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Sequel teases that never went anywhere
- Thread starter SolVanderlyn
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It ended up materializing in the XBLA versions, where the eggs you collected transferred over to Banjo-Tooie to unlock the stuff they did previously plus some assorted knick knacks. Probably not the original intent, mind, and the original plan was totally bonkers, but it's there now.
Eternal Darkness
Deus Ex Mankind Divided
Quantum Break
The Evil Within 2
Still hurts...
Deus Ex Mankind Divided
Quantum Break
The Evil Within 2
Still hurts...
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It's not like this has never been done, DMC5 is right over there
Being someone who vastly preferred Spyro 1 to its sequels, I was a little disappointed the sequel hook in the first game isn't addressed at all by the sequels.
I loved the aesthetic and even the gameplay loop of Spyro 1, so the promise of more of that excited me. Oh well. Spyro 2 and 3 are fine in their own right.
I loved the aesthetic and even the gameplay loop of Spyro 1, so the promise of more of that excited me. Oh well. Spyro 2 and 3 are fine in their own right.
Don't be so cruel with me, i should've known that Stalker or DC3 would be mentioned tho.
Metal Arms: Glitch in the System
Not a major tease, I think it was just the main villain surviving and evil-y proclaiming they'd be back. The game definitely deserved a sequel though, it was really fantastic.
Golden Sun 2 (even with there being a 3rd game)
I remember the end of 2 had one of the more mysterious characters I think was named Alex (not really a hero, not really a villain). The game had a sequel tease with him getting super-powered based on you turning the lighthouses on, but it didn't go completely according to plan, like he wasn't as powerful as he thought, and that one-eyed rock monster/god showed up.
To my memory the 3rd game in the series pretty much completely ignored that since it was so many years since the second game.
Not a major tease, I think it was just the main villain surviving and evil-y proclaiming they'd be back. The game definitely deserved a sequel though, it was really fantastic.
Golden Sun 2 (even with there being a 3rd game)
I remember the end of 2 had one of the more mysterious characters I think was named Alex (not really a hero, not really a villain). The game had a sequel tease with him getting super-powered based on you turning the lighthouses on, but it didn't go completely according to plan, like he wasn't as powerful as he thought, and that one-eyed rock monster/god showed up.
To my memory the 3rd game in the series pretty much completely ignored that since it was so many years since the second game.
Mega Man might have more of these than any other franchise.
Warhammer 40K: Space Marine ends with a sequel tease to working for the Deathwatch after being captured by the Inquisition, but never went anywhere.
Xenoblade X ends with a important plot twist but it seems that we will have to wait a lot more for Xenoblade X-2.
Xenoblade X ends with a important plot twist but it seems that we will have to wait a lot more for Xenoblade X-2.
Tales of Zestiria immediately springs to mind.
There's a DLC epilogue chapter that ends on the most cartoonish of cliffhangers. Like, there's no point to the entire DLC chapter, except to set up the villain for a story we'll never see.
There's a DLC epilogue chapter that ends on the most cartoonish of cliffhangers. Like, there's no point to the entire DLC chapter, except to set up the villain for a story we'll never see.
Considering that:
-Genesis was a spin-off (though done by the other half of Vigil that created the series)
-Gunfire's previous game was a third-person shooter with soulslike elements
-Strife is primarily a gunslinger
-The ending of DS III
... Yeah, i'm pretty sure that DS IV is gonna be a Strife game. Hopefully with Vanquish-style gun-kata combat.
I wouldn't mind a Genesis II featuring Fury & Death, either. Once Airship is done with that LoL game, hopefully they'll make it happen.
On topic of the thread: Legacy of Kain: Defiance
18 years and counting.
X6 implied (at least in Japanese) that Issoc was Wily in a new body I believe. There's some association there but I forget what exactly. But really the issue is, X5 was supposed to end the X series but Capcom decided that it wanted another few X sequels so we got 6 and 7 which sucked, but at least X8 is pretty fun at very least.
