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What games would you make or like to see made that in your honest opinion have never been done before?  Or perhaps better said to the best of your knowlege have never been done?

I'm not talking graphics, but more concept, story type thing.  Your idea can be lame, ridiculous, stupid, or even great; just so long as it is fresh and new.

 

Here's an idea (you can call it lame if you want):

A poaching game! lol!  It would be a sandbox type game only with multiple locations and your goal is to strike it rich on the dying and endangered species of the world.  It would be missions based.  It would probably need to be done so that it is evident that it is a parody, as much of the world is opposed to the idea of annihalting baby seals, which by the way would make a great level.

Mission ideas:  Combing the beach for sea turtle eggs.  At times you have to use stealth to avoid military officials who gaurd the sites.  On other occasions you have to relentlessly fight off fanatical protesting citizens.  The key is to get the eggs, as many as you can, and without getting caught.

Africa, take down rhinos and elephants for the precious ivory.

Go whaling.  Get lots of dough for kills like California condors or bald eagles (even more for bald eaglets from mama's nest).  All sorts of potential here. 

You can say the idea sucks if you want, but do you have a better one?

Any thoughts?



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Plunger (wiiware title)
you are a plumber, and you have to beat timetrials to unclog toilets, makes perfect use of wiimotes IR camera/motions to get a real feel for plunging



I would like a fps/action game were you play as a insurgent fighting americans in Iraq.

Things I liked to see such a game,

Do IED attacks on american vehicles.

Hit and run attacks on convoys.

Ambushing.

Sniper attacks like Juba does.

There could be alot of strategy fighting an opponent that is technologically superior, so you must use your witts to kill them.



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tabsina said:
Plunger (wiiware title)
you are a plumber, and you have to beat timetrials to unclog toilets, makes perfect use of wiimotes IR camera/motions to get a real feel for plunging

Why not expand it to Plumber??? 

 

Here is another idea.  Presidential Campaign.  Raise support, kiss babies, dig up dirt on your oppenents, try to keep your nose clean, avoid assasination attempts, fight battles with cancer and sickness all while on the campaign trial.

You could even play through scenerios of past presidential elections.  Give this game to the makers of the Sims, and you might just have a winner.



Actually, I've a lot of great game ideas that I'm saving up, just in case I get off my fat lazy ass and go to school for a programming degree. I'm paranoid about actually posting my ideas because it seems when I was in grade school, my ideas eventually became video games (Carmageddon) so I'll post one of my lesser ideas: A game of spiritual possession, research and revenge. Main character is murdered mysteriously and can't move on because his anger keeps him still on earth, so he must figure out who murdered him and why. Game plays through scenarios where you research and examine clues, possess people to read their minds and manipulate situations to cause events among key members to progress the story. Just basic guidelines yet to be fleshed out, but it could be an interesting concept.



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fagarcia75 said:

Here's an idea (you can call it lame if you want):

A poaching game! lol! It would be a sandbox type game only with multiple locations and your goal is to strike it rich on the dying and endangered species of the world. It would be missions based. It would probably need to be done so that it is evident that it is a parody, as much of the world is opposed to the idea of annihalting baby seals, which by the way would make a great level.

Mission ideas: Combing the beach for sea turtle eggs. At times you have to use stealth to avoid military officials who gaurd the sites. On other occasions you have to relentlessly fight off fanatical protesting citizens. The key is to get the eggs, as many as you can, and without getting caught.

Africa, take down rhinos and elephants for the precious ivory.

Go whaling. Get lots of dough for kills like California condors or bald eagles (even more for bald eaglets from mama's nest). All sorts of potential here.

You can say the idea sucks if you want, but do you have a better one?

Any thoughts?


Thoughts? That's a new story, not a new concept or gameplay idea.

Sorry to sound brutally honest here but it's a completely unoriginal uninspired basic been done 100 times before sandbox idea with an edgy twist in hopes to get interest but never really works idea.



@Twesterm

Did you read OP

"I'm not talking graphics, but more concept, story type thing. Your idea can be lame, ridiculous, stupid, or even great; just so long as it is fresh and new.



fagarcia75 said:
@Twesterm

Did you read OP

"I'm not talking graphics, but more concept, story type thing. Your idea can be lame, ridiculous, stupid, or even great; just so long as it is fresh and new.


 Honestly I skimmed it, though I still stand by my edit I made while you typed that post.

It's something that probably hasn't been made before but it's still a completely unoriginal basic sandbox coped game. 



I want Paradox Interactive (the guys behind Europa Universalis, Victoria, Hearts of Iron etc) to make a Master of Orion type game. Preferably with some kind of tactical combat system as well, but it's not strictly required.

If you have no idea what I'm talking about, then it's ok. I don't hate casual gamers. =P



twesterm said:
fagarcia75 said:
@Twesterm

Did you read OP

"I'm not talking graphics, but more concept, story type thing. Your idea can be lame, ridiculous, stupid, or even great; just so long as it is fresh and new.


 Honestly I skimmed it, though I still stand by my edit I made while you typed that post.

It's something that probably hasn't been made before but it's still a completely unoriginal basic sandbox coped game. 

Fair enough, though I would say that it would be very difficult to come up with a game in today's market (which is preceeded by hundreds of games) with something that was not inspired in some way by some other game.

The sandbox formula has been done before, but that does not mean that a game can't take that mold and make it fresh and new.  A game where you are the poacher has never been done before to my knowlege, and in my opinion that aspect of it makes it fresh.