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What cancelled/unreleased game intrigues you the most?
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Silent Hills looked to be awesome and I'd love to have seen what Kojima, Del Toro, and Ito would have done with the mythos. Death Stranding's trailers are so unnerving and brilliant that it actually makes the cancellation hurt more.
Prey 2, the bounty hunter version, sounded amazing too. Wish that didn't get cancelled but Arkane's Prey is shaping up to be a cool spritiual successor to sci-fi horror.
There was a cancelled Wii Fire Emblem that was shelved for Shadow Dragon of all things. It looked like they were going to try to incorporate RTS elements of all things which isn't my cup of tea but if anything could have gotten me on board with RTS games, it would have been Fire Emblem.
Golden Sun 4 never started development but I still want that story to be finished, dammit.
That open-world Flash game by Bottle Rocket was probably too ambitious but I still would have loved to see it released. Flash needs more love
And Whore of the Orient was cancelled, right? I loved L.A. Noire but I knew not to hold my breath for McNamara's next game. Especially with a title like that.
Prey 2, the bounty hunter version, sounded amazing too. Wish that didn't get cancelled but Arkane's Prey is shaping up to be a cool spritiual successor to sci-fi horror.
There was a cancelled Wii Fire Emblem that was shelved for Shadow Dragon of all things. It looked like they were going to try to incorporate RTS elements of all things which isn't my cup of tea but if anything could have gotten me on board with RTS games, it would have been Fire Emblem.
Golden Sun 4 never started development but I still want that story to be finished, dammit.
That open-world Flash game by Bottle Rocket was probably too ambitious but I still would have loved to see it released. Flash needs more love
And Whore of the Orient was cancelled, right? I loved L.A. Noire but I knew not to hold my breath for McNamara's next game. Especially with a title like that.
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The DS still supported FMV and voice acting so Dread probably would have been bad anyways.
I never heard about the Street Fighter sequel? Where can I learn more about that?
HeisenbergWW62
Banned
Silent Hills
Final Fantasy Versus XIII
Prey 2
Star Wars 1313
Agent
Final Fantasy Versus XIII
Prey 2
Star Wars 1313
Agent
Primal Rage 2 was never fully finished though, was it? As far as I know it never saw a release of any kind.
CamHostage
Member
Hrmmm... the prototype for Eight Days looked awesome, but I never saw any evidence that Eight Days was actually close to release. Sony Europe kept showing car deformation demos and exploding gas tanks, and run/cover animation cycles leaked, but no gameplay demos of Eight Days or Getaway PS3 were ever described/leaked, and there's still not confirmation of how close to the sizzle reel trailer the team actually was. So unfortunately, I don't think Eight Days was anywhere near close to release.
Not finished/balanced, but it did get to a playable point, I believe I tried a mostly-playable build of it at California Extreme. I believe you're right that gfxtwin is offtrack about Primal Rage 2 being "recalled", I'm not sure it was even test-marketed though cabinets do exist.
C.Olimar788
Member
Kirby Gamecube. While a lot of its concepts no-doubt ended up in Return to Dream Land, I would have loved to see a new Kirby with helpers and the Broom ability.
The Metroid 2 remake that was proposed by Retro Studios. While we now obvious have (had, thanks Nintendo) AM2R, Retro has proved there ability to make a killer 2D sidescroller with DKCR and I would love to see their take on remaking Metroid 2.
And on the topic of fangames that were taken down, I would have loved to see the future development of both AM2R and Project M. The former was supposed to have additional content at some point, adding onto an already great game, and PM was going to have newcomers including Knuckles and Lyn. It would have been great to see those come to fruition.
Most of all, though, I would love to peek into a universe where the Nintendo deal for the rights to Harry Potter went through. Imagine how much different the perception of those characters would be, and how neat the games might have been. And Harry Potter probably would have been in Super Smash Bros., which is just crazy to think about.
The Metroid 2 remake that was proposed by Retro Studios. While we now obvious have (had, thanks Nintendo) AM2R, Retro has proved there ability to make a killer 2D sidescroller with DKCR and I would love to see their take on remaking Metroid 2.
And on the topic of fangames that were taken down, I would have loved to see the future development of both AM2R and Project M. The former was supposed to have additional content at some point, adding onto an already great game, and PM was going to have newcomers including Knuckles and Lyn. It would have been great to see those come to fruition.
