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
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..
@@electroelysium2281 ty for the info, would this order be correct in your opinion- 1. reborn insurgence unbound deso 5.rej plan to knock out all 5 this winter ty
@@Kevin-vh6nn I would put Them in this order personally : 1. Insurgence 2. Rejuvenation 3. Unbound 4. Reborn 5. Desolation Technically speaking, if Pokémon FLUX was 100% done it would be #1 or #2. Also, Desolation would be Higher as well if it was finished.
@@electroelysium2281 You're the best, just downloaded insurance 5 mins ago, I'll start that today... currently playing pokemon infinity and really liking that, also have to finish playing platinum!!! Haha almost done with that Pokemmo is great but sadly I don't have enough time to play it anymore, heck pokemon live takes up 30 mins of my day everyday... Thanks bud, insurance looks to be real fun and slightly twisted
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.
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 :)
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’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.
Really liked Crystal Clear as well, It really felt like I was allowed to put myself in the pokémon world exactly how I wanted but still go through the Pokémon experienced that Game Freak meant.
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 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!
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 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.
Rejuvenation for me is better because the characters of the main cast feel like our actual friends there. Plus everyone's backstories. It's like everyone is important. We can play through their routes nd parts too. It's amazing Also in version 14 I think few main cast characters may end up dying which was hinted
@@neelabh3112 Yay and not yay! Rejuv does have a bit the issue of people dying-but-not-really. The characters are great though and it helps, that the core-circle of friends stay pretty much together and relatively small. In Reborn it's alot more tangential with some characters appearing more (like Cain, bless this little riot) and some just kinda existing on the sidelines. I also hope we'll get the variant of Volcarona officially catchable somewhere, because it looks really cool and is so far only obtainable through a long ass questline with a random egg at the end, which is sadly tied to the safe-rng and not some other rng. Rejuvenation also made me appreciate trying to properly teambuild, since it makes it easy to actually do so. It also made me appreciate alot of usually completely overlooked Pokémon, because they suddenly became useful (Well, mainly in absence of more viable options) like Xatu. I also still have a trauma from Angie in Version 13. (They changed her fields effect in 13.5, thank god)
@@Aurirang yup that's true haha. I was shocked when I came to know our mom is not really our mom nd was created haha. The plot twits towards the end were insane. But yh some of tha battles were tough as heck. Still happy though everyone in the main crew is well nd good. Though I don't know what's gonna happen in v 14 . Many theorize that some of the main casts may end up dying. But let's see. Really excited to play through it once it gets released. I hope they just don't kill Aelita😂
Reborn having a complete story is irrelevent given that the entire second half of the main game (deleted the game after beating lin, but I can't imagine the postgame is any better) is poorly written garbage that only gets worse as you progress. It's shocking how much better Rejuvenation is in that regard.
@@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
Reborn is a bit too teen-edgy for me, but i can very well appreciate the sheer amount of work that went into the game as well as keeping everything this well working together. But i have to say, the fate of Jenner still haunts me. It also has quite some pretty in-your-face-humour, which is not appreciated by alot people, i suppose. Rejuvenation has sadly a bit the dies-but-not-really-syndrome which kinda grates on my nerves. It's like they're afraid of removing major characters from the story. (i can wholly understand that, especially since the story is still being worked on) But the characters themselves are a delight. They have depth to them, they can be silly, make mistakes (and sometimes pay dearly for them), have happy and sad moments, have their own developing traumas.
@@Aurirang Rejuvination has very similar edginess in the main cast. I just started replaying it and some of the dialgue is cringe edgy humor. Especially from characters like Venam
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.
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?
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.
THANK YOU FOR ADDING REJUV i recently completed the karma files and OH MY GOD ITS SO FRICKING GOOD,I USED SOOOOOOOO MANY MONS WHICH I DIDNT EVEN THINKKK I WOULD BE USING
I love Pokemon Rejuvenation, I was streaming this until my computer crapped out and I lost my save. Reborn as well. The music, how smooth the games are, the side quests, the fact you actually have to think when it comes to battling you can't just make 1 team and go. It's so fun. I really want to go back to it after I've finished Vanguard.
