Just a thought here. A tangent in a way from the Island train of thought...but a different idea so a different concept. Games such as Driver and GTA use one stage and run through many possible missions. Has anyone played, or would anyone play a FPS game that uses the same concept. Though, it might not be as big as the driving versions...of the idea...maybe just a large island.

Are you talking a Battle Royal style game? If you are i cant really see how you could seperate the island into multiple missions unless it was huge

Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath (XBox) is about the closest I've seen. Streams everything on the fly so you never see a loading screen or end of level, and tends to have quests similar to an RPG where you'll keep returning to the same village a few times. Very good game too. [grin]

Most FPS games, Each stage is whole unto itself. Once completed it moves on to the next stage.

In Driver and GTA you have a large Setting, and the stage is carved out of the pre-set map. So the goal is to get from point A to point B.

Imagine creating a game like this only instead of driving its going to be a FPS.

The concept is sort of along the lines of Spiderman 2 as well.

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Original post by robert4818 Most FPS games, Each stage is whole unto itself. Once completed it moves on to the next stage. In Driver and GTA you have a large Setting, and the stage is carved out of the pre-set map. So the goal is to get from point A to point B. Imagine creating a game like this only instead of driving its going to be a FPS. The concept is sort of along the lines of Spiderman 2 as well.

I see a problem with the moment to moment core interactivity that may not translate well. Driving is fun, especially if it satisfies the wish fulfillment of breaking laws and rules (driving up on the sidewalk, dangerous weaving between cars). Spiderman, GTA and Driver also share the issue of risk versus control-- you could crash, or fall if you do it wrong. I suspect this creates a background level of micromanagement that people find fun, depending on how complex it is. (Spidey also gets a wish fulfillment boost for flying/swinging and crawling walls, which is big-time childhood fantasy)

Walking/running needs these elements, especially if its an FPS. A sneaker might work in a massive, hostile environment. The reason I think you get led by the nose in missions (and most people, even a mission-hater like myself don't mind) is because it cuts out all the boring stuff that has no challenge.

Now, your island could be flooded with enemies, with one-stage missions interspersed. That might be really cool, kind of ambient hack & slash mixed with directed, purposeful action. But otherwise, you need to make it fun to get from point A to B.

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Original post by Wavinator Now, your island could be flooded with enemies, with one-stage missions interspersed. That might be really cool, kind of ambient hack & slash mixed with directed, purposeful action. But otherwise, you need to make it fun to get from point A to B.

A zombie infested island perhaps? Or a Day Of The Triffids city of london in chaos?

True.

I suspect doing a game like this would end up being some sort of RPG/FPS hybrid.

Metroid Prime popped into my head after writing up this idea...but the big difference with Metroid is it ends up being a series of stages that end up forming a whole world.... Kind of a backwards approach.

It could be something along the lines of a one-stage Sam Fisher, or Perhaps Metal Gear.

There really isn't a whole game idea here...just some thoughts on it.

How about the island being a "living" place where things happen, kind of like Hogwart's school in Harry Potter?

Hmm, sorry if this doesn't fit in properly with what you're saying but for me Deus Ex 1/2 comes to mind. Either that or I'm getting mixed memories of Deus Ex and other games but couldn't you repeatedly visit areas of the game in Deus Ex? As if it was one world and you got missions by speaking to the right people.

If my memory serves me correctly then Deus Ex 1/2 (not quite sure whether it's just one of them or both that apply) is the closest FPS game to GTA that I know of. Being able to go everywhere, kill anyone as well as getting missions by going to the right people etc.

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Original post by InsaneBoarder234 Hmm, sorry if this doesn't fit in properly with what you're saying but for me Deus Ex 1/2 comes to mind. Either that or I'm getting mixed memories of Deus Ex and other games but couldn't you repeatedly visit areas of the game in Deus Ex? As if it was one world and you got missions by speaking to the right people.

Deus Ex "fakes it" by having multiple copies of the levels for your further visits (often, things have changed). You're usually free to move & get side-missions within the level's "sub-levels" (like the bar, hotel, clinic and sewers in the Hell's Kitchen) but once you leave the current set of sub-levels you can't get back.

If anyone remembers the Amiga game Hunter, it was based on several gamemodes (long "quest", shorter missions, and pure war) over a single map consisting of a few islands. Worked sweet, and had vehicles. Could work well if updated into modern 3D and 1st person.