GAMES I WANT TO PLAY

Now yesterday I talked about a couple of games in the pipe that looked good for future gameplay. Today I want to take that one step further and talk about some game ideas I would like to see developed.


5. Wild Wild West MMORPG: I would love to play an online game in the old west. I recently looked at the new video game, Gun. It has a lot of the elements an online game world would benefit from. Six guns at noon, pony express missions, bank robberies and gold digging. All of the elements of a good solid role playing game are there. With the popularity of television shows like Deadwood and the rich tapestry of the old west shown through television and movies this would be an outstanding addition to the choices offered for MMORPG's.


4. WWII MMORPG: I will be the first to admit that I love the history of WWII. It was one of my major study areas in college, and I even wrote a what if paper on Patton and a continued advance into Russia after the defeat of Germany. I would like to see a mixture of the new SWG system applied to WWII. Fight in vehicles, and be able to do missions, or fight on the front lines in a WOW Battlegrounds type zone. There was a failed attempt at this type of game a few years ago, and many of its problems were due to a rushed system with little to no support for their servers. Even with the pain and suffering many people experienced they still had a die hard fanbase until the bitter end of that game.


3. A Decent Marvel/DC Superhero game: I realize that 2 separate companies, (Sony for DC and Sigil for Marvel) are creating online versions of this game. I will be interested in seeing if they model themselves off of the City of Heroes character creation system or if they pull off something surprising. With such late offerings, quarter 4 2006 and 2007, I will be surprised if they pull a coup on COH. but anythings possible.


2. James Bond: Marshal, Field Marshal. Cue theme music. Well it would be hard to pull off but there would be so much fun in your gadget selection right down to the weapons play. Based in the 60's with some tongue in cheek, ala Noone Lives Forever or Austin Powers. One of the best action sequences ever created in a game like this belongs to NoOne Lives Forever. You start off trying to stop the Big Bad on the airplane and the next thing you know the planes is exploding and you are freefalling towards the earth. You have to skydive, sans parachute, and try to wrestle a chute away from one of the bad guys before you go ker-splat. Innovation would be key for this type of game. You could also put in an evil organization side for players such as City of Villains.

1. Zombies : Who doesnt love some post apocolyptic fun and games. Running around, last band of humans on earth just trying to get by without becoming a happy meal for a mob of zombies. Holding the mall against the hordes, trying to restore basic services. We all love zombies. Theres a whole slew of games from Resident Evil to the new Stubbs the Zombie, not to mention moives, tv, books. Bring on the deadites and lets throw down.


Well there you have it, my big MMORPG wish list, so if you are in tight with Santa this year, leave him this blog address so that he can get those elves crackin.



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