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Underrated Games That Had Their Sequels Canceled
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Rogue_Ledr
Banned
One of the few good SW Prequel games.
TC McQueen
Member
Star Trek: Birth of the Federation had its sequel cancelled due to Star Trek basically dying after the one-two-three punch of Voyager, Enterprise, and Nemesis.
Ironically, the new game was actually going to show the birth of the Federation, since it started in the Enterprise era. unlike the first game, which was set in the TNG/DS9 era.
Ironically, the new game was actually going to show the birth of the Federation, since it started in the Enterprise era. unlike the first game, which was set in the TNG/DS9 era.
GodzillaDB
Member
Isn't Arkane Studios actually working on the project right now? I always assumed the cancellation just referred to the Human Head Studios variant. I know Bethesda has denied the involvement of the Dishonored team, but I haven't heard any immediate dismissals after the supposed e-mail leaks stated it was still in secretive development back in August 2013.
Back on topic, I recall there were numerous indications of a successor to the Siren: Blood Curse reboot in production with Sony Asia hosting a "create-a-Shibito" contest as well as a UK PSN questionnaire in October 2008 that inquired customers about their reception toward the alternate timeline, probable new characters, episodic release schedule, graphical appeal, and possibility of increasing gore/combat.
Zone of the Enders 3 receiving the axe was a punch to the gut almost akin to the Mega Man Legends sequel in my view. Hideo Kojima had continuously been stating that a third installment would likely see the light of day sometime in the future over the years. The unveiled concept artwork and ancient civilization render were absolutely intriguing, but they nixed it simply from the mixed reception of the HD Collection which resulted from their own incompetence when they built the remasters around a downgraded 30fps and the small team designated to the sequel was shifted to building the PS3 patch.
Gunstarheroes
Member
Yeah, but Black was sort of its own thing. A much darker, grittier alternate Twisted Metal reality. A sequel to Black was in production, but got canned. It probably would've been amazing
Compsiox
Banned
The Half Life series is so unknown. If you asked the creators about it they would think you're insane.
Aquamarine
Member
jet set radio future.
still one of my all-time favourite games. it's a real shame it bombed sales-wise to the point that sega cancelled plans for a wii sequel.
http://www.unseen64.net/2009/02/18/jet-set-radio-wii-concept/
still one of my all-time favourite games. it's a real shame it bombed sales-wise to the point that sega cancelled plans for a wii sequel.
http://www.unseen64.net/2009/02/18/jet-set-radio-wii-concept/
meanspartan
Member
I didnt see this thread and made a very similar thread just now with Freedom Fighters as my pick lol.
XT Vengeance
Member
I want more dammit.
So basically Arkane will release Prey 2 by either adding some minor things at the end but keeping most things the same like Gearbox did for Duke Nukem Forever. Or they'll try to change it dramatically, which I see no reason to do if the product was already great, and it probably was considering how it led to all that predatory crap from Bethesda. What a shit show.
In either case, I wonder if Human Head will get credit for their work when the game finally comes out.
Spine_Ripper
Member
I thought it was amazing on the PS3. Hopefully someday we'll get a sequel.Split/ Second.
Despite the incredibly lame rubber-banding, I loved that game so much and got 100% completion in it. The set piece destructible environments looked absolutely phenomenal at full-spec on PC.
Lets not forget the awesomeness that would've been Prey 2
Some gameplay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPMr0joaE6A
Hopefully this turns up on current gen on UE4... unlikely.
Psi Ops
Turok 2
Disney has forever crushed my dreams.
The two games I was going to say, on the front page.
Compsiox
Banned
Arkane Studios
neogaffer1
Banned
Disney pls.
Also, having watched much of the Star Wars: Clone Wars cartoon, I'm surprised a sequel/remake hasn't already been announced. So much of that cartoon is directly influence from this game, it's pretty obvious that the team that worked on that cartoon loved the game.
=GabrielKnight=
Member
It was meant to be a trilogy
MaverickHunterAsh
Member
Xenosaga Episode III, Enslaved, Mega Man Legends 2, and Mega Man Star Force 3. 
katsubento
Member
It was meant to be a trilogy
Don't tell me that. :-(
StevieWhite
Member
It was meant to be a trilogy
Has enough random encounters for a whole trilogy.
Arkane Austin is making a System Shock spiritual sequel on the Cryengine. Bethesda's forcing them to use the Prey licence and nothing from Human Head's game will be carried over.
nomemorial
Neo Member
Mega Man Legends 3 crushed me like no other.
Shpeshal Nick
aka Collingwood
Split/ Second.
Despite the incredibly lame rubber-banding, I loved that game so much and got 100% completion in it. The set piece destructible environments looked absolutely phenomenal at full-spec on PC.
I fucking hate you for making me aware this game had a sequel in the making. I hate you so much.
My nom goes to ZombiU and Ryse.
User 479360
Banned
It was meant to be a trilogy
My heart... ; _ ;
erotic grandpa
Member
Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days
Really wanted to see where those miserable bastards wound up next.
Really wanted to see where those miserable bastards wound up next.
element
Member
The sequels were never canned because they never existed. They had a plan of where to take it, but no real work ever started.
Probably just prototypes.
It was meant to be a trilogy
Well fuck, now I'm upset :-(
BGAE2 would be by Ubi Montpellier who seem to be impervious to Ubisoft's nonsense. Just look at their quality output in the last few years
Valiant Hearts
Rayman Legends
ZombiU
Rayman Origins
Shpeshal Nick
aka Collingwood
Whoa. They need to use that studio for like....everything. That's a 4/4 strike rate right there. Just did a quick Wikipedia check, and outside a couple of "average" games, they're actually a pretty solid
Rayman
Rayman 2: The Great Escape
Rayman Arena
Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc
Beyond Good & Evil
Tork: Prehistoric Punk
Peter Jackson's King Kong: The Official Game of the Movie
Rayman Raving Rabbids
Rabbids Go Home
From Dust
The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn
Rayman Origins
ZombiU
Rayman Legends
Valiant Hearts: The Great War
RealityPales
Member
Please, don't ever make this list Knack 2.
Wiktor
Member
Harpoon 4
Nexus 2
Freelancer 2
Jumpgate Evolution
The trilogy is incredible, but also incredibly niche. The 4th one looked amazing and thanks to good graphics could have made the audience much bigger. Shame Ubi canceled it
Nexus 2
The first Nexus Remains one of the finest games ever when it comes to space tactics, up there with Homeworld, and the sequel looked amazing. The tragedy is that they were trying to gather funds through crowdfunding some time ago, but failed
Freelancer 2
This one is a bit of a stretch. It definitely got underrated when it launched. In decade afterwards people learned to look more warmly at it though, which was helped by surprisingly great mod community. The fact that sequel was supossed to be 360 exclusive was pure idiocy on Microsoft's part and it might have eneded up destroying the game, but I still wished they would have at least tried
Jumpgate Evolution
The first Jumpgate was one of the very few cases of action-based space MMO that actually worked. Cancelation of sequel was a tragedy.
ElRenoRaven
Member
100 percent Kameo. I would have loved to see where the sequel would have went. Sadly MS murdered it.
Drilbit777
Member
Fear Effect Inferno. It had so much potential to become a great franchise until the 3rd game was cancelled and forever lost...
Drilbit777
Member
I want more dammit.
BGO2 is still in development. Though there hasn't been any news about it in a long time.
Yeah they single handedly keep me from hating Ubisoft to the core. I mean even the fucking King Kong and Tintin tie-ins were quite good.