Due to HenrykForkbeard, who posed this query on the PC Gamer discussion board, asking. “When you had been a online game, what style/sort of recreation would you be and why? (Additional credit score for a narrative/character description).” It is positively a way more attention-grabbing question than “what sort of tree would you be”, a query that solely not often lets you already know which individuals are messy relationship sims.
When you had been a videogame, what sort of recreation would you be and why?
Listed below are our solutions, plus some from our discussion board.
Lauren Morton, Affiliate Editor: An open world RPG with no restrict on what number of issues you possibly can hold energetic in your quest log. All of the quests sound cool. I need to end all of them however I am unable to select which to do first—the closest? The largest? The primary questline? My favourite companion’s private quest? All I do know is I will decide up each single quest I can discover, get midway by way of most of them, full the least consequential, and ignore the principle quest so long as I am allowed, all whereas stuffing my stock with crafting supplies I’ve hoarded despite the fact that I am unable to bear in mind what they had been for.
Robin Valentine, Print Editor: I might be a traditional point-and-click journey recreation the place the protagonist wanders slowly round providing half-baked quips about issues if you click on on them. A kind of ones the place you’re continuously getting caught and simply bashing random objects collectively hoping they mix into an answer.
Jody Macgregor, Weekend/AU Editor: I might be a stealth recreation. I am simply over right here quietly doing my factor on a low-chaos Clear Palms playthrough. (On this recreation the therapeutic objects are cups of tea.)
Sean Martin, Guides Author: I might probably be a Complete Conflict recreation, however particularly that advisor you possibly can’t work out easy methods to flip off. You realize, the one who pops up at random instances to shout stuff like “YOU ARE AT WAR WITH THE ETRUSCAN LEAGUE!” or chooses inopportune moments to ramble concerning the minute variations between spearmen.
Ted Litchfield, Affiliate Editor: I’m too intelligent by half and can make you’re feeling dangerous in your decisions it doesn’t matter what they’re. I’m Star Wars: Knights of the Outdated Republic 2: The Sith Lords.
Imogen Mellor, Options Producer: I might be an action-RPG a couple of girl with a bow. As an archer in actual life, I at all times decide archery builds once they’re obtainable and so I might ideally be a recreation the place the archery was each good, and pretty correct whereas being enjoyable. I am nonetheless ready for any enchancment from Wii Sports activities Resort.
Wealthy Stanton, Information Editor: My recreation can be half survival sim the place you preserve a base, then half a Katamari-esque physics sim the place feral youngsters screw all of it up as you flop uselessly round attempting to include the mess.
Andy Chalk, US Information Lead: I am an idle recreation. Go away me alone and I am going to do what I do.
Tyler Wilde, Govt Editor: I took up beginner boxing a 12 months in the past, so I suppose I might be a preventing recreation. I have never truly competed, although, so we’ll say it is in early entry, and solely features a coaching stage proper now. Additionally, I injured my wrist earlier this 12 months and had some fairly unhealthy habits previous to my mid-30s, so that you’re utilizing a creaky previous controller with a sticky D-pad, and typically your most popular character seems to wince throughout their idle animation, which is bizarre. Nonetheless, you are fairly certain you will be good when the complete recreation releases. Your character will get winded rapidly, however their hubris stat is maxed out, which you assume is nice.
Lauren Aitken, Deputy Guides Editor: I am positively both a narrative-driven RPG, with numerous decisions and romance and drama, or a chaotic administration sim.
From our discussion board (opens in new tab)
HenrykForkbeard: I feel I might be an RPG with a curler coaster of feelings story line that’s distinctly like Darkish Souls by way of its annoyance and issue. The story can be primarily based round 8 particular person characters that you just’d observe by way of on a journey to seek out out ultimately, it is actually just one character that existed with cut up personalities and many loot.
WoodenSaucer: I used to be pondering of Solitaire… as a result of I simply need to be alone, however everyone performs me for an inexpensive thrill.
Pifanjr: A kind of edutainment video games that teaches you programming. It has a narrative to tie all of the programming assignments collectively, however it’s fairly weak.
Kaamos_Llama: One thing that leads to growth hell as a result of all of the creatives have completely totally different concepts, after which it by no means will get launched.
Frindis: I might be an annoying John McClane with a headache sort of character in a detective point-and-click FPS recreation set in a neo-noir wanting world. I might work at evening getting a slight tan from all of the burning neon lights feeding on my headache which can make me much more keen to finish the evening and end my mission. The missions will come from my Boss, Mr. Biggles, a tragic creature with a sharp tail carrying an ugly-looking hat from the mid-80s. The form of hat you assume makes you look cool however in actuality, you seem like anyone stomped your face in a puddle of Melvin the mop man and made that your hat.
