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[Arsic]

I picked up the .hack GU HD collection today and it made me realize… this franchise just died. 7 games, multiple anime's, and I think even an attempt for a PSO like game that was Japan only on ps2.

They reviewed ok, probably sold par the course for games back then.

Yet it just is vaporware now. The amount of shitty anime JRPGs is numerous so it doesn't seem like a large ask to have a smaller budget game of that vein to keep the franchise going, or hell even remake the first 4?

What other franchises had this many titles and seeming success then just disappeared?

 

[jshackles]

 

[Arsic]

Would suck dick for a remake of 1&2.

Midway is no longer around. Who owns the IP?

 

[videogamedude]

 

[HRK69]

I always thought EA's Street series had just disappeared. I loved NBA Street and the NFL Street games

 

[RagnarokIV]

Yakuza

 

[kevboard]

 

[LectureMaster]

What a shame. Fuck Blade, I just want a new Dishonored game.

Damn, at least you could re-release a current-gen collection.

 

[Arsic]

Yakuza

Huh?

 

[Kagoshima_Luke]

 

[DeepEnigma]

Splinter Cell
Rayman
SOCOM
Medal of Honor
F-Zero
etc

 

[intbal]

Batman

 

[jshackles]

Midway is no longer around. Who owns the IP?

A Japanese pachinko manufacturer.

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www.universal-777.co.jp

 

[bender]

Splinter Cell
Rayman
SOCOM
Medal of Honor
F-Zero
etc

We got F-Zero 99 somewhat recently and it's amazing.

 

[Ozrimandias]

CONDEMNED

 

[Little Mac]

 

[Arsic]

Splinter Cell
Rayman
SOCOM
Medal of Honor
F-Zero
etc

Splinter cell not having a new entry this long is proof Ubisoft is doomed.

Socom is dearly missed. Is zipper around anymore?

 

[CowboyLou]

Have you played Overload? From some of the original devs.

 

[adamsapple]

Yakuza

 

[DeepEnigma]

We got F-Zero 99 somewhat recently and it's amazing.

Eh

Deserves more love as a racing genre than Nintendo's once every 2 decades.

 

[Unknown?]

Driver. Loved it on PS1 and even the ones on PS2. It was a big deal on PS1 but just died off.

 

[Guardian Monkey]

Sony's =p

 

[xrnzaaas]

Driver. Loved it on PS1 and even the ones on PS2. It was a big deal on PS1 but just died off.

The last Driver game made by Ubisoft (Driver San Francisco) was actually awesome. Who knows what would happen if the studio behind it didn't make The Crew as their next project, starting a brand new series (with gaas appeal).

 

[SoloCamo]

Max Payne

 

[GudOlRub]

Medal of Honor

Brothers in Arms. Fuck Randy Pitchford

 

[Avid Reading Horse]

Concord Cinematic/Gaming Universe taken too soon.

 

[Angry_Megalodon]

Drakengard.

Nier will join the list soon thanks to the Square Enix cunts.

 

[DreamcastSkies]

Rayman

 

[videogamedude]

Eh

Deserves more love as a racing genre than Nintendo's once every 2 decades.

yeah, but can you imagine trying to do better than GX?

you'd have to be swinging a pair of wrecking balls to even try

 

[AndrewRyan]

Warhawk | Starhawk

 

[Durin]

(fuck you EA)

 

[Dacvak]

Viewtiful Joe

One of the best action beat-em-up games of all time, and it deserves more love, and more sequels.

 

[Donkaapo]

Bushido Blade
Battle Arena Toshinden
G-Police
Colony Wars
Resistance
Motorstorm
Red Faction
Zone of the Enders

 

[StreetsofBeige]

Great games. It was a sign of the times, but the loading times were shit.

They had solid 60 fps space battle games. They could had done anything with it..... include some RPG or sim elements, or even expand it and make it more like a Mass Effect adventure game.

The first time playing CW1, you play through some missions shooting enemy ships. But then Wow.... some big motherships explode on screen. I think one was an ally ship and a female captain is calling for help.... but then Blam!

 

[diffusionx]

Great games. It was a sign of the times, but the loading times were shit.

They had solid 60 fps space battle games. They could had done anything with it..... include some RPG or sim elements, or even expand it and make it more like a Mass Effect adventure game.

The first time playing CW1, you play through some missions shooting enemy ships. But then Wow.... some big motherships explode on screen. I think one was an ally ship and a female captain is calling for help.... but then Blam!

If Sony gave a single shit about PSVR they would have brought these back.

 

[epicurius-seven]

Whatever happened to that spiritual successor? Oh right Kicknonstarter.

 

[WhiteWaterM00se]

Geez, so many to pick from. Where to begin?

Quest for Glory
Wing Commander
Command and Conquer
Starcraft
EA Sports BIG titles (NBA Street, NFL Blitz, NHL Hitz, etc)
Mass Effect (yeah, i said it!)
Fzero
Dr Mario
Punchout
PilotWings
Project Gotham Racing
Phantasy Star anything
Virtua Fighter (we are still waiting)
Soul Caliber
1080 Snowboarding / Cool Boarders / SSX
007 games in general until First light releases
Socom
Twisted Metal
Jak and Daxter
Sly Cooper
MotorStorm
Deus Ex
Watchdogs
Splinter Cell
killer instinct
Ridge Racer
Wave Race
Dirt Racing
Warcraft regular games
Xcom
Uncharted Games
Syphon Filter
Castlevania
Bomberman
SimCity
Medal of Honor

 

[poppabk]

System Shock
I know we got remakes/remasters recently, but it's been 26 years since we got a new entry.

 

[March Climber]

Deserves more love than Nintendo's once every 2 decades.

Non-Trifecta Nintendo fans:

Trifecta = Mario, Zelda, Pokémon

 

[StreetsofBeige]

Never played Aerobiz Supersonic. Didnt even know there was a sequel until the internet popped up. Also, it seems there was a 32-bit sequel called Air Management 96.

But Aerobiz was a great game on SNES. Sounds dumb to fiddle with airports, planes and ticket prices, but my bro and I played it a lot. That mode 7 airplane cut scene never got old.

If you want a good starting hub, always take London.

 

[Lukin1978]

It seems there could be like 50 sega franchises on this list.

 

[Heimdall_Xtreme]

Lemmings

 

[uncreativename]

 

[DCDW]

Breath of Fire. Solid releases on SNES and PSX. Also a PS2 game that apparently didn't review well and an eventual Mobile game that has since shut down.

 

[Labadal]

Shining Force (strategy game)

Sly Cooper

 

[StreetsofBeige]

One of my fav COD games. Never got a sequel. Activision preferred making COD WWII and Vanguard. Ugh.

 

[uncreativename]

It seems there could be like 50 sega franchises on this list.

Oh right, and Jet Set Radio of course. Hopefully that new Jet Set Radio game they teased comes out and it's awesome, though

 

[Moriarty1889]

Resistance, Killzone, SOCOM, Motorstorm.

 

[Lionel Richie]

Viewtiful Joe

One of the best action beat-em-up games of all time, and it deserves more love, and more sequels.

Oh hell yeah, great pick!

 

[SoloCamo]

I know The Elder Scrolls VI is coming... but it's been 15 years...