I think an RPG based in Egypt would be interesting. Egyptology is a mythology that isn't used very much and I think it would be a good idea to try it out.
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True, but I don't think it'd work as a Bethesda style game; probably more of a Bioware design, with different areas that can be travelled between rather than a continuous map. For a start, the locations would have to be very far apart, too far to fit on one map.AWOL said:
A lot of potential floating around in the Egyptian Mythos and pantheon, never mind the environment.Burningsok said:
Then you've got all those whackos that think Egyptians had alien contact or whatnot. Just screams Fantasy/Sci-Fi hybrid, to me. Something like Stargate meets Fallout meets Dragon Age. Awesome.
Just an FYI, it's really difficult to get a copyright out on a basic premise for a story (if it was, both Neil Gaiman and J.K Rowling would have been sued over cribbing The Once And Future King). Keep in mind that until it goes to market, your "amazing ideas" aren't protected by anything but your silenceRazada said:
An Idea I had, that could be suited for any genre.
So a group of scientist create a liquid that causes trees to be able to grow wherever it is placed, but due to an error by one scientist, the solution is too strong and the liquid causes life to spread over a mile for every one drop.
Deciding that it needs to be removed, the scientists try to get rid off it, pouring it away would do no good, so the evaporate it into a gas, the gas spreads into the ventilation and gets outside of the lab. It quickly turns into a virus that attacks the lungs of someone who breathes it in, when they breath it in it becomes a liquid inside the person and starts to grow out of them.
It quickly becomes know as the Eden virus, and eventually the initial idea of the solution (to breed life in a place which otherwise had none) comes into action, on a global scale.
That's where the player comes in, he can choose to join one of three groups, peaceful people who decide to keep everything how it is, an authoritarian group who want to make things how they were, but more authoritarian, and a libertarian group who want everyone to just look out for themselves (only united by their shared goals, but not willing to look out for each other)
If you think about it it suits every genre, if it was a sandbox RPG then you could join one of the three factions, become more friendly with that faction and gain their exclusive bonuses.
For an FPS it could have the [sarcasm] oh so original [/sarcasm] moral choice system as to which side you join.
For RTS, well that's a no brainer
EDIT: if you are a game developer, steal my idea, but please try and give me some credit, or even better hire me as a developer
So a group of scientist create a liquid that causes trees to be able to grow wherever it is placed, but due to an error by one scientist, the solution is too strong and the liquid causes life to spread over a mile for every one drop.
Deciding that it needs to be removed, the scientists try to get rid off it, pouring it away would do no good, so the evaporate it into a gas, the gas spreads into the ventilation and gets outside of the lab. It quickly turns into a virus that attacks the lungs of someone who breathes it in, when they breath it in it becomes a liquid inside the person and starts to grow out of them.
It quickly becomes know as the Eden virus, and eventually the initial idea of the solution (to breed life in a place which otherwise had none) comes into action, on a global scale.
That's where the player comes in, he can choose to join one of three groups, peaceful people who decide to keep everything how it is, an authoritarian group who want to make things how they were, but more authoritarian, and a libertarian group who want everyone to just look out for themselves (only united by their shared goals, but not willing to look out for each other)
If you think about it it suits every genre, if it was a sandbox RPG then you could join one of the three factions, become more friendly with that faction and gain their exclusive bonuses.
For an FPS it could have the [sarcasm] oh so original [/sarcasm] moral choice system as to which side you join.
For RTS, well that's a no brainer
EDIT: if you are a game developer, steal my idea, but please try and give me some credit, or even better hire me as a developer
Eh... I'm not a big fan of the anachronism stew stuff. For my money, magic (even magiteck) is about all I'm willing to handle in terms of "old civilizations with high advancement". If a game is set (intentionally and obviously) in "colonial age America", yet has a much higher era of technological development, it kills any sense of immersion in the story.Razada said:
There's a reason I like my RPGs to be set in a completely different civilization's developmental history.
One where you play a werewolf.
As in, conastantly werewolf.
And all your communication abilites would be restricted to barking (or whatever it is that werewolves use), deep angry growls, howling, and ripping people to shreds.
