There has never been a good video game about....

I'd like a good Rugby Union game. To the point that I started fiddling around with ideas to try make my own, which is in no way feasible.

There are a few on Steam, but reviews are generally terrible, the only one that sounds decent is a League game, and that's...ewww.

MrDeVil909 wrote:

I'd like a good Rugby Union game. To the point that I started fiddling around with ideas to try make my own, which is in no way feasible.

There are a few on Steam, but reviews are generally terrible, the only one that sounds decent is a League game, and that's...ewww.

That's because rugby league is the best! Although the games really aren't that good just about touching on average.

Think there was a decent union game back in the days of the PS1.

ShiftyD wrote:
gewy wrote:

Dinosaurs. I mean, yeah, there have been some OK games... but never a really good game.

Please correct me if I'm wrong.

Recall years ago Firaxis/Sid M. were making a civ like game with Dinosaurs... think it got to almost complete when it was shelved, think they said it simply wasn't fun : ) Always wondered if they ever let a demo or concept art out on that one - or just let people have at it...

Some folks may point out ARK. This is fair enough within the mp/survival genre. I was turned off in the first 10 minutes I tried to play it (punching trees), so...

had to scratch itch about Dionsaurs game: Games that Never Were: Sid Meier’s Dinosaurs

ShiftyD wrote:

Thomas Edison or Tesla

They're both in Martian Dreams (alongside Warren Spector) though that's not about Tesla or Edison per se.

I'd like an RPG set on the Silk Road.

... Doctor Who. I know there are some games out there, but as far as I can tell none of them tapped DW's real potential. The Day of the Tentacle showed what can be done with timey wimey shenanigans using three time layers. Why not have a game like that where three different doctors are trapped in three time periods... or... what about... 12 doctors in 12 different time periods?

Redwing wrote:

Magic.

Okay, so I'm exaggerating a bit, but generally it's depicted as a set of weapons roughly analogous to firearms or other modern weaponry, or it fills other roles which could be similarly filled by other more mundane means. Magicka came closest to making something that felt truly arcane, but it still just results in a set of weapons and tools, wrapped up in a game that isn't nearly as fun as the system is potentially interesting.

I might be missing some games that do it better, but I feel like magic in games is a bit like fantasy in games, something that should be unique and interesting a lot of the time, but often feels rote instead.

The Ultima series made magic a bit more special when it required the use of reagents.

I'd like a magic-flavored game set in the late 19th century, populated by theosophists and Golden Dawn members. Magic exists but at great cost to the caster, requiring graverobbing and other grim deeds to earn reagents.

Love, family and relationships. a.k.a. being a human.

Brainsmith wrote:

... Doctor Who. I know there are some games out there, but as far as I can tell none of them tapped DW's real potential. The Day of the Tentacle showed what can be done with timey wimey shenanigans using three time layers. Why not have a game like that where three different doctors are trapped in three time periods... or... what about... 12 doctors in 12 different time periods?

Yeah, I've always wanted a point 'n click Doctor Who game. It'll never happen, but I'd love to see Wadjet Eye Games get the license.

jrralls wrote:

ton's of 80's properites have never had good games.

Whoa whoa whoa. Let's break down your list here:

jrralls wrote:

Neverending Story.

jrralls wrote:

Back to the Future.

Roger Rabbit.

I posit that all of these games are amazing for the time they released. Were they 100% perfect? Hell no. But I found enjoyment out of all of these games when they released at the time.

The Cyanide Game of Thrones RPG was great.

The Dark Tower needs to be a game.

Goonies 2 was a surprisingly good game for the NES. Interesting that it was first listed as never having a game, and then not called out on the later breakdown of that list. Is this one of those alternate universe things like the Berenstain Bears?

Being a lawyer. Entertainment factor aside, the only thing right in Ace Attorney is the right in Phoenix's surname.

Lawyer Simulator 2017: Avoiding Lawsuits While Bringing Them On.

... being a teacher. I mean it could work if you make it into something like a sports game. Similar to this:

Budo wrote:

Superman

Someone prove me wrong. I'd be happy to learn about or have someone remind me of games I may have forgotten.

EbonyPegasus wrote:

Superman! I was thinking that as well.

I remember slotting way too many pennies into this when on a rainy family holiday to Cornwall, tail end of the eighties...

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HIghlander, Dr Who - Good calls.

.....

Blue Peter - The ultimate crafting game.

Robot Wars - Build low tech robots. Fight low tech robots robots until they fall to bits.

Antiques Roadshow. Any old tat trading game.