Anyway, I suppose Shenmue would be the ultimate "goes nowhere":
Shenmue 1 implied that both mirrors would bring about some ancient evil, though 2 suggests that the ancient evil might be metaphorical and not literal. Shenmue 3 doesnt do jack shit with that plot point.
Shenmue 2 ends with a giant mirror relief, a flying sword shooting a beam of light, and lots of questions. Shenmue 3 retcons most of that aside the giant mirror relief. Then answers no substantial questions about basically anything... with you searching for someone the entire game and then getting no real answers by the ending. Doesnt help that the game had a big chunk of the end cut out, so quite what Yu Suzuki was aiming for is a mystery. I honestly cannot imagine how the series can really continue considering they'll never make the 5+ odd games needed to tell most of the original planned story.
Fuck 🥺 Revengeance was a short game, but it was full of quality throughout its 8 hour long campaign.
Still hurts
This is the most painful one. Over 13 years of waiting and now we'll never get a resolution.
Oh man I thought Clockwerk appearing in the ice age was just an oversight. Also the fact that he looked smaller I thought meant that those weren't really him but minions he'd sent (like the ones in the final level of the first game). Now I'm even more bummed there's no Sly 5.
Tanabe conceived of Federation Force during development of Prime 3 and wanted to make it for DSi.
The producer of Federation Force was Kensuke Tanabe, who produced all previous Metroid Prime titles. He first conceptualized of a game centered around the Galactic Federation while working on Metroid Prime 3: Corruption.[SUP][14][/SUP] He wanted to expand the Metroid universe by showing it from the perspective of the Galactic Federation's Marines.[SUP][4][/SUP] In addition to Tanabe, Nintendo's Yoshihito Ikebata and Ryuichi Nakada oversaw the game's development. They originally considered making it for the Nintendo DSi, but ultimately decided to make it for Nintendo 3DS due to Next Level Games' familiarity with the hardware. It was planned to release alongside the New Nintendo 3DS, but development pushed the title's release date to 2016.[SUP][14][/SUP]
He's also wanted to make a game starring Sylux since Hunters.Considering the marketing push for Prime 3, Nintendo probably expected it to sell better than the first Prime with it being on a much higher-selling system, but it ended up selling the worst of the trilogy.
Wait Conduit 2 did release, it was C3 that never happened... And looking at High Voltage output, looks like they are a Fortnite developer now.
Yeah I'm playing it now and while I can definitely play ot at 30 it feels worse than it could be
Mega Man might have more of these than any other franchise.
Actually you are probably right here. The only two series to actually wrap up most points were Zero and Battle Network.
Starforce had the teaser for 4 that was leaked with Geo wanted for being an outlaw or something with Lan's descendent
Legends is still on the moon. X has the New Generation Reploids and whatever happens with them before the Elf Wars (could assume they get cured by the Mother elf or get wiped by Omega here). ZX has The Master Thomas cliffhanger. Still don't know how OG transitions to X.
shades of 9 year old me wondering about the Super Mario Bros sequel tease
Yeah, I remember when I beat it, I was thinking "is that it"?. Right when the game was picking up. Felt like that should have been the 1/2 way point.
I remember when Phil Fish said it was cancelled I had just assumed he would finish it in secret and release it done without his controversial social media presence. Turns out I was wrong and he stuck true to his word.
Days Gone is the first thing that popped into my mind, that ending was straight up a mindfuck, and what's crazy some people don't see it cause it sometimes triggers randomly.
I'm still sad about Anachronox. They dropped a big twist right at the end and clearly set things up for part 2.
I also just realized we recently passed it's 20th anniversary without any notice at all. It's a real underrated gem that deserves a remaster and a sequel.
I also just realized we recently passed it's 20th anniversary without any notice at all. It's a real underrated gem that deserves a remaster and a sequel.
Has Polytron done anything since Fez II was canceled besides port Fez? Like do they still have developers working there? I tried google to no avail.