I'm starting to think that...

[MASTER260]

...Dream Eaters are Kingdom Hearts being inspired by Pokemon. Which makes it ironic, since, "Dream Eater," is such a classic Pokémon move.

I mean, they've sorta hinted that you collect them, fight with them, & fight against them, so, yeah..

EDIT: Changed it to, "inspired by." Think that's a little nicer.

 

[bgizzles45]

Yeah, because we all know dreams originated from Pokemon.

 

[MASTER260]

Yeah, because we all know dreams originated from Pokemon.

That's not the point I was trying to make. It was making theses monsters fight side by side you & against you...

 

[MegaWallflower]

That's not the point I was trying to make. It was making theses monsters fight side by side you & against you...

Was Pokemon the first to use that? I would think that the concept could have been used before... Might be wrong, though.

 

[Silver_Soul]

hey, I like pokemon, I like Kingdom Hearts
why not both in the same game?

 

[MASTER260]

hey, I like pokemon, I like Kingdom Hearts
why not both in the same game?

I agree with that, actually!

 

[Sign]

...Dream Eaters are Kingdom Hearts ripping off Pokemon. Which makes it ironic, since, "Dream Eater," is such a classic Pokémon move.

I mean, they've sorta hinted that you collect them, fight with them, & fight against them, so, yeah...

Like the concept of Pokemon was particularly revolutionary. They're pretty much all combat pets.

 

[Chuman]

You do realize there was also Digimon, and a much larger collection of monster battling games, right? And if anything, I believe that it draws inspiration from Spectrobes, which Disney created, was a very good game, and should become a world in Dream Drop Distance.

 

[Oracle Spockanort]

olololol because other series like Dragon Quest, FF, and others haven't used the monster collecting theme before and this is all totally blatant ripoff from Pokemon okay olololol

 

[MASTER260]

You do realize there was also Digimon, and a much larger collection of monster battling games, right? And if anything, I believe that it draws inspiration from Spectrobes, which Disney created, was a very good game, and should become a world in Dream Drop Distance.

Pokemon came before Digimon...

 

[Professor Ven]

Pokemon came before Digimon...

World of Warcraft will have Pogeymans in their next expansion (along with Kung Fu Pandas), don't see why you need to be so hot and bothered by all this :/

SQE is just making a game for people to buy and enjoy. You can hate it or play it.


I don't recall Pokemon Trainers being able to fly around and use weapons. I personally just see the Dream Eaters as pseudo-party members for Sora and Riku, to help them in the game. Don't worry, I don't think they'll need a Poke-dreamball to catch these.

>8(

 

[MASTER260]

World of Warcraft will have Pogeymans in their next expansion (along with Kung Fu Pandas), don't see why you need to be so hot and bothered by all this :/

SQE is just making a game for people to buy and enjoy. You can hate it or play it.


I don't recall Pokemon Trainers being able to fly around and use weapons. I personally just see the Dream Eaters as pseudo-party members for Sora and Riku, to help them in the game. Don't worry, I don't think they'll need a Poke-dreamball to catch these.

>8(

I'm not bothered by it, I just wanted to point it out EDIT: Actually, in retrospect, maybe a Kingdom Hearts forum wasn't the best place to do that.

 

[Keystaff Master]

It shouldn't be surprising that Pokémon is the first thing to come to mind: it's on a handheld platform, it involves collecting monsters for use in battle, etc. I'd chalk that more up to the presence Pokémon has though and less to it being a Pokémon rip-off or anything. Honestly, yeah, it's more like Spectrobes. Even still, I have no complaints and the augmented reality integration just sounds awesome to me (not to mention color customization!).

 

[Oracle Spockanort]

I'm not bothered by it, I just wanted to point it out EDIT: Actually, in retrospect, maybe a Kingdom Hearts forum wasn't the best place to do that.

Honestly the argument is very weak in the first place. Like I said, there have been many series that have used a "monster collecting" theme. TO say KH is inspired or ripping off Pokemon is like saying every monster collection game was ripping off Pokemon. Who cares? It is all got its own style. :\

 

[Chaser]

Pokemon should sue.

Actually, in retrospect, maybe a Kingdom Hearts forum wasn't the best place to do that.

And a pokemon one would have been safer?

 

[Chrono Mizaki]

Was Pokemon the first to use that? I would think that the concept could have been used before... Might be wrong, though.

Shin Megami Tensei used the concept of 'capturing monsters to fight alongside them', though SMT did it in the method of negotiating and recruiting. And I think Dragon Quest also dabbled in it with Dragon Quest V in 1992, though it wasn't in as detailed as SMT.

Pokemon was revolutionary in that its monster-training mechanic is so accessible and its cute art style resonated a lot with the children and female market, whilst still being competitive for the male market.

 

[Grey]

"Dream Eaters are based on Pokemon ironic because Dream Eater is a Pokemon Move"

That's not ironic. That's coincidental, maybe. Irony is when there is a discrepancy between how something is and what it is said/meant to be.

 

[Love Machine]

no they ripped it off of underground bulldog fights. i think the owners of those dogs should sue Nomura

really it could be anything, not just pokemon

 

[khluva010]

Haha I was definitely thinking of the good old pokemon games when I saw the Dream Eater aspect. I wouldn't be surprised.

 

[Oracle Spockanort]

I think a ton of you forget that other games in the world use monster capturing/farming style gameplay and it is not just Pokemon.