What's a fictional character or media franchise that you would love to see get the video game treatment?
Especially those that have either never gotten a video game adaptation or are underrepresented in video games. For me, I would love to see Gambit game. The X-Men series as a whole (independent from the larger Marvel comic book universe) has a lot material for a video game. Yes, there has X-Men games in the past but I want to see solo Gambit game; in style of Arkham Knight. But that's just my idea. What are some of yours?
I'm sure he was laughing all the way to the bank. The whole reason I purchased the Xbox Series X was for Starfield, and I never even bought the game because it sounds awful.
I want the Marvel Ultimate Alliance model to come back. Build a four-member team from a huge cast of Marvel characters. Have their powers synergize with each other in interesting ways. Get team bonuses if you have the entire Fantastic Four, or Defenders, or what-have-you. Equip different costumes from different continuities for different effects. Action RPG elements.
There were a couple for the PS2 era that were awesome, and then they made one for the 360 that had better graphics but actually a much smaller cast and wasn't as good as it should have been given the enhanced technology. And then nothing since. Midnight Sons sounded similar but I haven't heard great things about it. The template was perfect! Just keep making more of that!
Moneymen in control of franchises cannot be trusted to make good games.
Before you reply, I'm sure you can think of a few where licensed characters/IP were in a game that was good, but don't forget to look at the million shitty ones for each one of those.
Death Gate Cycle by Wiess and Hickman (creators of Dragonlance) would make an excellent setting for an MMO or an RPG with world hopping bit and the interactions of the different races and potentially worlds depending what point in the timeline its set, to say nothing of the Serpent-Dragon war.
When I saw 'Hickman' I immediately thought of Jonathan Hickman of East of West fame. Nonetheless those seem like good book series. I'll definitely go check those out as I'm a sucker for those kind of books.
I need a a Blame! game. I've played NaissanceE and that was great for a little bit, but i am so far from sated. Unsettling superstructures are so much fun to explore.
I'd also do so many war crimes to get a game in the setting of Blue Submarine No. 6, or something close. Water is fucking awesome in video games and I'll die on that hill.
The Expanse MMORPG. Economy. Ships. Accurate physics. Shipbuilding. NO attempt
to drive the overall storyline the same as the books or show. Let people evolve the world however it plays out.