Unused Historical Periods?
- Thread starter DaMan1500
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Can we get some more of Alexander's conquests?
Actually, that just gave me an idea.
Alexander: Total War.
Hell yeah.
Actually, that just gave me an idea.
Alexander: Total War.
Hell yeah.
The Winter War - game developers seem to love making games about killing Russians, so why haven't they touched on this period in history? The Soviets, considering their overwhelming advantages in both men and supplies, got their asses handed to them in that war - by the fucking Finnish, of all people.
Oblivion is on an entirely diffrent universe as far as i know... I am going to go with noStBishop said:
Yeah but World War 1 would consist entirely of sitting in a trench for 3 months and then, once you've been given the order to finally take the enemy trench, you get shot to hell and die slowly and painfully while you see all your friends dying around you. Sounds great, when will it be released?
World War 1, the Boer War, the Spanish Civil War...
... are any of these covered in FPS or strategy form? I mean, these wars in particular. Maybe, for instance, have an alt-history one where you could fight as the socialists and beat the nationalists and Franco in Spain.
Or end the Great War in the first year and actually have everyone home for Christmas.
French and Indian wars are also under-utilized, though kinda hard to use. I also haven't seen one for the Korean war; the last stand-up knock-down fight of the 20th century.
I don't think you could get a GOOD FPS out of Vietnam though.
... are any of these covered in FPS or strategy form? I mean, these wars in particular. Maybe, for instance, have an alt-history one where you could fight as the socialists and beat the nationalists and Franco in Spain.
Or end the Great War in the first year and actually have everyone home for Christmas.
French and Indian wars are also under-utilized, though kinda hard to use. I also haven't seen one for the Korean war; the last stand-up knock-down fight of the 20th century.
I don't think you could get a GOOD FPS out of Vietnam though.
The Jacobite Rebellion of 1745... you could start off taking pot shots as the English with your flintlock musket, then close the range to hack them apart with broadsword and targe... on second thought, the English artillery would make this less enjoyable...
The Civil War, World War ONE, maybe an ancient Egyptian setting, OHH a game set in the Revolutionary War.
Outside of the RTS genre I can name but a single game that even takes a passing look at these settings. You know what I'd love? To see the next Oblivion-esque game to take place in a desert with some Egyptian based weapons and Anubis warriors, NOT another forest filled Europe-alike filled with the same damn broad sword I've used in the last 6 RPGs.
*EDIT* Ohh and I'm sure someone else has said this, but Vietnam needs another try in Video Game format. If done right that could be a HUGE step forward.
Outside of the RTS genre I can name but a single game that even takes a passing look at these settings. You know what I'd love? To see the next Oblivion-esque game to take place in a desert with some Egyptian based weapons and Anubis warriors, NOT another forest filled Europe-alike filled with the same damn broad sword I've used in the last 6 RPGs.
*EDIT* Ohh and I'm sure someone else has said this, but Vietnam needs another try in Video Game format. If done right that could be a HUGE step forward.
