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[StueyDuck]

Thread is partly inspired by playing a bit of twisted metal on PS classic, I like many, remember that back in the long long ago, being a young'un and having a laugh doing some shooting and some crashing with crazy cars back on the PS1 and loving it.

I literally hadn't touched the game (nor subsequent sequels on later platforms) since then and going back to it now aaaaand.... yeeeah... I know it was fun back then, but boy would a bit of modernisation in terms of controls and design really do the franchise some justice.

TLDR: a twisted metal game made today with modern sensibilities could be great (not you destruction all stars... bad destruction all stars bad, go lie down). Which Dormant IPs do you feel would really thrive with a modern take/design instead of trying to remain faithful

 

[Codes 208]

Banjo kazooie

 

[Drizzlehell]

Knack 3 - make it happen Sony.

 

[StueyDuck]

Banjo kazooie

Like yooka laylee but good

(And I enjoyed YL for what it was )

 

[ScHlAuChi]

Dead.... Rising?

 

[Sushi_Combo]

Please bring back MAG.

 

[StueyDuck]

Knack 3 - make it happen Sony.

Hear me out, astrobot... but knack

 

[Fart Knight]

deus ex

 

[Guilty_AI]

Driver

 

[drganon]

Bring back burnout. DON'T MAKE IT OPEN WORLD.

 

[Torrent of Pork]

Sly Cooper

 

[StueyDuck]

Driver

Bring back burnout. DON'T MAKE IT OPEN WORLD.

Honestly both of these would work really well if done properly, driver with a horizon style

And burnout they just need to modernise the arcade feel but you have to keep the speed, I imagine something like dirt crossed with burnout

 

[StueyDuck]

Please bring back MAG.

While I don't love it as much as everyone else, battlebit seems to be scratching the itch for many

 

[nightmare-slain]

Banjo kazooie

kanjobazooie

what are your thoughts mate?

 

[Torrent of Pork]

I won't say Legacy of Kain, because I don't trust anyone to not fuck it up.

Edit- Amy Hennig having total creative control to make a direct sequel to Defiance is the only thing I'd agree to.

 

[GHG]

deus ex

In the same vein, Thief.

 

[Gamer_By_Proxy]

Halo

 

[StueyDuck]

While not Dormant since a game released recently but I feel Pokémon snap could've been so much more.

Big open world, loads of secrets and puzzles etc, imagine arkham style riddler puzzles, what we got instead was trying to relive the original and was kind of bland (classic Pokémon company style)

 

[Lux R7]

PES of course, but it's not gonna happen sadly
Also Eternal Darkness

 

[kanjobazooie]

kanjobazooie

what are your thoughts mate?

banjo kazomboo!!

 

[sedg87]

I played and completed Koudelka a few days ago and thought this would be a fantastic game to remake/remaster. Would also love to see Alundra brought back; First game is one of my favourites.

 

[StueyDuck]

banjo kazomboo!!

Konja bakomzie

 

[Aesius]

Tenchu desperately needs a reboot

 

[nightmare-slain]

Konja bakomzie

Kinjo Bajoobie!

 

[mansoor1980]

syphon filter
onimusha
siren
jak and daxter
medal of honor
riddick
legacy of kain

 

[LakeOf9]

Rise of Nations

 

[LakeOf9]

Bring back burnout. DON'T MAKE IT OPEN WORLD.

Yes please, Burnout 2 and 3 remain the peak

 

[adamsapple]

 

[R6Rider]

Timesplitters

 

[nkarafo]

The "modern touch" thing doesn't sound good to me.

It could mean a lot of things other than just better graphics and controls.

Like taking a classic game and changing it for the "modern audience".

For instance, Destruction All Stars is exactly this. A Twisted Metal for the modern audience.

In this case, i would prefer if they just let it die.

The word you are looking for is "Remaster". It's the safest way to get an improved game and even then there might be changes for the worse.

 

[j0hnnix]

Halo..

 

[AtomicStarving]

Manhunt

 

[DownTheRabbitHole]

Halo
Gears
Ape escape
Banjo
Shadow complex
Burnout
Street fighter ex plus alpha

 

[StueyDuck]

syphon filter
onimusha
siren
jak and daxter
medal of honor
riddick
legacy of kain

If there ever was a time for a MoH triumphant return it would be now

 

[StueyDuck]

The "modern touch" thing doesn't sound good to me.

