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For example, for me, I would *love* a new Populous game based from what was done in Populous 3. That, and a new SimCity based on SimCity 4!

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 months ago

Timesplitters

[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 months ago (2 children)

XCOM 2 came out in 2016. Let's get another XCOM game. Maybe humanity pushing into space and creating a colony which then comes under alien attack. You have to defend the colony, cut off from earth, and take out the alien menace.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Spectrobes, spent a ton of time in all 3 games as a kid. Apparently the 3rd game sold pretty poorly even though I would argue it was probably the best of the 3. It had just about everything one would want from a pokemon rpg, it even allowed for 2 players! Super upset that Disney killed it :(

New entry should absolutely follow the footsteps of the 3rd game (origins). Only thing I would hope that is improved is some of the terrain paths were kinda narrow and hard to accurately maneuver the horse-like mount around. That super frustrated me as a kid as it was much faster than walking, but all the time you ended up losing from getting caught on terrain, having to dismount/dismiss the mount, turn around, then resummon/remount made it more efficient to just walk.

The combat was fun enough on the 3rd, but my absolute favorite part was the excavation of fossils. Trying to go as fast as I could while also being super careful to not damage the fossil and having that linked to better stats for spectrobes was SO much better than breeding/catching new pokemon to me. It felt much more engaging than hoping for good rng.

If they won't make a new one, the least they should do is remaster the games for switch. Which they also probably wouldn't have to do much for the remaster as I would argue even the original version looks the same/better graphically than the latest pokemon releases for switch.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Arc the Lad in the art of the originals set after III. To be clear, Twilight of the Spirits would still be canon, but it's also 1,000 years in the future.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Far Cry. Both FC3 and FC4 were great, and then they never made another one after that.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

Honestly 5 had a lot going for it. It removed radio tower puzzles. It way cleaned up on absurd collectaton mechanics of 4, which had gone way too overboard. The survialist bunkers were a neat mechanic to replace a lot of collectaton stuff. I actually enjoyed the side games like the fishing. The gunplay and the customization was iterated on and improved. The editor where you could make your own missions and post them online was really cool (I made a lot of super complicated stealth missions).

The vibe of the game was pretty good, and the villains were engaging enough. It's really just the main plot that falls to pieces and only at the very end does it become impossible to ignore how dumb it is.

I think that in mechanical design, 5 is a straight improvement on 3 and 4.

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Not a series but I would love a Freelancer reboot/remake or sequel.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago

Master of Orion I loved I and II. The third apparently bombed and reboots have failed.

Sim City I mean the real Sim city as Maxis would have made it. Not a cash grab, not a mobile game, not a "city painter" where any simulation takes a back seat to decorating with DLC assets.

Super Mario RPG no those other, spiritual successors do not count. They are fine games on their own but not the same.

Lost in Blue not the fanciest games, but I enjoyed them. There are plenty of modern games in the genre, but I haven't found one that quite fits...

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Transport Tycoon Deluxe

Of course there is always OpenTTD, which has by far exceeded the original, but I would just like to see a modern game (not necessarily in terms of graphics) with the same vibe. Transport Fever and all the other variants never quite achieved the same depth and complexity.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

Locomotion was the official "spiritual" sequel, but I remember that game being horribly disappointing.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Planetside 2. So a Planetside 3 would be nice.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago

I haven't logged in for nearly three years. Has TI been overhauled again?

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago (2 children)

You know what, fucking Bubsy. Let's see another one of those fuckers. Let's give it to a dev like insomniac though. That's what I want to see. Let's take something that never quite pulled it together and make that shit shine! Give Bubsy his chance in the sun.

There's a fair amount of failed mascots that had small followings or good ideas badly executed. Instead of rehashing the already beloved, let's see some genuine attempts to redeem some of the benchwarmers.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

They made a couple modernized games. But they don't have the feel of the original (better than Bubsy 3D though).

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

That's why I mentioned insomniac, or another dev of that caliber. It's a pipe dream, but it's fun to think about. Doesn't even have to be Bubsy. Imagine rockstar taking a crack at Glover. What's your dream team of failed mascot and proven dev?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago

Honestly, Bubsy and Insomniac is a pretty stellar combo. Maybe Sucker Punch.

Not related, I would love to open a bar called Bubsy's with the tag line "What Could Possibly Go Wrong?"

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[–] [email protected] 25 points 2 months ago (8 children)

Burnout, but takedown style, NOT paradise/open world

It's insane I can't just have a game where I can do ridiculous crashes and uses cars as bullets.

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 months ago

Twisted Metal: Black II please. Or even one that's a little more of a dark comedy like TM2. I just know I hated everything after Black. (Why the fuck were we racing instead of fighting sometimes?!)

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 months ago (1 children)
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[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago

I'd love to see another jak and daxter

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Sam and Max. I want some more point and click adventure games.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

They are remastering all the old ones, so I am hopeful for a new entry,

[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Syndicate (the recent indy homage alas broke the formula too much).

Mech Commander

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 months ago

Splitgate really fumbled pivoting to a loadout based shooter instead of the arena style from the first game

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

YEEESSSSS!!! Man I love this game!!

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 months ago

For every year Capcom doesn’t make MegaMan Legends 3, an executive needs to be launched out of a trebuchet right into a wall.

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