Or by helping them out secretly without them ever realising and hence avoiding a silver bullet in the head.
Tragic hero indeed.
Edit: or, since you were once human and apparently retained your mind (hence freedom of choice), you could for instance draw in the sand with you claws. Or into the wooden walls of houses. *evil grin*
Edit: now that I think about it, that actually sounds like a genuinely awesome game. Especially if it could be in, say, First Person (but good FPS, not bad FPS) and your movement abilities would be somewhat like (except massively enhanced) in Mirror's Edge. And there would be sneaking. And the combat would be somewhat like with the Alien in AvP 2 just more "this-goddamn-gen".
As in, conastantly werewolf.
And all your communication abilites would be restricted to barking (or whatever it is that werewolves use), deep angry growls, howling, and ripping people to shreds.
Or by helping them out secretly without them ever realising and hence avoiding a silver bullet in the head.
Tragic hero indeed.
Edit: or, since you were once human and apparently retained your mind (hence freedom of choice), you could for instance draw in the sand with you claws. Or into the wooden walls of houses. *evil grin*
Edit: now that I think about it, that actually sounds like a genuinely awesome game. Especially if it could be in, say, First Person (but good FPS, not bad FPS) and your movement abilities would be somewhat like (except massively enhanced) in Mirror's Edge. And there would be sneaking. And the combat would be somewhat like with the Alien in AvP 2 just more "this-goddamn-gen".
I'd like an RPG set in an Alien environment like a space ship or something you don't know anything about,like Stargate Universe.
You would be one of the higher ranking officers. Everyone would be happy with all the new stuff you see in the ship. Suddenly, something dark and gritty happens, your superior gives you instruction (tutorial) and he dies while fighting off the last of the attack.
Now, you and 2 or 3 others would fight over command, with everyone having different priorities.
You carefully need to balance 3 things:
Your Leadership/Charisma. You need this to keep your group together and to order people around.
Your Fighting ability. There are scary aliens you need to kill. This skill makes you able to.
Your knowledge of the ship. You need to keep the ship together and support the people.
You would have some crew members you can train in areas you are not good at, like some soldiers, a scientist or a politician of sorts.
You also need to land on planets to gather food and water. You could meet aliens on these planets with varying degrees of civilization. Some would sell many techy things, while some would pay/trade loads of currency/things for food or a particular item.
I don't have much of a story yet, but I'm not really good at that. Maybe someone could help?
You would be one of the higher ranking officers. Everyone would be happy with all the new stuff you see in the ship. Suddenly, something dark and gritty happens, your superior gives you instruction (tutorial) and he dies while fighting off the last of the attack.
Now, you and 2 or 3 others would fight over command, with everyone having different priorities.
You carefully need to balance 3 things:
Your Leadership/Charisma. You need this to keep your group together and to order people around.
Your Fighting ability. There are scary aliens you need to kill. This skill makes you able to.
Your knowledge of the ship. You need to keep the ship together and support the people.
You would have some crew members you can train in areas you are not good at, like some soldiers, a scientist or a politician of sorts.
You also need to land on planets to gather food and water. You could meet aliens on these planets with varying degrees of civilization. Some would sell many techy things, while some would pay/trade loads of currency/things for food or a particular item.
I don't have much of a story yet, but I'm not really good at that. Maybe someone could help?
Nuts to the steampunk. Bring back the cyberpunk.
Also, I'm not sure how you equate medieval Europe with post-nuclear apocalypse and a galactic republic, two top selling RPGs in recent years.
Also, I'm not sure how you equate medieval Europe with post-nuclear apocalypse and a galactic republic, two top selling RPGs in recent years.
Starcraft RPG. The RTS already has most of the statistics covered. Just a few minor tweaks and we'll have an RPG version of the Starcraft Ghost we never got.
Has there ever been a Norse mythology Fantasy game? I want to be a Dwarven warrior with my dragonskin armor fighting Valkyries on Hellhounds!
Or Egyptian Fantasy? Solving a Sphinx's riddles to become Pharao with your own Phoenix!
Or Dutch Fantasy! Fighting cheese on windmills with tulips... as a lame soldier in armor... with... wooden shoes... hookers? No? Never mind...
