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Hello everybody,


Like it is in music it also is in the games business some really great ideas (and some really bad ones) might come by combining 2 genres. Or by dismantling a genre and taking a specific part and creating a stand alone of that feature.


What type of mixing and matching would you like to see in games.
 
Metroidvania & Diablo. The drop system and random maps of Diablo, along with the platform type of Castlevania sotn. :)
 
Zombie shooter / combat racing.


There would be an AI system similar to Left 4 Dead, but it would spawn cars instead of zombies. And you would race each other instead of cooperating. No idea if it would be fun, but I want to see it happen.
 
rhythm action dating sim :D
There is one! Princess Debut! However, I'd rather see one with a Grease-theme. Imagine, playing John Travolta, trying to impress girls, all in the comfort of your home using a dance mat.


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Oh, how could I forget, there is also Duel Love, which is a visual novel/rhythm game/dating sim where you play a girl who massage the guys from the boxing club ;)
 
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rhythm action dating sim :D
There is one! Princess Debut! However, I'd rather see one with a Grease-theme. Imagine, playing John Travolta, trying to impress girls, all in the comfort of your home using a dance mat.

that's not a game, it's on the ds :p though elite beat agents is a ds game, and that's not too bad, apart from only being playable on a teensy screen etc
 
Motorcycle racing, a la Road Rash, mixed with Roller Derby. Don't know if it would work, but it sounds fun.
 
A 3D platformer.


Oh wait, too late...


Erm, puzzle platformer!


No no, that couldn't work...


I got it! A 3D sandbox puzzle platformer!


Well, Sandbox+anything can be awesome, maybe adding sandbox... Myst? Some sort of adventure game? IDK possibilities are too endless.
 
Zombie shooter / combat racing.


There would be an AI system similar to Left 4 Dead, but it would spawn cars instead of zombies. And you would race each other instead of cooperating. No idea if it would be fun, but I want to see it happen.
its called Carmageddon, and that is my answer, i dont want a new genre, i just want a new Carmageddon game....like now...please? anybody? DAMNIT WHERE ARE THE CARMAGEDDON GAMES!!!!???
 
A survival horror mixed with Buzz: music quiz. You answer questions to kill monsters, similar to typing of the dead.
 
I think you might have missed a little sarcasm there... I'm a big fan of Braid, though I must check out Klonoa, sounds interesting :D
Indeed I did. My sarcasm-detector occasionally goes on the fritz! :lol: My apologies. Do check those two out, though, if you can find them - they are superb.
 
Brilliant. How'd I miss that? I played Portal! OK, a puzzle third person shooter.
 
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