Pokémon Brick Bronze

Pokémon Brick Bronze was a role-playing video game released in 2015 on Roblox. It was not affiliated with the Pokémon media franchise. It was removed from the platform in April 2018 by Roblox administrators, reportedly after copyright concerns were raised by Nintendo.[1] At its height, the game was regularly reaching tens of thousands of concurrent users.[2] Pokémon Brick Bronze was one of many Pokémon games on Roblox, though it was widely considered the most extensive.[3] The game's graphics were mostly a 3D block-style consistent with most games on Roblox, though the Pokémon were each represented by 3DS models in a pixel art style.[4]

Pokémon Brick Bronze
Developer(s)Llama Train Studio
Publisher(s)Roblox Corporation
Director(s)Lando64000
Programmer(s)Tbradm
EngineRoblox Studio
Platform(s)Windows, macOS, iOS, Android, Fire OS, Xbox One
ReleaseOctober 24, 2015
Discontinued April 18, 2018
Genre(s)Role-playing
Mode(s)Multi-player

Story

The game begins with the player waking up in their house. After choosing their starting Pokémon, it transpires that the player's parents have discovered a "dark secret" about the world, and that they have been kidnapped by enemies that go by the name of "Team Eclipse".[2] The player goes on an adventure through the Roria region in order to find their parents.

Gameplay
A battle in process. While the sprites are 2D and extracted from Pokémon games, the environment is 3D and created within Roblox Studio.

Pokémon Brick Bronze played much like a traditional Pokémon handheld game. At the beginning, players chose from 21 Pokémon from numerous games.[2] Brick Bronze featured combat similar to actual Pokémon games, with a turned-based battle system and NPC opponents that consisted of trainers and other traditional Pokémon enemies.[2]

Reception

Luke Binns of Softonic gave a positive review of the game, praising its expansiveness and declaring that "When playing Pokémon Brick Bronze, you may think you’re playing the real thing".[5] David Jagneaux, writing in PCMag, also spoke positively of the game, stating that it had "enough original ideas to occupy several days of your time".[3] Steven Asarch, writing in Player-One, gave a negative review of the game, criticising what he considered the "poor implementation of the battle system".[6]

References
  1. Pugatschew, Rhys (April 23, 2018). "Pokemon Brick Bronze Taken Down By Roblox". Heavy. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
  2. D'Anastasio, Cecilia (August 8, 2017). "Inside The Fan-Made Pokémon MMO Played By Tens Of Thousands". Kotaku. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
  3. Jagneaux, David (January 9, 2018). "Top 7 Best Pokemon Games on Roblox". PC Magazine. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
  4. Burns, Chris (April 2, 2018). "ROBLOX is like a Ready Player One game, with Pokemon". SlashGear. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  5. Binns, Luke (March 6, 2018). "The 5 best Pokémon-themed games on Roblox". Softonic. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
  6. Asarch, Steven (April 2, 2018). "Roblox As An Adult: Attempting To Blend Into Faeries And Trainer". Player-One. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
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