As we all know, Easter is that Feast of the Resurrection And what could be better than a look at game franchises that have become dusty, fallen asleep or even embalmed? Many titles or series have been developed throughout history left behind.
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Whether it was the lack of commercial success, the realignment of a studio or simply a problem with the license: for some games it is Unfortunately there is no sequel. And of course: fresh ideas are a great thing and should be promoted in the industry. But sometimes you can also become nostalgic and remember beloved titles for which you were denied the sequel you so desired. We'll tell you which games (series) we would like to bring back from the dead.
Jonas: Bloodborne
While PC fans want nothing more than a simple 60 FPS port, as a player of the original on the PlayStation 4, I'm more interested in a sequel Bloodborne interested. Because even though I like the combat system Sekiro and the rich boss buffet from Dark Souls 3 I prefer the gothic horror adventure to this day by far most exciting worldwhich probably craziest enemy designs and the densest atmosphere in the From Software cosmos.
Already the intro with that werewolf rising from blood, which bursts into flames if you try to touch the player's body, and the eerie messengers that seem to come straight from a nightmare, completely captivated me at the time. And how brilliantly the world changes over the course of the game: Starting in the late afternoon, Yharnam slowly but surely becomes dominated by the deep black night and that increasing madness wrapped up; A real eye opener is the horror creatures called amygdala with their tentacle mouths that are suddenly visible everywhere.
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If you thought that the main game had teased everything out of the Lovecraftian premise, Miyazaki and his team came around the corner in the DLC with the Astral Clock Tower and the Fishing Village – and proved how much potential still lies dormant in Bloodborne. And then we haven't even talked about the excellent gameplay, which punishes passivity more than ever. Finally no more hiding behind oversized signsbut rather get into the action and show the many horrors of the game what a rake is.
And although the number of weapons is manageable, each of them shines with a sophisticated moveset exciting combination attacks in the transformation. As much as I appreciate the classic Guts greatsword, they have outdone themselves here in 2015. So please: If it's just because Sony doesn't want to hand over the license, then finally get over yourself let From Software develop a sequel. After all, you would benefit from this just as much as we do.
Gerrit: Wave Race
The setting sun paints the sky in an orange-red light, the palm trees on the surrounding islands pass by in the corner of your eye, a dolphin appears next to you and jumps playfully through the water – and you speed through it on your jet ski cool, glittering wet. If you feel that way – applied to video games, of course – then you're probably one of the lucky ones Wave Race have played.
Wave Race 64 came onto the market as one of the first games for the Nintendo 64, followed by the GameCube Wave Race: Blue Storm. What many people don't know is that the franchise has already started 1992 on the Game Boy, but at that time it was still from a top-down perspective. At that time it was initially only released in North America, and only after Wave Race 64 did it come onto the market in Europe.
From today's perspective it is graphically natural not just overtaken, but lapped several times, but considering the possibilities at the time, Wave Race actually looked pretty neat. Especially when it comes to lighting mood and water effect like Splashes and reflections It was pretty impressive by Nintendo console standards. At least Wave Race 64 received good reviews at the time, although the scope was manageable with only four drivers and a few routes.
Of course there are these days many jet ski racing gamesbut they don't really blow you away. Riptide GP Renegade is already ten years old and was already more so-so back then, and whoever watched videos of the one that was released just last year Jet Ski Mania: Aqua Rush Like me, you'll probably shake your head in disbelief at the snail-like slowness of the gameplay. Back then, Wave Race 64 conveyed the fascination of being a completely new type of racing game. It will probably be much harder to evoke such a feeling in 2024. But a modern wave race with Charm, speed, holiday feeling and turquoise sea It shouldn't be that hard.
Paul: Dragon Ball Z: Legendary Super Fighters
Like many who grew up in a similar time, I too count myself among the ranks Dragon Ball Z-Lover. After all, there was almost nothing better than coming home from school in the afternoon, throwing the books in the corner, turning on the console or PC and looking forward to the early evening, just to be able to watch it with the boys for a whole 20 minutes. How Son Goku charges up his Genkidama and throws rude jokes around the ears of his opponents, who are always crazy about destroying the world.
Although my taste in anime has changed a lot as I've grown up, it's still there unfortunately recently and far too early deceased Akira Toriyama the foundation for my interest in Japanese pop culture, which continues to this day. Of course, this also includes video games and one of which I would love to see a sequel or remake is Dragon Ball Z: Legendary Super Fighters. The possibly a bit crazy sounding mix of tactical, turn-based Card game and animated action sequences leads through the entire plot DBZs, from the first encounter with Vegeta and Raditz, to the planet Namek, which is terrorized by the power-mad Freeza, to the Cell games to the final duel for the world with the pink bully Boo.
The title has already appeared 2002 on the Game Boy Color And it's been a similar amount of time since I last heard about Dragon Ball Z: Legendary Super Fighters. At least until recently, when I accidentally stumbled upon the Twitch channel of a popular German streamer playing the over 20-year-old game on an emulator. I immediately remembered various scenarios in which I sat virtually unresponsive with my purple handheld in my fingers and deep in the Card duelsdem Deck building or the tiny subtitles of the Story mode was sunk. Especially that one high level of difficulty The game stayed with me because some encounters felt extremely hard and sometimes even unfair.
This was mainly due to the fact that some fights were a good thing half an hour time only to sometimes fail just before victory frustrating and captivating and challenging. From today's perspective, I could definitely imagine having fun with a second part or a new edition, but perhaps in the guise of a more modern one Auto Chess clones a la Teamfight Tactics. The one that already existed at the time, but which I paid little attention to, would also be available online Multiplayer mode make payment.
I still don't think it's likely that Dragon Ball Z: Legendary Super Fighters will be implemented today, which is why there's hardly any way around an emulator if I want to satisfy my desire for the original. Whoever after fresh food from Toriyama-Sans If you're looking for something, we'll give it to you a look at the upcoming Sand Land close, which is based on the post-Dragon Ball Z-era mangaka's works. Which of your favorite games do you want to see make a comeback from the dead? Feel free to tell us in the comments!