I've said it before, & I will say it again: There NEEDS to be a single-player superhero/supervillain game where we have the option to play the latter! Unfortunately, that "Project: Awakened" thing was just an unsuccessful tease, & it was just an FPS anyway, not a true RPG! I sure wish I knew how to create games!
+1 this.
Evil Genius?
That's not quite the same, that's more like The Sims,..
It was mostly a joke based on your very loose description of what you wanted in a game.
For something closer to what I think you're wanting, possibly Prototype, Infamous, or Dishonoured?
They seemed to be regarded well, although I've played none of them myself.
Quote from: Phaetan on September 20, 2013, 01:17:24 AM
It was mostly a joke based on your very loose description of what you wanted in a game.
For something closer to what I think you're wanting, possibly Prototype, Infamous, or Dishonoured?
They seemed to be regarded well, although I've played none of them myself.
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The original Prototype is pretty fun. So's Infamous. I haven't played Dishonoured.
Thanks, but I am afraid these are not what I am looking for, either. It lacks the ability to customize your toon...I can only play the one man in each of those games....no room to play a female,...frustrating, actually.... :( I just wish there was a single player more like COH where you can have a choice, you know?
Quote from: Phaetan on September 20, 2013, 01:17:24 AMIt was mostly a joke based on your very loose description of what you wanted in a game.
For something closer to what I think you're wanting, possibly Prototype, Infamous, or Dishonored?
They seemed to be regarded well, although I've played none of them myself.
A single-player, flexible character, story-driven hero PC RPG will happen. It's in my future to produce one within the next five years. Yes, I must finish my delayed bachelor's degree first (finally happening this May!). Then I can return to game-making and programming productivity.
Quote from: freewaydog on September 20, 2013, 02:22:34 AM
Thanks, but I am afraid these are not what I am looking for, either. It lacks the ability to customize your toon...I can only play the one man in each of those games....no room to play a female,...
Well, technically in Prototype you could "absorb" a female civilian and run around with that woman's body as a disguise, but I see your point.
Most single player Superhero games focus too much on established characters that the developers come up with(or licensed characters from an existing franchise), as opposed to what the player wants to be...
The big problem with terms of "customization" for a single player game is I'm sure many developers see it as a wasted effort since you won't really be able to show off your creation to other people, and besides that, static characters are simply much easier to develop for.
It's possible that we won't see a superhero themed single player RPG game on the scale of something like Elderscrolls for quite a while, but there's nothing to stop a small indie team from forming to try and make such a game on their own.
Dungeon keeper? ;D
Quote from: dwturducken on September 20, 2013, 08:57:06 PMDungeon keeper? ;D
Well that's just like "Evil Genius".
Quote from: Shenku on September 20, 2013, 07:21:20 PMWell, technically in Prototype you could "absorb" a female civilian and run around with that woman's body as a disguise, but I see your point.
Most single player Superhero games focus too much on established characters that the developers come up with(or licensed characters from an existing franchise), as opposed to what the player wants to be...
The big problem with terms of "customization" for a single player game is I'm sure many developers see it as a wasted effort since you won't really be able to show off your creation to other people, and besides that, static characters are simply much easier to develop for.
It's possible that we won't see a superhero themed single player RPG game on the scale of something like Elderscrolls for quite a while, but there's nothing to stop a small indie team from forming to try and make such a game on their own.
I hope there WILL be someday real soon!