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Re: Ask HN: What game do you wish existed?

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Post by ggambetta »

boringg wrote: post #102

1 - High quality RTS (think Warcraft 3, SC2, C&C, Dune 2) but with the ability to have maybe 100 - 200 people playing. 2 - Updated subspace - it was the level of competition and community that made that game amazing in the 90s. 3 - Civilization like civ 1 but updated with newer graphics/tech tree also the ability to be much more complex but only if you want to. Best part of the game imho was the exploration, simple b…

> FPS that can be played in large scale format but doesn't reward 14 year old reflexes

FWIW I've recently gotten an Oculus Quest 2 and I've been playing a lot of Pavlov Shack. I was afraid of the quick-reflexes, playing-all-the-time, fearsome 14 years old (and judging by their voices, there's a lot of them), but I've been doing pretty well - usually ending up with a 2:1 or 3:1 K/D ratio, top of the team table, and playing maybe an hour every other day. I'm very surprised by this, and I can't really explain it - I'm not a gamer and the last time I played an FPS seriously was before 2010. TLDR: Go get 'em!

Re: Ask HN: What game do you wish existed?

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Post by snarf21 »

dkersten wrote: post #58

Something I've always wanted to play is a game multiplayer game (ideally firt or third person) where you and a small number of friends crew a space ship. Each person has their own role (navigator, weapons, pilot, etc) and you would fly through space and engage in combat. Star Trek: Bridge Crew comes closest to what I'm talking about. Imagine that but not VR (well, VR is cool for this, but I don't have a VR headset, s…

Not a video game or with combat like that but there is a board game called Space Cadets. It is what you say in that each player has their own role but it is also real time and quite frantic. I'm sure there are lots of YT video reviews of it.

Re: Ask HN: What game do you wish existed?

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Post by cevn »

tjansen wrote: post #104

Tribes 2 with modern graphics for modern platforms, and maybe an Apex Legends-like Battle Royale mode. I don't think that there has ever been a better multiplayer FPS. When you're used to jetpacks and skiing, most other FPS feel slow. And there is nothing as elegant as killing with slow ballistic projectiles like the Spin Fusor. Apex Legends has got some of the aspects that made T2 so great, especially if you play Va…

Thank you, Tribes is great... Shazbot!

Re: Ask HN: What game do you wish existed?

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Post by unsupp0rted »

The only games I ever play are single-player straight-forward ones, like the original Halo.

You're a fellow with a gun or two and there's not much else to know: there's no upgrade ladder, no downloadable content, nothing else to pay for... just go through the story, shoot things and hide behind things, and be on your way.

More classic Halo-like games please.

Re: Ask HN: What game do you wish existed?

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Post by the_only_law »

A grand strategy game, that my friends will be willing to play.

I love Paradox games, but none of my friends are willing to play a game that involves staring at maps and reports for hours on end.

That or something like the old Mount and Blade: With Fire and sword conversion.

I love musket warfare games, but they either feel too realistic and immersive (War of Rights) or too much like multiplayer FPS (Holdfast).

With Fire and Sword though has mount an blade tactical mechanics, but is also arcade-y and fun to play without devolving into multiplayer nonsense. Update that with a modern engine and FPS mechanics and it could be great.

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Post by hwbehrens »

I want a game that is a spiritual successor to Bullfrog's Gene Wars -- something that builds on an ecological / biosphere motivation. Seeding new plants to change local ecologies, breeding creatures (units) to select for needed characteristics, base building reflecting on the environment... I think there's a lot of interesting gameplay in that area that hasn't been explored yet.

Re: Ask HN: What game do you wish existed?

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Post by ChrisClark »

tjansen wrote: post #104

Tribes 2 with modern graphics for modern platforms, and maybe an Apex Legends-like Battle Royale mode. I don't think that there has ever been a better multiplayer FPS. When you're used to jetpacks and skiing, most other FPS feel slow. And there is nothing as elegant as killing with slow ballistic projectiles like the Spin Fusor. Apex Legends has got some of the aspects that made T2 so great, especially if you play Va…

> And there is nothing as elegant as killing with slow ballistic projectiles like the Spin Fusor.

I loved aiming ahead near the ground of a skiing opponent and hitting them with the splash damage.

But the most amazing moments were when you hit someone mid-air. :)

Re: Ask HN: What game do you wish existed?

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Post by psyc »

1) A time travel game that is a simulation based on some coherent model of time travel, rather than a narrative.

2) Dwarf Fortress, but with at least Double-A 3D production.

3) A proper Groundhog Day sim. There have been a dozen piss-poor cracks at this.

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