I'd say so. Sony wanted it to be their Smash Bros but it failed.Does Playstation All-Stars Battle Royale count?
I'd say so. Sony wanted it to be their Smash Bros but it failed.Does Playstation All-Stars Battle Royale count?
I thought this was going to be a franchise when I saw the first reveal trailer.
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:
and they lost a lawsuit about the whole storyline being stolen
DMCevil May Cry
Holy crap didnt know they actually lost the lawsuit
dragon age origins
Epic Mickey. Sure, there was a second, but it failed even worse.
Brute force is what taught me to not believe hype.http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/StillbornFranchise/VideoGames
I'm still amused that they were so confident in Brute Force they did a goddamn novel (Halo was promoted the same way):
It may be too early to say, but I am banking on Mighty No. 9 being this.
Kingdom of Amalur?
Ghost Trick ?
https://youtu.be/75tb_uI5HHo?t=5m16s
Also, this was actually a legit good game that deserved to start a franchise.
The Order: 1886
Driveclub
Ms thread? As much as I like their games, they are the master of one hit games that never get the deserving sequel.
Just on the top of my head:
- Azurik
- Stubbs the Zombie
- Advent Rising
- Blue Dragon
- Lost Odyssey
- Phantum Dust
- Crimson Dragon
- D4
- Too Human
- Jade Empire
- Crimson Skies
- Kameo
- Infinite Undiscovery
- N3
- Sudeki
Edit: Advent Rising wasn't an MGS game? I remember they hyping that shit like the new Halo back in the day. My memory must be fuzy.
They keep confirming that BG&E 2 is still being worked on.
Damn, this was such good game. I really enjoyed my time with it.Split/Second.
Disney loves destroying video game franchises and development teams.
Clockwork Knight has a sequelAstral
Clockwork Knight
Bug
(All Sega Saturn)
Kameo
The Bouncer
Destiny lmao
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:
..a recent example.
It's easy to name any game that performed badly and never got a sequel...
The ones that truly hurt are the ones that promised the start of something bigger.
There was no point in making a sequel after Hartman died, he was the best thing about that game and a lot of people thought he was the only redeeming factor or best thing about the game (Iirc the reviews were pretty mixed).
Hartman was so funny and talented. I was a huge fan of his and it was devastating when he passed, especially considering the circumstances.
Looking back one the worst part of it career wise was that he was finally starting to get recognized but hadn't quite broken out and he never really got a project that really hit big and showcased him the way he deserved. His VA work and movie roles were all supporting characters, none of his films were really notable. His run on SNL was legendary but the nature of the show basically means it's moved past him, similarly The Simpsons which was a lot of his better known voice work has run so long his contributions are reduced to a footnote now. The closest thing to a project that really showcased him was Newsradio where he was basically the head of the ensemble cast. It was a great show, the critics love it, but it never quite became a hit. He died partway into the show's run and it was cancelled at the end of the first season without him.
Ultimately while his work was great and he was really talented he never quite became a household name and he never had a role that everyone knew or had the kind of project that gave him much of a legacy. With the way his career had been going at the point he died it felt like it would have happened within the next few years as he was starting to get recognized and even if it hadn't Newsradio would have run it's course and ended on better terms had he not died when he did.
It really feels like if you didn't know who Phil Hartman was when he passed you missed out on him and he's not going to be remembered the way he would if he had a couple more years. I find it really sad he doesn't have much of a legacy and people younger than me will never know how great he was.
Anyway sorry for straying from the topic like that.
Yeah, when Bravely default first came out, it seemed like something notable was starting.
now....I doubt it.
Incidentally, today (May 28th) is the anniversary of Phil Hartman's death.
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