Games that deserve a remake or a sequel/prequel.

[PopeAK49]

In this thread, we discuss games from our past childhood that deserve to be recognized with todays graphics or future upcomming graphics.

My picks:

Either a remake or sequel to Zombies Ate My Neighbors

http://videogamegal.files.wordpress.com/2011/07/zombies-ate-my-neighbors-snes-cover.jpg

Killer Instict remake or a third game of the series:
http://www.killerinstinctonline.net/KISNES.jpg

[BobtheGreatII]

Duh.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/4/4d/Star_Wars_-_Republic_Commando_Coverart.png

[Mr Buckshot]

Original Deus Ex

Half-Life: Opposing Force (or even better, bring back Adrian Shephard)

Max Payne 1 (and add in the original 2001 constipated grin as an unlockable, with HD styling to make him look even more constipated)

BF2 (yeah I know there's B2K, but the balancing mechanics in BF2, especially the jets, still feel better).

[TVTyrant]

http://images.wikia.com/halo/images/8/87/Halo_Combat_Evolved_box_art_%28PC%29.jpg

[Hotrod]

Star Wars Battlefront 2 deserves a sequel.

[BobtheGreatII]

On that note:

http://image.com.com/gamespot/images/bigboxshots/8/481078_front.jpg

[PopeAK49]

Halo1

http://heyyallhockey.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/futurama_fry_looking_squint.jpg

[TVTyrant]

Nope. Halo PC

[NullZero]

Ending of ME3.

[Pooky]

http://i.imgur.com/W5dEY.jpg

[MXC]

Isn't it obvious?
http://lparchive.org/Psychonauts/1-psychonauts_box.jpg


Also

http://images.wikia.com/gex/images/1/15/197442_42211_front.jpg

[DarkHalo003]

Yes. Gex deserves a sequel.

[JackalStomper]

http://i.imgur.com/129oF.jpg
I was so excited when Epic said UT3 would have a 'story'.
Then it turned out to just be botmaches with dialog thrown in....again.

[ODX]

Duh.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/4/4d/Star_Wars_-_Republic_Commando_Coverart.pngTHIS THIS THIS THIS THIS THIS



THIIIIIIIIIISSSSSSSSS

[Tnnaas]

^ I also agree.

Additionally, I'd like to see this sequel:

http://media.giantbomb.com/uploads/8/87209/1803147-box_pariah_large.png

Needs a better terrain/map creator though. With today's technology, that'll be a breeze.

[arbiter901]

http://media.moddb.com/images/downloads/1/26/25903/Half-Life.jpg

[samnwck]

http://images.wikia.com/starwars/images/d/d9/Kotoriibox.jpg

Mass Effect is cool butttt.... I'm too much of a whore for KoToR, gimme more!

[nuttyyayap]

http://www.gamershell.com/static/boxart/large/6077.jpg
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/59/Gex2Cover.jpg

[Cortexian]

Ending of ME3.
All of Mass Effect 3.

And KotOR II needs a proper sequel, not an MMORPG.

[RedBaron]

KotOR II I needs a proper sequel, not an MMORPG.

FTFY.

Also, Ocarina of Time needs a proper remake with current (Twilight Princess) graphics.

Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory needs a proper sequal (same gameplay, story that makes sense and is believable). NONE OF THAT 24-esque, "DURRR my daughter got hit by a train, IMMAH ANGRY GUY NOW, look at mah' beard!" shit pile of a plot.

Republic Commando definitely, and Half-Life 2 in my lifetime plz

[=sw=warlord]

http://media.giantbomb.com/uploads/8/87209/1803147-box_pariah_large.png

This, so much this.
The first game which actually made me twitch when I saw even a hint of emotion on a characters facial animations.

[samnwck]

Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory needs a proper sequal (same gameplay, story that makes sense and is believable). NONE OF THAT 24-esque, "DURRR my daughter got hit by a train, IMMAH ANGRY GUY NOW, look at mah' beard!" shit pile of a plot.

I thought Double agent wasn't particularly bad I thought it had it's moments, but conviction was a story I couldn't stand. They went in the wrongest direction it could have ever gone. EVER.

I also like Kotor 2 as much as the original, albeit it was a bit shorter without quite as much character progression but I still did several playthroughs in both games.

[DarkHalo003]

26752676

WHEN WILL IT HAPPEN?????? D:

[Cortexian]

FTFY.

