Games you'd like to see branch into other genres

Sony games would be very appealing to me if some of their other games branched into other genres.

The Last of Us is already a bit of survival horror game so it's an obvious choice. I would like to see it turn into a full-fledged survivor horror game Its ability to convey emotion in an individual, its powerful story and great cast would make the experience like no other game. Resident Evil games are good but their horror elements are better for cheap thrills than legitimate fear.

Far Cry should just stop the bullshit and become an RPG. At that point it's simply a dumbed down RPG. The skill trees, experience points, character building are all half-assed elements from RPG games.

Might sound stupid, but if they did the Diablo style hack and slash game for the Warcraft universe.

I'd like to see KOTOR turned into an action RPG, I really don't like the combat in it but it'll probably never happen.

I've also wanted someone to combine the RPG aspects of games like Diablo and the combat of games like Ninja Gaiden, God of War, DMC etc into a GOOD game. Too Human tried this and the whole using the right stick for combat decision is still one of the most baffling design choices I've ever seen. LoTR War in the North also tried but it was a buggy mess so I never tried it.

Speaking of GoW, I'd like to see God of War branch back into the genre that it was before they decided to ruin it.

This will sound weird and maybe shitty, but i'd like to see Dynasty Warriors turn into a fully fledged turn based RPG.

@i_p_daily: It actually should go that route. Never been too big on the massive battles beat'em up.

I always thought that Kirby could make for an interesting RPG, ARPG, or even just simply be a platformer with RPG elements. All his different copy abilities could act as "classes", that could all level up and become more powerful, and he could learn more moves for all of them. Perhaps to do this you'd have to swallow enough of one enemy to eventually level up whatever ability is associated with.

They could also introduce "weaknesses", from the usual "fire beating out ice" to having the mirror ability be able to reflect moves back from electric or beam enemies.

@DJ-Lafleur: I think a Kirby RPG would be pretty neat. That's a solid idea.

My idea: there are a couple missions in Halo 5 where you're playing as Locke walking around different civilian areas, like the video below with Meridian Station. When playing the first time, I actually enjoyed this mission because it was a pretty fresh idea. And as I was searching for pieces of Intel, I thought about how neat it would actually be to have an open-world Halo a la Skyrim meets Mass Effect. Jumping from world to world and fulfilling a few quests.

No, I'm not advocating for Skyrim in space or anything like that. Just take some core ideas and build upon that to create some sort of First Person Adventure game with shooter elements.

Halo. I've always wanted to see a third person shooter where you play as an ODST with more emphasis on a squad and tactics. Like a third person Brothers in Arms or Rainbow Six. It would be cool to not play as a Spartan for once and it would finally make the Covenant an actual threat.

That or a homeworld style space RTS or a Rogue Squadron like dogfighting game in the Halo universe.

a gears of war or halo (with just marines) in the same style as xcom enemy unknown.

another mortal kombat beat em up like shaolin monks.

@mems_1224: I like your ideas more than mine in regards to Halo. :P

Like others have said, I think the halo universe is ripe for other genres. Whether its a squad based RPG, tactical RPG ala Full Spectrum Warrior, mmo... Hell even that telltale garbage gameplay would work in the halo universe.

Halo Karts

Master Chief Pro Golf 2552

Endless possibilities.

Ooh. What if they took the Overwatch formula in terms of classes? THAT would be refreshing.

I know venturing into other genres with this series has not gone well, but I think a survival horror/stealth Metroid could be cool. Morph ball would be great for stealth.

I could be wrong, but isn't that basically what Romance of the Three Kingdoms was?

I don't know because i haven't heard of that game. I've only played a few Dynasty/Samurai Warriors games in the past so you could be right.

Warhammer 40K franchise can be used a number of ways. I'd like to see Koei Tecmo be partnered with another studio/publisher to put out a Warhammer 40K game much like the Dynasty Warriors or Hyrule Warriors, basically space marines able to plow through large hordes of enemies with melee combat, the array of weapons like the heavy bolters, rocket launchers, plasma cannons, flame throwers, heavy hammers and swords and chainsaw swords, jetpacks, orbital bombardments, call in terminator squads, mechs, tanks, try to control the flow of the battlefield by attacking strong points and taking out enemy officers and bosses and such. The Warrior style games are amazing at their ability to handle great numbers of NPCs making it a good jump off point to tailor a game around. If you look at early Warhammer 40K: Space Marines gameplay it basically shows such a game. I think the only reason they dialed it down was to put it on consoles that probably couldn't handle that load off the engine they built. Also, Signal Studios who made the Toy Soldiers games, I think the style of tower defense games might also be a nice formula for making another WH40K game around.

