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My personal top 10 old school IPs that would make great MMO titles

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  • expressoexpresso Member UncommonPosts: 2,218

    Thunder cats!

    Lion-O = off/tank & dps

    Jaga - Pet

    Tygra - DPS

    Panthro - Tank

    Cheetara - DSP

    WilyKit and WilyKat - uber class you play both, stealth class

  • SweetZoidSweetZoid Member Posts: 437

    If SoE could give Vanguard:saga of heroes to me i could fix it and make the game really big. SoE wont even sell it for billions..they really want EQ2 to be better.SoE really need to be killed(with fire) and burn for all eternity in hell while they get slammed by devils huge hot dog.hate them.

     

    I would like a legend/champions of norrath mmorpg.

  • majimaji Member UncommonPosts: 2,091

    • Magic the Gathering

    • Cthulhu

    • The Dream-QUest of Unkown Kadath

    • Terry Prattchet

    • Futurama

    • X-COM / UFO

    • Civilization

    • Vampire: The Masquerade

    Uhm... yeah...


    But since I don't think any company out there would currently try to make something truly original and polished out of any franchise, but they all seem to just throw out generic crappy MMORPGs with just the colors fitting to a franchise, it would all be wasted anyway.


     


    Actually I don't really need a specific franchise or existing setting or something. I just want an MMORPG with an open world, dynamic weather and seasons system, an original setting, terraforming and... ah whatever, maybe in 50 years. :)

    Let's play Fallen Earth (blind, 300 episodes)

    Let's play Guild Wars 2 (blind, 45 episodes)

  • xaldraxiusxaldraxius Member Posts: 1,249

    Originally posted by expresso

    Thunder cats!

    Lion-O = off/tank & dps

    Jaga - Pet

    Tygra - DPS

    Panthro - Tank

    Cheetara - DSP

    WilyKit and WilyKat - uber class you play both, stealth class

     Eww, and to think I used to think Cheetara was hot...

  • EmeraqEmeraq Member UncommonPosts: 1,063

    Originally posted by SweetZoid

    If SoE could give Vanguard:saga of heroes to me i could fix it and make the game really big. SoE wont even sell it for billions..they really want EQ2 to be better.SoE really need to be killed(with fire) and burn for all eternity in hell while they get slammed by devils huge hot dog.hate them.

     

    I would like a legend/champions of norrath mmorpg.

     Let me get this straight, first you bash SOE for not making Vanguard better because they want EQ2 to be more successful, and then you turn around and ask for another EQ MMO in the form of Legend/Champions of Norrath?! Please explain that one to me?

  • EmeraqEmeraq Member UncommonPosts: 1,063

    Originally posted by SweetZoid

    If SoE could give Vanguard:saga of heroes to me i could fix it and make the game really big. SoE wont even sell it for billions..they really want EQ2 to be better.SoE really need to be killed(with fire) and burn for all eternity in hell while they get slammed by devils huge hot dog.hate them.

     

    I would like a legend/champions of norrath mmorpg.

    (Double post because page crashed.... .not sure how my first post created under the second, oh well)

  • EmeraqEmeraq Member UncommonPosts: 1,063

    Since folks are pulling out some old school cartoons (Thundercats)

     

    How about the following

     

    Masters of the Universe

    GI Joe

    Voltron

     

     

    And how about Mechwarrior or Robotech

    Maybe even Xenosaga.

  • StormwatchStormwatch Member Posts: 86

    Moonstone, Syndicate and Dungeon Keeper. Good choice. I would place The Legend of Zelda there as well, as some others did. It would`nt work though, it would break the MMO genre because of too much awesomeness. Fable is probably not considered old school enough, would make the list as well otherwise. And of course the old Final Fantasy … wait …

    If you say overall IPs in general, then how about Masters of the Universe? That's right, combine COH/V with weird Science-Fantasy!

  • Methos12Methos12 Member UncommonPosts: 1,244

    Originally posted by Emeraq

    Voltron

    This also puzzles me - why has no one picked up one of the MANY mecha cartoons/animes and based an AAA MMO on it?

    Civilized men are more discourteous than savages because they know they can be impolite without having their skulls split, as a general thing.
  • spitfire1064spitfire1064 Member Posts: 61

    How about Talislanta, A great paper RPG.

  • VesaviusVesavius Member RarePosts: 7,908

    Originally posted by Kwansei

    What no Joust?!

     

    Yes, Joust!

    True flight, open world of floating islands over a lava sea, full PvP, you get to raise your bird steed from day 1 alongside your character as desperatly try to avoid the randomly travelling pteradactyl (sp??) world boss :p

    Nice one:)

  • triprunnertriprunner Member Posts: 169

    oldschool? do pen&paper RPGs count?

    if yes then Cyberpunk 2020, my fav RPG of the time; 

    also Warhammer Fantasy but done properly not like the crappy WoW clone that came out of EA's incompetent hands. I'd like it to be more like the RPG with professions like Rat Catcher, a Bawd or a Grave Robber. Not with shiny armors and +10 weapons but bad teeth and crooked smiles.

    if its oldschool computer games, then i'd love to see a game (even an MMO) of Dreamweb (remember that? or am i THAT old?) dark, gritty, industrial and dark world with a supernatural element.

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  • VesaviusVesavius Member RarePosts: 7,908

    Originally posted by xaldraxius

    Originally posted by expresso

    Thunder cats!

