I rather be neutered with a rusty spoon than seeing any of my beloved books being turned into a bull's after-meal
considering how shitty the MMO industry is right now and the ludicrous levels of mediocrity and ineptitude among most if not all dev studios, I wouldnt trust them a dollar note, let alone an excellent and immaculate IP to work their anti-magic on...
Maybe cheesy, but... a HARRY POTTER MMO could be a beautiful, immersive title... or a dull, unspired, cartoony theme park mess. I wish I had the budget to make a good one.
Originally posted by Golelorn Book of the Fallen Malazan. The Black Company. Both are a series.
couple in thread have mentioned this series of books wiil put this on my reading list im interested in seeing how Otherland will turn out as well as this was one of my favourite books
Originally posted by FromHell Maybe cheesy, but... a HARRY POTTER MMO could be a beautiful, immersive title... or a dull, unspired, cartoony theme park mess. I wish I had the budget to make a good one.
But the usual gamer aversion to 'cute' 86es it immediately, regardless.
I'm gonna go with the Man-Kzin Wars period of Niven's Known Space.
But of course I'd be hoping for Ringworld, still.
We could go with the bug wars (Starship Troopers, Bill the Galactic Hero, Bob Aspirin, Orson Scott Card, et al) genre, instead; most likely an easier "sell". "Look how much money those Alien movies made! It's a natural!"
I think the sub-genres are easier to 'sell' as IPs, in general. "We can tell a story every gamer's already kinda familiar with, and we don't have to pay rights to any specific author. Worked for Zombies and for Vampires!".
Self-pity imprisons us in the walls of our own self-absorption. The whole world shrinks down to the size of our problem, and the more we dwell on it, the smaller we are and the larger the problem seems to grow.
"The problem is that the hardcore folks always want the same thing: 'We want exactly what you gave us before, but it has to be completely different.' -Jesse Schell
"Online gamers are the most ludicrously entitled beings since Caligula made his horse a senator, and at least the horse never said anything stupid." -Luke McKinney
I agree .... You could take it a step forward and make a hub City lets call it Tanelorn which could protal the user to any of the Eternal Champion worlds (the game could basically be any genre the players wanted to play in).
The late G. H. Stien's Warbot series for those that like mechs.
David Veber's Honor Harrington books.
Mercedes Lackey The 500 Kingdom books. But it would be a very hard series to do as a game. One up side to it would be the GM's should be the God Mothers playing an active roll in the game.
Not sure how Ghost in the Shell anime series would do as a game.
Robotech I think would make a good ground/air/space combat game if done right.
Really would like to see ElfQuest made into a MMORPG. ElfQuest was the third rail of fantasy in the 70s and 80s. On one side you had Tolkien and on the other end you had Dungeons and Dragons but in the middle was the psychedelic fantasy world of ElfQuest created by Wendy and Richard Pini. The ElfQuest series has been in print for 35 years and has an incredible ammount of Lore and history built into it. ElfQuest is the largest untapped fantasy IP just waiting for people to explore. This would be the Perfect setting for a deep and immersive MMORPG.
Originally posted by Yyrkoon_PoM Not sure if it has been mentioned, but Doctor Who would make an interesting MMO.
When they started up the new Doctor Who series back in 2005 I thought the same as they went on.
Create your Time Lord, design what your TARDIS looks like(chameleon circuits can be wonky), unlock/collect companions, quick travel, etc., lots of things this franchise has just fits the MMO concepts perfectly.
hi was just deleting some watched threads but wanted to thank people for telling me about the malazan books really enjoyed those and wanted to add the mortal instruments might make a good mmo yeah I know its for teenagers but Im really enjoying them so far
Games based on licensed properties always suck. It's one of the fundamental laws of the universe. Here's a handy-dandy chart for future reference:
Book > Movie = Good, frequent exceptions
Movie > Book = Bad, no exceptions
Book > Comic Book = Good, frequent exceptions
Comic Book > Movie = Good, frequent exceptions
Movie > Comic Book = Bad, rare exceptions
Video Game > Movie = Bad, no exceptions
Video Game > Anything not a movie = Bad, rare exceptions
Anything > Video Game = Bad, no exceptions
Wrong the original SWG was great and a few 100K people agree with that. There are several other instances however, I won't be going into them. Your opinions are not fact.
