear about it ! My top three would be Emerald rogue (Closest I felt to be challenged as a pokemon master) Tectonic Flux when it will be complete Never understood the reason behind Xenoverse hype, I played it twice to try loving it but the gameplay is not so fun, and the pace is very weird. Balance was the biggest issue with some mons feeling useless and otherd overpowering the whole game.
Currently playing Rejuvenation after playing Reborn (Reborn is also 10/10 imo) and it's amazing. I had tons of fun playing Reborn with the difficult battles and elaborate puzzles and heard from the community that Rejuvenation is (arguably) even better. I'm just at the beginning of the game but it's already endless joy and joyful frustration.
Two of my favorite fan games are Re:member and reminiscence. In Pokemon Reminiscence, the legendary Pokemon are not only human, but play huge roles in what it means to grieve and have empathy. And ironically, it’s not even a dark game. It’s just…mature. Also, it’s a lot like Pokemon Dungeons! And in Pokemon Re:member, it brings up an interesting question. If ultra wormholes can take us through time and space…what if we could visit other franchises? You’ll play as Champion Red and explore these wormholes with two very recognizable characters from Bayblade AND Danganronpa. Later in the game, you’ll see Yugio, Persona 5, Deltarune, Astro Boy, and possibly more that I’m forgetting or couldn’t see. After all, its main story says that depending on your choices, you can change your fate. I highly recommend these games as nuzlocks(?) as well!
Pokemon Academy Life Forever is another serious contender in my opinion. Very well-constructed story and characters, different from the norm... but you know, being mostly visual novel (even if the gameplay is there), it's too much effort to read for the masses.
Rejuvenation is something I aspire to make for my fangame. Pokémon infinity, vanguard, and the modernization of past mechanics in radical red is what I’m looking. I love to see love for rejuvenation. It’s just soooo good. (Even without passwords)
Rejuvenation is the only pokemon game I have replayed over 6 times now. and I have at least 200 hours on each savefile. There is always so much to do, and yes v13 intense mode was an absolute nightmare, I still had a lot of fun with the difficulty of some fights (*cough cough* SAKI GLITCH FIELD MEGA AGGRON AND MEGA METAGROSS*)). It has become a lot easier now with v13.5, but by no means has it become any less enjoyable. I hope more people play this amazing game.
I really love Pokemon Reborn and a newer Pokemon Fangame called "Pathways". Sadly Pokemon Fangames isnt even near to be finished but all I can say is that in a few years this game will be cooking. Anyways its a W list and imma start playing Rejuvenation because of you.
@@ayrei1503 don't know these two, but I found that crown, stranded, unbound, sors, voyager, crystal clear, liquid crystal, fire red extended, recharged emerald, recharged yellow, pokemblem, pokemon rogue (not Pokerogue the website but pokemon rogue the romhack)and some others are really good.
@@ayrei1503 but in term of graphics, it's undeniable that engine one are more permissive than romhack, even if I agree than nothing is impossible, u can't fit a 512x512 sprite into a 64x64 without loosing some quality.
imo I think Reborn is better since I feel that the player character actually exists and interacts with the story, whereas in Rejuvenation the player character feels like they are only ever watching the story unfold on other characters.
The quality of games been really good like every other month smthg is out a be called "the best pokemon fan game" Which makes me want to ask,what is the worst pokemon fan games
@@hoangnguyen0721 probably some game from 15 years ago thst no one remembers. At least snakewood went so fucking insane thst jt guaranteed thst game would be remembered
Okay, I actually have an answer, kind of. It's called pokemon Trimaster. It apprently steals a bunch of content from other fangames, runs horribly, and just looks bad all around. I don't call fangames bad, or say super negative things about them unless they do something immoral like steal content from other fangame developers for example
You didn't explain what Rogue and Rejuvenation are. From the title I can guess that Rogue is a rogue-lite but you said rejuvenation opened your eyes to what Pokemon can be in the hands of someone with a lot of ideas. But you never explained what those ideas are and why those said ideas set the game apart from its contemporaries.
