Capcom should make a new D&D beat-em-up for XBLA/PSN

[VGmaster9]

Although I doubt Capcom still has the rights for the D&D franchise, it would be pretty cool to see them make a sequel to Shadow Over Mystara for XBLA and PSN. It could have graphics kinda like HD Remix. The layout could be a bit similar to Castle Crashers, like when you're traveling through a map picking your level and such. It should have alot more level than SOM, each having numerous mini-bosses and a main boss, while there would be an even wider variety of normal enemies. The leveling would also be similar to Castle Crashers. While you could play as the six main characters, the thief would be renamed rogue and the magic user would be renamed wizard. There could also be DLC with added levels, spells, and such.

Problem is, since the other two games took place in Mystara, I'm not sure if this one would since it hasn't been officially supported for a long time and most people aren't too familiar with the setting itself. If that's the case, it could either be set in Forgotten Realms or be set in a homebrew world similar to FR. I think I would prefer the latter.

Do you think it should happen?

 

[Welverin]

I'd be happy with ports of the original games, I mean sure I can bust out my saturn and play them if I want, but online multiplayer and ENGLISH would be sweet.

 

[VGmaster9]

Or you could just play them on MAME.

 

[Welverin]

Or you could just play them on MAME.

True, but I do own a saturn and the games for it, so it's not like I'd have to buy anything.

 

[VGmaster9]

At least on MAME it would be English. New enemies for this would include Lizardfolk, Bugbears, Duergars, Carrion Crawlers, Hobgoblins, Cambions, Minotaurs, Hags, and more. New bosses would include Purple Worm, Umber Hulk, Wyvern, Balor, Girallon, some Golem, and more.

 

[Welverin]

At least on MAME it would be English.

But where's the fun in that, everything you use is like a surprise, you never know what it is.

 

[frankthedm]

Dungeon Fighter Online is worth looking into if one does not mind over the top special abilities used as apparently as standard attacks. I was ready to DL and play it, but the home page's intro movie drove me away. A wee too XTREME Anime for my tastes.

http://dungeonfighter.nexon.net/

 

[thejc]

I've always thought a D&D head to head with the iconic characters of every campaigns would be cool. Or if thay causes to big of a mess or disparity in power levels then you could just do one for the Realms, one for Dragonlance and so on and so forth. I never could figure out how Elminster or the Archmages would weigh in or if they should even be there. Hmmmm....food for thought.

 

[VGmaster9]

Dungeon Fighter Online is worth looking into if one does not mind over the top special abilities used as apparently as standard attacks. I was ready to DL and play it, but the home page's intro movie drove me away. A wee too XTREME Anime for my tastes.

Dungeon Fighter Online

The game itself is too anime for me to even care.

 

[cyderak]

3rd edition or 4th edition?

Because 4th killed off all the cool iconic characters with their "Fast forward 200 yrs into the future" thing.