I watched Hellboy II last night. If you haven’t seen it, do so. It’s pretty good. Particularly interesting is the villain, Prince Nuada: he’s not evil, he’s not intimidating, and he actually means well. Plus, he’s a badass elf warrior, and badass elf warriors never get old.
Just look at Drizzt Do’Urden, trademark character of fantasy author R.A. Salvatore. I first read The Crystal Shard trilogy in college, when I was supposed to be reading my assigned texts for my English classes. I haven’t been able to get much into any other Drizzt books since, but those three really grabbed me. They were heroic fantasy of the finest stock.
Of course, the whole time I was reading those books I was thinking “Man, Drizzt would make an awesome video game character.” I still can’t help but think that. Sure, he’s cameo’d in a few games, but I want to see one where he flows freely with twin blades, executing intricate combos against waves of enemies. Imagine a mixture of Prince of Persia and God of War and you have an idea of what I’m getting at, or maybe a Ninja Gaiden II that’s less over-the-top with gore and more tactics-based than, well, utterly ridiculous. A game with brutal combat wherein Drizzt moves like Prince Nuada from Hellboy II; I would buy the Overpriced Collector’s Edition of that one.
So come on Some Enterprising Developer/Designer Team: get on it.
April 8, 2009 at 12:11 pm |
I completely agree with you. I have read all the Drizzt books and even the short stories. Drizzt is by far my favorite literary character. He is way overdue for a starring role in a game, heck even a film (which is rumored to be happening at some point).
April 15, 2009 at 8:01 am |
I have not read the books yet but all my friends say it is one of the best series that they have ever read. I’m planning on buying the entire series. From what I have heard, It seems that the series would make a excellent game and/or movie. Ahhh duel wielding sword elf, how much better can it get.
August 3, 2009 at 7:39 pm |
i agree i’ve read the first 3 trylogy from the dark elf to the legacy and i really wish there was a game like POP to play with the famos dark elf ranger, i bet if someone would send a e-mail to ubisoft they could do it i mean convince them that it will be a blockbuster,they could use the free form fighting system from POP2 and the world od GOW it will be super!!!!