What in your opinion was the most ambitious game up to this point?
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Yeah Eve online certainly springs to my mind, when it first came out in 2003 it was pretty much sandbox with only a bucket and spade in it. However it since then it has had a great deal of content added into it. Then theres the meta game, the scams and power struggles everyone hears about. The makers CCP seem to be very forward thinking in how they make their games, just look at the upcoming Dust on PS3, sure its a online FPS, however it's tied directly into Eve.Skin said:
I'ld put Minecraft in a similar bracket as Eve.
Shoot-mania is also an ambitious game too. it's been built from the ground up as a competitive team based FPS with unique gameplay modes inc 3 vs 1. Also like Track-mania the devs are giving the tools to easily create their own maps. I watched a tournament on Totalbiscuit's channel and it's quite fun to watch.
also Splunky XBLA
Also i'ld rate this as ambitious considering there's only one guy behind it
His previous game Noitu Love 2 is only £1.99 on steam atm and well worth it.
Recettear is a unique game so is the upcoming territoire
The ones that succeeded: Morrowind, possibly Skyrim, Half-Life and Journey.
The ones that failed: Anything with Peter Molyneux's name on it, and Jurassic Park: Trespasser(really old, mostly forgotten game, look it up).
*Addendum* Deus Ex and EVE Online are also winners.
The ones that failed: Anything with Peter Molyneux's name on it, and Jurassic Park: Trespasser(really old, mostly forgotten game, look it up).
*Addendum* Deus Ex and EVE Online are also winners.
That's Nobunaga, not Cao Cao.PieBrotherTB said:
OT: Uhhh....Spore?
At least up until it went all "child friendly".
There are many other examples but it varies through the years and genres.
I would agree with this. I recall getting it on the SNES and thinking, "This is insane!" as I flew around.Nantucket said:
The other title would possibly be The Sims. When it came out no one really knew how to describe it properly - PC Gamer had a one page preview on it and described it as "a kind of tamagotchi soap opera", with the belief that it wouldn't catch on. Now look at the series.
I suppose the most recent ambitious game is the soon to be released Guild Wars 2.
I mean look at this trailer, the impression I got is that they are trying to redefine the MMORPG game. Wheather they had suceed at doing that or not is up to the view playing that game.
I mean look at this trailer, the impression I got is that they are trying to redefine the MMORPG game. Wheather they had suceed at doing that or not is up to the view playing that game.
How about Mirror's Edge. The story telling maybe as uninspired beige carpet but as a concept it is pretty ground-breaking in as much as it hasn't - to my knowledge - been attempted before. It's undeniably colourful which is something of a revalation in modern day gaming, and it's possible to complete the game without killing anyone which is pretty unique for a game that gives you guns, enemies and on the xbox at least, controls geared for more of a traditional fps style game.
I thought it was a pretty admirable attempt from what I've seen. I've never played all the way through any, mind. But I've watched extensive let's plays.Vault101 said:
The plot certainly doesn't make a big deal about the fact that they're gay, which is nice. I thought FemShep and Liara's relationship had some genuinely charming moments. And they nailed the idea of two people being naturally comfortable with each other. Progress.
In terms of daring subject matter, I'm going with Persona 4. I loved the fact that the whole thing is dedicated to the harmful effects of gender roles and homophobia. And it's a very powerful portrayal of it.
never done the crusade? what about age of empires 2?Casual Shinji said:
games are familar with knights and swords but in AC case it made it historal/bare bones/realistic...so yeah same thing I guess
AC is getting really convoluted but I hope doing somthing different will help
LA Noire was pretty ambitious. It was certainly ambitious enough that it took seven years and put its developer out of business.
Although that was actually because of shonky business practises.
Also it was crap.
And they spelled Noir wrong...
Although that was actually because of shonky business practises.
Also it was crap.
And they spelled Noir wrong...
Bah, semantics.Vault101 said:
Jim Stirling pointed out that if a man is attracted to a masculine sex toy, he's still gay. If FemShep likes Liara, she likes women. I know it's not technically a gay relationship but I think we can infer in this case.
Star Wars Galaxies, the original iteration of it anyway. Open skills system with 32 class types which could be mixed and matched (even if they did suck) . Plus all the other stuff they pioneered. Player languages (teaching and learning the languages of the other species in game and being able to swap to them for chat, spice (drug) crafting and trade complete with side effects for taking them, the player housing and decorating system, the crafting system with its dynamic and complex resource spawning system to name but a few.
Shame that SOE/LA panicked when WoW came out and changed the game for the worse which lead to a slow and sad death. The game had so much potential but mismanagement killed it.
Shame that SOE/LA panicked when WoW came out and changed the game for the worse which lead to a slow and sad death. The game had so much potential but mismanagement killed it.