Best scifi Universe (Games or otherwise)

I'm going to have to go with Warhammer 40k due to the "dark" feeling.(not washed out brown colors, swear words, and tons of gore). The entire universe is deviod of a steryeotypical "good" faction. Each race has it's own motivations and are arguably selfish. The "evil" faction (the chaos) propensity for evil is much much darker and well thought out than other "evil" races in games such as the covenant. Thoughts?

Blade Runner. I think Ridley Scott makes all his sifi movies in the same world, after seeing Blade runner than watching Alien they could be based in the same universe.

Star Wars

I think Dune is pretty cool. The story of the book wasn't that great, but the world seemed really interesting.

for me it's definitely the Fallout overworld, i also liked the universe the Culture novels are set in but i preferred Fallouts for its darker tones.

I think Dune is pretty cool. The story of the book wasn't that great, but the world seemed really interesting.

cain006

I agree with this. The Dune universe is excellent and very different to most other Scifi settings

my favorite has to be ghost in the shell.

it seems so plausible in the next 50 or so years.

I really enjoyed the Homeworld universe.

Warhammer 40K is not without its charms.

Star Wars, easily

In a Galaxy far, far away.....

In a Galaxy far, far away.....

BattleSpectre

Perhaps the Alien universe, or the AVP video game universe.

Star Wars original saga, since I'm a huge fan of it.

Star Wars original saga, since I'm a huge fan of it.

mhofever

Star Wars (Including the New ones)

In terms of games I'd say the Warhammer 40k universe, I would have said Star Wars but I'm more than a little burnt out on Star Wars in general. In terms of otherwise it would be Warhammer 40k again but also Dune and Star Trek. It's a shame there just haven't been many decent Star Trek games and only a couple of decent Dune games.

Thre's a lot of sci-fi universes with huge potential for videogames, but so far to date I think that the most successful ones were EVE Online -an original franchise- and the Warhammer 40.000 universe. For an already stablished franchise I think that variety and lore are the main requirements to enhance the potential of a sci-fi videogame, and in both terms I think that WH 40K excels. I didn't even play a WH match, but I bought a lot of codex and artwork albums just for the lore.

Warhammer 40k. Nothing comes close to it.

Blade Runner, which is set in the Alien Universe

Star Trek, easily.

Blade Runner, which is set in the Alien Universe

ClassicRockFTW

How? In the Blade Runner Universe artificial human beings were made a lot earlier then in the Prometheus/Alien Universe. Tech is also more advanced in BR, despite the chronology.

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Blade Runner, which is set in the Alien Universe

Ondoval

How? In the Blade Runner Universe artificial human beings were made a lot earlier then in the Prometheus/Alien Universe. Tech is also more advanced in BR, despite the chronology.

Ridley Scott confirmed it himself. Even calls David from prometheus a "replicant"

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Blade Runner, which is set in the Alien Universe

ClassicRockFTW

How? In the Blade Runner Universe artificial human beings were made a lot earlier then in the Prometheus/Alien Universe. Tech is also more advanced in BR, despite the chronology.

Ridley Scott confirmed it himself. Even calls David from prometheus a "replicant"

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How? In the Blade Runner Universe artificial human beings were made a lot earlier then in the Prometheus/Alien Universe. Tech is also more advanced in BR, despite the chronology.

SovietsUnited

Ridley Scott confirmed it himself. Even calls David from prometheus a "replicant"

Here's one, didn't read it though.

http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/10/new-prometheus-material-confirms-blade-runner-and-alien-share-a-universe

If it seems dumb its because it probably is. Have you heard Ridley Scott speak? The guy is a little out there.

Halo

Star Wars (Including the New ones)

pelvist

I love a lot of sci fi universes, including many listed here.

Dead Space is quite a newly created universe with a lot of backstory seen in the movie and comics and how they link with the game. I think they have invented an interesting lore with for example unitology. There is a lot going on behind the scenes they can slowly tap into.

It's hard to go past the Mass Effect series in terms of gaming. Not only does it have a huge codex of information but it feels like a labour of love when it comes to races and how they intermingle. It's very distinctive being in that universe. In terms of games and movies

I think Star Trek is probably leading all comers. So much depth across the series and games.

edit: damn this thread is a few months old

I personally would have liked to have seen more done with the Farscape universe, i think it died before its time.And firefly but i don't want to think about that its too depressing :(

Here's one, didn't read it though.

http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/10/new-prometheus-material-confirms-blade-runner-and-alien-share-a-universe

If it seems dumb its because it probably is. Have you heard Ridley Scott speak? The guy is a little out there.

Ragingbear505

Mass Effect and Warhammer.

"It is better to die for the Emperor than live for yourself."

"Question: What has the Emperor ever done for me? Answer: What have you ever done for the Emperor?"

"No world shall be beyond my rule; no enemy shall be beyond my wrath."

"An open mind is like a fortress with its gates unbarred and unguarded."

"Innocence proves nothing."

"There is no such thing as innocence, only degrees of guilt."

"Even a man who has nothing can still offer his life."

"Only in death does duty end."

"Success is measured in blood; yours or your enemy´s."

[spoiler] Yeah, Warhammer 40K. [/spoiler]

Star Trek simply because I want a holodeck and food replicator.

Star Trek and Star Wars are unarguably the greatest pieces concerning sci fi, ever created, in any medium. But my personal favorites would be Blade Runner, Dune and the Fallout games.

Warhammer 40k.

For Russ and the Allfather!

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Here's one, didn't read it though.

http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/10/new-prometheus-material-confirms-blade-runner-and-alien-share-a-universe

If it seems dumb its because it probably is. Have you heard Ridley Scott speak? The guy is a little out there.

sSubZerOo

Heavily inspired but untimately went its own way. Still doesn't deter from the fact that Scott himself confirmed the films to be in the same universe

System Shock 1/2

Star Control 1/2

Alpha Centauri

Blade Runner

Darkseed

Dreamweb

The Dig

Albion

Superhero League of Hoboken

Manhunter

Midwinter

Bioforge

Buck Rogers

Megatraveler

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