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So, the Blitzcrank Arcade game got me thinking...

SaltyToplaneGoat··52 votes·11,149 views

This could be a great opportunity for lore actually. You know, imagine it if Riot would bring out an retro looking game, but one that has a story and deals with some aspect of the lore? And it's not like that would consume too many resources, after all we are talking about simple game concepts here.

Also, then Riot Games would be more... living up to their name instead of being "Riot Game".

But what kind of small games could they bring out? And with what lore connected to it?

Well, I thought of some ideas, but as always they are not perfect or anything, just random stuff that came to my mind. These games can have a light hearted touch, but I would almost prefer them to be filled with more serious writing... Also, I'm not really expecting like 40+ hours of gameplay from these small things. A few (if even that) would be enough, as it's suppsed to be only an addition to LoL.

Idea One: A game featuring Riven. Now now, ya all calm down, no need for Riven hate in here! Move that to the balance boards. You guys surely remember the old Legend of Zelda games on the SNES. Protagonist with a sword on a journey? Well, I wonder what kind of character that might apply to...

Idea Two: Lucian's lore. Would be perfect for a 2-player coop game, a sidescroll jump&shoot game set on the Shadow Isles. You can play either Senna or Lucian. Well, we all know how this ends, but until then you can shoot up some ghuls and mini-bosses, and maybe gather some information about this weird place that is the isles... Sounds pretty awesome to me.

Well, these are my ideas so far... what do you guys think of it? Or what ideas do you have for something like this? Just post it all here ^^

Edit: Oh got a new Idea: "Super Noxus Bros", featuring Draven and Darius... No idea how to get lore done on this, but it sounds awesome enough for me xD

54 Comments

Chicken Sailor27 votes

Idea 3: Cooking Simulator ft. Master Chef Tahm Kench

RiotBioluminescence35 votes

[{quoted}](name=Chicken Sailor,realm=NA,application-id=6kFXY1kR,discussion-id=suQVIsq4,comment-id=0001,timestamp=2015-08-22T16:03:58.610+0000)

Idea 3: Cooking Simulator ft. Master Chef Tahm Kench

I would play this. It could be like the old Trap Door game on the Commodore 64.

darkdill22 votes

Or like Sushi Go Round from Pokemon Stadium?

https://youtu.be/SOkVNs-UXRs

Ah, nostalgia...

Mrjoe1017 votes

With special appearance from Baker Pantheon.

SpecterVonBaren3 votes

Damn, I loved that game.

GhostCadillac3 votes

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Or like Sushi Go Round from Pokemon Stadium?

https://youtu.be/SOkVNs-UXRs

Damn. One of the things I loved most about Pokemon Stadium were the mini games. Oh... the memories...

SaltyToplaneGoat2 votes

While it might be hard to get any lore into this... I still approve of this idea xD Loved that game back then :D

TenSlashTen2 votes

omg sushi go round..lol dude lol

Legacy of Xion1 votes

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I would play this. It could be like the old Trap Door game on the Commodore 64.

Ah, but would you play an MMO where you could also be a master chef?

Gorgannan2 votes

Guest starring Pantheon and Morgana!

Rustling Bush1 votes

[{quoted}](name=Chicken Sailor,realm=NA,application-id=6kFXY1kR,discussion-id=suQVIsq4,comment-id=0001,timestamp=2015-08-22T16:03:58.610+0000)

Idea 3: Cooking Simulator ft. Master Chef Tahm Kench

i already have a weak stomach, the last thing i want to see is tahm making krugkakes

RangoTangoGanko5 votes

i would love small games that relate to things no matter how small they are but something to help us understand and feel more in the world of runeterra

Axis the Dragon3 votes

http://chew-game.net/

So technically, they've been living up to the Riot Game_s_ name for a while now xD

AbrahamBaconham2 votes

I still think an RTS in the style of Warcraft would be right up their alley. They could even reuse animations and models from League.

50000000000000002 votes

That would be a huge project, though.