    Lion-O = off/tank & dps

    Jaga - Pet

    Tygra - DPS

    Panthro - Tank

    Cheetara - DSP

    WilyKit and WilyKat - uber class you play both, stealth class

     Eww, and to think I used to think Cheetara was hot...

     lol so did I... but never anything compared to princess from battle of the Planets/ G-force.

    but, we digress.. :P

  • HedeonHedeon Member UncommonPosts: 997

    Originally posted by vesavius

    C'mon guys, buy these up and make them live again as persistant world nonsense! :)

     


    1. Moonstone http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y1lbCWqiqyk

    2. Syndicate http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-IOga7pFkKY

    3. Lords of Midnight http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYiklXT4VOg

    4. Another World http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zgkf6wooDmw

    5. Tir Na Nog http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8bj0_-vaO3I&feature=related

    6. Dungeon Keeper 2  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFQr6ezD2XY&feature=related

    7. The Chaos Engine http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=55jpHprP_ao

    8. Future World http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETHGr3Gv_nk&feature=related

    9. Elite http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AuvbZpH1QuE

    10. Vanguard: Saga of Heroes http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLjJnAGcQoo (lol)

    No? ahh well... :)

     

    damn you....may just have to dig out dungeon keeper again

  • VesaviusVesavius Member RarePosts: 7,908

    Originally posted by Hedeon

    Originally posted by vesavius

    C'mon guys, buy these up and make them live again as persistant world nonsense! :)

     


    1. Moonstone http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y1lbCWqiqyk

    2. Syndicate http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-IOga7pFkKY

    3. Lords of Midnight http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYiklXT4VOg

    4. Another World http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zgkf6wooDmw

    5. Tir Na Nog http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8bj0_-vaO3I&feature=related

    6. Dungeon Keeper 2  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFQr6ezD2XY&feature=related

    7. The Chaos Engine http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=55jpHprP_ao

    8. Future World http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETHGr3Gv_nk&feature=related

    9. Elite http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AuvbZpH1QuE

    10. Vanguard: Saga of Heroes http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLjJnAGcQoo (lol)

    No? ahh well... :)

     

    damn you....may just have to dig out dungeon keeper again

     lol I know, i fight the urge every now and again as well...

    back in the day, Bullfrog (both DK and Syndicate on this list) were one of the cornerstone companies that got my gaming time... add in the Bitmaps (Speedball 2...), Delphine (Underneath a Steel Sky etc), and the Lucasarts point and click games, as well as others, and you had a classic era I think.

    Ahh man, now I have seen the link to North & South http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHcoemBuUZ0&feature=related ... too many hours.

  • StormwatchStormwatch Member Posts: 86

    ... when games radiated magic. Add in Cinemaware (it came from the desert, wings …)

  • Jimmy_ScytheJimmy_Scythe Member CommonPosts: 3,586

     

     

    TRON!!!!!!!!

     

     

     

    FTMFW!!!!!11111

  • EbonyflyEbonyfly Member Posts: 255

    I think the following IPs would all lend themselves really well to MMOs:

    - Melnibone & The Young Kingdoms (Elric stories by Michael Moorcock)

    - Chronicles of Riddick

    - Nehwon & Lankhmar (Fafhrd & Gray Mouser stories by Fritz Leiber)

    - World of Tiers (stories by Philip Jose Farmer)

    - Forgotten Realms

     

    I've got to say though the best IP of all is Conan and look how that turned out!

     

     

  • jusomdudejusomdude Member RarePosts: 2,706

    Shadowrun damnit!

  • uquipuuquipu Member Posts: 1,516

    Firefly, *pfft*

    Firefly video on youtube.

    Well shave my back and call me an elf! -- Oghren

  • xenoclixxenoclix Member UncommonPosts: 298

    Originally posted by uquipu

    Firefly, *pfft*

    Firefly video on youtube.

    That ^ - Nuff said.

     

    I would be in my bunk "IF" this games out ;)

  • TazlorTazlor Member UncommonPosts: 864

    megaman mmo, they've got plenty of bosses. go kill dust man! *500 exp* now go kill ice man!! *500 exp* now kill guts man! *500 exp* now kill DR. Wile!!.......LFG DR. wile! need tank, hea.....nvm, we're all dps. one class, THE MEGAMAN CLASS

  • Padre-AdamoPadre-Adamo Member Posts: 61

    1. Terminator

    2. Alien versus Predator

    3. Dino-Riders (Your not from the '80s unless you remember this cartoon)

    4. Gi-Joe (come on!)

    5. Starcom (Another classic '80s cartoon)

    6. Ars Magica (The best Pen/paper RPG period.)

  • solarinesolarine Member Posts: 1,203

    OK: image

    1. Gateway

    2. Planescape: Torment

    3. Blade Runner

    4. The Longest Journey

    5. Beneath a Steel Sky

    6. Dreamweb

    7. Zork

    8. BloodNet 

    9. Noctropolis 

    10. Gabriel Knight

     

  • VesaviusVesavius Member RarePosts: 7,908

    Originally posted by solarine

    OK: image

    1. Gateway

    2. Planescape: Torment

    3. Blade Runner

    4. The Longest Journey

    5. Beneath a Steel Sky

    6. Dreamweb

    7. Zork

    8. BloodNet 

    9. Noctropolis 

    10. Gabriel Knight

     

     

    I can see Planescape being an awesome setting, and definitly the D&D setting I would rather see over FR. it is just so much less cliched and has a ton of potentiol- the Lady of Pain, the city of Sigil, all the outer and inner planes... would be awesome tbh. So much imagination to be tapped here. The same goes for Spelljammer tbh.

    Zork has already been rezzed? I think it's a piss poor F2P thing tho these days. Havent played it tho.

    I havent played some of those others... will have to take a look.

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