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[Fbh]

Fun weekend thread.
What games that bombed do you wish would get a sequel?
To keep it interesting try to focus on games that bombed in both sales and critical reception.


I'd love to see a sequel to Lair (54 metascore and did so badly the studio had to close):

It's not hard to see why it failed with those horrible forced six axis controls. But I played it many years later when it was already playable with regular controller (an update that as far as I know came waaaay too late) and had a lot of fun with it. It still had plenty of issues and some of the game design wasn't fixable with a patch (since it was made from the ground up for six axis) but the entire concept of the game was awesome, the story was actually pretty good and engaging and the soundtrack is amazing.

It had a great sense of scale, specially in the missions where you could attack ground units and there were big armies fighting which you could interact with. With modern hardware they could really expand on that idea and if the gameplay was actually designed for a regular controller instead of a gimmick I could see it being a lot of fun to play:

Also, best medieval fantasy OST of last gen.


Send trucks of money to John Debney to get him back

 

[ArnoldSewerby]

The Order 1886

By the end I was getting into it story wise.

 

[Kadayi]

The Movies

Didn't exactly bomb (there was an expansion), but the premise was ripe for further development

 

[Enygger_Tzu]

Baroque

The Action RPG with Doom-like Prespective and combat and fantastic atmosphere!





We need more games like that, at least we needed them in the hayday.

 

[ILLtown]

Dark Sector.

 

[MayauMiao]

The Order 1886 and Mad Max.

 

[Mokus]

For a long time it was Psychonauts... but with Psychonauts 2 on its way, now I think Alice: Madness Returns.

 

[CuNi]

Dark Sector.

Isn't Warframe something like a spiritual successor to it? I remember there even being story hints to those games being in the same universe.
But I get what you mean, I'd had hoped for a 2nd one as well.

 

[Ulysses 31]

Crysis 3(if it went back to its roots in 4)

 

[NahaNago]

The Order 1886

By the end I was getting into it story wise.

I kinda just want a movie to tie the story up.

 

[DunDunDunpachi]

Resonance of Fate was the first one that came to mind.

 

[visiblemode]

For me, it’s the Order 1886, easy.

It wasn’t amazing, but it was far better than it was treated. It could have spawned a great franchise that would have continually improved.

 

[Iaterain]

Jetsetradio series. Great games but for whatever reason people didn't buy it. There was a video for a new Jetsetradio, but the game was canceled.

 

[mneuro]

Alpha Protocol. It was a great game with a lot of bugs.

 

[dirthead]

I've decided I don't like sequels. Pretty much never want them. I much prefer stuff like Demons Souls --> Dark Souls. Build on the idea but do something different. Really, there's no point in sequels in non-RPG genres. All it is is a noose and constraint for developers.

 

[Caayn]

Thanks for reminding me that I still need to finish my Liar playthrough. I was so hyped for the game before it launched and when it did for some strange reason it took me a while to actually pick it up only to never finish it

 

[-MD-]

Jaffe said it didn't completely bomb but the series is dead right now.

 

[zombie_gamer87]

The Order 1886.

 

[xviper]

not sure if it bombed but the lobbies were limited but it was the best and most fun wrestling game since the ps2 games, the cancellation of the sequel hurts, i wish 2k would stop fucking up the main series so we can at least enjoy a wrestling game

 

[SegaShack]

Jaffe said it didn't completely bomb but the series is dead right now.

But this is a sequel.

 

[AlexxKidd]

The Order 1886.

 

[-MD-]

But this is a sequel.

And I wish it got a sequel.

OP didn't say anything about new IP only.

 

[Ulysses 31]

Wonderful 101
Tokyo Mirage Sessions # FE

 

[nowhat]

The Order 1886

By the end I was getting into it story wise.

The premise of that game would have deserved... a game. What was "The Order 1886" doesn't deserve a sequel. Just a few cliffhangers thrown around at the end doesn't mean a sequel is warranted, if everything preceding that has been an incoherent mess, both narratively and gameplay-wise.

(as a disclaimer, yes, I did buy it at AAA price when it was released - had I got it at the price it's sold at currently I'd probably feel otherwise)

 

[Mr Hyde]

Nier.