Its a triangle of what you prefer. Something offbeat, something extremely challenging or a conventional game. I lean more towards the Uraniums & Insurgences.
my top three are Rejuvenation, Realidea System and Vanguard. My two key things in a fan game are visuals/graphics and story which all of these exceed in.
One fan game that would be the best would be a fan game that has multiple hundreds or thousands of brand new Pokémon Maybe it’s because I love all those fan games and rom hacks with fakemon in them that I suggested a fan game with multiple hundreds or multiple thousands of brand new Pokemon
My criteria for the best Pokémon fan game is it has to have meaningfull choices. That's why my all time favorites are Pokémon pathways, desolation and rejuvenation.
I've played so many and I've got to say it's Insurgence for various reasons. This was a great list though. Reborn and Rejuvenation have my most hours clocked
Bro I'm going to keep it abuck the best fangames in my opinion are none other than Pokémon Rejuvenation, Pokémon Xenoverse, and Pokémon Insurgence just to name a few like how is it that most fan made Pokémon games are better than what gamefreak creates like for real
I line rejuvenation so much, one of my favourite games of all times, already played the game twice one on paragon and one on renegade with both on full ev classic and no items mode and it was so fun, and felt so rewarding beating some of the final fights of renegade with problem solving, I would defo recommend rejuv to anyone although I would say the first 4 or so chapters are kinda boring compared to the others.
I think Pokemon Insurgence is better than rejuvenation in this top Let me explain myself For me the best fangame must be accessible, and clearly rejuvenation is not really accessible because of its story, there's just so muchhhh text to read, and i'm french so my english is... let's just say that i understand what's going even if it is a little difficult, but that's not the case for everyone and the story can become just too complicated and confusing when you're not 100% in the game And why insurgence ? There's also a good difficulty without it being overwhelming, there are new form, which is really a good point, and a really good story, with enough dialogue but not too much For me it is enough
I think the language barrier applies to any game, not just one with a lot of story. Insurgences story is very messy and falls off pretty hard after the third gym imo
@@ayrei1503 Yes maybe, but in any case, rejuvenation and Reborn have just too long and complicated story, alongside character with there own way of speaking which add difficulty to understand every part of the story But well, can't Say that it's a Bad thing, it add so much to each character
I could never get infinite fusion to work on a mobile emulator. That's why I never got into it. Several fan games can work on special apps meant to emulate computers, but infinite fusion isn't and will never be compatible
I loved Rejuvenation when I first started playing it until I hit the soul labyrinth, this here made me stop playing and never give it another chance (I tried for 3 days to get past this). One thing I really hate in games is when a mini game that requires a completely different set of gaming skills and it is compulsory to continue playing.
The soul labyrinth is when you are chased by a dusknoir, right? They made it skipable in V13.5 by walking into the yellow butterfly if you go straight from the entrance of the maze since a lot of players had the same problem as you in V13
Personally, I always will think Pokémon reborn is the best Fan game, even better than rejuvination. Now, I’m not going to pretend like rejuvination isn’t a bit better designed then reborn, has a story that’s a little bit more well told, but even with all of those things, I still prefer reborn. The main reason I like reborn more Is mostly because of the characters. The characters you meet throughout the game are so amazing. The story development, the backstory, is so great. Maybe it’s just because of how much I enjoyed reborn, but when I played rejuvination, i did really enjoy the game, but I didn’t feel has strongly with the characters you encounter throughout the story as I did with reborn
Heya! if you are in the comments and find Rejuventation a little too easy (they nerfed the game 1 year ago or so) try playing Reborn instead! Same thing, amazing world , same vibe (literally the 2 teams that made rejuv and reborn helped each other and some members of those teams are the same) 300+ hours of game if you try to 100% it, and really difficult as is. The other HM is pokemon Salt and Shadow , forces you to nuzlock it in a cool way.
