You can have a cRPG set in any videogame universe of your choice

[Sigourn]

Videogame or any other media universe (books, films, TV shows, anything goes)

Which one is that universe, and why? Already existing cRPG universes are out of the question.

Personally, I would like to see a Legacy of Kain cRPG. The lore was cool, the setting was interesting, the characters were memorable, even if they were overly verbose in plenty of ocassions. It would need a serious rework so that the story makes sense, but overall I think it has potential.

By "video game universe", I really do mean "grab an existing universe and use it as the base for a cRPG". "Cyberpunk" means nothing, on the other hand, if you say something like "I want a cRPG set in the Blade Runner universe" it works.

 

[Baron Dupek]

anything except fantasy
just die already

Spoiler

serious answer - cuberpunk and historical (older than kwa) can do the job

 

[agris]

stranger things (adventure game?), dark tower 3: the waste land (iso-cRPG), fall of giants (open world-ish aRPG)

 

[PorkyThePaladin]

I would start with all the cool historical settings that are never/rarely covered.

- feudal Japan (from a wRPG perspective, I know jRPGs cover it a lot)
- dark age Europe (from around 450AD to 1066AD)
- age of sail (roleplaying a pirate, sailor, explorer, ship captain, etc)
- prehistory
- ancient/medieval China
- various Asian empires (Golden Horde, Mughals, Temerids, Caliphates, etc)

Each of those would provide a ton of background lore, unique flavor, and stuff to play around with. And being historical, the absence of commonly used genre props (e.g. wizards, elves, fireballs, magic wands) would force the devs to create compelling stories/locations/characters.

After that, I would look for cool sci-fi settings, based on highly rated sci-fi movies/books.

 

[eggdogg]

The global struggle between communists and anarchists in the 1800s where you can role either Marx or Bakunin...final boss Capitalism.

 

[an Administrator]

An RPG set into the world of Lord of the Rings

 

[Drew]

I want a tactics game set in L4D universe.

But like, not shit.
City crawling squad turn based zombie killer.

 

[Excidium II]

Conan

 

[Brancaleone]

The Land from the first trilogy of the Chronicles of Thomas Covenant.

 

[Transfiguring Roar]

A toilet bowl full of piss, shit and germs, where you get to play the chosen germ.

 

[DawnrazorDCLXVI]

Videogame or any other media universe (books, films, TV shows, anything goes)

Which one is that universe, and why? Already existing cRPG universes are out of the question.

Personally, I would like to see a Legacy of Kain cRPG. The lore was cool, the setting was interesting, the characters were memorable, even if they were overly verbose in plenty of ocassions. It would need a serious rework so that the story makes sense, but overall I think it has potential.

By "video game universe", I really do mean "grab an existing universe and use it as the base for a cRPG". "Cyberpunk" means nothing, on the other hand, if you say something like "I want a cRPG set in the Blade Runner universe" it works.

Legacy of Kain cRPG would be cool. I'd like to see an Elder Scrolls/Ultima style game set in the Dune universe. And maybe a few more Lovecraftian games (nothing has nailed it yet.)

 

[NeoKino]

An RPG set in the Bernstein Bears timeline.

 

[Villagkouras]

I would like to see an RPG in the Boardwalk Empire / prohibition setting.

 

[Iznaliu]

An RPG set into the world of Lord of the Rings

Middle Earth doesn't really work as a RPG setting

The Land from the first trilogy of the Chronicles of Thomas Covenant.

There is one already. Additionally, 'The Land' is a shitty name for a shitty fantasy setting.

 

[Epsilon]

An intergalactic RPG not unlike Star Flight, but set in the Hyperion universe.

 

[pomenitul]

Gene Wolfe's Book of the New Sun would make for an intriguing backdrop.

 

[octavius]

Malazan. The books are cringeworthy in their pretensiousness and over the top character levels, but it would be perfect for a huge open world CRPG. It's like a more original version of Forgotten Realms.

An RPG set into the world of Lord of the Rings

Personally I think the Silmarillion is a much more interesting setting: higher power levels (I mean guys like Turin and Fingolfin make Aragorn and Legolas look like little boys), more magic, and more evenly matched factions than in LoTR. And it's not centered around just one person or "party".

 

[buffalo bill]

rpg set in cronenberg's videodrome where you submit to or resist the new flesh, choosing to support the cathode ray mission that wants to convert everyday reality into television or the spectacular optical corporation that wants to purge north america of sex and violence addicted degenerates by giving them all brain tumors (incline?). Sanity-based mechanic in which you gain skills by putting videotapes into the cavity that grows in your chest, sacrificing mental stability

 

[Major_Blackhart]

Arcanum 2

 

[Xorphitus]

A cRPG based off of Faxanadu as long as it didn't take inspiration from Tokyo Xanadu.

Maybe a cRPG based off one of the classic side scroller beat'em up's like Final Fight or Streets of Rage.

 

[udm]

RPG Codex. You begin as a lowly newfag. Your first guide is Jaesun who constantly reminds you of your Join Date. Along the way, you get to meet a wide cast of quirky characters including a melnorme who likes rearranging stuff, a procrastinating neanderthal, and even people of the royal family. R00fles! Visit wondrous places like Prosperland and the fabled Vault of Down Under.

As you level up, you gain new powers like the ability to brofist. After completing the final quest, you get an Achievement called 'DarkUnderlord' and the ability to goldfist.

There is no end to this CRPG. It just works!

Fake edit: there will even be oldskuul cheat codes that can be typed in the console. Type Chris Avellone for God mode (TimCain works too).

 

[Johannes]

Cleveologic prehistory

 

[Xorphitus]

Cleveologic prehistory

The Cleveborian Age would make for a fine cRPG. I would love to ride around on a mammoth with a necklace of melonhead testicles and trample over a bunch of manboons while hunting dire beavers. Hopefully someone will make this game as a tribute to Cleve and his Vault-Co blog.

 

[laclongquan]

Caveman in prehistoric time, with DINOSAUR

Basically Unreal World but set in hotter climate with Dinosaur thrown in for challenges.

 

[bertram_tung]

star trek