[General Discussion] Games that "ABSOLUTELY" deserve a remake or sequel.

Am I the only one that wants this epic story to be completed?


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Quake 1.

Remake or sequel set in the same universe.
- It needs to be dark.
- It needs to be gritty, not shiny and plasticy.
- It needs the Shambler.

I'm thinking about putting an old machine together with the first Creative 3D Blaster to get vQuake running. If I remember correctly, I was pretty fond of that specific version.


Oh, and Cannon Fodder. A Wii/DS port with updated sprites/sharp 3D should work well on either system.


EDIT: I would also love the Baldur's Gate and/or Icewind Dale series to make a return. Top-down view preferably.
I don't mind 3D, as long as it doesn't become like the Neverwinter games. For some reason those never really hooked me.
Maybe it's because Black Isle Studios are dead. DEAD.

Obsidian, do you hear my cries?

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Dragon Force and Guardian Heroes. Heck, I'd settle for a X-Box Live port.

I wouldn't mind seeing a Shining Force III remake even if only so we can get the entire story in english.

I was speaking idiomatically.

Originally Posted by GB

Going off of memory, he gives a tutorial on one of the arcade games in Little Fungitown. It's very subtle, but it is him, as the credits thank Square-Enix for allowing his likeness in the game.

Yep, that's exactly it. Not really anything of substance, but still nice for the oldschool fans.

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I second the Final Fantasy Tactics nod and the Actraiser nod.

I would also like to see a Cadash sequel or remake, Heavy Unit as well, a remake of the early Armored Cores in the new engine would be mighty. Gauntlet needs to hurry up and come out again. A remake or sequel in the same vein as Desert Strike would be mighty. A WeaponLord remake would be great.

I would like to see a Baldur's Gate III, a Freelancer II, a Titan Quest II, a NoX II...dammit, there are so many games of the past that we will never see show up again. Sigh...

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Originally Posted by DarkMageOzzie

Dragon Force and Guardian Heroes. Heck, I'd settle for a X-Box Live port.

I wouldn't mind seeing a Shining Force III remake even if only so we can get the entire story in english.

Dragon Force made by the original team. The actual Dragon Force II is pretty bad. Also, there is a current translation of SF III being done. It's coming along nicely, if a bit slow.

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Apparently one of FASA's ex-cofounders - and a co-creator of the BattleTech franchise - decided a reboot is in order; feel free to check out this Q&A article.
I'll agree with Einhander, Rival Schools, and Jet Set/Grind Radio... and add Shadowrun. As I've said previously, with that much lore to play with, simply spitting out what was basically 'Counter-Strike with cybertech and magecraft' just doesn't pass muster. No, a proper current-gen Shadowrun would work along the lines of Mass Effect or Alpha Protocol.
Oh, and since Zergrinch brought up X-COM, I'm going to have to toss Syndicate into the hat. Anyone else remember how much fun Syndicate Wars - Bullfrog's last great hurrah before EA bought them up - was?
Lastly, Battlezone. No, not the arcade game - I'm talking about Activision's '98 (I think) first-person RTS which had as high concept 'Cold War gone hot in space'.

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Originally Posted by Denicalis

Dragon Force made by the original team. The actual Dragon Force II is pretty bad. Also, there is a current translation of SF III being done. It's coming along nicely, if a bit slow.

Really? Do you have a link to what progress has happened so far? I felt Shining Force 3 had potential to be even better storywise as a SRPG then FFT but missing 2 out of 3 scenario's sucked.

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Originally Posted by EpicNotion

Really? Do you have a link to what progress has happened so far?

Is it really that hard?

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Or you can just go to Romhacking.net, since it's useful in general.

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Originally Posted by Araes

Is it really that hard?

Putting google links in snarky replies, how trendy. And as I thought, it wasn't any progress than what I had already seen. I thought perhaps a different team had advanced it.

On the downside I don't see a game like this being remade in anyway. Todays gaming audience wouldn't allow it to be profitable.

I was speaking idiomatically.

Originally Posted by EpicNotion

Putting google links in snarky replies, how trendy.

SERIOUSLY! What a DICK, that guy. He should have done what all the cool kids are doing and did the search for you.

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

Originally Posted by EpicNotion

Putting google links in snarky replies, how trendy.

