mmm an actual good air-dogfight game (no not flying fighting dogs) i mean like old style planes from a WWI era in dogfights. not much with upgrades just paint customization, slight weapon improvment. and if this can be put online, then ranking needs to come into play. all matches should be timed so no cowards go hiding in the clouds the whole round
If You Could Make Your Own Game...
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I would make a game whereby the protagonist actually is not bulletproof (Metal Gear Solid, I am so looking at you) or incredibly lucky, or special. Where if you actually get shot, you die, instead of a small bar in the corner going down slightly, or are noticably injured in certain functions, whereupon cover and stealth are vital (BioShock, I am also looking at you). I mean, sure, it could have an "easy" mode for the very new, but in general a game with some real difficulty. The Impossible button should mean just that (System Shock 2, PSI purely, just wasn't hard, it was boring wrenching everything). A good example of such a game would be Deus Ex on the hardest difficulty setting, although your enemies dont deserve instant headshot hax either, and noise is a big factor in your experience.
if it were me, it would be a game where you could live in wich ever country you wanted, town you wanted, time period you wanted. And any job you wanted, like, say your int he first world war, and youre old enough to join (yes i know ppl underage joined aswell! im not thick!), you could go and fight in the trenches, the sea, the air, any you could think of, it would be a mix of games, like fps, strategy, role playing, simulator. or, if you lived in the modern day, you could be chav, mafia if you really wnated to, and, just live a life really.
The only flaw, theres no machine capable!
The only flaw, theres no machine capable!
As a former playe of the Shadowrun paper & pencil RPG I was disappointed to see it come out as a mediocre FPS, meaning the release of an RPG game will probably be put back another 5 years...
I did an idea for a game using a format similar to GTA/Max Payne (3rd person, one control for movement, one for looking) but would play more like an RPG, with realistic encumbrance rules and NPCs who remember your character's actions.
The game would have a modern, urban setting, but with decent AI for Police etc. meaning that noisy combat (within earshot of civilians), or fighting in direct LOS of the Police attracts far too much attention. The combat would therefore focus mainly (although not exclusively) on melee weapons- I think Filipino martial arts (hereto unseen in video games) would provide a versatile suite of combat maneuvers for the motion capture, as well as set examples of how to use the combinations of weapons, (the implementation of RPG-style inventory and equipment slots for weapons would lead to several possible combinations) consisting of:
Empty hands; single knife; single stick; long blade; double knife; double stick; stick/long blade & knife; staff; flexible weapon; thrown weapon; projectile weapons.
As well as looking cool, the maneuvers would solve the eternal problem of "every time I press fire I do the same punch/slash/stab"
Also, FMA would provide a cool body harness for weapons storage slots which would justify the character's ability to carry this stuff without being encumbered by bulk (check the harness etc on http://sayoc.com/store/index.php?cPath=26&osCsid=3f9084d7fa07818813b05979a7bbfa02 to see what I mean)
I could go further into plot etc. but I'm sure some kind of gangster sim would be best fit for the urban sandbox format.
As well as weight and noise, walking around with drawn weapons (even quiet ones) would attract realistic levels of attention from the police, as would things like full riot armour (this acts as a kind of control for the power level- many modern games ramp up the kit the player can handle with time, but don't take account in NPC reactions, meaning that the police and passers-by don't blink at the site of a guy in a bomb-disposal suit hefting a SAW through the streets.)
I did an idea for a game using a format similar to GTA/Max Payne (3rd person, one control for movement, one for looking) but would play more like an RPG, with realistic encumbrance rules and NPCs who remember your character's actions.
The game would have a modern, urban setting, but with decent AI for Police etc. meaning that noisy combat (within earshot of civilians), or fighting in direct LOS of the Police attracts far too much attention. The combat would therefore focus mainly (although not exclusively) on melee weapons- I think Filipino martial arts (hereto unseen in video games) would provide a versatile suite of combat maneuvers for the motion capture, as well as set examples of how to use the combinations of weapons, (the implementation of RPG-style inventory and equipment slots for weapons would lead to several possible combinations) consisting of:
Empty hands; single knife; single stick; long blade; double knife; double stick; stick/long blade & knife; staff; flexible weapon; thrown weapon; projectile weapons.
