ObsiEez Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 (edited) Like the title says, post an idea you have that you think would make a really fun game. Mine is a VR game set around 40-60's where you play a detective & solve cases but instead of getting little hints of which items are useful or not you just go into the crime scenes & you can look at every little item there & you have to figure out yourself if it's useful or not & if you deem it useful take a picture/put it in your notebook. You can accuse anyone involved in the case with or without the evidence so you have to piece everything you find to try & figure out who actually did it & it'll move onto the next case no matter if you're right or wrote & it'll effect the story & the overall outcome of what happens. I think this would make a really fun VR game, kind of like L.A Noire VR on PC but way more open ended Edited December 5, 2018 by ObsiEez 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaserPL Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 Zombie survival game set in the 28 Days Later universe which is a mix of Legend Of Zelda, The Last Of Us and Left 4 Dead. Here's a little video made by NakeyJakey 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinkrobot_pb Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 I would like to see a game that rewards trophies for the correct use of you're and your Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ObsiEez Posted December 5, 2018 Author Share Posted December 5, 2018 1 minute ago, pinkrobot_pb said: I would like to see a game that rewards trophies for the correct use of you're and your My bad lol, I ended up typing real fast & wasn't paying attention lol 5 minutes ago, HaserPL said: Zombie survival game set in the 28 Days Later universe which is a mix of Legend Of Zelda, The Last Of Us and Left 4 Dead. Here's a little video made by NakeyJakey That sounds like fun. There are so many bland zombie games now adays, would be a nice change of pace to play a zombie game like that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nyonmyan Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 It's a game where you're mom is also you're girlfriend. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Slava Posted May 20, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted May 20, 2020 (edited) When I was a kid being a game developer was one of my dreams, I had many different ideas for games. Now that I'm older, the reality kicked in, and that dream is basically dead, but the ideas haven't stopped coming, and I still get new ones from time to time. I don't know what to do with them, so I just forget about them. I guess the only thing I can do is to share them in threads like this one. These two are most recent ones, I don't know if they're "really good" but whatever. Maybe both of these games already exist in some form. 1. The first one is very simple. It's an arcade style first-person reaction game. You're a laser that shoots the spheres in 3D space. You start from a perspective of the first sphere and aim for a next one. When you succesfully shoot it it gets connected with a laser, but now you aim from the second sphere. The goal is to connect all the floating spheres into a chain as fast as you can. Some of them will move around, some will rotate and have shields, covering parts of them, so you need to choose the right moment. That's it. When you get your results you can compare your FPS skills with other players. 2. The second one is a 3rd-person single-player action game with uncharted-style climbing, cover-based shooting and some stealth elements. This idea was inspired by MGSV FOB mode. You're in the Waterworld kind of open world. There are many forts and towers in the sea taken over by enemy factions. You need to capture them all. Some of them may look like this: Some other ones may look like this: They are all different, some are bigger and more complex than others. They may have different kinds of enemies like snipers. They may have different side objectives, like rescuing POWs. The important thing should be the tactical side. This is what the gameplay loop (one mission) looks like: You approach a fort on, let's say, a jet ski (lol); you observe from a safe distance, circle around and look for the best place to infiltrate it; you move in, avoiding obvious sniper positions; you climb around the wall and jump into an open window; you neutrilize a couple of enemies quietly; you find a list of prisoners located on the bottom floor; you get there, see guards that can't be stealthily killed and start shooting; you kill them and free the friendly guys; you kill the enemy reinforcement that come from outside while protecting your guys; you succeed and capture the fort. I also imagine the water in the game playing a big part: you can swim, you can dive and hide that way, you can try to find an opening in a fort's wall beneath the surface, etc. After you capture some forts, the enemies may try to capture it back, or the new stronger faction appears and tries to capture it. Then you have to do the opposite and think about how you protect it and be careful about where the enemy can get inside from. Maybe you can block a few windows with something like a metal sheet to make your life easier. There are also islands. When you capture enough forts, you can go to those and capture them as well. When you do, the enemies will stop attacking your forts around this island. (Now that I think of it, the second one sounds a lot like a Ubisoft game ?) Edited December 12, 2021 by Slava 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Litha Posted May 20, 2020 Share Posted May 20, 2020 (edited) Who do you work for? Jokes aside. My idea would be a game in which you play a detective in the 20's-40's era. A lot is very similar to what @ObsiEez describes, but I would have it that at the start of each game a 'dice' is rolled to determine who the killer is (or thief, depending on circumstance), the victim, the