Physical character interaction
I want to see more games use some variety of actual physical interaction.
Dark Messiah of Might and Magic is a great example of this, where the Cyclops enemies could literally pick you up and throw your character around the map, sometimes off cliffs to your immediate death. Many of the humanoid characters could kick you to the floor, knock you with a shield, throw items at you... and when it happened, you [felt it happen.
In an FPS, if I cop a grenade explosion to the face and live, I want to hit the ground from the force of it, not stand there as if nothing happened with a sliver of health left. If I play an RPG game and I say something offensive to an NPC, I want to have him retaliate and punch me in the head 'till I fall off the barstool instead of some reaction dialogue and the conversation ending.
Item customisation
If I want to have a pink MP5 and a purple helmet, then dammit, let me!
The closest thing I can think of to total customisation is Trackmania Nations (I'm not sure about any newer or older ones) where you can paint your car whatever colour/s you want. You can even import pictures you've found or made yourself and have a Ad-car (It might violate the User Agreement, but the fact is you still have the option).
For FPS, If I want to write my initials on my AK, then I should be able to. If I want a smiley face on my sniper scope's lens cap, then let me. If I want to go to the extreme and paint my character so he looks naked, why can't I? In an RPG, if I want to paint my armour so it all matches, I want to be able to. If I feel like making myself look like a clown, then let me have pink shoes, green pants and frilly red shirt!
What other game features would you like to see in your favourite games?
I want to see more games use some variety of actual physical interaction.
Dark Messiah of Might and Magic is a great example of this, where the Cyclops enemies could literally pick you up and throw your character around the map, sometimes off cliffs to your immediate death. Many of the humanoid characters could kick you to the floor, knock you with a shield, throw items at you... and when it happened, you [felt it happen.
In an FPS, if I cop a grenade explosion to the face and live, I want to hit the ground from the force of it, not stand there as if nothing happened with a sliver of health left. If I play an RPG game and I say something offensive to an NPC, I want to have him retaliate and punch me in the head 'till I fall off the barstool instead of some reaction dialogue and the conversation ending.
Item customisation
If I want to have a pink MP5 and a purple helmet, then dammit, let me!
The closest thing I can think of to total customisation is Trackmania Nations (I'm not sure about any newer or older ones) where you can paint your car whatever colour/s you want. You can even import pictures you've found or made yourself and have a Ad-car (It might violate the User Agreement, but the fact is you still have the option).
For FPS, If I want to write my initials on my AK, then I should be able to. If I want a smiley face on my sniper scope's lens cap, then let me. If I want to go to the extreme and paint my character so he looks naked, why can't I? In an RPG, if I want to paint my armour so it all matches, I want to be able to. If I feel like making myself look like a clown, then let me have pink shoes, green pants and frilly red shirt!
What other game features would you like to see in your favourite games?
Last edited by Fenris_GreyClaw (2009-02-22 20:44:29)