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
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
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!
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.
Rejuvenation is my favorite out of the Rebornlike trio (Reborn, Rejuvenation, Desolation). The main cast, story, and overall challenge are the most enjoyable. Glad it got some love on your list.
@@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 played Pokémon opolo and it was one of the best games, guess I must of missed the edgy content or racism cause I didn’t see anything like that, I probably don’t have a vagina that’s why
Reborn, Insurgence, Rejuvenation, and the new one I’ve seen on TH-cam called Pokemon: Unbreakable Ties fangames (this game has voice acting and an amazing story) are my favorite fangames.
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.
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.
Infinite fusion is a delight. It's always nice how many beautiful, cool and funny how many silly and downright cursed fusions there are (generally anything with Mr. Mime..). The difficulty is decent and the randomizer really does make the game way better than it has any right to be. I did catch the PokeRogue-bug late (after having it mistaken by Emerald PokeRogue which is pretty good as well) and i'm currently working on getting some decent egg-moves on Pokémon i like. (Especially on those that can face the two super-bosses...) I think my most successful strategy so far is to just growl (or similar) at them until their offensive stats are nonexistant. (Which is kinda funny in its own way tbh) And i LOVE Pokémon Rejuvenation. The music, the athmosphere, the characters, the absurdly beautiful spritework and the regional variants. I do have to admit, it's pretty difficult, although the devs are working hard to make things more balanced each update. I remember Valarie and Angie being backbreaking hard, while Crawley being way too easy. Now the two first mentioned got a touch more beatable (I still have nightmares from pre 13.5 Angie) and Crawley got his much needed boost. (That field+weater combination with the bugs is evil) The only gripe i have, is that the characters have the die-but-not-really-syndrome but that might get fixed when the game is getting finished. I can understand them being careful to not murder any Characters that might be needed later down the story.
Its a triangle of what you prefer. Something offbeat, something extremely challenging or a conventional game. I lean more towards the Uraniums & Insurgences.
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.
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.
Yours will be the best when completed at least to me 😁. I have played so many fangames and yours have everything : a really great story with everything you do being part of the plot, I feel like you're always connected to the main story at any time of the game (the choice of not going on a typical gyms battle game is awesome). I also love the side quests you added to the game, it makes the world "alive" if you get what I mean + those are cool side quest not boring ones. Also no boring routes with a lot of trainers for no reason or just xp, a lot of fangames usually have that. Many characters with great personality and great development this is also rare in fangames and pokemon in general. Now do I need to talk about the regional variant 😂 they are simply amazing be it typing or design it's just awesome I can't even seem to decide on a team and I'm quite the picky eater lol (made a lot of different teams on different runs because I couldn't decide lol, thats the first fangame I replayed that much and it's not even completed). Also the double battle mode add a lot of difficulty but a cool one because every boss have great strategy without just being stupidly over lvled (double battle > solo battle). The new movepools are also great (I can see you and your team worked a lot on that to make them relevant in double battle). And finally I know you are going to bring mega evolution and I love them can't wait to see what you are going to do with the new possible mega (Also please give me mega salamence I need my Ace in your game don't put the mega gemme to far in the game 😂🙏).
I've been thinking about getting into Rejuvenation for a little bit. The last fan game i tried, while challenging and creative, was missing in the story department for me. And the sheer accessibility of PokeRouge is very appealing for travel. Thanks for the recommendations!
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
Rejuv was the first fangame I played for Pokémon been following it for years (I think since version 6?) and have been trying so hard to find another fan game as fun (excluding reborn of course)
I absolutely ADORE Rejuvenation, but I remember the story gets a little all over the place after the 6th gym. At least for the path that I which is the good route cause I can't bring myself to be evil to the characters I love. A high game I recommend is Pokemon Unbreakable Ties. It does a lot of things Rejuvenation does (aside from branching storylines). But it does something that no other fan game has ever done which is makes your starter actually plot relevant.
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.
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.
Rejuvenation wholeheartedly might’ve saved me. It’s the perfect game. Even if it was Pokemon and was a normal rpg, it will forever be my favorite game.
