HIstorical events you would like to see in Video games

[R4ptur3]

Something around the viking age of Europe would be quite cool. Either that or the something to do with the Roman invasion of germany and/or Britain. A good 100 years war game would be quality as well. These things would have to be historically accurate to a certain extent of course, but that would not make the games any less entertaining.

 

[IronDefender410]

This may have already been done, but I think that the American Civil War would be a great setting for a game.

 

[IamQ]

The Great Nordic War. The nordic countries haven't been very well-represented in video games, besides being the home of several viking games.

 

[Mr.Squishy]

Rise of the Pastafarians.

Or a steampunk Napoleonic war.

Combine these two. Add a dash of mecha-ninja vampires and mutant werewolf pirates with lightsabers.

 

[zHellas]

Whether it be a conflict or not, what event would you like to see (or you would like to see more) in a video game. My personal choice would be WW1, I find it fascinating with the introduction of industrialization to warfare.

While it may have not been true events: Judas being made immortal as punishment, and having to go through time making up for his mistakes by doing good.

With kung-fu!

Or guns.

 

[Trivun]

personally I would like to see a major war from ancient history. Like an old school battle where you have like thousands of guys just running at each other and more than likely whoever had the most people would win.

I point you to the Total War series. Though even so, you're mistaken in thinking that an 'old-school battle' was just a case of whoever had the most people would most likely win. Even in the earliest examples of military history, tactics and strategy were key, and many times a force that was outnumbered was still able to achieve victory. A famous example would be the Battle of Teutoburg Forest:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Teutoburg_Forest

Simply put, a force of Germanic tribes numbering roughly 10,000 were able to ambush and destroy three Roman legions together, the legions numbering a maximum of 36,000, in one of the biggest military defeats the Roman Empire ever suffered. Outnumbered 3:1 the tribes still achieved victory, through clever tactics and a massive ambush in the forest.

Hell, just look at the battles of Alexander The Great for good ideas of tactics and strategy in so-called 'old-school' battles. He managed to successfully capture the island city of Tyre (in present day Lebanon) by building a land bridge to the mainland then simply marching up with his siege equipment, while also attacking the other sides of the island with a navy. And let's not forget good old Thermopylae, where the Persians were held back at the cost of an entire Spartan army, effectively resulting in a Pyhrric victory for the Spartans. Or Agincourt, where an 'old-school' army of English managed to wipe out a French force that outnumbered them, thanks to the power and skill of their longbow-men.

Oh, and by the way, Pyhrric victory is a Greek term that refers to a victory where the winning army also suffers heavy casualties, and the battle is fairly close.

As I say though, if you want a game with all old-school battles, then play the Total War series. I've just finished the Roman campaign on Rome: Total War, and have started again in a short campaign as the British, and it's absolutely brilliant. Plus, militarily speaking it's very realistic, with accurate depictions of skirmishes through to full-scale battles with thousands of soldiers on the field at any one time, and teaches you something about historical warfare, too .

 

[LostProxy]

I would like to see a game based in the early stages of the United States where you play as a frontiersman mapping out this new land or perhaps looking for somebody who went out to stake their claim and you haven't heard from since.

 

[King Toasty]

The Spanish inquisition! Nobody expects that shit

Must... resist... high-five...

Let's both give him a high five.

Anyways, raising the Flag on Iwojima. In COD 5, you put the flag on the Reichstag, but no games I've played have let you put the flag on Iwojima.

Ehh, I don't know. Everybody knows that Iwojima was a giant game of Capture-the-Flag.

 

[King Toasty]

The Great Nordic War. The nordic countries haven't been very well-represented in video games, besides being the home of several viking games.

Do you really want to see a medieval Too Human?

 

[IamQ]

The Great Nordic War. The nordic countries haven't been very well-represented in video games, besides being the home of several viking games.

Do you really want to see a medieval Too Human?

Wait, why would The Great Nordic War be like a medieval Too Human? It took place between 1700-1721, that's hardly medieval. Also, my guess would be that it would most likely play as an RTS considering the armies they fought with those days.

 

[Raziel_Likes_Souls]

The Spanish inquisition! Nobody expects that shit

Must... resist... high-five...

Let's both give him a high five.

Anyways, raising the Flag on Iwojima. In COD 5, you put the flag on the Reichstag, but no games I've played have let you put the flag on Iwojima.

Ehh, I don't know. Everybody knows that Iwojima was a giant game of Capture-the-Flag.

And the Reichstag was a giant game of Search and Destroy to end the war. Only a mild difference.

 

[Shoggoth2588]

Vikings invading and ultimately being driven out of the Americas.

Also, as mentioned above, anything to do with Tesla.

 

[deonte9109]

personally I would like to see a major war from ancient history. Like an old school battle where you have like thousands of guys just running at each other and more than likely whoever had the most people would win.

Like this?

Spoiler

Rome Total War


I want to see a game that takes place in Grenada. You could complete the entire war in the course of the campaign.

Yeah like that but on a console

 

[Jabberwock xeno]

The spainish-aztec war.

 

[Daniel Laeben-Rosen]

World War 2 because that hasn't been done to death.
Just kidding, obviously.

However, I'd love to see more games set in the Roman empire. Preferably a non-rts for once. There's alot to take inspiration from there.

 

[Deguasser]

You have to survive during and after the explosion of chernobyl.

 

[King Toasty]

The Spanish inquisition! Nobody expects that shit

Must... resist... high-five...

Let's both give him a high five.

Anyways, raising the Flag on Iwojima. In COD 5, you put the flag on the Reichstag, but no games I've played have let you put the flag on Iwojima.

Ehh, I don't know. Everybody knows that Iwojima was a giant game of Capture-the-Flag.

And the Reichstag was a giant game of Search and Destroy to end the war. Only a mild difference.

Vietnam could be a really unbalanced game of King of the Hill.

 

[Canid117]

personally I would like to see a major war from ancient history. Like an old school battle where you have like thousands of guys just running at each other and more than likely whoever had the most people would win.

Like this?

Spoiler

Rome Total War


I want to see a game that takes place in Grenada. You could complete the entire war in the course of the campaign.

Yeah like that but on a console

Then

Spoiler

Is probably your best bet.

 

[deonte9109]

@Candid117: Well Damn that sux. Really would have liked a game with thousands of rendered warriors that either I control personally or on a large scale for a console. I cant afford to constantly upgrade my laptop so im kinda stuck on that.

 

[Sarah Kerrigan]

The Assassination of King Tutankauhum. (totally blasted that name)

I think it would be cool.