15 Games That Deserve A Sequel

Video video games obtain sequels primarily based on many components. Builders might take a look at monetary efficiency, fan engagement, or crucial reception to determine whether or not a recreation is worthy of a sequel. Whereas these are comprehensible metrics to go by, there are numerous nice video games that by no means get the love and a spotlight they deserve.

The entire video games listed beneath deserve a follow-up. Whereas a few of them have already obtained sequels, these sequels might not have captured the spirit of the unique recreation in a approach that highlights its strengths.

15 Tak And The Energy Of Juju

From Video Video games To TV

Causes it deserves a sequel:

• There may be room to enhance on gameplay.
• There have been sequels, however not on fashionable consoles.

Tak and the Energy of Juju was an Avalanche Software program online game that revolves round platforming and gathering objects scattered all over the world. Initially, the Tak was solely a online game however years later it turned a Nickelodeon TV present. As a result of the video games weren’t extremely impactful, many individuals possible keep in mind Tak solely as a tv present. This reality alone deserves a sequel, shining gentle on a recreation that will in any other case be forgotten.

The sport had plenty of problematic mechanics. Some puzzles had been overly tedious and gamers had been pressured to repeat them a number of instances to acquire sure collectibles. The sport did obtain sequels, however none of them made their strategy to fashionable consoles. Reintroducing this recreation to fashionable players would give the franchise an opportunity to revamp its gameplay loop and construct on the unfastened narrative current within the authentic franchise entries.

14 Dr. Muto

A Blast Of Nostalgia

Causes it deserves a sequel:

• It has a humorous and distinctive narrative.
• The sport is initially from a legendary growth group and did not get the acclaim it deserved.

Dr. Muto was initially created by the legendary Halfway Video games, builders behind titles like Mortal Kombat, Ms. Pac-Man, and Tron. The sport had a singular narrative, with Dr. Muto by accident destroying the world whereas attempting to put it aside. Dr. Muto’s gameplay consists of platforming and exploration, tasking gamers with gathering animal DNA to rework into totally different mutated creatures.

The sport wasn’t straightforward, because the platforming was fairly tight. A sequel to Dr. Muto may shine extra gentle on, and broaden, the sport’s narrative and supply some much-needed updates to its gameplay and mechanics.

13 Fez

A Thought-Scary Platformer

Causes it deserves a sequel:

• The sport launched a number of improvements to the 2D platformer style.
• The sport had a deliberate sequel that was ultimately canceled.

Many take into account Fez to be a near-perfect recreation. The title launched a number of new improvements to the 2D platformer style and raised the bar for related video games. Fez deserves a sequel for its contributions to the style, and one was deliberate and in progress however, attributable to exterior drama, it was ultimately canceled.

Fez is a cult basic and plenty of followers could be overjoyed to see it introduced again once more. It was perplexing within the concepts it introduced. The gameplay, story, graphics, and every little thing else the participant obtained whereas taking part in it’s one thing that left all of them wanting extra.

12 Notorious

A Distinctive Take On Tremendous-Powers

Causes it deserves a sequel:

• The sequence has a singular tackle super-powered gameplay.
• The sport’s visible model would look nice on fashionable consoles.

It has been 9 lengthy years because the final entry within the Notorious sequence, Notorious First Mild, was launched. This entry is extra for the Notorious sequence relatively than the primary recreation itself. The sequence made nice strides since its debut, with First Mild doing an awesome job of giving the sequence a extra lifelike model and tone.

Notorious Second Son, the second recreation within the franchise, confirmed how nice these video games may very well be and a launch on fashionable consoles could be a real marvel. The unhappy fact of Notorious is that, after 9 lengthy years, it is clear that Sucker Punch has moved on to greater and higher issues (i.e. Ghost of Tsushima). Whereas it is not unattainable, it is unlikely we’ll see a continuation of this franchise.

11 Star Fox Adventures

A Completely different Look At The Star Fox Universe

Causes it deserves a sequel:

• It is a legendary franchise in dire want of an replace.
• No Star Fox recreation since has fairly captured the allure of Star Fox Adventures.

