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Wizard Master
Mar 25, 2008
Probation
Can't post for 3 hours!
Let's face it - every gamer has had the experience of reading a great novel or watching a kick-butt action movie, and saying to themselves, "This would make a great game!" What are some pieces of media that you think would make a great video game? To kick it off:

24 (Television Show)

24 is the action/espionage show starring Keifer Sutherland as an agent for the counterterrorist unit of the U.S. government. One minute on the show equals one minute in real life, and an entire season is one 24 hour day. In those three seasons, agent Jack Bauer has stopped a presidential assassin, a nuclear terrorist, and a biological blackmailer -- all in one day!

Think about what a great gameplay idea that would be. You begin a game of 24 and you have exactly 24 hours in real-time to fend off some kind of terrorist attack. You can control any one of the show's main characters, but you can't stop the clock and you can't go back. If you start the game at 12 a.m. game time and save at 1:45 game time, that's it, the actions you've take are the ones you've taken and you've only got 24 hours to stop the bad guys. In order to avoid boredom, the game could have some type of a centralized control interface where you could track the progress of each of your agents in real-time as they follow the orders you're given them -- jumping in when you feel like they need your help, such as in the middle of a firefight

The Matrix:

If there was ever a film series made with video games in mind, it would have to be The Matrix. Heck, every aspect of the movie, from Neo's kung fu to the ability to fly to the spectacular car chases was a nerdy wish fulfillment plot in which the misunderstood hacker is the only one who can save the world.

Stargate SG-1(TV Show)

Stargate SG-1 follows the adventures of a special team of military commandos as they travel through the Stargate to different planets around the universe in search of weapons, technology, and allies to fend off a possible invasion of Earth by the Alien Go'a'uld. Stargate SG-1 is more than just an action show, though; it manages to sandwich plenty of allegory, human interest, and political maneuvering in between the flying ships and laser battles.

The rich setting of Stargate SG-1 would make an extraordinary setting for a game. I could definitely picture a tactical shooter along the lines of a Rainbow 6 in which you have to choose you SG team's loadout and plan strategic tactical strikes against various targets. Stargate SG-1 is loaded with stories that could be easily converted into exciting missions including hostage rescues, infiltration mission, planting explosive, sabotage, or even out-and-out firefights. Even better, though, might be an open-ended game along the lines of Deus Ex in which the player must negotiate his or her way through the Byzantine complexities of intergalactic politics in order to put together a coalition that can fight off the Go'a'uld.

Cowboy Bebop:

Cowboy Bebop is one of the most acclaimed anime series around -- particularly in the United States, where it has developed quite a vocal following. In fact, the story of Spike and Jet, futuristic bounty hunters who pursue scum across the solar system in the year 2071 is so popular, it's remarkable it hasn't been turned into a video game before now

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Rex Meteorite
Apr 19, 2003
Sonichu

Torquemada
Oct 21, 2010

Drei Gläser
A season of 24 is somewhere between 17 and 18 hours long. (source: I watched a season in a day once).

Wendigee
Jul 19, 2004

Tl;Dr wizard master

Inexplicable Humblebrag
Sep 20, 2003

it's not media per se but i think there's probably a rich vein of untapped content in World War 2, op

BAGS FLY AT NOON
Apr 6, 2011

A Soft Nylon Bag
They already made video games of those properties op and they were all bad

goochtit
Nov 2, 2021



Inexplicable Humblebrag posted:

it's not media per se but i think there's probably a rich vein of untapped content in World War 2, op

never heard of it

bossy lady
Jul 9, 1983

Law and order JRPG

A LOVELY LAD
Feb 8, 2006

Hey man, wanna hear a secret?



College Slice
There was already a the matrix game OP. I think it was called max payne

GetDunked
Dec 16, 2011

respectfully

bossy lady posted:

Law and order JRPG

I'm in

ScRoTo TuRbOtUrD
Jan 21, 2007

Emmanuelle in space

Best new mmorpg of 2024

Disco Pope
Dec 6, 2004

Top Class!
Man vs Food: Fate of Two Worlds

Rex Meteorite
Apr 19, 2003
To catch a predator

McGavin
Sep 18, 2012

BAGS FLY AT NOON posted:

They already made video games of those properties op and they were all bad







greatBigJerk
Sep 6, 2010

My final form.
Man Vs Wild - A survival game where the only stat you need to maintain is your piss hydration.

