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Which Game Series Would You Reboot?

Posted by Soulskill on from the star-control-please dept.

Franchise reboots are all the rage these days in Hollywood, and the trend is starting to creep into the games industry as well. The Guardian's games blog is running a story discussing a few examples and pondering likely candidates for future reboots. Quoting: "If anything, the concept of the reboot makes more sense in the videogame sector than it does in movies. For a start, games are complex entities, with each new iteration in a familiar series adding many, many hours of fresh narrative content. Entering, say, the Zelda, Resident Evil, Half-Life, Dragon Quest or Metal Gear worlds at this stage must be massively intimidating — even if the developers go to great lengths to make each entry work as a singular, self-contained entity within the canon. Also, videogames are going through a paradigm shift in terms of popular appeal at the moment. The faithful audience of young males has been joined by new demographics brought in by the Wii, PC casual games, and now the iPhone. Many of these people may be vaguely aware of long-running game brands, but won't have a clue about the key characters, sign post events and basic gameplay mechanisms." So, which series (or individual title) would you like to see rebooted?

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  1. Rogue or Nethack by thomasdz · · Score: 5, Funny

    I would mix up all the letters.

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    1. Re:Rogue or Nethack by wandazulu · · Score: 4, Funny

      Happens to me every time I drink XFKG MZJTZ. But then I chase it down with some JIZV KLZV and start thinking of Maud, and forget about everything else.

    2. Re:Rogue or Nethack by Verdatum · · Score: 3, Funny

      Man, these new energy drinks have the WEIRDEST names! Like this one..."Kltpzyxm"...Hey wait, Oh noooooooooooo! *disappears into the fifth dimension*

  2. Not all series need reboots by Drakkenmensch · · Score: 5, Funny

    Spiro's been rebooting with every new iteration from the original game and on. How else could you explain that he keeps forgetting how to breathe fire?

  3. The summary is dark, by swb311 · · Score: 5, Funny

    All the crappy games listed should be eaten by a grue.

  4. Re:Final Fantasy by imadoofus · · Score: 5, Funny

    I agree, you spoony bard!

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  5. Two Words.... by Digital+Mage · · Score: 4, Funny

    BURGER TIME.

    'Nuff Said

  6. Re:Origin Systems Games by nedlohs · · Score: 2, Funny

    The word was "good".

  7. Pong! by dkf · · Score: 2, Funny

    Ah! The existential angst of whether the ball will return, the skill of sending it back with just an expert flick of the wrist...

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  8. Re:Oregon Trail! by Gilmoure · · Score: 2, Funny

    Ooh, Oregon Trail, 20,000 B.C. That would spice it up!

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  9. Re:Gorz by thrash242 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Only if room descriptions are like:

    "u r in a maze of twizty pssges all aleik lol"