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[Astral]

How about a 4x where research doesn't occur in a vacuum. That is to say where one nation's breakthroughs affect other civilizations' technology levels. I mean look at the internet in the real world, other nations not only didn't need to develop it independently, they can't keep it out.

Also, another thing that I'd like to see in a 4x is that under the right conditions nations should be able to become unstable and split apart into multiple new nations, like the British Empire did in real life.

Caveman2Cosmos (a huge mod for Civilization 4) did both of these somewhat by virtue of Tech Diffusion, as bordering civilizations (and later, ones that you trade with) will find it easier to research technology that has been already discovered by their neighbors. There's also a Rebellion module, though I rarely see it occur, in that distant or extremely unhappy cities can break away from their host civilization, sometimes forming a new nation entirely. Seemed to happen most with colonies, in my experience, but I tended to disable it.

It does a lot of other complex things under the hood that most games of that scale would shy away from. Unfortunately the result can cause long turn times on even 4-5 computer opponents and a standard sized map.

[puke]

The Imperialism games did that a bit, also.  The tech tree was semi-randomized, and the more civs that got access to the tech made it easier to get, harder to hide.

Tech trading fills this role (to some extent) in most 4x games.

[Twinwolf]

This thread is called "Games you wish existed", not "find me a game like this that already exists", for a reason.

There's actually a thread for that. It's the "Recommend me a game" thread.

[Lermfish]

High-Definition/Detail 16/32-bit RPG with time travel as both a central plot device and gameplay mechanic.

OR . . .

An open-world crime simulator with highly-sophisticated AI that present challenges equal to human societal response to criminals.

inb4 "good luk wid dat". To anyone saying that: Bumbaclot!

[Bohandas]

Postal 2 but with better targeting of edged dismemberment weapons, deadlier shotgun and machine gun, no useless areas of the map, and no censor bars

[scrdest]

Reading Prequel, I've been reminiscing about playing Oblivion and its ridiculously tiny CAPITAL OF THE GODDAMN EVERYTHING.

So, an idea came to me: a TES(-style) RPG that is pretty much the same as the rest in playstyle, but its setting is a single city that spans the entire world map. Kinda like TES meets older GTAs, set in something like the City from Thief.

Fantasy-ier than GTA, more open-ended gameplay-wise than Thief, more focused in setting than TES.

[Rose]

I tried to make TES: Ankh Morpork once. I gave up very quickly.

[Antsan]

Reading Prequel, I've been reminiscing about playing Oblivion and its ridiculously tiny CAPITAL OF THE GODDAMN EVERYTHING.

So, an idea came to me: a TES(-style) RPG that is pretty much the same as the rest in playstyle, but its setting is a single city that spans the entire world map. Kinda like TES meets older GTAs, set in something like the City from Thief.

Fantasy-ier than GTA, more open-ended gameplay-wise than Thief, more focused in setting than TES.

Yeah, something like that would be awesome.

[Shadowlord]

High-Definition/Detail 16/32-bit RPG with time travel as both a central plot device and gameplay mechanic.

More so than Chrono Trigger or Radiant Historia?

[itisnotlogical]

I wish there was a Minecraft clone that had hints about stuff like hidden bosses and more complicated recipes, strewn about the world. I've been playing Minecraft so long that I know a lot of the recipes by heart, but I honestly don't know how I would have figured it out without the Minecraft wiki open in another window.

[Graknorke]

I wish there was a Minecraft clone that had hints about stuff like hidden bosses and more complicated recipes, strewn about the world. I've been playing Minecraft so long that I know a lot of the recipes by heart, but I honestly don't know how I would have figured it out without the Minecraft wiki open in another window.

So some sort of TES/Minecraft crossover in styles?

[KingofstarrySkies]

Reading Prequel, I've been reminiscing about playing Oblivion and its ridiculously tiny CAPITAL OF THE GODDAMN EVERYTHING.

So, an idea came to me: a TES(-style) RPG that is pretty much the same as the rest in playstyle, but its setting is a single city that spans the entire world map. Kinda like TES meets older GTAs, set in something like the City from Thief.

Fantasy-ier than GTA, more open-ended gameplay-wise than Thief, more focused in setting than TES.

YEEESSSSSS.

[NRDL]

A reverse hunting simulator.  Play as deer, wolves, bears, bulls, and all sorts of other big game whilst avoiding groups of modern day hunters, then turn the tables on these poor bastards using your nature-given physical advantages and newfound human cunning.

[Showbiz]

Jagged Alliance 3... 

The real one

[dorf]

A reverse hunting simulator.  Play as deer, wolves, bears, bulls, and all sorts of other big game whilst avoiding groups of modern day hunters, then turn the tables on these poor bastards using your nature-given physical advantages and newfound human cunning.

The Deer Avenger series is for you.