{"id":47948,"date":"2012-12-06T10:04:57","date_gmt":"2012-12-06T08:04:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=47948"},"modified":"2012-12-06T10:06:32","modified_gmt":"2012-12-06T08:06:32","slug":"5-major-franchises-that-should-introduce-dinosaurs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/features\/47948-5-major-franchises-that-should-introduce-dinosaurs","title":{"rendered":"5 major franchises that should introduce dinosaurs"},"content":{"rendered":"

Everybody complains about the lack of innovation in games today, and it’s true – since 1963, every<\/em> video game that’s been released has featured zombies. How is that innovation? It’s not. If this industry really wants to innovate, the only obvious solution is swapping zombies for dinosaurs.<\/p>\n

Call of Duty: Jurassic Warfare<\/h3>\n

In 200,000,000 BC, a territorial war breaks out on the Laurasian supercontinent between its dominant archosaurians and the insurrectionist sauropods.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, a separatist faction led by the theropods seizes power on the northern plateau by devouring everything on it in a bloody coup d’\u00e9tat. The player assumes the role of a special forces operative who is sent back in time with orders to prevent a mass extinction event.<\/p>\n

In a shocking twist at the end, a nuclear device is detonated, killing all the dinosaurs while the operative rappels to safety on a hovering Pavelow, waving an American flag.<\/p>\n

\"Call<\/a>

But maybe with rocks and sticks instead of guns, just for authenticity. Or not.<\/p><\/div>\n

SimPangaea<\/h3>\n

Manage the day to day business of the Cretaceous Period, build and maintain busy hunting and migration routes, and balance a budget of genetic adaptations to maximise survivability in the Age of Dinosaurs.<\/p>\n

Disasters include catastrophic meteor strikes and time-travelling spec ops troops.<\/p>\n

\"SimCity<\/a>

This SimCity 5 screenshot is improved 10 million times with the simple addition of dinosaurs. It seems so obvious now, doesn’t it?<\/p><\/div>\n

The Elder Scrolls: Pri’mordia<\/h3>\n

The subtle apostrope maintains the series’ high fantasy aesthetic to appeal to long-term fans, while the name itself is unambiguously invested Mesozoic authority to attract megareptile-loving newcomers.<\/p>\n

Besides, dragons have always featured prominently in Elder Scrolls games, and everybody knows dragons are really just dinosaurs doing Lord of the Rings cosplay.<\/p>\n

\"Skyrim<\/a>

I used to be an adventurer like you, then I took a plesiosaur to the knee.<\/p><\/div>\n

Left 4 Dinosaurs<\/h3>\n

Pretty much what it says on the box, really. Those medkits might have to be a bit bigger to realistically accommodate velociraptor-induced injuries, though. Or maybe just replaced with body bags and scoopers.<\/p>\n

\"Left<\/a>

They’re flocking this way!<\/p><\/div>\n

Tekken T-Rex Tournament<\/h3>\n

Because who wouldn’t want to pit those terrible, terrible <\/em>lizards against one another in an all-out battle for ultimate supremacy? This is history, as it happened <\/em>(kind of).<\/p>\n

\"Tekken<\/a>

Ready? EXTINCTINATE!<\/p><\/div>\n

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