As well as looking cool, the maneuvers would solve the eternal problem of "every time I press fire I do the same punch/slash/stab"
Also, FMA would provide a cool body harness for weapons storage slots which would justify the character's ability to carry this stuff without being encumbered by bulk (check the harness etc on http://sayoc.com/store/index.php?cPath=26&osCsid=3f9084d7fa07818813b05979a7bbfa02 to see what I mean)
I could go further into plot etc. but I'm sure some kind of gangster sim would be best fit for the urban sandbox format.
As well as weight and noise, walking around with drawn weapons (even quiet ones) would attract realistic levels of attention from the police, as would things like full riot armour (this acts as a kind of control for the power level- many modern games ramp up the kit the player can handle with time, but don't take account in NPC reactions, meaning that the police and passers-by don't blink at the site of a guy in a bomb-disposal suit hefting a SAW through the streets.)
I've had the idea in my head for a while now, trying to flesh it out and see what it turns into.
-Mission based combat with RPG (Developing skills and stats of each character) and fighting game elements (Combos and such)
-A wide cast of characters to assist the player in the battle, either controlled by a highly customizable AI, or other people, and who's interaction with the player will alter the storyline
-A wide variety of Attacks and skills, easily able to be chained onto each other so long as you have "Combo points" (Some thing like Magic points, that is spent whenever a character attacks, and refills quickly when a character is not attacking)
-Despite there being a "Main" character, the Player can use any character at their disposal (Though the main Character has to be around for every mission)
-Developing a character's stats is done through stat points given to ever character in the Party (Even the ones not used) earned by completing the level, and how well the team did during the stage. Skills can be bought by earning EXP by whacking baddies during the stage, and buying the skills afterwards.
-Four stats. One for increasing the damage one deals PERIOD, One for decreasing the damage taken PERIOD, One for increasing attack speed PERIOD, and one for increasing "Combo points... PERIOD.
-The only "set in stone" controls are the movement and camera. Every other attack can be hotkeyed to any button/key the player likes.
-Main characters starting statistics and appearences can be customized
-Lots of choices and different endings, based on the aforementioned interaction with characters (For instance, Making a character happy, or taking them into battles alot makes them more loyal to you and more likely to stick with you for certain missions, while treating characters poorly, or leaving characters out makes them more likely to leave you(just the first idea coming to mind, the different endings wouldn't be just "I'm gonna date him/her"))
Thats all I can remember for now...
Basically, It's the demented bastard child of "Tales of Symphonia" and "Gauntlet"
The idea of easy chaining was inspired from Tales of Symphonia, In, as opposed to pulling of a specific chain of attacks, you could chain Lv. 1 tech to Lv. 2 tech to Lv. 3 tech, giving a great freedom in what you do, changing what you do for different monsters, and was very fun for me.
-Mission based combat with RPG (Developing skills and stats of each character) and fighting game elements (Combos and such)
-A wide cast of characters to assist the player in the battle, either controlled by a highly customizable AI, or other people, and who's interaction with the player will alter the storyline
-A wide variety of Attacks and skills, easily able to be chained onto each other so long as you have "Combo points" (Some thing like Magic points, that is spent whenever a character attacks, and refills quickly when a character is not attacking)
-Despite there being a "Main" character, the Player can use any character at their disposal (Though the main Character has to be around for every mission)
-Developing a character's stats is done through stat points given to ever character in the Party (Even the ones not used) earned by completing the level, and how well the team did during the stage. Skills can be bought by earning EXP by whacking baddies during the stage, and buying the skills afterwards.
-Four stats. One for increasing the damage one deals PERIOD, One for decreasing the damage taken PERIOD, One for increasing attack speed PERIOD, and one for increasing "Combo points... PERIOD.
-The only "set in stone" controls are the movement and camera. Every other attack can be hotkeyed to any button/key the player likes.
-Main characters starting statistics and appearences can be customized
-Lots of choices and different endings, based on the aforementioned interaction with characters (For instance, Making a character happy, or taking them into battles alot makes them more loyal to you and more likely to stick with you for certain missions, while treating characters poorly, or leaving characters out makes them more likely to leave you(just the first idea coming to mind, the different endings wouldn't be just "I'm gonna date him/her"))
Thats all I can remember for now...
