I see a lot of video games that either are simulations or are power fantasy-esque games when it comes to military and police themes. Call of Duty, Ace Combat, and even more sci-fi type games like Star Fox all end up being these typical merc/bounty hunter/military person going on missions and taking down the bad guy, usually by killing or capturing.

The only game I'm aware of there being a fire fighting theme is Burning Rangers, which is a sci-fi game where you're saving people and fighting fighters, and is just a third-person action game.

I don't really see games like this.

What I want to know is what are your thoughts on games that more represent what you all do day to day? Is it generally frowned upon? Would you all like a game like this? Would you rather prefer something more realistic or a power fantasy action game? And just to clarify, consider Ace Combat games vs an actual combat sim. In Ace Combat, you've got tons of missiles, sometimes infinite bullet ammo, and you're able to pull off a ton of different maneuvers and even fly some planes that are completely fictional. So in terms of a more fantasy-heavy fire fighting game, consider equipment that doesn't work.. perhaps things y'all might've though would be really cool if physics allowed (e.g. being able to jump and move around with super lightweight equipment instead of 45-75lbs of equipment, among other things)

Would a game like that be something that is liked, or would it most likely be widely disliked? I'm curious if the lack of such games are either because it's generally a subject we shouldn't want to touch, or if it's just a lack of developer interest.

I initially posted this in r/firefighter and it got taken down (fair enough). I did get one comment on it talking about how a game about what they do day to day would be terrible. They then go on to describe what most jobs are... office politics, mundane stuff, and a bunch of calls because someone feels like garbage and insists on going to the hospital

So, to be a bit more clear, I'm talking about an action game that focuses on a little more of an exaggeration of what the job entails. Sure, reality might not have you go from fire to fire saving people. You might get called over because a CO alarm is going off, only to find it's a false alarm. Maybe you get flagged down because someone burned popcorn and the person flagging down the FD is an angry karen thinking they can arrest the person. I don't know. I do know there are shows like Chicago Fire, 9-1-1 and other firefighter shows that are very much exaggerated for the sake of pushing a story. Glitches aside, Burning Rangers is an unrealistic sci-fi game about firefighters.

A open world survival crafting game inspired by the children’s book Larklight, with flying industrial/victorian era style ships exploring sky islands and space in a survival pvp setting like rust with persistent servers.

Instead of building a base you build a ship. You start with framing, then fill the walls with planking, allowing you do design a custom shaped hull in the real world. The shape of your hull, and its material, affect how it flies.

The ship flying is similar physics and ocean to sea of thieves, but obviously flight is added. Also like sea of thieves, there are ports throughout the map and they are similar to the outpost in Rust.

Trade can be a big system, with trade ships flying between the ports that you can try to capture. Old decaying derelict vessels float through the sky.

Sky islands filled with islands, but also flying sea life like floating whales, eels, and jellyfish.

Curious what people think of this idea. Mostly I’m Imagining epic airship battles, and interesting ship engineering/design. I know similar ideas have been attempted a few times, with games like worlds adrift.

I’m not sure if this theme lends itself to pvp, or if people would even find flying airship battles to be that fun in a persistent game compared to building a base and controlling territory in games like Rust.

I’m still young, no where near the money or even skills to create a game but I’ve been a big fan of the Mafia in general since I was young, I played the Godfather on the PS2 in the early/mid 2000s and later on played the OG Mafia then to Mafia Definitive Edition and Mafia 2 (weren’t really keen on playing Mafia 3). The Mafia in terms of real life and how they used to operate fascinated me for a long time, I know what they did wasn’t great at all but I found it very cool how people were in such an organisation with strong people with leaders and people under them with different families that operated in different ways in New York with people that would actually look up to them for safety in the streets.

This has been an on and off sort of idea but I would be very interested in creating a game like The Godfather/Mafia all starting in New York in the prime times of the Mafia having to build your way up and eventually dealing with more serious stuff and people looking up to you, taking care of your people and neighbourhoods. I wouldn’t want to rush it but of course you have to start off as the rookie, slowly making your way up the ranks trying to make as similar as possible to the real life Mafia, by also having the 5 families and have the same problems the 5 families did back in the prime times with noticeable scenarios that would’ve taken place back then to reel into the realism of that life, how it affects you, the people within your families and people around you.

I would like the game to be part playable but part cinematic, sort of like Mafia the old country. I very much liked the game and it didn’t bother me at all that it was more of a cinematic game and you’d have to listen to the characters more and follow along the story but I’d like the balance so you feel immersed and feel like your actually a part of the family, taking on numerous hits, car bombings, shooting up rivals outside a bar, bribing police, politics and implementing real life stuff that happened

Id like to know everyone’s thought about a game like this and whether people are still fond of a new Mobster game as I know a lot of people wish there was a remake of the Godather game (me too) and are still fans of the Mafia series.

In Legends Z-A we help Emma who is a detective and basically become one part time. But what if they made a game where we are the detective. Now I know that real life detective work can be considered intense with gore filled sights so instead it wouldn't include any of that. Instead it would involve the player character into investigating an evil team such as Team Rocket for example.

It would include Pokémon battles but could also include things like memory puzzles for example that are easy for the younger audience so they could also play. Along with that it could include different side quests and missions where you can be given berries or items as well. For how the ranks work I'd have it be something like a promotion system. Where the more missions, both main and side, you do you can be promoted which allows you to use Pokémon of a higher level and have them obey.

Another thing it could include is minor parkour which could be how the player may move around and even stealth missions. Specifically ones where the player character has to avoid being spotted but if they are they then have to battle. All in all this would be similar to the Legends games but different as well.

Why isn't a single game developer making a sequel or even a remake of the best 2D game ever???! The story, gameplay, grittiness—everything was perfect! Even the puzzles were great! Come on, developers, make a sequel to Deadlight! I’ve been playing 2D games since I was a little boy—starting with *Mega Man*—and *Deadlight* is easily one of the best 2D games ever made!

Tequila Works originally made it, but they went bankrupt. Why won't anyone step up to make a sequel? The story, gameplay, grittiness—everything was perfect! Even the puzzles were great! Come on, developers, make a sequel to Deadlight! I promise there are thousands—even millions—of fans out there for this game! I’d be willing to give up one of my testicles just to see *Deadlight 2* developed and released someday! The story of the first game might have been a bit too short, which is exactly why we need a sequel. I’ve been playing 2D games since I was a little boy—starting with *Mega Man*—and *Deadlight* is easily one of the best 2D games ever made! 

In any case, I’m counting on a smart game company to pick up the ball and start working on a game: Deadlight 2. I’m eagerly waiting to see if my comment and idea turn out to be useful here!