How about a game in which you were not invisible but your antagonists were, much like the creatures in the water in that one bit of Amnesia. Defeating your enemies would have to rely on detecting them through other means than seeing them directly - the splashing in water thing from Amnesia is a good one, as would be perhaps distortion in smoke like a wind tunnel, or movement of objects on the floor. Other than that it would be down to sound to try and work out where they were. Just an idea to break up the "see enemy, shoot enemy" formula of shooters in general.
Extra Punctuation: An Invisible Protagonist
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This whole thing sounds very interesting. I've always like to be able to mess with enemies and in most games the only chance you get is when fighting other players. A game where it's part of the whole idea and you're not only supposed to stay out of sight, but also out of mind sounds like it's right up my alley.
And as for the action figures, it makes me think back to a LotR miniature game that came out not long after the films. One of the "figures" was Frodo with the Ring on, of course it was just an empty base with the stats on it, which is pretty funny. Of course they'd probably just get those "see-through" figurines instead. The empty stand would probably make me laugh and love the company even more (instead of getting angry at them for selling you an empty stand) but I don't know if that would cause me to buy the game.
And as for the action figures, it makes me think back to a LotR miniature game that came out not long after the films. One of the "figures" was Frodo with the Ring on, of course it was just an empty base with the stats on it, which is pretty funny. Of course they'd probably just get those "see-through" figurines instead. The empty stand would probably make me laugh and love the company even more (instead of getting angry at them for selling you an empty stand) but I don't know if that would cause me to buy the game.
Here's an idea for the tutorial mission Yahtzee.
Your objective is to scare the shit out of this particular official who works at the place you're trying to break into. The level features a lot of theatrics, which you set up yourself as an invisible man, by sneaking into his study before he gets home, which in itself contains a bit of alarm disarming and such. You can set up little, rigged UV lights around the room, complete with a tiny floor button for you to step on to activate them, whilst you're covered in a special UV ink which shows up as invisible as you are in regular light.
Anyway, when he gets home, your target goes to his den and relaxes behind a desk or whatnot, smoking a pipe (a tutorial in of itself about moving through the air slowly so as not to leave any tells in elements such as smoke, steam, etc.) and you creep behind him and start whispering to him. You may have to dodge the occasional backwards swipe, but as you get his creeped-out factor to a high enough level he will start moving around and freaking himself out, shouting and generally being paranoid as fuck.
Once it gets to this point, you sneak to the centre of the room and click on the button, showing yourself in full, creepy UV makeup to fill his pants and ensure he does whatever you want.
Once he goes screaming from the room, you turn of the lights, grab your things, and try to sneak out past him and accomplish your mission.
It'd obviously require a lot of fine tuning, but I love the idea of using theatrics to your advantage, almost like an invisible batman.
Your objective is to scare the shit out of this particular official who works at the place you're trying to break into. The level features a lot of theatrics, which you set up yourself as an invisible man, by sneaking into his study before he gets home, which in itself contains a bit of alarm disarming and such. You can set up little, rigged UV lights around the room, complete with a tiny floor button for you to step on to activate them, whilst you're covered in a special UV ink which shows up as invisible as you are in regular light.
Anyway, when he gets home, your target goes to his den and relaxes behind a desk or whatnot, smoking a pipe (a tutorial in of itself about moving through the air slowly so as not to leave any tells in elements such as smoke, steam, etc.) and you creep behind him and start whispering to him. You may have to dodge the occasional backwards swipe, but as you get his creeped-out factor to a high enough level he will start moving around and freaking himself out, shouting and generally being paranoid as fuck.
Once it gets to this point, you sneak to the centre of the room and click on the button, showing yourself in full, creepy UV makeup to fill his pants and ensure he does whatever you want.
Once he goes screaming from the room, you turn of the lights, grab your things, and try to sneak out past him and accomplish your mission.
It'd obviously require a lot of fine tuning, but I love the idea of using theatrics to your advantage, almost like an invisible batman.
There's been one logical fallacy about invisible people that's always bothered me. How do they see? I mean, the light is literally passing through their eyes, after all.