Uranium was released 8 years ago, and since the original developers left the project, barely any changes have been made to modernize or improve the base game. It's a 5/10 game with a 10/10 fakemon dex
@@ayrei1503 5/10!? Wow! Can you explain a bit more? I like a lot this fangame, but I agree that the game is too slow (specially when battle starts). This game lacks new exp share (I don't care much, personally).
Rejuvenation representation, let's go!
Devs absolutely love teasing us with potential news and updates but the game is so good i don't have the strength to tear myself away from it.
More rejuvenation love is always appreciated. For my money the best aspect is actually the main group (MC/Melia/Ren/Venam/etc), unlike basically almost every other pkmn fangame, It actually made the main cast feel like actual friends. And then the trauma sets in. So much trauma.
Yeah I do really like how they aren't just your rivals who show up to battle you or whenever something super important happens. They act how normal friends would
Every single Rejuvenation fan is just waiting for the long awaited therapy session.
too much melia she's becoming Vriska. but I still like melia just like Vriska
melia is the real mc
@@amberhide04 real
It's been a long time since I've heard someone talk about Rejuvention. It, and its sister game Reborn, are my favorite fan games personally. Thanks for bringing Rejuvenation back into some light for people who maybe haven't heard of it :)
I'm going to make a full video about it once I get better as a youtuber :]
Try Desolation, there are even references to Reborn and Rejuve and also Rejuve references Desolation
Rejuvenation, Reborn, Desolation are absoulte best type of fangames imo..thats why i loved vanguard..Pokemon Infinity, Solar light lunar dark, uranium, unbound also are so much fun..
Desolation, Reborn and Rejuvenation are really the big 3 of Pokémon fangames
Great list! Rejuvenation is definitely in my top 3 for sure. Recently played Vanguard and really enjoyed that as well! The fangame community is in great hands.
Thank you, I'm glad you liked it 💚
I feel like every recent comment I've had on this channel relates to pokemon rejuvenation lol. I can definitely say that it's my favourite fangame and that it's incredibly well made. But I think that infinite fusion probably has a more broad appeal to the general pokemon audience.
I’ve been having a blast with Pokemon crystal clear. At the moment it’s my favorite fan game I’ve played. It remixes crystal by allowing you create a character sprite, choose region, choose starter, and many more. It’s undoubtedly the best way to play classic gbc Pokemon.
I believe Pokémon reborn is a better game than rejuvenation solely because the story is complete. Rejuvenation on the other hand has a lot of QoL changes that really help you know what’s going on. I got stuck quite a bit on reborn because I didn’t know where to go. The thing that rejuvenation and reborn do just as well as each other though, is the story. Both games truly make you care about the characters and you would go out of your way to keep them safe.
Here's a list I do suggest to you, with insane addictive stories:
* Pokemon Vanguard
* Pokemon ReUnion
* Pokemon Flux
* Pokemon Empyrean
* Pokemon Opalo
* Pokemon Reminiscencia
* I made that game lol
* Doesn't look interesting to me (the maps look very bland)
* Played the demo already, it was pretty good
* It was okay
* One of my worst experiences with a fangame
* I like this one a lot!
@@ayrei1503 oh shit lol ahahaaaha
I didn't even notice it was you... I f*cking love your game 😅
question; I've noticed it was "completed" so do you plan to make a Vanguard 2 or another one?
@@ayrei1503 oh shit lol ahahaaaha
I didn't even notice it was you... I f*cking love your game 😅
question; I've noticed it was "completed" so do you plan to make a Vanguard 2 or another one?
It's not completed idk who told you that
@@ayrei1503 alright good to know, welp you've to tell website pokemundo that it is not completed, a lot of people think it is
Rejuvenation I think really does steal the spot for the best fangame, even if Infinite Fusion is incredibly done, alongside PokeRogue, I do think Rejuvenation just outshines them enough.