I think the only thing Infinite Fusion lacks is a cohesive and unique art style in tiles. If they could find someone to make the game a little more pretty and original, it would feel a little more complete.
Pokémon Clover for me. Full fakemon roster, the edgy humour I grew up with as a 31 year old, and the level of goofiness while still being a fleshed out, entirely new ‘Pokémon’ game is what I want. The roster also has balanced Pokémon stat spreads too and aren’t just reskins. I haven’t played rejuvenation though and will definitely give it a chance.
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.
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)
I feel like the best cannot be truly best in all 1 aspect. every game. because people can focus on different aspects of it. so the best must have the overall highest. So many aspects to a game graphics(not just realism i mean artstyle as well and how consistent it is), sound, how buggy it is, how interesting the mechanics are, how good the story is, accessibility, difficulty, customizability. content, replayability.
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.
Loved rejuvenation ! But i have a soft spot for Reborn. This game... Man this game. The charcaters, the music and the story. Dark yet full of hope. I cant really describe the feeling, but oh boy, its ly favorite, and by faaaaaaaar !
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
"There are a lot of tech-illiterates in the fanbase". There's something called _learning._ If you don't know how to do something, you learn. I don't know a single pokemon Fangame that requires hacking skills to install and run... But thank you for explaining the community behind the Fusion game. I was wondering how it was working behind the scenes.
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.
All I want is a regular game like emerald but contains all pokemon up to gen 9 with a lot of freedom, but most those that i find are like kaizo hacks and stuff, i dont need the insane difficulties
One game that is never mentioned anywhere is Pokémon z, it is my favourite fan game easily, the only bad things are very few things in the game still aren’t translated to English, and there isn’t much information about the game for it being so unpopular (all it has is a reddit)
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 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.
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
Reborn, I think, is better at being an RPG, but fails at being an actual Pokemon Game, which is where Pokemon Rejuvenation succeeds for me. I especially love the Fakemon in it, that Solrock/Lunatone fusion is literally one of the coolest things ever.
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
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
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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
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
Rejuv/Reborn/Deso + Insurgence + Unbound
And there you've got all my favorite PKMN fangames
@@electroelysium2281
ty for the info, would this order be correct in your opinion-
1. reborn
insurgence
unbound
deso
5.rej
plan to knock out all 5 this winter
ty
@@Kevin-vh6nn I would put Them in this order personally :
1. Insurgence
2. Rejuvenation
3. Unbound
4. Reborn
5. Desolation
Technically speaking, if Pokémon FLUX was 100% done it would be #1 or #2. Also, Desolation would be Higher as well if it was finished.
@@electroelysium2281
You're the best, just downloaded insurance 5 mins ago, I'll start that today... currently playing pokemon infinity and really liking that, also have to finish playing platinum!!! Haha almost done with that
Pokemmo is great but sadly I don't have enough time to play it anymore, heck pokemon live takes up 30 mins of my day everyday...
Thanks bud, insurance looks to be real fun and slightly twisted
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.
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
@@deckardshaw6696 Yeah it's made by the same team in the same universe as rejuv and reborn
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’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.
Really liked Crystal Clear as well, It really felt like I was allowed to put myself in the pokémon world exactly how I wanted but still go through the Pokémon experienced that Game Freak meant.
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 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!
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 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.
Yea but reju doesn't have ubsurd requirements to progress the story
Rejuvenation for me is better because the characters of the main cast feel like our actual friends there. Plus everyone's backstories. It's like everyone is important. We can play through their routes nd parts too. It's amazing
Also in version 14 I think few main cast characters may end up dying which was hinted
@@neelabh3112 Yay and not yay!
Rejuv does have a bit the issue of people dying-but-not-really.
The characters are great though and it helps, that the core-circle of friends stay pretty much together and relatively small.
In Reborn it's alot more tangential with some characters appearing more (like Cain, bless this little riot) and some just kinda existing on the sidelines.
I also hope we'll get the variant of Volcarona officially catchable somewhere, because it looks really cool and is so far only obtainable through a long ass questline with a random egg at the end, which is sadly tied to the safe-rng and not some other rng.
