Games that Deserve a Do-over

[neonsword13-ops]

Resonance of Fate

It was a great game, but add a plot and some more color to world besides dark brown, brown, and light brown and it would have been perfect.

 

[SajuukKhar]

Funny, I was going to say Mass Effect 2 to make it play more like Mass Effect 1, because ME2 is just not fun to play. There's more than enough shooters out there, and "gamers" really need to stop stealing all franchises to become shooters. Mass Effect just wasn't made for you.

I personally can't stand playing ME1 becuase every single part of the gameplay was broken to some extreme end.

the only thing ME1 has going for it is it's story.

 

[Scarecrow1001]

Star Wars: The Force Unleashed 2, you know, if they made it longer, instead of two hours, and if they made combat and force fun, and if they added more than just 5 enemy types, and fixed the frame rate, and gave it a decent story. If it had all of these things, then it might be a good game

 

[tthor]

I'd really like to see Mass Effect 1 done over with the more modern gameplay. ME1 is just not fun to play, at all, which is a shame since y'know, story and choices and new characters to play through the trilogy with.

I liked mass effect 1's gameplay MUCH more than mass effect 2,; Tho I guess I'm the type who prefers the old fashioned 'charge head-on into enemies, throwing enemies left and right with psychic powers and shooting the survivors,' rather than the 'duck behind chest-high wall, shoot at enemy, duck back down, repeat'. (but then again, last time I played mass effect 1 or 2, it was on an incredibly slow computer, so that might have skewed some of the gameplay)

OT, Mirror's Edge. I just finished the game today, and loved it, although it wasn't without flaws. I'm hoping Mirror's Edge will someday get a sequel, so that they can fix the flaws of the original

 

[Li Mu]

Morrowind, because I just can't get into it even with super-modded graphics. Just having each bit of dialogue spoken would be nice, and some upgraded models for characters, and having civilians move around and sleep.

Although I did think that the Dunmer voices in Morrowind were better than those in Skyrim. They had cool gravelly voices (as though they were all smoking 80 cigarettes a day) but then lost them in Skyrim and had the same voices as everyone else.
I guess being away from the Red Mountain and all that dust helped clear up their lungs.

 

[Random Fella]

Warcraft 3 with modern RTS gameplay and graphics
Blizzard should get onto that
What? A man can dream

 

[.No.]

I'd really like to see Mass Effect 1 done over with the more modern gameplay. ME1 is just not fun to play, at all, which is a shame since y'know, story and choices and new characters to play through the trilogy with.

Funny, I was going to say Mass Effect 2 to make it play more like Mass Effect 1, because ME2 is just not fun to play. There's more than enough shooters out there, and "gamers" really need to stop stealing all franchises to become shooters. Mass Effect just wasn't made for you.

I know, right?
Mass Effect 2's gameplay was just not broken enough for it to be an enjoyable experience.

 

[hazabaza1]

I'd really like to see Mass Effect 1 done over with the more modern gameplay. ME1 is just not fun to play, at all, which is a shame since y'know, story and choices and new characters to play through the trilogy with.

I liked mass effect 1's gameplay MUCH more than mass effect 2,; Tho I guess I'm the type who prefers the old fashioned 'charge head-on into enemies, throwing enemies left and right with psychic powers and shooting the survivors,' rather than the 'duck behind chest-high wall, shoot at enemy, duck back down, repeat'. (but then again, last time I played mass effect 1 or 2, it was on an incredibly slow computer, so that might have skewed some of the gameplay)

I'd really like to see Mass Effect 1 done over with the more modern gameplay. ME1 is just not fun to play, at all, which is a shame since y'know, story and choices and new characters to play through the trilogy with.

Funny, I was going to say Mass Effect 2 to make it play more like Mass Effect 1, because ME2 is just not fun to play. There's more than enough shooters out there, and "gamers" really need to stop stealing all franchises to become shooters. Mass Effect just wasn't made for you.

So, shooting somebody with an ungodly amount of assault rifle fire to the face and just have them run around like nothing happened is fun?
Or how the level design was quite simply not designed for combat, so around mid-game when you're taking the most damage there's hardly any way to take cover, that's fun?
Oh, and the ridiculously unbalanced difficulty curve, starting off piss easy, then getting more difficult, but then going back to piss easy once you near the end of the game! I had a hell of a time with that!
Oh, and enemy biotics stun locking me to death when I leave cover and try to, you know, do what a Vanguard does best. That was awesome.
But I suppose my best memories of Mass Effect would be my companions being absolutely retarded and ending up in close combat skirmishes with 5 enemy units whilst equipped with a sniper rifle. Man, this game had such good combat! And that's not even getting into the sticky as all shit cover system, and general lack of mobility!

