I love text-based games, always have and always will. I was pondering earlier, and wanted to get the opinion of a few others...how well would the old PS1 game "Vanguard Bandits" would translate into a text-based game - would the combat system carry over?

http://shrines.rpgclassics.com/psx/vanguard/

Link provided goes into depth the mechanics of "Vanguard Bandits" for those not familiar with the game.

-Ex