why do no games feature 'the great war' (world war 1)
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Umm, NecroVision (yet it was FPS). Well, at least the first part was WWI. Later it turned to less WWI and more hell, dragons, and undead. Man that game was badass... If I ever have free time again I need to finish that...
If you really had to make a game about ground combat in the Great War, a decent idea would be to make a title covering the brief period of mobility in 1914 when the Germans attempted to enact the Schlieffen plan and were opposed by the French army and the British expeditionary force in the West, while the Russians mobilised in the East and invaded Prussia. It'd certainly challenge people's perceptions of the war.
the conditions in WWI were terrible, and furthermore, who were the bad guys? It's not as clear cut as WWII. conditions just sucked. Gas was a terrible thing. it was horrific. Rats infested the trenches. soldiers legs rotted off from standing in water for weeks. in some cases, one soldier was given a bullet and another a gun in hopes ONE of the two survived the charge to take a single shot. why relive that? It's almost dishonorable to glorify that with a video game.
Trench warfare is not what the entire war was fought around. It is a huge staple, but there were charges, tanks, takeovers, seizing, etc. I think it would actually be very interesting to see a WWI game, even an FPS. There were many new inventions and old units like cavalry.
Maybe make the game playable on the Allies and Central Powers sides, I certainly haven't played on the Ottoman Empire's side before.
Maybe make the game playable on the Allies and Central Powers sides, I certainly haven't played on the Ottoman Empire's side before.
It really wasn't... many countries made treaties and alliances against the other, Germany got increasingly aggressive, Austria meddled around in Serbia's business, Russia mobilized early and freaked out Europe, France was still a bit ticked off from the last war, and England was sitting on it's high horse trying to stay out of things. Then, when Austria set off the war by declaring it on Serbia, the rest of the continent got dragged in with them.shootthebandit said:
I think you may mean complex, not deep.
Watch the last season of Blackadder and you'll see why World War 1 wouldn't be a great success in game form.
I would like a WW1 game where it was mostly an RPG, but became an FPS during the battles in the trench. It would follow the story of one soldier and his joining of the army, his training, and his experiences in the war. The RPG part of it would be the training and living with your fellow soldiers when you aren't on the front line.The shooter segments would be fighting off attackers in your trench, taking up the MG, and getting up close and personal. Maybe some Heavy Rain style quicktime events for fistfights and melee fights. It would be gritty and intense. It would be almost completely story driven. It wouldn't be for the average gamer. Unfortunately, I don't see anything like this ever being made, as awesome as it would be. Just not profitable enough.
No story arc, really?mr_rubino said:
I think someone needs to to hit the history books, what WW1 didn't have is an easy to go to antagonist. The Germans at that time might have been the enemy, but they weren't straight up evil like they were in WW2.
I'm pretty much stating what everyone else said, but there was mostly trench tactics. However, the Eastern Front was much different. There you had more of a cavalry hit and run type warfare that could be well off fun so it could.
Also there could be a decent airplane bit or if it's your style, naval type warfare. Most games though that I have seen with 'WW1' seem to be RTS so they do. The main issue I find with WW1 is that it's a very gritty war, there is no speed and attack and the tactics are unimaginative for the most part. When creating a game, there has to be a huge GAME element to it that WW1 cannot offer in anyway. I play games to escape reality so I do, if I wanted it to be realistic, I'd just do bloody well do it in real life.
Also there could be a decent airplane bit or if it's your style, naval type warfare. Most games though that I have seen with 'WW1' seem to be RTS so they do. The main issue I find with WW1 is that it's a very gritty war, there is no speed and attack and the tactics are unimaginative for the most part. When creating a game, there has to be a huge GAME element to it that WW1 cannot offer in anyway. I play games to escape reality so I do, if I wanted it to be realistic, I'd just do bloody well do it in real life.
I loved those games ive been hoping someone would put out a world war 1 flight sim id pick it up for sure.freedomweasel said:
Out of sight, out of mind.
(almost?) Nobody is alive from that war so there are no people to give first hand accounts. So it's less relatable than the similar, and frankly, more interesting WWII. I mean it had nazis after all, the perfect target.
At least that's my theory.
(almost?) Nobody is alive from that war so there are no people to give first hand accounts. So it's less relatable than the similar, and frankly, more interesting WWII. I mean it had nazis after all, the perfect target.
At least that's my theory.
People focusing on mechanics and tactics are completely missing the boat.
The reason why you don't see WWI games very often is because they are not as marketable. As other people have said, they don't have as recognizable "bad guys", the motivations and narratives cannot be distilled down to an easy to market level and finally there has not been an original IP or breakout game in that vein to copy or mimic.
It has nothing to do with game mechanics, it's just that a WWI game is a harder sell than a WWII game. What company in it's right mind would gamble a multi million dollar game production budget on making a game that there is no demand for? Like it or not, that's how the game industry operates these days - it's driven by profit models and spread sheets and not by creativity.
The reason why you don't see WWI games very often is because they are not as marketable. As other people have said, they don't have as recognizable "bad guys", the motivations and narratives cannot be distilled down to an easy to market level and finally there has not been an original IP or breakout game in that vein to copy or mimic.
It has nothing to do with game mechanics, it's just that a WWI game is a harder sell than a WWII game. What company in it's right mind would gamble a multi million dollar game production budget on making a game that there is no demand for? Like it or not, that's how the game industry operates these days - it's driven by profit models and spread sheets and not by creativity.