After listening to a recent episode of The GameOverGreggy Show, the topic of "what kind of game would you want to exist" came up and I thought it would be interesting to ask Gaf the same question.
What type of game would you want most to exist or make? It could be as detailed and ambitious as you want it to be too. Some popular examples and ones mentioned on the podcast were Pokemon MMO, a realistic Mega-Man reboot, etc.
I assume a question like this would elicit some extremely ambitious games, which is great, but I think one that I would really want would actually be somewhat simplistic in concept.
I'd love a co-op beat-em up/puzzle game inspired by and set in the 60s Batman universe.
- In my mind, it would also be great as an episodic game, as it would follow the classic cliff-hanger "same Bat-time, same Bat-channel" mentality.
- Every 2 episodes would focus on different villains, combat scenarios, and a variety of puzzles to solve, inspired by Portal's "room-by-room" co-op.
- Maybe it takes some inspiration by the Lego games, in the sense that it could include side objectives in different levels and maybe include a bigger hub area in each episode to do some side-tasks for trophies/achievements and such.
- It could be ridiculous fun to solve dumb riddles and use crazy tools like Bat-Shark repellent.
- It could be a great opportunity to have episodes including both classic villains from the show as well as popular Batman villains that were never even in the show (i.e. Two-Face, Court of Owls, Hush, etc., kind of like what the current Batman '66 comic does).
- I imagine the visual style could be cel-shaded and comic book inspired too, and it would be AMAZING if Adam West and Burt Ward would reprise their roles for it (probably wouldn't happen for an episodic game, but I can dream). In the same vein of the show, some popular nerd/pop culture celebs could appear as guest voice actors for villains in each new arc.
- Each episode beginning with the villain's introduction followed by the classic intro credits/song is a given.
What made me think of a game like this was remembering the great co-op beat-em ups of the past, such as the older Spider-Man games like Separation Anxiety, the Animated Batman Adventures game on Genesis, and the classic TMNT and X-Men games. Only thing is I think the game I'm pitching would be better as a 3D, third-person game like the Arkham games, but I'm sure 2D could work as well.
What do you guys think? What's your ideal game?
What type of game would you want most to exist or make? It could be as detailed and ambitious as you want it to be too. Some popular examples and ones mentioned on the podcast were Pokemon MMO, a realistic Mega-Man reboot, etc.
I assume a question like this would elicit some extremely ambitious games, which is great, but I think one that I would really want would actually be somewhat simplistic in concept.
I'd love a co-op beat-em up/puzzle game inspired by and set in the 60s Batman universe.
- In my mind, it would also be great as an episodic game, as it would follow the classic cliff-hanger "same Bat-time, same Bat-channel" mentality.
- Every 2 episodes would focus on different villains, combat scenarios, and a variety of puzzles to solve, inspired by Portal's "room-by-room" co-op.
- Maybe it takes some inspiration by the Lego games, in the sense that it could include side objectives in different levels and maybe include a bigger hub area in each episode to do some side-tasks for trophies/achievements and such.
- It could be ridiculous fun to solve dumb riddles and use crazy tools like Bat-Shark repellent.
- It could be a great opportunity to have episodes including both classic villains from the show as well as popular Batman villains that were never even in the show (i.e. Two-Face, Court of Owls, Hush, etc., kind of like what the current Batman '66 comic does).
- I imagine the visual style could be cel-shaded and comic book inspired too, and it would be AMAZING if Adam West and Burt Ward would reprise their roles for it (probably wouldn't happen for an episodic game, but I can dream). In the same vein of the show, some popular nerd/pop culture celebs could appear as guest voice actors for villains in each new arc.
- Each episode beginning with the villain's introduction followed by the classic intro credits/song is a given.
What made me think of a game like this was remembering the great co-op beat-em ups of the past, such as the older Spider-Man games like Separation Anxiety, the Animated Batman Adventures game on Genesis, and the classic TMNT and X-Men games. Only thing is I think the game I'm pitching would be better as a 3D, third-person game like the Arkham games, but I'm sure 2D could work as well.
What do you guys think? What's your ideal game?