It could mean a lot of things other than just better graphics and controls.

Like taking a classic game and changing it for the "modern audience".

For instance, Destruction All Stars is exactly this. A Twisted Metal for the modern audience.

In this case, i would prefer if they just let it die.

The word you are looking for is "Remaster". It's the safest way to get an improved game and even then there might be changes for the worse.

I'm talking mostly controls and design sensibilities, not loot boxes and trend chasing, if that helps.

 

[StueyDuck]

Timesplitters

Timesplitters is perfect as is...

I see a doom 2016/eternal style working for timesplitters

 

[KungFucius]

Burnout pre-Paradise I had so much fun racing and crashing with friends. It was a good game to pass the controller around the room for. The open world one sucked ass. A revamped Jade Empire would be great. It could be an RPG with deep combat.

 

[kvltus lvlzvs]

MDK

 

[Beechos]

Sleeping dogs would be nice with how popular yakuza has gotten.

Modern contra sequel made like returnal would be amazing.

Modern splinter cell with ray tracing..omg imagine how crazy it would look with the light and shadows.

 

[BbMajor7th]

I'm not sure what a 'modern touch' is. I feel like the modern era of gaming needs a 'creative touch'. A lot of older games feel novel these days because they're not embedded in the templated approach of modern game design. Does Legacy of Kain need a colour-coded loot system? No. Does Onimusha need an open world? Nah. Does Syphon Filter need quippy, ultra-glib Marvel-esque dialogue? Negative.

 

[mansoor1980]

Sleeping dogs would be nice with how popular yakuza has gotten.

Modern contra sequel made like returnal would be amazing.

Modern splinter cell with ray tracing..omg imagine how crazy it would look with the light and shadows.

reflective surfaces would make stealth more challenging

 

[Ar¢tos]

White Knight Chronicles

 

[StueyDuck]

I'm not sure what a 'modern touch' is. I feel like the modern era of gaming needs a 'creative touch'. A lot of older games feel novel these days because they're not embedded in the templated approach of modern game design. Does Legacy of Kain need a colour-coded loot system? No. Does Onimusha need an open world? Nah. Does Syphon Filter need quippy, ultra-glib Marvel-esque dialogue? Negative.

As explained earlier, we are talking modern control/design. Not the trend chasing or babyfication and skins or loot boxes etc.

 

[joeygreco1985]

SSX

 

[Chuck Berry]

Pitfall
Legacy of Kain
Carmen Sandiego

 

[oji-san]

I have a dream.
I have a dream that one day someone, somehow will make Sphinx and The Cursed Mummy 2.
It's stuck in my head all this years when i played it on my PS2, such a unique and special game, the setting, ancient Egypt, the main characters which are a mummy and a warrior with a lightsaber weapon! and most important the gameplay that is a mix of many puzzles and combat that part of is to collect monsters and than use them in combat, oh and the music! fantastic! Tho the biggest con was not having voice acting.
Was such a lovely game and ended with a sequel ready but the company that made it closed.

 

[Fredrik]

Driver

Oh my I would love that!

 

[Doctor Hades]

Conker's Bad Fur Day (obviously!)
Banjo-Kazooie
Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance
Quake
Hexen

 

[BbMajor7th]

As explained earlier, we are talking modern control/design. Not the trend chasing or babyfication and skins or loot boxes etc.

Those are all part of modern design. Improved controls are great, but that's the territory and remasters and remakes. Modern design is waypoint markers, quest trackers, loot drops, crafting, open worlds. A new modern entry in any franchise is going to 'modernised' and to modernise in any meaningful sense is to incorporate modern design principles.

 

[StueyDuck]

Those are all part of modern design. Improved controls are great, but that's the territory and remasters and remakes. Modern design is waypoint markers, quest trackers, loot drops, crafting, open worlds. A new modern entry in any franchise is going to 'modernised' and to modernise in any meaningful sense is to incorporate modern design principles.

My thread, I make the rules and I'm telling you it's not those things