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Why is there no modern cop game?
- Thread starter Blue Skies
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You get to stuff like ACAB because you never see the good cops speak up or go after the bad ones even when they're filmed doing bad things.
They're silent or defend the evil.
So until we really see good cops stepping up for citizens and not just a "brotherhood"...
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No need for new ones. We already got these:
FYI, Darryl Gates, who was the LA police commissioner during the Rodney King beating and the LA riots, was creatively involved with one of the Police Quest games. Yikes.
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You have no damn clue what civil society means.
Sure
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"ACAB" is about the system of policing, not the individuals. It is impossible to be a "good cop" because the job doesn't allow it.
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It is called You are Under Arrest, based on a known manga/anime series where slice of life, comedy, romance and wacky or small cases is the focus. The characters above are the protagonists and they wear skirts too. Though second is more brute forcing
There is also a ps1/nds adaptation of Kochikame, the ultimate police manga
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I'm sorry. The majority of cops are good people and put their lives on the line to try their best to protect the public. It's because people that dedicate their lives to this that we can sit behind our computers and express our opinions about trivial things such as video games.
Please remember that if you ever need them they're only a phone call away!
This is it really. Its hard to make something with repetitive interactions engaging without making it a shooter. So cop games have to either be investigative puzzle solving, or take place during a time of crisis to justify combat (zombie outbreak in RE2, etc).
What they mean is even if you get rid of the police you still need people to act in the role of enforcing rules. Don't speed on the road, don't murder, don't mug people, don't rape, etc. There are societies that have had no police but they still had people like Guards and Militias enforcing laws in those societies.
Police Quest iv-vi and the Swat spinoffs specifically. It's pretty easy to see the distinction, too. IV was literally called "open season".
what
You got some brown on your nose there
Cops don't protect me for shit
After seeing the convo around astral chain and police, I don't think a lot of folks dig the idea.
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What about a cop game set in Europe? We don't have that much problems with them, in comparison to the US and in consequence don't hate them as much.
So, just to be clear, it's either a police state or cavemen?
Looks at thread
Yeah, why not?
Clicks and Reads thread
Oh, that's why
Yeah, why not?
Clicks and Reads thread
Oh, that's why
C'mon, you can't just throw this pic without providing further details.
A modern cop game that was critical of the racism, rape reporting, and other failures of the criminal justice system rather than be glorifying propaganda would be hella sick. I hope Ready Or Not delves into some of it.
Trolling?
Trolling.
No, he's just managed to find a way to define the killing of unarmed civilians that isn't the ultimate form of cancelling.
But if I have a game where you sell magical baby squids that build sand castles, yet you play as a cop
is that a cop game?
Being a cop/former cop is a core part of his identity and story.
Lol was just about to say this. If a hero helping and cooperating with police was a big problem then playing as an actual cop would break some people.
I remember playing Streets of LA and Streets of NY, thought they were pretty good. Streets of NY leaning more into being a cop because I could remember you stopping people and giving em tickets or something.
I never played This Is The Police but I hear from reviews it went into the ugly side of cops or how you're incentivised to be a bad cop?
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Absolutely not trolling. To assume that cops are bloody thirsty monsters that thrive on ending or ruining lives is extremely narrow minded.
The reality is the majority of them simply want to make their cities a safe place for themselves, their family, friends and simply fellow people.
Are there a few bad apples that get joy out of beating someone up? Sure. But definitely not the majority of them by any measure.
Wake up.
I think you're all forgetting the best modern cop game:
I guess developers have a hard time coming up with something compelling, where you're not shooting people in the face every 5 seconds. I mean, if cop shows can work on TV, they can work as a games, despite cops having a bad reputation many places in the world. Maybe a modern take on L.A. Noir!?
I guess developers have a hard time coming up with something compelling, where you're not shooting people in the face every 5 seconds. I mean, if cop shows can work on TV, they can work as a games, despite cops having a bad reputation many places in the world. Maybe a modern take on L.A. Noir!?
Idk is the game heavily influenced by detective noire and Hong Kong action movies like Hard Boiled (that's also about cops)?
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What about one where you have a badge and have to balance rules v duty v self-interest v brotherhood
doesn't that sound interesting?
Sounds like a game I'd love to play. As a former sex crimes prosecutor, I'd love to see more detective or "realistic" procedural games. I know PC had a few Law & Order: SVU games, but they weren't highly regarded. The closest we got was Phoenix Wright, which was admittedly amazing, but certainly not realistic (and yeah, that's a "cop game," kind of.)
I wouldn't necessarily be interested in a reverse GTA simulator, but the idea of gathering clues to solve crimes while having some overarching theme or plot progress in the background sounds fantastic, especially if there were branching paths.
I'd just want the "order" part added to the "law" part.
I wouldn't necessarily be interested in a reverse GTA simulator, but the idea of gathering clues to solve crimes while having some overarching theme or plot progress in the background sounds fantastic, especially if there were branching paths.
I'd just want the "order" part added to the "law" part.
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I own it but haven't played too much of it.
The idea is that you are an aged police chief who needs to save up a million for retirement. Problem is playing by the rules and doing the right thing don't reward you as much as being a corrupt PoS.
It's almost impossible to make that much money by locking up violent criminals and gang leaders. Plus the mayor you report to is extremely corrupt and demands you to act like his personal army.