By John Walker on February 8th, 2012 at 10:57 am.
With Tim Schafer and Markus Persson now in talks over the possibility of a Psychonauts 2, it gets us to wondering what other games we’d like to see Notch’s millions spent making happen. Notch reports that he and Tim will likely meet at next month’s GDC, but also stresses that people shouldn’t yet get their hopes up. Too late! But were it not to happen, to which game should those spare riches be directed? We’ve made Notch’s mind up for him.
Greedy, greedy Alec wants another Dungeon Keeper, even though there have already been two. Then suggests Outcast – the loved voxellated adventure peculiarity that seemed to be created in an alternate reality. Oh, and apparently some more Limbo Of The Lost, but I’d suggest that any funding at all would rather spoil the original’s ethos of just nicking everything from elsewhere.
Craig would like to see the Mojang millions create a sequel to Trespasser, but presumably only because he’s aware that even Minecraft’s haul couldn’t realistically fund actually recreating dinosaurs for him to fight. Or how about teaming up with Braben to make Elite III actually happen?
Adam doesn’t quite to have noticed that quite a few games already had sequels, nominating System Shock, Dungeon Master and Midwinter. He’s going to be so excited when he finds out! He also suggests a Grim Fandango 2, which would be a sensible continuation of the current potential partnership, but only after they’ve made Maniac Mansion 3, of course. And wants another Robinson’s Requiem.
Jim is after a new Chaos Engine, echoes Adam’s desire for more Midwinter, and also ignores my bloody rule for it being games that didn’t get sequels by suggesting more Homeworld. But then comes up with Hired Guns.
Me, I’d like Notch to aim his money gun at more Planescape: Torment. Just pay for Chris Avellone to spend a year sat writing. And OBVIOUSLY Burnout: Paradise 2, because the universe needs it. And of course, Force Commander.
What do you suggest? We’ll make sure Notch funds all suggestions.
08/02/2012 at 11:00 iwem.xo says:
Outcast 2!
08/02/2012 at 11:31 Meat Circus says:
Planescape 2: Nameless Boogaloo
08/02/2012 at 11:33 JediEagle says:
Definitely Outcast 2. And No One Lives Forever 3, and Advent Rising 2 :D
08/02/2012 at 11:36 Llewyn says:
Definitely Outcast 2. The original was just magical, especially the sense of size and life in the capital, which felt like nothing I’d encountered in a game before. In fact, the whole world felt alive in a way that other games didn’t.
The prospect of the sequel arriving first on console was one of the reasons I justified buying a PS2…
08/02/2012 at 11:52 Westmark says:
Outcast 2 i already in the making (sort of).
http://www.openoutcast.org
08/02/2012 at 12:04 timothystuder says:
Age of Empires 2. I know this is an older game, but I liked it much more than AoM or AoE 3. If they could remake that game with more civilizations, better balance in countries, and updated graphics, along with a few other fixes (such as improved pathfinding, where they must actually explore, rather than knowing right where to go), that game would be the best.
08/02/2012 at 12:21 Sarlix says:
“No One Lives Forever 3″
Yes, yes and YES!
08/02/2012 at 12:44 Earl-Grey says:
Yes! Outcast 2 please!
Whatever happened to the Outcast 2 that was in the works some time ago?
08/02/2012 at 12:58 Khemm says:
THIS.
And Trespasser 2. And while you’re at it Notch, please resurrect Black Isle. ;)
08/02/2012 at 13:47 Lambchops says:
Outcast 2 is the winner. Definitely the most annoyed I’ve been that a sequel had been cancelled.
08/02/2012 at 14:07 Drayk says:
Come on guys ! We all know that we need a new Little Big Adventure !!!
08/02/2012 at 15:47 MadMatty says:
Good list will have to agree:
Ignoring those sequels WHICH WERENT WORTHY, or just listing games that need ANOTHER, and in random order:
1. Midwinter
2. Elite 3 MMO
3. System Shock
4. Popoulous (original gameplay, not “the beginning” faff)
5. Outcast, why not
6. Powermonger
7. Call of Duty
there ya go.
ps. just kidding on the last one
08/02/2012 at 15:53 iwem.xo says:
It got canceled. The screenshots looked pretty, but they were aiming for the PS2 and scaling down the levels and nonlinearity, if I recall correctly. It may be for the best that that Outcast 2 never saw the light of day.
08/02/2012 at 16:57 NightKid says:
Vampire The Masquerade: Bloodlines 2, please. Ditto to N.O.L.F. 3
(Yes, I am aware that there’s a WoD MMO in the works.)
08/02/2012 at 18:01 Ritashi says:
Bloodlines 2 yesyesyesyesyesyesYESYESYESPLEASENOTCHDON’TLETMEDOWN
Or another game leading from it, in the same vein, perhaps another WoD setting, or hell just any old setting if the writing is as awesome as Bloodlines. I could live with all the bugs all over again if I had to.
08/02/2012 at 21:53 ResonanceCascade says:
@Khemm I think they should finish Trespasser 1 before they move on to a sequel.
I say that as someone who owns multiple copies of Trespasser, including one that’s never been opened. I don’t know what is wrong with me.
