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Re:Ask HN: What game do you wish existed? by danielvaughn on Wednesday May 25, 2022 @11:06AM (#31505631)
fuuuuuck this would be an amazing game. There are so many directions you could take it. Imagine having to get into the next door backyard, but there's a dog. You have to sneak into the bathroom, find some sleeping pills, then sneak the pills into the dog's food bowl.

It would be like a cross between The Last of Us, Hitman, and The Secret World of Arrietty.

Re:Ask HN: What game do you wish existed? by throwaway17_17 on Wednesday May 25, 2022 @11:31AM (#31505985)
Just a minor thing, but Arrietty is just a movie based on the books in The Borrowers series. Doesn’t matter, your point stands, just like to shout out the original inspiration for the film.
Re:Ask HN: What game do you wish existed? by danielvaughn on Wednesday May 25, 2022 @12:03PM (#31506462)
Oh interesting, I had no idea there was a connection. I thought "Borrowers" was just a name OP made up for the idea.
Re:Ask HN: What game do you wish existed? by Dyac on Wednesday May 25, 2022 @03:36PM (#31509464)
There are also a couple of old TV series based on the books.

https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0105957/

Re:Ask HN: What game do you wish existed? by samstave on Wednesday May 25, 2022 @12:42PM (#31506994)
I would love this. I have played every Hitman - and am currently playing Hitman III... which basically just devolves into me simply killing every single person in the level.

I don't like the difficulty levels of Hitman III though -- I wish there were a hell of a lot more victims to go after.

But the levels are AMAZING and fun and beautiful.

But anything that can capture the Hitman gameplay would be great.

The thief series was also amazing, but its so dated it doesnt run well on my super high-end gaming machine...

But one thing that was super cool in Thief were the arrow types: Moss, Rope, Water... Moss arrows hit the ground and spawn a soft bed of moss to allow for silent walking.

I wish Hitman had some of these elements...

Re:Ask HN: What game do you wish existed? by ChoGGi on Wednesday May 25, 2022 @02:37PM (#31508673)
> The thief series was also amazing, but its so dated it doesnt run well on my super high-end gaming machine...

Do you have the NewDark patch?

https://www.ttlg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=146448&highligh...

Though I would start with a compilation patch: https://www.ttlg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=149669

Re:Ask HN: What game do you wish existed? by samstave on Thursday May 26, 2022 @04:40PM (#31523104)
I am going to apply this advice and determine how much time I have missed wasting...

EDIT: Hitman and Thief are lit the only game-play-styles I prefer....

Whats weird Is that I dont know the difference bewteen I before SEE between Theif and Wierd.

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Anyway.. if you actually evaluate (ovulate - Lets go deep on etymology!) the mental dopamine construct,

Gaming is a super interesting thing.

SOURCE I WAS THE LEAD OF THE DRG AT INTEL IN THE EARLY 90s...

I saw the first 'unreal engine' and worked on the first AGP platforms and blah blah...

None of that matters any longer.

That said; im not a person who is ignorant..

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Re:Ask HN: What game do you wish existed? by danielvaughn on Wednesday May 25, 2022 @01:11PM (#31507398)
Agreed, the difficulty is way too low. I actually wouldn't mind if they literally made it realistic - get hit by one bullet and you're dead. I'd also like to see them experiment more with social engineering. Something like LA Noir, with branching conversations, where you have to talk your way into a scenario instead of sneaking in. Make the kills feel much more personal.
Re:Ask HN: What game do you wish existed? by res0nat0r on Wednesday May 25, 2022 @01:22PM (#31507571)
I've been looking at buying this for a while, you're shrunk and have to survive living outside in your backyard: https://store.steampowered.com/app/962130/Grounded/
Re:Ask HN: What game do you wish existed? by dustymcp on Wednesday May 25, 2022 @01:27PM (#31507648)
It's alot of fun the whole perspective is really cool, can recommend however its still early in dev and content isnt that massive.