Video Games You Wish Existed

[Artisticpolo]

A printer simulator, in order to give those more fortunate of not owning nor depending on a printer the experience of owning one.

[-Benedict]

Th-
that's not a
that's a really bad kind of experience though

although train simulator games are like this huge fucking thing in japan so what do i know

[Graknorke]

A printer simulator, in order to give those more fortunate of not owning nor depending on a printer the experience of owning one.

Are you absolutely sure that you want that?

On the topic of simulators, I've noticed that there are very few games about the running of something like a factory in detail. It's always companies, and the factories are some sort of magical money machine. So I'd like something that really focuses on the factory running deal, with different varieties of factory available to use (Mills, Water treatment, Iron refinery etc).
Long hours in cramped factories are practically in my heritage as a Yorkshire-man, so this totally makes sense. Yes.

[MobileMammal]

Th-
that's not a
that's a really bad kind of experience though

although train simulator games are like this huge fucking thing in japan so what do i know

More than just Japan. Certain train sims on steam go for 3000 FUCKING DOLLARS with DLC.

[littlequietguy]

Check this out. A massively multiplayer online game. Where each player. Plays as a binary digit. Switch between one and zero to execute complex commands along with the others!

[Kollaps]

Check this out. A massively multiplayer online game. Where each player. Plays as a binary digit. Switch between one and zero to execute complex commands along with the others!

I kind of think this sounds neat as a conceptual matter, but how do you sell this?

[littlequietguy]

I kind of think this sounds neat as a conceptual matter, but how do you sell this?

Hire drug dealers to peddle this addictive gameplay on the streets of NYC, the big crapple.

[bladeVantas]

Hire drug dealers to peddle this addictive gameplay on the streets of NYC, the big crapple.

That seems to be a possiblity but i think that at first you're going to need a bunch of NPCs in order to get it to work at first till you have a good player base.

[littlequietguy]

That seems to be a possiblity but i think that at first you're going to need a bunch of NPCs in order to get it to work at first till you have a good player base.

Why have NPCs when you can hire chinese gold farmers?

[Wiwaxia]

I want more games where you dont control a generic humanoid hero or whatever. There are stupid few games in which you control something nonhumanoid. So few in fact that i can only think of Okami, Spyro and I of the Dragon off the top of my head, and Spyro hardly counts.

All im saying is, why aint there more games in which you are the dragon?

This could be a pretty cool strategy game. You start out as a hatchling dragon. The first part of the game is finding a lair. Most of the best land is already taken so you have to settle for scraps, fight other dragons for land (very hard, but potentially very rewarding), give mot of your treasure to another dragon in exchange for a little of their territory, or try to steal land from other dragons without them noticing. Then you have to try and build your hoard. 1gp=1xp, for that old school D&D feel. You could either raid other dragons, give littler dragons land in exchange for wealth (but make sure they don't get strong enough to challenge you), or manage your human population. You'd start with a farming community (unless you lucked out and grabbed some choice land from an older dragon) and you can either oppress them so they stay that way (produce livestock to eat, mostly harmless) or let them develop towards a kingdom (produce lots of wealth and princesses, but knights as well) or trade city (less wealth, but no knights, only has weaker mercenaries). You could even try to ally with humans for an edge over nearby dragons (but make sure you backstab them before they backstab you). And on top of this you have to keep fed (livestock for basic need, princesses keep you fed for a long time and are maybe worth treasure. too) and defend against other dragons who want your land and gold, and pesky challenges from knights/mercenaries/farm boys/viking invaders. Also you can buy monsters and booby traps and spells. And every now and then there are random wars and natural disasters so you have to defend your humans (no good to you if they're dead), or maybe side with the attackers if they look like they're more useful.

[AquaFresh]

I wish there was a giant 3D pokemon MMO that was FREE to play.
Not freemium. Just free to play. All the regions introduced thus far are connected somehow.
You can customize your character, and choose your starting location.

How wicked would that be?
Really wicked. Yeah. But of course if SBURB existed that'd be totally rad, too.

[Wiwaxia]

I wish there was a giant 3D pokemon MMO that was FREE to play.
Not freemium. Just free to play. All the regions introduced thus far are connected somehow.
You can customize your character, and choose your starting location.

How wicked would that be?
Really wicked. Yeah. But of course if SBURB existed that'd be totally rad, too.

Well, assuming it ever gets finished...

[AquaFresh]

Well, assuming it ever gets finished...

