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What game series would benefit right now from a lower budget, asset-recycling heavy title? (e.g. Borderlands the Pre-Sequel, Batman Arkham Origins)
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This was actually my first thought. Focus the budget for new things super heavily on increased map design/variety and maybe set it at a lower price point because of the smaller scale. Tight, 15-20 hours.
A hitman spin off where you have to go through all the levels of previous games but instead you're a bodyguard trying to stop agent 47 from killing his targets.
Or an Ace Combat 7 spin off were it's full space sci-fi and your flying space fighters on Jupiter or something rather than Jets on fake-earth.
Mostly though I want non-canon horror spin offs like Red Dead Undead Nightmare but from any franchise, not necessarily Red Read 2.
Or an Ace Combat 7 spin off were it's full space sci-fi and your flying space fighters on Jupiter or something rather than Jets on fake-earth.
Mostly though I want non-canon horror spin offs like Red Dead Undead Nightmare but from any franchise, not necessarily Red Read 2.
It'd be a different genre but Koei Tecmo should take all of the Dissidia Final Fantasy NT assets and plonk them in a Final Fantasy Warriors already
There was that "rumor" floating around ages ago of the DLC being planned as a re-telling of the story more in line with Versus XIII, which I thought was unrealistic and silly
But I'd also be into it happening as a sort of "Alternate Universe" take. At this point though it's probably time to move on.
There was that "rumor" floating around ages ago of the DLC being planned as a re-telling of the story more in line with Versus XIII, which I thought was unrealistic and silly
But I'd also be into it happening as a sort of "Alternate Universe" take. At this point though it's probably time to move on.
Mega Man X.
It's been 14 years! Just shuffle around X1, throw playable Zero in there, call it X9, and charge me $60.
It's been 14 years! Just shuffle around X1, throw playable Zero in there, call it X9, and charge me $60.
Definitely Elder Scrolls. Hell just use Skyrim's assets for a game set in High Rock or something
-Fire Emblem x Hyrule Warriors-
Just make a Garreg Mach map, add in Byleth+Lords and the four guardians from BOTW, reuse all the old enemies and maps but in different combos now cause its mixed. Lock new extra maps and characters behind dlc. Cheapest multi-million seller of the year.
Also, Bloodborne. Someone make a Majora's Mask equivalent for it.
Also also I'm sure someone could reuse the assets from Untitled Goose Game to make Still An Untitled Goose Game with remixed levels and gameplay and whatnot.
Just make a Garreg Mach map, add in Byleth+Lords and the four guardians from BOTW, reuse all the old enemies and maps but in different combos now cause its mixed. Lock new extra maps and characters behind dlc. Cheapest multi-million seller of the year.
Also, Bloodborne. Someone make a Majora's Mask equivalent for it.
Also also I'm sure someone could reuse the assets from Untitled Goose Game to make Still An Untitled Goose Game with remixed levels and gameplay and whatnot.
If they keep the base intact and improve upon its flaws,I can dream wonders about the sequel.
Another game that has HEAVY reuse of assets,is Nioh 2. They need to deliver a great campaign,great boss fights and improved mechanics,such as loot system etc
Mass Effect Andromeda. Best combat in the series. A smaller scale prequel set on the Citadel with solid dialogue and impactful choices would be amazing
Not sure if this counts, but a RDR remaster using RDR2's assets is like, a no-brainer. Like, 75% of the heavy-lifting is done
Sea of Thieves,
Take the entire engine, and build a full, tightly focused 2-4 player co-op survival RPG, with deeper combat, full-on cinematics, animated and voice acted NPCs, and more enemy variety and boss variety, mechanic progression, levels/islands built like platforming sandboxes with new gameplay gimmicks throughout, and Banjo-Kazooie inspired objectives/ missions in each new area. Then take all of those assets, the improved combat, and enemies and pull as much of them as you can, back into the original Sea of Thieves.
Take the entire engine, and build a full, tightly focused 2-4 player co-op survival RPG, with deeper combat, full-on cinematics, animated and voice acted NPCs, and more enemy variety and boss variety, mechanic progression, levels/islands built like platforming sandboxes with new gameplay gimmicks throughout, and Banjo-Kazooie inspired objectives/ missions in each new area. Then take all of those assets, the improved combat, and enemies and pull as much of them as you can, back into the original Sea of Thieves.
I think Red Dead Redemption 2 would benefit from a 'The Lost Legacy' / '.5 sequel'.
There's a good chance it ends up happening, given TLAD and TBoGT for GTA IV and Undead Nightmare for RDR1.
They have a character that I think would be worth exploring in a focused, less sprawling story.
There's a good chance it ends up happening, given TLAD and TBoGT for GTA IV and Undead Nightmare for RDR1.
They have a character that I think would be worth exploring in a focused, less sprawling story.
Dead Space could absolutely use a bunch of assets and animations from all three games to put together a completely solid new game without having to worry about any big set pieces. Just take the freeform exploration of space wreckage section of DS3 and make an entire game out of that. Or do a more Metroidvania-style exploration of a single ship. Tons of room for interesting less-linear gameplay in that series.
Also, Portal. Give me more Portal.
Also, Portal. Give me more Portal.
Absolutely agreed. After the success of Hyrule Warriors (and the upcoming Persona game in the genre) it feels like this is just money left on the table at this point.
I wish Bethesda would have expanded after the tremendous success of Skyrim and built a second team to work on a spin-off title of the series. It would have been successful, I'm sure. It's boggling for me to think that between Skyrim and Fallout 4 BGS was only about 10 people bigger.
Warriors Orochi is KT's crossover mashup musou featuring characters predominantly from Samurai and Dynasty warriors but also its own unique characters of deities, gods, legends and other IP crossover such as Ryu Hayabusa.
I wouldn't mind seeing a stab at this in a Fire Emblem strategy game type. Some friendship building to unlock new characters without marriage maybe. Unlock new weapons or moves. Base building, hero recruitment etc.
I wouldn't mind seeing a stab at this in a Fire Emblem strategy game type. Some friendship building to unlock new characters without marriage maybe. Unlock new weapons or moves. Base building, hero recruitment etc.
Yep, having someone like Daredevil who also swings around New York would be a great way to reuse the city and the gameplay.
Fallout
Deus Ex
Mass Effect
Basically, AA budget WRPGs in these settings (and others) would be perfect. 20-30hr campaigns in fairly small/mid sized hub environments.
Deus Ex
Mass Effect
Basically, AA budget WRPGs in these settings (and others) would be perfect. 20-30hr campaigns in fairly small/mid sized hub environments.
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Yeah, just to clarify, reusing engine is a more fitting term than assets, thanks!
They decided to make even more bank with GTA Online content instead.