I used to enjoy adventure games of the 90s. For some reason companies aren’t making these anymore. I’d like a new Monkey Island release.
Ask HN: What game do you wish existed?
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#402Thief, but updated with 2022 technology, but also actually good unlike the recent Thief remake that people hated.
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#403Studio Ghibli's 'Kiki's Delivery Service' as an open-world game whereupon you actually hop on your broomstick and have to deliver parcels to individuals across the village where she lives.
Think a 'crazy taxi' RPG where you fly to deliver parcels instead of passengers.
You would have to deal with issues like weather conditions, weight vs. travel time; and occasionally race against competing witches.
It's honestly a 'take my money' situation - I've considered doing it as a fan game, but I would need a small team, and of course we wouldn't be able to profit from it. I'd ultimately love to see it adopted into even a mobile game.
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#404I want to play a game that's like kerbal space program (in terms of technical detail), but where you instead run a national weather agency like the ECMWF or NWS/NOAA. It would be a simulation-like game where you invest in research and operational elements (installing sensors, running super computers) all while trying to improve the 'skill' of your forecasts in time to save your population from different natural disasters.
Each level could have different regions, terrains, and specific disasters you need to optimize your forecasting system for (e.g. hurricanes, fires, blizzards, etc.)
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#405A race track building/management simulator. Start with a small gravel loop, organize race events and bring in money. Bit by bit expand until you have an epic Nurburg Ring-sized complex.
Of course, there must be a tie-in with some racing game that lets you test drive your track if you wish.
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#406Godus, but without the freemium model/churn that defined the actual release, after asking for funding from pre-orders via Kickstarter. Or even just Populous ported to a modern platform that I could play it again on.
I've often wanted to play Populous again, in the decades since I had an Amiga, and was anxiously awaiting Godus. But on first play it pretty much embodied everything I hate about gaming these days.
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#407Portal 3
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#408I've always wanted a sequel (or spiritual successor, or rip-off) of "Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a King". It was just a WiiWare game, but I really remember enjoying the building and simulation aspect of controlling RPG characters.
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#410A Diablo type ARPG, but set in the Starcraft universe.