Hello, everyone,
well, the title is partially kind of misleading.
I just had the idea of stitching together an RPG combined of all the "best of" elements of past RPGs.
Example:
- use the help system of TOEE
- use the quality of jokes from Divinity
- use the graphics engine from ...
- use the trees from ...
- use the music from ...
- use the map (-system) from ...
etc. .
Now my idea was to build up such a similar list with elements from every "best of" RPG together, I mean with that with "which RPG had the best map, the best music, the best help system" etc. .
Everyone writes down a list of let's say 10-15 games (a rough number, might be less as well) of such elements plus where his or her best incarnation odf that particular element could be found.
I had this idea because even nowadays I have too often the impression as if developpers rather try to re-invent the wheel instead of looking at games and just "borrow" elements from there that were actually good.
Some elements have already been "borrowed" industry-wide, without them being outstanding in particular. I don't know why, but they have just become kind of an "industry standard" - somehow. For example those mana/life balls/spheres of Blizzard's Action-RPGs.
On the other hand the imho most excellent and imho absolutely outstanding help system of TOEE has never been copied.
So, this list we compile here shoukld be some kind of "hint" or "help" for developers looking at UI and other elements that this community here believes are outstanding - even now - and could increase the quality of a new, yet to developed game.
Now, what do you think of this ?
Let's compile !
Alrik
well, the title is partially kind of misleading.
I just had the idea of stitching together an RPG combined of all the "best of" elements of past RPGs.
Example:
- use the help system of TOEE
- use the quality of jokes from Divinity
- use the graphics engine from ...
- use the trees from ...
- use the music from ...
- use the map (-system) from ...
etc. .
Now my idea was to build up such a similar list with elements from every "best of" RPG together, I mean with that with "which RPG had the best map, the best music, the best help system" etc. .
Everyone writes down a list of let's say 10-15 games (a rough number, might be less as well) of such elements plus where his or her best incarnation odf that particular element could be found.
I had this idea because even nowadays I have too often the impression as if developpers rather try to re-invent the wheel instead of looking at games and just "borrow" elements from there that were actually good.
Some elements have already been "borrowed" industry-wide, without them being outstanding in particular. I don't know why, but they have just become kind of an "industry standard" - somehow. For example those mana/life balls/spheres of Blizzard's Action-RPGs.
On the other hand the imho most excellent and imho absolutely outstanding help system of TOEE has never been copied.
So, this list we compile here shoukld be some kind of "hint" or "help" for developers looking at UI and other elements that this community here believes are outstanding - even now - and could increase the quality of a new, yet to developed game.
Now, what do you think of this ?
Let's compile !
Alrik