Poll: Underused RPG Settings

[LockHeart]

I'd love to see a good Victorian/Colonial-Era RPG. Just exploring new places, the combination of guns and swords, not to mention the political volativity of the period would make for an awesome setting.

 

[Chechosaurus]

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

I would call Prince of Persia and RPG to be honest...

I think one set during the whole British Empire era would be good.

 

[KBKarma]

I'd love to see a good Victorian/Colonial-Era RPG. Just exploring new places, the combination of guns and swords, not to mention the political volativity of the period would make for an awesome setting.

There's a tabletop RPG called Victoriana set in a fantastical version of England in 1862. Steampunk and magic abound. No CRPG, though. That would be awesome.

 

[BLS]

Pirates, it's just got to be
that or cowboys

 

[Kennian]

as for pirates, there was also Sid Mier's Pirates. awesome carribian rpg

 

[LockHeart]

I'd love to see a good Victorian/Colonial-Era RPG. Just exploring new places, the combination of guns and swords, not to mention the political volativity of the period would make for an awesome setting.

There's a tabletop RPG called Victoriana set in a fantastical version of England in 1862. Steampunk and magic abound. No CRPG, though. That would be awesome.

I'm actually salivating. It seems like quite a similar setting to Arcanum, though simplified to quite a nice level I think

 

[Midnight Voyager]

...Medieval Fantasy Steampunk. I'm looking at you, Thief.

 

[bindox]

Native American and Mexican Indians FTW!

 

[Xvito]

Steampunk, is definitely underused.

Also, Pirates.

 

[Cowabungaa]

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

Well I gotta say that the first Pirates of the Caribbean game was pretty good. Maybe not a real RPG, but it came pretty close if you ask me.

Anyway, I pick cowboys and steampunk. What I wouldn't do for a steampunk mmorpg, Arcanum kicks so much ass. A westren rpg/mmorpg would be cool as well, but I'll still go for steampunk. Can't pick it in the list though. Neither can I pick cowboy/westren, Native American mythology doesn't come close enough if you ask me.

 

[The_Chief]

I say one set in a crime infested city, and your a vigilante. you go around and beat on the bad guys, it can have multi player. sounds pretty cool to me. OR PIRATES!

 

[Herbanator]

I can't see a WW2 RPG working all that well.. You'd need a sandbox environment, where you can choose what side to join.. So maybe it'd have to restrict itself to a sort of Lawrence of Arabia-ish place

Personally, a great and underused setting for an RPG is now... Farcry2 nearly did it, but managed to turn an amazingly good idea into a fairly rubbish RPG with bad game design.

 

[G1eet]

Native American and Mexican Indians FTW!

Skinwalkers!

 

[kawligia]

The only setting I am getting a little tired of is the medieval fantasy one.

I'm down with pretty much anything else for now.

 

[Sev72]

I don't know about setting, however I would like to see at least one good steampunk RPG. (If there are good ones that I may have simply missed please enlighten me.)

 

[TheRockNRolla]

I'm kind of surprised no one said an RPG set in present day earth.

 

[boyitsme95]

Really all of those settings seem like they could make for a good RPG. I would love to see an RPG set in Ancient Rome, and if it was when Rome was starting to fall apart that would just be super.

 

[Herbanator]

I'm kind of surprised no one said an RPG set in present day earth.

Except me.

 

[Zykon TheLich]

Colonial era or present day would be pretty cool.

 

[Fortesque]

The only setting I am getting a little tired of is the medieval fantasy one.

I'm down with pretty much anything else for now.

No im sick of them too.
I know we have Fallout but why cant a good 'futuristic' RPG or MMO be brought out. Hellgate was average but buggy as shit. I have never played Tabula Rasa but i have seen it played and it seems pretty average.

Personally id like to see a Starcraft MMO. Come on Blizzard, you can do it.