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I'm pretty old by goon standards so my video game playing goes back to the Atari 2600. I have a lot of fond memories of several great games I've played over the years across numerous platforms and I got to thinking about games that would still hold up but could benefit from improved graphics or online mode. Road Rash is the first one i thought of. I used to play the hell out of that game and am surprised that EA never attempted to port it to next gen consoles. I think it used to sell pretty well so I'm sure there's a market for it. Leaving the core gameplay intact with just a graphics upgrade and online mode alone would be a simple recipe for success I'd think. Twisted Metal is another one in this vein. Cyberball, Mutant League Football and Mutant League Hockey for some reason never made into the modern era either. With so many sports games being lifelike accurate sims of the actual sport, I think there's niche for something a little different that doesn't rely so heavily in in depth knowledge of the game. I'd love to play football or hockey with robots or monsters with all kinds of insane crazy upgrades and powers. A Cyberball league or franchise mode would be great. You could buy parts and upgrades for your robots instead of just jacking up stats and stuff. Robots would get rusty and need repairs over time, then you could either fix them or scrap them parts when they got too old and use those to repair other, younger robots or sell the parts to other teams. Toshinden. Now hear me out. I know it wasn't a great game but I always liked how it was the first fighting game to incorporate a full on 3d arena with the ability to move side to side and rotate. Probably several fighting games have tried something similar like Samsh Bros. since but I always enjoyed the idea of not fighting on a strict 2 dimensional view and i remember enjoying this element of the game. Jungle Strike I recall being very fun too and is another one I don't think EA has updated. Without being limited to the isometric viewpoint, I think the mechanics of it would carry over pretty well. Another helicopter game I recall fondly was Warhawk for the PS1. It had really good graphics for the time and very tight control scheme but was too short and was limited by the technology at the time. Just slap a new coat of paint it. Has there been a modern James Bond game? I'm not aware of one but an updated take, maybe not necessarily in the tradition of Golden Eye , but something in the line of a Splinter Cell or Hitman approach might be really cool. While we're on the subject of spies, how about a modern open world, mission based take on Spy Hunter? You could add helicopter, jet ski and motorcycle levels into it. There were some cool monster games. I remember liking Rampage and there was also Clash of the Monsters which had a lot of potential but fell short in execution and depth. With what consoles can do today, the idea of straight up wrecking cities with giant apes, lizards and insects seems like it'd be epic. Along those same lines, a proper follow up Hulk: Ultimate Destruction seems long overdue. That game was a straight up blast to play. Did it not sell well or something? I know they made "Incredible Hulk" but I heard they stripped out everything that made H:UD so loving fun and it wasn't well received. Superman Returns had a great flying mechanism and a very clever way of handling the problem of Superman being indestructible by giving Metropolis a health meter. A mission based game with free roaming elements that spans the entire globe and could even have other planets that you unlock would be loving bad rear end. Throw in some boss fights and cameos. I played the hell out of Baseball Stars on NES back in the day and my friends and I had leagues even. You could name your own team and all your own players (leading to often hilarious results) and customize your team strength (speed, pitching, fielding, power, etc.). The action was surprisingly tight and the strategy element was deeper than it seemed. There's probably a baseball game now that does something similar but I'm not aware of one. Throw in customizable stadiums, injuries and online play and it'd still be fun. We had teams of potheads, alcoholics, porn stars, presidents, King Author's knights, movie stars and all sorts of weird poo poo and we'd name our players to reflect their skill levels. Like the pothead's cleanup hitter was named "Bong" and the scrubby bench players were named "Resin" and "Seed". I have more but I guess that's enough for an OP. What are some games you guys think could use an upgrade or a remake?
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I haven't played any James Bond games in recent memory, but on that genre: I would like a Covert Action remake. Fortunately the original is on Steam, but I would pay a decent chunk of money for a new take on that classic. Alpha Protocol needs a spiritual sequel at least, even if SEGA still owns rights to the original. Remove the clunkiness and give me a new game with a protagonist not-necessarily-named-Michael-Thornton and I would be a happy man. Other new spy games would be acceptable too, if they took the best lessons from those two. If you haven't tried them, look beyond the flaws and give them a shot. I keep going back to them every once in a while.
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Jun 24, 2017 16:49
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I want a new, GOOD Jagged Alliance 2. Thats all. Also I think they're doing a new Mutant League?
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Jun 24, 2017 16:51
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If someone made Totally Not Megaman Legends but it was totally a modernized Megaman Legends I think it could be really good. Hopefully not just nostalgia talking.
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Jun 24, 2017 17:09
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I must've totally missed the boat on the System Shock franchise news a year and a half ago because I was thrilled to see this week that there's not only an Unreal engine remake of SS1 but there's also going to be a System Shock 3, which may or may not be tempered by the involvement of Warren Spector.
