Gaming should reach out to Christmas and other holidays more

So many books, TV movies, silver-screen movies, and other mediums, along with being able to tell great stories, have holiday classics that can be called upon each year to reiterate the medium's quality.

For games, we don't really do that. Sure, we may add hats to our Team Fortresses and Uncharted multiplayers, but it's not the same as having a reliable game to call on every Christmas. I don't even celebrate Christmas as much as I just put up lights and a tree, but would still love for a game to have an engaging idea and cement itself as a Christmas classic yet is fun to play at any time.

So does anyone else agree that games should also have some great Christmas/holiday-centric stories? Also, feel free to share any Christmas games you may have played, indie-or-not.

All the Christmas spirit I need from games

Yeah, that be cool.

All the Christmas spirit I need from games

BPoole96

Didn't Animal Crossing use to do that?charizard1605

[QUOTE="charizard1605"]Didn't Animal Crossing use to do that?AcidSoldner

Wow that sounds great.

Would be nice if other games implemented something similiar throught certain holidays of a year, even small easter eggs.

All the Christmas spirit I need from games

BPoole96

lots of mmos also take on holiday events also.

I think retail games don't like doing it because they fear people may look at it just like holiday movies and only play them during that 1 time of the year. Shoot what happens if the game gets delayed?

I'd be fine with a Christmas map pack for Black Ops 2 :P

I'm still waiting for the holiday follow up to InFamous: Festival of Blood. Cole saves Christmas could be huge!darkspineslayer

Yes! Cole teams up with KISS to save Christmas!:shock:

Tons of MMO's do it, then there's stand outs like the Killing Floor and TF2 as well as the Sims 3 (to a degree) with Christmas updates, and there's also games that have Christmas just in the game in manny ways (level, mention, achievement, etc.).

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Persona 4 Godlen has Christmas. Brotag even gets to choose one of his many girlfriends to spend it with. Oh and if you have multiple girlfriends, Valentine's Day is a very interesting day for your moralities. hehehee :twisted:

Guild Wars did this every year for a number of holidays. I would imagine the same will continue in Guild Wars 2.AmazonTreeBoa

world of warcraft and killing floor is all i need for year around holiday events.

Christmas is ghastly.

You might think I'm a scrooge of some kind, au contraire! I'm pleasant and helpful the entire year round, and I never change this. Thus, when Christmas arrives I don't change the music of the day from Al Jolson to Justin Bieber's Christmas, I don't all of a sudden start saying 'Merry Christmas' - what's wrong with Good Morning?

I don't erect a tree, buy the albums, get blind drunk, etc etc. I give gifts to others if I really have to. If it's the season of giving, well I do give - there are so many people who need my help. They're all like 'Simon why won't my laptop boot?' 'Simon do you know how to do an oil change?' 'Simon do you know how to write a script which can email me a directory listing every day?' - so I take time off work, and I spend some of it helping people I know, or people like my dad's friends.

Why do people care about Christmas? It's been debunked since at least 1987 that Santa Claus does not provide the Childrens' presents.

Christmas is ghastly.

You might think I'm a scrooge of some kind, au contraire! I'm pleasant and helpful the entire year round, and I never change this. Thus, when Christmas arrives I don't change the music of the day from Al Jolson to Justin Bieber's Christmas, I don't all of a sudden start saying 'Merry Christmas' - what's wrong with Good Morning?

I don't erect a tree, buy the albums, get blind drunk, etc etc. I give gifts to others if I really have to. If it's the season of giving, well I do give - there are so many people who need my help. They're all like 'Simon why won't my laptop boot?' 'Simon do you know how to do an oil change?' 'Simon do you know how to write a script which can email me a directory listing every day?' - so I take time off work, and I spend some of it helping people I know, or people like my dad's friends.

Why do people care about Christmas? It's been debunked since at least 1987 that Santa Claus does not provide the Childrens' presents.

psymon100

Christmas is ghastly.