I just absolutely love the development side of Infinite fusion like it's just one gigantic community project which I think is so cool
@ratpee-gt2ehit’s not necessary, there is a couple references to reborn here and there but nothing major to require playing it. Rejuvenation is definitely my favorite fan game so you should really give it a shot
I can see why people don't get appealed by something like Radical Red: it is a game that is mostly centered towards competitive, but I'd be lying if I said I had no fun playing it so many times.
I'm curious to see what your thoughts are on Pokemon Xenoverse actually? The cutaway to Xenoverse after saying "just because something is popular doesn't mean it's good" leads me to believe you're not particularly fond of the game?
I loved it to bits, even thought it would make the list (though I don't have much problem with the games that did make it) simply because of how polished and well made it was, so I was kind of surprised to see that little cutaway lol
I think it's a very impressive game but somewhat overrated. I do eventually want to make an honest but respectful review of it, so I'll save my opinions for that
@@ayrei1503 Thats understandable! Very excited to hear your thoughts on the game! 💌
@@ayrei1503 i honestly saw xenoverse as the perfect pokemon game only problem is that it can get a little bit wild but it is your opinion
5:09 I was a bit surprised when I first heard you use that word, but looking back I don't know why you're a literal Pokemon fangame developer.
What word are you referring to? And what you meant by "I don't know why you're a literal pokemon fangame developer"
the enigmatic gentleman is being enigmatic again
I haven't played Rejuvenation in years because I struggled on it way too much and dropped it, so hearing about the passwords system being a thing makes me want to go back to it
This is a really good and interesting list!!
Yeah check out their wiki, there are a lot of passwords and they make the game infinitely better and more accessible
Just to add, they've also done a massive rebalance of the game, gotten rid of the hardest difficulty and made the old casual mode into a proper story mode more in line with the standard games.
You weak 😂😂
@@ricardocarvalho9283 Imagine talking shit in a youtube comment
@@ricardocarvalho9283 nah man, some battles are just actual BS.
That battle with flying type gym leader for example, the sky field is just busted for his team. Not to mention when a dev found out people changed the field into mountains and then caves to make the fight easy they changed it so that you have to use smack down twice to change the field.
Have you tried Pokemon Opalo? That is the best of the ones i have played to me. The spanish community has some incredibly talented people.
That game has so many controversies
@@edgargaebolg9307 Such controversies happen when people can't separate the creator from its creation
@@Kyouma. because the creation itself is riddled with obnoxiously edgy content. I'm not able to speak for myself about a lot of the racist claims, since I'm admittedly ignorant about a lot of them, but the game is just bad, and that's not something I like saying about a Pokemon fangame
I tend to play a fangame once and never touch it again. Maybe a second play through if I really liked it.
Infinite Fusion however, is always a game I will come back to and play cuz its just so fun to fuse everything. They keep adding features too, very excited to be able to start in Johto in the future!
Yippie, rejuvenation recognizement! I love that game so much.
It's either Reborn or Rejuvenation if we're being honest.
despite my love for the game, reborn's story is very hit or miss for almost anyone who plays it
@@ayrei1503 true i love rejuvenation but does not enjoy reborn to the point i dropped it halfway through
@@ayrei1503
reborn started off ok but the gore prawn scaled exponentially right after the champion hydreigon scene (you prob know what I'm referring to but youtube will most likely delete comment if I use violent words), so at that point it was far too distasteful and edgy for my liking
Personally i'm a Insurgence fanboy but now i feel like i MUST try rejuvenation
7:24 okay but what is this one?? This looks cool
Fire red extended
Doing my first rejuvenation run after being in the reborn community since the start. Rejuvenation is the best pokemon game I have ever ahed. The art and music production rivals many serious companies, there are events I never thought possible in a pokemon game.