Expecting other people to do your googling for you, how lazy.

fuck, Paco beat me to it

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The shining force forums at moogie's exceptional shining force site have picked up the ball and ran with it. They're doing good work so far.

Also, I've said it before and I'll say it again, a proper shadowrun tactics game would go sickhouse on your asses.

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Originally Posted by Shin

Refering to a picture without naming the game tends to alienate people who browse with images turned off.

It also tends to make you look like an idiot when the image link is broken.

Just saying.

I don't know what you're talking about. It clearly says that I want Demon's Crest remade. It even has the box art to prove it!

I too would like to see the Legacy of Kain series finished. And if possible, remake Blood Omen. The first one.

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My nickname explains it all.

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No, it really doesn't. Make haste with the explanation or it's off to Banland with you.

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I still play both Enemy Unknown and Terror From The Deep from time to time so a modern sequel, sticking to turn-based instead of the semi-real-time car crash that did come out a while back would be awesome. I'd also love to see another Cannon Fodder, that game was awesome. I was hoping it might get a release on XBLA after Sensible World of Soccer came out but no news yet. Likewise, I'd like to see a re-release of Gods on XBLA or something and the decent Amiga version rather than the crappy SNES version. In fact there are a ton of decent Amiga games I'd buy on XBLA, not having an Amiga anymore. Megalomania, The Chaos Engine, Magic Pockets for starters, James Pond too!

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I think Mobile Suit Gundam: Zeonic Front deserves to be on this list as well. This particular entry in the franchise is distinguished not only by its perspective, but for the fact of its gameplay being similar to early Rainbow Six titles; some footage can be had here.
A hypothetical reboot might be best undertaken in cooperation with Ubisoft's R6 dev tem (if it's going to be 'Rainbow Six with mobile suits', you might as well work with the experts) and have an option for cooperative play.

I was speaking idiomatically.

Rainbow 6 with Mobile Suits? When I think of Gundam, sneaking around and busting up terrorists with window breaches and flashbangs isn't exactly what first comes to mind!

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Squad-based tactical giant robot action sounds strangely appealing.

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Seriously.
And i'm not talking about that shitty 3d alpha they made.

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Give this game online and a stage creator and you would have the best game released on any current system.



One of the only games on the N64 that isn't aged as fuck and the best game Rare ever made. As much as I'd really like to see a sequel/remake to this game, I couldn't trust the current Rare to do it justice.

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Basewars: I'm pretty sure this was the first and only fun baseball game ever in the history of video games. Konami needs to remake this fucking game now and maybe even do it with other sports. Wouldn't be a bad way to edge into EA's horrible sports game monopoly.



Treasures of the Deep: A very underappreciated and underrated, but completely awesome game. It deserves a sequel badly (though I can already see Bamco milking the DLC on this one, 300pt. paint jobs anyone?). Oddly enough, it's the only good game Black Ops ever made.



Colony Wars: True, it had two crappy sequels, but the original had some of the best production values I've still ever seen in a game. The James Earl Jones-esque narrator, the very in-depth menus, stats, and background info and really awesome graphics for the early PS1 years were way ahead of its time. A faithful remake of the original would absolutely kill on this gen of consoles, though some extra content wouldn't hurt.



Tetrisphere: This was my favorite puzzle game of all time, and I'm still shocked they never went further with it. Sequel, DS port, Wiimake; I don't care, anything will do; just bring this damn game back to life, Nintendo!



Deus Ex: So far, one of the greatest games of all time has only gotten one decent, but very misguided sequel. I'm well aware Deus Ex 3 is finally being made, but I'm pretty sure it's gonna suck, so I'm still putting this on here for hopes of an excellent sequel, or at least remake, down the line.



Also, awesome call on Uniracers, Novax.

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Originally Posted by NovaX

Give this game online and a stage creator and you would have the best game released on any current system.

I'm thinking that'd be like Line Rider, but with a lot more color.
I believe I rented that once, or maybe I just read a lot about it. Wasn't it supposed to be a Sonic-killer or something? It had a good sense of speed.

Speaking of speed, yeah, I could beat another Jazz Jack Rabbit.

In this almost, but not quite, entirely unrelated post: I'm actually enjoying XGRA a whole lot at this point, reminds me of the first two... =S

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