My spin-off wouldn't involve a person, but a place: Zeal Kingdom.

There's so many questions about Zeal Kingdom that remain unknown! It'd be nice to know just how Queen Zeal stumbled across Lavos. And where King Zeal is. And why the Earthbound ones couldn't use Lavos'
powers. And where Janus got a purple cat from! And most importantly,
what was Zeal Kingdom's fate in the original timeline when Crono didn't
show up and wake Lavos causing Zeal Kingdom to go bye bye.

~Shrubey

http://www.opcoder.com/projects/chrono/

I know it has nothing to do with todays topic, but it's SO FU*KIN cool!

-Belzesolid

I think Hideo should make another card-based MGS strategy game for the PSP, although in this one, you play as fat, drunken, has-been, trailer-trash bastard Raiden, and the whole point of the game is to use as many military implements as possible to THRASH ROSE'S INSECURE TEENY-BOPPING ASS. It should be called Metal Gear Solid: Wife Beater, or something. That's what I call a spin-off.

I think gamers might have embraced MGS2 a bit more readily if, like the original MGS, its torture scenes had had more direct results on the storyline.

"You mean Ocelot rapes and murders Rose if I give up?!"

(Cue the sound of millions of gamers worldwide pressing SELECT to QUIT.)

Bliss.

I also hear a lot of people going on about how Clank should ditch Ratchet and star in his own game, but I think that's crap. Sure, Clank gets those neat robot flunkies, and he grows to Godzilla-like proportions, but I play those games for Ratchet's sweet SWEET arsenal: getting rid of him gets rid of the draw to the series for me. Keep the furball, please. He gets SMG's and atomic bombs.

And I'm still waiting for the equivalent of Death By Degrees for DMC's Trish. Maybe as a sidestory mini-game when you beat DMC3, like when you get Heihachi's quest at the end of Onimusha 3? Please, Capcom? Pretty please?

Peace.

-The Absu-

P.S. That new FF VII game where you play as one of the Turks... oh, if only that was coming for my dreamy GBA!!! But the fact that it's being made for a mobile has somehow convinced me that it'll be absolute crap. i don't know why.

Since MGS's Ninja was a suit worn by two different characters, I'd like
to see an MGS Ninja spin off. Ninjas are stealth masters after all. I
hate Raiden but using the sword in MGS2 was fun. Unlike most Ninja games that are based in a feudal age, MSG: Ninja would feature a technology centered Ninja.

The Ninja suit would be an upgraded model of the one in both MSG games.
To open up the MGS game play style, you'd be able hide and crawl on the
ceiling, with a drop down stealth sword attack. Put out lights to stalk
around in the dark with nightvision sight, etc.

I must address the Ninja vs. Pirate issue as well. Any good pirate
hunter would just wait until they're passed out drunk and throw them all in a cage, pirate scrouge stopped. Not anyone can be a Ninja because it takes physical and mental discpline to be one. Most ninja where not assassins, only rogue Ninjas where. They fought like they did to keep their family and village safe.

-Blaze Eagle

Hey CG

I must be in some kind of angsty mood, because I keep thinking about spinoffs that have very dark stories to them. Then again, maybe it's not angst but rather the hope that game companies will start trying things outside of the usual cliches. Since I just made that last comment I'm going to send out kudos to Capcom who are at least trying new things with the likes of Viewtiful Joe, P.N.O.3, and Killer 7. But, needless to say it will be sub 0 C in Satan's domain before we would see the likes of these games.

FFX: The Sequel/Prelude that Should Have Been
See the prelude to FFX through the life of Jecht, Auron, and Braska. Jecht, a man trying to be the father he thinks is best for the future of his son while fully knowing he's failing at being the type of father he should be. Braska, who cared about people so indiscriminately that he loved the unlovable and was excommunicated for it. Auron, the monk who was exiled because he refused to marry out of duty. The three men go on a journey to save the people who have come to hate them so much. This would be a dark, sad story, but just thinking this makes me realize how much booty this game would kick. No fancy teams swapping or tricks. Just Jecht, Auron, and Braska kicking butt, coming to terms with themselves, and finding some type of redemption for themselves.

The Koopas Strike Back
After years of toiling under the rule of an oppressive monarchy the plebes decide to strike back. Guide your army of Koopas, Goombas, Bowser, etc. against the aristocracy of the Mushroom Kingdom.This would be best as a Real time strategy or a SRPG. The Hammer Brothers being the long range attackers; Chomps, Stomps, and those pipe-Venus-Fly-Trap things as defenders; Kooopa ParaTroopas for aerial assualt, and Bowser as the commander. The possibilities for this game would be phenomenal if it could ever get off the ground.

Quolon - who probably enjoyed playing both sides of the war a little too much in Arc the Lad: TOS