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Picassio ... not a mega-hyped game, but somehow I vaguely remember it had a magazine cover or two. It was going to be a stealth game about art theft instead of assassinations.

 

[KevinCow]

Also, Project HAMMER was never officially canceled. It just kind of disappeared just like Disaster: Day of Crisis, which popped up last year out of the blue. I think there is still a chance that it may come out.

It wasn't officially canned, but it was put on "pause". Something about development resources being shifted away from it.

 

[EatChildren]

It wasn't officially canned, but it was put on "pause". Something about development resources being shifted away from it.

I wouldn't mind it being revived with a great destruction / physics engine. Wielding a super hammer while smashing up a city and robots with MotionPlus would be rad.

 

[ThatGuy]

David Braben's Frontier Development's supposed "techno-thriller". Washington DC. Near future. CIA. Politics. Framed. Conspiracy. Harrison Ford. Dynamic story. IIRC the idea is that basically there is no script, in the normal sense of the term. You're framed, after which the story forms depending on how you influence various AI agents, which in turn cause something to happen depending on their "simulated motivations and aims" or some such. It all sounded very interesting and potentially disastrous. Announced in 2005, haven't heard anything about it in like two years.

I know that its still in development and has a publisher (TBA). It will be a triology.

 

[consoul]

Got quite a lot of buzz until those screenshots appeared.

 

[Jtrizzy]

David Braben's Frontier Development's supposed "techno-thriller". Washington DC. Near future. CIA. Politics. Framed. Conspiracy. Harrison Ford. Dynamic story. IIRC the idea is that basically there is no script, in the normal sense of the term. You're framed, after which the story forms depending on how you influence various AI agents, which in turn cause something to happen depending on their "simulated motivations and aims" or some such. It all sounded very interesting and potentially disastrous. Announced in 2005, haven't heard anything about it in like two years.

Sounds awesome.

 

[Sgt. Killjoy]

B.C. for xbox

Perfect chance to bring it to Wii

 

[Zutroy]

 

[Youta Mottenai]

Duality and Strident.

Everyone shoud check out this youtube account.
http://www.youtube.com/user/monokoma

There are nearly 400 videos from cancelled and unreleased games in this account.

Great find!

 

[Talon]

Dinosaur Planet, which became the incredibly shitty Star Fox Adventures.

God Damn. I've never felt more burnt from buying a game.

 

[arhra]

Perfect chance to bring it to Wii

I'm sure Lionhead will get right on it, as soon as they're done porting Fable 2 to PS3.

 

[Topfuel]

The Crossing

Looked awesome..........

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Crossing_(video_game)

 

[Tamanon]

I really was looking forward to Robotech:Crystal Dreams on the N64. Kept on following it and it looked amazing in stills.

 

[VALKYRAY]

starcraft ghost

 

[Azuran]

Raven Blade

That game could have been awesome.

*sigh*

 

[Stabby McSter]

have we all forgotten about 'the crossing'?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLRBB2JKS5c

i know i did

 

[Fantastical]

Raven Blade

That game could have been awesome.

*sigh*

*sigh* indeed.

 

[gnarkill bill]

true fantasy online

Came in here to post this.

I was so hyped for that game.

 

[CamHostage]

Good mentions so far, although have we gone this entire thread without mentioning Irrational Games' The Lost?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lost_(video_game)

Maybe it's faded in interest over time, but I remember The Lost being one of those zeitgeist games of the early "128-bit generation." Ambitious design, mature storytelling, basically art in interactive motion, that's what I remember expecting of it.

I don't remember it ever officially being canned, so it was one of those many games that some diehards still held out hope for over several years of waiting. The strangest part of the story for me is that this game might not technically qualify as vaporware; although the game was killed to all the rest of the world, developing/publishing partner FXLabs (I have no clue what the role was?) supposedly finished it for release in India as Agni: Queen Of Darkness, with redone art to fit the Bollywood fanbase. The game is now no longer of FXLabs' website, so maybe it's now become vaporware for a second time?

http://www.gamesetwatch.com/2008/03/irrationals_the_lost_turns_up.php

 

[Cravis]

I just remembered Dead Rush. That game sounded so cool. A sandbox Zombie game from Treyarch. Could have been cool.

 

[Router]

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The reason I got a N64 over a Playstation back in the day.

I just remembered Dead Rush. That game sounded so cool. A sandbox Zombie game from Treyarch. Could have been cool.

Woah... How long ago was that? It looked sweet!

 

[Cravis]

Woah... How long ago was that? It looked sweet!

I think E3 2004 or 2005 they announced it with Activision publishing but then it was quietly canceled later that year.

 

[EXGN]

Anyone know anything about Cypher Complex? It was a hyper-paced stealth action game for PS360, I remember late last year there were mumblings that they found a dev, but I haven't heard anything else on it.

Also, Steambot Chronicles 2.

 

[HK-47]

Fallout 3, Torn. and Black Hound

 

[Foxix Von]

And I still haven't gotten over it D:
So sad... so much potential

VQ

 

[NeoUltima]

Wardevil.

Last time it was shown was in April of last year, supposedly with a 2009 release date: http://www.wardevil.com/Teaser_01_08.htm(<---trailer)

 

[m3k]

probably been mentioned but thrill kill was a big one

 

[Mr. Enigma]

Eternal Darkness for the N64

 

[BarrelMakingPenguin]

Got quite a lot of buzz until those screenshots appeared.

Hmm? What were those screenshots?

