{"id":103967,"date":"2016-09-16T09:00:38","date_gmt":"2016-09-16T07:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=103967"},"modified":"2016-09-16T09:14:04","modified_gmt":"2016-09-16T07:14:04","slug":"this-fan-made-pokemon-mmo-is-secretly-one-of-the-best-games-this-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/pc\/103967-this-fan-made-pokemon-mmo-is-secretly-one-of-the-best-games-this-year","title":{"rendered":"This fan-made Pokemon MMO is secretly one of the best games this year"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>One of the biggest reasons for Pokemon GO&#8217;s overnight was its ability to tap into the original Gameboy games&#8217; nostalgia.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, players were given the chance to catch &#8217;em all in the real world thanks to Pokemon GO.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately the experience wasn&#8217;t very deep, and those coming to the game looking for the classic turn-based gameplay left sorely disappointed.<\/p>\n<p>Pokemon Revolution Online (Pokemon PRO) may be just the thing for you.<\/p>\n<p>It takes the classic game formula and makes it massively multiplayer.<\/p>\n<p>That means all the regions, Pokemon, and gyms are exactly the same but the all the trainers in the world are all real people.<\/p>\n<p>Players\u00a0can trade and battle in real-time (with the option to turn instant battling off) and you can see where people are catching the best Pokemon as they swarm the bushes around the world.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s also arguably more\u00a0balanced than the original games, and you will have to actually build your team according to an opponents strengths and weaknesses rather than just power-levelling.<\/p>\n<p>The game is currently in a live beta but developers Apricity Labs have gone on record to say that like the best MMOs, the game will never truly be complete.<\/p>\n<p>You can download Pokemon PRO <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/pokemon-revolution-online.net\/index.php\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RGVa0VC_fYk\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">More gaming news<\/h3>\n<p><strong><a title=\"Permalink to Epic graphics card deals in South Africa this week\" href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/hardware\/103989-epic-graphics-card-deals-in-south-africa-this-week-3.html\" rel=\"bookmark\">Epic graphics card deals in South Africa this week<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"Permalink to Best games you can play this week \u2013 robots and raptures\" href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/pc\/103995-best-games-you-can-play-this-week-robots-and-raptures.html\" rel=\"bookmark\">Best games you can play this week \u2013 robots and raptures<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"Permalink to South African gamers fight against government censorship in court\" href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/business\/103519-south-african-gamers-fight-against-government-censorship-in-court.html\" rel=\"bookmark\">South African gamers fight against government censorship in court<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are you a fan of the original Pokemon games? 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