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What type of game do you want to play that doesn't really exist? (reddthat.com)

submitted 1 year ago by hzkvskd@reddthat.com to c/gaming@beehaw.org

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Have you ever played a game and wondered what if you could do something that it doesn't really allow you to do, for example being able to move around blocks in Minecraft fluidly instead of in sectors, edit the world in Hogwarts legacy with spells, be able to fly in a world like Elden Ring or Elder Scrolls with epic sky battles, have a sims game that simulates more than just sims needs, but whole economies, or a dystopian horror game set in a Minecraft style world. So I was wondering if anyone else had similar ideas for games or fantasies for possible games?

What's your ideas for games that doesn't really exist, or might not even really be possible to make?

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[–] ampersandrew@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

A modern game that lets you play split-screen, LAN, and over the internet. I'm sure they exist, but they're so, so rare, and I'm pissed off about it.

[–] 520@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Mario Kart 8 is absolutely bomb on all three. Just be aware the framerate goes from 60 to 30 when you have more than 2 people on the same console.

[–] ampersandrew@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

There should be enough racing games with those options that I don't have to settle for Mario Kart, lol.

[–] 520@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Dunno why you'd call it settling, Mario Kart really is one of the best multiplayer games out there.

There are plenty of other racers that have those options but few execute on the level of MK8

[–] ampersandrew@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I'd call it settling because I'm not really a fan of Mario Kart. Very few other racing games have local multiplayer of any kind, and most of the ones that do and speak to me are 20+ years old. At least I have Trail Out, but I'd really appreciate more options. That game Aero GPX might finally be the F-Zero replacement I've been waiting for.

[–] felixworks@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I agree with you. It's been a while since I played a Mario Kart though. I got turned off by the "wiggle while drifting to get a boost" mechanic in Mario Kart DS (which I know is a fairly old game at this point). Even when I got good at it, it still felt really tedious to do all the time. But idk, maybe newer versions have a different mechanic now?

[–] ampersandrew@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

Heh, that mechanic was the closest I ever got to enjoying a Mario Kart, and it seems like even that was ripped off of Crash Team Racing. That mechanic is still there, as far as I know, but so are blue shells and such.

[–] 520@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Oh damn, have they dried up that badly? :/

[–] ampersandrew@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago

Yeah, outside of Mario Kart, the market is basically simulators like Forza and Gran Turismo, or one step down like Forza Horizon, Gran Turismo Sport, and Need For Speed. There aren't any Burnouts, F-Zeroes, Star Wars: Episode One Racers, or anything like that made to appeal to folks like me anymore, and they rarely ever have local multiplayer, which is probably my most important feature in a racing game.