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Games you're sad weren't well received commercially
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Maestro! Jump In Music
Is the main one.
Awesome mix of platformer and rhythim game with the BEST soundtrack of a rhythim game EVER
Special Mentions :
Astroboy for GBA
Ninja Five-O
Kirby Canvas Course
And a VERY special mention to Mario Galaxy 1 and 2.
I know they have far from bombed, but they sold MUCH less than the New Super Mario Bros and this is a disgrace =(
Is the main one.
Awesome mix of platformer and rhythim game with the BEST soundtrack of a rhythim game EVER
Special Mentions :
Astroboy for GBA
Ninja Five-O
Kirby Canvas Course
And a VERY special mention to Mario Galaxy 1 and 2.
I know they have far from bombed, but they sold MUCH less than the New Super Mario Bros and this is a disgrace =(
I say this on every thread of games without sequels, but Mega Man Legends. I miss Mega Man in general, but at least we have 11 classic games and 8 X games (although not all of them are good). We only got 2 Legends games and it ended in a fucking cliffhanger. Legends 2 is my favorite game ever. When 3 was cancelled I was depressed for a week.
cj_iwakura
Member
That's a bold claim. I've never heard of it, and I've played almost every one ever made. I'm gonna need some supporting evidence.
BlackGhost
Banned
The Shadowrun remake, such a good multiplayer expericence. If it was constantly supported I think it could of been great.
It's one of the best games ever made, and now we'll probably never see anything like it ever again.
This + this
cj_iwakura
Member
This + this
Dragon Force did VERY well actually. It even got a sequel.
Now let's never speak of it again.
R
Retro_
Unconfirmed Member
Sin & Punishment 2
I didn't think it was possible to make an engaging modern rail shooter nowadays.
Game completely blew me away. You know a game is good when your eyes start watering while playing because you can. not. blink.
Would love to see a sequel on Wii-U, since the series primarily exists as a challenge for Treasure to design a game around Nintendo's stupid controllers. but with how 2 was DOA and with Treasure seemingly MIA I highly doubt it'll ever happen
I didn't think it was possible to make an engaging modern rail shooter nowadays.
Game completely blew me away. You know a game is good when your eyes start watering while playing because you can. not. blink.
Would love to see a sequel on Wii-U, since the series primarily exists as a challenge for Treasure to design a game around Nintendo's stupid controllers. but with how 2 was DOA and with Treasure seemingly MIA I highly doubt it'll ever happen
SneakyStephan
Banned
I'm assuming these weren't a success since they didn't get sequels:
Extreme g3: this one needs a video, I want a sequel to this with oculus rift support.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3Vle_jOuKQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iIVBBcV3JOQ
Pure 60 fps glory on ps2
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Extreme g3: this one needs a video, I want a sequel to this with oculus rift support.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3Vle_jOuKQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iIVBBcV3JOQ
Pure 60 fps glory on ps2
ZombiU.
The most recent case I can think of is Akai Katana.
ST5 was bad.
As someone who spent hundreds on the ST series across several games (including the two ST5 PS2 games), plastic crap, collector cards, Laserdiscs of seiyuu performances, and other things, I don't think this is undeserved.Actually, forget Innocent Sin.
THIS is why we can't have nice things.
We get a Sakura Wars title localized after a decade+, and all the fans do is take a dump on it.
ST5 was bad.
TreasureHunterG
Banned
Skies of Arcadia
Shenmue I & II
Okami
God Hand
Panzer Dragoon Saga
F-Zero GX
Sin & Punishment 2
Jet Set Radio
Megaman Network Transmission
Killer7
Shenmue I & II
Okami
God Hand
Panzer Dragoon Saga
F-Zero GX
Sin & Punishment 2
Jet Set Radio
Megaman Network Transmission
Killer7
synchronicity
Gold Member
God Hand, Killer 7....many, many more.
friskykillface
Banned
:'(
I think more people would have bought the zombiU bundle if Nintendo of America had that at launch, even NoE had the bundle for their lunch
cmon Nintendo.
i hope we at least see it for another console if it does come out with a sequel
R
Retro_
Unconfirmed Member
It's one of the best games ever made, and now we'll probably never see anything like it ever again.
Well it did get two sequels
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maestro!_Jump_in_Music
No other rhythim game go such an awesome mix of music that includes
Ludwig Van Beethoven– Symphony No. 5
The Animals - The House of the Rising Sun
Erik Satie– Gymnopédies No. 1
Edvard Grieg– Peer Gynt (popularly known as Hall of the Mountain King)
Ennio Morricone– The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
At the SAME TIME
But the game is so RARE that it is hard to find good gameplay on youtube =/
Sugar Plum Fairy on Hard is one of the few people who are awesome at it =3
cj_iwakura
Member
It was still a great game on its own merits, and its failure meant we had no chance of getting 1 & 2 localized.
