Think Deus Ex meets Mirror?s Edge.
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[Img_Inline width="275" height="159" Caption="Imagine Parkour Around That!" Align="left"]http://img97.imageshack.us/img97/9720/futurecityconceptbyfren.jpg[/Img_Inline]You use parkour to navigate around a near-future sandbox cyberpunk city as you attempt to bring the injustices of a corrupt government to light and overthrow it or quell the restless population for said government. Either path has its pros and cons, with the outcome changing depending on how you play the game.
You?d be able to achieve your goal by assassinations, evidence gathering (like taking pictures, stealing documents) or by securing weapons and arms for a revolution or convincing those with weapons to not deal with the revolution. The way you achieve your goals will depend on how the revolution proceeds ? whether it?s violent or just protests or never happens. You?d never have to kill anyone if you don?t want to and never have to play it one way.
You would be able to have cybernetic implants and genetic alterations from black-market clinics, allowing you different types of vision (Heat, Infrared, Night vision, etcetera), faster running, higher jumps, hidden weapons and the like.
It would be fully voiced, with a dialogue system that would allow you to read exactly what you?re saying, but with options like Bioware?s dialogue wheel (aggression, intimidation, persuasion, kindness, and neutral responses). This would mean you could theoretically play the game persuading or intimidating the right people.
[Img_Inline width="275" height="177" Caption="Maybe A Good Start For The Hacking Mechanics?" Align="right"]http://www.mrcracker.com/wp-content/images/uplink.jpg[/Img_Inline]The city should be fully fleshed out, with various stores lining the streets at the lower levels, and as the levels get higher so does the class and the maintenance of the city. As you progress you can make it further up the in the city with various safe houses and the like. People would wander the streets and you can talk to them to gather information.
There?d be hacking. There needs to be hacking. You should be able to have a larger impact on the game just be hacking into various things and stealing data or changing it. You?d need to talk to people to find relevant targets but you could theoretically complete the game by hacking the right places.
Also: Vehicles. I want to have my hover car and to be able to place them around for a quick getaway, or to be able to steal other vehicles.
It would be the greatest example of cyber punk gaming ever.
EDIT: I forgot Co-Op online play with persistent worlds. This would be the most fun ever. Have some friends distract the guards with a fire fight, explosions or something else creative while you break into the building and steal top secret documents. Fuck yeah!