Rejuvenation also made me appreciate trying to properly teambuild, since it makes it easy to actually do so. It also made me appreciate alot of usually completely overlooked Pokémon, because they suddenly became useful (Well, mainly in absence of more viable options) like Xatu.
I also still have a trauma from Angie in Version 13. (They changed her fields effect in 13.5, thank god)
@@Aurirang yup that's true haha. I was shocked when I came to know our mom is not really our mom nd was created haha. The plot twits towards the end were insane. But yh some of tha battles were tough as heck. Still happy though everyone in the main crew is well nd good. Though I don't know what's gonna happen in v 14 . Many theorize that some of the main casts may end up dying. But let's see. Really excited to play through it once it gets released. I hope they just don't kill Aelita😂
Reborn having a complete story is irrelevent given that the entire second half of the main game (deleted the game after beating lin, but I can't imagine the postgame is any better) is poorly written garbage that only gets worse as you progress. It's shocking how much better Rejuvenation is in that regard.
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
Reborn is a bit too teen-edgy for me, but i can very well appreciate the sheer amount of work that went into the game as well as keeping everything this well working together.
But i have to say, the fate of Jenner still haunts me. It also has quite some pretty in-your-face-humour, which is not appreciated by alot people, i suppose.
Rejuvenation has sadly a bit the dies-but-not-really-syndrome which kinda grates on my nerves. It's like they're afraid of removing major characters from the story. (i can wholly understand that, especially since the story is still being worked on) But the characters themselves are a delight. They have depth to them, they can be silly, make mistakes (and sometimes pay dearly for them), have happy and sad moments, have their own developing traumas.
@@Aurirang Rejuvination has very similar edginess in the main cast. I just started replaying it and some of the dialgue is cringe edgy humor. Especially from characters like Venam
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
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.
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
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.
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
THANK YOU FOR ADDING REJUV i recently completed the karma files and OH MY GOD ITS SO FRICKING GOOD,I USED SOOOOOOOO MANY MONS WHICH I DIDNT EVEN THINKKK I WOULD BE USING
Rejuv peak :)
I love Pokemon Rejuvenation, I was streaming this until my computer crapped out and I lost my save. Reborn as well. The music, how smooth the games are, the side quests, the fact you actually have to think when it comes to battling you can't just make 1 team and go. It's so fun. I really want to go back to it after I've finished Vanguard.
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
@@reggielacey2235it was very edgy, that doesn’t make it bad, but you can’t deny it was edgy af.
It was overly on the nose as well, but I must say I kind of still prefer the region and progression in reborn
reborn is better
@@reggielacey2235 reborn is perhaps one of the edgiest games ever created
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👍🏻
7:24 okay but what is this one?? This looks cool
Fire red extended
0:41 looks clean,anyone know its name?
Pokemon Armonia.
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!
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.
Rejuvenation is my favorite out of the Rebornlike trio (Reborn, Rejuvenation, Desolation). The main cast, story, and overall challenge are the most enjoyable. Glad it got some love on your list.
ooh rejuv mentioned, very nice nomination. Would be cool to see the next generation experience something like reborn
I don't really agree but that doesn't mean i didn't enjoy the video. appreciate your perspective and insight on the games. nice vid.
Personally i'm a Insurgence fanboy but now i feel like i MUST try rejuvenation
Close Combat is the best Pokemon fan project imo
It's really impressive, but I think it's to different too be compared with the rest of them
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 played Pokémon opolo and it was one of the best games, guess I must of missed the edgy content or racism cause I didn’t see anything like that, I probably don’t have a vagina that’s why
Reborn, Insurgence, Rejuvenation, and the new one I’ve seen on TH-cam called Pokemon: Unbreakable Ties fangames (this game has voice acting and an amazing story) are my favorite fangames.
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.
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.
Infinite fusion is a delight. It's always nice how many beautiful, cool and funny how many silly and downright cursed fusions there are (generally anything with Mr. Mime..).
The difficulty is decent and the randomizer really does make the game way better than it has any right to be.
I did catch the PokeRogue-bug late (after having it mistaken by Emerald PokeRogue which is pretty good as well) and i'm currently working on getting some decent egg-moves on Pokémon i like. (Especially on those that can face the two super-bosses...)