Professor Renegade
Banned
Brutal Legend
bishopcruz
Member
Brutal Legend
So very this. Such a great game, I loved all of it.
marvelharvey
Member
Child Of Eden too
Nemesis_
Member
Remember Me in my humble opinion was one of the best games of this generation. Did it have flaws? Absolutely, but damn it was such a refreshing experience. And the soundtrack was just brilliant!
This man knows whats up
This.ZombiU.
Romars202129
Member
No More Heroes 1 and 2, Madworld Bayonetta, Bayonetta2 probably, Shadows of the Damned, Persona, Catherine,, Dark Souls, Resident Evil 4, Metroid Prime series, Mario Galaxy series, Majora's Mask, Mega Man, and, Saint's Row.
I feel if these titles sold way better, the industry would be a much better place.
I feel if these titles sold way better, the industry would be a much better place.
Platinum Games titles, especially Vanquish. Such great gameplay for a 3rd Person Shooter. Hopefully its release on PS+ will expose it to some more players and possibly make a sequel viable.
Alan Wake and Prince of Persia 08 both had decent sales but I wish they had a bit more so their respective futures would hang in less doubt.
Alan Wake and Prince of Persia 08 both had decent sales but I wish they had a bit more so their respective futures would hang in less doubt.
VeryGooster
Banned
Alpha Protocol.
We're best friends now. It's non-negotiable.
Also, I wish that Brutal Legend was more successful. It wasn't great, but I feel like the mechanics could've been more refined in a sequel.
It did well enough that it got a Director's Cut. I mean seriously, the budget for DP has to be at LEAST $20.
SloaneRisette
Member
This game was such a blast. So many cool designs, a neat concept, solid gameplay. Even if the story/voice acting was a bit cheesy, it was great overall.
God damn I wish we could see an amazing next gen version of this
Septimus Prime
Member
Yeah, but they went to PSP because the original didn't do so hot.
PastorOfMuppets
Banned
Freespace 2.
It famously sold 26,000 copies in six months. Despite being critically acclaimed and widely considered as one of the best space sims of all time, the poor sales pretty much put a nail in the coffin of the space sim genre for mainstream games. Freelancer is the only game since Freespace 2 that got mainstream attention and in order to do so, they basically turned combat into a third person shooter.
People often talk about Pyschonauts, Mirror's Edge, Planescape Torment etc. as examples in these threads but Freespace 2 sold so poorly it scared mainstream video game development from an ENTIRE GENRE. The only game that comes close for me was System Shock 2. The failure of SS2 pretty much killed Looking Glass.
It famously sold 26,000 copies in six months. Despite being critically acclaimed and widely considered as one of the best space sims of all time, the poor sales pretty much put a nail in the coffin of the space sim genre for mainstream games. Freelancer is the only game since Freespace 2 that got mainstream attention and in order to do so, they basically turned combat into a third person shooter.
People often talk about Pyschonauts, Mirror's Edge, Planescape Torment etc. as examples in these threads but Freespace 2 sold so poorly it scared mainstream video game development from an ENTIRE GENRE. The only game that comes close for me was System Shock 2. The failure of SS2 pretty much killed Looking Glass.
blindrocket
Member
Myth III : Wind Age was made by mumbo jumbo and not Bungie so it doesnt exist.
Good choices. I came back to the thread to post up Myth II.
Here is another one:
The original Tribes was like absolute digital CRACK to me. At some point I drifted to playing Counter-Strike with a group, but I retired once Tribes 2 released to suit back up with that amazing jetpack. As much as I loved the game it was plagued with a lot of problems from the very beginning. Patch after patch put people off and I don't think the game ever really got back to the status of Tribes.
Surfing cars was fun. Really enjoyed this one more than I thought I would, music was awesome too.
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Such a fresh original game with some of the funniest writing in the industry. Would have loved a sequel.
Alan Wakeand Lost Odyssey
Uhhhh...?
I'd add Conker to these games as well.
Damn I feel you on this one...
robotzombie
Member
Sengoku Basara: Samurai Heroes
Capcom won't be touching a Sengoku Basara 4 localization with a ten foot pole
Capcom won't be touching a Sengoku Basara 4 localization with a ten foot pole
SneakyStephan
Banned
Remember Me in my humble opinion was one of the best games of this generation. Did it have flaws? Absolutely, but damn it was such a refreshing experience. And the soundtrack was just brilliant!
What was good about it then? Buzzwords like 'refreshing experience' are meaningless.
From what I saw it looked like shitty AC/uncharted platforming combined with a shallow combo system.
I've only played 5 so I can't compare the games, but I've read on other places online that 5 is considered a low point in the series. So it's kind of disappointing to me, even though I enjoyed 5, that this is the one they brought over.
I really don't think we're ever getting Legends 3. And if we do, it won't be this Legends 3 anymore:
And I'm not even sure I want it without Inafune.
Matt Attack
Member
Ace Attorney Investigations, Innocent Sin PSP, Trails in the Sky, and Ghost Trick.
Eh...
