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IGN: 15 Most Heartbreaking Game Cancellations
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IlludiumQ36
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Didn't expect an obscure title like Elveon to make the list, but it's cancellation was certainly one of my biggest disappointments.
ShadowKingpin
Member
Where was Megaman Legends 3 & Universe in this list? Those two really hit fans hard.
I am too.
Lily Bergamo
Cry on
Legend of Dragoon 2
Megaman Legends 3
It really hurts when my most anticipated titles die off.
IOnEI Falcon
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I am still bummed about GoldenEye 007 XBLA.
Solid Samus
Banned
Ign sad about F3's cancelation? Not a chance. Like with the general gaming public there were likely too few people there who would have given a shit about fallout until it became "Scale" Scrolls feat. writing catered for the Int < 3 crowd
Brianimaniac
Banned
That was my biggest takeaway from the list too. I saw a pretty long video of that once and it looked awful.
pls the name so I can share your pain.
Davey Cakes
Member
They must not be Mega Man fans.
Actual fans get actually heartbroken at things like game cancellations.
See You Next Wednesday
Banned
Say what you want but this is relevant to my interests. Snoop and John Singleton? Count me in
I have that issue, completely forgot about it.
Freezasaurus
Member
No Advent Rising 2 on that list.
If they actually made a technically sound game to go along with that great story and world they created, it would have been amazing.
Because no one cared about a prototype demo of a game that no one even got to play.
Alex_Mexico
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Am I the only one that remembers the Level 5 MMORPG OG Xbox exclusive True Fantasy Live Online? It must've been hyped for two years before being canceled.
But for me the worst game cancelation must've been Megaman Universe. I was so looking forward to that game....
But for me the worst game cancelation must've been Megaman Universe. I was so looking forward to that game....
I am still bummed about GoldenEye 007 XBLA.
This. Never announced as a project, or really ever officially greenlit, but it hurts knowing they would have gladly made it had they been allowed.
I haven't seen mention of these two (Not that I expected them to be on IGN's list...):
Warcraft Adventures - Lord of the Clans (I think this one eventually leaked, saw some Youtube recently):
Star Trek: Secret of Vulcan Fury (Follow up to Star Trek 25th Anniversary and Judgement Rites):
I played a lot of Adventure games growing up, and these two looked great. Not sure how far Star Trek got into development, but I'm pretty sure Warcraft was all but done when Blizzard axed it. It looked very "Curse of Monkey Island".
Warcraft Adventures - Lord of the Clans (I think this one eventually leaked, saw some Youtube recently):
Star Trek: Secret of Vulcan Fury (Follow up to Star Trek 25th Anniversary and Judgement Rites):
I played a lot of Adventure games growing up, and these two looked great. Not sure how far Star Trek got into development, but I'm pretty sure Warcraft was all but done when Blizzard axed it. It looked very "Curse of Monkey Island".
A Black Falcon
Member
Hmm, what would be on my list...
-Starcraft Ghost (I was really looking forward to this for so long... it was awful when it finally got cancelled!)
-Warcraft Adventures: Lord of the Clans (the PC Warcraft adventure game from '97; as a big Blizzard fan at the time, it was sad to see it never release.)
-Dead Phoenix (GC) - Looked very cool.
-Zero Racers (Virtual Boy) - I still would buy this instantly if it ever appeared.
-Fallout 3 [Van Buren] (PC, Interplay's Fallout 3 game)
-Hot Rod Rebels (Arcade - this is the racing game Midway Games West was working on when they got shut down; remember, this team was coming off making San Francisco Rush 2049, one of the best games ever made)
-Project Copernicus (the Amalur MMO for PC) - It's really too bad it didn't happen
-Geist Force (DC rail shooter, prototype looked and played great!)
- The original N64 version of Dinosaur Planet (Star Fox Adventures just wasn't the same at all...)
