Firefly: The Game

[Smooth Operator]

Well while the Firefly franchise is loved by many it is still a fairly niche appeal that doesn't spell out block buster to any investor, that is why the show barely got off the ground before they canned it.

So making it a game would be 100% labor of love yet it would require story telling of the highest quality, if by some miracle Gabe an Whedon got together that could happen but that is the longest of shots still not guaranteed to work out at all.
I would mostly just say don't try it unless you really really got the right idea for it.

 

[saintdane05]

I think FTL modded with Serenity is the closest we're gonna get. And even then, it's not REALLY the same. Firefly, as many said, is about hte characters, not the ships. In fact, how many big Shipt to Ship battles were in Firefly? I count zero. It could be a third Person shooter, and have the ship be a sort of prop/ static object, but would that be fun?

 

[Spinozaad]

I think a Firefly game would work perfectly, especially because the setting is still quite open-ended.

A grand strategy game based on the Browncoats v. Alliance war.
A Patrician game IN SPACE, in which you would trade/build up colonies/engage in transactions which aren't, strictly speaking, legal.
A Knights of the Old Republic IN SPA-..., errr, kind of RPG could work, too.

The setting is more or less fluid, but there's enough stuff to work with. Shady intergalactic corporations who might or might not be involved in Galaxy-spanning conspiracies? Dudes with Hands of Blue who got put on a bus, but would work as great villains. Amoral 007's IN SPACE who stab people with katanas? Shooting people with frigging laserbeams in a Wild West setting?

Yeah, I see potential.

 

[Auron225]

I'd rather they just made another season =P

As others have said, the characters really drove the thing so it would need them to work well - and if you're getting them together to voice act it, then you may as well just shoot another season (although I'm not sure how that would go down given how the film tied things up well enough).

A game without them wouldn't be that promising - the universe itself isn't that inspired. What makes it that different to other futuristic/space settings? And for those suggesting a game about the war... are you seriously asking for ANOTHER war game? Cus... we don't have enough of them yet? o.0 The only way that could possibly work is if you played as Mal, and even then it's still not a guaranteed success.

 

[Da Orky Man]

Name one good movie/show-turned-game. I dare you, I double dare you.

Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (and sequel). Both extremely good games, both based off Star Wars.

 

[Avaholic03]

Why must people continue to insist on bringing back beloved old IPs? First of all, any new material based on old universes (like the Firefly universe) couldn't possibly live up to the nostalgia-fueled hype. And secondly, encouraging any developers to rip off old ideas rather than pressuring them to come up with something new and unique is just part of the reason why there are so many homogenized sequels these days.

 

[Fetzenfisch]

A "privateer meets fallout tactics/kotor" game would be nothing short of awesome and way to expensive for the "limited" range of customers. They still could make a game out of it if it wouldnt need to look top notch graficswise, but probably not even the fans would buy it if it looked to dated, which is stupid, with the amount of money to make it look like an AAA title, they wouldnt do it. The show has quite some fans, but really not enough to finance such a project. And if they made it mass compatible enough to sell it, you wouldnt want it anymore

 

[Beautiful End]

They're not gonna do it. What noble studio is gonna back up a movie about an old show that didn't even last two seasons and had a somewhat successful movie that no one knows about?

Hey, don't get me wrong! I love Firefly. But I think that's the way studios see it. Firefly has a strong fanbase but I don't think it's enough to guarantee a huge profit, which is what they need to take a chance on it.

 

[RedDeadFred]

Name one good movie/show-turned-game. I dare you, I double dare you.

King Kong

quite serious. Your passive agressive meme video is an exceptionally poor counter to what was a fantastic movie game

Someday I may think of a better retort, but King Kong will always be a bad game.

Since when did opinions become facts?

I for one thought the game was great. Beating the shit out of gigantic dinosaurs was awesome. V-Rex was terrifying when you were playing as Jack.

 

[Owen Robertson]

Name one good movie/show-turned-game. I dare you, I double dare you.

Star Wars Episode III and Spiderman 2 are not awful games. They're kinda fun. I don't think there's ever been a t.v. to game adaptation though.

 

[Somebloke]

Heh, every time somebody mentions Firefly, my first thought is not the TV-series, but this:


... I'm old... *sob*

 

[votemarvel]

I enjoyed FireFly and Serenity. The problem is that neither was a commercial success and that is what studios are going to look at.

If a game was made it would likely be changed so heavily from the source material, in order to appeal to a broader audience, that it would be near unrecognisable.

I wonder how many people 'get' the FireFly references they drop into Castle on occasion.

 

[MiracleOfSound]

quite serious. Your passive agressive meme video is an exceptionally poor counter to what was a fantastic movie game

It was actually a great game, you're right. The mechanics were a tad frustrating at times but the setpieces and pacing were great, plus the Kong bits were stompingly good.

 

[CaptainMarvelous]

The only thing I can see them doing that'd WORK would be a Kotor style thing, in the universe with a different crew, but with sliiiightly fixed up combat. I dunno if it'd sell that badly though, Serenity and Firefly are oddly prominent for their poor box office returns.

Name one good movie/show-turned-game. I dare you, I double dare you.

Does this even need addressing or have you had enough of a kicking already about it?

 

[BrotherRool]

I actually think it could make a good game, but everyone in the thread is thinking about the wrong type (particularly the KotoR suggestions)

If we take away that characters, what was good about Firefly setting was the theme of this low tech rough edges western society where life was just a struggle to keep flying. Bits were always falling of the ship, travel was realtime and if you stole something you had to find someone who'd buy it.


So what we need, isn't a grand RTS or a fun RPG but something closer to a space roguelike. Have a set galaxy with lots of little planets and moons, big high tech core planets and small outposts, with less and less alliance presence as you get closer to the outposts. The game is about doing jobs, collecting people and their skills and keeping your ship afloat, I don't think you should ever actually be able to explore a planet and it'd actually be better if most of the decisions/missions/events happened very low tech, maybe when you visit a planet, it's just a window with lots of information and options and a picture of that planet. (or you could flesh it out, but it'd be harder, and the focus of the game should be on flying not walking so I think even fleshed out it shouldn't even walking around in 3D space). You discover places and then maybe you can begin to expand your outfit taking on more missions closer to the core and a bigger plothread to tie in.

No firefly characters, multiple spaceship choices and the big thing is about collecting crew (which are all very unique with special bonuses) and training them up and staying together. Imagine FTL but much easier, no restriction on movement and the crew is less expendable and more personalised.


That would work and it would be of a scale that I think it would catch on and be profitable, because it needs less money and wouldn't cost too much to buy and I think it would capture the heart of Firefly.



But FOX would never let the rights go for so little money in return. Maybe someone should just make a game like that and it can be the spiritual successor to a Firefly game that was never made

 

[userwhoquitthesite]

Why have they not made a Firefly game yet?

1. There is a game: Serenity RPG, and it is balls.
2. Firefly is a show about the dialogue, and does not lend itself to a game
3. Only firefly fans would buy it, and thus would be a terrible investment

 

[SonicWaffle]

Name one good movie/show-turned-game. I dare you, I double dare you.

EA's The Godfather is one of the greatest third-person shooter games ever made.

Also The Amazing Spider-Man wasn't too bad.