If you could create a game what would be the setting, & story? How would you make it stand out from others?
I have lots of game ideas but I will go for the short easy to explain ideas that are evolutions of already existing products rather than a lengthy boring read one. I would really like a game set in the Spartacus or Game of Thrones universe but in the style of Skyrim (open world RPG) with the stories retaining their dark, mature adult themes and having a deep combat system with realistic gore and executions. Add branching storylines to it where your choices actually matter and sparing someone or killing them could have a big impact on the path the game goes down. Someone may seek revenge for the murder of their family/friend or could avoid a conflict later on down the road if you had spared someone beforehand. Like the TV shows/books make betrayal play a big part and dont know who to trust.
Also think a zombie survival game thats a cross between DayZ and State of Decay would be great, with it being an open world but closer to an MMO size online game where people can build their own camps anywhere and be able to get resources to fortify them but they would still have to find supplies to live, with survival elements being prominent (medicine/food/water/ammo/bandages etc). The need to eat/sleep and drink and having limited supplies of everything with need to go out on survival runs and hunt for food and interact with other 'camps' and players to gain more resources. Permadeath also playing a part and death meaning anyone can steal your gear and supplies you are carrying. But make the zombies a threat too so that people feel the need to band together to survive.
Granted most of these ideas are actually in the works for DayZ already just hope they make the final product.
Im really into some of the ideas being banded around in some of the new survival games so look forward to seeing what some of them do.
DayZ is coming the closest to the survival game I would like to see so far but
The Forest is showing promise and with updates
Rust too &
Nether could be a sleeper hit also if it continues to improve.
Tried to keep everything pretty brief as I typed most of this on my phone from work.