Fallen or Forgotten Franchises You Still Have Hope For?

[sabre2922]

The first one that comes to my mind is SONIC.
although I did like sonic heroes (the cube version anyway) I think Sega could do so much better.
I mean what happened to the once almighty SONIC TEAM that made the godly NIGHTS: into dreams? or even the first sonic adventure on DC?
I still have hope that Sonic may rise from the ashes of mediocrity and once again retain its rightful place alongside the other top in-house developers in the industry.

Also I would sell whats left of my soul for a new Killer Instinct on any platform. Xbox360? 8-)

[Damion]

For me I would have to say Fallout. Interplay has had the worst past year or so and ended up selling the rights to fallout three to bethseda (the makers of morrwind in case my spelling is worse then I thought) not that I don't think Beth can pull it off. I'm just pretty sure it isn't ever going to be the same.

Interplay claims there going to produce a mmorpg based off the fallout series. but the way things are going it seems there just going to sell off all the rights to there more worthy games then call it quits.

[scorch56]

System Shock

[EnemyZero]

i couldnt agree more with fallout, when i see screen shots or a preview for the new game coming out (which is being done by bethseda works aka morrowind) im going to pee myself lolz....

sonic may not be the powerhouse he was on the genny days, but i will always love him, and im looking forward to whatever the next sonic game may be

[GobopopRevisited]

Sonic... :( The Hedgehog... :( So-ho-nic the Hedge-ah-hog :(

Tomb Raider... OHHH LOL Sorry, I shit my pants LOL And I'm Eating it!!! LOL Yahoo!... but seriously, Tomb Raider LOL




...Lara Croft ROFL

I don't know if you'd call it a fallen franchise or just a hiatus, but Street Fighter Alpha 4 would be a much welcomed game.

Mega Man IX too. ... Inafune and SNKP's Metal Slug team working on Mega Man IX *Drooling*

[classicb]

Streets of Rage and Slaughterhouse

I've been waiting and waiting but still no new game but I will still hold out hope as I think that they could both still be great franchises

oh and I used to hold out hope for a new Tecmo Super Bowl but after all this EA crap I won't hold my breath anymore.

[Chainsaw_Charlie]

Final fight
Killer instinct
Clayfighter

[sabre2922]

yes killer Instinct @_@ if only RARE would make a KI for the Xbox or does Nintendo own that property? oh well maybe Xbox next?

[Sotenga]

Until they make a brand new Bionic Commando game, preferably starring Radd Spencer (the original protagonist), I refuse to die!

... I also refuse to die until Konami makes another 2D strictly action Castlevania or until I beat Radiant Silvergun. LOL

[squidblatt]

X-Com
Many more that I'd love to see, but don't hold out hope for.

[kainemaxwell]

Be nice we somehow got an update for NiGHTS also.

[Lady Jaye]

Bring back Wonder Boy (and not its ugly cousin, Adventure Island)!!!

[maxlords]

X-Com (TURN BASED!)
Splatterhouse
Fallout
System Shock
Bionic Commando
Shadowrun
Phantasy Star (the REAL game not the online gayness)
Warsong
Alundra (but not by Activision!)
Image Fight
Wonderboy
Legend of Xanadu (in ENGLISH)

Those are just the few I can think of right now...there are more too...

[Lady Jaye]

Does it count that there was a Bionic Commando sequel done for the GBC a few years back? ;)

But I agree that it'd be cool in a new revised version...

[Richter]

Beyond Good and Evil

finish the trilogy dammit :angry:

[fishsandwich]

Yeah! I mean, what the HELL happened to Killer Instinct??? I know arcades aren't a shadow of what they used to be, but there was plenty of time to get part 3 out. The last game in the series was Killer INstinct Gold back in 1996 on the N64... almost a decade ago! The 'Cube could use a good exclusive fighter, and a 2-D or even 3-D update of this series is WAY overdue.

My personal choice... Pandemonium. I loved those games!!!

Cheers

:D

[Jive3D]

Neutopia (back from the TG-16/Duo days) yes it was a zelda rip off but I loved those two games.

Last we saw in the US at least. Neutopia 2 ended with that Gannon-knock off (whatever his name was, the big bad guy) beaten but then his hand popping out of a pile of rubble like Schredder in TMNT the movie and then the words Neutopia III - 199X... what a let down.

I agree with all the Sonic comments above. Sonic must return to greatness.

