RPG settings left unexplored
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I don't see why you can't have Fantasy AND Sci Fi. Think about it, Elves shooting fireballs with one hand and laser guns with the other. And if those arn't strong enough they can call in orbital strikes of ice and lightening storms. And the elves have jetpacks.
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A lot of these settings already have really great games for them, though most could do with more exploration.
Modern day supernatural: Vampire the Masquerade:Bloodlines - Amazing RPG if you grab the unofficial patch. Before they went under Troika did some incredible if buggy things and when patched this game shows off their ability to weave a story, not to mention having one of the few genuinely scary areas of a game. Try and go through the mansion the first time and not hit a point where you go 'I'm not going to open that.'
Pulp era(1920's and 30's): Call of Cthulu - Pretty good horror/puzzler/rpg. Does a pretty good job of telling a story in the Lovecraft universe. Gives a good feel for the setting.
Pirates: Sid Meyers Pirates! - A remake of Pirates! Gold from the genesis, which was itself a remake of the original Pirates!. This game puts you more directly in the action than most of Sid Meyers games like Civilization. You directly control a character who due to luck in a duel during a mutiny finds himself in control of a ship, looking for his lost sister and ancient treasures all the while deciding if you will serve a kingdom of make a name for yourself as the greatest pirate of all time.
There actually are a surprising number of pirate era RPGs out there, though most focus on an individual aspect of the setting than having all exploration and a lot of them are instant bargain bin games. Pirates of the Burning Sea is a pirate themed MMORPG that was actually pretty decent if hosting a dwindling population.
Cyberpunk: As has been mentioned above there have been two separate Shadowrun games done right about the same time as each other. One on the SNES and the other for the Genesis(I believe the 32x or some such system had the same game). These were both great games and I think the Genesis one was actually better even if less known. I do want to add my voice to saying how much I wish they would make a more updated version of this. I had so much excitement when I heard there was going to be a new game in the Shadowrun universe then found out it was going to be a standard shooter. I'm normally not a big MMORPG person, but this setting would lend itself perfectly to forming squads in an instance based MMO.
Passing through time periods: Its hard to define it quite as an RPG, but there was a PS1 game called Time Commando that gave a feeling similar to this allowing you to pass from one era to another while battling creatures of that time and solving various puzzles. It looked fairly simplistic at first but had a surprising depth.
Modern day supernatural: Vampire the Masquerade:Bloodlines - Amazing RPG if you grab the unofficial patch. Before they went under Troika did some incredible if buggy things and when patched this game shows off their ability to weave a story, not to mention having one of the few genuinely scary areas of a game. Try and go through the mansion the first time and not hit a point where you go 'I'm not going to open that.'
Pulp era(1920's and 30's): Call of Cthulu - Pretty good horror/puzzler/rpg. Does a pretty good job of telling a story in the Lovecraft universe. Gives a good feel for the setting.
Pirates: Sid Meyers Pirates! - A remake of Pirates! Gold from the genesis, which was itself a remake of the original Pirates!. This game puts you more directly in the action than most of Sid Meyers games like Civilization. You directly control a character who due to luck in a duel during a mutiny finds himself in control of a ship, looking for his lost sister and ancient treasures all the while deciding if you will serve a kingdom of make a name for yourself as the greatest pirate of all time.
There actually are a surprising number of pirate era RPGs out there, though most focus on an individual aspect of the setting than having all exploration and a lot of them are instant bargain bin games. Pirates of the Burning Sea is a pirate themed MMORPG that was actually pretty decent if hosting a dwindling population.
Cyberpunk: As has been mentioned above there have been two separate Shadowrun games done right about the same time as each other. One on the SNES and the other for the Genesis(I believe the 32x or some such system had the same game). These were both great games and I think the Genesis one was actually better even if less known. I do want to add my voice to saying how much I wish they would make a more updated version of this. I had so much excitement when I heard there was going to be a new game in the Shadowrun universe then found out it was going to be a standard shooter. I'm normally not a big MMORPG person, but this setting would lend itself perfectly to forming squads in an instance based MMO.