Midsummer Murders. A very sedate murder mystery adventure game, set in a small village with the highest murder rate in Europe.

D'Artagnan and the Three Musketeers.

Design your own zombie apocalypse. You set the parameters, whether zombies aresmart or not, whether they are spread by biting or through germs or whatever. And then you see how the world reacts to it.

jrralls wrote:

Design your own zombie apocalypse. You set the parameters, whether zombies aresmart or not, whether they are spread by biting or through germs or whatever. And then you see how the world reacts to it.

There's a scenario like that in Plague, Inc.

CptDomano wrote:
jrralls wrote:

ton's of 80's properites have never had good games.

Whoa whoa whoa. Let's break down your list here:

jrralls wrote:

Back to the Future.

Flag on the play. That game was sh*t.

Grenn wrote:

Flag on the play. That game was sh*t.

Well, the Telltale one, at least, was very passable (I wouldn't go so far as to call it good, though).

Formula 1 JRPG where each race is a set of turn based battles ala Dragon Quest or Final Fantasy.

maverickz wrote:

Formula 1 JRPG where each race is a set of turn based battles ala Dragon Quest or Final Fantasy.

Qvadriga ain't actually too far off this mark, albeit that the engine is horses, the car is a chariot, and the track is shaped like NASCAR.

Never heard of it but I'll check it out.

Jonman wrote:
maverickz wrote:

Formula 1 JRPG where each race is a set of turn based battles ala Dragon Quest or Final Fantasy.

Qvadriga ain't actually too far off this mark, albeit that the engine is horses, the car is a chariot, and the track is shaped like NASCAR.

Honestly, I think we need to go with a NASCAR track being shaped like the Circus Maximus, given it was a real thing and came first by a few thousand years...

jrralls wrote:

Design your own zombie apocalypse. You set the parameters, whether zombies aresmart or not, whether they are spread by biting or through germs or whatever. And then you see how the world reacts to it.

I love games like this. And there are very few great ones.

I am a sucker for a game type where you customize a bot-thing and then let it loose in an environment. Usually with little to no control over the bot-thing.

The only game that comes to mind that fits this mold is Tubo Dismount. You choose a vehicle, decide where the crash dummy will sit, and then send it through a massive jump ramp or hazardous environment. You get points based on how much damage you do to the vehicle and dummy.

My kids and I have spent countless hours hovering over the iPad screen while playing this. We would laugh so hard that I’d be tearing up.

If anyone knows of any other games like this, please give them a mention.

Hm, I'd like to know more too. I really like "tinkering" with things, and then watching it all play out with little input. The more variables the better! Probably why I enjoy things like Final Fantasy XII, where you could easily "program" everybody well enough that you can finish the last boss with no player-input.

Other games that seem similar are:

Gratutious Space Battles (create a fleet, watch it blast the enemy)
Armored Core: Formula Front (build a mech, program it's AI, watch it punch the other mech)
Injustice 2 (boring, but you can loosely dictate how your AI can play with sliders, then run gauntlets)

It's not exactly a popular genre (if I can call it that). It's tricky to find that balance between control and hands-off play.

A_Unicycle wrote:

Hm, I'd like to know more too. I really like "tinkering" with things, and then watching it all play out with little input. The more variables the better! Probably why I enjoy things like Final Fantasy XII, where you could easily "program" everybody well enough that you can finish the last boss with no player-input.

Other games that seem similar are:

Gratutious Space Battles (create a fleet, watch it blast the enemy)
Armored Core: Formula Front (build a mech, program it's AI, watch it punch the other mech)
Injustice 2 (boring, but you can loosely dictate how your AI can play with sliders, then run gauntlets)

It's not exactly a popular genre (if I can call it that). It's tricky to find that balance between control and hands-off play.

If you haven't played Turbo Dismount, you should really give it a try. I'm not sure, but I think Human Fall Flat might be similar?

What about Epic Battle simulator?

When I see this thread pop up in "recent content", the "...." naturally makes me read the next thread title as a continuation.

Hence:

There has never been a good video game about....

The Donald Trump Administration

CptDomano wrote:
jrralls wrote:

ton's of 80's properites have never had good games.

Whoa whoa whoa. Let's break down your list here:

jrralls wrote:

Neverending Story.

jrralls wrote:

Back to the Future.

Roger Rabbit.

I posit that all of these games are amazing for the time they released. Were they 100% perfect? Hell no. But I found enjoyment out of all of these games when they released at the time.

for the time they released

Nope. Don't buy it. Ducktales, Castelevania III, Sim City, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (Graphic Adventure) were all 1989 and are still enjoyable today.