Possumowner
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Diddy Kong Racing......I'm crying inside
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Games that failed to launch a new franchise
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Nostremitus
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https://youtu.be/75tb_uI5HHo?t=5m16s
Also, this was actually a legit good game that deserved to start a franchise.
unknownstranger
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Someone (I think Shinobi) hinted that they were working on a 3rd game that's being announced soon.
I think Defiance would count. It was supposed to be a transmedia project where the game and the TV show would interact and influence each other. The TV show was cancelled after three seasons. The game is still running and regularly updated, but it seems like Trion don't plan on developing the story any further.
I actually liked the game, as unpolished as it was. Never saw the show though or invested in the story beyond the game's story missions.
I actually liked the game, as unpolished as it was. Never saw the show though or invested in the story beyond the game's story missions.
Pretty much every b tier game from early last gen. The kind that tanked publishers and developers because of the ballooning of budgets - I'm thinking games like Fracture and Dark Sector, stuff that no one even remembers.
I think the worst thing about these games was they were developed in an environment where game previews were still just gushing fanboy drivel with no criticism whatsoever. It's still a little like this in many outlets but overall things are better. Bad to mediocre games like those were a victim of a lack of criticism.
I think the worst thing about these games was they were developed in an environment where game previews were still just gushing fanboy drivel with no criticism whatsoever. It's still a little like this in many outlets but overall things are better. Bad to mediocre games like those were a victim of a lack of criticism.
This thread has proved, unless a game is by a major publisher/developer and has mega marketing, new IP's will generally struggle. especially on consoles.
A game has to have brilliant multiplayer (Rocket League) or decent length single player for them to survive in the modern world. Take Doom (last release was 12 years ago) for example, its been a cult title for older and hardcore gamer's, but has it attracted the younger generation to buy it on all formats to let's say Overwatch. Twitch and YouTube has a major effect on modern gamer's where people would rather watch shorter games than play them.
A game has to have brilliant multiplayer (Rocket League) or decent length single player for them to survive in the modern world. Take Doom (last release was 12 years ago) for example, its been a cult title for older and hardcore gamer's, but has it attracted the younger generation to buy it on all formats to let's say Overwatch. Twitch and YouTube has a major effect on modern gamer's where people would rather watch shorter games than play them.
Generic Power Ranger
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Dark Messiah of Might and Magic.
Amazing game (on pc. The console port was aparently nerfed)
Incredible melee combat, awesome level up system, levels that had so many encounter approaches that you could tackle in so many ways ! that game was just amazing from a gameplay perspective. While it is a spinoff from Heroes of Might and Magic, which in itself is a spinoff from Might and Magic, I do think it was intended to be turned into a first person series instead of a single game.
Amazing game (on pc. The console port was aparently nerfed)
Incredible melee combat, awesome level up system, levels that had so many encounter approaches that you could tackle in so many ways ! that game was just amazing from a gameplay perspective. While it is a spinoff from Heroes of Might and Magic, which in itself is a spinoff from Might and Magic, I do think it was intended to be turned into a first person series instead of a single game.
Star Wars tells us sometimes knowing less is better.
Back in the day, Sony was hyping this game up as a new mascot. It dropped like a wet fart, but still, a sequel was long rumored. But the game's lead character was voiced by Phil Hartman, who died soon after, and plans for the sequel were scrapped:
smokeymicpot
Beat EviLore at pool.
Back in the day, Sony was hyping this game up as a new mascot. It dropped like a wet fart, but still, a sequel was long rumored. But the game's lead character was voiced by Phil Hartman, who died soon after, and plans for the sequel were scrapped:
I remember playing the demo for this so many times. Never bought the game though.
Crimson Skies did get a sequel, though. High Road to Revenge was a sequel to the original Crimson Skies.
Haze, Fuse, Rage, The Order: 1886, Too Human, Advent Rising, presumably Battleborn as well at this point. And indeed, DmC: Devil May Cry was intended to mark a new beginning as part of a multimedia reboot for the franchise, but that's pretty much dead in the water at this point.
