Posted February 09, 2021
Another concept is cross-genre remakes of games.
One interesting example I thought of is the original SaGa (Final Fantasy Legend), but remade as an action game (specifically, a 2D sidescroller). Some aspects of this theoretical game:
* Assuming you're human, you can carry one weapon at a time. These weapons range from swords to guns to even a chainsaw.
* Said chainsaw has strange properties: It would fail to damage normal enemies, but would be an instant kill on bosses (assuming you manage to carry it that long).
* I'm thinking that the only saw to find would be in the tower before the fourth world. In world 4, it would allow you to just kill the Su-Zakus that come flying at you, but once you reach the first underground section, its inability to damage normal enemies would become apparent. (There would be a gun you can pick up right at that point, but Su-Zaku is immune to everything except the saw until the real fight, on top of a moving subway train.)
* If you're a monster, perhaps by eating meat dropped by the right monster may turn you into a bird, which would allow you to fly over areas and avoid platforming entirely. However, you would need to change into a sea creature for the game's one water level.
One interesting example I thought of is the original SaGa (Final Fantasy Legend), but remade as an action game (specifically, a 2D sidescroller). Some aspects of this theoretical game:
* Assuming you're human, you can carry one weapon at a time. These weapons range from swords to guns to even a chainsaw.
* Said chainsaw has strange properties: It would fail to damage normal enemies, but would be an instant kill on bosses (assuming you manage to carry it that long).
* I'm thinking that the only saw to find would be in the tower before the fourth world. In world 4, it would allow you to just kill the Su-Zakus that come flying at you, but once you reach the first underground section, its inability to damage normal enemies would become apparent. (There would be a gun you can pick up right at that point, but Su-Zaku is immune to everything except the saw until the real fight, on top of a moving subway train.)
* If you're a monster, perhaps by eating meat dropped by the right monster may turn you into a bird, which would allow you to fly over areas and avoid platforming entirely. However, you would need to change into a sea creature for the game's one water level.