Sci Fi Guns are Dull, Make Some New Ones!

[Soviet Heavy]

With Halo 4's new weaponry becoming orange laser assault rifle and orange laser shotgun, I got thinking about how boring and conventional a lot of science fiction guns have become. So, I decided that it would be fun to brainstorm a bunch of different weapons that could be put in a science fiction shooter that would be fun to use without being overpowered.

Two that I had in mind were a grapple gun, and a taser harpoon. The taser harpoon could load up with maybe four flechettes that electrocute their targets on impact, and then you could swing them around on the cables.

The grapple gun could impale targets, and then either pull you towards them to kick them in the face, or pull them towards you to get jammed on a front mounted bayonet.

Any other ideas for cool guns?

 

[Joseph Harrison]

I'm very unoriginal so my only idea is a minigun that shoots drones that fly up to the target and shoot it with lasers. Another setting would be for the drones to make a grid of lasers and just move forward slicing up anyone in their path

For more original ideas you should look at the Ratchet and Clank series, their weapons are insane.

 

[Wayneguard]

Need moar big bore revolvers. That's all I've got.

 

[The_Lost_King]

I don't care about weapons. We need more jet packs.

 

[Owyn_Merrilin]

I'm thinking of the old arena shooters here. How does a gun that shoots bladed frisbees sound? What about a gun that shoots either a slow moving ball, a hitscan beam, or a gigantic freakin' explosion if you manage to hit the ball with the beam? And who can forget that old favorite, a gun that shoots timed sticky mines that stick to anything -- including the other players?

Seriously, there's plenty of weird but fun to shoot guns in old games. I don't know why modern shooters have such generic guns.

 

[Shoggoth2588]

I don't care about weapons. We need more jet packs.

...Why not have both! Use a jetpack with with a sort of sonic weapon or, one of those Resident Evil slicing lasers?

Here's one that I'm pissed Halo never used (mainly because of how close they were to making it). A sniper-rifle that impales your enemies causing bleeding damage unless you get a head-shot in which case it explodes.

Another idea of mine would be The North Star. It's your basic low-damage SMG but once you press the secondary fire button the bullets embedded in the clothes, skin, armor, etc of your foes all suddenly and simultaneously explode.

Finally, for future-based games, I feel like cybernetic enhancements are grossly underused. I almost bought Mindjack because it features a cybernetically enhanced Gorilla. Why stop there though?! Game should go all-out Brute Force when it comes to animals with cybernetic enhancements...sorry, you say you don't know what I mean by that? I mean this:

This is real and if you don't want to wait for Bob to explain, Linkara already has on other websites.

Finally-Finally and keeping with the theme of science + animals WHAT THE FUCK HAPPENED TO DINOSAURS IN GAMES?! They don't need to be trying to eat you, they could be heavily laden with rockets, lasers and, a fucking rail-gun!

 

[The_Lost_King]

I don't care about weapons. We need more jet packs.

...Why not have both! Use a jetpack with with a sort of sonic weapon or, one of those Resident Evil slicing lasers?

*snip*

or like Boba and Jango Fett's jet packs and have a missile on top,but really why u no have jet packs. In mass effect it could have made sense. Putting your body in a mass effect field and using the engine as guidance.

 

[Eddie the head]

You ever play the Resistance games they have some cool ones. The Jimmy Hendrix experience, The Hailstorm, Bullseye, The Splitter, hell the default missile launcher you can pause in mid air and turn.

 

[ChupathingyX]

Hopefully we'll see some good stuff in Overstrike.

Insomniac haven't disappointed in the past when it comes to weapons in their games.

Just look at the RYNO guns, or the various transmogrifying weapons; like the one that turns enemies into demonic, flaming, explosive suicidal ducks.

And don't forget Mr Zurkon, who attacks enemies both physically and verbally.

 

[AKDread]

how about a shotgun that fires acidic fireants?

 

[Hazy992]

How about a gun that shoots smaller guns?

 

[ChupathingyX]

How about a gun that shoots smaller guns?

Does it count if the smaller guns are stationary?

'Cause if so then Ratchet: Deadlocked has got you covered [http://ratchet.wikia.com/wiki/Mini_Turret_Launcher].

 

[Hazy992]

How about a gun that shoots smaller guns?

Does it count if the smaller guns are stationary?

'Cause if so then Ratchet: Deadlocked has got you covered [http://ratchet.wikia.com/wiki/Mini_Turret_Launcher].

I should have clarified. What I'm thinking is the gun shoots smaller guns and those guns shoot bullets as they travel through the air

 

[DustyDrB]

I always like to mention Turok 2's cerebral bore.

How has that weapon never been seen again?

So a new gun...
Err...
(I'm apparently very uncreative when it comes to weaponry)
Yeah, I've got nothing. I thought of something I was going to call The Hound, which sends a projectile that tracks your "scent" (or heat...or whatever) and attacks you. But I'm 99.999% I only thought of that because the cerebral bore kind of tracks its targets.

 

[ThePenguinKnight]

Just off the top of my head, how about a gun that fires super-heated bolts in such a way that the bolt melts into armor.

Light armored enemies will take heavy damage.
Medium armored enemies will take moderate damage and low armor reduction.
Heavy armored enemies will take light damage and high armor reduction, effectively becoming a support weapon.

What do you think?

 

[Racecarlock]

A gun that has two ammo types. Live hornet nest and ball of fire ants.

 

[Diablo2000]

A gun that shoots cats, but not regular cats and yes Ninja Cats!

Because fuck you, that's why...