[Gunstar_Hero UK]

I second Streets of Rage. And, screw shenmue online, i NEED shenmue III..

[Rugal]

A new Lunar for the PS2 would be nice...........also these.

Last Blade series :angry:
Fatal Fury series :angry:
sequel to Comix Zone (best geny game ever)
sequel to boogerman

would have been nice to get a sequel to Xenogears....... :-P

[Jive3D]

I second Streets of Rage. And, screw shenmue online, i NEED shenmue III..

How could I forget about Shenmue.

I agree. Screw Shenmue online. I'm going to need Shenmue III soon too.

(I'm currently playing Shenmue II, I'm REALLY close to the end, about to infiltrate the Yellowhead...)

[xaer0knight]

Splatterhouse
Actraiser
Demon's Quest (Firebrant, Gargoyles Quest)
Ghouls and Ghost/Ghost and Goblins (not that XBOX Live title, someones working on it)
StarTropics
Star Soldier (not for JPN GC, a new sequel)

[Querjek]

PC Genjin.

[blue lander]

Warsong


Eh, have you played Langrisser Millenium on the Dreamcast? It was pretty terrible. Now that the original Langrisser/Warsong developers have left Masaya/NCS, I'd rather they just let the series rest in peace rather than continue it with another team.

The Langrisser guys are behind the Growlanser series, btw. While the actual gameplay of the two series are quite different, they both have similar plots and graphic style.

[Ed Oscuro]

System Shock
I actually had an idea a few days ago in some detail about how one could build on some of the basic components. However, that's just that - basic components. One could build a really wicked, mind-altering game around the series, but the series has a lot of baggage, especially with SS2's hillarities. I like the funny stuff, but it would be nice to see a serious game in the series...I'm just not sure if SHODAN-worship would allow a new creator to get away from that without going the messy "prequel in a more advanced age" route. :(

*goes off to edit favorite series topic LOL *

[NESVIDIOT]

YEAH!!!! SHADOWRUN- the SNES version
I used to leave my snes on for days playing that game- and it so much better than the Gen version

[NESVIDIOT]

Maximo for PS2 is a continuation of Ghosts n Goblins/Super Ghouls n Ghosts sort of. Even the music sounds like a spin off the original! And its a pretty good game!

[Dire 51]

Splatterhouse

What, did you expect me to say something else?

[drivefast1690]

X-Com (TURN BASED!)
Phantasy Star (the REAL game not the online gayness)
..
Thats what I want them to bring back.:)

[maxlords]

YEAH!!!! SHADOWRUN- the SNES version
I used to leave my snes on for days playing that game- and it so much better than the Gen version

Ugh. I meant the Genesis version. Like it far more than the SNES one. But that's a discussion for another thread. Either way it's a series that needs resurrecting.

And I MEANT to put Gargoyle's Quest in my list, but dammit, I got sidetracked and forgot!

The Ghosts N' Goblins series HAS been resurrected...Maximo anyone?

[Crush Crawfish]

Earthbound, Earthbound, and Earthbound. Did I mention earthbound? Oh, and where the hell is a new Chrono game, square-enix? Oh yeah, breath of fire as well..I liked dragon quarter but It sold really poorly.

And to those who said Megaman: PLAY MEGAMAN X8. 2D side scrolling glory. And a giant mechanical panda. What more could you ask for? :)

[NESVIDIOT]

I say that about the snes version of Shadowrun only because that is the version I played- I do have the Gen version(never really played it much) but also because of my Nintendo bias. I'll have to give the Gen version a little more attention- because of your comment Maxlords!!!
and btw I did say Maximo :D

[goatdan]

Good question!

Headhunter - the first game may be one of my favorites of all time, the second game looked, sounded and got such poor reviews that I'm barely concerned with picking it up. Perhaps they can fix it and make it really cool again.

Earthbound - The SNES game was incredible, and I bought my N64 for the sequel that never came out. Whenever it comes out for whichever system it comes out on, I'll happily buy the system. I would love it to be a GBA thing.

[le geek]

I second Streets of Rage. And, screw shenmue online, i NEED shenmue III..

Shenmue III would be the top of my want list too! :rocker:

Would love to see a good Nights sequel, but would hate to see a bad one...

I'd like to see a new Punchout as well...