Nice Video! 7:45 Thanks Bro😂❤ My Comment under your post was meant as a joke, but yes I like insurgence the most. I agree with your list and understand your argumentation, but I personally dont like pokerogue and Im a big fan of rejuvenation. Everyone has his own taste and everyone like different fangames but I think its important to respect everyones opinion.
Of course I respect everyone's opinion, I just think these ones are the most innovative and impressive while staying accessible and enjoyable to a wide audience
@@ayrei1503 Yes, I didnt say that you dont do it and like I said I agree with your list👍🏻
While I can’t see Pokérogue or Rejuvenation being for me because I’m terrible at team building, I do respect the ideas on hand
Rejuvenation or Reborn would objectively be the best for sure. Empire is my favorite though, and I honestly believe when all 18 episodes are done it will be acknowledged as the best complete fangame experience. It goes above and beyond what you expect. That is, unless you eventually finish Vanguard of course. ;)
I'd also be interested on your thoughts about Pokemon Tectonic, which arguably has some of the most interesting balancing I've ever seen in regards to progression and the battles.
"The Completed Pokemon Fan game Where Every Battle Is Fun!"
He already made a video about it in fact x)
Pokemon tectonic is criminally unknown. For someone who likes battles, its THE best of all time. Emerald redux is a close second.
Let's be honest, completed Rejuv is gonna wiping the floor even with some AAA games, let alone Empire
Rejuvenation took everything good about Reborn and ditch the somewhat dated aesthetic and overly "edgy" storyline and characterization. The characters are fleshed out, fun, and make the world feels way more interesting
Reborn wasn't overly edgy
0:41 looks clean,anyone know its name?
Pokemon Armonia.
I would say that Pokemon Reborn is the best Pokemon Fangame created, but for a reason that possibly disqualified it from your list, which is that it is still basically the same kind of game as the canonical main line games, though expanded to its limits. Reborn is pure essence of Pokemon - completing the Pokedex, exploring diverse areas, winning gym badges, and saving the world - and it is complete in a way none of the canonical games were.
I intend to finish Rejuvenation, and I have enjoyed playing it, but it feels less purely Pokemon, a bit more Fantasy TV show.
For me Opalo, Reborn, Xenoverse, Rejuvenation, Floral Tempus EX, Uranium takes the dub
Even Pokemon Adventures Red Chapter
Definitely gotta be Rejuvenation for me. First fangame I ever discovered but I'd never actually played it myself until the most recent update
I 100% agree with Rejuvenation. A little sad that they removed intense mode as in my opinion it was the best way to play the game (for people that like the grind). Haven’t gotten to 13.5 yet, hopefully it fixes a lot of the problems with 13. Amazing video.
Never played Rejuvenation and I'm so glad to hear about it !
My top three would be
Emerald rogue (Closest I felt to be challenged as a pokemon master)
Tectonic
Flux when it will be complete
Never understood the reason behind Xenoverse hype, I played it twice to try loving it but the gameplay is not so fun, and the pace is very weird. Balance was the biggest issue with some mons feeling useless and otherd overpowering the whole game.
Currently playing Rejuvenation after playing Reborn (Reborn is also 10/10 imo) and it's amazing. I had tons of fun playing Reborn with the difficult battles and elaborate puzzles and heard from the community that Rejuvenation is (arguably) even better. I'm just at the beginning of the game but it's already endless joy and joyful frustration.
Two of my favorite fan games are Re:member and reminiscence. In Pokemon Reminiscence, the legendary Pokemon are not only human, but play huge roles in what it means to grieve and have empathy. And ironically, it’s not even a dark game. It’s just…mature. Also, it’s a lot like Pokemon Dungeons! And in Pokemon Re:member, it brings up an interesting question. If ultra wormholes can take us through time and space…what if we could visit other franchises? You’ll play as Champion Red and explore these wormholes with two very recognizable characters from Bayblade AND Danganronpa. Later in the game, you’ll see Yugio, Persona 5, Deltarune, Astro Boy, and possibly more that I’m forgetting or couldn’t see. After all, its main story says that depending on your choices, you can change your fate. I highly recommend these games as nuzlocks(?) as well!
