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majinbuu
11-13-2007, 06:59 PM
Hiya
Just finished Neutopia II for the TG16. Can't be more pissed off when the end credits stated "Neutopia III due in 199x". Obviously number III wasn't released so the story never comes to a conclusion. Dirth lives and everyone is still screwed.
I am wanting to play Startropics on the NES. I know there are 2 parts to the game that have been released. Is that all there is in the series or is this another unfinished story. I don't want to play another game that is part of an unfinished series.
Also, feel free to post any game series that you have played that is incomplete.
Daria
11-13-2007, 07:12 PM
Shining Force III.
Three interlocking senarios. Only one translated and brought stateside.
Damaniel
11-13-2007, 07:13 PM
Lord of the Rings: Volume 1 for the SNES. This was supposed to be a series encompassing the whole series of books, but only one game was ever made. I literally waited *years* for the first game, pawing through every copy of Nintendo Power looking for scraps of information. It wasn't the greatest of games, but I'm still (slightly) annoyed they never got around to releasing the others.
roushimsx
11-13-2007, 07:44 PM
For the last few years I would have said Beyond Good & Evil, but word on the street is that another one is in production right now. Woo!
Sin Episodes will sadly never be finished, having died off after the first fucking episode. Unlike the original game, Sin Episodes was an excellent, pure action first person shooter with damn near zero filler and 100% awesome. Sadly, the cliffhanger ending to the episode will never be resolved.
Nightshade never got a true sequel (despite being named "Part 1: The Claws of Sutekh"), though Shadowrun I guess counts as a spiritual successor at least. Questionable addition since the storyline did technically wrap up, but it's kind of a precursor to the whole failed-episodic-model that'd later gobble up Sin Episodes.
Clive Barker's Undying ended on a cliff hanger that was to be resolved in a sequel that never happened. :'(
Porksta
11-13-2007, 08:00 PM
Advent Rising. It was written by Orson Scott Card, need I say more?
RadiantSvgun
11-13-2007, 08:15 PM
Vagrant Story leaves things wide open. So does Parasite Eve II. It seems Square abandoned some of their really cool RPGs.
Legend of Dragoon
Demon Crest (SNES)
Lagoon (SNES)
Land Stalker- A direct sequel, not Dark Savior
Streets of Rage 3 needs to happen
Salamander 3 should have been done
Eternal Darkness needs to come back
Guardian Heroes 2 on a home console...makes me shudder with joy
I still haven't seen a Shenmue III yet.....
stimmyjimmel
11-13-2007, 08:39 PM
I assume you mean Streets of rage 4... which would be awesome if it was done right otherwise i'd rather not see it done.
anyway yeah Sin episodes would have been nice to have kept going.
and well this one doesnt really count but i want Nintendo to not hate us and give us Mother 3. (wee waiting for the translation)
MrRoboto19XX
11-13-2007, 08:47 PM
I have to say it...Shenmue.
Please, please let part three see the light of day!
majinbuu
11-13-2007, 08:56 PM
anyone know if startropics on the NES was only a 2 part series? I'm waiting to get started on the first one, but only if it is complete.
Damaramu
11-13-2007, 09:03 PM
Shining Force III.
Three interlocking senarios. Only one translated and brought stateside.
Ding ding ding! This disappointed me terribly.
I would also like to throw in the lack of Front Mission 5 here in the States. I'm just going to have to import this one.
Garry Silljo
11-13-2007, 09:11 PM
anyone know if startropics on the NES was only a 2 part series? I'm waiting to get started on the first one, but only if it is complete.
They could always make more, but both games end definitively. 2 Didn't even have to be made, it simply was.
snes_collector
11-13-2007, 10:18 PM
Wasn't there supposed to be another Axelay but Konami never got around to doing it?
Lord of the Rings: Volume 1 for the SNES. This was supposed to be a series encompassing the whole series of books, but only one game was ever made. I literally waited *years* for the first game, pawing through every copy of Nintendo Power looking for scraps of information. It wasn't the greatest of games, but I'm still (slightly) annoyed they never got around to releasing the others.The second volume was released as a PC game, just not for the SNES. The 3rd volume never came out though. I finished Volume 1 on the PC, but honestly I never even bothered to look for the sequel.
retroman
11-13-2007, 11:11 PM
I agree let us see Shenmue 3. Please Sega..
sidnotcrazy
11-13-2007, 11:28 PM
Well, going with the TurboGrafx-16 I would have to name Legendary Axe II. I was a big fan of the original, and its sequel had one heck of a cliffhanger. Sadly we never got a part III, but does anyone know if they released a sequel in Japan?
Jorpho
11-13-2007, 11:45 PM
Anachronox. A true work of genius, that one, or at least it could have been if the dev team had a little more time to work out the rough edges - and a lot more time to finish the story to its conclusion.
Loom was also originally supposed to be a trilogy, but since it didn't sell too well, that didn't happen either.
And speaking of adventure games, one might also mention the unfinished Infocom Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy, among others.
And of course the Swordquest series for the 2600.
