Post by: Hooboo on November 12, 2004, 07:49:14 AM
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Post by: VideoGamerJ on November 12, 2004, 10:54:16 AM
An Obvious must. Not only is this a fairly new and unused franchise for Nintendo, it seems as if it's one of Nintendo's strongest multiplayer game. With the touch screen, this game could become fierce and competitive. The extra screen could provide a better look at the entire screen (something that is a problem with other SSB games). Using proprietary or Wi-Fi connections, multiplayer would be revolutionary, in some aspect. You could even download patches or extra characters via wi-fi servers. An online matchmaking client is definately need though in my opinion.
Legend of Zelda DS:
Possibly a new 2D, or even more demanding 3D adventure handled by Nintendo, not Capcom. This doesn't need to utilize any of the DS features except it's higher end graphics.
There's a couple more suggestions I'm going to make tonight, one of which I'm really trying to get some hope for it.
Post by: Hooboo on November 12, 2004, 06:51:52 PM
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Post by: Grant10k on November 12, 2004, 07:12:15 PM
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games could be constantly upgraded and bettered by downloading patches. Brilliant idea~!~!
It's a good idea on paper, but when you get right down to it, it tends to be more of a letdown than a perk, some developers will release a game before it's really ready and just make patches later. I've also noticed that with xbox live, i get the feeling that instad of adding new levels, they just don't give you the levels that they already have, then give the levels to you online, and call it a benifit. If i were a developer I probably would not want to keep designing a game after it's done.
In RPG/Magic sytle games, i think the microphone would make a great way of casting spells, so you don't have to scroll through a menu in the heat of battle. You could simply say "Fireball of DOOM" or "Telekenetic Wedgie" or whatever spells would really exist.
Post by: KDR_11k on November 12, 2004, 08:27:52 PM
I'm for a survival horror game:
Your character and environment is on the bottom screen, on the top is your "PDA". Your character has only one weapon, a handgun loaded with sacred bullets. In order to kill enemies, you cannot randomly fill them with bullets, you have to construct a "seal", that means hitting certain points of the enemy in a certain order. Your PDA will help you with that, showing the seal configs for known enemies and recording your progress discovering them on unknown enemies (a seal point hit out of order is marked in red, seal points hit in order are white and connected with a line showing you the order, the first point is blue). Weaker baddies have maybe 1-4 seal points (before you learn about seals you get told to "aim for the head" because the first enemies have only one seal point that is located there), larger ones much more and end bosses require multiple seals to be performed upon them. Seal combinations are randomly generated when you start a new game. Hitting a spot that is not the next seal point in order will reset your progress in forming the seal, completed seals on bosses stay completed.
To aim, you lock onto an enemy with L and then touch the places you wish to shoot. You cannot move while locked on (or maybe you can but need to keep still to shot, has to be tested ingame). The DPad could be used to select targets or something (alternative selection would be hold L and touch an enemy) if dodging is decided against. Ammunition becomes sparse later on so you have to be rather accurate at forming seals.
Perhaps have enemies later on that have different seal combinations for each instance (meaning that zombie that looks just like the one you just killed has a different seal config) and some kind of psychic aide that you need to protect that can find out the seal configs for you without you wasting any bullets. Perhaps a coop multiplayer mode where a second player gets to play this aide.
EDIT: Oh, and while not locked on you look around by "dragging" on the touchscreen.
Post by: VideoGamerJ on November 12, 2004, 09:50:21 PM
Post by: Grant10k on November 13, 2004, 06:54:37 AM
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Grant: Voice Recognition is so bad you'd probably get "Grand Heal" when saying "Fireball of Doom".
That's probably for the best. I don't think I should be trusted with any fireballs, much less anything from the 'of DOOM' genere. I probably needed to heal anyway.
but seriously, i think voice recognition has gotten really good lately, in office 2003 (and the version right before it) the voice recognition can pick up about 95% of what i say accuratly, and that's picking from every word in the english launguage. this will just be picking from a list of, say, 20 or so spells. however, now that you mention it, it would be good to have a failsafe, an option that dosn't cast the spell right away, but tells you what spell you picked and you manually press b (or even R
) so that way no one is needlessly healing their allies when there are perfectly good fireballs to doomatize people with.
Post by: MaleficentOgre on November 13, 2004, 07:42:19 AM
"big dog WOOF WOOF or little arf arf?"
"big dog."
"there's no time for that."
The joys of voice recognition gaming. *lifeline*
This game has some great moments of recognition. but whenever you need to do anything the recognition is awful. I'm not sure how good the DS's mic is, but developers would have to do stupid amounts of tests to get any game with that amount of recognition.