Star Fox Adventures took components from the prior Star Fox video games and mixed them with platforming mechanics to create a definite expertise. The sport made some decisions that may be thought-about questionable right now, like having no bounce button and, at instances, overly intricate puzzles. This stuff may very well be enormously improved upon in a modern-day follow-up.

There have been extra Star Fox video games launched because the debut of Star Fox Adventures, however none of them fairly seize that very same feeling. The franchise has dipped its toe into many alternative genres, with among the newer entries introducing rail shooter, and even tower protection, mechanics.

10 L.A. Noire

Stay Out Your Detective Fantasy

Causes it deserves a sequel:

• The sport deviated from Rockstar’s commonplace components.
• The sport has very compelling gameplay and narrative.

L.A. Noire was developed by Crew Bondi and was revealed by Rockstar Video games. It deviates a bit from the usual components of Rockstar’s hottest franchise, Grand Theft Auto. It has some fascinating gameplay, fight, and chase sequences that will be tons of enjoyable in a contemporary rendition.

Between the aspect quests and the primary story, there’s rather a lot to do in L.A. Noire. The sport featured spectacular facial recognition know-how as properly, used in-game to inform whether or not a personality was mendacity or not. This recreation mechanic may be elevated in a contemporary sequel.

9 Bully

A Rockstar Staple

Causes it deserves a sequel:

• The sport is a Rockstar basic!
• A number of the recreation’s core mechanics may do with an improve/modern-day

Bully is the second Rockstar recreation to make this record. Followers have been asking for a sequel to Bully for a very long time, and for good purpose! The sport places plenty of decisions within the participant’s palms. Taking part in as Jimmy Hopkins, gamers can attend courses, unlock bonuses by taking part in mini-games, and work together with totally different schoolyard cliques to construct up their status.

Whether or not the sequel follows Jimmy Hopkins, a relative of the long-lasting character, or options a wholly new forged of characters, followers of the sequence could be ecstatic to run round on this planet of Bully once more.

8 Conker’s Unhealthy Fur Day

Cute, Cuddly, & Crude

Causes it deserves a sequel:

• Conker’s humor is enormously missed in right now’s gaming business.
• Conker has a cult-classic following.

Conker’s Unhealthy Fur Day is a recreation that was developed by Uncommon. This recreation did obtain a remake a very long time in the past on the unique Xbox. It by no means, alternatively, bought the sequel that it wanted. The sport consists of a simple story that retells how Conker turned king in at some point with a Clockwork Orange-style opening.

The sport was properly crafted for its time, and it has plenty of good references to totally different genre-thematic components. It additionally mixed cute and cuddly with crude. Conker’s Unhealthy Fur Day wants Microsoft to select up the place it left off with improved mechanics. A brand new Conker recreation could be a welcome and humorous addition to the Microsoft lineup.

7 Jak And Daxter: The Precursor Legacy

Unmatched 3D Platforming

Causes it deserves a sequel:

• The platforming was top-notch!
• The sport obtained sequels that by no means fairly captured the attract of the primary recreation.

Jak and Daxter was a smash hit on the PlayStation 2. The world Jak and Daxter created was fascinating and dynamic and the plot was surprisingly deep for a 3D-Platformer of its time. Jak and Daxter obtained a number of sequels and even a cart racing recreation, Jak X: Fight Racing, however none of these video games actually captured the marvel of Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy.

They had been much more mature and gritty than their predecessor. The video games had been made by Naughty Canine and the Jak and Daxter franchise might be the very last thing on their minds in 2024. Nonetheless, a brand new Jak recreation on the PlayStation 5 could be an enormous win for followers of the sequence.

6 Shadow Of The Colossus

Distinctive Feeling & Gameplay

Causes it deserves a sequel:

• No different recreation fairly captures the awe that Shadow of the Colossus does.
• The sport’s remake did fairly properly.

Shadow of the Colossus has been remade earlier than, however that was way back and the sport may actually use a sequel. Some may argue that the unique had the right ending, however the sequel may do rather a lot by way of the course that the story may head in. The sport has among the greatest boss fights so far and creates an open-world expertise stuffed with huge loneliness.