Perhaps not. It's only the superficial light being distorted (there is research going into "invisible" materials that do this). Maybe only your skin and hair are invisible. If someone slices you up you bleed red. That'd be kind of creepy in and of itself, innards just materializing out of thin air. As such, light coming in through your pupil would be processsed just fine. The only thing a very observant person would see would be two tiny black dots floating around in mid-air. In fear of discovery, close your eyes. Your eyelids will hide your pupils.The Rogue Wolf said:
A twist in the game mechanic could be that at some point you encounter another invisible individual. Trick is, you don't know they are there until they start pulling off your same antics. Then it could turn into a game of who makes the other one get noticed first. For later levels you would then be alert not only to the visible guys but try to figure out if someone else is there too. It would ramp up the tension to the sky.
LOL @ the Venture Brothers reference, the dude was/is called Phantom Limb as a result of an experiment gone wrong of course! (Do they go any other way?)
That sounds awesome, I would so totally buy that game. Why is this man not in charge of a dev team, damnit! It sounds a hell of a lot more fun than all the samey dull shooters on the market.
I can only see 2 problems with this:
1. The graphics would have to be really good so you can see any possible evidence you're leaving/making
2. You just know there'd be a ton of moronic "thisgamesucksyoucantkillanybody"-type comments.
1. The graphics would have to be really good so you can see any possible evidence you're leaving/making
2. You just know there'd be a ton of moronic "thisgamesucksyoucantkillanybody"-type comments.
you would need an amazing dev team to pull something like this off, one with a sense of humour whilst still allowing a serious tone to the game. maybe valve? i dont know.
anyway, i like stealth games, but they do tend to get a tad boring rather quickly, a strong sense of accomplishment would be needed to make me play a game like this.
anyway, i like stealth games, but they do tend to get a tad boring rather quickly, a strong sense of accomplishment would be needed to make me play a game like this.
I'd buy the game. God knows how much I try to do that in most games with stealth. (except fallout: NV, I sould make a character based on that)
I'm not thrilled by the make-people-seem-loony idea - sounds like it'd make the game too easy, really, much the way the blackjack makes 90% of Thief levels easy to whomp your way through even at top difficulty - but the idea of precision close-quarters surveillance as a game has appeal.DJDarque said:
Sure you could have an action figure, or rather a model anyway. Just make it a floating set of cloths or do the Hollow Man thing with the plastic suit. I like floating cloths idea better.
But Ghost Trick isn't available on decent platforms. I'd play that if it got released on Android.Jonathan Fifer said:
I quite liked Yahtzee's own TRILBY: The Art Of Theft. The missions were structured with multiple solutions and most could be beaten without leaving a trace. Good game actually.
Games I like that you can be invisible in:
Geist - Game Cube
In Geist you're a scientist who's been turned into a ghost in a crazy experiment (if I remember correctly, it's been a while since I played). You can fly through doors, possess items, and scare people witless. Very good play.
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Um, there was one of the Marvel games, but I can't remember the title of 'em (because I know they made more than one), but the Invisible Woman is a playable character. A friend and I were playing, and were stuck at this one part where a bunch of baddies were guarding a very essential piece of equipment that needed to be shut off. A friend and I had our butts handed to us once or twice, so I said, "Screw it!" and switched over to Sue Storm. When we reached the objective I simply cloaked, snuck past them, and simply flipped the power switch. I felt rather empowered and clever, but my friend seemed to have mixed feelings about it.
Team Fortress 2
Everyone's favorite class is Spy, hands down.
Othr games I know of are Tenchu, Wrath of Heaven, and The Hobbit.
But in none of these games are you permanently invisible :*(.
Geist - Game Cube
In Geist you're a scientist who's been turned into a ghost in a crazy experiment (if I remember correctly, it's been a while since I played). You can fly through doors, possess items, and scare people witless. Very good play.
...
Um, there was one of the Marvel games, but I can't remember the title of 'em (because I know they made more than one), but the Invisible Woman is a playable character. A friend and I were playing, and were stuck at this one part where a bunch of baddies were guarding a very essential piece of equipment that needed to be shut off. A friend and I had our butts handed to us once or twice, so I said, "Screw it!" and switched over to Sue Storm. When we reached the objective I simply cloaked, snuck past them, and simply flipped the power switch. I felt rather empowered and clever, but my friend seemed to have mixed feelings about it.
Team Fortress 2
Everyone's favorite class is Spy, hands down.
Othr games I know of are Tenchu, Wrath of Heaven, and The Hobbit.
But in none of these games are you permanently invisible :*(.