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Jun 24, 2017 17:12
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It's already in the works but I'm real happy to see Resident Evil 2 get a remake, I know everyone loves 4 but 2 was always my favorite.
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Jun 24, 2017 17:16
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Seconded on the Jungle Strike. That series owned.
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Jun 24, 2017 17:24
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I very much would not mind an updated/remade 1943
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Jun 24, 2017 17:38
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I thought of a different one. I wonder if there'd be a way to make a Guitar Hero, Rockband or DJ Hero where you can rip your own songs into it the computer it breaks down the patterns and the moves for each skill level? Granted, if they did that, they'd never sell another RB of GH game ever again but maybe if they made it subscription based and made money selling new instruments like Prince's Symbol guitar or Neil Pert's drum kit. Better yet, let the player upload the songs they want translated and then charge them by the song for the conversion/download? I suppose there's the issue of licensing but just pay the artists royalties for every song conversion they sell and that's downloaded. Individually code the songs and tie them to specific XBox Live and PSN accounts so people can't just trade them for free. I'd love to be able to play those games with the entire Physical Graffitti, Purple Rain, Let it Bleed, Ten, Rage Against the Machine, Blood Sugar Sex Magic or Nothing's Shocking albums for instance. Or get me some p-funk, James Brown or Sly Stone stuff too since there's never really been any funk in any of these games. poo poo like Paul's Boutique and Fear of a Black Planet, Beck, DeeLite would be great for DJ Hero. I think it's actually not a bad idea, would make a good business model and really extend the life of the game. You could have a whole Dark Side of the Moon, KISS Alive! or Exit...Stage left concert party. Deadheads, Phish, Zappa and Rush fans would eat it up. Yes, I'm showing my age in my song selection but you guys get my drift.
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I'd love to see the spiritual sequel to Skyroads come out in my lifetime. Chill platformer in outer space with picturesque skyboxes and an awesome synthy soundtrack. Next up, Hexen. Other games have come close, but nobody has quite hit that right balance of dark fantasy FPS with RPG elements, classes, and an inventory. Hopefully with far less obtuse puzzles this time around. Due to copyright claims this will probably never happen under the Hexen trademark itself. Full HD remaster of Riven. Unfortunately the source files for this have long since been lost, so it's unlikely to be recovered without a remake from the ground-up. TRESSPASSER enough said. Last on the list of things that will probably never get made, a fully remastered Mass Effect Trilogy with better integrated graphics, combat, and plot tweaks that better carry over decision points between all three games.
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Ghostmaster. It was such a atmospheric game with great leveldesign and playing as spooky ghosts felt so nice and different. I fire it up every now and then, but i wish they would make a new one. Europa 1400: The Guild. No game has ever come close to let you be such a plotting and conniving oval office. The sequel wasn't very good. It doesn't work very well on win10 so i don't fire it up anymore. Dongattack fucked around with this message at 18:28 on Jun 24, 2017 |
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BiggerBoat posted:
Jungle Strike 2016 is called Brigador and it's made by goons. 
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I'd love to see The Thing get a modern remake. The original PS2 game had a really cool atmosphere for the time and some great ideas, with all your squadmates having individual fear and trust levels that were influenced by your actions and the environment and the idea that any teammate could be a Thing. Sadly the tech wasn't there yet (or they didn't have enough dev time) and the thing transformations were almost entirely scripted. You could test a guy, it'd say he's ok and then 5 seconds later when you crossed some invisible checkpoint he'd transform. The fear/trust thing was pretty shallow too. A modern remake that actually delivered on all the promises that game made would be incredible. Multiplayer could be great too, with one player as the thing subtly sabotaging everyone as they worked to a goal. I love the idea of a player making a mistake and delaying progress and having the other players suspicious of you. Especially if it escalates to friendly fire.
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I'd love to see Koei go back and make another Kessen game. I really liked the first one, despised the second one(Cao Cao is Liu Bei's brother? Seriously?), and never really got to play the third game.
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Spalec posted:I'd love to see The Thing get a modern remake. The original PS2 game had a really cool atmosphere for the time and some great ideas, with all your squadmates having individual fear and trust levels that were influenced by your actions and the environment and the idea that any teammate could be a Thing. Seconding this one and it was in my head when I thought of the thread idea but forgot to post it I loved that game up until I realized that The Thing infections were entirely scripted. I mean, why bother having the detection kits in the first place if the mechanic is broken? I don't think it had to do with the tech either. It'd be easy enough to let you test the "scripted guy" who would eventually go off and it wouldn't have changed a thing (heh). You'd just get to off him instead of having to fight him. That bug made the collection of testing kits entirely pointless. If you made them a very rare item and forced the player into deciding the best place to use them, it would have ratcheted up the tension and risk v reward aspect. Every time you wasted one you'd be bummed out. Maybe give the player visual clues and tics for the NPC's that you might be able to spot or point out the ones that have been mysteriously missing for long moments. It should have been simple. that game got a LOT right but loving up and breaking a central element of the story was an odd thing to fumble.