murder weapon, location, motive for the murder/theft, etc. This would give theoretically infinite replayability. It seems to be heavily inspired by Cluedo (it is to an extent), but to be fair I did have this idea in my head before I'd even played Cluedo. Edited May 20, 2020 by SpaghettiGrabsy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milk64oz Posted May 20, 2020 Share Posted May 20, 2020 (edited) @Alderriz I think you'd be interested in playing Just Cause 2, and Mercenaries 2: Playground of Destruction. Your second idea immediately makes me think of the oil rig missions. I'm linking a few YouTube videos that illustrate. Hopefully they will allow you to indulge your own imagination some more ?. A really fun guide for the Mercs 2 rig Time-specific Link BTW (Underwater-observing-climbing rig) Not the cleanest gameplay, so I'd only watch until 6:45 Clean & to the point gameplay. (Aerial assault + Daytime raid) A better video; I just think the previous link is immediately evocative of the picture you were painting. Clean & to the point gameplay. (Sea Assault + Nighttime Raid) Edited May 20, 2020 by VI_underGROUND Spoiler tags were non-'revealable'. Didn't want to make an eyesore, but I've got no choice. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoveInHell Posted May 20, 2020 Share Posted May 20, 2020 On 5-12-2018 at 5:53 PM, nyonmyan said: It's a game where you're mom is also you're girlfriend. What the fuck. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post DaivRules Posted May 20, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted May 20, 2020 9 minutes ago, LoveInHell said: What the fuck. I think we found the reason this thread went dead in 2018. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slava Posted May 20, 2020 Share Posted May 20, 2020 (edited) 3 hours ago, VI_underGROUND said: I think you'd be interested in playing Just Cause 2, and Mercenaries 2: Playground of Destruction. Your second idea immediately makes me think of the oil rig missions. I'm linking a few YouTube videos that illustrate. I'll check them out. I'm just having trouble opening the spoiler boxes in your post. On both PC browser and my phone. Don't know why it happens sometimes. Can you send me the links in a PM? ? Edit: I watched the videos. Yeah, I imagined something similar to that, but with less explosions and more indoors stealth gameplay. Nevertheless, those are probably the two closest examples. Thanks! ?? In an unrelated note, I just remembered that Mercenaries 2 also came out on PS2. That's so crazy. What a weird decision. Edited May 20, 2020 by Alderriz 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ptirle Posted May 20, 2020 Share Posted May 20, 2020 A lot of ideas but I am not sharing. Sorry. ? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ObsiEez Posted May 20, 2020 Author Share Posted May 20, 2020 5 hours ago, DaivRules said: I think we found the reason this thread went dead in 2018. For real tho goddamn I was not expecting the thread to get revived. I forgot I even posted this lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoveInHell Posted May 20, 2020 Share Posted May 20, 2020 6 hours ago, DaivRules said: I think we found the reason this thread went dead in 2018. Hahaha yeah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ_Radio Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 (edited) On 12/5/2018 at 8:32 AM, ObsiEez said: Mine is a VR game set around 40-60's where you play a detective & solve cases but instead of getting little hints of which items are useful or not you just go into the crime scenes & you can look at every little item there & you have to figure out yourself if it's useful or not & if you deem it useful take a picture/put it in your notebook. You can accuse anyone involved in the case with or without the evidence so you have to piece everything you find to try & figure out who actually did it & it'll move onto the next case no matter if you're right or wrote & it'll effect the story & the overall outcome of what happens. I think this would make a really fun VR game, kind of like L.A Noire VR on PC but way more open ended I have very bad motion sickness so VR might not an option for me. This already sounds a lot like LA Noire so this will have to be a bit different. I was thinking of a game where you work undercover and your job is to get involved with a gang (likely the Mafia). In Sleeping Dogs you play an undercover cop who has to make contact with members of the Chinese Triads, this would be the same sort of idea. The 1940s - 1960s were a time when the American Mafia had complete control over Las Vegas, and they also set up people and associates to work in Los Angeles/Hollywood and New York City/New Jersey. Having a game set in that time period where you play a detective and solve cases in those cities would be quite fascinating. It was a real turning point in American History. LA Noire, Mafia II and Mafia III were all set in that period which made them stand out a bit. But if not, a modern detective game that takes place during the time of The Sopranos and Breaking Bad would be quite nice too. There's an idea for AAA gaming studios, make a crime detective/police officer game set in the modern day. You use that laptop computer in your squad car to track down potential suspects, then you analyze them and determine if they are fit for trial. Playing as multiple characters like in Heavy Rain and Grand Theft Auto V would be preferable. Edited May 21, 2020 by Spaz 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rune_Crys Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 On 5/20/2020 at 3:20 AM, Alderriz said: 2. The second one is an 3rd-person single-player action game with uncharted-style climbing, cover-based shooting and some stealth elements. This idea was inspired by MGSV FOB mode. You're in the Waterworld kind of open world. There are many forts and towers in the sea taken over by enemy fractions. You need to capture them all. Sort of like Wind Waker with Metal Gear Solid elements. Like it! