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My question to the Dakka Dakka community is if you had the change to have a 40k game any way you would want: how would you like it to be?

I would prefer to have something closer to battlefield 1942 with elements from borderlands 2 in terms of RPG progression and classes.

Let me know what you guys want: an MMO style, perhaps a Command and Conquer version of 40k.

Dream game would be Red Orchestra 2 style as IG against Tau, Orks, and maybe Chaos Cultists.

Would never happen, but that game has a knack for making war hell and making you just want to hide in your foxhole.

To be honest, 40k is so diverse you could never fit all of it into only one game. that said, I'd play the hell out of any of these:

A Skyrim/Fallout style RPG centred around an inquisitor, with the ability to build a retinue and explore multiple planets.

A Hack'n'Slash/Shooter, exactly like Space Marine but with multiple races and classes, as well as vehicles and destructable terrain. Battlefield meets 40k basically.

A turn-based strategy game, basically 40k as a videogame in the purest sense. Even dice on screen and stuff. I doubt this is even possible to make, but it would be epic.

Battlefleet Gothic done in Homeworld style, a Necromunda themed on-line team game and a Rogue Trader themed game where you are given a Warrant of Trade, a ship and a galactic sector as a sandbox to do with as you please.

Also, Assassin's Creed 40k, with options to play as Eversors, Callidus, Vindicare and Culexis.

Let's see... I have several "dream 40k game"s.

1: A Dark Heresy FPS/3PSRPG, similar to V:TM Bloodlines or Mass Effect.

2: A Rogue Trader RPG, with a very freeform game and a massive universe wherein you are given points for your accomplishments/profit factor before you die/retire, rather than attempting to beat some storyline campaign.

3: A shooter based on playing a member of the Imperial Guard. IG vs Orks in multiplayer, with an asymmetrical game wherein both teams take turns playing each faction, and victory is determined by overall score.

4: An RTS based off of BattleFleet Gothic, with gamplay evolved from something like the Homeworld series.

5: An RTS with similar gameplay to/gameplay evolved from Wargame: AirLand Battle. The scale of ALB is quite suitable for 40k, and it makes excellent use of variants, customization, transports, aircraft, etc to allow you to customize your army exactly how you want them. With some work, it could probably represent an Apoc game rather well.

After playing pocket trains I'd live a rouge trader version nice casual pixel fun

Don't know how well these would work but:

1) Something a bit like TF2 with multiple classes for each faction

2) An RTS with the ability to take control of a unit leader (ex. If a unit of tactical marines is made, you may take control of the sargeant in 3rd person.)

3) Something like Total War but with the wars of Armageddon.

4) CoD zombies with Tyranids.

Oh, does Fantasy count as well? If so...

5) Blood Bowl done with real time gameplay (like the NFL games but with a Blood Bowl twist.) Not turn based.

If we're talking about fantasy, I'd love to see something happen with the Mordheim franchise, I really love that setting and it's a veritable goldmine of great factions and locales.

For Fantasy, a RTS, really. WoC spam are go!

'Tiny Black Ship' in which you maintain your own Black Ship, expand it, and find jobs for your citizens. Will you deliver everyone that enters the elevator to the floor they want to go to, or will you bring them to the secret Inquisition levels? Will the Alpha Psyker produce those fruits in time? Oh my!

 thenoobbomb wrote:


'Tiny Black Ship' in which you maintain your own Black Ship, expand it, and find jobs for your citizens. Will you deliver everyone that enters the elevator to the floor they want to go to, or will you bring them to the secret Inquisition levels? Will the Alpha Psyker produce those fruits in time? Oh my!

I love nimble games

I always thought '40k: Aspect Warrior' would make a cool game, although somehow your Proto would get to try 'em all. I think the different Temples would make a fun varied game. You would be introduced to the base mechanics as a Dire Avenger and then try out the rest. Would defo be Third person and vary between shooting, brawling and Vehicle (Jetbike) combat.

