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

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Post by adamrezich »

I was talking with some friends the other day about EVE Online and its failed console shooter counterpart DUST 514. the premise was going to be that both games take place in the same shared universe with the same shared economy and at some point console shooter players would be able to in some way participate in conflicts that affect things for the PC space/economy sim players. it didn't really pan out that way, and to this day the only lasting legacy of DUST 514 is its brief appearance in John Wick.

the idea of having multiple games, each with its own separate playstyle (and therefore player demographic), that are connected somehow by a shared economy and game-world, is endlessly fascinating to me, and I don't know why more attempts at this have been made yet, aside from obvious design complexity issues.

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

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Post by ajmurmann »

mattlondon wrote: post #80

I want a sort of civilization-but-for-countries. E.g. you are the newly elected president of Afghanistan/North Korea/Iraq/Other etc - now go rebuild infrastructure etc, set policies, see how the country develops as a result. E.g. do you invest in universal healthcare, or transport infrastructure? Is transport infra required while your country is still largely subsistence farming?. What about education - save money th…

Maybe City State? https://store.steampowered.com/app/774351/Citystate/

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

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Post by dartharva »

I want a multiplayer fast-paced rythm-based parkour FPS platformer, something like a combination of Ghostrunner and Quake that rewards bonuses for moving or shooting on the beat of the in-game music. Even better if you also add rewards for flashy/picturesque kills like DmC. It'll be a wild combination of high-adrenaline shooting and platforming that also challenges your rythm sense - the best dance game ever!

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

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Post by discardedrefuse »

mattlondon wrote: post #80

I want a sort of civilization-but-for-countries. E.g. you are the newly elected president of Afghanistan/North Korea/Iraq/Other etc - now go rebuild infrastructure etc, set policies, see how the country develops as a result. E.g. do you invest in universal healthcare, or transport infrastructure? Is transport infra required while your country is still largely subsistence farming?. What about education - save money th…

I think the Tropico games covers a lot of this.

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

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Post by bovermyer »

[Star Wars: Galaxies 2]

A sequel to the original Star Wars MMORPG. Rather than an MMO, it might actually be better as a survival game, ala ARK, Rust, or Conan Exiles. A smaller scale might make it possible to do more interesting things with the engine.

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

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Post by doitLP »

A new Freespace, with multiplayer mode but also with the same epic and chilling storylines from the first two games.

I’ve never found a game that replicates the feeling of FS2 but that could be because I’m old now and most of my childhood joy is dead. Excellent game mechanics, short missions, gradually upgrading ships and weapons and the feeling of a vast universe to discover.

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

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Post by sgtnoodle »

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…

That's what Artemis is.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/247350/Artemis_Spaceship_...

When I worked at SpaceX, a dozen or so of us once played it between the primary and backup mission control rooms. It was nice having the expensive headsets. All I remember is someone on the other team "hacking" our spaceship by using the company IT system to remotely reboot our team's computer terminals.

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