Basically, It's the demented bastard child of "Tales of Symphonia" and "Gauntlet"
The idea of easy chaining was inspired from Tales of Symphonia, In, as opposed to pulling of a specific chain of attacks, you could chain Lv. 1 tech to Lv. 2 tech to Lv. 3 tech, giving a great freedom in what you do, changing what you do for different monsters, and was very fun for me.
I had an idea for an MMORPG which had the following key points
-At the beginning of the game, you would choose your area of expertise : Driving, melee fighting, computer hacking, chemistry, whatever. Now then, whatever you chose as your area as expertise was the only thing you can completely master. Everything else you can only get to about decent at unless a master of that particular craft agreed to teach you what he or she knows. Also, you can only get to expert on any other field excepting the one you chose to master at the beginning of the game.
-As for the game itself, it would be the basic good guys versus bad guys plot with a minor difference. You don't know who's a good guy, who's a bad guy and who is playing both sides against the middle just by meeting them. Which means that guy teaching you how to drive could in reality be a spy for the other side trying to get secrets out of you. Alliances could basically me made and broken at any time. You can also kill other players, but it carries the penalty of never being able to learn from them until your character dies. And dying means you forget everything you've learned. Plus losing everything you owned. Also, killing anybody in game means the cops and possibly FBI will be after you. Though you can learn a new skill in prison, if you get caught. Though things may be different when you get out. And either way, there's probably going to be other players out for your blood.
-At the beginning of the game, you would choose your area of expertise : Driving, melee fighting, computer hacking, chemistry, whatever. Now then, whatever you chose as your area as expertise was the only thing you can completely master. Everything else you can only get to about decent at unless a master of that particular craft agreed to teach you what he or she knows. Also, you can only get to expert on any other field excepting the one you chose to master at the beginning of the game.
-As for the game itself, it would be the basic good guys versus bad guys plot with a minor difference. You don't know who's a good guy, who's a bad guy and who is playing both sides against the middle just by meeting them. Which means that guy teaching you how to drive could in reality be a spy for the other side trying to get secrets out of you. Alliances could basically me made and broken at any time. You can also kill other players, but it carries the penalty of never being able to learn from them until your character dies. And dying means you forget everything you've learned. Plus losing everything you owned. Also, killing anybody in game means the cops and possibly FBI will be after you. Though you can learn a new skill in prison, if you get caught. Though things may be different when you get out. And either way, there's probably going to be other players out for your blood.
Some one remembers p.o.d. Planet of Death ? One of the first MMX supporting games that realy pwned in 1997. I would love just to remake this one and cross release it on the systems.
I've been thinking about an online rpg. Not MMORPG though, you'd be say... 7-8 players at the same time. At first you start out as adventurers (or whatever you want to call yourself), doing quests, fighting in battles (by battles I mean battles in wars between countries/regions) or sharpen your skills. It would be pretty hardcore, because it would have a sophisticated communication system where you need to learn about the political climate before you can make intelligent choices, like whom to support, whom to backstab, whom to leave well enough alone etc. Later in the game, depending partly on what path you've chosen (or perhaps how well you've played your cards) you can end up as a number of things, like a famous military leader, an assassin or even a lord of a region or country.
Some quests are created randomly based on the political climate, which means that you might be the target of an assassination by another player, for example
Also, the longer the game drags on and the more important each player becomes in the world the more you will have to deal with them directly (and when I say deal I mean make deals with ^^). You might want to hire the assassin player to take care of the military leader player who is at war with your allied king player.
It would be real time too, so you would be able to make up for lower stats with greater combat skill. The environments would range from the same 'ol medieval england to aragonian spain and ancient egypt, and the culture would vary heavily depending on the wealth (monetary and cultural. A rich country might be more secular for example, unless at war. Oh, and religious leader would also be one path to power ^^)
Obviously this would need the future computer from space, but I think it would be a very fullfilling experience. You could play it as you wanted, either as a lone wolf warrior or as a socialite whom tries to gain as much influence as possible. Also, you could either interact heavily with the other present players, or not at all; playing it like you would Oblivion.