As much as I would like to see more, feeling rather pessimistic about Under Night In-Birth's prospects these days (may or may not be speaking too soon in its case).
As much as I would like to see more, feeling rather pessimistic about Under Night In-Birth's prospects these days (may or may not be speaking too soon in its case).
MilkyJoe
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Don't even think it!
darthsontin
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Blinx the Timesweeper was supposed to be a huge new franchise for Xbox
RealityPales
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It absolutely was.
And what publisher / developer the size of 2K and Gearbox doesn't kick off new IPs in an effort to launch a franchise? That makes no sense.
Forerunner
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I actually enjoyed both Brute Force and Too Human. They had interesting settings and there was a lot of potential with them. Too bad they both bomba.
Game would have been awesome if it had more polish. I liked the idea of it, it just felt really sloppy to play.
Rhythm Thief & the Emperor's Treasure ends in a pretty shameless sequel hook. Of course, most people probably played it for the music games rather than for the nonsensical story, so it's just a minor annoyance. Still, the game is fun, so it would have been nice to get others like it.
Terrible first post (unless you were joking?), Evolve 2 is already in development.
At least Naughty Bear went on to exist longer than it should have
The way this game also ended on a cliffhanger...
So, they made a game that ends with a cliffhanger, then a DLC that ends with even a bigger cliffhanger, and then a handheld sequel that also ends with a cliffhanger? What's wrong with you Ubi?
SystemUser
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Three times if you include it's predecessor Frontlines.
Yeah...that definitely did not go as anticipated for them.
Version 3.0
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Didn't Namco say they wanted Enslaved: Odyssey to the West to be a franchise? That didn't work out.
I think Capcom said something similar about Asura's Wrath. That didn't work out either.
I think Capcom said something similar about Asura's Wrath. That didn't work out either.
Binary Domain.
Arguably was suppose to launch SEGA's premier console development team Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio into the international spotlight with an ending that hinted at more to come. It's absolute failure was the straw that broke SEGA's back and put them in a position to reconsider console game development.
Arguably was suppose to launch SEGA's premier console development team Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio into the international spotlight with an ending that hinted at more to come. It's absolute failure was the straw that broke SEGA's back and put them in a position to reconsider console game development.
Dragon1893
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Yeah, The Order seems like an obvious one and considering UC4 might be the last Uncharted, The Order could've taken over as Sony's main TPS franchise.
This game had great graphics, suberb physics and excellent gameplay. The reviews were mostly very positive. It's a shame it sold poorly.
and they lost a lawsuit about the whole storyline being stolen
Theanine3D
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Dead Space was absolutely a franchise. A short-lived one, but it was a franchise nonetheless. It got multiple spinoff games, comic books, and TWO films. That's more than what even some of the oldest franchises in the industry have gotten.
TemplaerDude
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I liked Too Human.... 
Too bad DD had to be such a twunt about the whole thing.
Too bad DD had to be such a twunt about the whole thing.Santerestil
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It had a sequel - with nothing in common except the title, but still a main-line sequel:
psynergylover
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AbsolutBro
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Remember how they offered lifetime subs for the game service?
I enjoyed the game overall, but it tried too hard to be Diablo 3-3rd person edition.
Wtf! I never heard about that, thanks for the info.
FairFriend
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for a moment i thought u were talking about final fantasy and i was like, what? then i remembered the comics...
RealityPales
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Back in the day, Sony was hyping this game up as a new mascot. It dropped like a wet fart, but still, a sequel was long rumored. But the game's lead character was voiced by Phil Hartman, who died soon after, and plans for the sequel were scrapped:
THIS GAME WAS MY JAM, SON
I thought this was going to be a franchise when I saw the first reveal trailer.
My dad had Acclaim stock at the time and I can tell you that Acclaim was very much banking on Vexx being a huge franchise for them
It's not coincidence that Acclaim went out of business about a year after Vexx flopped
pwnzernator
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