Biggles would at all times give me these annoying cellphone calls simply as you’ll mattress, telling me that YOU are the one one he had on his record and who can do the job. In actuality, you already know that he hates your guts and hope you slip up on the job, killing anyone. I am going to at all times give him the “Sure, sir” then I slam the cellphone, drink acid on the rocks, and scream the best way all the way down to my rusty previous sleeper bike.
I am going to placed on my snakeskin helmet, slam the pedal down and ooze down the brilliant lanes of hell whereas listening to the one music a sane particular person on this shitty world would hearken to – A catatonic deep bass punk music by the Nice Warheads.
mainer: An open world, party-based (4-6 companions) RPG. Both a fantasy or sci-fi theme, or possibly post-apocalyptic. Companions and NPCs would have actual in-depth personalities and have superior AI, in order that they really feel like dwelling, respiration individuals (no extra repeating the identical dialog again and again). Numerous dialog and banter. Conversations and decisions made would at all times have some have an effect on within the recreation whether or not giant or small. Exploration and discovery can be key options. Perspective would in all probability be third particular person, although I am not against 1st particular person and even isometric.
ZedClampet: My recreation can be Napping and Video Video games Simulator as a result of I am about to retire. The primary character can be an previous man who sees a younger man when he seems in a mirror.
Brian Boru: After the unbelievable success of my board recreation (opens in new tab), I have been inundated with requests to convey it to the online game world. The clincher was when Gabe supplied to launch it because the B aspect of Half Life 3—so design is effectively underneath means, working title Brian’s Saga (opens in new tab).
You play as me, in fact. Beginning as a younger prince of Thomond (opens in new tab), the sport begins in 976 after the loss of life of your older brother (opens in new tab) and your first motion is to drive the Vikings from Limerick metropolis (opens in new tab) and safe it.
After that tutorial-like prologue comes Act 1, enlargement till dominating the southern province of Munster (opens in new tab) by 978. Act 2 continues the enlargement till reaching domination over the southern half of the island by 996—this would be the hardest a part of the sport, with many shifting alliances and powerful opposition.
Act 3 is securing the Excessive Kingship of Eire by 1002, primarily by defeating the beforehand dominant O’Neills. Fairly than the earlier clan v clan battles and skirmishes, this era will function full-on main campaigns and conflicts.
Act 4 is the ultimate one, coping with numerous rebellions, however primarily culminating within the last epic Battle of Clontarf (opens in new tab) in 1014, the place you lead your military towards a Norse-Irish protection of Dublin (opens in new tab)—and eventually finish the Vikings as a army drive on the island.
Solely 4 acts, however 50-100 scenes all advised, simply fleshing out some in the intervening time. Solely certain one is the sport’s last scene, the large duel the place you cleave SilkBeard (opens in new tab) in two, thereby making him ForkBeard…
So there you’ve got it. Whereas the define feels like one lengthy massacre—and it’s!—there can be a serious diplomatic recreation occurring beside the army one. When you do not convey the fitting guys onside, for those who do not marry the fitting girl, for those who do not give the fitting reward, in case your daughter does not settle for the fitting proposal… you get the concept, issues will rapidly go south on the battlefield. Which clearly is not good, since most of your push is northwardsÂ
I have never determined but, however appears pure for mixed turn-based strategic and diplomatic phases interspersed with tactical useful resource claiming and army motion. Maybe dynamic, switching to tactical solely when there are opposing strategic strikes into the identical area.
There can be a simple issue stage the place you do not have to fulfill the ‘by 12 months’ targets, and I am going to in all probability take some liberties with the map to allow extra naval techniques—navy was a giant a part of BB’s success.
Anyway, early days but, Gabe says I’ve a little bit of time to flesh all of it out.
ruzuyu: I might in all probability be No Man’s Sky at launch…
SWard: Am…. Am I sweet crush?
I requested PCG Lauren and she or he instructed I am in all probability Jackbox, trigger it is loud and interactive.  She’s achingly proper.
Krud: In all probability The Stanley Parable.
[Krud looked carefully at his answer. He knew that some might read more into this choice than he intended, and wasn’t sure whether to stick with it, but ultimately decided it was as good an answer as any. He then returned to pushing buttons at his desk.]