Your own perfect computer game!

[71-hour Ahmed]

A specialised version of Rome Total War, modified in the following ways and run on a network of Ninja PC's:

1) There would be no monitor. There would be a few giant screens instead, all around you and overhead (in a room about 5 x 5m). Probably rear projector type stuff to avoid heat build up. Access would be via the floor, with integrated quiet A/C with temperature control and built in chemical dosing that adds in appropriate aromas depending on the location of your general in the map (i.e. in a summer field with flowers, or the cool wind of a northern winter).
2) The viewpoint control interface would consist of a mechanical bull modified into a horse shape (and with the bucking behaviour removed... except for when the general is under attack, to punish you for putting yourself at risk). The viewpoint as shown on the screens would be from the generals position. Movement of the "horse" by certain actions (i.e. pressing feet onto certain point) would cause movement of your position on the battlefield.
3) All other controls would consist of voice commands given to your computer controlled staff officers (who would ride with you) or using your sword (which would be a laser pointer/ lightgun type thing allowing pointing and instructing of units.
4) Information would be provided by the method of both the displays and also messages brought by computer controlled runners and advisors (Who would only know what you could know, and would not be any more omniprescent).
5) Actual specifics of the units control would be left to advanced PC A.I. (in other words, completely replace that in RTW). Alternatively I'd employ a bunch of Chinese RPG fans to control them if the AIs weren't good enough - in exchange they get to use the networked PCs for their RPGs for free when I don't need them sub-generalling for me.

And there we have it, Rome:Total Immersion...

edit: 5 x 5m room size seems a bit more ego-massaging now I think of it, and more pratical to fit a mechanical horse in.

[Drisos]

a combination of Fifa and some soccer manager game. just like Fifa but then with also finances

but anyways it will never be nearly as good as stw

[Ab Urbe Condita]

Ooh ooh! I've got it! A Warhammer 40k MMOFPS!

Just imagine it: You're a soldier in a space marine/chaos/eldar/ork unit taking part in an invasion of a certain planet. Unfortunately, shortly after you land, a warp storm or whatever the hell you call those things overcasts the planet and you can neither call in reinforcements nor leave the planet. You're completely cut off and have to make do with what you have. The game would rely extremely heavily on squad-based tactical PVP, but would have a few quests to create a context behind the fighting. At the end of the last quest the warp storm subsides and you are able to board transport ships, and once you get on, you have the option of switching to another server (called "planets" in game, so essentially you're flying to a different planet).

[Prodigal]

Something involving a full VR body suit, that way you'd be fully immersed in the game. Then a brand new all improved singing & dancing NWN2, JA2, or KOTR.

Oh & a RTW version as mentioned in a previouse thread that you could rp in as a unit commander.

[Yawning Angel]

Mine would be a game described in a book called Complicity by Iain Banks. The game is Despot, and is clearly based on the Civilization concept, but the description of it sounds like a much deeper and more interesting game. It is a bit hard to describe if you haven't read the book, but think Civ on steroids, real time instead of TBS, more than decent AI and your view and abilities restricted depending on whether you have risen to ruler of the empire or are still a subject king, nobleman or other.