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Concepts That Should Be Games? 203

Now that we've seen what's in the pipe for the immediate future IGN is running an article hoping for the games of the future, and talking about novels, tv shows, and other properties that they'd like to see be made into games. From the article: "...while we at IGN are all for original, non-franchise titles--reference Katamari, Psychonauts, God of War, Spore--a lot of us have places in our hearts for certain TV shows, films, and books that made us all fuzzy with joy." What would you like to see be made into a game? Microsoft, if you are listening, I have two words for you: Shadowrun MMOG.
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Concepts That Should Be Games?

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  • by el_womble ( 779715 ) on Friday May 27, 2005 @07:01AM (#12653433) Homepage

    I'm looking for a single player, simultaneous multiple entity game. The entities must have distinct roles as individuals and be able to perform specific team actions, whilst the player maintains individual control. I'm not talking about mouse control, where agents follow predefined behaviours, I want controller control, where if I drop concentration for a fraction of a second I loose control. Think monkeyball with 2+ balls, or a topdown/side scroller, isometric rpg

    I've been playing games for over 20 years. I'm good, and the current set of games just don't stretch my abilities. At the moment all I seem to be doing, is:

    1. performing complex regular expressions in response to visual stimuli (Tekken and FPS)
    2. refining, in realtime my solution to a simple map (racing games)
    3. solving complex maps and state puzzels (FPS)
    4. Generating input in response to environmental change (the sims etc)

    I can't be the only one looking a for a challenge. I'll admit the market must be smaller, but it doesn't have to be an eye candy fest, just fun and difficult.

  • by Jack Taylor ( 829836 ) on Friday May 27, 2005 @07:04AM (#12653441)
    I have two words for you: Shadowrun MMOG

    That's five words! ;)
  • by CoffeeJedi ( 90936 ) on Friday May 27, 2005 @08:35AM (#12653851)
    Will Wright's PEE [penny-arcade.com]

    i think they're on to something
  • by fred fleenblat ( 463628 ) on Friday May 27, 2005 @08:40PM (#12661180) Homepage
    Want a challenge?
    Try getting women to sleep with you.

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