Mr.Monitor
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I feel like everyone has an idea for a videogame that they'd love to play buried deep in the back of their skull, what's yours? Even if it's impossible or unfeasible, I wanna hear the games you've always wanted to play. Like they say, everyone's an idea guy.
Mine would have to be a fusion between a VN and an arcade racer. Story driven, with characters that develop throughout the game instead of faceless AI opponents, with racing styles and vehicles that match their motivations, background, and personality. The game isn't necessarily about winning, so much as being a part of a community and all that comes with it. Think something like the gameplay flow of Ridge Racer 4 with the handling of Wipeout, VN segments in between races similar to VA-11 Hall-A or R4's campaign mode (but more dense), and the mix of gameplay and story found in games like Initial D or Wangan Midnight. Races would serve a story purpose instead of just being another step towards a trophy, and racers would react to events during races similar to the latter games I mentioned. Depending on where you place and how you play, the story will change; along with how your opponents and allies view you. The soundtrack would be the shit, obviously. Lots of fast paced old-school trance, techno, garage, jungle, footwork, and drum and bass.
The story would revolve around youngsters who participate in a dangerous illegal DIY hoverbike racing scene, seeking escape from an increasingly oppressive dystopian world. So the bike scenes from Akira, basically; but on poorly built, weaponized hoverbikes. The main story arc would deal with a recent push by some head representatives to "legitimize" the sport and make it a worldwide phenomenon. While this would make things safer and build opportunity, fame, and income for top racers, many argue it would crush the burgeoning yet tightly-knit scene that made these races such an appealing form of escape for many of its participants, a majority of whom are in poverty if not homeless, and are essentially employed through the sport (whether it's through sly gambling, dealing and smuggling parts, risking serious injury or death while racing, or learning how to repair and customize hoverbikes on their own.) On the other hand, some believe it may be the only way to preserve the sport in light of increasing controversy revolving around government crackdowns on illegal street racing, weapons dealing, and gambling, which in a way have served to make the sport even more dangerous and extreme.
Can you and your crew of underdogs make it to the top? What lengths will you go to find your place in the world of illegal hoverbike racing? Will the community flourish or crumble under the spotlight and the scrutiny that comes with it? Is insularity worth defending in the face of adversity? To what extent? And where do all these weapons come from, anyways?
A game like this probably won't ever come out due to the death of the arcade racer and a move away from story driven games with arcade mechanics, but maybe something similar will pop up in the indie scene sometime. Till then, it's nice to dream. What about you guys? Also, feel free to recommend other posters games you think they would be into based on their dream game. I'd really like to see some of that.
Mine would have to be a fusion between a VN and an arcade racer. Story driven, with characters that develop throughout the game instead of faceless AI opponents, with racing styles and vehicles that match their motivations, background, and personality. The game isn't necessarily about winning, so much as being a part of a community and all that comes with it. Think something like the gameplay flow of Ridge Racer 4 with the handling of Wipeout, VN segments in between races similar to VA-11 Hall-A or R4's campaign mode (but more dense), and the mix of gameplay and story found in games like Initial D or Wangan Midnight. Races would serve a story purpose instead of just being another step towards a trophy, and racers would react to events during races similar to the latter games I mentioned. Depending on where you place and how you play, the story will change; along with how your opponents and allies view you. The soundtrack would be the shit, obviously. Lots of fast paced old-school trance, techno, garage, jungle, footwork, and drum and bass.
The story would revolve around youngsters who participate in a dangerous illegal DIY hoverbike racing scene, seeking escape from an increasingly oppressive dystopian world. So the bike scenes from Akira, basically; but on poorly built, weaponized hoverbikes. The main story arc would deal with a recent push by some head representatives to "legitimize" the sport and make it a worldwide phenomenon. While this would make things safer and build opportunity, fame, and income for top racers, many argue it would crush the burgeoning yet tightly-knit scene that made these races such an appealing form of escape for many of its participants, a majority of whom are in poverty if not homeless, and are essentially employed through the sport (whether it's through sly gambling, dealing and smuggling parts, risking serious injury or death while racing, or learning how to repair and customize hoverbikes on their own.) On the other hand, some believe it may be the only way to preserve the sport in light of increasing controversy revolving around government crackdowns on illegal street racing, weapons dealing, and gambling, which in a way have served to make the sport even more dangerous and extreme.
Can you and your crew of underdogs make it to the top? What lengths will you go to find your place in the world of illegal hoverbike racing? Will the community flourish or crumble under the spotlight and the scrutiny that comes with it? Is insularity worth defending in the face of adversity? To what extent? And where do all these weapons come from, anyways?
A game like this probably won't ever come out due to the death of the arcade racer and a move away from story driven games with arcade mechanics, but maybe something similar will pop up in the indie scene sometime. Till then, it's nice to dream. What about you guys? Also, feel free to recommend other posters games you think they would be into based on their dream game. I'd really like to see some of that.
