Re: *** Official Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull Discussion Thread
And since you guys can now read my posts, here's something about what I'd like to see for the next Indiana Jones 3D game.
I'm really hoping LucasArts rethinks and reconsiders when the next Indiana Jones game takes place. I want him to be thick in the war and of course finding the occasional artifact. Indiana Jones and the whatever the hell they wanna call it should be HUGE in scope and levels. Perhaps it should also be in the same vein as Fate of Atlantis where you as Indy could travel back and forth to locations. Keep it a fully open sandbox environment of course for the select locations. He could be at point A, then B, over to C, and then D. But wait, to have the fully Indy Quotient to get all 100% of the game completed, you have to talk with certain people at various points and backtrack sometimes. Of course also having an inventory not only for weapons but for minor objects would be great.
Say for some piece of information Indiana needs he can either do a favour to a more desirable character to be in more good standing with them. OR in the same scenario, he has a random object which was picked up earlier in the game to be used in conjunction with an item some character gives him. Have NPC's for the game much in the same way Fate of Atlantis has. Either give a guy a newspaper instead of fighting them or something. I just want to feel involved in the game environment.
On the same subject. I'd like to be able to, in the game, be able to sell off the random artifacts Indy finds on his quest. Some might yield better results compared to others depending on contacts. I want to see full reload animations, insanely high detail on the costumes and various objects, a full lived in world where if the particular area is too hot or cold you get the appropriate response from people about you as you travel. Perhaps Indiana would have a set amount of moneys he starts out with for the adventure and you have to budget accordingly. Perhaps that'd be too involved but Indy is also very resourceful. Wait I'd be aiming to see is a more open feel with hard inspiration from Fate of Atlantis, Infernal Machine and Emperor's Tomb. Of course with the current implimentations (sp?) LucasArts is already planning for the upcoming game.
More Buddhism artifacts and locations we haven't seen before to keep it interesting and fresh.
Perhaps the words to describe what I want would be Fate of Atlantis as the foundation in terms of great gameplay and variability but full-on 3D with the setting being the early 1940's. Bring on a great Harrison likeness which would be suitable for the timeframe and alot of different environments. Hell, even him in the rain would be great. And what about the haunted house type thing? Could change it into a haunted mansion or fortress. Have it as a beginning/instructional type of level for the new controls and inventory. Well, the first part of it would but the rest of the parts of the level would be booby traps, hidden passages and full-on Return to Castle Wolfenstein-inspired stuff.
Return to Castle Wolfenstein felt like if it weren't for the character not officially taking place in the Indiana Jones "Universe", I would've expected to see Indy turn up in the game. That was the full-on feel and tone I was getting from the game. I own both the XBOX (playable on my 360) and PC versions of the game. You as the character find artifacts and relics randomly while fighting against hordes of Nazis, Undead creatures and booby traps to boot. For me I conscript it more in the vein of Indiana Jones. Part of the story being changed around alot but when it comes down to it, it really made me get back into Indiana Jones awhile ago.
Of course there have been periods where my personal focus for things I'm into are on a rotational basis. Helps to keep the things I enjoy fresh and interesting compared to dull and boring.
So final words. I'm hoping the new game will give us a great story, great graphics, great sound, great controls, great Indiana Jones feel and overall, just a great well put together game. Of course which has been heavily refined and really worked upon with great care and such.
Bring on Indiana Jones 2008/2009! Obviously it'll be titled Indiana Jones and the Staff of Kings but that's not final.
I bought Emperor's Tomb on PC waaaaaaaaaaay last year from my local GameStop! Only was $19.99 and had the box and all the contents. Maybe Amazon Marketplace for a fixed price? I know I need to buy a new USB analog controller for my PC since the left stick is wonky.
It disappeared because LucasArts felt The Force Unleashed deserved a higher priority compared to another Indiana Jones game. I for one don't give one iota of care to the new game. My interest lies with Indiana Jones! Barely any Indiana Jones games have been released in the past 20 years. I could do a super long post of what I'd love to see in the new Indiana Jones game with the gameplay and everything, but I think I might go overboard on it.
or what?!
