"Lesser Known" PC and Video Games?

[evildm]

how about the old FPS Blood... that game rocked, and would make a good base for a horror campaign.

Blood 2 even had a bunch of different hero characters, with stats and everything, so it's certainly a viable option. I would do it using Mutants & Masterminds, myself. It's got more of a super-powered thing to it, I find.

 

[C. Baize]

Notropolis could be interesting.

 

[HeapThaumaturgist]

(many of the players in my game are former Looking Glass employees who worked on SS, SS 2, Thief & Thief 2.)

And, as usual, I am jealous of P-Kitty. Those games all rocked.

--fje

 

[MrFilthyIke]

I personally would love to see Full Throttle D20. Man, I loved that game.

That would rock! F-ing rock!

The main quote used thoughout the game would be "Minivans...Minivans, do you hear me?!"

Always laughed at that part.

And the part where you blow up mechanical rabbits to the tune of Ride of the Valkyrie.

 

[Krieg]

I wouldn't consider System Shock "lesser known", by the way, it was a milestone of the genre.

It really depends on what definition we are using for "lesser known".

It was critically acclaimed, but a commercial failure.

The diehards are all probably aware of it, but the casual (ie 95%) gamer will just say "System wha?".

 

[BelXiror]

I reckon the DOOM series by id could be finangled into an interesting campaign, you could probably even use the games level maps with enough modification.

Then there is Starcraft for a Future campaign.

 

[Thanee]

Yep, Starcraft has some cool background for sure. I mean, the story they put into that RTS would make some RPGs jealous...

Bye
Thanee

 

[Terraism]

Yep, Starcraft has some cool background for sure. I mean, the story they put into that RTS would make some RPGs jealous...

Bye
Thanee

This is a Blizzard thing. All their RTS games have elaborate backstories - far better than their so-called RPGs.

 

[VirgilCaine]

As for games that would make good conversions to d20M -

the Jagged Alliance series

Darn, I was about to say that.
I'd love to brush on my Gus Tarballs impression.

 

[C. Baize]

This is a Blizzard thing. All their RTS games have elaborate backstories - far better than their so-called RPGs.

I like the Westwood RTS stories, too.