Btw, WhiteFangofWar, great idea, and it's even doable! Pitch it to someone! : )
Some quests are created randomly based on the political climate, which means that you might be the target of an assassination by another player, for example
Also, the longer the game drags on and the more important each player becomes in the world the more you will have to deal with them directly (and when I say deal I mean make deals with ^^). You might want to hire the assassin player to take care of the military leader player who is at war with your allied king player.It would be real time too, so you would be able to make up for lower stats with greater combat skill. The environments would range from the same 'ol medieval england to aragonian spain and ancient egypt, and the culture would vary heavily depending on the wealth (monetary and cultural. A rich country might be more secular for example, unless at war. Oh, and religious leader would also be one path to power ^^)
Obviously this would need the future computer from space, but I think it would be a very fullfilling experience. You could play it as you wanted, either as a lone wolf warrior or as a socialite whom tries to gain as much influence as possible. Also, you could either interact heavily with the other present players, or not at all; playing it like you would Oblivion.
Btw, WhiteFangofWar, great idea, and it's even doable! Pitch it to someone! : )
An alcoholic, abusive British (just to please Yahtzee ^_^) Sergeant serving in Afghanistan suddenly wakes up at 4AM in the morning with a blinding ache - his entire body is screaming in pain. Seconds later, he hears explosions and gunshots as alarm bells go off - fourteen militants have broken into the camp. He runs outside, but unable to find a gun or ammunition, is chased by the militants. Gameplay starts here, as Sergeant Tommy Paxton experiences three simultaneous seizures. In a cutscene, he is set on fire, frozen in ice and zapped with a million volts of electricity. He wakes to find the fourteen militants standing around him, and begins to fight them.
Not with guns, but with either fire, water/ice or electricity.
It turns out he's a Sapient (okay, shameless self-incorporation there), a supernatural being, one of those who have existed since the beginning of time, always living in secret. The combat style is unique - you have standard attacks, but use x button to switch between fire, ice and electricity. You can imbue your weapons with this, but only logically - obviously, setting a grenade on fire is going to blow you to hell, so you could use it to turn it into an ice shard grenade.
After the fight versus the three militants, you are kidnapped from Afghanistan two days later and wake up in London, with the head Sapient next to your bed. He makes you an offer to join the exoSkeleton, a group of surviving Sapient fighting against bounty hunters, the supernatural and governments. You have the choice of whether or whether not to join them, and the story goes on in nonlinearity.
The Sapient is a sandbox style procedure - whether or whether not you accept the head's offer, you will gain the Sapientsoul. This allows you to customize your power, going from the power of the elements to psychic, dark powers, or powers to generally fuck with the laws of nature, or the laws of physics. The game will incorporate minor time travel - you can use your power to go backwards in time ten seconds to headshot that pesky enemy that took out half your health ten seconds after (confusing, but bear with me). Either way, your power is completely customizable, and there is a good/evil system. However, whether you burn pregnant mothers or travel to Tanzania and provide power for the citizens, it will have an effect on gameplay, not story, therefore allowing you to sandbox in a huge open environment without having to fear that the story will get worse.
This is a very rough draft, btw.
Not with guns, but with either fire, water/ice or electricity.
It turns out he's a Sapient (okay, shameless self-incorporation there), a supernatural being, one of those who have existed since the beginning of time, always living in secret. The combat style is unique - you have standard attacks, but use x button to switch between fire, ice and electricity. You can imbue your weapons with this, but only logically - obviously, setting a grenade on fire is going to blow you to hell, so you could use it to turn it into an ice shard grenade.
After the fight versus the three militants, you are kidnapped from Afghanistan two days later and wake up in London, with the head Sapient next to your bed. He makes you an offer to join the exoSkeleton, a group of surviving Sapient fighting against bounty hunters, the supernatural and governments. You have the choice of whether or whether not to join them, and the story goes on in nonlinearity.
The Sapient is a sandbox style procedure - whether or whether not you accept the head's offer, you will gain the Sapientsoul. This allows you to customize your power, going from the power of the elements to psychic, dark powers, or powers to generally fuck with the laws of nature, or the laws of physics. The game will incorporate minor time travel - you can use your power to go backwards in time ten seconds to headshot that pesky enemy that took out half your health ten seconds after (confusing, but bear with me). Either way, your power is completely customizable, and there is a good/evil system. However, whether you burn pregnant mothers or travel to Tanzania and provide power for the citizens, it will have an effect on gameplay, not story, therefore allowing you to sandbox in a huge open environment without having to fear that the story will get worse.
This is a very rough draft, btw.