If you want a new idea, go read an old book.
In order to be insulted, I must first value your opinion.
There isn't a "right" or "wrong" way to play, if you want to use a screwdriver to put nails into wood, have at it, simply don't complain when the guy next to you with the hammer is doing it much better and easier. - Allein "Graphics are often supplied by Engines that (some) MMORPG's are built in" - Spuffyre
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Stormbringer! Micheal Moorcock classic.
I rather be neutered with a rusty spoon than seeing any of my beloved books being turned into a bull's after-meal
considering how shitty the MMO industry is right now and the ludicrous levels of mediocrity and ineptitude among most if not all dev studios, I wouldnt trust them a dollar note, let alone an excellent and immaculate IP to work their anti-magic on...
Nah .. it is better as a SP third person action adventure.
The 80's cartoon: Masters of the Universe,
Or Perhaps "Captain Nintendo", where there are two obvious factions: heroes and villains.
Westworld
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westworld
would make an awesome MMO
"Be water my friend" - Bruce Lee
it would, but the dark tower would be better, richer, deeper world already fleshed out and better yet, stephen king!
Surprised I've never read that.
Going to pick that series up.
Thx
"Be water my friend" - Bruce Lee
Secrets of Dragon?s Spine Trailer.. !
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fwT9cFVQCMw
Best MMOs ever played: Ultima, EvE, SW Galaxies, Age of Conan, The Secret World
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2X_SbZCHpc&t=21s
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The Return of ELITE !
couple in thread have mentioned this series of books wiil put this on my reading list im interested in seeing how Otherland will turn out as well as this was one of my favourite books
But the usual gamer aversion to 'cute' 86es it immediately, regardless.
I'm gonna go with the Man-Kzin Wars period of Niven's Known Space.
But of course I'd be hoping for Ringworld, still.
We could go with the bug wars (Starship Troopers, Bill the Galactic Hero, Bob Aspirin, Orson Scott Card, et al) genre, instead; most likely an easier "sell". "Look how much money those Alien movies made! It's a natural!"
I think the sub-genres are easier to 'sell' as IPs, in general. "We can tell a story every gamer's already kinda familiar with, and we don't have to pay rights to any specific author. Worked for Zombies and for Vampires!".
Self-pity imprisons us in the walls of our own self-absorption. The whole world shrinks down to the size of our problem, and the more we dwell on it, the smaller we are and the larger the problem seems to grow.
"The problem is that the hardcore folks always want the same thing: 'We want exactly what you gave us before, but it has to be completely different.'
-Jesse Schell
"Online gamers are the most ludicrously entitled beings since Caligula made his horse a senator, and at least the horse never said anything stupid."
-Luke McKinney
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fafhrd_and_the_Gray_Mouser
Ideal for MMOs: bronze age city states, gods, demons, cults, magic but more subtle than fireballs.
I agree .... You could take it a step forward and make a hub City lets call it Tanelorn which could protal the user to any of the Eternal Champion worlds (the game could basically be any genre the players wanted to play in).
The Dark Tower Series - Stephen King
The Legends of the Dragon Realm series - Richard Knaak
- - "What if the hokey pokey really is what it's all about?" - -
The late G. H. Stien's Warbot series for those that like mechs.
David Veber's Honor Harrington books.
Mercedes Lackey The 500 Kingdom books. But it would be a very hard series to do as a game. One up side to it would be the GM's should be the God Mothers playing an active roll in the game.
Not sure how Ghost in the Shell anime series would do as a game.
Robotech I think would make a good ground/air/space combat game if done right.
When they started up the new Doctor Who series back in 2005 I thought the same as they went on.
Create your Time Lord, design what your TARDIS looks like(chameleon circuits can be wonky), unlock/collect companions, quick travel, etc., lots of things this franchise has just fits the MMO concepts perfectly.
Wrong the original SWG was great and a few 100K people agree with that. There are several other instances however, I won't be going into them. Your opinions are not fact.
If you want a new idea, go read an old book.
In order to be insulted, I must first value your opinion.
There isn't a "right" or "wrong" way to play, if you want to use a screwdriver to put nails into wood, have at it, simply don't complain when the guy next to you with the hammer is doing it much better and easier. - Allein
"Graphics are often supplied by Engines that (some) MMORPG's are built in" - Spuffyre