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[MasterFancyPants]

Hidden Agenda, Plumphelmentpunk did a let's play:
http://www.youtube.com/user/PlumpHelmetPunk#p/c/E861AA00EBB6DDDF

[Nikov]

HA was excellent, I loved playing that. Tropico is another good one, although you're really supressing revolutions more than inciting ones. A few Arma II maps I played on TG had popular uprisings as the player-versus-player theme, with the uniformed military trying to supress civilians who dashed off in all directions for guns and ammo (or heroicly roleplayed going through a checkpoint, and inevitably got shot for their trouble).

[Yaddy1]

Well I forgot to put lots on. Hidden Agenda is epic but its a little too far away from the action with it's gameplay being entirely composed of meetings. Solidarity might be just what I'm looking for but I can't actually play any games for 2-3 weeks. (when I get my new compy)

My dream game is a game played through entirely first person where you personally instigate a revolution. You pick your background and your countries background. Then you gather people together, convince them that the government is wrong and that you are right and proceed to wrest control of the government. You would then have to stay in power for long enough that your new government is recognized as an official government. All in complete first-person. Of course it doesn't exist. The closest thing to that is republic the revolution and as olemars said its drawback is that it's not very good.

[Akura]

My dream game is a game played through entirely first person where you personally instigate a revolution. You pick your background and your countries background. Then you gather people together, convince them that the government is wrong and that you are right and proceed to wrest control of the government. You would then have to stay in power for long enough that your new government is recognized as an official government. All in complete first-person. Of course it doesn't exist. The closest thing to that is republic the revolution and as olemars said its drawback is that it's not very good.

Awesome, awesome idea. Although, isn't Liberal Crime Squad like that?

[Tellemurius]

Well I forgot to put lots on. Hidden Agenda is epic but its a little too far away from the action with it's gameplay being entirely composed of meetings. Solidarity might be just what I'm looking for but I can't actually play any games for 2-3 weeks. (when I get my new compy)

My dream game is a game played through entirely first person where you personally instigate a revolution. You pick your background and your countries background. Then you gather people together, convince them that the government is wrong and that you are right and proceed to wrest control of the government. You would then have to stay in power for long enough that your new government is recognized as an official government. All in complete first-person. Of course it doesn't exist. The closest thing to that is republic the revolution and as olemars said its drawback is that it's not very good.

Mount and Blade after a few modifications.

[Yaddy1]

Liberal Crime Squad is like that but it has a bad combat system, you can only establish an elite-liberal government, it's graphics/interface are worse than DF's and it's altogether too limiting in terms of what you can do. I have basically the whole game worked out in my head but haven't quite taken the time to write it down. And I'm too tired to do that right now.

Also here's an awesome video that's not entirely off-topic. I just came across it while looking for games that portray the October Revolution. It's a complete history of the soviet union with a tetris theme. My favorite line is, "I am the one who arranges the blocks that are made by the men of Kazakhstan. They come two weeks late and they don't tessellate but we're working to Stalin's 5-year plan."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWTFG3J1CP8

[Aqizzar]

Empire Earth had a quite a few campaigns and scenarios that basically revolved around leading revolutions against your corrupt home government.  The Russian campaign was basically about building a supervillain hideout country in near-future Eurasia, complete with guys with black cloaks and laserguns.  I think all the Age of Empires games had similar themes and scenarios.

Also here's an awesome video that's not entirely off-topic. I just came across it while looking for games that portray the October Revolution. It's a complete history of the soviet union with a tetris theme. My favorite line is, "I am the one who arranges the blocks that are made by the men of Kazakhstan. They come two weeks late and they don't tessellate but we're working to Stalin's 5-year plan."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWTFG3J1CP8

I find myself humming that tune at work a lot.  I stack boxes for a living.  I suspect there's a problem here.

[hemmingjay]

Republic was a game that let you pick your background and start a revolution. It is however just as slow and boring as starting a real one must be. I believe GOG had it for $4.99

[Yaddy1]

I also hum this at work. I agree about the problem.

[Phantom]

The first 2 Red Factions and Just cause series?
And that faction in Mercenaries?

[Spiral42]

While waaay removed from your dream game, I recall one of the CivIV overhaul mods (not sure how much vanilla allowed this) caused cities which were furious enough with you to splinter off after riots etc - I think you were given the choice of which nation to continue as while the other became a new AI - so playing as a revolution against the massive empire you founded was entirely possible.

[Neonivek]

Empire Total War can have revolutions... It is incredably tough to play as the revolutionary though as it gives you a huge disadvantage (you lose all previous territory)

[Seamas]

Operation Flashpoint: Resistance

If you're into the tactical combat side of a revolution.  Or, it's more of a rebellion story with guerrillas and all that glamorous stuff, no politics.  It's not perfect and you have to like OFP to begin with or you'll hate it.

[Yaddy1]

Operation Flashpoint: Resistance

If you're into the tactical combat side of a revolution.  Or, it's more of a rebellion story with guerrillas and all that glamorous stuff, no politics.  It's not perfect and you have to like OFP to begin with or you'll hate it.

I'll definitely be getting this when I get my new computer.

Empire Total War can have revolutions... It is incredably tough to play as the revolutionary though as it gives you a huge disadvantage (you lose all previous territory)

Ditto with this.

I tried to install this mod a while ago but it didn't work with Vanilla.
While waaay removed from your dream game, I recall one of the CivIV overhaul mods (not sure how much vanilla allowed this) caused cities which were furious enough with you to splinter off after riots etc - I think you were given the choice of which nation to continue as while the other became a new AI - so playing as a revolution against the massive empire you founded was entirely possible.

[Tellemurius]

I guess you can throw in Jagged Alliance 2 in here. you may not control the country afterward but you do need to please the towns for support and gold.