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Battle Engine: Aquila. Maybe not a remake but more games like it. Really any game that has a large muti-front battle in which your force is constantly out numbered and out gunned. Where you get to rush around turning the tide of battle while keeping your allied loses to a minimum. And more detective games that don't hold your hand like L.A. Noir. Where you never really know if you caught the right person. Because the doesn't fail you or keep you from progressing until you find all the clues. And maybe a few more dark souls esq games with sci-fi settings like The Surge
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If you want some Road Rash you need some Road Redemption in your life, or at least to keep an eye on it: http://store.steampowered.com/app/300380
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also give me more  FREEDOM FIGHTERS
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Bill Laimbeer's Combat Basketball
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Jagged Alliance 2. Not some poo poo like what they've tried already, I literally just want 1.13 but prettier (and preferably in 3D and whatnot) and with a UI that doesn't cause me physical pain. If somebody makes this game, even if it's not technically with the JA IP (something like a Xenonauts equivalent), they can have at least  from me without a second thought.
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Xenogears Actually scratch that. I don't want a "remake" of Xenogears. I want a "make" of Xenogears with an actual, for-real fleshed out second disk. Shining Force 3 All 3 games in 1. In English. With improved voice acting (it's not like there's much of it) and animations. Even if this is the weakest of the 3 SF games, it's still worth playing. Pokemon Red/Blue. Yes, again. Not because I love Kanto but because it's the only pokemon gen that doesn't have a release that uses the physical/special split. And the remake came out almost 15 years ago and I feel old. Dragon Force Because a game this good deserves better than to be forgotten on the Sega Saturn (see also: Shining Force 3). Of course I'm not sure if anything from the Saturn ever got remade. There might be a reason for that.
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Quest 64 had some potential. I want to see it fully fleshed out.
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Joust in VR
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But Not Tonight posted:If you want some Road Rash you need some Road Redemption in your life, or at least to keep an eye on it: http://store.steampowered.com/app/300380 OH HELL YES. Bob James posted:Bill Laimbeer's Combat Basketball Good call.
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a new pirates! would be cool
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ChrisBTY posted:Xenogears Actually scratch that. I don't want a "remake" of Xenogears. I want a "make" of Xenogears with an actual, for-real fleshed out second disk. Yes, and in much the same sense of "make" Phantasy Star 3. It's the weakest in the series but a lot of that comes from design that just could not fully come through. Give it some actual characters, make everything play more smoothly...
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Motherfucking Darklands.
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i miss base management games in the old bullfrog style like Startopia and Evil Genius. there's a good few games similar to those titles but they dont scratch the same itchDongattack posted:Europa 1400: The Guild. there's going to be a Guild 3! let's hope it doesn't suck! http://theguildgame.com/
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Obsidian doing Ultima 7
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Wing Commander, complete with a old, fat Mark Hamill and some rando porn actress.
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precision posted:Obsidian doing Ultima 7 
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Arc The Lad was some good poo poo.
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Gangsters - Organized Crime Organized is the key word. Gangsters made me think like someone in charge of a criminal organization, not just shooting people with tommy guns. Liberal Crime Squad and Crusader Kings 2 come very close, though.Dongattack posted:Europa 1400: The Guild. Oh yes.
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boner confessor posted:there's going to be a Guild 3! let's hope it doesn't suck! Interesting! Gonna keep a eye on it, thanks!
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I think a new Tenchu could be in order about now. The series was never GREAT but it was at least good. Give it a little bit more of a Hitman approach to solving objectives, more varied levels and a fresh coat of paint.
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Dongattack posted:
Good (?) news: The Guild 3 is set to be released this year. Looks promising from what they've shown so far  e, fb
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I just want another Evil Genius 
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Also, to all you guys mentioning Jungle / Desert / Whatever Strike . You need to check out Brigador if you haven't. Similar gameplay, but with big stompy mechs, tanks, anti-grav vehicles, an absolutely brilliant aesthetic and awesome synthwave soundtrack. If I had to describe it to someone who played this sorta game in the 90s I'd say it's *Strike meets Future Cop LAPD. Highly recommended!
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I'd love to see some of the old SSI classics remade, like the Gold Box D&D games, Roadwar 2000/Roadwar Europe, the Phantasie series of games. I grew up on that poo poo and those games taught me that no, life isn't loving fair, now have 12 skeletons ambushing your party at night and everyone dies. Everyone. Dies. 
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