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Games that failed to launch a new franchise
- Thread starter JinjoUnchained
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Knack.
SmackAttack
Member
Titanfall 2 has been announced, had a teaser, and will be shown at E3.
Too early to call this one. Not nearly enough time has passed.
PhantomZhu
Banned
God damnit Ubisoft, just because you get a little critique, you just go ahead and end a series.
The ending was a cliffhanger
Heck, the DLC ending is STILL a cliffhanger.
Heck, the DLC ending is STILL a cliffhanger.
Would have freaking loved to see a sequel.
Affeinvasion
Member
Mercenaries 2 pretty much killed that franchise. I wonder who owns the IP now.
Dr_Boris_Goltz
Banned
Don't believe it was posted: Dragon's Dogma
Thewonandonly
Junior Member
Wow for how much GAF loves platinum no one has said Vanquish yet. Game ended on a cliffhanger for god sake haha. Sadly we most likely won't get a sequel even tho the first game was a masterpiece 
ThatStupidLion
Member
Zak and Wiki
The Conduit - i mean it DID get a sequel....but not really a franchise. i'm sure nintendo was hoping for a lot more from it
Elebits
The Conduit - i mean it DID get a sequel....but not really a franchise. i'm sure nintendo was hoping for a lot more from it
Elebits
It was too good for this World
morthbound
Member
Nintendo may have saved Bayonetta 2 but I don't think there will be another.
Valkyr1983
Banned
The order 1886
Such a cool game, just too many haters
Such a cool game, just too many haters
randomlee26
Member
Deadly Creatures
PREC0GNITIVE
Member
Would Perfect Dark count? I know, I know it had a prequel but the IP was considered valuable enough for a second game but it ended up going nowhere?
I love perfect Dark, shame about Zero though...
I love perfect Dark, shame about Zero though...
TheMoon
Member
SEGA (or more specifically even, High Voltage since that was their baby). What does Nintendo have to do with it.
Got a downloadable sequel and a proper follow-up has been very very strongly hinted at just recently.
RealityPales
Member
EA, now that Pandemic went under.
EA bought out Pandemic and Bioware around the same time, if I'm not mistaken.
They were well into Mercs 3 development before closing:
With pretty good reason lol
Dragon's Dogma Online, and even Capcom suggested they'd consider a full fledged sequel to the original.
TheOnlyOneHeEverFeared
Member
Homefront. They've tried it with 2 games now.
joey_bone_bomb
Member
I know Acclaim was in the early stages of working on a sequel to the JJ Abrams TV show licensed Alias game before shelving the project.
Also Namco had hopes of turning Death by Degrees into its own (Tekken spin-off) franchise, but then it sold poorly.
Also Namco had hopes of turning Death by Degrees into its own (Tekken spin-off) franchise, but then it sold poorly.
Ceallach
Smells like fresh rosebuds
I actually think we'll see a third game on NX. Nintendo clearly see value in the character.
Kingdoms of Amalur was planned as a franchise but it was not to be.
Kerotan Frog
Member
Man, I know the game wasn't perfect, but what was there I thought was pretty fun. Enough so that I'm still pretty bummed that we'll never see a proper sequel.
Someone mentioned Freedom Fighters, that too is a sore spot. Such a great game that deserved a sequel. I wonder why it never came together?
No one has mentioned The Legend of Dragoon? It was supposed to be Sony's Final Fantasy.
It's not a bad game by any means, just not that well executed.
Still waiting for that to appear on EU PSN as a PS1 Classic...
On the subject of that I remember there being cancelled DLC for PS All-Stars of Dart. Even had a model in development that was shown off.
Undead Fantasy
Member
Too Human.
Haze.
Remember Me.
DmC.
Heavenly Sword.
Lair.
Haze.
Remember Me.
DmC.
Heavenly Sword.
Lair.
The ones that frustrate me are where they start a story that is then never concluded. Even worse when the first and final game ends on a cliffhanger or leading up to the next scenario (hi Freedom Wars).
Loads of generic sci-fi shooters last gen. Brink, Haze, Fuse, Bulletstorm etc etc.
Loads of generic sci-fi shooters last gen. Brink, Haze, Fuse, Bulletstorm etc etc.
God damnit Ubisoft, just because you get a little critique, you just go ahead and end a series.
The ending was a cliffhanger
Heck, the DLC ending is STILL a cliffhanger.
Would have freaking loved to see a sequel.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_of_Persia:_The_Fallen_King
Dr_Boris_Goltz
Banned
I totally forgot about the online game. I wish that came out in NA.
SinCityAssassin
Member
Drake of the 99 Dragons.
Nah, id say that was always intended as a one and done. The weird teases that came later are still baffling to me.
That wasn't really Kingdom of Amalur's failure so much as it was Scumbag Schilling running his company into the ground.
Salty Rice
Member
Triggerhappytel
Member
This is kind of a strange topic, as most big-budget games which come out nowadays are expected to be the start of a franchise.
Recently, I'd say The Order 1886 for Sony, and I think sales of Quantum Break have been pretty poor so I wouldn't be surprised if that doesn't get a sequel either.
Recently, I'd say The Order 1886 for Sony, and I think sales of Quantum Break have been pretty poor so I wouldn't be surprised if that doesn't get a sequel either.
Wow for how much GAF loves platinum no one has said Vanquish yet. Game ended on a cliffhanger for god sake haha. Sadly we most likely won't get a sequel even tho the first game was a masterpiece
On a similar note, you might be able to say the same thing for Binary Domain.
Dr. Black Jack
Member
My answer too. Loved that game.
VendettaRed07
Member
Red Steel
BlazeBreak
Member
God damnit Ubisoft, just because you get a little critique, you just go ahead and end a series.
The ending was a cliffhanger
Heck, the DLC ending is STILL a cliffhanger.
Would have freaking loved to see a sequel.
Came here to post this.
Had its issues, which all could have been addressed in a sequel. But besides the bit of a mixed reception, I think the urge to get a quasi tie-in game out for the PoP movie was the final nail in the coffin.
Cameron122
Member
Gotcha, thanks. I couldn't remember if it ever was. I really wonder why it isn't anymore.