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PoV: Dead franchises that need to come back

Posted Sep 3, 2011 at 6:30PM EST by Carl B

Listed in: Xbox 360 Tags: eternal darkness, Free Radical, killer instinct, Rare, time splitters

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There are so many great franchises that haven't seen a new release in years. Which ones desperately need a new title?

Free Radical's comments about Time Splitters 4 today had me thinking -- there are too many fracnhsies that get the axe because their sales didn't quite cut it. They were fantastic games too, especially in the case of Time Splitters.

Another franchise that I would love to see return is Eternal Darkness. The GameCube outing was creepy and awesome; by far one of the best psychological horror games to ever release.

Killer Instinct is another series I think we can all agree on. The only problem with a possible revival is that Rare is just a shell of their former selves, and turning it over to another developer may take away its charm. I'd honestly be surprised if we ever see another Killer Instinct.

What are video game franchises that you want to come back? Sound off in the comments section below and be sure to continue the discussion on our community forums.

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A solution I would think of is Mortal Kombat buying the license to use the old Killer Instinct characters and logos and intellectual properties, then creating an ultra violent crossover or DLC based off of them! Netherrealm/Midway did an AMAZING job with Mortal Kombat. In fact, it was so good that I actually went back to play UMK3 and had an awesome time with it.

# RE: RE: PoV: Dead franchises that need to come back — lordrand11 2011-09-03 23:23

Quoting Navani:

A solution I would think of is Mortal Kombat buying the license to use the old Killer Instinct characters and logos and intellectual properties, then creating an ultra violent crossover or DLC based off of them! Netherrealm/Midway did an AMAZING job with Mortal Kombat. In fact, it was so good that I actually went back to play UMK3 and had an awesome time with it.

Yeah I always thought a Mortal Kombat Killer Instinct crossover would be the shit. I do feel that Silicon Knight's story Eternal Darkness definitely deserves a sequel and Nintendo needs to get on the ball on and give us some more FALCON PAWNCH!!!! F-Zero.

# killer I — xp_killer 2011-09-03 23:08

omg omg omg i taught you were going to anouce killer instinct to come out soon i was just about to pull my old 360 out the closet to get it ward up for KILLER INSTINCT. guess that wont happen sorry 360 back in the closet.ps3 all the way (^_^) rara sucks for going to microsoft but doesnt matter there are a waste of breath production of games? 2 every 100 years (-_-)

# Reboots, not sequels... — Johnny 2011-09-04 00:10

Fatal Frame
Onimusha
Brave Fender Musashi
Tomba
Power Stone
SHENMUE!

# ... — SeRosiS 2011-09-04 01:09

Killer Instinct was a sack of shit, a virtual colostomy bag.

Slow, cumbersome and ugly. The characters didn't scream anything special about them at all and the game itself was just plain, stock, tried to ride on the backs of Street Fighter and Mortal Kombat and failed.

People liked it because it was a bit different, because it wasn't SF or MK.

Now franchises I would like to see come back?
None, because there were none that disappeared that I liked from then til now. Super Dodge Ball? RC Pro AM? Classic Final Fantasy?

# What about.. — skiestrife 2011-09-04 01:16

some absolute timely classics on the N64, such as the BattleTanx and Rush/San Francisco Rush series? I know it doesn't help that 3DO and Midway Games are pushing up daisies... but still. There's also Blast Corps... that of which sits in a similar boat as KI, developed by Rare and published by Nintendo. Damn it all.

It'd be great to see the Road Rash series revived, provided EA could do it correctly. I'd also heavily agree that the likes of Killer Instinct should be revived, at least to some level. Seeing the ever iconic Fulgore, Jago, Riptor, Orchid, Etc. revived is something that's taken far too long.

Sadly, nostalgia is a bitch... It makes you recall the games of old and how much fun you've had with them. And yet, while you yearn for their revival, it also frightens you that their revival may also completely ruin those memories due to the possibility of a butchered resurrecting.

# RE: What about.. — Beansta 2011-09-04 06:15

dont forget sabrewolf

# Very True — QuickSil09 2011-09-04 12:20

Killer Instinct (MOST DEFINITELY)
Shenmue
Onimusha
Bushido Blade
Nuff Said.

# RE: PoV: Dead franchises that need to come back — Drecanius 2011-09-04 19:07

Streets of rage
road rash
Snatcher(why not )
shinning force
Panzer Dragoon
and one last adventure island

# yhh — darkmasterr3442 2011-09-05 10:27

crash bandicoot is a must! not that crap we seen from crash twinsanity onwards but the original series 1,2,3 wrath of cortex!!!

klonoa as well! was an awesome game!

# cmon guys ! some older titles :P — OmegaKorr 2011-09-06 01:24

i would say Crystalis on Nes

or eartworm jim
Clayfighter
Flashback
Mutant league hockey

Blaster master !!!!!!

# Battletoads — wonno 2011-09-06 13:00

When's the new battletoads coming out?

# RE: PoV: Dead franchises that need to come back — Jodeth 2011-09-11 00:06

A new F-Zero, with music similar to what was in X; not that techno junk like on GX. Bring on more heavy metal F-Zero!!!

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