What novel should they make into a game?

[sgt. soap mctavish]

twilight. Why? We could put both Van helsing & Buffy in it. Then it would be much better.

 

[pakker]

Call of cthulhu

...Dark Corners Of The Earth?

based on Shadow over Innsmouth. And really, Call would be quiet boring unless it has -alot- of character jumping, or turns into a really really good investigation game..

But to answer the question at hand, Song of Fire and Ice (Game of Thrones) TBS/RTS would be pretty cool, could be an action rpg too... hmm...

 

[DaedraEater]

The series "A Song of Ice and Fire" by George R. R. Martin.

Maybe not the books exactly, but playing someone during the events of the novels would be pretty cool.

 

[Mird]

Nineteen Eighty-Four...somehow xD

I'd love to see a properly rendered Orwellian dystopia within a game. HL2 came close, but...not quite.

 

[Gaiseric]

Old Man's War - Shooter
The Lost Fleet - Space Naval Warfare w/ boarding parties

 

[praetor_alpha]

The Witcher. Oh wait.

 

[Giantpanda602]

I think they could do a lot with certain parts of the Farseer/Tawny Man trilogies (The Tawny Man trilogy was a continuation of the Farseer trilogy set around 20 years in the future). Both of them were epic books that should be recognized a lot more than they are.

 

[F-I-D-O]

Obvious answer: Mogworld
Better Answers: The world needs a new mechwarrior game. Take some of the books, and make a kick ass game with that story.

OR

Dune (prequel books/original book). Imagine an action rpg where you train to be a Fremen. Maybe instead of leveling, you just learn through actions, which skills help you survive the longest. Sometimes it might be smarter to risk a run, even though a sandworm is coming your way. Or use the run as an attack, attracting a worm to eat an enemy. The spice you carry could be used like Arkham Asylum's detective vision/Crysis's visor, showing and highlighting enemies, but only a finite amount. Having to manage your water levels, while also paying attention to exhaustion (sleep), physical strain, and hunger could be fun. Hell, if you took the first wormrider (Butlerian Jihad), you have a full story, and a building of an army element, a la AC: Brotherhood. Not to mention fighting off spice farmers.
Maybe I've put to much thought into that.

 

[F-I-D-O]

I was going to say 'The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch' by Philip K Dick.

Then I saw these guys;

Fucking Dune. Its been done, but not well. I can totally either see a Total War set in the Dune universe (!!!) or a adventure/RPG game. Sword fights, politics, space travel, survival, sword fights, assassins, witches, laser guns, and sword fights? Hell yes.

A Mass Effect-like Dune game would be amazing.

Exactly. Let's get on this, man. The two of us can do it.

That would make one awesome game... Do it! Give me a copy! Need Music? haha.

Damn, I've been ninja'd.
Didn't even see the worm go by...

 

[Chal]

I personally think the Dark Tower series would make a great sandbox RPG. It could have environments like the coastal region, the various forests, the mines, the wasteland (of course!) and all the different ruins. There are plenty of bizarre creatures to fill it with, and if they set it at a point in Roland's youth, it could also include the civil war and a reason to play as another gunslinger.

I'm also seconding any and all Dune suggestions here. No matter what it is, it's Dune. Hell yes!

 

[bdcjacko]

(I know everyone is going to say HP Lovecraft books already)

Sorry, mate. But it's already been done. And rather well, too. Although if you had asked me before I played Dark Corners, I would have said that wouldn't've worked.

Maybe a relatively large, linear open world (Well, you know what I mean. You play the missions to advance to next areas, but you can still explore) game based in Stephen Kings Dark Tower universes.

You misunderstand, I added that so there wouldn't be a million call of clthutu answers.

 

[Alucard788]

Any of the Elric novels...any of them. They would make amazing kick-ass games.

That and Malus Darkblade, I'd love to see a Warhammer game that isn't about frigging Space Marines.

 

[Julianking93]

Tokaido Road might make for an interesting game.
That or something like Shogun.
Can you tell I want a good samurai themed game? >.>

 

[Shadu]

I don't really think a book-to-game translation would work well considering they can't even do it well movie-to-game or game-to-movie, but if I had to choose, I'd say the Artemis Fowl books should have a game. I'd play it, probably.

 

[Jegsimmons]

Deadpool
a third person sandbox/fighting/shooter

hey you said book, didn't say it couldn't be a comic book.
man think of that crazy multiplayer where everyone had swords, guns, and a healing factor.

 

[Annoying Turd]

Dune

 

[y1fella]

I dunno.....Mogworld?
Sarcastic comment is sarcastic.

 

[teebeeohh]

there is a lot of stuff that can be done with the dune universe.

 

[butterkniferampage]

Watership Down is a good good one. Controlling a bunny for some reason hasn't been done yet... As for the novel I think should be made into a game... Age of Innocence. Bwahahaha just kidding. Edith Wharton sucks.

I know right. I have been kicking around an idea in my head for a while of playing a game as some "cute" animal. I mostly have been thinking kitten, but then for whatever reason, watership down struck me.

What if they made a sandbox game in the Watership Down universe. You start as a lowly child in a warren, and live the violent and depressing life of a rabbit. Then you, like fiver, have an adventure of sorts. It could be leaving then coming back with an army, starting a revolution, backstabbing your way to the top of the warren... The possibilities are limitless.

 

[Mister Benoit]

AAA Magic School Bus game. Imagine all the crazy places and scenarios we could face from one area to the next.