Abandoned franchises/IP's that need revitalizing

[GtehMVP]

Help me kill some time as I have a few hours of work to do before I can enjoy my long weekend and play Kingdome Come 2 and or FF Rebirth.

I'm exporting some long ass files and uploading others, so there's not much do in long intervals.


My first pick is Burnout. It sucks that Paradise was the last official full one as it didn't include crash mode. I loved all the side games/races/events you could do in Takedown/Revenge etc... but crash mode was my fav.

Emulation is great and all, but I'd love a new entry. Criterion Games is still at EA making NFS games, but I always preferred Burnout. I think the OG founders left though.

 

[Losfer Words]

I really liked Clive Barker's Undying from back in the day but I don't know how you would reboot it and it's not a franchise so, I'm dumb.

I can think of lots of franchises that are still going but have tanked and it would be rad if they got rebooted from the good versions...I'm looking at you bioware.

 

[Losfer Words]

Maybe the Riddick games?

 

[Foots]

Sim Tower.

 

[GtehMVP]

Maybe the Riddick games?

I loved the first game, that came out of nowhere. For the longest time I thought it was made by ID as it looked similar to Doom 3. Even though things were kind of plastic looking, it was the first time levels looked like real places to me. Then we got Half Life 2 a few months later. 2004 was a break through year graphically, especially if you had the pc to push things.

Outside Pitch Black, the movies were just okay, but the two big games were awesome. I'd love to see another. Vin is a living cartoon character, perfect for video games.

 

[Slobodan]

Brute Force on the original Xbox, I loved that game, wish they made sequels.

 

[Zazen]

Recently I heard Sleeping Dogs is getting a movie so I'd love for there to be a sequel. Hong Kong is one of my favorite settings and I love martial arts.

 

[DougieJones]

Custers Revenge

 

[GtehMVP]

Recently I heard Sleeping Dogs is getting a movie so I'd love for there to be a sequel. Hong Kong is one of my favorite settings and I love martial arts.

I loved that game. Did you ever play the first True Crime game, Streets of LA? I think Sleeping Dogs was a spiritual successor. I always tied them in my head anyway, while ignoring the New York one, it was so busted on PC.

There aren't enough games that capture those vintage Chinese martial arts films, or John Woo's crazy violent shoot outs, with cool cinematography. Sleeping Dogs is the goat, but Sifu, Hong Kong Massacre and Stranglehold held it down, along with True Crime. Cyberpunk invokes them too.

 

[GtehMVP]

Brute Force on the original Xbox, I loved that game, wish they made sequels.

Brute force and the original Prey deserved sequels, especially Prey. Fucking Bethesda/Zenimax sabotaged Prey 2016 by calling it Prey, ruined two great potential franchises.

 

[KaNesDeath]

Someone needs to modernize the atmosphere of the first two COD campaigns.

 

[Mack Yancy]

 

[Lovestorm]

Bushido Blade

 

[ssBaldy]

I posted it in another thread, perhaps "a game that needs a remake" or something.

Sea Dogs. (Kinda) realistic old pirates game. No magic, no nonsense, just ships, sails, guns, cutlasses, rum and whores.

 

[Slobodan]

I posted it in another thread, perhaps "a game that needs a remake" or something.

Sea Dogs. (Kinda) realistic old pirates game. No magic, no nonsense, just ships, sails, guns, cutlasses, rum and whores.

You ever play Pirates of the Caribbean?

I didn't know about it's development but when I read that it was a sequel to Sea Dogs, a lot of things made sense. It never felt connected to the Pirates of the Carribean movie apart from the Black Pearl ship and the skeleton pirates. I really liked the game.

Pirates of the Caribbean (video game) - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[ssBaldy]

You ever play Pirates of the Caribbean?

I didn't know about it's development but when I read that it was a sequel to Sea Dogs, a lot of things made sense. It never felt connected to the Pirates of the Carribean movie apart from the Black Pearl ship and the skeleton pirates. I really liked the game.

Pirates of the Caribbean (video game) - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

I did, it was nice too. But very very buggy.

 

[HHJ]

Manhunt

 

[Law Talkin’ Guy]

Here we go again!

Spoiler

Dungeon Keeper

Crusader: No Remorse

 

[GtehMVP]

Manhunt

I love the sequel, was so disturbing, even on the PSP, where I played it initially

Here we go again!

Spoiler

Dungeon Keeper

Crusader: No Remorse

You are consitent lol. I know there have been topics similar, but I was pretty sure it was more of a remaster/remake thing. I want new entries in beloved abandoned IP's, though this exact type of thread was prob created before too.

Dungeon Keeper 2 has yet to be rivaled IMO.

 

[Mack Yancy]

Bushido Blade

Has a spiritual successor at least

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