Also Warhammer 40,000: Aspect Warrior is just an Epic, Epic name (as was Fire Warrior before it). I think i just like the word Warrior.

I want a 40K Black Crusade RPG/Isometric game (based on the rpg books).

Wheeling and dealing with chaos, the vast majority of mutants, the dark mechanicus, avoiding the bully boys that are the Chaos Space Marines, while trying to make a name for yourself and bring yourself up to becoming a chosen one of the gods while slowly conquering the sector.

Planetside: 40k edition.

Complete with chapter support for super heavies and space fleet support

Warhammer: The Great Crusade

A grand strategy game where you take on the role of the emperor.
Manage the Imperium's war effort from Holy Terra to the edge of the galaxy. Find the primarch's, reunite humanity. Will history repeat itself or can you avoid the oncoming heresy?

Dynasty Warriors 40k I'd get it.

I'd also love a turn based tactics game with a turn based strategy meta game similar to Dark Crusade/Dawn of War II. Picking territories and equipping your units with gear you make/collect.

EDIT: Id also love a survival horror game set in the 40k universe, playing as IG or an Inquisitor. That would be awesome.

A massive scale Star Wars battlefront 2 type game with all factions playable to some extent.

Take the style of the current XCOM.

Make it Necromunda.

Done.

 LordofHats wrote:
EDIT: Id also love a survival horror game set in the 40k universe, playing as IG or an Inquisitor. That would be awesome.

This too. There are a lot of ways this might work.
Maybe something like dead space? (well, there's space hulk but it doesn't look that scary)
Or Resident Evil in a Tomb World?
Silent Hill in the Warp?
Slenderman with Lictors?

I would like a sequel to Space Marine, but with co-op play for the campaign and Tyranids as the bad guys.

Perhaps an alliance with Tau or Eldar during the game.

Also expanded multiplayer options to allow as many races as possible to be playable.

It would be cool playing multiplayer as a Dire Avenger, Dark Reaper or Warp Spider!

What about a Diablo style loot RPG? Start out with Space Marine (general warrior type character), Commissar (sumons minions, chance to execute them for buffs ;D), Sister of Battle (Paladin like), and a Tech-priest (engineer/magey). Lots of room in that game model for expansions with additional characters (Tau Fire Warrior "Hunters," Chaos Sorcerers, Necron "Necromancers").

Make the game mod supportive and it could turn into every 40k players wet dream EDIT: No RMAH though

a 4x RPG with grand, regular and skirmish scale strategy elements for planetary, regional and city combat. and space combat for cities. you start by selecting your faction and then your character with for the imperium could be rogue trader, inquisitor or IG commander. you start with a solar system and a small force and go from their. units could change depending on the character but can research others.

That'd be a nice game

A simple 8-bit simulator akin to Papers, Please! where you are an adept tasked with regurgitating ancient data until your dying day.

A total war style game with the entire galactic map so you can do crazy things like invade terra with an alliance of orks and eldar.


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 LordofHats wrote:
What about a Diablo style loot RPG? Start out with Space Marine (general warrior type character), Commissar (sumons minions, chance to execute them for buffs ;D), Sister of Battle (Paladin like), and a Tech-priest (engineer/magey). Lots of room in that game model for expansions with additional characters (Tau Fire Warrior "Hunters," Chaos Sorcerers, Necron "Necromancers").

Make the game mod supportive and it could turn into every 40k players wet dream EDIT: No RMAH though

A Diablo loot game based around orks would be killer.

A DoTA styled 40k moba.

 Imposter101 wrote:
A DoTA styled 40k moba.

isn't that already happening?

How about a game like Pikmen but with orks instead

An X com Enemy unknown-style turn based game where you get to control and customize your own Kill-team or Inquisitorial Retinue, and face off against various enemies in various locations.

I'd buy it.

 LordofHats wrote:
How about a game like Pikmen but with orks instead

Make them Tyranids and I'd buy it.

Orks have more personality, I'd go with them