Please. If a game is going to have "RPG-shooter" combat then the shooter bit needs to be at least competent.

 

[Malkavian]

Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines

Still a damned good game, especially with the community patches to smooth out the experience. One of my favourites even! But it just could have... *should* have been more. Oh what I'd give for more games like Bloodlines. In my ideal gaming world Bloodlines wouldn't need community patches and would have been shipped perfect, would have sold fantastically, and Troika would still be around making Arcanum and Bloodlines 2.

Heh. I agree wholeheartedly. I am actually playing through VtM:B right now. 8th playthrough, first time I actually complete the game as an Malkavian. Afterwards I just need to play through as a Nosferatu, and then I have truly exhausted the game.

 

[Zeema]

Call of Juauez: The Cartel. i stil think that game could have become a big hit, with a little polish and new stuff.

 

[Vegosiux]

You know, a remake makes the thing stop being the same thing...

Like, how the old Volkswagen Beetle is a totally different thing from the new Volkswagen Beetle, and the new deal definitely doesn't feel even remotely "right" for a fan of the old one.

So, of all the old games I love, no, no remakes, please. A remake would result in them being ruined FOREVER! *ahem* Okay maybe too melodramatic but seriously. Part of the appeal of those old things is their age. They wouldn't feel right dressed up in some modern glittery wrapping paper.

 

[Thatrocketeer]

I was expecting this thread to turn into another ME discussion. Was not disappointed.

Anyways, I'd probably have to say Assassin's Creed: Revelations. If Ubisoft didn't focus on the frickin' minigames too much it would've been a great game. Tower defense is not necessary They could've improved the story, created more parkour obstacles, improved missions, hell, they could've even potentially made a Prince of Persia meets Assassin's Creed thing with the locale as well as the theme of the place.

 

[Xangba]

Knights of the Old Republic 2

If you're ever played this game with the Restored Content Mod you'll know what I mean when I say this game had the potential to not just be better than the first game, but to absolutely blow it away in nearly every regard. The gameplay was more diverse and better balanced, the story was extremely compelling, the characters you interact with fantastically well realized. Only problem? Never finished. It was clearly shipped incomplete (Yes I know why!) and even with amazing mods like the above it's just never been allowed to reach that high promise.

Restored Content Mod basically puts it what it was meant to be, there wasn't much past that.

OT: Dragon Age 2. Just make it what it could of been is all I ask.

 

[rob_simple]

Black, because I'd really like to see the game we were originally promised --pistols powerful enough to shoot doors off the hinges; every gun feeling unique and special-- as opposed to the generic shooter with extra explosions that was delivered.

 

[doomspore98]

The only things that I want from a game would have to be a cover system for AC. Not for shooting or anything like that, but a cover system that makes it easier to stealth around/kill enemies.

 

[Gorilla Gunk]

Brink. That game had so much potential but the developers stuck themselves in a Catch-22: They wanted the game to be as different from the CoD's and Battlefields as possible but still wanted CoD/Battlefields numbers and player base.

How it could have been improved:

-MAKE IT THIRD PERSON! Parkour shit just doesn't work in first-person. The only reason it works in Mirror's Edge is because you aren't required to use a gun. Plus all the character customization would have a point. Seriously, look at this video and tell me the game doesn't already look 10x better in third-person: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ckkss9MDjMU

-Use another engine. I've always hated the Unreal 3 engine. Every game made on it is a mess of late-textures and pop-ins.

-There's a reason just about every online shooter has team deathmatch and capture the flag and king of the hill, because those game modes are FUN.

-Unless it has a sizable single-player campaign that isn't just multiplayer with bots, make it a XBLA/PSN download. $15 should do it.

 

[SoranMBane]

Fallout: New Vegas and Dead Space 1. New Vegas could use a better engine and some proper playtesting so that it's actually playable for more than five minutes at a time, while Dead Space needs to give Isaac the voice he got in Dead Space 2 so I can actually take his plight seriously.

 

[Realitycrash]

Dragon Age 2? Yeeeaaaah..Dragon Age 2..