Let's say they're making an RTS game based on Frelijord event, and you can play as either Ashe's tribe (Avarosa), Sejuani's tribe (Winter's Claws) or Lissandra. Now we won't need to work on the lore much because it's already been done. Some retouching would be nice to make it fit into an RTS genre.

Now, they need to make models and animations for workers, buildings, and a whole bunch of combat units. Then we need to balance those out. Then they'll need to make maps for each level. In Warcraft 3, each of the four races got their own campaign (not counting the expansion), and had about 7~8 levels each, disregarding cutscenes. The expansion added basically the same amount of work for the new campaigns.

I think the minigames are okay. Maybe they can make a side scrolling RTS like "Age of War" or "Epic War" series (both flash games) where players just spawn units in one lane to push, and make it a bit lore-heavy since the gameplay will be a bit bland.

SaltyToplaneGoat1 votes

Well, it wouldn't be AS difficult, as their engine already supports that kind of game, but it would be still a project way above "small Minigame/platformer" - level. You need about 10 units per fraction, plus tech trees, buildings and all that. if Rio was ever doing that they would make it an extra game - and you would have to pay for it I guess, because a lot of work goes into games like that (If it was good I even would pay 20 bucks for that...)

AbrahamBaconham1 votes

Yeah, I understood that its a wildly out of scope idea for the purposes of this thread.

But wouldn't it be fucking kickass?

VulcanIsHere1 votes

I don't think my computer could run that, but I would love that.

SaltyToplaneGoat1 votes

Well, if it can run Starcraft 2 it should be able to get it. RTS usually don't really have that high system requirements, unless the devs go for some kind of graphical overkill...

Gamemaster Anth2 votes

I actually have a question about the Blitzcrank game. Because the graphics work looks...familiar.

Very familiar.

As in...

You guys had Nitrome make this game, didn't you? points overdramatically ADMIT IT!

Oh...one other thing...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGCictw_TgM

Fiery Joker made this list of Champions who need their own games. Any you guys want to see any of these?

50000000000000001 votes

Nitrome art style's a bit different, I think. The legs of Blitzcrank doesn't look very Nitrome-y, as well as some of the particles like Singed poison.

Gamemaster Anth1 votes

I dunno...the intro story scenes, the start menu...very Nitrome-esque. Especially some of their newer games.

Noski71 votes

Metroid like game for the Lucian idea, and you got yourself a player!

SaltyToplaneGoat1 votes

Well, I was mostly thinking about Metroid Fusion when writing this (my personal all time favourite of GBA games)...You could even make an entire series of that, each one featuring another Shadow Isles champ. These games do not have to be long, after all Metroid Fusion could be speedruned in less than 2 hours, the usual time for when you first play it is something like 8-10 hours if I remember correctly. Short, but extremly awesome - that's the kind of game I'd like to see Riot make!

Gorgannan1 votes

Metroid Fusion was a better game, but the music and cult religious zealot feel of Metroid Zero Mission updated for the GBA puts it up there ;)

FromTXwithLove2 votes

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Metroid like game for the Lucian idea, and you got yourself a player!

Lucian? But we could have a Metroid-VAYNE-ia game..

AMYS GRAVE1 votes

Protagonist with a sword on a journey? Well, I wonder what kind of character that might apply to...

Yasuo? Garen? Master Yi?

SaltyToplaneGoat2 votes

Yasuo might work, but he's not really one to "set out for a quest", if you are going for that kind of vibe. On the other hand you could call the game "Drunken Samurai Adventures", having Yasuo waking up at a random location with fuzzy memories of what happened last night and he has to travell across half the country to find out what the hell actually happened (There is a quest in Skyrim similiar to that...).

Garen and Yi are not that kind of protagonist tho...

Tsumikiri1 votes

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"Drunken Samurai Adventures"

Gragas better make an appearance.

Melledoneus2 votes

He's the one who spiked the drink, and is the final boss.

