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Look, no offense to Namco Bandai and the team behind Dead to Rights: Retribution here. We're just up to our necks with action games such as this and I'm pretty much tired with the genre by this point. Now, if Retribution was all about the dog, then I would be all over the game.

Can you imagine? Just play as the dog with a shotgun strapped to its back or something. It's time to spice up the action shooting genre, developers! I want animals killing humans with guns, dammit!








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Jnr Johnson's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/23/2010 19:10
Jnr Johnson
Yes Make This Game Just About The Dog And I Will Buy It :D Like a Dark Okami
The Fundoshis's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/23/2010 19:22
The Fundoshis
LOL that would make it Okami:the future
garethxxgod's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/23/2010 20:34
garethxxgod
I like it but instead of completely making it about the dog, have the dog be the main protagonist while needing to return to the guy for supplies, health, what have you. Kinda like the dog does most if the work to help the guy get through the level. Sprinkle with a few action bits where the guy takes lead.
RichardBlaine's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/23/2010 20:37
RichardBlaine
Even though this was intended as a joke, I do think more games should experiment with animal protagonists. 99% of the games that down the pipe have you playing as a human or variation thereof. I just think being able to explore and interact with environments in a new way could provide for some interesting and fun gameplay/storytelling. Okami is a great example. I just think with everyone trying to be so innovative, it's a concept that could yield some interesting stories (possibly dramatic ones) and environments. Just because you're playing as a dog doesn't mean it has to be a cartoon dog collecting cheese puffs (though that would be great).
Skribble's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/23/2010 21:08
Skribble
"Just play as the dog with a shotgun strapped to its back or something"

Fuck yes. I remember playing Jet Force Gemini as the dog with a gun on it's back. It was essentialy the same as the other two characters, but you were fucking dog in a space suit with a slot on it's back for a weapon.

Buckshot the Killer K9 would be one of the greatest games ever made.
Carlo Dela Cruz's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/23/2010 22:59
Carlo Dela Cruz
Give PETA a hard on with a shotgun strapping killer dog.
Sir Legendhead's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/24/2010 08:46
Sir Legendhead
This gave me the weirdest idea. The Soviets used canine suicide bombers to take out tanks in WWII. (link)

How about a game where you play as one of these dogs, and your objective is to save your fellow animals while sabotaging the humans who trained you?
grill's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/09/2010 07:20
grill
yeah i liked the site as well. <a target="_blank" href="http://www.destructoid">home</a>
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