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submitted 1 year ago by hzkvskd@reddthat.com to c/gaming@beehaw.org

Have you ever played a game and wondered what if you could do something that it doesn't really allow you to do, for example being able to move around blocks in Minecraft fluidly instead of in sectors, edit the world in Hogwarts legacy with spells, be able to fly in a world like Elden Ring or Elder Scrolls with epic sky battles, have a sims game that simulates more than just sims needs, but whole economies, or a dystopian horror game set in a Minecraft style world. So I was wondering if anyone else had similar ideas for games or fantasies for possible games?

What's your ideas for games that doesn't really exist, or might not even really be possible to make?

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[-] PotentiallyAnApricot@beehaw.org 7 points 1 year ago

I want to play a sci fi horror game that’s got violence, terror and mysteries, but that doesn’t rely on quick reactions or precise timing to beat. I want the full experience of creeping around somewhere derelict and haunted, full of blood and physical plot devices and all the rest, solving puzzles and exploring, doing all the usual stuff, but without any time pressure whatsoever. I want the enemies to give me time to think. I think that if that was done right, in a clever enough way, it could make for a really strange and scary experience for being more deliberately paced. Maybe it’s a dimensional thing. Maybe the monsters exist in a different kind of time. Maybe they can only react to the player for some reason, or take turns. Or maybe the player can leave or hide or manipulate the way things occur, but always has go back to and solve the situation from some angle. I feel like the right person could come up with something really cool. I’m not that neurologically well suited to the kinds of games I like the most, so I just want somebody to invent me a very slow, scary, ridiculously dense game that’s got resident evil or dead space or soma vibes but relies on different combat mechanics somehow.

[-] LoamImprovement@beehaw.org 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

So a horror game in the style of SuperHot? Or like, the ethos of the game is you're being hunted or stalked, but it's treated like a puzzle where you can set up stops and traps ahead of time, and the win condition is you set up well enough that you keep it at bay while you escape?

[-] PotentiallyAnApricot@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago

Yesss! Both of those would give me so much joy.

[-] Cethin@lemmy.zip 5 points 1 year ago

Have you played the System Shock remake. It seems to be exactly what you're asking for. Enemies respawn, but you lower security on a level by destroying cameras and CPU nodes. Once it's zero, there's no more respawning enemies and you're free to explore. It's fairly slow and more tense than horror, with one of the best villains ever made in gaming.

[-] PotentiallyAnApricot@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago

I’ve heard really good things about system shock. I’ll have to give the remake a shot sometime when I’m able.

[-] GeneralRetreat@beehaw.org 3 points 1 year ago

Maybe Amnesia: The Bunker is something to look into. I've not played it myself yet, but the reviews I saw made it sound like it might meet most of your criteria.

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