Cheers,
Ben

[Dahne]

Castlevania (Hey! We made a fantastic 2D side-scroller that everybody loved! Now lets make another damn 3D Devil May Cry ripoff!)
Chrono Trigger (I want somebody to come to my door with flowers and personally apologize for Chrono Cross)
Final Fantasy (Sure, it hasn't been terrible, but there hasn't been a really great one since 7)
Final Fantasy Tactics (Let's make a portable one, except take out all the challenge and everything that made it interesting!)

[briskbc]

Kid Icarus. They kind of missed the boat not releasing and SNES title. Or even an N64 game. It's going to be tough to go from NES to Nintendo ??(whatever the system gets called). With such a big gap in the technology used to deliver the game I can see many gamers putting up walls and going into this game with less than an open mind. That is if one ever gets made.

[calthaer]

I second System Shock. Note that Irrational Games (the people who worked on SS2) have a game called BioShock that's in development and apparently has similar gameplay. Whether they will have multiplayer coop I don't know, and y'know...without SHODAN it's just not the same.

Earthbound - yes
X-Com - yes...make it more like the original this time...but better.
Kid Icarus: yes
And Startropics...that would be nice. Keep it 2D

There are lots of other ones that I'd love to see continued...can't think of them off the top of my head. Some, like Freedom Force, are already going to be continued.

[Ed Oscuro]

I second System Shock. Note that Irrational Games (the people who worked on SS2) have a game called BioShock that's in development and apparently has similar gameplay. Whether they will have multiplayer coop I don't know, and y'know...without SHODAN it's just not the same.
I'm fine without Shodan, but not without co-op! As noted I'd like to see something with just apparently random events happening that you have to deduce for yourself. BioShock? This is the first I've heard of it, sweetness.

[downfall]

Hands down, Zombies ate my Neighbors.

I'd love to see some sort of GBA/Gamecube type version of this game ala Four Swords Adventures.

I'd buy that in a heartbeat.

[FooFighter]

I'll throw in another vote for X-Com and Fallout. I would also like to see another Fallout Tactics.

They actually announced a Fallout 3 due in 2005, http://pc.gamespy.com/pc/fallout-3/529744p1.html
,but no new news that I have heard.

[Steven]

Well, I don't still have hope for per se, but my wish is one day the WORLD HEROES will rise from the ashes once again.

Hey, a gamer can dream :)

[MikeBoh8]

Street Fighter 4 :D

[mr_jiggles_13]

tetris

[retroman]

Golden Axe series......Please bring it back

[MegaDrive20XX]

Streets of Rage....*tear* come back please :(

[DigitalSpace]

I'd like to see a sequel to Beyond Good and Evil, but considering how BG&E sold, I wouldn't be surprised if it never happened.

And I'd like to see the 4x4 Evo series resurrected. Or in the least, I'd just like to see someone make the game that 4x4 Evo 2 could have been if the developers hadn't done a half-assed job in certain areas.

[G4MZ0v3R]

Shining Force
Panzer Dragoon
Ogre Battle
Landstalker
Killer Instinct
Banjo Kazooie (hopes he isnt the only one)
Gunstar Heroes
Power Stone
Dragon Force
Breath of Fire

[djb1986]

Megaman Legends

[LiquidX01]

Killer instinct

Definitely!! I keep hoping Rare will put this out on Xbox... :-P

MS really needs to put them to use.

[Icarus Moonsight]

I agree with the guys at Meka wholeheartedly... Wonderboy needs another title badly. So does Kid Icarus. As far as a genre, I'd play my current systems alot more if their were more shmups released. Ikaruga, Gradius 5, R-Type Final and Castle Shikigami 2 are great. I own and lubs 'em all but I hunger for more :evil:

[blue lander]

You should start importing, then. Chaos Field just came out for the Dreamcast about a month ago, and Psikyo collection volume 3, with Sol Divide and Dragon Blaze should be out in a couple months.

[esquire]

Heroes of Might and Magic - Now that 3DO is bye bye, someone needs to pick this franchise up and take it back to its roots. IMO, this is the greatest game franchise of all time. I'm still addicted to it.

Turok - Acclaim wasted this franchise. I loved the orginal Turok.

Bonk - What's not to love about this series? I'm surprised Hudson never released another game other than the compilation, or did I miss something?

Archon - Sure we had Wrath Unleashed, but I'd like to see this game brought back to life.

Alundra - We saw updates to Breath of Fire, Wild Arms and Arc the Lad, why not this great RPG?

