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Post by pressslam on Mar 22, 2009 16:28:55 GMT -5
I wonder if there is a demand for a new Filsinger Game. A fictional fed that is based solely on Earth characters.
It would take a creative writer/s that could draw on inspirations on feds and characters of old, that all but seemed lost in todays wrestling world.
To me it seems like a great idea. Many who just aren't into the 'fantanstic' side of the 3 fictional feds (GWF, POW, ACE) only have Legends to turn to. The only problem is the lack of game editions that can be released because of signing problems.
The other problem with Legends is that for some it can be hard to use characters out of their real career personalities, so it has limitations. A well written fictional earth fed is a great chance for some of the creative Legends team to create a new history of wrestling with all sort of twists and turns.
I think it has great possibilities and is an untapped niche in the COTG market.
Lets hear your thoughts.
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Post by canadianpittbull on Mar 22, 2009 19:04:05 GMT -5
It has potential but I still have never understood how people have issues with taking wrestlers from different eras and pitting them against one another. It boggles my mind that people are that roadblocked by it.
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Post by pressslam on Mar 22, 2009 19:54:55 GMT -5
I'm honestly suprised by the voting. I'm not suggesting that legends be replaced by any means. I think it's fairly obvious by the amount of releases in recent times that we can only expect it to become less frequent.
My suggestion is to sort of offer a creative alternative. There are some very creative people on the Legends team and even those that aren't who could put together a fictional earth based alternative to the GWF etc. and can have a free licence to create a new set of characters, some of which could be loosely based on wrestlers who will never make it into Legends.
I don't have problems pitching wrestlers from different eras it's just if you grew up watching a particular legend, you have a strong representation of what that character is like. It becomes very hard to then pitch that wrestler in any creative alternative. For example Rick Rude will always be a posing heel, to turn him face, or have him not use his posing gimmeck is just not realistic to me.
All I'm saying is that with creative writing from someone passionate about the idea of starting a fictional based fed, who has a great knowledge of history to loosely base his ideas on it could become something new and exciting with storylines to follow. I personaly have craved between having the fictional flexibility of the GWF but with the realism of legends using earth based wrestlers. I kind of miss not having wrestlers grow and evolve into stars or has-beens.
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Post by tystates on Mar 22, 2009 20:48:46 GMT -5
No reason you can't do that yourself. Plus all another set from Filsinger would do is delay everything else even more. There seems to be more than enough different games right now.
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Post by Big Bri on Mar 22, 2009 20:54:16 GMT -5
Sounds like a cool idea to me.
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Post by captaincold on Mar 22, 2009 21:09:03 GMT -5
I dont think there's anything wrong with this idea it would certainly make things easier as far as having to sign new wrestlers and I understand what you're saying about having strong representations about particular wresters. If I had a choice I'd rather see real legends sets and not having anything else delay it like Ty States already mentioned
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Post by Tournament Master on Mar 22, 2009 21:21:34 GMT -5
Putting on my gamefan hat here not a official hat...I think that something like this could be cool for MMA, but wouldn't be interested in a wrestling version.
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Post by pressslam on Mar 23, 2009 5:45:01 GMT -5
I guess everyone is different so it's interesting to hear what people think. I thought the reason many who don't play GWF and only use Legends was because of the difficulty of the sci-fi aspect.
I'm all for Legends taking priority, I'm just thinking that it's looking like we'll be lucky if we get 1 set a year by the way the trend has been going.
I didn't think of how a new set would impact the process of releasing another legends set but in a funny sort of way a set such as suggested has possibilities that even Legends doesn't. If it's written well it has endless possibilities but that's just my thoughts, I know it will never happen.
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Post by canadianpittbull on Mar 23, 2009 8:08:07 GMT -5
Why cannot Rude be a face? He is a face in my fed right now. When The Heenan family disbanded and Bobby Heenan and Nick Bockwinkle left for my AWA fed, some opted to stay. Rick Rude was one because he was the British Empire Champion. When The Great Hussein Arab (Iron Sheik) became the number one contender for the belt. He viciously injured Rick Rude after defeating him in the title match. And thus a face Rick Rude was born. On top of that Curt Hennig rushed to ringside (a babyface and one half of the Double Ax Attack with his father) to help his friend. Curt battled The Great Hussein while his friend was laid up and injured. And now Rude returns and very much solidified as a face looking to take back what is rightfully his.
So it is not that hard to book and folks need to be able to step outside of their comfort zones. I mean what has been done in the real world of wrestling has been done. With LOW you have an empty canvas if you want and can create new angles and new wrestling history with wrestlers from all eras. So no I think the only limitations are what the Promoter puts on themselves.
I also have to agree with tystates as well.
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Post by markyhitch on Mar 23, 2009 8:12:49 GMT -5
No fictional characters for me, I want real wrestlers only.
And I confess that I can have problems pitting wrestlers from different eras against each other.
That's because eras have their differences. The vintage wrestlers were more towards mat wrestling with less colourful moves and probably a slow pace. The 1980s wrestlers were bigger and faster. The LOTF wrestlers are mostly smaller and faster still. It would be difficult to work with each other, I suppose.
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