Topic: Games That Make You Feel Like Batman or Indiana Jones

[NWR_Neal]

So, for something that will make itself known in like a week or two, I'm trying to compile a list of games (across every system) that are similar to Batman and Indiana Jones (while not literally being Batman/Indy games)


Some examples:
Uncharted for Indiana Jones (duh), Spelunky for Indiana Jones
Assassin's Creed II for Batman


Any other ideas?

[Chozo Ghost]

Batman Arkham City
Batman Arkham Asylum
Lego Batman
Gotham City Impostors
Batman: The Brave and the Bold

Lego Indiana Jones
Lego Indiana Jones 2
Indiana Jones and the Staff of Kings
Indiana Jones and the Emperor's Tomb
Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine

[nickmitch]

(while not literally being Batman/Indy games)*

*Emphasis added

[ThePerm]

Minecraft, because of the spelunking and discovery and the badassery of zombie killing

eternal darkness in some parts where you play the ankor watt inspired levels.

[Ian Sane]

I actually felt a lot like Indiana Jones playing Metroid Prime for the first time.  All those scans of ancient Chozo ruins.  Discovery is a big part of Metroid and I felt kind of like a space archaelogist.  I even thought that a game that's JUST that, no real enemies or conflict, just discovering an alien world, would be cool.  Of course I imagine the market for such a game is like ZERO.

I second Eternal Darkness.  Lots of exploring ancient temples and such.

[Pixelated Pixies]

Navigating temples and solving puzzles in Zelda always sort of felt like an elaborate set-piece from one of the Indy movies for me.

[Chozo Ghost]

(while not literally being Batman/Indy games)*

*Emphasis added

I actually read that after I posted but I didn't feel like editing the post after I did the work and research of typing that all out there.


I guess a few suggestions that would be more what he is looking for:

Tomb Raider <---- obviously a female Indiana Jones if there ever was one.

Pitfall, Super Pitfall, and every other Pitfall game <------ all obviously similar to Indiana Jones in many respects.

Castlevania <---- because the hero uses a whip which makes him like Indiana Jones, and maybe also a little bit like Batman as well.

Prince of Persia <---- the developer of this game even said (according to Wikipedia) that some of the inspiration came from the Raiders of the Lost Ark.

[ShyGuy]

Hitman series

[Kwolf]

As ThePerm said Minecraft always gave me a very much Indiana Jones/explorer feeling.  Nothing like venturing into a cave in survival mode looking for a rare ore.    Not having a clue what its around the next corner or such.

Terraria also gave me this kinda feeling.  Especially with the grappling mechanic.  Always made me feel a bit like Indy when dangling above a pit or jumping to cling on the other side.

Probably doesn't give most people the same feeling, but I always got the Indiana Jones feeling from Elder Scrolls games.   Finding caves and exploring them for rare trinkets.   Watching out for traps or such along the way.  While such a small part of the games, they did give me a few moments where I felt that way. Really more of the two recent additions to the series than the older ones.

[MegaByte]

StarTropics
The Great Cave Offense in Kirby Super Star

[broodwars]

I guess I'm the only guy here who played Splinter Cell: Conviction, a game that I think makes you feel a lot like Batman: you are a deadly (and gravely-voiced) shadow that strikes from the darkness to pick your foes off one-by-one in especially brutal ways with an assortment of elaborate toys.  And if a fight breaks out in Conviction, Fisher can actually take it to his enemies rather than have a whiny CO in his ear calling the mission off.

[NWR_Neal]

So for anyone who is curious why I asked this... http://www.1up.com/features/every-game-is-batman

[ShyGuy]

Look at Neal hitting the big time! I too wish to be Batman. I am Batman.

[Chozo Ghost]

I'm disappointed none of my recommendations made it into the article.

[migueltibug]

try this game its a kind of old game  but adventure and action game: prince of percia

[Chozo Ghost]

try this game its a kind of old game  but adventure and action game: prince of percia

I said that one, plus he's already done anyway.