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Hi, I'm new here so this is my first real try at a discussion, so here goes.
If you were a game designer in the industry today, what kind of a game would you make? Would you aim for a game that was purely based on strategy and thinking or the mindless slaughter of aliens. Personally, I would create a game that blended all types of genres. There would be strategy, first-person shooting, simulation and driving. With all of these incorporated in a game, you can't really lose. As long as you concentrate on each section and give them the attention they deserve, you're on to a winner. Not many games have successfully integrated each of these sections into a game yet, but I think it is the way to go in the future. Some people will disagree. My mate argues that it will divert attention from detail and give the game a rushed appearence. Nobody likes a game that looks and plays like it was knocked up at the weekend between visits on a pub-crawl. However, if you get the right team of programmers together, I reckon it could become a reality.
I think that a Tomb Raider-Command and Conquer-Soldier of Fortune-Driver-Flight Simulator 2000 hybrid would be a real success in the gaming community.
What do you think?
If you were a game designer in the industry today, what kind of a game would you make? Would you aim for a game that was purely based on strategy and thinking or the mindless slaughter of aliens. Personally, I would create a game that blended all types of genres. There would be strategy, first-person shooting, simulation and driving. With all of these incorporated in a game, you can't really lose. As long as you concentrate on each section and give them the attention they deserve, you're on to a winner. Not many games have successfully integrated each of these sections into a game yet, but I think it is the way to go in the future. Some people will disagree. My mate argues that it will divert attention from detail and give the game a rushed appearence. Nobody likes a game that looks and plays like it was knocked up at the weekend between visits on a pub-crawl. However, if you get the right team of programmers together, I reckon it could become a reality.
I think that a Tomb Raider-Command and Conquer-Soldier of Fortune-Driver-Flight Simulator 2000 hybrid would be a real success in the gaming community.
What do you think?
I'm not saying it's going to happen over night, it will be in development for about 7 years!! I'm about to do my degree in computer Games Tech, i'm just working on the story at the moment!!
Tecnically, this would be very hard as you would need a universal game engine.
Lucas Arts would sue my little single guy band!!
mattyboy wrote:
> It would have to be based on the Star Wars universe!! Anything that
> brands the name would sell and give many opportunities to create the
> ultimate sim!!
mattyboy wrote:
> It would have to be based on the Star Wars universe!! Anything that
> brands the name would sell and give many opportunities to create the
> ultimate sim!!
Bonus is right, this type of game would only appeal to people who like all genres equally, and this is probably a minority. Otherwise, when, using Bonus' example, an FPS fan gets to a flight sim bit, he will get bored or stuck. This will probably happen with most people, and the game wouldn't be a success.
Modern genre hybrids tend to make all the separate genres lean towards a main one-e.g., in a FPS, if you have to drive a vehicle, it will be armed to the teeth with rockets and guns and so on, so the main genre is always there.
Modern genre hybrids tend to make all the separate genres lean towards a main one-e.g., in a FPS, if you have to drive a vehicle, it will be armed to the teeth with rockets and guns and so on, so the main genre is always there.
It would have to be based on the Star Wars universe!! Anything that brands the name would sell and give many opportunities to create the ultimate sim!!
I think it would flop as it expands into too many obscure area, you FPS fans don't generally go in for you realistic flight sims. I am actually in the process of writing a game script and story boards. It will be a crime thriller, along the lines of films like Se7en and along came a spider, where the player must gain clues and overcome hurdles, I am also thinking of creating it in a time based game similar in style to Shenmue, but it will be a lot less boring and it will keeps players brains on their toes. Anyone who will be interested in supplying ideas etc. give me a shout.
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Hi, I'm new here so this is my first real try at a discussion, so here goes.
If you were a game designer in the industry today, what kind of a game would you make? Would you aim for a game that was purely based on strategy and thinking or the mindless slaughter of aliens. Personally, I would create a game that blended all types of genres. There would be strategy, first-person shooting, simulation and driving. With all of these incorporated in a game, you can't really lose. As long as you concentrate on each section and give them the attention they deserve, you're on to a winner. Not many games have successfully integrated each of these sections into a game yet, but I think it is the way to go in the future. Some people will disagree. My mate argues that it will divert attention from detail and give the game a rushed appearence. Nobody likes a game that looks and plays like it was knocked up at the weekend between visits on a pub-crawl. However, if you get the right team of programmers together, I reckon it could become a reality.
I think that a Tomb Raider-Command and Conquer-Soldier of Fortune-Driver-Flight Simulator 2000 hybrid would be a real success in the gaming community.
What do you think?
If you were a game designer in the industry today, what kind of a game would you make? Would you aim for a game that was purely based on strategy and thinking or the mindless slaughter of aliens. Personally, I would create a game that blended all types of genres. There would be strategy, first-person shooting, simulation and driving. With all of these incorporated in a game, you can't really lose. As long as you concentrate on each section and give them the attention they deserve, you're on to a winner. Not many games have successfully integrated each of these sections into a game yet, but I think it is the way to go in the future. Some people will disagree. My mate argues that it will divert attention from detail and give the game a rushed appearence. Nobody likes a game that looks and plays like it was knocked up at the weekend between visits on a pub-crawl. However, if you get the right team of programmers together, I reckon it could become a reality.
I think that a Tomb Raider-Command and Conquer-Soldier of Fortune-Driver-Flight Simulator 2000 hybrid would be a real success in the gaming community.
What do you think?