...So puzzle? Dating sim? City builder? I'd say about 1/3 of game are combat free.
Types of Games you would like to see.
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Mundane jobs in tense, weird or fantastical settings do make them far less mundane. Would Viscera Cleanup Detail or Octodad count?
There's a short film of Papers, please too;
I am aware, however I had never really paired them with a WH 40K motif. Now I have.
There should be far more games without combat. RPGs aren't a genre that should have combat in the forefront but almost all of them do. For example, Witcher 3 that is considered the "GOAT" RPG has one skill/ability that can be used for purposes outside of combat. Look how Disco Elysium was such a breadth of fresh air when an RPG about a detective (the premise not high on the originality spectrum).
There is one that caught my interest called Lust from Beyond that's supposed to be a Lovecraftian horror game about a daemonic sex cult. At that point I just assume its a Victorian age Slaanesh cult and everything makes sense.
Marvel vs DC fighting game
Yeah, Yeah, this will definitely generate a bloody flame war between the two fandoms, but I feel that's where the charm will come from; Heroes and villains of the two franchise fightning to bitter end. You might argue "but Luke Cage can't beat Darkseid!" Yeah, and Green Arrow can't beat Braniac realistically, yet it can happen in Injustice 2. Besides, since when was either franchise aout realism
Crime/Mystery solving game
I've only played two games in this genre; LA Noir and The Wolf Amog Us. I love this idea of investigating a crime scene, gather clues, interview and interrogate witnesses and suspects, and finding the real killer. I feel there aren't enough games in this genre, at least not enough well known ones
Vampire vs Werewolf game
The idea has been done many times, and it has been a subplot of many games. I don't think there ever was a full-fledged game, though. What I'd like is a Underworld-like Vampire vs Werewolf war game, where the campaign focuses on both sides, and competitive multiplayer that features unique abilities from both sides
Yeah, Yeah, this will definitely generate a bloody flame war between the two fandoms, but I feel that's where the charm will come from; Heroes and villains of the two franchise fightning to bitter end. You might argue "but Luke Cage can't beat Darkseid!" Yeah, and Green Arrow can't beat Braniac realistically, yet it can happen in Injustice 2. Besides, since when was either franchise aout realism
Crime/Mystery solving game
I've only played two games in this genre; LA Noir and The Wolf Amog Us. I love this idea of investigating a crime scene, gather clues, interview and interrogate witnesses and suspects, and finding the real killer. I feel there aren't enough games in this genre, at least not enough well known ones
Vampire vs Werewolf game
The idea has been done many times, and it has been a subplot of many games. I don't think there ever was a full-fledged game, though. What I'd like is a Underworld-like Vampire vs Werewolf war game, where the campaign focuses on both sides, and competitive multiplayer that features unique abilities from both sides
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Take it from me, aside from non critical elite encounters or instances, you can play and treat The Old Republic as a single player RPG. Now that ALL the companions can be healers, there isn’t much in the over world you can’t accomplish solo. Though some classes have it easier than others.
True, but there's a lot of little MMO based annoyances in ToR that wouldn't have been in a single player game. Better crafted worlds in general for one. There's quite a bit of grinding involved, something you never needed to do in the KOTOR games, just being thorough was enough. More personalized and less luck based 20 bear asses type quests, quests that require other players to reasonably be able to complete... it would be easier to name the things that ToR as an MMO does that being a single player game wouldn't improve like the story and then... that's pretty much it. The story would be the same more or less, though it would be quite a bit less of a slog to get through without the MMO conventions. It's more or less the same with just about any MMO. Could've would've should've I guess.
You know Sony nor Santa Monica would never do that to their BOI toy, Kratos. Funny enough, God of War 4 was supposed take place in Egypt. Corey Barlog switched to Norse due to the popularity of Thor films. In my early and mid 20s, I would've found your idea liberating, because I hated Kratos so much. By 2018, an idea such as that does not do much for me now.
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Yeah they almost certainly wouldn't but there are a lot of people who deserve their revenge on him cause hes been pretty damn monstrous.
More games from the Japanese side of things. This has already happened, but I'm just glad to see Japanese games picking up again. Still, I feel there could be a lot more. I'm glad most of them found their footing again, or or some that never lost her weight to begin with. The ones that realize they can't always please the Western crowd, is focus on their core audience. if there's anything I still hate about gen 7, is the japanophobia that went round among professional critics. They were not helping. Jackasses.
I'd like to see a game about being a composer back in Beethoven's/Mozart's days. I've been reading a bit about composers from that era on Wikipedia recently, and balancing having a stable income with creating both symphonies to impress people and to stand the test of time I suspect could be compelling. Apparently operas was the entertainment of the poor masses back in the day so taking that on would be a source of income but might tarnish your reputation with the higher classes so you'd have a to make a judgment in what to do. I think that could be fun. And since all the music from that era is in the public domain it wouldn't be super expensive to get good production values.
I'm... oddly enticed by this idea. I'd set it in a low fantasy world just so you can mix the lifestyles of various composers and have a few RPG elements in terms of choosing/changing genre of music, local culture of origin, different cities with varying tastes & originators of musical styles etc. Like JS Bach wrote church music (a cantata a week for over four years) for typically stable employers but generally got paid peanuts (by comparison), Beethoven/Mozart as you say, along with Haydn, then the Romantic era musicians who had their own flamboyance and so on. If they use real historic pieces or historically inspired pieces, I'd play it just for the soundtrack. A plot point could be becoming the Composer to the Crown (or genre/era specific position). -.-
Ooh! I would LOVE to see a Star Wars open world action RPG. I would have once said one made my Bethesda but ever since Fallout 76 I've lost all faith in that company. The idea of running around an open world, fighting off bandits, bounty hunters, Wampas, etc. with blasters, vibroblades, and lightsabers just... works.
With Ono gone now and a lot of new blood, I hope Street Fighter VI will take place after III and not be another prequel. Focus on the new generation from III and age them up. Have them go from their teens to their 20s or late 20s. Or the characters already in their 30s, age them up further. Make Sean a serious character again, and not the joke character he became in Third Strike. Either have him, or Alex be the leading characters this time. Have Chun-Li's adopted daughter as a playable character. Add in some new blood. Also Capcom, make a new Final Fight game.
Look into House of the Dying Sun. It's a very VERY short game, but if you can grab it on sale, it's seems exactly like you described.
Personally, I've always wanted an XCOM style game with mecha, possibly in an Eva style setting.
Sins of a Solar Empire might also scratch the OP's itch, though it doesn't have the "take control of a fighter" part.