From what I've heard, Legacy of Kaine: Defiance leaves room for a much needed conclusion to the series. I never had a chance to finish the game, but if what is said is true, I'd rather not be left hanging onto false hopes.
Wraith Storm
11-15-2007, 03:18 PM
Although Panzer Dragoon Saga was the last game in the Team Andromeda developed trilogy, It had one hell of a cliff hanger ending. For me it was one of the most powerful endings ive ever seen. And I know that we will never really figure out what happened. It bothers me still to this day.
OatBob
11-15-2007, 04:06 PM
Lord of the Rings: Volume 1 for the SNES. This was supposed to be a series encompassing the whole series of books, but only one game was ever made.
This SNES game was a port of the PC version. Interplay did make The Two Towers, but once again, the series still stood unfinished. Now all the new ones are licensed from the recent films. I have both DOS games on CD-ROM.
Pantechnicon
11-15-2007, 05:26 PM
Another vote for Shenmue. One of these days soon I've got to get around to finishing my import copy of part II.
Wolfrider31
11-15-2007, 05:44 PM
I'm suprised no one's mentioned Xenosaga yet. God that would have been epic, and they effed it all up. *Tear*
otaku
11-15-2007, 07:58 PM
Glad to see so many votes for shenmue! Thats mine as well. If I had the money I'd fund the whole project myself. Maybe if we get a drive going and everyone chips in to fund it? And then buy a copy? I mean all these protests/signature things don't cut it but if we could give sega some $$$ I think that'd do the trick :)
Loved the first two games played the hell out of them (to the point it occupied almost an entire year of my gaming habit exclusively)
I wouldn't mind more Panzer dragoon either (the xbox game was sweet and sorta took off where PDS ended but still..) and the creator has shown interest!
roushimsx
11-15-2007, 08:14 PM
Anachronox. A true work of genius, that one, or at least it could have been if the dev team had a little more time to work out the rough edges - and a lot more time to finish the story to its conclusion.
This.
You know, the release version was a buggy mess and even after the official unofficial patches, the combat felt half baked and unfinished...but everything else about the game was brilliant. Some of the best characters and dialog in any game I've yet played. Shame the second part never came to be... Tom Hall even tried to shop around the idea of an Xbox port of the game to bring in some $$ but no one was interested.
More games need to feature subplots involving an alcoholic washed up superhero fighting a spaceship full of Mexican wrestlers.
Terminusvitae
11-15-2007, 09:02 PM
From what I've heard, Legacy of Kaine: Defiance leaves room for a much needed conclusion to the series. I never had a chance to finish the game, but if what is said is true, I'd rather not be left hanging onto false hopes.
From what I understand, Eidos put the series on hold after Defiance's release because of a possible buy-out from Hudson Soft. And yes, the game does leave quite a bit of room for another sequel, but there would need to be some major changes. I won't spoil the endgame...
Haoie
11-16-2007, 02:04 AM
As a survival horror buff, I'm pretty sure Clock Tower is sorely in need of a real sequal.
A real sequal. Too bad Human Entertainment is dead and buried.
Daria
11-16-2007, 03:42 AM
Umm... Clock Tower had a real sequal. It was called Clock Tower. :P
Seriously though Clock Tower for PSX is a direct sequal to the SNES original. However following the very unclocktowerish third and fourth games, the next best fix is Haunted Ground for PS2.
koster
11-16-2007, 10:58 AM
SNES Shadowrun needs a real sequel (like the teaser for Shadowrun II shown at the end of the game), not that FPS pseudo-sequel.
sidnotcrazy
11-16-2007, 11:29 AM
Umm... Clock Tower had a real sequal. It was called Clock Tower. :P
Seriously though Clock Tower for PSX is a direct sequal to the SNES original. However following the very unclocktowerish third and fourth games, the next best fix is Haunted Ground for PS2.
With the original Clock Tower on the Super Famicom, and the two PSX games coming in as Clock Tower, and Clock Tower II here in the us. So that makes the dreadful PS2 game Clock Tower 4 right?
I really liked Clock Tower II on the (US version) PSX. A villian in a devil's mask dragging a sword is pretty creepy.
Also a friend of mine loves Haunting Ground. He has remarked before he thought it was someohow part of the series. Glad to see others thought it was comparable to the greatness of Clock Tower too.
Well, going with the TurboGrafx-16 I would have to name Legendary Axe II. I was a big fan of the original, and its sequel had one heck of a cliffhanger. Sadly we never got a part III, but does anyone know if they released a sequel in Japan?
Did you know that LA2 wasn't the real sequal? NEC pulled a Super Mario Bros. 2. They took a Japanese game that was unrelated, and modded it up a bit, changed some sprites for US release, and called it LA2. However, unlike SMB2, I don't believe there was ever a "real" LA2.
Daria
11-18-2007, 04:08 PM
With the original Clock Tower on the Super Famicom, and the two PSX games coming in as Clock Tower, and Clock Tower II here in the us. So that makes the dreadful PS2 game Clock Tower 4 right?