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ObsiEez Posted May 21, 2020 Author Share Posted May 21, 2020 7 hours ago, Spaz said: I have very bad motion sickness so VR might not an option for me. This already sounds a lot like LA Noire so this will have to be a bit different. I was thinking of a game where you work undercover and your job is to get involved with a gang (likely the Mafia). In Sleeping Dogs you play an undercover cop who has to make contact with members of the Chinese Triads, this would be the same sort of idea. The 1940s - 1960s were a time when the American Mafia had complete control over Las Vegas, and they also set up people and associates to work in Los Angeles/Hollywood and New York City/New Jersey. Having a game set in that time period where you play a detective and solve cases in those cities would be quite fascinating. It was a real turning point in American History. LA Noire, Mafia II and Mafia III were all set in that period which made them stand out a bit. But if not, a modern detective game that takes place during the time of The Sopranos and Breaking Bad would be quite nice too. There's an idea for AAA gaming studios, make a crime detective/police officer game set in the modern day. You use that laptop computer in your squad car to track down potential suspects, then you analyze them and determine if they are fit for trial. Playing as multiple characters like in Heavy Rain and Grand Theft Auto V would be preferable. That sounds like a great idea & yeah it does sound a lot like L.A Noire but what I was going for was more of a combo of Sherlock Holmes & L.A Noire since L.A Noire is kinda linear in terms of the cases & you'll always end up at the right target. I was more trying more a long the lines of you actually piece together the entire case yourself & with those clues you've collected try & figure out who it was. Yeah my brother also experiences motion sickness in VR so it could be like RE7 & have a choice between regular play & VR. I just love a good detective game but a lot of them are linear & don't end up giving you the freedom of figuring out everything for yourself which is something I would love. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamescush147 Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 Assassin's Creed.....but with bunnies! ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reiner- Posted May 22, 2020 Share Posted May 22, 2020 On 12/6/2018 at 3:53 AM, nyonmyan said: It's a game where you're mom is also you're girlfriend. Haha what? It's already a movie. Back to the Future II 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Potter13579 Posted May 22, 2020 Share Posted May 22, 2020 It's not exactly a specific idea, but what I really want to see become the reality if not become more common is seeing "kids" games reach the cinematic quality of games like Uncharted and The Last of Us. It could literally be a playable Pixar movie, but I want a future where games don't have to have realistic human models to be gaming masterpieces. There are many cartoon shows and animated films out there that have proven they can achieve emotional depth and occasionally have the guts to go darker while still being age appropriate, hell if it could make me cry then it did a fantastic job. I'm not exactly asking for a Crash Bandicoot game to make me cry. Games like Jak and Kingdom Hearts are probably the closest thing to what I'm describing, but I feel like we're only scratching the surface. So really I may be asking for two different things between a kids game that can make you cry like a Pixar movie does or kids games that make you feel like a badass like Kratos which Teen Titans is probably the first immediate example I can think of with that, but the point is, first of all there's not enough "kids" or cartoony games, but more so there's not enough risks being taken on the story end while still not quite hitting the M rating I feel. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ_Radio Posted May 22, 2020 Share Posted May 22, 2020 (edited) 12 hours ago, ObsiEez said: That sounds like a great idea & yeah it does sound a lot like L.A Noire but what I was going for was more of a combo of Sherlock Holmes & L.A Noire since L.A Noire is kinda linear in terms of the cases & you'll always end up at the right target. I was more trying more a long the lines of you actually piece together the entire case yourself & with those clues you've collected try & figure out who it was. Yeah my brother also experiences motion sickness in VR so it could be like RE7 & have a choice between regular play & VR. I just love a good detective game but a lot of them are linear & don't end up giving you the freedom of figuring out everything for yourself which is something I would love. Oh I enjoyed the Sherlock Holmes games. Frogwares needs to make more of them. Doesn't bother me at all if they use the same format. The only real issue is those games are on a budget, meaning they weren't really Hollywood like visually appealing as LA Noire or Sleeping Dogs. I think a good detective game would be set in modern times, 2000s or 2010s, doesn't matter which decade. Preferably I want the game to take place in America since I'm a lot more familiar with how the police department conducts their work as opposed to Europe. I'm only knowledgeable with how the police force operates in the UK, and even then I barely know much of anything about them. There needs to be a system where you can actually fail at being a detective or just a regular police officer who chases down criminals. Your badge is revoked and you are ridiculed and criticized. Maybe even put on a criminal trial because you helped some notorious criminals. That would be fascinating especially in modern times. Television shows like The Sopranos, The Wire, Big Love, Breaking Bad, Six Feet Under and various crime/paramedic drama shows have already showcased a lot of what I'm describing. Video games