Support NeoGAF

[RoadDogg]

I played as a Demon Hunter in Diablo 3 and I tried to make a trap build work.

Have you played D2? They really do play differently, especially when it comes to skills and how the monsters go after you.

 

[malingenie]

Duke Nukem 3D and the infamous trip wire and pipe bomb. Had some awesome 56k multiplayer fun with that.

My first thought... those were fun!

 

[Parallacs]

Goldeneye remote mines. Especially using the 'hold B, press A' quick detonation method.

There was wonderful depth to mine traps in Goldeneye:

Place any kind of mine on an ammo box. Pick up ammo box: mine disappears but is still active!

Place mine on stairs. Mine falls to base of stairs and is invisible to other players.

Blow up TV-monitors on bunker. Mines now float in midair. Face directly downward to make the mine as flat as possible. Now people will run facefirst into a proximity mine.

Place mines on glass in Stack. Shoot out glass. Too bad the mine is vertical and easily seen.

Destroy body armor with gun. Place mine on top. New body armor will hide mine.

 

[RoadDogg]

I forgot all about this one, I used to love it as a kid even though I had no idea what I was doing because I rented it and didn't have a manual.

 

[artorias the abysswalker]

Tecmo's Deception or bust.

the first one was first person, which really really added to the suspense and action...2 and 3 were both good but were third person and dont capture the same tense atmosphere.

 

[Clydefrog]

Ultima Online. I'd put boxes in forests that would explode when someone opened them.

 

[Vexxan]

007: Nightfire also had some great mines you could use in multiplayer. Setting traps and just waiting for the boom when the AIs ran into them was great.

 

[Mascot]

Spy vs Spy probably invented the concept.

Came here to post this. Awesome game for its time.

 

[FloatOn]

in a similar kind of way, I also enjoy setting up fortifications and barricades.

from what I remember hearing about that unreal engine 4 game Fortnite, it has both traps and barricades. I hope that one comes out soon.

 

[Mugaaz]

Tecmo's Deception.

Amen

 

[sleepykyo]

I just finished playing through the entirety Orcs Must Die 2 with a friend recently. What a fun ride that was. My other co-operative trap/tower defense game is Sanctum.

I was wondering though what other trap placing games are out there?

I vaguely remember playing Tecmo's Deception and Trap Gunner on PSX and having a good time with those.

The series continued on for a while: Kagero, Deception 3: Dark Delusions and Trapt. Great series and unlike the original, it didn't take up 70% of a memory card.

 

[Mugaaz]

Is Trapt any good? I felt TD2 wasnt as good, and TD3 kind of sucked, so I never gave Trapt a try.

 

[SnakeswithLasers]

Does the Assassin in Diablo 2 count? She has traps, but the gameplay won't end up exactly how you want because it isn't the main mechanic.

Having a lightning trap assassin that never needed to bother seeing enemies was truly a joy. Move mouse to edge of screen, cast 4 lightning sentry, cast 1 death sentry, wait. Walk forward, move mouse to edge of screen, repeat.

 

[Icefire1424]

Battlefield Vietnam had punji sticks and bouncing betty mines. Those were fun.

 

[Piers]

Ragnarok Online with...traps, more or less. Luring a lightning fast enemy into an ankle snare always got my adrenaline pumping.

Minecraft has the recent addition of trip wire too, I think. Keep meaning to make 'use' of that.

 

[Holy Order Sol]

You can do that in Mark of the Ninja.

 

[Dahbomb]

Mark of the Ninja.

 

[NameGenerated]

WoW...stupid hunters.

 

[Creamium]

Stranger's Wrath! Playing this right now and some of the live ammo serves as traps. You can stick fuzzles to walls, floors etc. to set traps and use chippunks to lure enemies there.

 

[majik13]

Battlefield 3, has mines, c4, claymores, and motion trackers Obvious stuff I know. But still rewarding.

ZombiU has landmines, and door barricades,

 

[YouEnjoyMySelf]

BF3
D2 Assassin
MGS
Path of Exile, kind of.

 

[missfuuchan]

In the Animal Crossing games you can bury pitfall traps for friends/NPC to walk into - it never fails to make me smile

 

[MrCunningham]

Duke Nukem 3D and the infamous trip wire and pipe bomb. Had some awesome 56k multiplayer fun with that.

This was one of my favorite things about Dukematch...


Also,

You could place traps in Ghostbusters.

 

[mclem]

Lock and Key

Trust me on this.

 

[SuperSonic1305]

FarCry 1 had the ability to rig tree branches as traps.

I played through the entire game recently and saw nothing like that.

 

[bigdaddygamebot]

The only right answers are

Deception
Deception II

and...couldn't you place traps in Dungeon Keeper and Dungeon Keeper II?

 

[Vazra]

Lost Kingdoms had Mandragoras and some other kinds of cards that were activated by running over them or near them.

Geist basically was playing tricks on people

 

[seattle6418]

I have lots of Nostalgia for Tecmos deception, does it hold up? Even back then I remember it being kinda clunky.

I don't remember the name of it (someone tell me if you do), but there was an import game on PS1 or PS2 where you played a feudal lord and put traps out to kill people in your kingdom who would try to attack you for raising taxes or whatever.


I LOVE the Deception series and seriously want something new like that. None of the above suggestions really fit the bill, so I'll keep waiting, or make my own some day.