I can't find any screenshots, sadly. This reminds me, there is a Digimon 3D game, although it's a freemium. (free to play, with premium assets) I wish Nintendo would make something similar to this.

[frostedWarlock]

Not freemium. Just free to play. All the regions introduced thus far are connected somehow.

Unless the game is infested with ads, I don't get how that game would make enough money to keep its own servers up, let alone make a notable profit.

[chimericWilder]

This could be a pretty cool strategy game. You start out as a hatchling dragon. The first part of the game is finding a lair. Most of the best land is already taken so you have to settle for scraps, fight other dragons for land (very hard, but potentially very rewarding), give mot of your treasure to another dragon in exchange for a little of their territory, or try to steal land from other dragons without them noticing. Then you have to try and build your hoard. 1gp=1xp, for that old school D&D feel. You could either raid other dragons, give littler dragons land in exchange for wealth (but make sure they don't get strong enough to challenge you), or manage your human population. You'd start with a farming community (unless you lucked out and grabbed some choice land from an older dragon) and you can either oppress them so they stay that way (produce livestock to eat, mostly harmless) or let them develop towards a kingdom (produce lots of wealth and princesses, but knights as well) or trade city (less wealth, but no knights, only has weaker mercenaries). You could even try to ally with humans for an edge over nearby dragons (but make sure you backstab them before they backstab you). And on top of this you have to keep fed (livestock for basic need, princesses keep you fed for a long time and are maybe worth treasure. too) and defend against other dragons who want your land and gold, and pesky challenges from knights/mercenaries/farm boys/viking invaders. Also you can buy monsters and booby traps and spells. And every now and then there are random wars and natural disasters so you have to defend your humans (no good to you if they're dead), or maybe side with the attackers if they look like they're more useful.

Theres an android app that gives a story much like that. Its called Choice of the Dragon. But i want a real game! And one that didnt have a horrible budget like IotD...

[littlequietguy]

Unless the game is infested with ads, I don't get how that game would make enough money to keep its own servers up, let alone make a notable profit.

Seconded. Freemium can work well if handled properly.

[AquaFresh]

Seconded. Freemium can work well if handled properly.

I wish that it wouldn't be needed to restrict areas, levels, and game progress, etc. (:
With any other game, if cash items are obtainable through a lot of elbow grease, I'd say why not.

[frostedWarlock]

Yeah, a Pokemon MMO with something like the TF2 hatconomy.

Hell, that's a video game rule of thumb I wish existed: all MMO economies should function like the hatconomy for maximum balance of player enjoyment and company profit.

[bladeVantas]

Why have NPCs when you can hire chinese gold farmers?

If we're doing that then why not 50 guinea pigs, I think they'd be cheaper and take up less space.

[bladeVantas]

Why have NPCs when you can hire chinese gold farmers?

If we're doing that then why not 50 guinea pigs, I think they'd be cheaper and take up less space.

[Savlonic]

Homestuck of course. Like an actual video game similar to the Scott Pilgrim game?
Darker than BLACK would also be fun.

[Reecer6]

Oh snap, it's a troll!
Whatever is the opposite of

[Putnam]

Oooh, ooh, I know!
I know!

Half Life 2:Episode 3!

Dohohohohohoohohohooho,



But back to something ACTUALLY possible, I've always wanted an open world game that could actually really react to changes you make.
Sorta like and Elder Scrolls crossed with Minecraft sorta thing.
A Minecraft with RPG gameplay, rather.
But it'd be REALLY hard to pull off right...

I know I'm really late here, but...

Dwarf Fortress's adventure mode as of next version will be about 60% of the way there, and the game as a whole should be 35-40%.

[littlequietguy]

Homestuck of course. Like an actual video game similar to the Scott Pilgrim game?
Darker than BLACK would also be fun.

Yeah. Don't bother with all the randomly generated stuff, just a straight up beat-em-up with jo-ro-da-ja.

Oh snap, it's a troll!
Whatever is the opposite of

Sometimes newcomers to a thread don't read the whole thread and just respond to the first post. What's really humiliating is that you used the word troll in an inappropriate context. I am ashamed for you.

[Kollaps]

Yeah, a Pokemon MMO with something like the TF2 hatconomy.

Hell, that's a video game rule of thumb I wish existed: all MMO economies should function like the hatconomy for maximum balance of player enjoyment and company profit.

Man, if I could make my Pokemon wear hats, that would be the best game ever.