Oh wait...

 

[eot]

 

[bronk]

This game reviewed well though from what I remember. It was dope.

 

[ArnoldSewerby]

I kinda just want a movie to tie the story up.

This would do to be honest

 

[plushyp]

Advent Rising. Ended on cliffhanger... sigh

 

[MAtgS]

Sonic Chronicles. The game sucked but I had no end of ideas in my head for how it could be improved and the ending seemed to be setting up a SatAM like scenario which excited me. Of course we eventually did get Sonic Forces to fill i that void and..... wrll Sonic team has a way of disappointing, don't they?

Playstation All-Stars. It didn't bomb but Sony has no interest in continuing it. Its crazy to think Cloud vs. Snake will be possible in Smash but not PSASBR.

 

[Tesseract]

 

[-MD-]

This game was honestly really good.

 

[Hoya Destroyer]

Marvel Heroes? It was a fun time-killer.

 

[molasar]

Syndicate (2012)

Enslaved: Odyssey to the West (2010)

 

[Enygger_Tzu]

Can we add World of Final Fantasy to the list?

This game deserved and could have been so much better if had a decent budget.

 

[The Bloody-Nine]

 

[Ulysses 31]

FreeSpace 2

 

[sdzero]

Another vote for Order 1886, loved it in spite of its flaws, want to see Order 1887.

 

[Cert.in.Death]

Legaia 2, Resistance 3, Marble Blast Ultra

 

[NahaNago]

I'd like a sequel to infamous second son. I really liked the game but kinda felt that it was really lacking in just about everything. This time just have only version of the game.

 

[AllyITA]

Too human



(seriusly)

 

[LegendOfKage]

Bionic Commando. It was a bad choice to make that a linear game instead of sandbox, but it was still a lot of fun.

 

[eot]

This game reviewed well though from what I remember. It was dope.

72 on PS3, 68 on PC, it reviewed quite poorly.
Amazing game though

 

[brian0057]

This masterpiece right here

 

[Akuza89]

Split/second and Blur.

2 really good racing games released about a week apart from each other. Which in turn wasn't good for them. But both are very good racers, especially blur online, it's basically mario kart with real life cars.

 

[CatLady]

Deadly Premonition, horrible controls, but so kitschy, weird and unique

 

[Vlaphor]

Alpha Protocol. It was a great game with a lot of bugs.

I was going to mention this very one. While a second playthough could have almost enough new content to be considered a sequel, I'd still want the real thing.

Deadly Premonition, horrible controls, but so kitschy, weird and unique

I don't know if I'd want that. DP was such a lightning in a bottle situation that any attempts to replicate it would probably be very terrible.

Imagine if Tommy Wiseau announced "The Room 2". Would anyone here be excited for it?

 

[Isa]

Some excellent mentions in here. Also nice to see The Order 1886 get some love. I so wish it got a proper chance at a sequel. I'd love to see how it could lead into WW1, or even a Titanic level or something. I want to be a modern knight hunting evil, or vice versa.

Some games that come to mind that I would love to see get a proper new entry...

Command and Conquer
MechWarrior 2
Mercenaries
Vagrant Story
Red Faction Guerilla
Enclave (to think that the sequel was in development too)
Oddworld (anything but SW is my fave)
Sim Tower (ok prob didn't bomb but deserved another)
Kingdom Under Fire
Crimson Skies
Nocturne
Deus Ex
Prey
Syndicate
Crusader: No Remorse/No Regret (didn't bomb iirc but I'd like to play a new one)
Voodoo Vince
Motorstorm
Driveclub
Colony Wars
Wing Commander or better yet Privateer

 

[AeonGaidenRaiden]

I'd like a sequel to infamous second son. I really liked the game but kinda felt that it was really lacking in just about everything. This time just have only version of the game.

Second Son is the third installment in the Infamous franchise. So its not a game that never had a sequel. Not every game needs to have infinite sequels. Im sure the developers decided to move on from it and now we got Spiderman.

 

[amigastar]

One of my biggest wishes would be a GTA Chinatown Wars sequel on the 3DS. Unfortunately thats not gonna happen.