My Kanto Re-Creation Project
THIS IS AN OLD VERSION OF THIS PROJECT. CHECK OUT MY PAGE TO VIEW THE COMPLETE VERSION.
A personal portfolio project of mine that I started since the beginning of the summer. This is my take on all the towns/routes of Kanto that I'm designing in RPG Maker using the Fire Red/Leaf Green assets. I'm doing this specifically to strengthen my skills in Level Design and Map Layout for games.
This is an ongoing project, so I haven't redesigned all the places in Kanto yet. I plan to upload those as I complete them. I also plan on uploading some custom areas not originally in Kanto, so stay tuned for that!
Pallet Town - Taking inspiration from the anime, I gave Oak's Lab a whole backyard so he can care for all the Pokemon that trainers send him.
Taking inspiration from the Adventures manga, I made a small Pallet Town Park to the left side of town.
Route 1 - Taking inspiration from Heart Gold and Soul Silver, I added hills so it seems like the player is gradually going upwards.
Viridian City - I added a canal to go around the city and gave the Trainer's School to the right it's own section of land.
Viridian Forest - Top Half - I wanted this forest to have more variety in height and in space.
Viridian Forest - Bottom Half - I wanted this forest to have more variety in height and in space.
Pewter City - My goal was to make this city more rocky and mountainous, then the generic grassy area that the original games portray it as.
Route 3 - My goal for this was to make it feel like the player was going further and further up the mountains.
Mt. Moon 1F - While keeping the original path of the games this is based on, I changed the aesthetic feel around it.
Mt. Moon B2F - While keeping the original path of the games this is based on, I changed the aesthetic feel around it.
Route 4 - I redesigned completely to have more of a cliff side while you're making your way to Cerulean City.
Cerulean City - I gave Misty's Gym a little moat because it's a water gym!
Route 24 - Connecting to my take on Route 25, this continues the one-way dirt road to the side of the bridge.
Route 25 - The First Half - Took a little inspiration from Heart Gold and Soul Silver here.
Route 25 - The Second Half. I wanted to include Bill's Lighthouse as a tribute to the anime. I also wanted the edge here to look out into the ocean.
Route 5 - I did away with the inconvenient route to the Day Care Man and made it easier to get to him.
Route 6 - I wanted to add more to the layout in terms of variety and spacing. The path to the left goes somewhere new.
As another anime tribute, I included Pokemon Tech, to the west of Route 6!
Vermilion City - I made a custom sidewalk here while also adding ships to make this really feel like a port town.
Route 11 - I added taller grass and a new beach area.
This is a brand new area that I put together. I call this place the Kanto National Park, based on Johto's. But I made it like a lake in a park!
This is a brand new area that I put together. I call this place the Kanto National Park, based on Johto's. But I made it like a lake in a park!
Route 9 - The First Half - I didn't like how Route 9's original layout was, so I changed this completely to make it look nicer.
Route 9 - The Second Half - I didn't like how Route 9's original layout was, so I changed this completely to make it look nicer.
Route 10 - Top Half - I figured having a little beach area mark where you'd have to Surf would make more sense.
Rock Tunnel 1F - Kept the original map path, but attempted to do more with space and aesthetics.
Rock Tunnel B1F - Kept the original map path, but attempted to do more with space and aesthetics.
Route 10 - Bottom Half - Made this section more mountainous. Also, the path at the top right there will lead to somewhere new.
Lavender Town - I took a bit of inspiration from the Let's Go games and made a custom purple road.
Route 8 - I redesigned the look and added an alternate path for more exploring, but the original path is still in tact.
Saffron City - I made Silph Co. a little less tall and focused on less rows in the city, but kept it tight like a bustling city should be.
Celadon City - I included a small local park in the back of the city just to have some variety in the back of all those buildings.
This is the in-game map of all the cities, routes and landmarks in my re-imagining of Kanto. I made it to look like Heart Gold and Soul Silver. There may or may not be some new spots on this map.