Passing through time periods: Its hard to define it quite as an RPG, but there was a PS1 game called Time Commando that gave a feeling similar to this allowing you to pass from one era to another while battling creatures of that time and solving various puzzles. It looked fairly simplistic at first but had a surprising depth.
World War II would be fun and interesting. You could play a spy/saboteur, or go to the frontlines... I have a feeling it would play a lot like Fallout: New Vegas, but with a bigger squad (if you choose to) and more focus on combat. Although I would love to play a spy that talks his way into Berlin and plugs a silenced bullet into Hitler's brain once he trusts me enough to be alone with him.
I think it's because it sounds incredibly cheesy and can't really be done in a serious way... Besides, Fantasy and Sci-Fi are practically the same except that one is in the past and one is in the future. In Fantasy, it's called Magic and swords. In sci-fi, it's technology and energy swords.Scabadus said:
A WW2 RPG
You find yourself (not a soldier) in Nazi occupied territory, with settings as Paris, French countryside, holland, and the ardennes.
with factions the Resistance, the SS, and eventually the Allied forces.
I think that with such a setting the standard 'morale' choices might actually make you feel good about yourself or a sadistic fuck for that matter.
Blend that all together in a oblivion/fallout style of gameplay and you might get yourself a very nice game
NOT A SHOOTER
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Darn it, I really need to start reading the last page's before posting. it always happens to me that some guy beats me too it and i only notice it once i already posted it.
You find yourself (not a soldier) in Nazi occupied territory, with settings as Paris, French countryside, holland, and the ardennes.
with factions the Resistance, the SS, and eventually the Allied forces.
I think that with such a setting the standard 'morale' choices might actually make you feel good about yourself or a sadistic fuck for that matter.
Blend that all together in a oblivion/fallout style of gameplay and you might get yourself a very nice game
NOT A SHOOTER
Edit
Darn it, I really need to start reading the last page's before posting. it always happens to me that some guy beats me too it and i only notice it once i already posted it.
*Groan. That was terrible. Yet clever. *halfhearted applausebeliever258 said:
OT: The Dune Universe. Imagine leveling up a Fremen and becoming a worm raider, quite literally a god-tamer, surviving only by pushing yourself to the limit a body can go and then farther. Real guerrilla fighting, as you summon a worm to take down a spice gatherer or grapple into the Harkonnen capital. Also, summoning and jumping on a worm could be one of the coolest quick time events ever (just the first time, the right of passage. Then, you use normal controls). I also want to see a sandworm duel, a la Battle of Corrin's Dune story climax.
Failing that, Predator/Alien universes. Where you play as them, and not like AvP. More leveling up your xenomorph so he reflects less light, but moves slower. Or it has faster movement and attack, but can only get a good kill from behind. OR, the tank that moves slowly and can go toe to toe with a marine squad.
Or the aforementioned steampunk world. That could be cool.
An action-RPG set in 1920s Chicago would be pretty interesting. I quite liked the arctic idea and especially the Middle East idea as well.
But this thread has actually made me think that a GTA-styled game set in socialist Greece would be the most amazing thing ever.
But this thread has actually made me think that a GTA-styled game set in socialist Greece would be the most amazing thing ever.
Well, if you like isometric camera and turn based strategic combat here you go....http://www.deadstate.doublebearproductions.com/fleacythesheep said:
Modern setting, Alpha Protocol is the only RPG I've ever played that takes place in a modern setting, and doesn't use magic or aliens or something like that.
Maybe a better way of putting it is that Alpha Protocol is the only "Realistic" RPG I've ever played.
Maybe a better way of putting it is that Alpha Protocol is the only "Realistic" RPG I've ever played.
Feudal-era Japan, Victorian London, 1800s New York, 1700s Europe, Mayan/Aztec culture. (None: All of these would also be good settings for the next Assassin's Creed.)
I want. I want. I want.Neverhoodian said:
I think it'd be pretty sweet basing it off of a chapter that recruits from the ranks of the Imperial Guard or goes more the way of the Space Wolves and recruits from the barbarous natives of Fenris. It'd give a solid tutorial of some minor skirmishes and then toss you into a massive firefight once you get your real power armor.