Pokemon Academy Life Forever is another serious contender in my opinion. Very well-constructed story and characters, different from the norm... but you know, being mostly visual novel (even if the gameplay is there), it's too much effort to read for the masses.
the old one got discontinued right? I heard a new group took over.
@@ikram1572 A new team took over the project a little over a year ago.
Rejuvenation is something I aspire to make for my fangame. Pokémon infinity, vanguard, and the modernization of past mechanics in radical red is what I’m looking.
I love to see love for rejuvenation. It’s just soooo good. (Even without passwords)
Rejuvenation is the only pokemon game I have replayed over 6 times now. and I have at least 200 hours on each savefile. There is always so much to do, and yes v13 intense mode was an absolute nightmare, I still had a lot of fun with the difficulty of some fights (*cough cough* SAKI GLITCH FIELD MEGA AGGRON AND MEGA METAGROSS*)). It has become a lot easier now with v13.5, but by no means has it become any less enjoyable. I hope more people play this amazing game.
I would suggest playing Pokemon empire. It is quite mature and in my opinion the best fangame narrative wise
Desolation is the best and deserves more love same with pokemon empire
I'm giving desolation a more opinionated review at some point, don't worry :)
Finally someone recommends fangames who has taste
I really love Pokemon Reborn and a newer Pokemon Fangame called "Pathways". Sadly Pokemon Fangames isnt even near to be finished but all I can say is that in a few years this game will be cooking. Anyways its a W list and imma start playing Rejuvenation because of you.
Fangame should be separate with engine created one and romhack one, they don't offer the same experience since the engine one are more free on design.
With Emerald Decomps and CFRU, I believe ROMhacks can rival the freedom of fangames if the developer is good enough
@@ayrei1503 don't know these two, but I found that crown, stranded, unbound, sors, voyager, crystal clear, liquid crystal, fire red extended, recharged emerald, recharged yellow, pokemblem, pokemon rogue (not Pokerogue the website but pokemon rogue the romhack)and some others are really good.
@@ayrei1503 but in term of graphics, it's undeniable that engine one are more permissive than romhack, even if I agree than nothing is impossible, u can't fit a 512x512 sprite into a 64x64 without loosing some quality.
Pokemon Odyssey is my most favorite rom hack and the best to be made out yet. Rejuvenation is so amazing too.
imo I think Reborn is better since I feel that the player character actually exists and interacts with the story, whereas in Rejuvenation the player character feels like they are only ever watching the story unfold on other characters.
you just maked me wana play pokemon rejuvenation again
If you havent played 13.5 (October 2023 update) you absolutely should :)
@@ayrei1503 i have, i waited for it doing some nuzlock, but i still want to play on this insane project
@_chromo_is_supreme_4911 13.5 remade like half the game and took 2.5 years to come out, it's definitely worth jumping into
The quality of games been really good like every other month smthg is out a be called "the best pokemon fan game"
Which makes me want to ask,what is the worst pokemon fan games
@@hoangnguyen0721 probably some game from 15 years ago thst no one remembers. At least snakewood went so fucking insane thst jt guaranteed thst game would be remembered
Okay, I actually have an answer, kind of.
It's called pokemon Trimaster. It apprently steals a bunch of content from other fangames, runs horribly, and just looks bad all around.
I don't call fangames bad, or say super negative things about them unless they do something immoral like steal content from other fangame developers for example
im sorry you said take an objective look, but then not really 😂
but still a nice video 👌
Not really sure what you mean, if I was going off of my opinions I would've just said Reborn Rejuvenation and Desolation
You didn't explain what Rogue and Rejuvenation are. From the title I can guess that Rogue is a rogue-lite but you said rejuvenation opened your eyes to what Pokemon can be in the hands of someone with a lot of ideas. But you never explained what those ideas are and why those said ideas set the game apart from its contemporaries.
