Poll: Underused RPG Settings

[RebelRising]

Simply put, what setting would you vouch for as a good place to set an RPG? Consider what developer you'd want for that game too. These are the choices that I could see making the most sense in terms of gameplay and story.

I'd vouch for Ancient Greece and the Mediterranean area/mythology. While its monsters, heroes, and gods are oft used in games, they rarely have any sort of faithful authenticity or context, and centering a Role Playing Game around that stuff would be killer, especially if the developer also infused real-life characters like Socrates, Sappho and Draco. I can imagine Bioware doing it well. Also, I know about Jason and the Argonauts, but that's not what I'm looking for in a game.

So, what about you guys? What would like and why?

 

[Nmil-ek]

A proper pirate RPG would be beyond epic, have yet ot play one that dint suck.

 

[Drake the Dragonheart]

I think medieval Persia would make an interesting setting, although it has already been done by the Prince of Persia series

 

[Archereus]

A proper pirate RPG would be beyond epic, have yet ot play one that dint suck.

yeah i agree with you some thing that uses the new generation of console's power to the max to make a sand box rpg that is true to the pirate way of being.

 

[Skeleon]

We already got Titan Quest for that.
I'd like to see more "floating islands"-fantasy/steampunk, for some reason I always enjoy that setting.
Thinking of Sacrifice, Project Nomads, Spellforce... there's bound to be more, that I didn't think of right now.

 

[Lullabye]

Pirates.

 

[Lullabye]

How about a canadian rpg, where you go around being nice to everybody, picking 700 different accents and hunt polar bears?....well the polar bear thing was a good idead and now that i think about it, i'd love to choose my characters accent in an rpg, assuming they talk at all.

 

[Samman]

We already got Titan Quest for that.
I'd like to see more "floating islands"-fantasy/steampunk, for some reason I always enjoy that setting.
Thinking of Sacrifice, Project Nomads, Spellforce... there's bound to be more, that I didn't think of right now.

Lost Odyssey

 

[bodyklok]

I don't like any of these settings, except maybe ancient Greece. But thats just because of God of War.

 

[JMeganSnow]

Ancient Greece has been done, but I'd definitely love to see several of these options, like the Golden Age of Pirates, the Age of Exploration, and Native American (particularly Incan/Aztec/Mayan) mythology. I'd also like to see some stuff set during the height of the British Empire, Russian mythology, Indian (Asia India) mythology, the 19th century, Pacific islands, the near future . . . the list goes on and on.

There are so many options!

 

[Anachronism]

I'd like to see a really good Greek mythology RPG, but more than that, I want a really good, epic space opera RPG. Like Mass Effect, but not as focused on the military and on a much bigger scale.

 

[Onyx Oblivion]

We need more RPGs is Far East mythical worlds. Like Jade Empire.

 

[randommaster]

A proper pirate RPG would be beyond epic, have yet ot play one that dint suck.

Pirates.

Skies of Arcadia is a JRPG about pirates, if that works.

 

[The Infamous Scamola]

A pirate RPG would be one of the best things ever, either that or a Western one.

 

[saejox]

Vampires

i ll never forget bloodlines

 

[cainx10a]

Actually, were they any decent World War related RPG? Well, excluding Silent Storm etc ...
Then there is also a lack of modern age RPG, leave those annoying elves and drunk midgets be

 

[Iron Mal]

We have seen tonnes of World War games but most of them have been shooters rather than RPG's so I would have to say a WW1/2 would be interesting.

 

[RidleyValiant]

I'd have to go world war, because while we have world war games to the umpteenth degree, I'm not sure if there is a single one that features RPG elements.

 

[Skeleon]

We already got Titan Quest for that.
I'd like to see more "floating islands"-fantasy/steampunk, for some reason I always enjoy that setting.
Thinking of Sacrifice, Project Nomads, Spellforce... there's bound to be more, that I didn't think of right now.

Lost Odyssey

Damn, its for XBox 360 only. Otherwise I might try it.

 

[Ultimathul]

yep, world war as above users state there has been a good amount of fps games that covered the world wars but never a good rpg. if its done right it could be the new blockbuster.