Also, Ocarina of Time needs a proper remake with current (Twilight Princess) graphics.

Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory needs a proper sequal (same gameplay, story that makes sense and is believable). NONE OF THAT 24-esque, "DURRR my daughter got hit by a train, IMMAH ANGRY GUY NOW, look at mah' beard!" shit pile of a plot.

Republic Commando definitely, and Half-Life 2 in my lifetime plz
KotOR II was really good though?

[t3h m00kz]

http://i.imgur.com/129oF.jpg
I was so excited when Epic said UT3 would have a 'story'.
Then it turned out to just be botmaches with dialog thrown in....again.

but.. there wasn't any dialogue in any of the UT games besides taunts

Unreal 1 needs a remake. That game is absolutely fucking amazing.

I've still yet to play the expansion

[cheezdue]

Nintendo needs to get on this naow.
2677

[RedBaron]

I thought Double agent wasn't particularly bad I thought it had it's moments, but conviction was a story I couldn't stand. They went in the wrongest direction it could have ever gone. EVER.

I absolutely loathed Double Agent. To be fair, the gameplay was not completely ruined yet, it was more or less the same as CT, albeit the retarded instances during broad daylight when the game basically forces you to gun n' run. Sam Fisher was the definition of covert op baddass-ery before DA. He was the US's boogyman that struck during dark rainy nights. The only purpose that his daughter served in those times was a means to humanize him in the 3 or so cut-scenes. I got very attached to the sarcastic assassin with a dark sense of humor, but also a soft side for his only family.

And then DA happened... And they killed off his daughter... And my favorite game character of all time gets thrown into a sadistic rage whose only motivation is "KILLL THINGGSS". I would rant more about how the gameplay gradually went to shit, but I blame DA most as being the turning point of ruining Fisher's character and the amazing plot lines that the earlier games had.


KotOR II was really good though?

And to be fair with KotOR II, the gameplay was still awesome, in that Obsidian had the common sense not to change anything that Bioware laid out for them. I could also see how the plot probably seemed awesome when it was on the drafting boards, but in the end both the game and how the story progressed was mediocre. The plot was only vaguely linked with the first game, not to mention the game itself was shipped out unfinished. Entire planets and thick side quests were cut out of the game due to time constraints. Still a great game in it's own right, I agree, but does not stand at the same level as I.

My main arguments here are about characters and story telling. We are talking about sequels, so I feel like these points definitely matter, otherwise the devs might as well just go and start knew franchises with new characters and stories. (which apparently they have, else this thread wouldn't exist...)

[TeeKup]

Ace Combat 3, Republic Commando, Singularity, Black, Blood Wake. This list can go on. Props to those who remember Blood Wake.

I would legally give myself to Namdai if they gave us an Ace Combat 3 remake.

[samnwck]

I absolutely loathed Double Agent.

I was merely speaking from a gameplay point of view. Play the first mission of Double Agent and it feels absolutely Splinter Cell, though I must say the levels I liked were fewer and far in between than previous games. And the story actually had some good ideas, infiltrate a terrorist cell and all. Not to mention the ending was pretty bad ass listening how they took him into custody and within like 24 hours had already gotten away. And that's where the coolness ended. Conviction had no super awesome suit, with awesome goggles, with an awesome EMP pistol, and no super sneakiness as had been in previous games. Convictions had missed everything that had made splinter cell, not as many cool gadgets, not as sneaky, and overall felt like a run and gun, stupid plot lines aside the gameplay was just not the same...

[Bodzilla]

Killer Instict remake or a third game of the series:
http://www.killerinstinctonline.net/KISNES.jpg
confirmed for awesome game

[MXC]

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/75/Battlezone_Coverart.png

[JackalStomper]

I was merely speaking from a gameplay point of view. Play the first mission of Double Agent and it feels absolutely Splinter Cell, though I must say the levels I liked were fewer and far in between than previous games. And the story actually had some good ideas, infiltrate a terrorist cell and all. Not to mention the ending was pretty bad ass listening how they took him into custody and within like 24 hours had already gotten away. And that's where the coolness ended. Conviction had no super awesome suit, with awesome goggles, with an awesome EMP pistol, and no super sneakiness as had been in previous games. Convictions had missed everything that had made splinter cell, not as many cool gadgets, not as sneaky, and overall felt like a run and gun, stupid plot lines aside the gameplay was just not the same...

Did you play the xbox 1 version?