I really liked Clock Tower II on the (US version) PSX. A villian in a devil's mask dragging a sword is pretty creepy.
Also a friend of mine loves Haunting Ground. He has remarked before he thought it was someohow part of the series. Glad to see others thought it was comparable to the greatness of Clock Tower too.
Well considering Capcom took over the series after the demise of Human, I consider Haunting Ground as much a part of the series as Clock Tower 3 (Yup. The fourth game.) except for the whole not actually being called Clock Tower bit. My guess is that Capcom thought that the series had some good gameplay potential but that the name was generating mediocre response from the general PS2 consumer. Maybe they thought it was market better if presented as a new series altogether? Eitherway it's fun game for anyone who enjoys that style of survival horror.
Zebbe
11-19-2007, 09:46 AM
Golvellius: Valley of Doom is a great game for the SMS that promised a sequel in the ending. I am still waiting.
RadiantSvgun
11-19-2007, 10:40 AM
I'd like to see a real Strider sequel come out. Strider Returns on genesis and Strider 2 on PSX just didn't seem to be real sequels. Actually, I'd like to see the next Strider done like Ninja Gaiden on the Xbox.
Oh yeah, I want another Splatterhouse too.
Chainsaw_Charlie
11-19-2007, 10:48 AM
Breath of fire - Something more like 1-4 than Dragon quarter
Illusion of Gaia/Soul blazer/terranigma
Dark cloud
Xenogears
Kid Fenris
11-20-2007, 12:07 AM
Illusion of Gaia/Soul blazer/terranigma
Is there any evidence that there was to be another game in this series? I thought that Quintet just left it as a loosely connected trilogy.
Ruudos
11-20-2007, 09:11 AM
Rad Gravity tell me at the end: Until next time. And I think Kabuki Quantum Fighter says something like "See you in my next game".
Jorpho
11-20-2007, 09:15 AM
HG101 (http://hg101.classicgaming.gamespy.com/quintet/quintet4.htm) suggests that The Granstream Saga for PSX is pretty much a fourth game in that Quintet series.
sidnotcrazy
11-20-2007, 09:27 AM
Did you know that LA2 wasn't the real sequal? NEC pulled a Super Mario Bros. 2. They took a Japanese game that was unrelated, and modded it up a bit, changed some sprites for US release, and called it LA2. However, unlike SMB2, I don't believe there was ever a "real" LA2.
I had no idea NEC did that. But looking back on how different and just odd Legendary Axe II was it makes perfect sense.
The first Legendary Axe is one of my favorite games of all time. Its really sad that it will more than likely never see a true sequel.
Dire 51
11-20-2007, 09:43 AM
I had no idea NEC did that. But looking back on how different and just odd Legendary Axe II was it makes perfect sense.
The first Legendary Axe is one of my favorite games of all time. Its really sad that it will more than likely never see a true sequel.
For the longest time I was under the impression that LA2 wasn't a true sequel to the original (I think I remember reading something in EGM way back when that said it wasn't). I even wrote this article ("http://hg101.classicgaming.gamespy.com/opcfg/legaxe.html') for my now defunct OPCFG site. In it, I stated that LA2 wasn't a true sequel to LA and offered my theory as to what happened.
I was wrong. Some time after the OPCFG was shut down, I was over on the HG101 board when I found out that LA2 really was a true LA sequel. The proof apparently lies in this ad (courtesy of Chris Covell's site):
http://www.disgruntleddesigner.com/chrisc/1990/ankoku.jpg
According to Kurt Kalata, the first line reads "A continuation of Makyou Densetsu" (Legendary Axe)
Sanriostar
11-20-2007, 10:04 AM
More
Star
Control!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
2Dskillz
11-20-2007, 09:53 PM
Man, did no one play Maximo: Army of Zin it was really incredible and was left on a total cliffhanger.
I would really like to see more of it, great old feel in a 3d platformer.
Kid Fenris
11-20-2007, 10:06 PM
HG101 (http://hg101.classicgaming.gamespy.com/quintet/quintet4.htm) suggests that The Granstream Saga for PSX is pretty much a fourth game in that Quintet series.
There's a connection, but it's not all that strong. Contrary to what that article says, Shade wasn't Quintet reborn; only two or three Quintet programmers (including Koji Yokota, who was never a major player in Quintet's titles) left to form Shade, with the majority of Shade's members coming from Sony or other companies.
Granstream was a co-production between Quintet and Shade, but most of the work was done by Shade. Quintet's involvement was sparse: some composers worked on the game, and the story was co-written by Tomoyoshi Miyazaki, one of Quintet's founders. That's the only reason why Granstream occasionally feels like a Quintet action/RPG, and why some see it as a spiritual follow-up.
Jorpho
11-20-2007, 10:55 PM
I forgot about Cliff Johnson's enchanting, primarily-Macintosh puzzle games, The Fool's Errand and 3 in Three, which most people here probably will never have heard of. The Fool and His Money has been thrashing in a private development hell (http://www.fools-errand.com/) forever.