Unused World War 2 Settings
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I would say, the only setting not used was the invasion of Alaska by Japan at the beginning of WW2... a lot of people don't even know that happened.
I totally agree! I loved seeing the German perspective in some movies like Downfall and Das Boot. It would be quite a dramatic story arc if a game took place in the closing days of World War II, ending with the doomed defense of Berlin.Pedro The Hutt said:
Japan ruthlessly invaded and massacred the Chinese.
The Italian revolt against their own fascist leader would be interesting to retell.
Really there is a lot to tell... although much of it is extremely grim (which is I guess part of the appeal to consumers).
This... Croatia set up one of the largest Nazi concentration camps during that period killing millions of Serbs/Jews/Gypsies. Although Serbia was crushed by the Nazis quickly, the guerrilla resistance that followed is very inspiring.Rabish Bini said:
The Italian revolt against their own fascist leader would be interesting to retell.
Really there is a lot to tell... although much of it is extremely grim (which is I guess part of the appeal to consumers).
YAY Someone has their facts right!! Polish Cavalry was actually used very effectively against the invading German infantry.Littlee300 said:
I would love to see a WWII story based around the Polish Kosciuszko Squadron which was attacked by the Germans the day the invasion began while they were training in Poland (they were actually all loaded with dummy rounds) they landed loaded with live ammo and went back up to fight, when Poland fell they re-based to France, were they took out more Germans then the French did, and then finally re-based to Britain where Winston Churchill credited them for the victory in the battles over London, and the coverup of their involvement in the war that Stalin demanded would make a excellent game (in my opinion anyway).
I'm going to go with the North Africa campaign. It was essentially the first victories for the allies in the war.
EDIT: Oh! And as to showing the German perspective in the war, El Alamain was essentially their first real retreat in the war, I think that would be great to show Rommel cursing Hitler and his staff for starting the war with Russia draining Germany's resources and generally fucking up royally as to the supply of Rommel's troops.
EDIT: Oh! And as to showing the German perspective in the war, El Alamain was essentially their first real retreat in the war, I think that would be great to show Rommel cursing Hitler and his staff for starting the war with Russia draining Germany's resources and generally fucking up royally as to the supply of Rommel's troops.
THAT IS THE BEST SPINOFF POSSIBLE.LobsterFeng said:
That has to be made, now. Emergency Wartime Production Mama, I like it.
Anyways, how about the New Zealanders? They were at risk due to proximity to Japanese possessions, and they made the best they could out of the pitiful equipment they had. They started with crap (Vickers Vildebeast, for instance, was a biplane torpedo bomber from the 20's), built crap (Ever heard of the Bob Semple tank?http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Semple_tank), and imported crap.
It would certainly be interesting...
Also: French Resistance (in france), and Russian sniping in stalingrad (in stalingrad).
I'm still waiting for a WWII game that features the Kokoda Track Campaign and Siege of Tobruk.
There also needs to be more battles with the Canadians and Polish, one of the reasons I actually liked Call of Duty 3.
There also needs to be more battles with the Canadians and Polish, one of the reasons I actually liked Call of Duty 3.
There was a recent article on Cracked about how New Zealand tried to build their own tanks in case the Japanese reached them during WWII. They looked pretty hilarious.creationis apostate said:
EDIT: a link would probably be appropriate. http://www.cracked.com/article_19233_the-6-most-ill-conceived-weapons-ever-built.html
Did Burma ever get the respect it deserves? Whenever I ask that question I usually get a question in reply: "There was fighting in Burm- is that a country?"
That and the Australian defense was ridiculously suicidal, they sat in the trenches even after some of them had been run over by passing tanks until they were ordered to fire on the tanks from behind. Although attacking tanks from behind was a common practice for anti-axis forces since the German tanks were 3 times more heavily armored in the front than other tanks, I doubt the German's expected soldiers to hide in dugouts and die from being crushed before they ever dared to show themselves.LetalisK said:
I don't know about you guys, but I for one would love to see a game about the French Resistance. Or maybe focussing more of the Eastern Front beyond the Battle of Stalingrad.
A game, perhaps that has a multitude of endings depending on what you did? Where your choices in battle have a sort of butterfly effect on the outcome of the war. So you could fight for germany and bring glory to the reich, or participate in operation valkyrie or turn as a double agent and help win the war for the allies.open trap said:
But still, Im with everyone who says WWI instead. I think trench warfare could be really harrowing if done right: sitting in a dirty hole while the enemy shells you for days, waiting for the command to go over the top, advancing over no mans land and then fighting hand to hand in a different dirty hole. It would all build up into this crushingly bleak oblivion where death is almost a relief. It would really make you think about what happened in WWI.
Why always WWII? Why not the US/Korean war or Vietnam? Desert Storm? There was supposed to be a Fallujah game as a way of honoring the soldiers and showing the rest of the world the crap they went through, but certain people put a stop to that.
Why not the the war of 1812? ....on second though, no.
Why not the the war of 1812? ....on second though, no.
My grandfather was born and raised in the northern Chinese province of Manchuria. He was in the military around the time the Japanese invaded and Emperor Puyi was their puppet. He also fought against Mao Tse-Tung before leaving China for Taiwan with the rest of the nationalists. As it's a large part of my cultural background and family history, I wouldn't mind such a game that would help put into perspective what my grandfather went through.jovack22 said:
Hmmmmm......creationis apostate said:
Bolt action rifles and bayonets.
"Attach Bayonets, charge!"...... Mown down by amachine gun.
"Attach Bayonets, charge!"...... Step on a land mine.
"Attach Bayonets, ch...." Blown up by artillery.
"Attach Bayonets, charge." die from mustard gas.
Repeat ad nauseam until the invention of tanks and the arrival of the Americans.
Not sure there's enough dynamic there for a game. Maybe an interactive experience of some sort, but a game.....
I don't know why the developers haven't used much of the lesser known WWII campaigns that have taken place in the European and African continents. However I can understand why they wouldn't use the Second Sino-Japanese War even though it's an atmospheric and emotion gold mine. The problem with Second Sino-Japanese War is that if it's setting is developed into a game now it would stir up quite a bit of a controversy( namely the international political shit storm type). Since that both participant of that war is suffering from some sort of amnesia, one of them cant remember who actually fought for them in the war, the other one is claiming that the war didn't even happen at all.
I seriously lold when you said that they market WW2 games by having the major campaigns be American campaigns and not Canadian. How much WW2 history do you know exactly? The Canadian forces were few, and not influential in the victory. So when they had a few levels in CoD 3, I was surprised. And I was also interested in knowing more on what the other allied nations did. Either way, I wouldn't mind an African Campaign or Battle of the Bulge. However, I think the reason why people are being turned off by WW2 games lately isn't because of the repetitious battle usage. But how the games are played out. Honestly, WW2 has FAR more artistic value than "historic battles". What game studios should be doing, is recreating an interactive experience in the style of Band of Brothers or Saving Private Ryan. Brothers in Arms attempts this with the story, but I really don't like that series. In short, theres still potential in WW2 games, they're just not being utilized for artistic value, and instead are being used for "action movie" value. And that gets old.