have yet to touch upon an angle where you can actually be ridiculed as a detective or police officer, instead of just having the game continue forward like in LA Noire and Sleeping Dogs. There needs to be branching paths. You can be a standup police officer whom all the younger people under you look up to, or you can be a corrupt cop who is demoted by the Chief of Police. Shows that honor American History such as Boardwalk Empire and Mad Men are also possibilities. Many actors in LA Noire came from Mad Men, and I watched most of the episodes when it was still relevant. There are many possibilities, but the AAA gaming industry isn't willing to take risks. I'm getting fed up with The Walking Dead, Game of Thrones side of things that AAA games have taken to full storm. A bunch of fantasy with zombies, supernatural and the apocalypse all combined into one steaming pile of shit. Ubisoft couldn't make a new and interesting IP to save their own lives. It's pretty sad. 3 hours ago, Potter13579 said: It's not exactly a specific idea, but what I really want to see become the reality if not become more common is seeing "kids" games reach the cinematic quality of games like Uncharted and The Last of Us. It could literally be a playable Pixar movie, but I want a future where games don't have to have realistic human models to be gaming masterpieces. There are many cartoon shows and animated films out there that have proven they can achieve emotional depth and occasionally have the guts to go darker while still being age appropriate, hell if it could make me cry then it did a fantastic job. I'm not exactly asking for a Crash Bandicoot game to make me cry. Games like Jak and Kingdom Hearts are probably the closest thing to what I'm describing, but I feel like we're only scratching the surface. So really I may be asking for two different things between a kids game that can make you cry like a Pixar movie does or kids games that make you feel like a badass like Kratos which Teen Titans is probably the first immediate example I can think of with that, but the point is, first of all there's not enough "kids" or cartoony games, but more so there's not enough risks being taken on the story end while still not quite hitting the M rating I feel. Walt Disney animated movies like Beauty & the Beast, The Lion King and Aladdin did this decades ago. The problem is Pixar and Dreamworks movies are too much just cheap comedy, with some drama sprinkled in to mix things up a bit. I wouldn't say Toy Story 4 was terrible or anything but it didn't take any risks. The animated shorts that they've made over the past few years have failed to impress me at all. Animated films like the stuff Don Bluth made in the 1980s (An American Tail) can still be fully cinematic. That movie was an awesome animated film that takes notes on racism, xenophobia, corruption and poverty. It was cute and adorable in design but dark in it's undertones. I have not seen one Pixar or Dreamworks animated production in the past five years that matches An American Tail in it's usage of darker elements. Putting something like that in a video game would be great, because while An American Tail was largely aimed at "kids", many adults enjoyed the movie and it's narrative on racism and xenophobia. Edited May 22, 2020 by Spaz 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datboy1991 Posted May 22, 2020 Share Posted May 22, 2020 There was a day when I thought it would be awesome if games included mechanics like eating or other mundane character maintenance. Then games actually started doing things like that and I realized I hated it with a passion. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PerryToxteth Posted May 22, 2020 Share Posted May 22, 2020 10 hours ago, Spaz said: *snip* Seems like you and others in this thread are interested in playing a detective game so I would recommend The Invisible Hours. Gameplay is completely story-driven, but it has fun features like switching characters and the option to rewind and fast-forward time. Essentially what you do is follow characters along and piece together clues by listening to their conversations or watch their actions. The devs got creative by allowing you to rewind time, so you can see what's going on in different parts of the mansion at the same time. One conversation might lead you to think one way, but after listening to a different conversation, the mystery will flip. And most characters are of historical note. It is passive gaming - you are just following people around and listening (or reading subtitles), but it's one of the best whodunit mysteries I've played in a game. Basically, Clue in a video game. Don't fret about trophies, none are missable. And, it's often included in sales so you can get it for a good price. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slava Posted December 12, 2021 Share Posted December 12, 2021 (edited) Once again, not a particularly genius idea or anything, just thought of a concept for a puzzle game. You're a character that is going to die. Your task is to leave audio diaries for a hero who is going to appear in a predestined spot much later. You need to listen to the recordings, choose the right ones, set a right order, and pick the places you're going to drop them. Mission succeeds if the hero gets the full picture of what happened, solves his stuff with your help, and reaches the end point of the level. Some examples: if there's a safe with a key inside, you need the hero to find an audio with the code. If there are deadly monsters in a room, you need to leave an audio saying "ugh, they bit me" nearby. Edited December 12, 2021 by Slava Added examples Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NkTSharpy Posted December 12, 2021 Share Posted December 12, 2021 Star Wars game that has proper lightsaber physics e.g. limbs being sliced off , lots of parrying and deflecting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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