Sometimes a game ties up its narrative up so cleanly that a part of you prays that a sequel will never come along to ruin what’s essentially a pitch-perfect experience. Then there are the titles that were equally as enjoyable to play, but leave their conclusions just open-ended enough to warrant a follow up. Alas, more often than not the former always seems to get a sub-par sequel, while the latter is left high and dry, the following ten being key examples.
#10: “World of Goo†(2008)
The sheer amount of creativity that went into the level designs, the puzzles and even the fragments of lore made this indie hit a joy to play. What we wouldn’t give to see another set of crazy locations to extract goo from!
#9: “Vanquish†(2010)
You don’t see frantic sci-fi action quite like this these days, which is a shame because shooting down giant robots while sliding along the floor with rocket feet was just too much fun.
#8: “Alan Wake†(2010)
The incorporation of live-action scenes into the gameplay as well the unfurling mystery was such a hit with gamers that we can’t just be satisfied with the conclusion we got in the American Nightmare DLC!Â
#7: “Eternal Darkness: Sanity’s Requiem†(2002)
While nothing can quite replicate that moment where the game gave us our first false blue screen of death, we would love to see how developers would tackle the Sanity Effects on modern consoles.
#6: “Skies of Arcadia†(2000)
The combat was rich and we couldn’t help but be captivated by the characters. Out of all the classic JRPGs, this is definitely one we would like to see revitalised. Nothing beats a sky pirate!
#5: “Star Wars: Republic Commando†(2005)
Just imagine how better it would have been if we had gotten a modern version of this epic FPS instead of Battlefront 2.Â
#4: “Grim Fandango†(1998)
We adored the remastered version, and Manny’s story may well be finished, but surely there are other crazy tales from the Land of the Dead we can explore? How about a spin-off featuring Glottis?
#3: “Bully†(2006)
Maybe Rockstar can take a break inbetween Red Dead Redemption 2 and the next Grand Theft Auto game in order to focus on telling the rest of Jimmy Hopkins’ story? How about his time in college?
#2: “Conker’s Bad Fur Day†(2001)
Lewd, crude and endlessly entertaining, is it too much to ask that we see the Great Mighty Poo make a grand return?
#1: “Shadow of the Colossus†(2005)
We’re sure the remastered version will be excellent, but come on! Give us another harrowing tale of damnation with twice the number of Colossi for us to unwilling slay! That’s all we want!
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