Games in need of Resurrection

So I was just browsing the forum and got to thinking... With Hollywood remaking classics and resurrecting long dead movie franchises, why can't the VG industry? I realize it happens from time to time, but they always seem to miss the big ones. At least for my tastes, anyway. Wing Commander tops the list, but X-Wing and Mechwarrior aren't far behind. So I thought I'd create a thread to see what others out there thought needed resurrecting.

Wing Commander and X-Wing both need to be brought back as full fledged flight sims on the PC. Putting them onto a console just wouldn't do them justice. I could see Mechwarrior working on a console, but again I'd prefer it brought back in PC form. Mechwarrior 4 was one of the games I was truley dominant at online and would love to have chance at being so again.

Any other franchises that need remaking/resurrecting?

Wing Commander tops the listAny other franchises that need remaking/resurrecting?

sportwarrior

To me, wing commander: PRIVATEER tops the list.

While I liked Wing Commander, I LOVED Privateer!

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Wing Commander tops the listAny other franchises that need remaking/resurrecting?

GPAddict

To me, wing commander: PRIVATEER tops the list.

While I liked Wing Commander, I LOVED Privateer!

Whilst this isn't a franchise resurrection, System Shock 2 really needs to be brought back to life. So many horror games try and rip off SS2's atmosphere and story but just don't match up to it. Also it's pretty much unplayable on modern day PCs (I can't get it to run at all, crashes after pressing New Game). That game on modern day tech like Dead Space's engine would be a thing of beauty.Solidus171

urban chaos riot response need s sequel or id love to play it again as a rail shooter.

mm revolution X (idk sumthing about it was good)

duke nukem forever (there finally gonna release it :D)

SoF payback would be nice to have a GOOD sequel 4 (cause payback sucked rectum)

Myth: The Fallen Lords
Freespace
Homeworld

Whilst this isn't a franchise resurrection, System Shock 2 really needs to be brought back to life. So many horror games try and rip off SS2's atmosphere and story but just don't match up to it. Also it's pretty much unplayable on modern day PCs (I can't get it to run at all, crashes after pressing New Game). That game on modern day tech like Dead Space's engine would be a thing of beauty.Solidus171

[QUOTE="Solidus171"]Whilst this isn't a franchise resurrection, System Shock 2 really needs to be brought back to life. So many horror games try and rip off SS2's atmosphere and story but just don't match up to it. Also it's pretty much unplayable on modern day PCs (I can't get it to run at all, crashes after pressing New Game). That game on modern day tech like Dead Space's engine would be a thing of beauty.biggest_loser

Like this.

Hexen.Treflis

hexen

duke nukem

shadow warrior

blood

fragile

more star wars games on pc.. for real. seems as of late they have dissapeared from pc.

turok, i mean actualy turok not this latest fiasco.

WIPEOUT... wipeout xl was soo freaking sweet.

[QUOTE="biggest_loser"][QUOTE="Solidus171"]Whilst this isn't a franchise resurrection, System Shock 2 really needs to be brought back to life. So many horror games try and rip off SS2's atmosphere and story but just don't match up to it. Also it's pretty much unplayable on modern day PCs (I can't get it to run at all, crashes after pressing New Game). That game on modern day tech like Dead Space's engine would be a thing of beauty.Baranga

Like this.

lmao lma lmao lmao lmao, that was great.. i needed that.

you know they have an animated tv show of this right..

search hulu.com... then type in "spaceballs"

Oh, I forgot about the series! I remember watching the trailer a few months ago...

Hulu isn't available in my country. But I'll find a way to see the show! Thanks for the heads-up

Oh, I forgot about the series! I remember watching the trailer a few months ago...

Hulu isn't available in my country. But I'll find a way to see the show! Thanks for the heads-up

Baranga

no problem just spreading knowledge and happiness.

Myth: The Fallen Lords
Freespace
Homeworld

MythPro1

We may see a Homeworld 3 fairly soon. Relic bought the rights back from Vivendi a few months back, and have dropped a few hints.

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Myth: The Fallen Lords
Freespace
Homeworld

dos4gw82

We may see a Homeworld 3 fairly soon. Relic bought the rights back from Vivendi a few months back, and have dropped a few hints.

MYST

I know it has receieved updates already, but it would be nice to play a fully-explorable version of the game where you can actually 'be' in the world.

I've got a few I'd love to see return.

No One Lives Forever - This was an all around fun spy-spoof action game. When most action games take themselves way too seriously and are usually very dark NOLF was a badly needed breath of fresh air.

