【】At its heart, Cobalt and Amethyst

There's a
。 Pokémon。game on PC now. Sort of.。

For all the ways that。 Minecraft。has been twisted and transformed over the years, Pokémon: Cobalt and Amethyst 。is something new. It's a full-blown game built inside of。 Minecraft。, with what developer Phoenix Projects says is "60 to 80 hours" of gameplay. 。

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At its heart, Cobalt and Amethyst 。is meant to recreate the original。 Pokémon。RPG in a new format. According to the official description, it includes "battling, capturing, and training Pokémon, fighting trainers, and challenging Gym Leaders and, ultimately, the Pokémon League." 。

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Thanks for signing up! 。 The game is the product of an almost three-year development process. Getting it set up and running smoothly is a little tricky -- since this is。Minecraft。 and not an actual。 Pokémon 。

game -- but the video above provides step-by-step instructions.。 We haven't tested the game ourselves yet, so it's hard to say how it runs or plays. But on the face of things, this is an impressive twisting of the 。Minecraft 。

foundation into something completely different. 。 If you're interested in the technical side of things, Phoenix chronicled
。Cobalt and Amethyst。

's development in a 139-episode YouTube playlist. 。 You can download the game for free right here and check out more stuff on Phoenix Projects' website. You might want to act quickly, however; Nintendo is diligent about protecting its intellectual property and has a history of shutting down 。 Pokémon。

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