 

[pgtl_10]

Saphire I guess? Also Thunder Alley.

Edit: Is it too early to say KH3?

Second Edit: I heard thsi was pretty hyped back in the day:

Sonic Xtreme

 

[BarrelMakingPenguin]

Edit: Is it too early to say KH3?

I'd say yes. There is a DS and PSP game forthcoming and Nomura has his hands full with Versus XIII. It will come eventually...I think.

 

[cvxfreak]

The original versions of Resident Evil 2, Resident Evil 0 and Resident Evil 4.

Hell, I kind of want to see Devil May Cry on PSP too.

 

[Everdred]

True Fantasy Live Online - gorgeous looking Level5 MMO that Microsoft took a dump on and cancelled because Level5 were unable to implement a cross-voice chat system for the 3000 or so proposed users of each server. Even more painful as the game was, according to Microsoft, near completion and fully playable when cancelled.

I was so excited for this.

 

[mrgone]

Spore!

(haw haw yeah)

Personally it'd be the Babylon 5 space sim. That game looked awesome, but it was dumped pretty unceremoniously.

Ghost, The Crossing, and Project Offset are probably my biggest MIA games, though Project Offset still seems to be making some progress.

 

[Deacan]

The Crossing

 

[konrad77]

The Getaway (ps3)

Eight Days

Coded Arms Assault

Project Offset

 

[kuYuri]

Not sure if it was hyped, but Demonik looked like it could be decent.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YewmeaUX6Hg

 

[Grayman]

probably been mentioned but thrill kill was a big one

Thrill kill is an interesting one because it was done, i think i had a strategy guide for it in a magazine even. I think it was changed into Wu Tang Shaolin style and released.

 

[Rei_Toei]

Anyone remember Dragonkind? I was interested in it because of the cool art from joe madureira, but wasn't much else shown and it was cancelled pretty fast after some stuff was shown I think.

 

[shykyoichi]

Sadness?

 

[Femmeworth]

I really was looking forward to Robotech:Crystal Dreams on the N64. Kept on following it and it looked amazing in stills.

Yeah, same here. I was a sad eight year old.

 

[HUELEN10]

I can't believe on one has said this!

SUPER MARIO FX

 

[TheSonicRetard]

I can't believe on one has said this!

SUPER MARIO FX

Game received zero hype. People didn't even know it existed until years after it was canceled.

 

[IsntChrisL]

We only recently found out about it, but I would have loved to see Rogue Squadron 4 on the Wii.

RSII still looks better than most Wii games to date.

 

[A Black Falcon]

Myself personally? Hmm... canceled Blizzard games would probably be on top.

Starcraft: Ghost -- As a huge Blizzard fan, I had wallpaper of this game on my computer for like a year or two after it was announced... it's still amazing that it was canceled.

Warcraft Adventures: Lord of the Clans -- Sure, it'd have been average. Oh well, I'd have liked it anyway, darnit!

... Other than those...

Commander Keen: The Universe Is Toast! (Keens 7-9 most likely) -- Why did this never happen? Darn FPSes taking over everything...

Skies of Arcadia 2 - The first is still my favorite JRPG. The second... it should have happened!

Dinosaur Planet (N64) -- Looked so much better than Star Fox Adventures...

Fallout 3 (Black Isle Studios' "Van Buren") - Herve Caen...

Baldur's Gate III (Black Isle Studios' "Jefferson") -- Probably even more interested in this than Fallout 3...

Hmm, some others mentioned quickly, that at some point at least I was perhaps interested in... Viewpoint 64 (N64), Robotech: Crystal Dreams (N64), Hot Rod Rebels (Arcade, Atari Games' final, canceled, arcade racing game), Kirby platformer (Gamecube), Kirby Bowl 64 (N64), Kirby's Air Ride (N64), Super Mario 64 2 (N64), Mini Racers (N64), that undersea RTS (N64), Shadowgate 64 2 (N64), the Quest for Glory V expansion pack, Rayman 4, the next Zork game after Grand Inquisitor, Master of Magic 2, all Mountain King Studios projects (it's been so long I kind of assume...), Sonic Xtreme (Saturn), Zero Racers (Virtual Boy), Dragon Hopper and Bound High (Virtual Boy), plenty more I haven't thought of.

... I could go on, there are lots of great-sounding cancelled games out there. So many good ideas didn't happen... pretty sad.

 

[Polk]

Fallout 3 (Black Isle Studios' "Van Buren") - Herve Caen...

Baldur's Gate III (Black Isle Studios' "Jefferson") -- Probably even more interested in this than Fallout 3...

Were they even announced? If not how can they be hyped?

 

[m3k]

Were they even announced? If not how can they be hyped?

if im not mistaken the source code for fallout 3 was released in unfinished form... and throne of bhaal was made from a scrapped baldurs gate 3 or something along those lines

 

[camineet]

This thread is missing so many canceled games it's not even funny!

 

[Polk]

if im not mistaken the source code for fallout 3 was released in unfinished form... and throne of bhaal was made from a scrapped baldurs gate 3 or something along those lines

But it was year(s) after cancelation. I don't think there was "proper" hype when thos projects were alive (other then typical - give us sequels to our beloved games asap).

 

[skybaby]

I remember being super excited for Strident and Duality back in the day, although watching those trailers these days makes it seem like they would have been pretty janky if they actually got made anyway.

Trojan X worked for Phantagram at the time, maybe he could shed some light ;p