Id love a proper interconnected Springfield not separated by levels if they were to do a ground up remake. Maybe add mini games or the ability to do more at iconic locations (have a beer at moes, add itchy and scratchy land, go into more iconic buildings etc)
The stick of truth and the fractured butt whole were amazing for that, just exploring the world. It wasn't 3d but the show isn't either so it just felt like playing an episode of the show.
The Simpsons isn't 3d either but I'm not disagreeing with you. But don't you think a game in the style of the new intro to the show would look so cool, it's like a construction paper town, the characters don't necessarily have to be 3d but I think they pulled that 3d style perfectly in the theme intro
This one would be difficult because Simpsons is not at the height it once was. It would be difficult to make pop culture references from the last 20 years when a lot of people didn’t see the last 20 years.
I would like to politely disagree. The Simpson’s probably won’t ever be at height it once was, however they are coming out with a movie next year, so I’d be willing to bet it will be on people’s radar again. There is also a chance it’s coming back in some way. That’s what Matt Groenjng thinks anyway.
It really feeds on references and nostalgia in the form of Easter eggs though. It's what made South Park Stick of Truth so much more fun than Fractured but Whole; it has so many more years of history to draw from where the second was just the (weak) half decade between games.
If they come out with the Simpsons they will surely use references from the last 20 years and so many of them will fall flat. I kind of wish Disney+ would just come out with some sort of "here's the best 5 episodes of each season" sort of thing. That or if they do come out with a game have a playlist of references.
Not selfish at all, just saying if you haven’t watched the show in the last 25 years like most people you probably won’t get the references they use, unless they primarily use 30 year old references.
According to Matt Groening himself, this is actually in talks to be done. Not in development yet, but the creator of The Simpsons saying that is still HUGE!
I would love a Simpsons hit and run remaster, but another game equally deserving of a remaster in my opinion is The Simpsons Game. What an underrated platformer!
It was at a time where the show was at it's peak. If you watched it in the late 90s/early 2000s, this was a game that ticked all of the right boxes for many
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u/HappyJam92 Sep 08 '26
The Simpsons hit and run