Or Egyptian Fantasy? Solving a Sphinx's riddles to become Pharao with your own Phoenix!
Or Dutch Fantasy! Fighting cheese on windmills with tulips... as a lame soldier in armor... with... wooden shoes... hookers? No? Never mind...
I'd like to see a RPG that's heavily based on Norse mythology. People go crazy over how incredibly cool the Greek gods are and whatever but for some reason Thor and friends doesn't get that much love.
So in short, I'd like to see something similar to Valkyrie Profile except less "Japanesey" (nothing wrong with a good JRPG, but it doesn't fit this "idea") with more grit, guts n' stuff.
If there's something like this already. By all means, tell me. I want to try it out :>
So in short, I'd like to see something similar to Valkyrie Profile except less "Japanesey" (nothing wrong with a good JRPG, but it doesn't fit this "idea") with more grit, guts n' stuff.
If there's something like this already. By all means, tell me. I want to try it out :>
Main ideas I would be interested in seeing would be;
-A good werewolves/vampires RPG. Vampire:Bloodlines was good, I think of myself in the minority in liking it, but it was outrageously buggy and painfully broken in so many ways. A Vampires Bloodlines done with a Mass Effect 2/Bioware level of presentation and polish would be awesome.
-A RPG set in an almost War of the Worlds situations, the earth is under attack from hostile aliens. I am not suggesting War of the Worlds, but it could lead to an interesting world and landscape to explore. It would mix stalker/Fallout 3 style living on the land, trying to salvage what you can from houses/cars/whatever, but not to the extent of those games, at least not all the times.
Certain parts of the landscape might be desolate to Fallout3 standards, while others might be relatively untouched, verdant landscapes. Could lead to situations where you KNOW you are outgunned (I mean fuck me, what are you going to do against the walker things in War of the Worlds? They vaporise people), and so it would be interesting. Seeing hulking mechanical monsters on the horizon, the silhouette of a burning city, knowing you can risk it and try to salvage anything in the city, or help people, or just pass on by.
-If anyone has watched the movie "The Road", I envision an RPG like that would be awesome. Very similar to Fallout 3 in a lot of ways, obviously, but I think the over-arching idea of "Reach the coast" would be a great idea. You know where you are heading, but you are working with vague knowledge of where you are heading. A survival RPG, in that you are avoiding raiders/cannibals/whatever, more so than Fallout3, heading towards an objective at your own pace.
The one thing I look forward to is as technology develops, the games brought out are going to become more and more impressive.
-A good werewolves/vampires RPG. Vampire:Bloodlines was good, I think of myself in the minority in liking it, but it was outrageously buggy and painfully broken in so many ways. A Vampires Bloodlines done with a Mass Effect 2/Bioware level of presentation and polish would be awesome.
-A RPG set in an almost War of the Worlds situations, the earth is under attack from hostile aliens. I am not suggesting War of the Worlds, but it could lead to an interesting world and landscape to explore. It would mix stalker/Fallout 3 style living on the land, trying to salvage what you can from houses/cars/whatever, but not to the extent of those games, at least not all the times.
Certain parts of the landscape might be desolate to Fallout3 standards, while others might be relatively untouched, verdant landscapes. Could lead to situations where you KNOW you are outgunned (I mean fuck me, what are you going to do against the walker things in War of the Worlds? They vaporise people), and so it would be interesting. Seeing hulking mechanical monsters on the horizon, the silhouette of a burning city, knowing you can risk it and try to salvage anything in the city, or help people, or just pass on by.
-If anyone has watched the movie "The Road", I envision an RPG like that would be awesome. Very similar to Fallout 3 in a lot of ways, obviously, but I think the over-arching idea of "Reach the coast" would be a great idea. You know where you are heading, but you are working with vague knowledge of where you are heading. A survival RPG, in that you are avoiding raiders/cannibals/whatever, more so than Fallout3, heading towards an objective at your own pace.
The one thing I look forward to is as technology develops, the games brought out are going to become more and more impressive.
Yeah, I know. I forgot typing it in when I clicked the post button. I guess when I think of RPG I mostly think of the Japanese ones since that's what I mostly played in terms of RPGs.Novskij said: