Warhammer 40k game idea

[The Kangaroo]

I found one of my old Warhammer models the other day and it got me thinking "a lot of FPS's are unofficially based on Warhammer, why not make a FPS or a 3PS about it?" and i came up with three ideas for that game:

1.My first idea was that the game had to sticck to the lore very closely because each race has their own unique and interesting backstory (except the Tyranids of course) and it would be a great game if it could tell that in an interesting way.

2.My second idea was that if you were going to tell their backstories you'd have to do it for each race which would mean having 9 campaigns of possibly intertwining stories.

3.My third idea is that you'd have to capture the feel of the races in both the gameplay and the story

I then began to come up with ideas for some of the races:

Space Marines

You'd have to capture the desperation of the Imperium as they face near extinction in the story and the sheer power of the space marines in the gameplay in a COD 4 type of game

Imperial Guard

Again, you'd have to capture the desperation of man in the story but for the gameplay you could have something like Battlefront or TF2 to convey the expendability of the soldiers

Eldar

Yet again you'd have to convey the fact that the Eldar are near extinction but for the gameplay you'd have to show how elegant yet deadly the Eldar in a COD 4 type of game

Orks

For the story you'd have to show just how anarchistic the Ork society is and how brutal they are. For the gamepolay you could have it again like Star Wars Battlefront to show how many Orks they are or you could have it like COD 4 in which you start out low in the ranks and ascend up

Tau

For the story you would have to convey that the Tau want peace first but are prepared to fight for it for the gameplay you could have a COD 4 system of gameplay with Tau elements

I couldn't think of unique ones for any other races

Do you agree, do you think you can improve it ect.?

 

[AmrasCalmacil]

Just have Imperial Guardsmen (Or guardswomen, but lets avoid mixed regiments or there's going to be a love interest in it somewhere, probably one that dies.) they end up in a lot of fancy and desperate fighting zones and making it squad based with likeable characters would be welcome too. I can hardly see this working with, say, Space Marines seeing as they're all genetically engineered super soldiers who love the emperor, but with Imperial Guard you can at least get humanity in between spouting the same words at everything you see.

Besides, if there are more than say... Two or three races then the game will get cluttered and the quality will suffer for them all having to be stuffed in.

We all know how terrible Tau FPS games are though, don't we?

 

[funksobeefy]

haha so make CoD 4 but with 40k armies?

There is a third person Space Marine game coming out though that looks freaking awesome

 

[The Kangaroo]

Just have Imperial Guardsmen (Or guardswomen, but lets avoid mixed regiments or there's going to be a love interest in it somewhere, probably one that dies.) they end up in a lot of fancy and desperate fighting zones and making it squad based with likeable characters would be welcome too. I can hardly see this working with, say, Space Marines seeing as they're all genetically engineered super soldiers who love the emperor, but with Imperial Guard you can at least get humanity in between spouting the same words at everything you see.

Besides, if there are more than say... Two or three races then the game will get cluttered and the quality will suffer for them all having to be stuffed in.

We all know how terrible Tau FPS games are though, don't we?

I know but it has the potential to be amazing and i agree with you about the space marines but it wouldnt be 40k without Space Marines

I think that if this game was made right, it could be amazing with 4 campaigns though

 

[The Kangaroo]

haha so make CoD 4 but with 40k armies?

There is a third person Space Marine game coming out though that looks freaking awesome

Really What's it called?

 

[SquirrelPants]

haha so make CoD 4 but with 40k armies?

There is a third person Space Marine game coming out though that looks freaking awesome

Really What's it called?

Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine.
Really, it's a terrible title. I also think they need to put more work into the other armies, and stop focusing on the Marines so damn much.

 

[The Kangaroo]

haha so make CoD 4 but with 40k armies?

There is a third person Space Marine game coming out though that looks freaking awesome

Really What's it called?

Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine.
Really, it's a terrible title. I also think they need to put more work into the other armies, and stop focusing on the Marines so damn much.

I guess they're just appealing to the mainstream

 

[Geo Da Sponge]

I like the idea of Call of Duty style Imperial Guard game, since I've always felt that the strength of the Call of Duty series is making combat feel simultaneously hectic, brutal, strategic and challenging. This makes it perfect for the Imperial Guard.

However, my idea is a game made by Bioware in the style of the Knights of the Old Republic games about the Inquisition. Gives an excuse for having a central member of your party who has to come along, picking up interesting and skilled team members and doing awesome things. A good mix of intrigue and action.

 

[King_Paco]

add some multi palyer lol

 

[Outamyhead]

A fps or ots game set in the Warhammer 40k universe would be super cool I'd buy it. Ah Tau ftw. And space marines

They already did, it was called Fire Warrior, I think it's in the bargain bin for PS2 Xbox and PC, it wasn't very good, tried too hard to beat Republic Commando for sheer awesomeness and failed.

 

[Laura.]

haha so make CoD 4 but with 40k armies?
There is a third person Space Marine game coming out though that looks freaking awesome

But it's only for consoles :'(

 

[The Kangaroo]

However, my idea is a game made by Bioware in the style of the Knights of the Old Republic games about the Inquisition. Gives an excuse for having a central member of your party who has to come along, picking up interesting and skilled team members and doing awesome things. A good mix of intrigue and action.

patent pending

 

[The Kangaroo]

However, my idea is a game made by Bioware in the style of the Knights of the Old Republic games about the Inquisition. Gives an excuse for having a central member of your party who has to come along, picking up interesting and skilled team members and doing awesome things. A good mix of intrigue and action.

Except with better combat

 

[Arachon]

Where's the Dark Eldar on the list? Would love to see a game about them

 

[The Kangaroo]

Where's the Dark Eldar on the list? Would love to see a game about them

I couldn't think of a unique campaign for them

 

[Sewer Rat]

In the perfect Warhammer 40k game, the troops would have to cost obscene ammounts of in game resources, that way you really get the Warhammer experience.
Well I do like the idea of a KotOR style game set in the 40k universe, sounds pretty fun.

 

[johnman]

40K is pure awesome, but I dont think any game translation unless we all learn to code and make it for free, then it would be by gamers for gamers. I dont play the tabletop version anymore as thats social sucide at my age and theres no one to play with, but i still love the lore.

 

[lostclause]

A fps or ots game set in the Warhammer 40k universe would be super cool I'd buy it. Ah Tau ftw. And space marines

They already did, it was called Fire Warrior, I think it's in the bargain bin for PS2 Xbox and PC, it wasn't very good, tried too hard to beat Republic Commando for sheer awesomeness and failed.

I quite liked fire warrior. Not sure how it tried to rip-off republic commando.
Wasn't there already a space marine fps? Didn't you play as a terminator or something?

 

[teisjm]

9-way fps multiplayer, Alien VS Predator style.