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by al_ 4467 days ago
Shameless plug, but I'm working on a similar mobile game : Mobbles (Our tagline is actually Google Maps + Pokemon) http://www.mobbles.com

I'm not that unhappy it's an April fool ;)

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Man, make this a little more battle-focused and this has massive potential!

Things i would like to see:

1. Require battles to catch new Mobbles, and maybe catch requirements. All very Pokemon(y)

2. Random battles/encounters. Walking to the store and bam, suddenly you have to fight :D.. should probably disable while driving hah.

3. Proximity Battles. Taking the bus/train/etc with people and you could challenge them, all without knowing who they were. You'd simply see a .. Trainer(?) nearby, and challenge them for additional xp/etc.

Very cool game nonetheless :)

edit: Turns out #1 is sort of done, but the battling in this game is very simplistic. Not sure if that's a good thing or bad thing haha

edit2: Yea, i'd kill for 4-6 move battling. This rock paper scissors thing will get old fast :/

Awesome work on Mobbles! Since we're also working on a similar concept, I guess we'd be competitors, but the more the merrier!

Ours isn't released yet though, so you have the leg up for now ;)

I too am not unhappy that this is an April fool joke.

P.S. - If you're interested, here's a video of our internal alpha with bugs and all : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hc-PVpUlRLU

You need to show a gameplay scene up front. Currently doesn't tell me what I can do with them. http://www.mobbles.com/static/website/img/vitrine/website_il...
Pretty cute creature designs. Nice work!
Thanks! Needless to say, we used to play a lot of Pokemon in our youth...