[ClassicGameTrader]

Castlevania (Hey! We made a fantastic 2D side-scroller that everybody loved! Now lets make another damn 3D Devil May Cry ripoff!)
Chrono Trigger (I want somebody to come to my door with flowers and personally apologize for Chrono Cross)
Final Fantasy (Sure, it hasn't been terrible, but there hasn't been a really great one since 7)
Final Fantasy Tactics (Let's make a portable one, except take out all the challenge and everything that made it interesting!)



*Cosigns*

[ClassicGameTrader]

Castlevania (Hey! We made a fantastic 2D side-scroller that everybody loved! Now lets make another damn 3D Devil May Cry ripoff!)
Chrono Trigger (I want somebody to come to my door with flowers and personally apologize for Chrono Cross)
Final Fantasy (Sure, it hasn't been terrible, but there hasn't been a really great one since 7)
Final Fantasy Tactics (Let's make a portable one, except take out all the challenge and everything that made it interesting!)


*Cosign*

[tuxedojoe]

Be nice we somehow got an update for NiGHTS also.

I am REALLY against this. NiGHTS should stay on the saturn FOREVER. Taking it off the Saturn and updating it and putting it on a new console would ruin everything that is special about the game.

Also, I can not wait for Shenmue III. Too bad it will probably never be released.

[Kid Ice]

Still waiting for Colony Wars 4.

I'd like to see some more Wipeout games too. I know they're making one for the PSP, but I'd like to see another PS2 sequel, or a GameCube Wipeout.

I'd like to see Tony Hawk get out of the underground.

[Icarus Moonsight]

You should start importing, then. Chaos Field just came out for the Dreamcast about a month ago, and Psikyo collection volume 3, with Sol Divide and Dragon Blaze should be out in a couple months.

I have enough problems acquiring the domestic games I want, too much for sure to start seeking imports. :( Then you have all the nasty modding and/or loaders what-have-you.

My point was for the software to be released in the US.

How about a new King's Quest? Now that would be sweet :)

[tony_good]

Battletoads. It came on strong, then vanished without a trace. MUCH better than any turtles game, this franchise should be resurrected. And it should be just as achingly difficult as the NES version, not the watered-down challenge of the SNES incarnation.

[TheRedEye]

Sonic... :( The Hedgehog... :( So-ho-nic the Hedge-ah-hog :(

Tomb Raider... OHHH LOL Sorry, I shit my pants LOL And I'm Eating it!!! LOL Yahoo!... but seriously, Tomb Raider LOL




...Lara Croft ROFL

I don't know if you'd call it a fallen franchise or just a hiatus, but Street Fighter Alpha 4 would be a much welcomed game.

Mega Man IX too. ... Inafune and SNKP's Metal Slug team working on Mega Man IX *Drooling*

I have no idea what any of this says.

[sabre2922]

Im hoping for a new Tekken Tag Tournament2 for PS3 with ALL of the characters from parts 1-5 8-)

also hoping that the new Sonic SHADOW or whatever it is turns out to be at least good but the more I look at it :hmm:

[Famidrive-16]

Bonk - What's not to love about this series? I'm surprised Hudson never released another game other than the compilation, or did I miss something?



There was a Japanese redux of the original on the Gamecube, along with Adventure Island.

And I'm definitely still waiting for some type of new (or improved) Startropics game.

[Cafeman]

I wish Midway would commission a sequel to Joust. I suppose that Panzer Dragoon is similar to what I'd envision for it -- except you are shooting instead of bird bouncing your enemies. Some kind of Joust Adventure game could be cool; a 2D GBA update could be a lot of fun too.

Tomb Raider -- I'm kind of excited to see how Crystal Dynamics pulls of the new Lara Croft game. Hope it harkens back to the first 2.

Finally, I'd like to see a proper sequel (or reimagining) of Flashback: Quest for Identity.

[jezt]

STAR TROPICS!!!!!!!

:D
Come on Nintendo,
Gimme more star tropics.

[jdc]

I was very happy to read in the latest issue of OXM that there is a new Tomb Raider game in the works. I feel that they could do SO much with that franchise. Imagine the graphics of the excavation site in Doom 3, done with an Egyptian theme and with the same high level of detail. It can't be too hard to elevate a Tomb Raider game to a higher quality.

I also look forward to the day when Rare starts kicking out their magic on the Xbox with greater frequency. Hurry up, Rare!! Bring on Kameo!!!

[XxMe2NiKxX]

Heroes of Might and Magic - Now that 3DO is bye bye, someone needs to pick this franchise up and take it back to its roots. IMO, this is the greatest game franchise of all time. I'm still addicted to it.