I think my most successful strategy so far is to just growl (or similar) at them until their offensive stats are nonexistant. (Which is kinda funny in its own way tbh)
And i LOVE Pokémon Rejuvenation. The music, the athmosphere, the characters, the absurdly beautiful spritework and the regional variants. I do have to admit, it's pretty difficult, although the devs are working hard to make things more balanced each update. I remember Valarie and Angie being backbreaking hard, while Crawley being way too easy. Now the two first mentioned got a touch more beatable (I still have nightmares from pre 13.5 Angie) and Crawley got his much needed boost. (That field+weater combination with the bugs is evil) The only gripe i have, is that the characters have the die-but-not-really-syndrome but that might get fixed when the game is getting finished. I can understand them being careful to not murder any Characters that might be needed later down the story.
I am in shock no one talking about Pokémon Reloaded with completely new combat system
Yippie, rejuvenation recognizement! I love that game so much.
5:27 the nostalgia i got when this song started play, i cant remember where its from tho 😭😭😭😭😭
Its a triangle of what you prefer. Something offbeat, something extremely challenging or a conventional game. I lean more towards the Uraniums & Insurgences.
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.
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
This may sound biased, but my favorite game to play through was Pokemon Vanguard. Super excited for the final chapter!
Yours will be the best when completed at least to me 😁.
I have played so many fangames and yours have everything :
a really great story with everything you do being part of the plot, I feel like you're always connected to the main story at any time of the game (the choice of not going on a typical gyms battle game is awesome).
I also love the side quests you added to the game, it makes the world "alive" if you get what I mean + those are cool side quest not boring ones.
Also no boring routes with a lot of trainers for no reason or just xp, a lot of fangames usually have that.
Many characters with great personality and great development this is also rare in fangames and pokemon in general.
Now do I need to talk about the regional variant 😂 they are simply amazing be it typing or design it's just awesome I can't even seem to decide on a team and I'm quite the picky eater lol (made a lot of different teams on different runs because I couldn't decide lol, thats the first fangame I replayed that much and it's not even completed).
Also the double battle mode add a lot of difficulty but a cool one because every boss have great strategy without just being stupidly over lvled (double battle > solo battle).
The new movepools are also great (I can see you and your team worked a lot on that to make them relevant in double battle).
And finally I know you are going to bring mega evolution and I love them can't wait to see what you are going to do with the new possible mega
(Also please give me mega salamence I need my Ace in your game don't put the mega gemme to far in the game 😂🙏).
You're right, there are too many videos about "The Best Pokémon Fangame."
Emerald Rogue, Crystal Clear and Crystal Kaizo+ are my contenders for best fangames
Loved the video man some nice to watch before i play
I've been thinking about getting into Rejuvenation for a little bit. The last fan game i tried, while challenging and creative, was missing in the story department for me.
And the sheer accessibility of PokeRouge is very appealing for travel.
Thanks for the recommendations!
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
Im coming back here to dearly thank you for introducing me to Rejuvenation, ive never had so much fun playing a video game in quite some time
Does anyone remember the game where Riolu is your starter pokemon and you fight Zoraork?
Rejuv was the first fangame I played for Pokémon been following it for years (I think since version 6?) and have been trying so hard to find another fan game as fun (excluding reborn of course)
4:44 game name please
I absolutely ADORE Rejuvenation, but I remember the story gets a little all over the place after the 6th gym. At least for the path that I which is the good route cause I can't bring myself to be evil to the characters I love.
A high game I recommend is Pokemon Unbreakable Ties. It does a lot of things Rejuvenation does (aside from branching storylines). But it does something that no other fan game has ever done which is makes your starter actually plot relevant.
0:02 what game is this?
Pokemon vanguard
The one he made lol
Are you the Vanguard guy? I love your game the 3.0 update was so worth the wait
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.
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.
Bro if rejuvenation gets gen 9 mons a terra it’s over. That game is so fun
Rejuvenation wholeheartedly might’ve saved me. It’s the perfect game. Even if it was Pokemon and was a normal rpg, it will forever be my favorite game.