Its a triangle of what you prefer. Something offbeat, something extremely challenging or a conventional game. I lean more towards the Uraniums & Insurgences.
my top three are Rejuvenation, Realidea System and Vanguard. My two key things in a fan game are visuals/graphics and story which all of these exceed in.
One fan game that would be the best would be a fan game that has multiple hundreds or thousands of brand new Pokémon
Maybe it’s because I love all those fan games and rom hacks with fakemon in them that I suggested a fan game with multiple hundreds or multiple thousands of brand new Pokemon
My favourite gerne of fan games/Rom hacks is custom regions (but the gameplay is mostly still like the mainline games)
0:02 what game is this?
Pokemon vanguard
I like pokemon pathways, it's not easy, but it's fun for me
Even with alot of fangames, i always Remembered pokemon brick bronze from roblox
My criteria for the best Pokémon fan game is it has to have meaningfull choices. That's why my all time favorites are Pokémon pathways, desolation and rejuvenation.
I've played so many and I've got to say it's Insurgence for various reasons. This was a great list though. Reborn and Rejuvenation have my most hours clocked
Pokémon brick bronze was so hype
Bro I'm going to keep it abuck the best fangames in my opinion are none other than Pokémon Rejuvenation, Pokémon Xenoverse, and Pokémon Insurgence just to name a few like how is it that most fan made Pokémon games are better than what gamefreak creates like for real
Rejuvenation i didnt play it 😮 but i think it could be great since i played vanguard guys i need update for pokemon untamed 😢😢😢
Loved the video man some nice to watch before i play
I’d probably go with either rejuvenation or emerald elite redux
For me it would either be xenoverse or pokewilds. Other recommendations would be pokemon iberia (its in spanish) and pokemon reloaded
Pokemon Rejuvenation is the best fan game ever IMO.
Wow what are the three four games in the beginning of the video? And also the one with the “Hotel District” thing
The "Hotel District" one is called Ashen Frost. You play as a detective. I played it about a month ago and really enjoyed it.
you should check it out if you like noir novel and interactive world
0:31 what is the name of this? the graphics look nice
Pokemon vanguard (i think)
Pokemon Fools gold or Tectonic are the best i have played personally, but infinite fusion is really great now.
I line rejuvenation so much, one of my favourite games of all times, already played the game twice one on paragon and one on renegade with both on full ev classic and no items mode and it was so fun, and felt so rewarding beating some of the final fights of renegade with problem solving, I would defo recommend rejuv to anyone although I would say the first 4 or so chapters are kinda boring compared to the others.
I forgot to mention the music as well, story both amazing
Clover. Next question
So far it is definitely Infinite Fusion!
I think Pokemon Insurgence is better than rejuvenation in this top
Let me explain myself
For me the best fangame must be accessible, and clearly rejuvenation is not really accessible because of its story, there's just so muchhhh text to read, and i'm french so my english is... let's just say that i understand what's going even if it is a little difficult, but that's not the case for everyone and the story can become just too complicated and confusing when you're not 100% in the game
And why insurgence ? There's also a good difficulty without it being overwhelming, there are new form, which is really a good point, and a really good story, with enough dialogue but not too much
For me it is enough
I think the language barrier applies to any game, not just one with a lot of story. Insurgences story is very messy and falls off pretty hard after the third gym imo
@@ayrei1503 Yes maybe, but in any case, rejuvenation and Reborn have just too long and complicated story, alongside character with there own way of speaking which add difficulty to understand every part of the story
But well, can't Say that it's a Bad thing, it add so much to each character
You're right
Only fan game i played was adventure red chapter it was so good story was great
Honestly, gotta give to Pokémon Xenoverse.
It's probably one of the best ever. The history actually made me gasp, and the post game is amazing.
I could never get infinite fusion to work on a mobile emulator. That's why I never got into it. Several fan games can work on special apps meant to emulate computers, but infinite fusion isn't and will never be compatible
It's Pokémon Reloaded.
