The games that you wished never got cancelled

Vyse

Over the years there have been a number of disappointing game cancellations. Some games, with seemly great potential, fell into development limbo and fizzled away. Just of the top of my head:

1) Jet Set Radio 2 (Dreamcast)

Originally planned for the Dreamcast not too long after the original was released. Things looked onimous once Sega announced JSRF for the XBox but we were still assured that this game was coming and would be a totally separate game to the XBox version. Like a number of games that had been planned for the DC at the end of its life (Daytona 3, House of the Dead 3 etc) it just disappeared without a trace.

http://uk.dreamcast.ign.com/articles/090/090855p1.html

2) Innocent Tears (Dreamcast)

Looked like an intriguing SRPG in a time where there was none available on the DC. I think development moved to the XBox but it never saw the light of day.

http://www.rpgamer.com/games/other/dc/innocenttears/innocenttears.html

3) Agartha (Dreamcast)

Another intriguing title for the DC from the makers of Toy Commander. Looked like it had real promise.

http://uk.dreamcast.ign.com/objects/012/012489.html

4) True Fantasy Live (XBox)

A Phantasy Star Online type game although seemingly better.

http://uk.xbox.ign.com/objects/489/489459.html

5) Starcraft Ghost (Multiple)

Looked like a sci-fi type Splinter Cell. Was really looking forward to this one.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/StarCraft:_Ghost

Which games do you feel we would be better with?

cherryghost

Duke Nukem Forever.


















I totally went there :pac:

Zero-Cool

True Crime: Hong Kong

Kaneda_

Shenmue 3.Im not sure if it was ever started to be cancelled , but the series was ment to be 3 parts but they stopped after the second!

Vyse

Kaneda_ wrote: »

Shenmue 3.Im not sure if it was ever started to be cancelled , but the series was ment to be 3 parts but they stopped after the second!

There were actually meant to be 16 parts to Shenmue originally:

"The Shenmue series, was made up originally of at least 16 chapters.[10] However, During a Shenmue City press conference, Suzuki said that the Shenmue series will consist of 11 chapters.[11] The first Shenmue (1999) was a Dreamcast-only game, it covered the first chapter, while Shenmue II (2001) was released for both Dreamcast and Xbox, contains four chapters of the series. However, chapters included in Shenmue II are chapters 3 to 5. Chapter 2 is in neither game and only existed as part of a manga spinoff titled "Shenmue: Side Story""

gizmo

Ultima IX: Ascension
Real shame that game was cancelled and never came out.

Starfox 2
Barrel rolled to oblivion.

That Indiana Jones game that was used to demo their new Euphoria-based tech

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1hHT8968Io

Psi-Ops Sequel
Whether this was ever in actual development remains to be seen but it's a terrible shame it was cancelled in favour of Stranglehold.

Grumpypants

Aliens Colonial Marines

despite still showing up on release shedules i think it has finally been shelved thanks to the poor A v P reaction.

penev10

I was looking forward to Disaster Report 4 (seriously).

Jumpy

gizmo wrote: »

Ultima IX: Ascension
Real shame that game was cancelled and never came out.

I second that. Its a pity it never came out *dares someone to question it*

Monotype

Full Throttle 2, although the trailer looked so bad that it could be just as well.

wayne040576

I know this isn't exactly the same and I liked resident evil 4, but I would've liked to play the original version that was scrapped a bit into development:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yo_hMbJQeU4

Sl!mCharles

The Witcher on 360. Hell no

penev10

wayne040576 wrote: »

I know this isn't exactly the same and I liked resident evil 4, but I would've liked to play the original version that was scrapped a bit into development:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yo_hMbJQeU4

Never seen that before! Looks proper Resident Evil rather than the silly, contrived locations and enemies that appeared in 4&5 (loved both 4&5 anyway btw)

GTR63

Sl!mCharles wrote: »

The Witcher on 360. Hell no

We may get the sequel.Remember there was going to be a Dirty Harry game on PS3/360 Pity that never happened.

Vyse

wayne040576 wrote: »

I know this isn't exactly the same and I liked resident evil 4, but I would've liked to play the original version that was scrapped a bit into development:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yo_hMbJQeU4

Ditto for Splinter Cell Conviction.

Notorioux

Eight Days

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDOZvKWXDP4

GTR63

Vyse wrote: »

Ditto for Splinter Cell Conviction.

I think the original Conviction build is the direction that they are going to go eventually with Assassins Creed.

Retr0gamer

Outcast 2

humanji

I'd have loved Garriet's original vision for Ultima IX: Ascension to have been made. I think that was the first example I can remember of a studio taking control over a developer and stunting cerativity for a profit. It was all downhill from there.

