Setting: Joss Whedon's Western/Sci-Fi Universe
Genre: Action RPG
Developer: Bioware
Players: 1
Systems: Xbox 360, PS3, PC
Fun fact: Firefly actually had a videogame in development for some time. Although details are sparse - and by "sparse" I mean non-freaking-existent - the game was set to be an MMORPGBBQLOL. Fortunately for nerd time management, that never happened. If gamers had to split their time between World Of WarCraft and a videogame based on the greatest sci-fi show of all time, babies would've gone hungry and cakes unbaked.
"No time for insulin, Mr. Jones!"
Yet Firefly deserves a videogame. Right off the bat, it's a
show that everyone enjoys. Haven't
seen it? Let me quote one line from the Wikipedia article: "The costumes were
chiefly influenced by World War II, the American Civil War, the American Old
West, and 1861 samurai Japan."
I literally got shivers reading that.
Seriously, here's the Venn Diagram of gamers and Firefly
fans.
Second, the universe is perfect for a Bioware-style RPG. Rather than creating your own character
MMORPGPDIDDY-style, you get to play as the show's hero Malcolm Reynolds, a
combination of Han Solo and Clint Eastwood. You liked the dialogue in Mass
Effect 2? Well now imagine your hero had more options than "Angel Of Mercy" and
"Total Douchetub."
In the Firefly video game, you'd travel the universe (good
for gaming), explore Wild West towns (great for gaming) while shooting laser
rifles on horseback (game of the year award).
Here could be your average Firefly videogame quest: a small
missionary town wants you to stop a group of bandits who're blockading all food
and medicine deliveries. Do you negotiate, trick them, or fight? No matter
what, it ends in a space battle,
after which Kaylee Frye, the most
beautiful woman to ever appear in a television show, clashes with Inara
Serra, the other most beautiful woman to
ever appear in a television show over which gets to salve your wounds.
"Pillow fight!"
That's a video game.