Because the 360/pc version of double agent SUCKS.

[TVTyrant]

confirmed for awesome game
Fucking.

Classic.

[samnwck]

Did you play the xbox 1 version?

Because the 360/pc version of double agent SUCKS.

Nope had it on 360, like I said personally I didn't mind it at all, I guess we'll have to disagree, I'm not saying it was the best game ever but it did have to its cool moments. Never played it on PC, but I did get conviction on PC and that was unbearable.

[Mr Buckshot]

I was merely speaking from a gameplay point of view. Play the first mission of Double Agent and it feels absolutely Splinter Cell, though I must say the levels I liked were fewer and far in between than previous games. And the story actually had some good ideas, infiltrate a terrorist cell and all. Not to mention the ending was pretty bad ass listening how they took him into custody and within like 24 hours had already gotten away. And that's where the coolness ended. Conviction had no super awesome suit, with awesome goggles, with an awesome EMP pistol, and no super sneakiness as had been in previous games. Convictions had missed everything that had made splinter cell, not as many cool gadgets, not as sneaky, and overall felt like a run and gun, stupid plot lines aside the gameplay was just not the same...

well said. While I didn't care much for Double Agent's plot, I agree that gameplay-wise it felt more or less intact and in line with the standards of Chaos Theory (which NEEDS a remake/sequel - right now there's only a PS3 remake with a bad framerate and the MP cut out). The gadgets, the use of lighting, the vulnerability, the save-the-bullets-for-last mentality, that was all done pretty well, on both the xbox/ps2/gc and 360/ps3/pc versions.

Conviction just ruined the series IMO. While I'm not against trying to innovate by introducing new mechanics, the game just felt too dumbed down and became more of an arcade shooter than a stealth game. The fact that I could take enemies' weapons and then sit in a doorway and blast them one by one with unsilenced full-auto fire without getting mowed down in half a second... that was just unbelievably disappointing.

Also, forgot to mention THIS awesome game from the 1990s (PC and PSX):

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/3f/Futurecop.jpg

back in middle school the powerpc Macs had this game preinstalled, and oh my god, my friends and I were so addicted (it also had split screen co-op and versus). I'd easily drop $50 on a proper HD remake.

[Tnnaas]

I picked this game up in Florida for $1.75 while on vacation years ago.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d1/Tread_Marks_boxart.png

Best tank shooter I've ever played on the PC. I'd really love to see a remake.

[Amit]

BAM

http://pnmedia.gamespy.com/screenshots/paoe/4404040.jpg

:smithfrog:

[Tnnaas]

:smithfrog:
Too bad Microsoft disbanded Ensemble Studios a few years back. I'd love to see more to the Age of Empires series as well.

[PopeAK49]

Fucking.

Classic.


I hate when people call it a rip off of MK.

[TVTyrant]

I hate when people call it a rip off of MK.
Killer Instinct was awesome, mostly because of eyedoll(?) and the theme music was amazing.

[PopeAK49]

Something about those classic games that seperate themselves from today. Glacius was my nigga when playing that game everyday as a kid.

I need to download the sound track, it was fuckin epic.

[DarkHalo003]

BAM

http://pnmedia.gamespy.com/screenshots/paoe/4404040.jpg

:smithfrog:
Ensemble's dissolution is one of the reasons I'm a bit sour towards Microsoft. Thankfully we have Robot (for now), but Ensemble just brought so much to the table in terms of classic gaming. Hell, I wish I could play Halo Wars right now (no 360 currently) just because it's a pretty addictive RTS. I can't een begin to count the number of hours I have spent on AoEII alone.

[Tnnaas]

Also:

http://media.giantbomb.com/uploads/8/87209/1803106-box_arising.png

With "To Be Continued" at the end of the game, you'd expect a sequel. Where's my Advent 2?!

[samnwck]

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/6e/MechCommander_Coverart.jpg

While they made a second one of this game, I never played it, but the mechanics were awesome, an RTS where you control Mechwarriors, and it actually took quite a bit of strategy. Such as running into a situation with the wrong pilot in the wrong mech could change the course of battle, or which mech you used for cannon fodder could make a big difference what gets shot up at the beginning or at the end of the mission

[TVTyrant]

http://www.gamersace.com/images/PS2-Gungriffon.jpg
Anybody else remember this one?

