Forums > Game Talk > A meets B

user avatar

Unicorn Lynx (181780) on 10/10/2006 4:28 AM · edited · Permalink · Report

Many games that try combining two different genres or styles can be described as "Game Series A meets Game Series B". So I had this little idea for a quiz in mind... Can you guess the games?

  1. Space Quest meets Final Fantasy=Anachronox (Xenu)

  2. Prince of Persia meets Myst= ICO (Kabushi)

  3. Shin Megami Tensei meets Silent Hill=Persona (Kabushi)

  4. GTA meets Max Payne=Getaway (Luis Silva)

  5. Resident Evil meets Fallout=Koudelka (Xenu)

Xenu and Kabushi are tied for the first place. Silver goes to Luis Silva :-)

user avatar

Kabushi (260849) on 10/10/2006 9:11 AM · Permalink · Report

  1. could be Mafia, and 5. Sanitarium

  2. might be Ico?

Am I right?

user avatar

Unicorn Lynx (181780) on 10/11/2006 3:18 AM · Permalink · Report

  1. is correct!

No, 4. is not Mafia.

And the fifth is a bit tricky, by saying "Fallout" I mean the hardcore turn-based system with action points, not isometric view or setting or anything like that... so think again :)

user avatar

Mobygamesisreanimated (11069) on 10/10/2006 10:13 AM · edited · Permalink · Report

  1. Space Quest meets Final Fantasy

Anachronox?

  1. GTA meets Max Payne

Maybe one of the True Crime games? (Although it's much worse than GTA or Max Payne).

Oh and:

  1. Final Fantasy meets Zelda = Lufia II (Unicorn Lynx)
user avatar

Unicorn Lynx (181780) on 10/11/2006 3:24 AM · Permalink · Report

  1. is correct!

  2. Nope...

  3. Must be either Lufia or Wild Arms.

user avatar

Mobygamesisreanimated (11069) on 10/12/2006 8:38 AM · Permalink · Report

[Q --start Unicorn Lynx wrote--] 6. Must be either Lufia or Wild Arms. [/Q --end Unicorn Lynx wrote--]

Yes, Lufia II.

user avatar

chirinea (47500) on 10/11/2006 3:31 AM · edited · Permalink · Report

  1. Would it be Gorky 17 (aka Odium)?
user avatar

Unicorn Lynx (181780) on 10/11/2006 3:57 AM · Permalink · Report

Nice guess, but... no. Gorky is not "Resident Evil'ish" enough :)

Think of a real survival horror game in a haunted monastery, but with grid-based combat.

user avatar

chirinea (47500) on 10/11/2006 4:16 AM · Permalink · Report

  1. Would it be The Godfather?
user avatar

Unicorn Lynx (181780) on 10/11/2006 5:20 AM · Permalink · Report

No. LOL, you named so many gangster-based games, but what about the Max Payne part? Hint: the similarity is in the storyline.

user avatar

Corn Popper (69030) on 10/11/2006 6:35 AM · Permalink · Report

  1. guessing painkiller though I'm not sure how open it is
user avatar

Unicorn Lynx (181780) on 10/11/2006 6:55 AM · Permalink · Report

Nope. LOL, you guys have problems with the 4 ;)

user avatar

Luis Silva (13444) on 10/11/2006 8:09 AM · Permalink · Report

  1. The Getaway ?
user avatar

Unicorn Lynx (181780) on 10/11/2006 8:14 AM · Permalink · Report

Finally! :)

user avatar

Dae (7182) on 10/17/2006 9:18 AM · Permalink · Report

  1. S.T.A.L.K.E.R. ?

It might be Collapse, too.

user avatar

Luis Silva (13444) on 10/17/2006 10:18 AM · Permalink · Report

Or Bioshock

user avatar

Kabushi (260849) on 10/17/2006 10:42 AM · Permalink · Report

or System Shock...

user avatar

Unicorn Lynx (181780) on 10/18/2006 8:47 AM · edited · Permalink · Report

No, no, and no :-)

Think of it: it is set entirely in an abandoned monastery. Has 3D characters and pre-rendered backgrounds with fixed camera angles. Has plenty of horror. And grid-based combat with action points (so no real-time combat games, please!). Come on, guys, just another effort! :-)

user avatar

Mobygamesisreanimated (11069) on 10/18/2006 8:48 AM · Permalink · Report

Koudelka?

user avatar

Unicorn Lynx (181780) on 10/18/2006 8:54 AM · Permalink · Report

Bingo!

Good work, Xenu, you've already guessed two of them :-)

Now, will anyone ever guess the mysterious Number 3? Hint: setting, story and atmosphere is like in Silent Hill. Small town where weird things begin to happen, people with deep psychological problems, etc. Combat system is like in SMT games (demon conversations, capturing, fusion, etc.). Any ideas?

user avatar

Dae (7182) on 10/18/2006 10:54 AM · Permalink · Report

I thought Koudelka was more like Final Fantasy + Resident Evil, heh.

user avatar

Kabushi (260849) on 10/18/2006 1:58 PM · Permalink · Report

I believe it is Persona.

user avatar

Unicorn Lynx (181780) on 10/21/2006 8:45 AM · Permalink · Report

Correct!

user avatar

Unicorn Lynx (181780) on 10/21/2006 8:44 AM · Permalink · Report

No, the battles are in fact more like Fallout, you can move around and you have action points. Also, when leveling up you decide yourself which stat to improve, not like in FF games where everything is automatic.