Firefly: The Game
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What made Firefly great is the Characters, well for me anyways. The show didn't last long enough to build upon its universe enough, and the movie concluded all the interesting conflict away. Sigh* While a couple of video games based on movies/shows that a legitimately good, I feel they haven't exactly cracked the code yet its more 50-50 on whether or not a movie game will be good.
No, I don't think they could pull off a firefly game. Maybe base it on the war between the Brown coats and the Alliance, that could be fun.
No, I don't think they could pull off a firefly game. Maybe base it on the war between the Brown coats and the Alliance, that could be fun.
Someday I may think of a better retort, but King Kong will always be a bad game.Windcaler said:
Off Topic: Anyone Notice the guy with the Zim Avatar and the guy with the Grr Avatar are getting in a disagreement? Just something I find funny in this thread.
OT: I was really thinking about that a game based on the Brown coats would be awesome. Expanding upon the whole war a little more, maybe playing as Mel.
OT: I was really thinking about that a game based on the Brown coats would be awesome. Expanding upon the whole war a little more, maybe playing as Mel.
Buffy The Vampire Slayer: Chaos Bleeds was a pretty decent game.Johnny Novgorod said:
As for a Firefly game, meh. I liked the show but I'd rather have a game based on Babylon 5.
And ruled home video purchases for months. The fan base for Firefly is (let's be honest) mostly nerds who don't go to movie theaters. A game might sell well.albino boo said:
You just used a clip from a movie that had a video-game released with that is often considered one of the best games from 2004. So yeah, way to answer your own question.Johnny Novgorod said:
And I don't know about you dude, but I heavily enjoyed the King Kong video game. And we're not the only ones either. The game received very high praise. Just look at the reviews.
Batman, Arkham City. LOTR Return of the King for PS2. It has been done just not as frequently.Johnny Novgorod said:
As to the thread - I don't see Firefly as a good game - it'd have to be a game like Dear Esther where it's all text because Firefly was all about the story. It wasn't about the action. The Doctor's sister becomes a cool character in Serenity (the movie). She would work well for a game, but the other characters would be boring to play.
Farscape might work better because there are three characters that would lend themselves well for a game.Aeryn, Dargo, and the Delvian preiestess would be awesome. The other characters would have to be used for something else...oh and that grey chic too, she would work realy well.
I'd check it out if they tried a Firfly game though, especially if Joss Whedon had anything to do with it. That man knows how to write for multiple characters.
Farscape might work better because there are three characters that would lend themselves well for a game.Aeryn, Dargo, and the Delvian preiestess would be awesome. The other characters would have to be used for something else...oh and that grey chic too, she would work realy well.
I'd check it out if they tried a Firfly game though, especially if Joss Whedon had anything to do with it. That man knows how to write for multiple characters.
The whole super hero franchises make profits at the box office and rule the purchase charts for months. Don't get me wrong I enjoyed firefly but the reality is that the show has failed the bums on seats test on TV and in the movies. Whedon hasn't had a success since Buffy/angle, which had the now cliched emo vampire boyfriend and thus had an appeal to girls. Its noticeable that his current work is a super hero spin off an not a new idea. Super hero IPs have an advantage in that guys that are now grandfathers grew up reading the comics and when they have the grandkids they take them to names they remember and so they are not just relying on the nerd market.CaptOfSerenity said:
The movie Stalker is based off the novel "Roadside Picnic", I saw it the other day it is in the opening credits. But yeah, I agree the film was no good. Maybe if it was half an hour shorter it would have been ok as the filming was pretty amazing.Mycroft Holmes said:
They did, didn't they? Bungie made it. Called it ODST or something...
To be honest, the joy of Firefly was the characters, not the action. The action was the spice that added to the flavour, whereas in a game the action primarily is the flavour. To do a Firefly game right, you'd also need to somehow ensure that the player wasn't able to make the crew act out of character.
Basically, you'd need something akin to The Walking Dead but with more Nathan Fillion. And, as awesome as it would be, I don't see that happening.
To be honest, the joy of Firefly was the characters, not the action. The action was the spice that added to the flavour, whereas in a game the action primarily is the flavour. To do a Firefly game right, you'd also need to somehow ensure that the player wasn't able to make the crew act out of character.
Basically, you'd need something akin to The Walking Dead but with more Nathan Fillion. And, as awesome as it would be, I don't see that happening.
Screw a Firefly game, give me Han Solo; Intergalactic Smuggler instead! Basically the same premise, but with more iconic characters and a bigger universe to explore.
Why has this still not happened yet?!
Why has this still not happened yet?!
That was before Whedon made one of the highest grossing films ever though.albino boo said:
It could happen but I'm not sure I'd like it. I don't really care about the Firefly universe; it was a character driven show and I watched it for the characters. Also gorram train heists. But still, it wouldn't appeal to me if Captain Reynolds and co. didn't have a major part in it.
Edit: Actually, after making The Avengers, Whedon could probably do it out of his own pocket, but I think he will just let it lie.