My favourite fan games are
1. Rejuvenation
2. Insurgence
3. Vanguard
4. Reborn
Finally someone mentioned insurgence
Pokemon Opalo is great too.
I loved Rejuvenation when I first started playing it until I hit the soul labyrinth, this here made me stop playing and never give it another chance (I tried for 3 days to get past this). One thing I really hate in games is when a mini game that requires a completely different set of gaming skills and it is compulsory to continue playing.
The soul labyrinth is when you are chased by a dusknoir, right? They made it skipable in V13.5 by walking into the yellow butterfly if you go straight from the entrance of the maze since a lot of players had the same problem as you in V13
@@Fang65-w2g That is awesome news, will definitely be giving it another shot now, thanks for the information
0:20 does anyone know what this one is? and the other featured romhacks? (other than the ones shown in the list)
Pokemon Armonia.
Download link will need to be found yourself.
Can't help you with the rest.
Personally, I always will think Pokémon reborn is the best Fan game, even better than rejuvination. Now, I’m not going to pretend like rejuvination isn’t a bit better designed then reborn, has a story that’s a little bit more well told, but even with all of those things, I still prefer reborn. The main reason I like reborn more Is mostly because of the characters. The characters you meet throughout the game are so amazing. The story development, the backstory, is so great. Maybe it’s just because of how much I enjoyed reborn, but when I played rejuvination, i did really enjoy the game, but I didn’t feel has strongly with the characters you encounter throughout the story as I did with reborn
No love for Unbound?
I love unbound
Unbound is a rom hack, not a fan game
finaly some rejuvenation appreciation xD
Reborn is my personal favorite!
Amazing Video. How do I play Rejuvenation on my Iphone?
RebornEvolved's 3 fangames are the best hands down
Pokémon Unbound, Pokemon Radical Red, and Pokemon Brick Bronze
one of those isn't playable, and the other is an enhancement hack
can someone tell me the names of the game in the inro
What's the game you're showing at 0:40? I don't think I've ever seen it before.
i think it's subjective
Did you try pokemon pathways? It is so good.
whats the fan game that appears in the 0:07-0:10 mark?
armonia
What are the names of some of the other fangame footage throughout? Some of them have really neat graphics
Armonia, vanguard, fire red extended, Ashen Frost
@@ayrei1503 Thanks!
I would suggest you to try pokemon xenoverse
I am currently working on a review for it!
@@ayrei1503 nice 👌
REJUVENATION LOVE RHEKGHDKEIEIRR RAHHHHH
This game ruined me to no end and I loved every second of it
No mention of Pokemon Clover...
Name of game in intro
Pokemon vanguard
Heya! if you are in the comments and find Rejuventation a little too easy (they nerfed the game 1 year ago or so) try playing Reborn instead! Same thing, amazing world , same vibe (literally the 2 teams that made rejuv and reborn helped each other and some members of those teams are the same) 300+ hours of game if you try to 100% it, and really difficult as is. The other HM is pokemon Salt and Shadow , forces you to nuzlock it in a cool way.
It's okay. I get that the banned Pokemon game (Uranium) couldn't make it into the list 😉
Uranium was released 8 years ago, and since the original developers left the project, barely any changes have been made to modernize or improve the base game. It's a 5/10 game with a 10/10 fakemon dex
@@ayrei1503 It's a game of its time, yeah. But I think that's no reason not to play it
@@Kyouma. never said it's not worth playing, just isn't one of the best imo
@@ayrei1503 5/10!? Wow! Can you explain a bit more?
I like a lot this fangame, but I agree that the game is too slow (specially when battle starts). This game lacks new exp share (I don't care much, personally).
Try Pokemon Red Adventures and Elysium
What is fangame 1 name
Better play these quick I know they won’t exist in the future because Pokémon is a Nintendo Console Franchise.