What settings would like to see in an cRPG that have never been done before, or at least a seldom used setting that you would you like to see more of? I'm sure this question has been brought up here before, but didn't find any threads on it (other than the poll asking specifically what you'd like Obsidian to do)…
Anyway, some of my top personal choices would be:
Steampunk: Arcanum is really the only cRPG that I know of that really attempted this setting and while they did an amazing job on the atmosphere, unfortunately I think the combat system was dreadful, level design was atrocious, and there were lots of balance issues. Quite a few JRPGs have steampunk elements, but generally aren't as prominent as in Arcanum.
I'd also like to see more Fantasy RPGs that are NOT of the typical garden variety based on medieval Western European folkore:
African folklore: I did see that awhile back there was an action RPG based on African folklore called "Aurion: Legacy of the Kori-Odan" on indiegogo.
Ancient Egypt: only thing I'm aware of is Ravenloft: The Stone Prophet, which I sadly have not played.
Feudal Japan: While there seems to be a boatload of Samurai strategy games and some action games, I'm not aware of any RPG titles Sure plenty of JRPGs feature samurai characters but with the exception of Suikoden, they're usually just pigeonholed in the generic fantasy setting AFAIK.
Native American culture could also be very interesting I think. AFAIK this has never been done.
Indian Culture- Unrest, as far as I know will be the first.
A fantasy or historical game based on any non-Western European culture would be most welcome.
I assume part of the reason that many non-Western European cultures haven't been explored could be simply that any developers who aren't descended from a given region / culture would be afraid of mis-representing it… or worse, accused of portraying racial / ethnic stereotypes.
I'd also say Cyberpunk hasn't been doing nearly enough, even with future expansions of Shadowrun Returns and Cyberpunk 2077 on the horizon.
So what settings would other RPGWatchers really like to see?
Anyway, some of my top personal choices would be:
Steampunk: Arcanum is really the only cRPG that I know of that really attempted this setting and while they did an amazing job on the atmosphere, unfortunately I think the combat system was dreadful, level design was atrocious, and there were lots of balance issues. Quite a few JRPGs have steampunk elements, but generally aren't as prominent as in Arcanum.
I'd also like to see more Fantasy RPGs that are NOT of the typical garden variety based on medieval Western European folkore:
African folklore: I did see that awhile back there was an action RPG based on African folklore called "Aurion: Legacy of the Kori-Odan" on indiegogo.
Ancient Egypt: only thing I'm aware of is Ravenloft: The Stone Prophet, which I sadly have not played.
Feudal Japan: While there seems to be a boatload of Samurai strategy games and some action games, I'm not aware of any RPG titles Sure plenty of JRPGs feature samurai characters but with the exception of Suikoden, they're usually just pigeonholed in the generic fantasy setting AFAIK.
Native American culture could also be very interesting I think. AFAIK this has never been done.
Indian Culture- Unrest, as far as I know will be the first.
A fantasy or historical game based on any non-Western European culture would be most welcome.
I assume part of the reason that many non-Western European cultures haven't been explored could be simply that any developers who aren't descended from a given region / culture would be afraid of mis-representing it… or worse, accused of portraying racial / ethnic stereotypes.
I'd also say Cyberpunk hasn't been doing nearly enough, even with future expansions of Shadowrun Returns and Cyberpunk 2077 on the horizon.
So what settings would other RPGWatchers really like to see?