LackOfLogic t1_iuetht6 wrote on October 30, 2022 at 8:00 PM

It’s probably be impossible to do but an Infinite Jest rpg in the same vein as Disco Elysium would be the bees knees. Tenis and Eschaton mini games included.

renlydidnothingwrong t1_iuh248j wrote on October 31, 2022 at 7:47 AM

If they pulled it off it would be great, however it would also spawn one of the most insufferable fan bases of all time.

pilrag OP t1_iuey3cn wrote on October 30, 2022 at 8:31 PM

Oh my God that would be such an undertaking but it could be such an incredible experience

LackOfLogic t1_iuf2np6 wrote on October 30, 2022 at 9:01 PM

They could probably also add a MGS mission scene where Hal had to sneak around the academy tunnels in order to get his pot fix. And another one where you’d have to get the timing right on the “jumping in front of the train” for the Wheelchair Assassin’s initiation. Honestly I think this game might actually have potential to work.

carbondrewtonium t1_iug1qxl wrote on October 31, 2022 at 1:17 AM

I came here to say Infinite Jest, thinking, surely no one will have mentioned it

LackOfLogic t1_iug74d1 wrote on October 31, 2022 at 1:59 AM

Maybe we’re on to something here, because honestly, after thinking a little more about it, I would say that the whole book really could work as a videogame. One could even use the James Incandenza filmography as some kind of in game collectible, like some Interlace tapes that you’d have to find scattered throughout the game world.