09/02/2012 at 00:00 gmcleod says:
Why the hell hasn’t anyone thought of Beyond Good & Evil 2? Isn’t that going through development hell atm?
09/02/2012 at 17:47 Ragnar says:
Planescape: Anguish, Planescape: Misery, and Planescape: Betrayal
08/02/2012 at 11:00 Xocrates says:
Startopia 2, please.
08/02/2012 at 11:07 piphil says:
+1
08/02/2012 at 11:08 Gnoupi says:
This, obviously. Although Startopia 1 is still pretty for its age, and running nicely on most computers nowadays.
08/02/2012 at 11:11 Jacques says:
God yes.
08/02/2012 at 11:20 Staggy says:
Is it on any digital game stores? The CD is missing from my box and I must play it immediately.
08/02/2012 at 11:25 cw8 says:
This
08/02/2012 at 11:28 Creaturemagic says:
Watched a video of it on Youtube, but I’m still confused as to what it is? Anyone want to explain the general idea and genre?
08/02/2012 at 11:30 Arona Daal says:
Bah,Startopia, such an overrated Game!
08/02/2012 at 11:32 jumblesale says:
@Creaturemagic theme spacestation
08/02/2012 at 12:00 ege says:
Of course Startopia 2!
And why not…
System Shock 3
Beneath a Steel Sky 2
Dungeon Keeper 3
Dreamfall 2
… and Gemini Rue 2 :)
08/02/2012 at 12:30 kastanok says:
There is a persistent rumour that Beneath a Steel Sky is in the works. Last info I can find (given a whole minute’s Googling) is THIS RPS article from 2009 saying the old BASS team were back together.
08/02/2012 at 12:57 Luk 333 says:
Startopia should become available from GOG in the near future, considering that they signed Square Enix. I finished the game only last year, from an old CD I had. I couldn’t play it on my GeForce 460 because of serious graphical corruption and slowdowns, but it worked fine on a Radeon 45xx something.
08/02/2012 at 18:31 Frank says:
+1, also my first choice
09/02/2012 at 03:50 Doctor Deimos says:
This!
And Evil Genius 2.
08/02/2012 at 11:01 Perrin says:
Loom 2 and 3 plz
08/02/2012 at 11:38 faelnor says:
yes a thousand times
08/02/2012 at 12:18 Valvarexart says:
YES!!! You sir, are a scholar and a gentleman!
Loom is one of my favourite games of all time, and I’m quite happy to see that I am not the only one who remembers it. I was going to post it but then I saw your wonderful comment. Thank you, sir!
08/02/2012 at 12:31 kastanok says:
As lovely as that would be, I’d be happy with any point-and-click adventure with a non-standard interaction mechanic that works as intelligently as Loom’s music-magic system.
08/02/2012 at 12:37 Nickless_One says:
oh god yes
08/02/2012 at 12:46 Shazbut says:
I was going to say Loom!
08/02/2012 at 11:01 Alexander Norris says:
Robinson’s Requiem was awesome.
But yes, just pay all of Chris Avellone’s bills for a year, and have him write material for 3-4 games. Best return on investment!
08/02/2012 at 11:02 Belsameth says:
I’d side with a proper new Dungeon Keeper and a Planescape 2!
Besides that, I’d love a proper sequel to Tie Fighter or Freespace.
08/02/2012 at 11:46 zuckel says:
These two. That’s all.
08/02/2012 at 11:59 Bluerps says:
Oooh, yes. A new TIE-Fighter would be awesome!
08/02/2012 at 12:25 Noodlemonk says:
All of these!
08/02/2012 at 12:44 Captain Hijinx says:
Freespace
More than any other game for me, deserves to be finished, the story was incredible, the game and ending of 2 left me salivating for more and we never got to see the dramatic story end.
08/02/2012 at 12:53 Guvornator says:
I’d add X-wing to that list. Was there supposed to be a sequel to Freespace 2? Nothing has disappointed me as much in gaming as the ending of that game…
09/02/2012 at 11:27 DirtGunfrey says:
I would take Starlancer 2, if I couldn’t have Tie Fighter 2.
But I’d prefer Sacrifice 2.
08/02/2012 at 11:02 WMain00 says:
Anachronox 2 please.
08/02/2012 at 11:03 Eclipse says:
THISTHISTHISTHIS
this man tells the truth.
08/02/2012 at 11:05 iwem.xo says:
Thirded!
08/02/2012 at 11:09 castorp says:
Yeah! It so much needs a sequel.
08/02/2012 at 11:24 muskieratboi says:
Don’t you mean “The other half of Anachronox 1“?
08/02/2012 at 12:42 frenz0rz says:
This. Please.
08/02/2012 at 13:03 Luk 333 says:
I want this badly. It’s been haunting me for the last 10 years. At least, as I said with Startopia, we might finally be able to buy the game from Good Old Games, considering that they brought Square Enix in.
08/02/2012 at 13:12 Jackablade says:
It does my heart good to see that someone beat me to the punch on the suggestion for the continuation of the Anachronox story. I’m not the only one who fondly remembers it.