SaltyToplaneGoat1 votes

Nah he's not that evil... I think... ^^

Eradehk1 votes

Vel'koz's exploration?

Tsumikiri1 votes

It be fun to see a Vel'koz "Spot the Difference" game or one of those point-and-click story games where you can click on objects in the room you're in to get some info about them (except you'd also disintegrate stuff lol).

Melledoneus1 votes

Here's one: A game like Contra featuring Twisted Fate and Graves. Also 2p.

Maybe we could also have a platformer featuring Talon hunting down people in the various city-states.

Or a farming simulator featuring Nasus.

Tsumikiri2 votes

Farming Simulator Nasus. New skin with weapon replaced with a hoe or a pitchfork or something. Rito pls.

DynamiteGazelle1 votes

Never forget the original league chef...

item 3070 Pantheon item 3070

SaltyToplaneGoat2 votes

Actually he's a baker, that's a small but important difference...

SchaakaKon1 votes

I just had a laugh of baker pantheon using grand skyfall "Hhhhhhhheerere your cookies!" And "Cuuuuuupcakessss!" Slam

SaltyToplaneGoat1 votes

We really need a baker skin... maybe change his spear for an baguette? Would make sense for that xD

Tsumikiri1 votes

I really like your Lucian idea. What kind of shooter were you thinking? Over-the-shoulder, first-person, side-scroll, 2.5D, arcade/on-rails, or something else? Making small games about real events in the lore would be a great way for Riot to do some narrative stuff and give us a feel for more characters.

SaltyToplaneGoat1 votes

I was thinking of a sidescroller/platformer for that one. Maybe give the two players different mechanics, so you can get a game like "Trine" - or you go full shooter, then you have something like the old "Metroid" games...

FlameHalbrdOkido1 votes

DUDE I want that Lucian Game it sounds AWESOME, i got really excited thing about it Riot should do something like that

They can add it to the Arcade, and then just make the Arcade site permanent and fill it with mini games like a Riot Miniclip.com

SaltyToplaneGoat1 votes

I'd rather see them put them into the client, but an extra website is fine too I guess...

VulcanIsHere1 votes

Super Noxus Bros could happen if a Noxus/Demacia event happens. instead of goomba stomps for Darius it could be dunks.

But really the lore I want to see more of is Shurima, with Azir waking up and seeing what his world has become and what he does in this new strange world. Just a thought.

SaltyToplaneGoat1 votes

Azir could be fitting for a building-strategy game like the ANNO series (ya know, rebuild shurima and stuff) - but that would kinda go way above the level of "a small and nice minigame"... Another thing could be some kind of RPG where Azir wanders around the desert, fighting threats to his empire off with his sandsoldiers, trying to adapt to the "modern" world while also trying to recruit the modern shuriman tribes to come back with him to the city he just ressurected... Could be nice turn-based combat, featuring multiple characters (Nasus, Sivir; Azir on one side, Rene, Cass and Xerath on the other, Rek'sai somewhere in between.)

You could even make some void-lore happen in this as icathia was part of the shurima desert too ... Azir might know something about that...

VulcanIsHere1 votes

I was more thinking along the lines of a 2D adventure/side-scroller as he finds the decimation of his people. Maybe add some soft, sad music and no voices and you could get some vibe of how Azir feels. Alone, forgotten. And the part of his lore where he rebuilds the destruction of his city in sand could be fitting for this sadder tone, with maybe no sound at all. I would rate 10/10 if Riot did this and play it for hours.

But your idea could be cool, but I was thinking that the turn based combat could be for Yasuo as he tried to escape Ionia, but more of a Street Fighter or Injustice: Gods Among Us kind of game

SaltyToplaneGoat1 votes

I was more thinking of the old final fantasy here when I said turn based.

A fighting game is more... well, not really my kind of thing. Maybe that's just personal dislike, but I just cannot see it working...

VulcanIsHere1 votes

Yeah, it probably wouldn't now that I think of it.

YuGiHo1 votes

lol riot game

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