-The expansion pack to Quest for Glory V (PC) (sure it's maybe the worst QFG game, but it's still a great game, and there was so much that had been promised but wasn't in the final game (other playable characters, for instance... and more content), and the expansion pack could have put back in! It's really unfortunate it didn't happen.
Honorable Mentions: Eyedentify (PS3), This Is Vegas, Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (went down with Acclaim's death), Viewpoint 64 (N64), Mega Man Legends 3 (DS), Mini Racers (N64), Bound High and Dragon Hopper (VB), Baldur's Gate III: The Black Hound (PC), Torn (PC), Raven Blade (GC), Rodea the Sky Soldier (Wii/DS), etc etc -- lots of interesting games never release! Oh, and was that Dreamcast version of Scud Race far enough long to count it? If so, that too.
Another big Interplay one that I thought of including on my list, but didn't, is Stonekeep 2. That game was in development for a long time, but we saw so little of it that there isn't much that can be said... and the first game was only average anyway.
-Starcraft Ghost (I was really looking forward to this for so long... it was awful when it finally got cancelled!)
-Warcraft Adventures: Lord of the Clans (the PC Warcraft adventure game from '97; as a big Blizzard fan at the time, it was sad to see it never release.)
-Dead Phoenix (GC) - Looked very cool.
-Zero Racers (Virtual Boy) - I still would buy this instantly if it ever appeared.
-Fallout 3 [Van Buren] (PC, Interplay's Fallout 3 game)
-Hot Rod Rebels (Arcade - this is the racing game Midway Games West was working on when they got shut down; remember, this team was coming off making San Francisco Rush 2049, one of the best games ever made)
-Project Copernicus (the Amalur MMO for PC) - It's really too bad it didn't happen
-Geist Force (DC rail shooter, prototype looked and played great!)
- The original N64 version of Dinosaur Planet (Star Fox Adventures just wasn't the same at all...)
-The expansion pack to Quest for Glory V (PC) (sure it's maybe the worst QFG game, but it's still a great game, and there was so much that had been promised but wasn't in the final game (other playable characters, for instance... and more content), and the expansion pack could have put back in! It's really unfortunate it didn't happen.
Honorable Mentions: Eyedentify (PS3), This Is Vegas, Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (went down with Acclaim's death), Viewpoint 64 (N64), Mega Man Legends 3 (DS), Mini Racers (N64), Bound High and Dragon Hopper (VB), Baldur's Gate III: The Black Hound (PC), Torn (PC), Raven Blade (GC), Rodea the Sky Soldier (Wii/DS), etc etc -- lots of interesting games never release! Oh, and was that Dreamcast version of Scud Race far enough long to count it? If so, that too.
Oh yeah, this game. I was interested in it too, though I'd forgotten it. The worst thing about this one, of course, is how Interplay put the very cool looking trailer for the game in like all of their games for a while... and then it never released. Argh!
Another big Interplay one that I thought of including on my list, but didn't, is Stonekeep 2. That game was in development for a long time, but we saw so little of it that there isn't much that can be said... and the first game was only average anyway.
arts&crafts
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terrisus
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You know, the internet existed back then...
MaverickHunterAsh
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This list is kind of a joke without Mega Man Legends 3 on it.
idk, could have been spec ops before spec ops was a thing.
Some Nobody
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I saw Star Wars 1313 and a bunch of irrelevant titles few people would've wanted to play in the first place.
Where the fuck was Mega Man Legends 3?
Also, Lily Bergamo isn't on there because it wasn't canceled, it was "transformed". But I'm heartbroken by what it's become, definitely.
Where the fuck was Mega Man Legends 3?
Also, Lily Bergamo isn't on there because it wasn't canceled, it was "transformed". But I'm heartbroken by what it's become, definitely.
There was never a Final Fantasy 64 tech demo. There was Final Fantasy VI's battle engine remade in 3D for SGI workstations, but never any N64 tech demo, or even a product named Final Fantasy 64 in the works. The FFVI battle demo was controlled with a mouse. It was never intended as an n64 project, ever.