I loved this series so much, i wish they kept making it. It´s a shame that no other game is quite like Kagero´s Deception.

Yesterday i tried Dungeon Defenders (was on PSN+) and it has traps... but it´s not the same. Hopefully they´ll put the old Tecmo games as PSone classics.

 

[Goodacre0081]

Tecmo's Deception.

yup, even after all these years this is the first game that popped into my head.

 

[The Real Abed]

GoldenEye 64. Placing those proximity mines during a deathmatch and waiting for your friend to come along.

 

[zruben]

Animal Crossing, pitfall seeds =)

 

[Rickenslacker]

Looks like Deception has been repped in spades. They really should put 'em all up on PSN, never did get a chance to play Trapt.

 

[A Sentient Keyboard]

Bioshock
Dishonored
Call of duty (c4 ect)
Skyrim PC with mods
Mass Effect (certain skills)
Assassins Creed 3

There are magic traps in the base game.

Also:
Bastion
Awesomenauts
Halo 3

 

[Fabrik]

Stranger's Wrath! Playing this right now and some of the live ammo serves as traps. You can stick fuzzles to walls, floors etc. to set traps and use chippunks to lure enemies there.

Came here to post this.

 

[ivanmark]

I can not believe no one mentioned Neighbour from hell, because the whole point of that game is about making traps.

 

[IISANDERII]

Maybe my favorite type of weapon. I loved the line launcher in Dead Space 2 since you could stick it to surfaces and it extended outwards.

Line Launcher is what made a good game great.
Sometimes I'd place it behind me because I had a feeling beasts would try to sneak up on me and then when I heard that BANG in the distance, it sent chills.

Does Dead Space 3 have that weapon?

 

[Razlo]

Is Trapt any good? I felt TD2 wasnt as good, and TD3 kind of sucked, so I never gave Trapt a try.

I like all the Deception games, so me saying "yes it's good" maybe isn't any help.

 

[Dark-Cloudz]

Dungeon defenders. Thank me later.

 

[phosphor112]

Really? Guys? No Bomberman?

That game might as well be called "Traps: The Game"

 

[MrKaepora]

Thanks for the suggestions everyone. Keep them coming.

I've never played Monster Hunter but based on this thread and my thread about loot games I think I may just change that soon.

Monster Hunter is awesome placing traps, especially since some materials can only be crafted by capturing the monster.

Mark of the Ninja.

Took a long time but finally someone said it. The best thing about the traps in Mark of the Ninja? You can scare to death your opponents and make them walk right into the trap.

soogood.gif

 

[Kazerei]

Thanks for the suggestions everyone. Keep them coming.

I've never played Monster Hunter but based on this thread and my thread about loot games I think I may just change that soon.

Just be aware that Monster Hunter isn't hack-and-slash or clickspam like other loot games. The combat is slow and deliberate, so timing is key. It's very rewarding though, especially when you're successful in setting a trap and hitting the monster with it.

 

[Mindlog]

What I'm looking for specifically is a game that let's you control an avatar around an environment placing traps for enemies that try to attack your avatar. I understand that dungeon keeper games just give you a birds eye view of a dungeon that lets you place traps but there is no avatar to control.

Why is this type of gameplay so niche?

Dungeon Keeper is the bird's eye view of a dungeon that lets you place traps with no avatar control.
Evil Genius is similar, but it places your avatar on the map. The trap gameplay is much more in-depth. It's pretty hard to top Evil Genius even if it's not quite what we wanted. Must be listed.

 

[Weltall Zero]

Seriously now, as mentioned, most MMOs have one or more classes that can place traps, usually of the ranger/hunter persuasion. Guild Wars 2 has THREE; rangers, thieves and necromances can all lay down traps (called marks in the latter's case but functionally identical):
http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Trap
http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Mark

Was also going to post Tenchu/Mark of the Ninja, but already mentioned. Finally, I had forgotten about Spy vs Spy, even though I loved it way back when I played on the Spectrum, nearly 30 years ago!

 

[ThatsMytrunks]

I loved this game.

 

[mackattk]

WoW...stupid hunters.

This is the first thing I thought of. Back when I used to play a lot, traps were my favorite thing about them.

 

[Mondriaan]

I can not believe no one mentioned Neighbour from hell, because the whole point of that game is about making traps.

I was thinking the same thing about the Sims.

 

[FloatOn]

Dungeon Keeper is the bird's eye view of a dungeon that lets you place traps with no avatar control.
Evil Genius is similar, but it places your avatar on the map. The trap gameplay is much more in-depth. It's pretty hard to top Evil Genius even if it's not quite what we wanted. Must be listed.

I'll check out Evil Genius. Does it still hold up?

Also, I beat Mark of the Ninja last month. Brilliant game. Will definitely do new game plus at some point.

 

[Moff]

duke 3d laser traps where the best. I drowned the levels in them.
best was you could see them over remote cameras. place them before a door with a camera, watch the door thorugh the screen, open it, and see it happen. good times. I played the demo of that game more often than the final release.

 

[Bleepey]

I like Cyrax's bomb traps. I think it would be pretty cool if there were more inventive projectiles like that in fighting games.

 

[SniperHunter]

You could set traps in Unreal 2: the awakening. Some sort of laser traps...beat the game at launch, don't recall the exact details.