I know The Secret World exists, that isn't what I'm talking about. I'm talking about a game like Dragon's Dogma set in the modern day where guns are great against humanoid enemies but unless you're a mage or archer you will need to get in melee range. This thought experiment arose when I found a fanfiction (don't judge me) on Deviant Art that did just this with Dragon's Dogma. I felt bad about reading it at first but the idea intrigued me so I ask you, The Escapist your thoughts thoughts on the concept.
What If a Fantasy Game Took Place In the Modern Day
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Japan cranks out a fairly stable stream of Urban Fantasy RPGs, most of them published by ATLUS. They're not all bad either.
There's at least one game that is about mythological creatures attacking a modern-day city. It was an FPS. Apparently, it was also a terrible game.
There aren't many Western made fantasy games that stray too far from the Tolkien setup where Elves live in forests with bows, Dwarves live underground with axes, and the humans are all troublesome assholes. Put simply, I've never seen a dragon, a pistol, and a skyscraper all within the same game and I think this is a problem.
There's at least one game that is about mythological creatures attacking a modern-day city. It was an FPS. Apparently, it was also a terrible game.
There aren't many Western made fantasy games that stray too far from the Tolkien setup where Elves live in forests with bows, Dwarves live underground with axes, and the humans are all troublesome assholes. Put simply, I've never seen a dragon, a pistol, and a skyscraper all within the same game and I think this is a problem.
Well, Harry Potter has magic, wizards, elves and a bunch of other mythical creatures, does that count?
I already have a game series idea that involves space marines who can use magic and ODST-style elves etc, so I hope no one does that before I do. >_>
I already have a game series idea that involves space marines who can use magic and ODST-style elves etc, so I hope no one does that before I do. >_>
Legendary, right?Vern5 said:
There's Vampire the Masquerade. Come to think of it Vampires are the most common "fantasy" thing to be transplanted into the modern age. But then again I guess the image of vampires that we have isn't associated with a time period that's that far off in the first place compared to traditional fantasy.
But if you think about it, a world with magic wouldn't necessarily develop along the same lines as our own history. How would the existence of things like magic affect or alter the occurrence of an industrial revolution type event. I mean you could just model it after a time period from our world and just throw in a bunch of fantasy elements that exist alongside them but I don't think that goes as far as it could.T0ad 0f Truth said:
I think you'd have trouble reconciling the presence of magic and our modern world without either it's sudden contrived appearance or restructuring society's development. But yeah, I'd be into that, except why would you need to be in melee range to use a gun? That's just silly. I'd be happy without the magic, just fighting dragons with guns. Imagine using an anti-tank rifle on a dragon. Or incendiaries for gryphons.
By the way, Metal Gear Peace Walker's Monster Hunter crossover.
By the way, Metal Gear Peace Walker's Monster Hunter crossover.
I'd personally prefer one in a wild west type setting - magic type abilities could be tied into red indian tribes, and you could have monster roaming the wilderness. Plus, melee type weapons were still used up to a point so it wouldn't feel like trying to shoehorn features into a setting quite so much.
That's Legendary, I remember it was certainly a disappointing game, I tried it for a bit and it wasn't that bad, but there was a ton of lost potential there. Shooting was meh, story was meh, guns were meh, the only interesting thing there were supernatural enemies and the fact that your health was not regenerating.Vern5 said:
But I'm surprised no one has brought up Vampire the Masquerade: Bloodlines.
Dark fantasy in modern times with vampires, werewolves, and other crazy fantasy stuff.
Hellgate: London maybe?Vern5 said:
I think dragons lose their terror value in the modern age. If one went rampaging in a city/town/village today, it would be shot to pieces by a fighter plane within minutes. And that's without having built any specific defences against dragons.Vern5 said:
The day I hear about a game taking place in modern day...I dunno, Boston wherein humans live side-by-side with Golems, Elves, Dwarves etc is the day I go back to preordering games. Granted, making the monsters and whatnot seem like real threats may be tricky but I guess that's where super-science can come in to make a Dragon's hide seem as durable as steel and impervious to most bullets...Ace Combat + Dragons...I would love that and I know I'm not the only one who would throw money at that.
Dishonored touches on it a little, there aren't any elves or goblins but there is magic and one or two "fantasy" creatures in an early industrial/pseudo-modern setting.
I'd love to see a game set something like 30 years into the future, with magic and magical creatures from mythology having "re-emerged" with magic taking the place of a renewable and extremely potent energy source. Before the re-emergence the world had almost destroyed itself in a resource war before a team of scientists having discovered brought the "gift" and quickly assumed the role of leaders of what was left the various nations of earth, not always peacefully.
People live in grand cities built in and on top of the ruins of old cities, guarded in constant vigilance by magically enhanced guards who are there to protect the citizens as well as keep them "compliant".
In the country live only rebels, outlaws and the ones foolish or brave enough to take part in the re-colonisation projects that the cities launch to re-civilise the world. Life there is a constant struggle against harsh conditions and mythological beasts.
You are a guard from one of the cities who has made some unnamed slight against someone important and therefore you have been re-located to one of these colonies. There you get involved in business that shows that maybe everything is not as it seems when it comes to this magic thing. Adventure and revolver duels with orcs ensues!
I'd love to see a game set something like 30 years into the future, with magic and magical creatures from mythology having "re-emerged" with magic taking the place of a renewable and extremely potent energy source. Before the re-emergence the world had almost destroyed itself in a resource war before a team of scientists having discovered brought the "gift" and quickly assumed the role of leaders of what was left the various nations of earth, not always peacefully.
People live in grand cities built in and on top of the ruins of old cities, guarded in constant vigilance by magically enhanced guards who are there to protect the citizens as well as keep them "compliant".
In the country live only rebels, outlaws and the ones foolish or brave enough to take part in the re-colonisation projects that the cities launch to re-civilise the world. Life there is a constant struggle against harsh conditions and mythological beasts.
You are a guard from one of the cities who has made some unnamed slight against someone important and therefore you have been re-located to one of these colonies. There you get involved in business that shows that maybe everything is not as it seems when it comes to this magic thing. Adventure and revolver duels with orcs ensues!
Shadowrun's backstory has fantasy races reemerging in the modern world around the year 2000 (though the game itself is set in the future)
It's all fluff but it's got some pretty cool ideas, like elves completely taking over the entertainment industry with their natural magic glamour aura, troll seperatists campaigning for making all the forests in the world their sovereign territory, dragons basically becoming the new Illuminati in terms of conspiracy related pop culture stories.
It's all fluff but it's got some pretty cool ideas, like elves completely taking over the entertainment industry with their natural magic glamour aura, troll seperatists campaigning for making all the forests in the world their sovereign territory, dragons basically becoming the new Illuminati in terms of conspiracy related pop culture stories.