[Warsaw]

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/75/Battlezone_Coverart.png

WHY IS THERE NO REP SYSTEM WHEN I NEED IT!? +Rep x 9000. I believe I mentioned this game in the last version of this thread.

I seriously want this game remade. CryEngine is a good engine candidate, given what MechWarrior: Living Legends could do.

[Donut]

http://www.boomtron.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/sd3portadaht2.jpg
also known as "Secret of Mana 2". the first one was awesome, this one was even more awesome, and then what square released as the next game in the series was like... well, probably one of the first games to implement havok, because it was kind of terrible. maybe i didnt play far enough into it, but it definitely was not a 3d secret of mana. so yeah, less ff13 sequels, more secret of mana, kthx.

ps: please dont anime rape it :saddowns:

[TVTyrant]

rule 34

[Tnnaas]

They should remake consoles as well. I'd throw my hat in for the 1985 Halcyon Console by RDI Video Systems.
Not because it shares my name, but because the system would be entirely voice-activated and would sport an on-board Artificial Intelligence system on par with HAL 9000 from 2001: A Space Odyssey. Plus, every game on it would look like Zelda CDI.

I'd also like to see the Sega Dreamcast come around for a second time.
It could do without that dinner-plate of a controller though.

[Hotrod]

Oh, and I forgot to mention this :

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/6c/Total_Annihilation_Coverart.png

[=sw=warlord]

WHY IS THERE NO REP SYSTEM WHEN I NEED IT!? +Rep x 9000. I believe I mentioned this game in the last version of this thread.

I seriously want this game remade. CryEngine is a good engine candidate, given what MechWarrior: Living Legends could do.
*COUGH* (http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-US/Product/Battlezone/66acd000-77fe-1000-9115-d80258410850)

[Higuy]

http://images.wikia.com/finalfantasy/images/1/12/Cg_cloud.jpg

Game needs a remake on PS3. Only decent 3D Final Fantasy and probably the last one that wasn't fuck full of anime shit everywhere.

[TVTyrant]

^truth. I'd love to see that one remade and see FF6 get a prequel. Would be fucking amazing.

[DarkHalo003]

http://www.1up.com/do/blogEntry?bId=9096181

A nice article to consider.

[TVTyrant]

He has tiny biceps either way D:

[samnwck]

FF7, I'm surprised I didn't think of it. If they did a straight remake no changes and just graphics update (maybe voice acting as well?), I would go out and buy a PS3 for that reason alone. That game still stands out in my mind as the best game I have ever played.

[JackalStomper]

Remember the last time someone made a straight remake of a game with no changes and just a graphics update?

And you guys did nothing but complain about it?

[Cortexian]

Remember the last time someone made a straight remake of a game with no changes and just a graphics update?

And you guys did nothing but complain about it?
If you're talking about Halo: Anniversary then they changed the most important thing, Multiplayer. That ruined the entire thing for me. I've played the Halo 1 campaign a million times, I'm only going to play it once again for a new version. Multiplayer on the other hand is something that I'd be spending a great deal more time on.

[Mr Buckshot]

If you're talking about Halo: Anniversary then they changed the most important thing, Multiplayer. That ruined the entire thing for me. I've played the Halo 1 campaign a million times, I'm only going to play it once again for a new version. Multiplayer on the other hand is something that I'd be spending a great deal more time on.

haha you stole the words from my mouth :P

[Warsaw]

*COUGH* (http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-US/Product/Battlezone/66acd000-77fe-1000-9115-d80258410850)

Nope. Not it. It has absolutely nothing to do with Battlezone (1998). BZ1 has a story, it's an RTS/FPS hybrid (eat shit, Nuclear Dawn), and the multiplayer has far more depth than that PoS.

[Bodzilla]

Oh, and I forgot to mention this :

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/6c/Total_Annihilation_Coverart.png
i never really got into this game tbqh

[Limited]

i never really got into this game tbqhNever really got into this game?...my god Bod, maybe the Australian ratings board made them cut parts out or some bizarre reason because the game was fucking awesome. Favourite map? Metal Heck or Shore 2 Shore

Majority of games I played as a kid and hoped to have a remake, they did remake it and it was absolutely cock. Goldeneye remake? What a let down, FZero? What a let down...

That said, game I would love to see around again is...ROAD RASH

[Hotrod]

Two Continents was one of the most epic maps ever made, of all time. All it needed was underwater metal to make it perfect.

[Mr Buckshot]

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/f/f4/Bugdom.jpg