why are there no WW1 games?
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So gimmicky shit like 'superpowers' ruined Bioshock?aalio said:
Gimmicky V.A.T.S. ruined Fallout 3?
I didn't say anything about story, I gave one dumb spur of the moment thought of a way to put a twist on a concept that has been done to death- first person war based shooters. So why the hell are you whining about one suggestive comment someone else made on a forum? And who says my random idea COULDN'T have an 'actual story'? What's your idea of an actual story- copy and pasting WW1 events straight from Wikipedia?
I pray you don't make your own video game someday, because it would likely be boring as hell.
I'm just glad you forwarded an idea instead of just trashing it outright. Just out of curiosity, since you like game design and history, did you like any of the ideas proposed earlier?Aqualung said:
Keep the input coming if interests you. I would encourage anyone who have ideas or like game design to try their hand at this subject.
While I did like the very vague idea 'Dangerious P. Cats' presented around page five I think, regarding using squad command and a better focus on close-range melee, I think that most of the ideas given here are a bit too typical- sure, people are trying to figure out how to make this war entertaining in a gaming style, (which is hard enough with the whole story already firmly written) but what about adding moods and atmosphere other than, "Brave soldiers did this, you were courageous, we knocked back the Triple Alliance and went home and had a good masculine beer"?The Tommy said:
Devastating horrors were introduced during the first World War, from mustard gas, to the close quarters soldiers faced with their companions, whether they be dead or alive. Why should a WW1 game focus just on combat and defeating the enemy? It's an ending we all know and remember to this day. Sure, you're 'experiencing' the war, but it's not really much of an experience by shoving a camera man into the battle field, handing him a gun, and saying, "You must capture three bases and whenever you die, you'll just come right back"?
I'd rather try to really demonstrate the horrors of the war- and any other war, for that matter- through psychological means. A sort of psychological, action, horror, thriller game. Imagine not only having to lift your head every so often, frozen with fear of seeing the heads of the enemy peeking back towards you- but having this war affect you on a psychological level as well? When not shooting at the enemy from an unspecified location (so the player never knows where in history they are, or how the outcome will be; anhiallation or victory) the player would have to deal with, say, playing through disturbing nightmares of No Man's Land strewn with the bodies of loved ones, fighting ghosts of the main character's past before the war, or encountering German soldiers forced into combat without consent, murdered brutally at such a young age?
But you know, a typical shooter could be good too I guess. :]
Either your an incredible asshole or the sarcasm was lost through the computer screen.aalio said:
I know he was, he gave a famous speech to a group of people in an underground bunker while it was being fired on.
Probably because none of them could fully capture the epic awesomeness that is Manfred Albrecht Freiherr von Richthofen
Yes, I know I'm a bad American because I think the coolest guy in WWI was from the Central Powers, but come on, the man shot down 80 planes and has had three songs written about him by The Royal Guardsmen
That's The Red Baron for those of you who don't know that already
The songs are "Snoopy VS the Red Baron" "The Return of the Red Baron" and "Snoopy's Christmas"
I refer to Aqualung's observation on the importance of atmosphere on the Western Front. A game about the Western Front could indeed work if it incorporated all the elements of mobile tactics developed during four hard years of fighting. People like playing in eerie dark settings so it could certainly work.Mimsofthedawg said:
But you are right about the War's scope allowing for a great deal of variety.
Hahah YEAH!waggmd said:
But seriously. Anything about Canadians is interesting. I love that country.
More interestingly, I think if you could somehow base it loosley on the biological warfare.. could be an okay game. But like alot of people have pointed out, anything can be good with the right company! I vote they try and make one. Even it's just to get it out there.
Chemical Warfare, despite what most people have said, was rather uncommon considering the other methods of killing in the war. It was still unreliable and dangerous to both sides if the winds were wrong. What could make an interesting part of the game is the fact that shellholes could often retain gas at the bottom where it would settle for a longer period in concentration and prove devastating to an unwary soldier seeking cover.sabaducia said:
I'm sure a WWI game would do well in Canada considering their history.