MrQwerty
Apr 15, 2003

Wizard Master vs. Pencilhands

Vampire Panties
Apr 18, 2001
nposter
Nap Ghost
Storage Wars

MrQwerty posted:

Wizard Master vs. Pencilhands

:hmmyes:

McGavin
Sep 18, 2012

greatBigJerk posted:

Man Vs Wild - A survival game where the only stat you need to maintain is your piss hydration.

Panic! At The Tesco
Aug 19, 2005

FART


a wizard master rpg

bossy lady
Jul 9, 1983

Columbo in the style of danganronpa

goatface
Dec 5, 2007

I had a video of that when I was about 6.

I remember it being shit.


Grimey Drawer
The Glass Bead Game.

goatface
Dec 5, 2007

I had a video of that when I was about 6.

I remember it being shit.


Grimey Drawer
Elon Musk's dick measuring challenge.

Rex Meteorite
Apr 19, 2003
A Dr. Phil rhythm game

HJE-Cobra
Jul 15, 2007

Bear Witness

Hell Gem
this OP sounds to me like it was generated by one of those language learning model AIs or something, or by an algorithm for some garbage listicle website.

Edit: though for sake of discussion, I remember thinking at the end of District 9 that it felt kinda videogamey there

Junk
Dec 20, 2003

Listen to reason, man. Why make your job difficult?
mario bros

goatface
Dec 5, 2007

I had a video of that when I was about 6.

I remember it being shit.


Grimey Drawer
The Flanders.
You play Ned Flanders, maybe the kids, trying to live good christian lives in the constant shadow of those heretical Simpsons.

The final level has you play ghostwife taking her vengeance upon Homer in a Hitman pastiche that ends with surprisingly gory and graphic murder options.

WILDTURKEY101
Mar 7, 2005

Look to your left. Look to your right. Only one of you is going to pass this course.
Crazy Taxi but youre guy fieri

BAGS FLY AT NOON
Apr 6, 2011

A Soft Nylon Bag
Jonah Hill Teaches Typing

goatface
Dec 5, 2007

I had a video of that when I was about 6.

I remember it being shit.


Grimey Drawer
Screaming Cowboy's scream-along w/ microphone.

Disco Pope
Dec 6, 2004

Top Class!

WILDTURKEY101 posted:

Crazy Taxi but youre guy fieri

Every character in Crazy Taxi is already Guy Fieri?!?

Wee
Dec 16, 2022

by Fluffdaddy
Night Court
Evening Shade
The Good Life

Wee fucked around with this message at 15:37 on Jul 11, 2023

goatface
Dec 5, 2007

I had a video of that when I was about 6.

I remember it being shit.


Grimey Drawer
The Protocols of the Elders of Zion

Extra Large Marge
Jan 21, 2004

Fun Shoe
Confederacy of Dunces point and click adventure

Panic! At The Tesco
Aug 19, 2005

FART


gbs simulator 2023

goatface
Dec 5, 2007

I had a video of that when I was about 6.

I remember it being shit.


Grimey Drawer
4loko driving simulator

Grey Cat
Jun 3, 2023

Doing stuff and things




It was good for $10 but I can see why nobody bought it at the original asking price. 6/9 experience.

Wee
Dec 16, 2022

by Fluffdaddy
Open All Hours Gaiden
Cosmos:Tactics

Wee fucked around with this message at 15:42 on Jul 11, 2023

bossy lady
Jul 9, 1983

M3ganman: Legends

Edit:

Grey Cat posted:



It was good for $10 but I can see why nobody bought it at the original asking price. 6/9 experience.

:discourse:

goatface
Dec 5, 2007

I had a video of that when I was about 6.

I remember it being shit.


Grimey Drawer
Gex & Bubsy: A Forbidden Love

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Ville Valo
Sep 17, 2004

I'm waiting for your call
and I'm ready to take
your six six six
in my heart
Temeraire

Napoleonic wars but with dragons, crewed as if they were airships. Was supposed to be a movie or tv series or something but I think GoT hosed up the whole fantasy-novel-to-live-action pipeline.

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