Post by: Lost101 on November 13, 2004, 07:53:10 AM
Have y'all ever seen those N-Gage commercials where those guys are playing N-Gage in a public place and they suddenly yell something like "GET DOWN!" and everyone is sorta freaked out? Well what if you were in a public place and started yelling "DOOM! FIRE! ATTACK!" Not a very reasonable thing to do IMO. Not to mention that there are other outside noises that could interupt and as Malificent Ogre pointed out, voice recognition is a bitch.
Post by: Hooboo on November 13, 2004, 11:35:12 AM
Post by: Draygaia on November 13, 2004, 02:11:31 PM
This would work with two thumbstraps.
You lay two thumbs on the bottom screen and move them to move. You maybe then apply pressure to hit or use the L/R buttons to hit. It would work exactly like Mocap boxing but better.
Post by: VideoGamerJ on November 13, 2004, 03:05:19 PM
Here's another great title that would work well, almost perfect:
Mario Paint
Post by: Hooboo on November 13, 2004, 03:31:22 PM
So simple why didnt i come up with that?
Post by: DrZoidberg on November 13, 2004, 03:34:53 PM
Post by: PaLaDiN on November 13, 2004, 04:46:25 PM
No, actually, it wouldn't.
The touchscreen can only detect one position at a time.
Post by: Lost101 on November 13, 2004, 06:39:46 PM
Post by: Ian Sane on November 13, 2004, 07:51:54 PM
It's a survival horror/FPS combo. On the top screen is your view. The controls are very simple classic DOOM style so you don't have to worry too much about aiming and more about surviving. The game is level based with simple "get to the exit" objectives. The enemies are randomly placed like the caves in Pikmin 2. The gimmick of the game is that on each level there's this super creature that kills everything and stalks you the whole time. Sometimes you'll walk into a room and all the enemies will already be dead because he got to them first. He has super hearing and can pick up on heartbeats which makes it easier for him to find you. You can't kill him, only stun him or block off paths. Oh and he's completely invisible. His vision is on the second screen. So you can't see him but can see what he's looking at and if you're on the second screen you have to get the hell out of there. There would also be multiplayer where you can do simple deathmatch stuff or your friend can play the invisible stalker. Naturally the game is full 3D which I hope would be possible to have running on two screens at the same time with a decent framerate. If the DS couldn't handle it I guess a split screen console game would have a similar feel.
One variation I've been thinking of is that the monster posseses other beings and the only way to know is through his vision which you use to determine who the monster now is. Realistically this idea could be for a sequel that takes a slightly different approach.
Post by: Grant10k on November 14, 2004, 04:11:55 AM
Post by: VideoGamerJ on November 14, 2004, 02:34:32 PM
Post by: KDR_11k on November 15, 2004, 04:02:02 AM
Post by: MaleficentOgre on November 15, 2004, 07:43:05 AM
Post by: Spak-Spang on November 15, 2004, 08:35:09 AM
Here is my idea for a game.
Its a character platform game where you use the touch screen to control and move the character. If you move the stylus up the character jumps, and down he ducks. If you move him down to duck and the across he crawls.
The point is to get the character across the level performing stunts and avoiding monsters and pitfalls and such.
The gimmick is using the stylus to perform tricks and move the character throughout the level by activating enviroment specfic special moves.
For instance. Moving the character forward then up to jump will just have your character leap forward. But if you do that same motion and add a loop with the stylus the character flips.
If you do that flip move and your characters hands grab hold of a bar within the enviroment you can now start twists the character around the bar. A double tap makes him let go and swing into the air with momentum.
The idea is similar to Donkey Kong Jungle Beat. But where in that game the platform elements were handled with drums, this is handled with literally scribbling your way around the enviroment.
It would be hard to program but you can incorporate alot of special moves within the process of this techinque, and getting through the level would have a Tony Hawk feel to it. How many chains of tricks and a form together to get to the end of the game.
Post by: Ian Sane on November 15, 2004, 09:08:53 AM
Uniracers! I love that game. I popped it in my SNES a few days ago only to find out my save was deleted. GRRR! That game was made by the GTA guys oddly enough. Boy did Nintendo miss the boat on THAT second party opportunity.
Anyway your idea sounds cool. I like the idea of using stunts and tricks to get through a level. Sounds like a perfect pick up and play game.
Post by: Spak-Spang on November 15, 2004, 09:22:39 AM
It is an evolution of an idea I have been having for awhile.
Basically its 2D game that controls and is designed in much the same way as a 3D adventure game.
Meaning:
Multiple paths,
Mutliple strategies,
intellegent enemies AIs
and most importantly a context sensitive button that allows you to do some unique enviroment manipulation.
The idea would be to have about 12-15 deeply designed levels that could be beaten 5 different ways, beating the game completely in these different ways unlocks bonus items, levels and such.