If the builders had been to ever launch a sequel, gamers would have many new Colossus to sort out and take down. A brand new Colossus recreation with modern-day visuals and mechanics could be a deal with.

5 Grim Fandango

Prime-Tier Recreation From An Trade Legend

Causes it deserves a sequel:

• The sport has that basic LucasArts really feel.
• Unmatched humor and writing.

Grim Fandango units gamers off on an journey throughout the underworld. The sport is crammed to the brim with memorable characters and scenes. The puzzles are really tough and can provide even veteran gamers a tough time!

Tim Schafer was the director of Grim Fandango, a reality that can take no person who has performed the sport unexpectedly. It oozes Schafer’s signature writing and humor. Trendy Double Nice Productions video games, like Psychonauts 2, do scratch the itch that Fandango leaves behind however there could be nothing fairly like a brand new Grim Fandango recreation in 2024.

4 Sundown Overdrive

Do not Drink The Drink!

Causes it deserves a sequel:

• The sport had distinctive gameplay and visible model.
• Nice story with room to broaden.

Because it appears to be a operating theme with entries on this record, this recreation was developed by a studio that has gone on to succeed in unimaginable heights with their latest releases. Sundown Overdrive was developed by Insomniac Video games, the minds behind the newest Spider-Man video games. Just like the Spider-Man video games, Sundown Overdrive had distinct and gripping traversal mechanics with gamers touring and skating across the recreation’s world on rails, one thing that will be tons of enjoyable on fashionable consoles!

The story of Sundown Overdrive was additionally distinctive, with gamers taking down mutants in a dystopian world. The mutants had been a results of an power drink that tainted its shoppers and turned them into monstrosities. The sport is extraordinarily memorable and, whereas it was an Xbox unique, many gamers jumped into it at launch with it being one of many first titles launched on the Xbox One.

3 The Order: 1886

Messy Story, However Nice Potential

Causes it deserves a sequel:

• The sport had plenty of potential and the story may do with some fleshing out.
• The sport was visually spectacular for its time. A sequel would look even higher on fashionable consoles.

It will get a foul rap right now, however when it was launched, The Order: 1886 was a visually astonishing recreation. The main themes of the sport’s narrative consisted of the Industrial Revolution, Knights of the Spherical Desk, werewolves, and extra. To say that it made no sense could be an understatement. The story was tough to comply with and had many alternative disconnected threads, and it struggled to essentially tie these threads collectively by the top of the sport.

With that being stated, the sport had a exceptional aesthetic and fascinating fight. A contemporary sequel may construct on the lore of the sport’s world and flesh out among the extra complicated story bits.

2 Marvel’s Guardians Of The Galaxy

Proper Recreation At The Unsuitable Time

Causes it deserves a sequel:

• The story left rather a lot to be expanded on.
• The gameplay/fight was distinctive and fascinating.

Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy did not get the popularity it deserved when it was initially launched, and there’s one big purpose for that. It was Eidos-Montréal’s subsequent recreation after the devastating launch of Marvel’s Avengers. Eidos’ Avengers recreation was seen as a live-service blunder that made many gamers hesitate once they introduced their subsequent recreation would keep within the Marvel Universe.

It truly is a disgrace that extra gamers did not dip their toe into Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy. The sport has recognizable references to the Marvel universe, a gripping story, lovely environments, and fairly distinctive fight.

1 Bloodborne

Soulslike Perfection

Causes it deserves a sequel:

• No Soulslike launched since has fairly captured the allure of Bloodborne.
• It is some of the in style Soulslike video games.

It’s fairly unanimously agreed that Bloodborne is without doubt one of the greatest video games ever made. Just like different FromSoftware titles, the sport is thought for its punishing fight and darkish aesthetic. The similarities do not finish there, however Bloodborne may be very a lot in its personal lane in terms of Souls video games.

Whether or not it is a remaster, a remake, or a sequel, Bloodborne wants extra content material. There’s been a big outcry from followers for a brand new entry within the franchise, but it surely looks like that ship has sailed. There’s at all times an opportunity although!