I think the only thing Infinite Fusion lacks is a cohesive and unique art style in tiles. If they could find someone to make the game a little more pretty and original, it would feel a little more complete.
Pokémon Clover for me. Full fakemon roster, the edgy humour I grew up with as a 31 year old, and the level of goofiness while still being a fleshed out, entirely new ‘Pokémon’ game is what I want. The roster also has balanced Pokémon stat spreads too and aren’t just reskins.
I haven’t played rejuvenation though and will definitely give it a chance.
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.
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)
0:31 what is the name of this? the graphics look nice
Pokemon vanguard (i think)
Wholeheartedly agree with the Rejuvination pick, the best ever. Its the Reborn and Insurgence middle ground
Pokemon Odyssey is my most favorite rom hack and the best to be made out yet. Rejuvenation is so amazing too.
Finally someone recommends fangames who has taste
For me Opalo, Reborn, Xenoverse, Rejuvenation, Floral Tempus EX, Uranium takes the dub
Even Pokemon Adventures Red Chapter
I would suggest playing Pokemon empire. It is quite mature and in my opinion the best fangame narrative wise
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 feel like the best cannot be truly best in all 1 aspect. every game. because people can focus on different aspects of it. so the best must have the overall highest.
So many aspects to a game graphics(not just realism i mean artstyle as well and how consistent it is), sound, how buggy it is, how interesting the mechanics are, how good the story is, accessibility, difficulty, customizability. content, replayability.
This is very true, calling something "the best" is a very subjective way of saying "this is my favorite/I think this is the best"
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.
Counter argument: Pokemon Brick Bronze
Loved rejuvenation ! But i have a soft spot for Reborn. This game... Man this game. The charcaters, the music and the story. Dark yet full of hope. I cant really describe the feeling, but oh boy, its ly favorite, and by faaaaaaaar !
What's the game you're showing at 0:40? I don't think I've ever seen it before.
You really, i mean REALLY need to test Pokemon Team Rocket Edition...
I only want to say something...
3 regions and 1 for cook, that's all
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.
Pokerogue is one my top and the only Pokemon fangame i enjoy playing everyday, if it was roam instead of random waves i would have love it even more
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
"There are a lot of tech-illiterates in the fanbase".
There's something called _learning._ If you don't know how to do something, you learn. I don't know a single pokemon Fangame that requires hacking skills to install and run...
But thank you for explaining the community behind the Fusion game. I was wondering how it was working behind the scenes.
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.
My favourite gerne of fan games/Rom hacks is custom regions (but the gameplay is mostly still like the mainline games)
All I want is a regular game like emerald but contains all pokemon up to gen 9 with a lot of freedom, but most those that i find are like kaizo hacks and stuff, i dont need the insane difficulties
One game that is never mentioned anywhere is Pokémon z, it is my favourite fan game easily, the only bad things are very few things in the game still aren’t translated to English, and there isn’t much information about the game for it being so unpopular (all it has is a reddit)
hey, sorry to ask but could you tell me from what games is the footage at 0:06 and at 0:28 please ?
That's his game. Pokemon vanguard. It's still in development but there's quite a bit of content already out
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.
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
Idk if I'd give any FireRed with a coat of paint credit as top 3 fangame even if that coat of paint has 150k pokemon.
Can I play Rejuvenation on MacBook?
Even with alot of fangames, i always Remembered pokemon brick bronze from roblox
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.
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
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
whats the fan game that appears in the 0:07-0:10 mark?
armonia
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
Reborn, I think, is better at being an RPG, but fails at being an actual Pokemon Game, which is where Pokemon Rejuvenation succeeds for me. I especially love the Fakemon in it, that Solrock/Lunatone fusion is literally one of the coolest things ever.
what fangame is the one that appears at 0:22and the one at 0:02 too
I believe you are talking about Pokemon Armonia. Its still in development. I just finished it. Its great
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
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
No love for Unbound?
I love unbound
Unbound is a rom hack, not a fan game
Unbound is the best Pokemon game I've played tbh
@@OnionKnightRises aren't they the same thing ?
@@valk5041 All ROM Hacks are Fan Games, but not all Fan Games are ROM Hacks.