RPGs That Absolutely, Definitely, 100% Have To Be Made
Posted: February 4th, 2011, 12:00 am
Title is self-explanatory. Here are my suggestions:
1) A Firefly/Serenity RPG - This one's a no-brainer. Joss Whedon's "Verse" is the perfect setting for a RPG (franchise?). Seriously, the vast majority of RPGs take place in a traditional fantasy setting. Sure they all have their nuances, but basically they're mostly a standard Tolkien Humans, Elves, Dwarves, Orcs, and Goblins type settings. The rest are mostly a Sci-Fi setting with humans and a bunch of aliens fighting against an evil empire, or humans fighting against an alien onslaught hellbent to destroy them. What would you say to a Reverse Steampunk setting? To clarify a Steampunk setting is essentially Sci-Fi masquerading as a Western whereas Firefly is essentially a Western masquerading as Sci-Fi. Oh and throw some Asian culture and expletives into the mix. So basically you got spaceships + cowboys + samurai. This f'n needs to be made, now! Browncoats unite!
2) Earthbound 2 - Why in the world has this not happened yet? (I'm aware of Mother 3 BTW) A contemporary setting for an RPG with aliens and psychic powers? F*ck yes!!! I know the original Earthbound didn't sell well in the US (much better in Japan) but this concept is way too awesome not to revisit again. The first Earthbound was terrific, we need more.
3) Final Fantasy XV - ... ... ... ... ... ... Nah I'm just joshin! Square Enix milked the bejesus out of that once great franchise long ago. FF XIII was a movie followed by a super long corridor. It couldn't be more linear if it was a straight line drawn on a piece of paper and FF XIV... well the less said about that the better.
3) Star Wars: KOTOR 3 - I'm excited for Tales of the Old Republic even though I'm not into MMOs but regardless of the best intentions and the fact that this is freakin' Bioware we're talking about. BIOWARE! You can only make an MMO so story-driven. It's the nature of the beast. Once Bioware finishes SW:TOR and Mass Effect 3 they should do another proper KOTOR title with the kickass storytelling and attention to detail that Bioware is legendary for.
So do you have any titles that you feel ABSOLUTELY HAVE TO BE MADE?
1) A Firefly/Serenity RPG - This one's a no-brainer. Joss Whedon's "Verse" is the perfect setting for a RPG (franchise?). Seriously, the vast majority of RPGs take place in a traditional fantasy setting. Sure they all have their nuances, but basically they're mostly a standard Tolkien Humans, Elves, Dwarves, Orcs, and Goblins type settings. The rest are mostly a Sci-Fi setting with humans and a bunch of aliens fighting against an evil empire, or humans fighting against an alien onslaught hellbent to destroy them. What would you say to a Reverse Steampunk setting? To clarify a Steampunk setting is essentially Sci-Fi masquerading as a Western whereas Firefly is essentially a Western masquerading as Sci-Fi. Oh and throw some Asian culture and expletives into the mix. So basically you got spaceships + cowboys + samurai. This f'n needs to be made, now! Browncoats unite!
2) Earthbound 2 - Why in the world has this not happened yet? (I'm aware of Mother 3 BTW) A contemporary setting for an RPG with aliens and psychic powers? F*ck yes!!! I know the original Earthbound didn't sell well in the US (much better in Japan) but this concept is way too awesome not to revisit again. The first Earthbound was terrific, we need more.
3) Final Fantasy XV - ... ... ... ... ... ... Nah I'm just joshin! Square Enix milked the bejesus out of that once great franchise long ago. FF XIII was a movie followed by a super long corridor. It couldn't be more linear if it was a straight line drawn on a piece of paper and FF XIV... well the less said about that the better.
3) Star Wars: KOTOR 3 - I'm excited for Tales of the Old Republic even though I'm not into MMOs but regardless of the best intentions and the fact that this is freakin' Bioware we're talking about. BIOWARE! You can only make an MMO so story-driven. It's the nature of the beast. Once Bioware finishes SW:TOR and Mass Effect 3 they should do another proper KOTOR title with the kickass storytelling and attention to detail that Bioware is legendary for.
So do you have any titles that you feel ABSOLUTELY HAVE TO BE MADE?