UnlovedJew
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No Mega Man Legends 3 or Mega Man Universe OR Sonic X-Treme?
Get outta here.
Get outta here.
Commanche Raisin Toast
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The City of Metronome was never officially canceled, just 'put on the back burner'.
I'm hoping that team earns their wings with Sony so they can start it again on PS4.
Edit: my contribution is Tiberian Sun 2
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canc...games#Command_.26_Conquer:_Tiberian_Incursion
I'm hoping that team earns their wings with Sony so they can start it again on PS4.
Edit: my contribution is Tiberian Sun 2
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canc...games#Command_.26_Conquer:_Tiberian_Incursion
Couldn't even be bothered to do a spellcheck pass before publishing, eh?
You shut your damn mouth.
Read the thread. A lot of people cared.
I was fucking devastated when it was cancelled. I was depressed for weeks.
Dr. Feel Good
Banned
Way too much modern stuff. Nintendo has some of the most interesting ones, problem is we never saw a lot of it, just tidbits in interviews.
- Conker's Other Bad Day
- Mother 64 (yes, this turned into Mother 3, but not the same)
- Super Mario 128
- Virtual Boy Mario Land
- Pocket Monsters RPG (N64)
- The Legend of Zelda: Mystical Seed of Courage
- Kirby Tilt 'n Tumble GCN
- Conker's Other Bad Day
- Mother 64 (yes, this turned into Mother 3, but not the same)
- Super Mario 128
- Virtual Boy Mario Land
- Pocket Monsters RPG (N64)
- The Legend of Zelda: Mystical Seed of Courage
- Kirby Tilt 'n Tumble GCN
The dreamcast version of Gunvalkyrie sounded way, way better than the Xbox version we actually got. It sounded pretty revolutionary, to be honest. The dreamcast version was supposed to be played with a light gun in one hand and a handheld controller in the other hand. This would give you pointer aiming ala the wiimote, with a second controller containing additional analog sticks and buttons and triggers. The main reason the Xbox version has such fucked up controls is because they had to fit this control scheme into a dual analog stick controller.
Like AiR NiGHTS, it sounds like Sega was planning on doing with the Dreamcast what Nintendo did with the Wii, only half a decade sooner.
Like AiR NiGHTS, it sounds like Sega was planning on doing with the Dreamcast what Nintendo did with the Wii, only half a decade sooner.
terrisus
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I was disappointed that Twelve Tales: Conker 64 was changed.
That game actually looked enjoyable.
Bad Fur Day, not a chance in the world I was going to bother with that.
Agreed on Mother 64 (as I said earlier as well), Mario 128 (we really needed a Mario 64 sequel on N64 with Luigi), VB Mario Land (which looked great. Plus the VB needed more games in general), and Zelda: Mystical Seed of Courage (the 3-way linking would have been awesome. Even if it took longer for them to work it all out, it would have been worth it for all of the possibilities)
Dr. Feel Good
Banned
How in the hell would you not play Bad Fur Day? It's arguably Rare's greatest platformer, and I'm god damn obsessed with the Banjo series. Twelve Tales looked awesome as well, but damn I'm glad we got what we got. You should rethink your decision on BFD.
SolidSnakex
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Going back to some older games, I was disappointed that Rev Limit for the N64 was never released. I remember that at one point it was supposed to be the N64's answer to Ridge Racer. Of course that obviously changed when the N64 got its own version of RR.
MaverickHunterX
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Man, MML3 just can't win, can it?
Leafhopper
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terrisus
Member
Because I was too old at that point to find the kind of juvenile "humor" in that game entertaining (don't think I ever would've found it entertaining, honestly), and instead it detracted massively from the overall look and feel of the game.
Yeah, the outer coating that is put on a game shouldn't matter that much, but, when you're pouring it all over like that, it's hard to get past it.
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