There's a heroes 5 in development.
http://www.gamespot.com/pc/strategy/heroesofmightandmagicv/index.html

[atomicthumbs]

Tomb Raider... Hasn't been the same since II.

I'm still REALLY, REALLY hoping for a new side scrolling action/platform Mario Game (something new, not a re-release or re-hash).

I would love to see a new Rolling Thunder, Bionic Commando or Double Dragon game. But only, ONLY if they're NOT portable, and ONLY if they're in the style of Contra: SS or Neo Contra. That. Would. Kick. Some. Serious. Freakin. Ass.

[CullJeff]

Streets of Rage and Slaughterhouse
Yeah those are some good choices, i agree completly

I'd definitly like to see another 3rd Strike-esque Street Fighter with a ton-o-characters and of course another Super Smash Bros. (Come On DS)

[shoes23]

For me I would have to say Fallout. Interplay has had the worst past year or so and ended up selling the rights to fallout three to bethseda (the makers of morrwind in case my spelling is worse then I thought) not that I don't think Beth can pull it off. I'm just pretty sure it isn't ever going to be the same.

Interplay claims there going to produce a mmorpg based off the fallout series. but the way things are going it seems there just going to sell off all the rights to there more worthy games then call it quits.

It really doesn't look good for interplay when they announced this: link (http://www.gamespot.com/pc/rpg/fallout3/news_6110622.htmlurl)

It's too bad really, they were a company that really made some decent titles IMO. Their RPG's were top notch starting with Wasteland and ending with Fallout and Baldurs Gate.

[Cmtz]

I would love Earthbound to come back on an oline way.

[Ronfar]

Wonder Boy! I still pray for the return of this series. It's one of my favorites.

[Slimedog]

King's Field. Ok, I realize the series was never any good in the first place, but I can't stop playing them. I keep playing them and they keep sucking but a little evil voice keeps telling me to pop in the next one. Its gotten so bad that now I blame all my poor gaming related decisions on "the King's Field voice". Maybe if they make a good one, I can break the cycle.

[diskoboy]

Hmm... lets see.

-Sam & Max (screw you LucasArts for cancelling the remake!)
-Pac-Man (Namco, take this game back to its original gameplay. There's just something fundamentaly wrong with playing Pac-Man as a platformer)
-Space Harrier
-Rez
-Jet Set Radio
-Zillion
-Impossible Mission
-Zaxxon
-Armada (whatever happened to Armada 2, anyway?)
and I hafta agree with all those who said Kid Icarus and Killer Instinct, as well.

[BeowulfXXIV]

I hope no one's said this yet, but what about Uncharted Waters? I'd love to see a PS3 Uncharted Waters, how cool would it be? I mean Uncharted Waters 2 was amazing, to me. I mean just re-make it if you have to, but make the third one Koei, you know you want to. ^_^ Also, a Gitaroo Man 2 would be fantastic...With all S's except for 4 Master Stages, I'm pretty much done with Gitaroo Man...

[Leroy]

Wonder Boy aka Monster World series.

This is a PERFECT type of game for the GBA/DS portables. Sega hasn't completely forgotten about the franchise because recently Monster World III and IV were released for PC on emulator discs and Asha from Monster World IV was in a 2004 capsule toy series. Monster World I is available from Sega on cell phone in Japan as well.

[Crazycarl]

lets see:

A NEW street fighter, not just another throw together of old games, but a new game with new guys.

Fatal fury. GOd we need another fatal fury.

Aero the acrobat. This was a fun series.

Double dragon. that would be a dream come true.

[Snapple]

Maybe it's just me, but I have a completely different definition of "fallen franchise" than probably over half this thread.

A lot of people are naming franchises that simply haven't released a game in a long time, like Kid Icarus or Killer Instinct or NiGHTS or Rez or Earthbound. To me, none of those apply. When I think of "fallen franchises," I think of things like Tomb Raider. That is, franchises that were once loved but then became terrible. Franchises that never released bad games never "fell," in my opinion. They were just ignored or forgotten.

Fallout I think is a great answer. I did not like the last couple outtings of the franchise, and a lot of other people didn't either. But I have hope. One day, the franchise is going to return to its awesome roots.

Sonic is another good one. Sonic Adventure 2 was a big letdown, and Sonic Heroes just further dragged it down. Sonic is such a simple and fun concept though, it has to make a comeback. It just has to.