Most of all, though, I would love to peek into a universe where the Nintendo deal for the rights to Harry Potter went through. Imagine how much different the perception of those characters would be, and how neat the games might have been. And Harry Potter probably would have been in Super Smash Bros., which is just crazy to think about.
Blam
Member
This game honestly wasn't worth it, but still not bad. I really want that Battlefront III PC Build that I know exists out there.
Might as well add Dead Island 2 to this list as it's going to be on the verge of cancellation.
Wow.... now that's a shame. Looks phenomenal.
Sojiro
Member
You and me both
. MML3 is easily my answer, although I would put Propeller Arena at a distant second.City of Metronome's DNA ended up in the upcoming Little Nightmares, according to a PS Blog post they wrote. So at least it lives on in spirit.
Add me to the Prey 2 count. That looked cool.
unapersson
Member
The Alternate Reality sequels, you'd find these portals to the other games when playing The City, but only The Dungeon ever got released.
Thanks for that. Little Nightmares had passed me by, but it will be a day one purchase now!
I just rewatched Prey 2 video and I am still impressed because even today we don't have an FPS game of this scope out there. Some pointers:
1) Open sandbox with multiple explorable hubs
2) Parkour System
3) The sheer amount of engagement options available (shoot while hanging and parkour, cover system, use any NPC as shield, 20 gadgets, possible multiple paths due to the way game world was designed)
4) Shooting looked satisfying due to great audio visual feedback
5) Choices in how to approach and finish missions (at one point you had the option of capturing g or letting go of a bounty, after capturing you had another option available to send it to contractor or interrogate for further information leading to additional quests)
Eventhough these elements were seen in other games individually...the fact that all of this was in one game was what made it impressive...Along with the cool cyberpunk aesthetics.
Then there is Prey 2017, which is just another spiritual successor to the System Shock game...which is good and still better than almost everything out there in FPS market but at the end of the day...nothing new (conceptually).
1) Open sandbox with multiple explorable hubs
2) Parkour System
3) The sheer amount of engagement options available (shoot while hanging and parkour, cover system, use any NPC as shield, 20 gadgets, possible multiple paths due to the way game world was designed)
4) Shooting looked satisfying due to great audio visual feedback
5) Choices in how to approach and finish missions (at one point you had the option of capturing g or letting go of a bounty, after capturing you had another option available to send it to contractor or interrogate for further information leading to additional quests)
Eventhough these elements were seen in other games individually...the fact that all of this was in one game was what made it impressive...Along with the cool cyberpunk aesthetics.
Then there is Prey 2017, which is just another spiritual successor to the System Shock game...which is good and still better than almost everything out there in FPS market but at the end of the day...nothing new (conceptually).
Sonic X-treme. The perspective is really cool and the level design that was shown looked amazing and ripped for exploration. The ambitions of the game too, like the knuckles levels and the new characters levels being completely different styles of game play makes me cream wishing it really existed. It was pretty much Sonic Adventure before Sonic Adventure in terms of scope.
You are the one who made that Until Dawn PS3 video right?
Yea as I said previously...I'd love to see it but I doubt Bethesda will cough up anything about it since it'll officially reveal/confirm the shady stuff they did and it'd be pretty hard to talk about Prey 2 without dwelling into that.
Glitter and Gold
Banned
Milly Osworth
Member
Retro Studios, Car Combat. If done well this could be a lot of fun.
jimmypython
Member
FINAL FANTASY Versus XIII
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Kingdom Hearts Brith by Sleep Volume 2
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Kingdom Hearts Brith by Sleep Volume 2
R-Gear (RayForce 1.5)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1t5uOXGWgd8
What a shame that they cancelled it and went with the 3D RayStorm.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1t5uOXGWgd8
What a shame that they cancelled it and went with the 3D RayStorm.
Horse Detective
Why the long case?
There aren't many franchises that have been abused and beaten mercilessly the way Silent Hill has.
NoblesseOblige
Banned
As a longtime fan of White Wolf's World of Darkness, and in particular their Werewolf line, I was excited to see what Werewolf: The Apocalypse - the Heart of Gaia would bring.
There's not much but a few screenshots and cutscenes to see of it today.
Recently I also learned of a brawler type game developed by Capcom set in the WtA line, but similarly it was abandoned.
There's not much but a few screenshots and cutscenes to see of it today.
