15 Games That Deserve A Sequel

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

The entire video games listed under deserve a follow-up. Whereas a few of them have already acquired sequels, these sequels could not have captured the spirit of the unique recreation in a manner that highlights its strengths.

Up to date by CJ Kuzdal on March 13, 2024: There is no finish to the variety of video games that deserve sequels. The listing under has been revamped with new photographs, formatting, and 5 further entries.

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 amassing objects scattered world wide. Initially, the Tak was solely a online game however years later it grew to become a Nickelodeon TV present. As a result of the video games weren’t extremely impactful, many individuals possible bear in mind Tak solely as a tv present. This reality alone deserves a sequel, shining mild on a recreation that may in any other case be forgotten.

The sport had a whole lot of problematic mechanics. Some puzzles have been overly tedious and gamers have been compelled to repeat them a number of occasions to acquire sure collectibles. The sport did obtain sequels, however none of them made their approach 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 crew 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 novel narrative, with Dr. Muto by accident destroying the world whereas attempting to reserve it. Dr. Muto’s gameplay consists of platforming and exploration, tasking gamers with amassing animal DNA to rework into totally different mutated creatures.

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

13 Fez

A Thought-Upsetting 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 comparable video games. Fez deserves a sequel for its contributions to the style, and one was deliberate and in progress however, as a consequence of exterior drama, it was ultimately canceled.

Fez is a cult traditional and lots 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 part else the participant acquired 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 novel tackle super-powered gameplay.
• The sport’s visible fashion would look nice on fashionable consoles.

It has been 9 lengthy years for the reason that final entry within the Notorious sequence, Notorious First Mild, was launched. This entry is extra for the Notorious sequence somewhat 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 real looking fashion and tone.

Notorious Second Son, the second recreation within the franchise, confirmed how nice these video games could possibly 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 appeal 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 could be thought-about questionable right now, like having no soar button and, at occasions, overly intricate puzzles. This stuff could possibly be drastically improved upon in a modern-day follow-up.

There have been further Star Fox video games launched for the reason that 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 a few of the newer entries introducing rail shooter, and even tower protection, mechanics.

10 L.A. Noire

Reside Out Your Detective Fantasy

Causes it deserves a sequel:

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

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

Between the facet quests and the primary story, there’s rather a lot to do in L.A. Noire. The sport featured spectacular facial recognition expertise as effectively, 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 traditional!
• Among the recreation’s core mechanics may do with an improve/modern-day

Bully is the second Rockstar recreation to make this listing. Followers have been asking for a sequel to Bully for a very long time, and for good cause! The sport places a whole lot of decisions within the participant’s fingers. Enjoying as Jimmy Hopkins, gamers can attend lessons, unlock bonuses by taking part in mini-games, and work together with totally different schoolyard cliques to construct up their popularity.

Whether or not the sequel follows Jimmy Hopkins, a relative of the enduring 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 Dangerous Fur Day

Cute, Cuddly, & Crude

Causes it deserves a sequel:

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

Conker’s Dangerous 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, then again, bought the sequel that it wanted. The sport consists of an easy story that retells how Conker grew to become king in sooner or later with a Clockwork Orange-style opening.

The sport was effectively crafted for its time, and it has a whole lot of good references to totally different genre-thematic components. It additionally mixed cute and cuddly with crude. Conker’s Dangerous Fur Day wants Microsoft to choose 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 acquired 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 attention-grabbing and dynamic and the plot was surprisingly deep for a 3D-Platformer of its time. Jak and Daxter acquired a number of sequels and even a cart racing recreation, Jak X: Fight Racing, however none of these video games actually captured the surprise of Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy.

They have been much more mature and gritty than their predecessor. The video games have been made by Naughty Canine and the Jak and Daxter franchise might be the very last thing on their minds in 2024. However, 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 effectively.

Shadow of the Colossus has been remade earlier than, however that was way back and the sport may actually use a sequel. Some would possibly argue that the unique had the right ending, however the sequel may do rather a lot when it comes to the route that the story may head in. The sport has a few of the greatest boss fights up to now and creates an open-world expertise stuffed with huge loneliness.

If the builders have 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 Sport From An Business Legend

Causes it deserves a sequel:

• The sport has that traditional 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 actually troublesome and can provide even veteran gamers a tough time!

Tim Schafer was the director of Grim Fandango, a reality that may take no person who has performed the sport without warning. It oozes Schafer’s signature writing and humor. Trendy Double Wonderful 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 fashion.
• Nice story with room to increase.

Because it appears to be a working theme with entries on this listing, 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. Much 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 may 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 have been a results of an power drink that tainted its customers 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 a whole lot 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 foremost 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 troublesome to comply with and had many alternative disconnected threads, and it struggled to actually tie these threads collectively by the top of the sport.

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

2 Marvel’s Guardians Of The Galaxy

Proper Sport At The Incorrect Time

Causes it deserves a sequel:

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

Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy did not get the popularity it deserved when it was initially launched, and there may be one big cause 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, stunning environments, and fairly distinctive fight.

1 Bloodborne

Soulslike Perfection

Causes it deserves a sequel:

• No Soulslike launched since has fairly captured the appeal of Bloodborne.
• It is one of the fashionable Soulslike video games.

It’s fairly unanimously agreed that Bloodborne is among the greatest video games ever made. Much like different FromSoftware titles, the sport is thought for its punishing fight and darkish aesthetic. The similarities do not finish there, however Bloodborne could be very a lot in its personal lane relating to 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 as if that ship has sailed. There’s at all times an opportunity although!