Obsidian were developing an Aliens RPG, which could have been cool. And Project Offset seemed like it was going to be fantastic, and then was cancelled (possibly only to piss me off :mad: )

super_furry

gizmo wrote: »

Ultima IX: Ascension
Real shame that game was cancelled and never came out.

The nightmares never really go away.

Monotype

humanji wrote: »

And Project Offset seemed like it was going to be fantastic, and then was cancelled (possibly only to piss me off :mad: )

Came back here to post that one. Looked very interesting.

J. Marston

Mirrors Edge 2. I don't know if it's officially cancelled but it's not looking too good for a sequel I'd say.
I liked the first one.

Condemned 3. The second one scared the balls off me but I don't think they're gonna do a sequel despite leaving a bit of a cliffhanger at the end of 2.

super_furry

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=geuIcRno-0A

Dead Phoenix on the Gamecube. It was the only one of the Capcom big five exclusives (P.N.03, Killer7, Resident Evil 4 and Viewtiful Joe) that was cancelled and it looked awesome.

gizmo

Oh, how the **** did I forget this. Sam N Max 2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JiPISwKoovE

With regards Aliens Colonial Marines, I don't think that'll be cancelled. We'll probably hear more once Gearbox finish with Duke Nukem Forever.

Yakult

Black and White.

That series still has so much potential, such a shame they have no plans for a 3rd one.

Healium

Hogs Of War 2

Turtwig

Back in the days of the N64 after I had just acquired all but one Gold medal in Rogue Squadron,I was desperately seeking the next quality flight shooter fix. The co developers of the excellent pilotwings were working on a harrier game that even had hands on previews and was about 80% complete. The game sounded like quality. Two months from release it was canned. Never again did I feel so pissed off.

dreamers75

Road Rash HD

http://www.psuni.com/potential-road-rash-hd-footage-742/

dmcdante

Frame city killer was ment to be on the 360 was really looking forward to it then got the bad news

Retr0gamer

Steambot Chronicles just got announced as cancelled yesterday. Loved the first game so this really saddens me.

Corholio

super_furry wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=geuIcRno-0A

Dead Phoenix on the Gamecube. It was the only one of the Capcom big five exclusives (P.N.03, Killer7, Resident Evil 4 and Viewtiful Joe) that was cancelled and it looked awesome.

Wow that brought back memories.

First 2 games I thought of when I saw the thread title:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGwcNdUozlY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79zWv3xbcxY

Nerdkiller1991

Not sure if it was truly canceled or not, but...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j81I_-uaOqg

humanji

Nerdkiller1991 wrote: »

Not sure if it was truly canceled or not, but...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j81I_-uaOqg

I was going to say that that looked amazing, but then I saw Jar-Jar Binks in it and was filled with rage.

Agricola

I remember back around 00 or 01 being very excited about a game called Gunslinger. I think it was PS1. Afew screenshots did the rounds and then the news came that it was canned. Looking back on it I suppose it would have been attempting to do what Red Dead did 10 years on, but on a much more limited scale.

Still at least Rockstar made their game. I imagine it was alot better than Gunslinger would have been!

Mr Freeze

Retr0gamer wrote: »

Outcast 2

I was gutted when this got canned.

TheDoc

Syphon Filter.

Dissapointed how the sequels came about then it died away.

It came out after Metal Gear Solid one and for me blew it out of the water

Retr0gamer

Went back to the syphon filter games. Time hasn't been kind to them. The lock on gameplay is really dull.

Anyway we got a PSP sequel that was supposedly rather good.

o1s1n

Fallout 3 Van Buren

Gneez

Freelancer 2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aj56okQaxZI

ricero

the getaway 3 i ****ing love these games im gutted i wont be able to play a getaway game on the ps3

mcmoustache

I don't know if the game was ever planned but I always wished to see a sequel for Sniper Elite. It's the best sniping game that I've ever played and it's a game that could be done incredibly well if it were done today.

No other sniping game was as long or as satisfying as that game.

How Soon Is Now

wayne040576 wrote: »

I know this isn't exactly the same and I liked resident evil 4, but I would've liked to play the original version that was scrapped a bit into development:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yo_hMbJQeU4

God i had no idea they changed the game ffs this looks so good im really curious to know where they where going with this game now.

Any more info on it??

Mensch Maschine

True Crime: Hong Kong, especially as it's nearly finished. The Getaway 3. Two Days To Vegas (never was gonna happen) and Taxi Driver for the PS2....

-Vega-

All points Bulletin, but its being rereleased soon

mayordenis

The Road Rash remake that got canned, would of killed for it to see the light of day

Skerries

Stargate Worlds

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--bK_7z3NhQ

longshot but does anyone remember a game for the Amiga that got cancelled
it was very like Cannon Fodder and sounded really good at the time?