Jedi Knight - How can you not want to play as a Jedi? Just leave Kyle out of it.

Crusader - Its an old action series from Origin systems. This guy could kick but in so many ways. In fact why stop with Crusader? You can bring back just about anything that Origin systems made.

I've got a few I'd love to see return.

No One Lives Forever - This was an all around fun spy-spoof action game. When most action games take themselves way too seriously and are usually very dark NOLF was a badly needed breath of fresh air.

Jedi Knight - How can you not want to play as a Jedi? Just leave Kyle out of it.

Crusader - Its an old action series from Origin systems. This guy could kick but in so many ways. In fact why stop with Crusader? You can bring back just about anything that Origin systems made.

Drosa

Dungeon Keeper! I mean RTS, not MMORPG.thusaha

Some older games that need to be rebooted for a new audience would include...

Heretic series. The second game in 3rd person with blade-staff combat and all the acrobatic moves was just great (and sort of laid the foundations for some of the moves in Jedi Outcast), and I'd love to see a new game featuring Corvus. Add in some RPG-lite elements, such as increasing certain abilities over time, and allow you to customise the look of the main character (which you could basically do with the Heretic II Enhancement pack), and it could be great.

Eye Of The Beholder 2 - I spent many, many hours trawling the dungeons of the EOB games back in the day, and on a modern engine they could be revitalised. The story of the second in the series was the best (imo), so revisualise that one with all the menagerie of monsters, expand on the story and NPCs, and it has some great potential.

Ultima Underworld 2 - another decent RPG worthy of resurrection, perhaps using a style similar to Oblivion.

Betrayal At Krondor - the graphics weren't that good even when it was first released, but the story was great, and it's an ideal candidate for an 'Oblivion' style makeover (in terms of graphics and perspective, not necessarily gameplay).

Lands Of Lore: Throne Of Chaos - yet another old RPG that could be resurrected. I could just imagine battling a shape-changer now in a modern engine. It could be epic.

Blood - it was an FPS that offered something a bit different back in the day, and it would be good to see it resurrected, just like the main character.

Unreal - yes, we need a new game like the original in this universe. Bring back the Nali and those despicable Skaarj oppressors. :P

Outcast - not the Jedi game, but the one with Cutter Slade. It's a pity Appeal.be folded and couldn't make the sequel they had planned, but it would be great to see this fairly unique game reborn on a modern engine.

Daikatana - they could remake it...so that it doesn't suck.

I would have suggested some adventure games, but I don't think they could recapture the humour and 'charm' of some of the old ones nowadays - they'd probably just mess it up.

On a side note, I still want a sequel to Rune. Great melee combat game back in 2000, and it had great multiplayer as well. Give us a Rune 2 for the 10th anniversary Human Head!!

Good call. I kind of had them lumped together in my mind but they deserve to be separate. Privateer was an amazing game and deserved WAY more than the bastardized follow up that was Privateer 2. Privateer Online had a ton of promise before it was scrapped. Freelancer was a decent enough offshoot from the same creative team, but even that has failed to merit a sequel.sportwarrior

Glad I'm not the only one, I'm sure there (hopefully) are others that feel the same as we do.

I've got a few I'd love to see return.

No One Lives Forever - This was an all around fun spy-spoof action game. When most action games take themselves way too seriously and are usually very dark NOLF was a badly needed breath of fresh air.

Jedi Knight - How can you not want to play as a Jedi? Just leave Kyle out of it.

Crusader - Its an old action series from Origin systems. This guy could kick but in so many ways. In fact why stop with Crusader? You can bring back just about anything that Origin systems made.

Drosa

Crusader would be another on the list. And also Lands of Lore since I love RPGs. MAn Origin was my favorite gaming company back in the day, Thanks again EA for killing off a good thing! :evil:

prehistorik... if it would be like warrior within...

virtua cop 2

mdk

I've got a few I'd love to see return.

No One Lives Forever - This was an all around fun spy-spoof action game. When most action games take themselves way too seriously and are usually very dark NOLF was a badly needed breath of fresh air.

Jedi Knight - How can you not want to play as a Jedi? Just leave Kyle out of it. Drosa

Jet Moto was a great racing game on the origional PS. Way past time they made a next gen sequel.

Below the Root if anyone even remembers it. An RPG where you glide from tree to tree exploring a giant forest.

Gunstar Heroes

Strider (I think they are already making this)

Legend of Dragoon

oo redneck rampage :P

or psychonauts 2

and spyro!..the new ones are ****