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I am Become Bilbo Baggins
As a bit of fun and before I'm too far gone on Polish vodka, I'd like to hear your ideas for how you'd reboot a popular and established franchise. However, I want to hear your ideas that change the franchise so drastically that it either kills it off completely, or makes it insanely better than it currently is.
We'll let other forum members decide if your idea is amazing or absolutely dog shit.
I'll start, and I'm going with the massively popular Animal Crossing.
I've always heard great things about this franchise, but the cute graphics and simplistic game style have always put me off. So, here is my idea for a gritty, realistic, dark Animal Crossing reboot.
The core DNA of the gameplay remains the same. You'll still start off as a human who moves into a village populated by anthropomorphic animals. You'll still be able to customise your pad, plus take part in activities such as bug-catching, fishing etc. You'll also still be to collect items and the game will still be played in real time. However, here is the genius twists that would reboot it for modern times.
The game will have two camera options. Either third person over the shoulder, or first person.
The graphics will no longer be cute and cuddly, but will be hyper, photo realistic. Almost as if there was a real village of anthropomorphic animals. I'm thinking something like this.
As well as a shift of camera and art style, I'd also make the game a lot more dark and gritty. As well as the core aspects of the gameplay, there would also be a story mode with missions. The story would be epic and Walking Dead levels of dark. You'd be able to use weapons as well, but to stop it being too dark, only melee weapons. Guns and rocket launchers wouldn't fit the feel for the game.
The game would also be open world. As well as the main village, there would be a massive world to explore, plus you'd be able to raise armies and conquer other villages.
You can also start relationships with any other the villagers, although for obvious reasons this might be a step too far.
EDIT: forgot to add. The characters would have full voice overs voiced by Hollywood actors. And also scat before every sentence.....just because.
So. What do you think of this reboot of Animal Crossing? Awe inspiring idea, or dog shit idea and I should stop drinking? Let me know your ideas to completely reboot an established franchise.
We'll let other forum members decide if your idea is amazing or absolutely dog shit.
I'll start, and I'm going with the massively popular Animal Crossing.
I've always heard great things about this franchise, but the cute graphics and simplistic game style have always put me off. So, here is my idea for a gritty, realistic, dark Animal Crossing reboot.
The core DNA of the gameplay remains the same. You'll still start off as a human who moves into a village populated by anthropomorphic animals. You'll still be able to customise your pad, plus take part in activities such as bug-catching, fishing etc. You'll also still be to collect items and the game will still be played in real time. However, here is the genius twists that would reboot it for modern times.
The game will have two camera options. Either third person over the shoulder, or first person.
The graphics will no longer be cute and cuddly, but will be hyper, photo realistic. Almost as if there was a real village of anthropomorphic animals. I'm thinking something like this.
As well as a shift of camera and art style, I'd also make the game a lot more dark and gritty. As well as the core aspects of the gameplay, there would also be a story mode with missions. The story would be epic and Walking Dead levels of dark. You'd be able to use weapons as well, but to stop it being too dark, only melee weapons. Guns and rocket launchers wouldn't fit the feel for the game.
The game would also be open world. As well as the main village, there would be a massive world to explore, plus you'd be able to raise armies and conquer other villages.
You can also start relationships with any other the villagers, although for obvious reasons this might be a step too far.
EDIT: forgot to add. The characters would have full voice overs voiced by Hollywood actors. And also scat before every sentence.....just because.
So. What do you think of this reboot of Animal Crossing? Awe inspiring idea, or dog shit idea and I should stop drinking? Let me know your ideas to completely reboot an established franchise.
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