Let's be clear that this will likely never happen. But after talking it over with friends and imagining the scenarios this would present, damn would it be awesome if it could. Let's say that Atlus and Warner Brothers, seeing the success of Kingdom Hearts, decide to shamelessly take the concept and make their own version. Atlus would create an original protagonist, supporting characters, and several original settings, with strong and influence from and references to the Persona and SMT series. But then the Looney Tunes start showing up.
Personally, I'd love to see a more subversive and slapstick take on the JRPG genre. I'm imagining situations where the JRPG protagonist is lost and confused in some kind of nightmare realm, only to hear the sound of Bugs Bunny munching on a carrot and looking at a map as he explains he should have taken a left turn at Albuquerque. Or a demonic entity about to sunder the Earth itself, only for something to go awry, which prompts Marvin the Martian to jump up from behind the demon and say "Where's the kaboom?!? There was supposed to be an Earth-Shattering Kaboom!"
Maybe you get your own party members, with Daffy Duck and Porky Pig taking the reigns of side kicks, while you explore classic situations, from the Wagner inspired "What's Opera Doc?" to the shenanigans of Duck Dodgers in the 24 and 1/2th Century. And as Warner Bros. owns many other properties, from the closely associated like Animaniacs and Tiny Toons, to things like DC comics, there is plenty of room to draw material from.
Also, I would love it if they somehow kept a hand drawn artystyle similar to Cuphead for all the animated Characters to evoke a Who Framed Roger Rabbit or Space Jam feel. I realize this would be crazy difficult to do in a 3D game, (though the game doesn't necessarily have to have the same style combat or presentation as Kingdom Hearts) but it would be crazy stylish.
Anyway, would you be interested in a game like this if it were to exist? How would you cross over Looney Tunes or other Warner properties with Atlus?
Personally, I'd love to see a more subversive and slapstick take on the JRPG genre. I'm imagining situations where the JRPG protagonist is lost and confused in some kind of nightmare realm, only to hear the sound of Bugs Bunny munching on a carrot and looking at a map as he explains he should have taken a left turn at Albuquerque. Or a demonic entity about to sunder the Earth itself, only for something to go awry, which prompts Marvin the Martian to jump up from behind the demon and say "Where's the kaboom?!? There was supposed to be an Earth-Shattering Kaboom!"
Also, I would love it if they somehow kept a hand drawn artystyle similar to Cuphead for all the animated Characters to evoke a Who Framed Roger Rabbit or Space Jam feel. I realize this would be crazy difficult to do in a 3D game, (though the game doesn't necessarily have to have the same style combat or presentation as Kingdom Hearts) but it would be crazy stylish.
Anyway, would you be interested in a game like this if it were to exist? How would you cross over Looney Tunes or other Warner properties with Atlus?