Recently I also learned of a brawler type game developed by Capcom set in the WtA line, but similarly it was abandoned.
davidwhangchoi
Member
i wanted to play to prototypes finished:
resident evil 2
and resident evil that turned out to be devil may cry
resident evil 2
and resident evil that turned out to be devil may cry
Man Called Aerodynamics
Member
Fortress, since it would have continued the story of Final Fantasy XII.
GoldandBlue
Member
I would have loved to seen what Ushiro was gonna be.
Tavernacle12
Member
Star Wars Battlefront 3
It being so close to being finished just makes it hurt more.
It being so close to being finished just makes it hurt more.
Generalpsyduck
Banned
I still think aboht that game all the time. So much potential.Prey 2: The Thread
Open world Bladerunner bounty hunting game. Much like how people cursed Fox for dropping Firefly people will curse Bethesda for doing shady shit no matter how much they deny it and blame the "quality" of the tittle as justification.
This game would have been undoubtedly a masterpiece with amazing visuals for its time, great art design and gameplay...and it's something that everyone knew...including Bethesda.
I would love for Unseen64 to do a detailed piece on this but I doubt Bethesda will ever cough up anything about this fuck up.
SmokedMeat
Gamer™
https://www.unseen64.net/2008/04/10/geist-force-dc-cancelled/
Geist Force
Thanks to Unseen 64 I was able to get the name. I remember when Dreamcast was first revealed they were showing off what looked like a "Starfox" for the Dreamcast. I was MEGA hyped for it. Sadly it was cancelled.
Geist Force
Thanks to Unseen 64 I was able to get the name. I remember when Dreamcast was first revealed they were showing off what looked like a "Starfox" for the Dreamcast. I was MEGA hyped for it. Sadly it was cancelled.
Almond
Member
Silent Hills
Sadness
I'm pretty sure there was a couple gameplay videos that came out years ago. One was a gameplay/tech demo of an all white girl holding a flower that emitted light walking around a mostly black area. And here's this supposed gameplay footage of someone playing a game that looked like an early version of a woman holding a boys hand through a tunnel area.
Maybe those were both fake or of different games, I don't know how much of the game was actually made.
Winter for the Wii. Looked like it could have potentially been an interesting horror game.
Sadness
I'm pretty sure there was a couple gameplay videos that came out years ago. One was a gameplay/tech demo of an all white girl holding a flower that emitted light walking around a mostly black area. And here's this supposed gameplay footage of someone playing a game that looked like an early version of a woman holding a boys hand through a tunnel area.
Maybe those were both fake or of different games, I don't know how much of the game was actually made.
Winter for the Wii. Looked like it could have potentially been an interesting horror game.
Surprised this hasn't been mentioned yet:
The World Ends With You sequel
In 2012, a Square Enix countdown went up on the official TWEWY website. It looked like it would be a sequel, then there were leaks that it was not. They turned out to be correct: it was a mobile port and special soundtrack release. There was a lot of disappointment there, but then after the credits in the secret ending on the mobile version, the above image was shown.
This character was a new one, and the was also the "new 7 days". After four years, nothing has materialized at all, and the sequel was rumored to be cancelled. At this point that is exactly what I think is the case.
The World Ends With You sequel
In 2012, a Square Enix countdown went up on the official TWEWY website. It looked like it would be a sequel, then there were leaks that it was not. They turned out to be correct: it was a mobile port and special soundtrack release. There was a lot of disappointment there, but then after the credits in the secret ending on the mobile version, the above image was shown.
This character was a new one, and the was also the "new 7 days". After four years, nothing has materialized at all, and the sequel was rumored to be cancelled. At this point that is exactly what I think is the case.
CollectedDust
Member
Five pages into this thread and no mention of This IS Vegas. So either everyone forgot or nobody was sad it got canned .
.I like the 3D RayStorm a lot.
Half life 3 is the real answer, but I should mention these:
Silent Hills of course.
Timesplitters 4
The xbox/ps2 South Park game
The early prototypes of resident evil 4
Coded arms assault
Factor 5's second ps3 game
Free radical's Battlefront 3 (yes I know it was broken)
Eyedentify
Silent Hills of course.
Timesplitters 4
The xbox/ps2 South Park game
The early prototypes of resident evil 4
Coded arms assault
Factor 5's second ps3 game
Free radical's Battlefront 3 (yes I know it was broken)
Eyedentify
OneLessIcon
Member
Ron Gilbert has said that he has ideas for a new Monkey Island but it's unlikely we will ever get to experience it.