You might think I'm a scrooge of some kind, au contraire! I'm pleasant and helpful the entire year round, and I never change this. Thus, when Christmas arrives I don't change the music of the day from Al Jolson to Justin Bieber's Christmas, I don't all of a sudden start saying 'Merry Christmas' - what's wrong with Good Morning?

I don't erect a tree, buy the albums, get blind drunk, etc etc. I give gifts to others if I really have to. If it's the season of giving, well I do give - there are so many people who need my help. They're all like 'Simon why won't my laptop boot?' 'Simon do you know how to do an oil change?' 'Simon do you know how to write a script which can email me a directory listing every day?' - so I take time off work, and I spend some of it helping people I know, or people like my dad's friends.

Why do people care about Christmas? It's been debunked since at least 1987 that Santa Claus does not provide the Childrens' presents.

psymon100

I feel similar. I don't like the holidays because they are just an all around pain in the ass.

If and when my wife and I have children, I may feel differently.

It's been debunked since at least 1987 that Santa Claus does not provide the Childrens' presents.psymon100

how does it feel? To be so depressing all the time, I mean.darkspineslayer

I feel confused about your post.

I don't see how I could depress you with my post. Are you honing in on something specific?

I feel similar. I don't like the holidays because they are just an all around pain in the ass.If and when my wife and I have children, I may feel differently.Pug-Nasty

AndCherokee_Jack, he's not real. It's not that he is real, but just doesn't deliver the presents. Santa's not real. Please - don't spend your Wii U fund on a Chimney.

I'll be playing Doom 3 BFG Edition and Far Cry 3 over xmas.

Meh, I hate the repeated crap on TV and most of the music. The only music that I find acceptable is the older classics, Rat Pack, Ella Fitzgerald etc. Can't see myself playing a Christmas game, especially not every year!

Christmas for me is about spending time with family, the mrs and friends with some good food and booze. Don't much care about the more commercial side.

Didn't Animal Crossing use to do that?charizard1605

The other holidays must be mad jelly of Halloween.

Write a letter to any developer for a Christmassy game.

there is games its just people dont like them

santa clause is coming to town

rudolph the red nosed reindeer ,

also super mario 64 mariokart 64 diddy kong racing donkey kong country and banjo kazooie had snow levels and such ,

MMOs are all about that.

[QUOTE="darkspineslayer"]how does it feel? To be so depressing all the time, I mean.psymon100

I feel confused about your post.

I don't see how I could depress you with my post. Are you honing in on something specific?

I feel similar. I don't like the holidays because they are just an all around pain in the ass.If and when my wife and I have children, I may feel differently.Pug-Nasty

AndCherokee_Jack, he's not real. It's not that he is real, but just doesn't deliver the presents. Santa's not real. Please - don't spend your Wii U fund on a Chimney.

Blab what are you talking about?
TF2 Christmas events.

Killing Floor christmas maps and new weapons.

League of Legend's is getting all christmassy!

The Killing Floor Christmas one is my favourite though.

All the Christmas spirit I need from games

BPoole96

Blab what are you talking about?
TF2 Christmas events.

Killing Floor christmas maps and new weapons.

League of Legend's is getting all christmassy!

The Killing Floor Christmas one is my favourite though.

OB-47

All the Christmas spirit I need from games

BPoole96

Pretty much.

I played it for, IIRC, around 100 hours last Christmas along with 5 other friends who all put in 40-60 hours each as well.

This year is shaping up to be just as fun!

[QUOTE="OB-47"]

Blab what are you talking about?
TF2 Christmas events.

Killing Floor christmas maps and new weapons.

League of Legend's is getting all christmassy!

The Killing Floor Christmas one is my favourite though.

Blabadon

I think that solution is far better than an actual game that is a Christmas one really. Thing is, games are GAMES, nobody wants to buy a game themed around Christmas. The cool skins and events (TF2 always has fun events) are Christmasy enough and I can rely on these games to deliver the Xmas gaming needs