@zassimick: yea man, there is a lot of stories they could tell from the early covenant war when humanity was getting bitch slapped. It would he a nice change of pace and a darker tone than the typical save the universe Halo story. They could even bring back Johnson and both Keyes!

I want to see Halo become an RTS, or Metroid become a soccer game, or The Witcher become a board game.

Maybe a Fire Emblem fighting game made by Namco or Capcom.

Would love to see a Starcraft stick shooter!

Mario games as Survival/horror ... oh wait ..

@i_p_daily: I just checked wikipedia. So Dynasty Warriors is actually a spin off of Romance of the Three Kingdoms. They are all loosely based on the book which tells a mythical version of a time in China when three powerfull families were vying for control during the decline of the Han Dynasty. Not all of them have made it out of Japan, but there are 13 main entries and many spinoffs spanning consoles and PC from the Amiga to the PS4. Looks like one of those, or Dynasty Tactics on PS2 may be what you are looking for :)

Yes! Namco please get Project Soul on this!

Watch out. You're gonna rile up @AzatiS for putting down GoW LOL

@so_hai: Check out Halo Wars, or if that's not what you meant on RTS.

Oh yes. A game version of Contact Harvest or battles with insurrectionists before Covenant emerged.

He doesnt seem a sheep/lem , nothing to worry about. As long as his opinion is sincere and he can backup his opinion that is ! :P

LOL All in good fun.

You're a cow, so your opinion isn't sincere on anything Xbox then. Cool.

I actually had an idea for a Halo universe RPG. Beginning as a new Spartan that just completed the program, you choose your gender, appearance (customize facial and armor design), and class; the classes having specializations in Tech, Demolitions, Gunner, Stealth, Sabotage, Recon (just the rough concept anyway).

You then choose an A.I. to partner up with, each of which provides a unique bonus ability. The unique abilities and class skills combine into an array of skill bonuses in combat, defensive capability, or other tactical benefits. Basically plenty of opportunity in exploring and experimenting with the mix n' match to discover different class builds to tailor play styles and customize the experience.

Then it's off to the first mission and from there exploring the landscape for further mission discovery.

I would like to see the witcher become a board game and metroid become a soccer game like @so_hai said.

I've always thought that Half-Life 2 should have an RTS spin-off with a highly asymmetric gameplay; Resistance would rely heavily on underground tunnels, guerrilla tactics and hero units, while Combine would play whack-a-mole with brute firepower and air support to try to destroy them.

Also, I think it's time Bethesda (as in the open world RPG dev) go full sci-fi. Not post-apocalyptic sci-fi like Fallout, but full sci-fi with spaceships and aliens and such. It's not so much that I want it, as I know they want to do it.

Finally for this post, I think Overwatch needs to be a Mass Effect-style shooter RPG. Or something. Anything. I just know that the world of Overwatch is begging for some kind of a more narrative-driven, single-player take.

I might have some more ideas later. I do this kind of thing for fun in my spare time.

i'd love a procedurally generated open world survival game in the world of Silent hill. like an Ark survival evolved but with horror themes instead of dinosaurs, Monsters need to generate depending on you behavior tendencies, i think Shattered memories did this to a certain extent. There's need to be a ultimate goal, like you need to explore the world in search for certain number of items in order to fight bosses and shit. Combat needs to be relentless and unforgiving. very few monsters but they have to be HARD to kill. gotta feel almost powerless even when using fire arms. A couple of big invencible enemies roaming the world and stuff. Cant wait until developers use proceduraly generating algorythms to create interiors for every building.

Give me Starcraft Ghost :(

Super Mario moves into real-time strategy with resource management.

Fire Emblem Arena. :O

@zassimick: My first thought before opening this thread, was a Mass Effect style Halo game but with better mechanics, obviously. I would probably nerdgasm.

I'd like to see some FPS games move into VR.

I thought there was a Witcher board game?http://www.miniaturemarket.com/ffgva90.html?gclid=Cj0KEQjw9vi-BRCx1_GZgN7N4voBEiQAaACKVohmZP7fcgz_WkWT0Goka6txeFTWjFSvx99TYmUydFgaAp7i8P8HAQ

Isometric Warhammer RPG plz

@pimphand_gamer: well,that's cool.thanks

Theres quite a few boardgames based on video games, I know there is a Resident Evil one out there somewhere. They are all just kind of expensive imo but if I had some people that would be interested in playing a board game more than once, then I'd get into them.