Would a videogame about human evolution be good?

[Sirron Kcuch]

I'm serious. The player (in first person) is an Homo neanderthalensis or another species.

The point of the game would be to make use of the differences between us and our character. We have a knowledge of the world that wasn't available for anybody else at the time. That itself is like a superpower. I'm serious, again.

Step by step, the player would introduce progress into his clan. Creating and refining the first tools and hunting techniques. Discovering new kinds of relationship, creating culture. Inventing.

We wouldn't start with weapons, we would have to make them. Knowledge would be our weapon.

It's a vague concept, but I really think it could work

 

[worldruler8]

reminds me of spore. And for all the wrong reasons. Don't get me wrong, if don't correctly, that would be an interesting game. But an interesting game isn't necessarily a good game.

 

[Qitz]

There is something like this actually. It's an old, old game called Tail of the Sun [http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2011/07/11/super-replay-tail-of-the-sun.aspx] where you gained better stats, smartness, strength, agility, ect.. by eating food.

Something like that and as expansive as Spore could be fairly entertaining. It just depends on how it's handled. If it's just used as a "Suck it Religious People! Evolution is totally real!" then it would suck.

 

[dessertmonkeyjk]

I probably would be expecting some kind of Battlefield like scenerio in which each species have their own traits and evolve over time depending on their play style while taking the others out.

 

[Sirron Kcuch]

Spore was so meh and dull.
The idea is not to focus on combat, but rather bringing progress to your tribe. Yeah, there's still hunting, and should be a part of the game (a rather large one). But the core of the game would be applying your knowledge to an unexplored world.

 

[Twilight_guy]

It could work. Essentially RPGs work because you get power over time and build up your forces. This seems like similar formula. You'd need to put some more detail into your idea though since its hard to tell anything right now because your idea is still very nebulous.

 

[worldruler8]

Spore was so meh and dull.
The idea is not to focus on combat, but rather bringing progress to your tribe. Yeah, there's still hunting, and should be a part of the game (a rather large one). But the core of the game would be applying your knowledge to an unexplored world.

The main point I was making with that is that the original concept of spore was that, only it got streamlined to hell.

 

[Beach_Sided]

I'm serious. The player (in first person) is an Homo neanderthalensis or another species.

The point of the game would be to make use of the differences between us and our character. We have a knowledge of the world that wasn't available for anybody else at the time. That itself is like a superpower. I'm serious, again.

Step by step, the player would introduce progress into his clan. Creating and refining the first tools and hunting techniques. Discovering new kinds of relationship, creating culture. Inventing.

We wouldn't start with weapons, we would have to make them. Knowledge would be our weapon.

It's a vague concept, but I really think it could work

Isn't this just "Civilisation"?

 

[Smeggs]

I MAKE FIYAH!

OOH-OOH-OOH!

I'd be way to OP in that game. We'd have automobiles before 1 A.D.

 

[PinkiePyro]

if you dont mind playing a relic then I suggest sim earth

its great but its ancient and uber complected but its pretty awesome you terraform a planet and raise life up from the soup
(or in other words its a old version of spore that did not get cutified)

 

[Soviet Heavy]

Spoiler: I FUCKING KNEW IT!!!! He was here all along! And we didnt even notice!!

I started thinking about that Molyneux project as well when I read the title.

 

[Racecarlock]

Spoiler: I FUCKING KNEW IT!!!! He was here all along! And we didnt even notice!!

Yes, he's been here all along since january 3rd!

Seriously dude, read the joining dates before posting next time.

 

[Dirty Hipsters]

I could hear the Fox News headlines now

"Videogame teaches children to hate god"