I also wish Nintendo would design a 2D Mario game with the game elements and design of their 3D Mario games.
Why not design a Mario game where the king of jumping is truely king. I want to see Mario traversing complicated 2D levels that are equally about height as they are length.
See Mario have to perform tricky triple jumps into a wall jump back in forth along a 2D enviroment with the artstyle from Yoshi's Island.
Oh well, perhaps it will be made. Perhaps not.
Post by: Procoprio on November 18, 2004, 04:32:05 AM
Post by: MattVDB on November 18, 2004, 11:56:45 AM
Other ideas would include independant turrets, in which you fly with the control pad, but aim and fire with the touch screen. I guess that would make it Hunters, except always going forward...
If you could see an enemy on the horizon, possibly tapping on him would bring up his view. You get to see what he sees when you are within a certain radius of him. It would make it much more difficult to shake somebody then in the 64 version.
There is so much potential for this to be the multiplayer killer ap. Starfox64 was my favorite multiplayer game on the 64 before SSB, and that only barely beat it when it did. Is anybody else ticked that they added Krystal to SFAssult? I'm POed. Peppy was the bomb.
Post by: Ian Sane on November 18, 2004, 12:22:13 PM
YES. I was hoping I could just pretend Star Fox Adventures never existed. Now I can't and that sucks.
Post by: Bill Aurion on November 18, 2004, 12:24:52 PM
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Originally posted by: Ian Sane
"Is anybody else ticked that they added Krystal to SFAssult? I'm POed."
YES. I was hoping I could just pretend Star Fox Adventures never existed. Now I can't and that sucks.
Boohoo, cry us a river...Some people happen to like the game for what it is...And no, I think adding Krystal makes perfect sense with Peppy in retirement...It's best to choose a character that's been in a game than to make up some stupid story about some completely new team member...
Post by: Ian Sane on November 18, 2004, 12:30:50 PM
Why do they even have to replace Peppy in the first place?
Post by: MattVDB on November 18, 2004, 12:34:45 PM
Post by: TMW on November 18, 2004, 01:25:27 PM
And though the general consensus against ports seems to be Nay, I for one would love to get some Conker action on my DS.
I could be sitting on the bus, and turn up the Mighty Poo song. Captive audiences are the best kind, no?
As for just game ideas...I dunno. I think I'll leave that up to the game designers.
Post by: KDR_11k on November 19, 2004, 01:03:30 AM
Post by: Procoprio on November 19, 2004, 04:38:40 AM
Post by: KDR_11k on November 19, 2004, 11:25:46 AM
Post by: Hooboo on November 19, 2004, 04:18:52 PM
gots a few ideas
1) why not have a side scroll adventure with magic, class changes and skills short of like final fansty diablo mix. similar to this game i found on the internet only with better graphicswww.maplestory.com
2) also i think they need a good shooter other than metroid hunters something like medal of honor or Unreal tournament, with awesome online play.
3) possible (to beat the PSP's a$$) why not use the gba slot as a memory card for mp3's. then nintendo fans can carrey there music around too. not sure if its possible but at least I tried
Post by: KDR_11k on January 22, 2005, 06:56:58 AM
Multitris DS! Perhaps you know Multitris, it's Tetris with multiple blocks falling at once. I was thinking have multiple blocks falling and let the player push them around with the stylus. Tap a block to rotate it, drag to move. Probably some restriction on how long a block is allowed to stay in the air (or the longer it is in play the faster it falls) to prevent people from juggling the things. More blocks continuously fall from above with the top screen giving you a preview of the stuff that's coming down. Could be combined with other game mechanics than Tetris as well though I think Tetris lends itself to this idea nicely.
Post by: Avinash_Tyagi on January 26, 2005, 12:30:41 PM
Who wouldn't like to play the Monkey Island games on their DS?
Post by: norebonomis on January 26, 2005, 01:31:38 PM
Post by: Bill Aurion on January 26, 2005, 01:44:29 PM
Post by: DemonFox on January 27, 2005, 04:08:47 AM
But I wouldn't mind a nice point-and-click adventure game on the DS.
Post by: KDR_11k on January 27, 2005, 06:39:11 AM
EDIT: What I'd love to see would be a fighting game based on the anime Mai Hime/My Hime. Heck, everybody already hass a standard form, a weapon form and a "child" (work kinda like the summons in most RPGs, replacement for the drive attacks in other fighting games). Of course, some characters like Mikoto and Sister Mary don't have their "child" defined in the series and Yukino's Diana isn't exactly useful in combat but I'm sure you could make something up for them. Mikoto is one of the cutest characters ever.
If you were to design the controls right (standard 3+1 indie fighter layout, that's the most intuitive) that game would own.