Anachronox Prime is already scripted and everything, we just need someone to work out who owns the rights, buy them, work out where the hell Tom Hall has gone (he’s apparently moved on from King Isle games to parts unknown) give him said rights and a pile of money to keep whatever studio he’s at rolling.
Simple.
08/02/2012 at 13:50 qptain Nemo says:
So much yes. *hugs all people in the thread*
As long as Tom Hall designs it and not Notch of course.
08/02/2012 at 14:43 deadly.by.design says:
Wow… someone beat me to saying Anachronox. I watched the Machinima version last year in lieu of actually replaying, and it was still excellent. Where is Tom Hall?
I bet Eddie knows.
08/02/2012 at 17:46 Srethron says:
It warms my heart to see this many Anachronox 2 fans. Why, there’s certainly more than five of us! Maybe as many as ten!
Tom Hall is findable on Twitter under ThatTomHall and his blog is tomtomtom dot com. He had a stroke early 2010, which was sad, but he seems to have recovered.
08/02/2012 at 22:48 Mollusc Infestation says:
I would pre-order Anachronox 2 purely on the basis of knowing that it would one day be released. I don’t care about anything else. I suppose i’d be pretty easy to scam really.
09/02/2012 at 05:17 MellowKrogoth says:
Daikatana 2?
:P
08/02/2012 at 11:02 ImperialCreed says:
If Notch could pony up for Mirror’s Edge 2, that’d be just swell.
And with the change, a new Freelancer please.
08/02/2012 at 11:17 Dr. Tran says:
For the love of Buddah let Mirrors Edge 2 live!
08/02/2012 at 12:51 Bonde says:
I was under the impression Mirror’s Edge 2 was already in the making.
08/02/2012 at 15:55 roryok says:
this, definitely
08/02/2012 at 11:02 kurtensen says:
Gladius 2. PLEASE
Or an HD remake for PC of the first game. Make it happen. Now
08/02/2012 at 13:16 Jimbo says:
I was going to say Gladius! Amazed that somebody else already has. Great game.
I would also like to put forward Freelancer.
08/02/2012 at 18:42 kurtensen says:
It is one of my last-gen favourites, along with PSO Ep 1-3. I don’t know how much we played that game, but we beat both campaigns at least twice on split screen. Oh I love that game
08/02/2012 at 11:03 Kdansky says:
Planescape Torment. Or rather: Don’t make a sequel. Make something that’s equally good and focused on its plot and narrative, instead of combat. In fact, just make more games about Not Combat.
08/02/2012 at 13:16 Jackablade says:
Planescape is a universe with a massive scope. There’s certainly room for more games to be set there, but Torment, it’s story and characters should be considered sacrosanct.
08/02/2012 at 17:43 Kdansky says:
Exactly. A direct sequel where you meet (or even play) as the same characters could never live up to expectations.
Another game set in the universe, with a similar tone and depth? A few cameos, and revisiting Sigil? A new main character, with a new and interesting story? SOLD!
08/02/2012 at 21:18 tormeh says:
I think it’s better to start from scratch if an interesting storyline requires it rather than shoe-horning it into the Planescape world or selecting another storyline. Most worlds are at their most interesting on your first visit, it would be a shame to let the world’s mechanics constrict you when it’s not as interesting as what happens in it.
08/02/2012 at 11:03 Text_Fish says:
Ecstatica II never had a sequel so I’d like that please.
08/02/2012 at 15:52 MadMatty says:
There was one set in present day with guns and gratouitous violence, but it got cancelled :/
i miss it too, Ecstatica was short n sweet
08/02/2012 at 11:03 Gap Gen says:
Make a new game. Like, something interesting that no-one’s seen before. Big boring companies can churn out sequels well enough. Although I second Anachronox 2, simply because the original wasn’t actually finished.
08/02/2012 at 11:33 Llewyn says:
The problem is that big, boring companies don’t generally churn out sequels to new and interesting games.
08/02/2012 at 11:36 yhancik says:
Still, he has one hell of a point
08/02/2012 at 14:14 Gap Gen says:
I suppose the argument for sequels is that they’re safe for investors and consumers, like eating at MacDonalds because you know that wherever you eat your experience will be pretty much the same if you’re looking for something you know you’ll like over gastronomical adventures. I love finding new and interesting things, but equally I like just ploughing through games I know and love, or reading SF books that might not be groundbreaking works of literature but that I can slip into easily and lose myself in for a while.
Another argument is that because games are complicated and expensive, you often have to give up ideas you wanted to implement. Making a sequel gives you a chance to improve on your idea and show the world what they missed the first time because you don’t have infinite time and money.
So either of those reasons could be good ones to make sequels. For example, Alpha Centauri could do with an interface update, an easier learning curve for beginners and smarter AI for veterans, and perhaps even more ideas, even though it’s a damn solid game that is still fun to play nearly 15 years on, and probably has yet to be bettered by anything in between.
That said, one of the joys of Psychonauts was how fresh and different it was. It’d be a shame if Doublefine finds itself retreading old ground and losing its originality, but if it’s grown to the size where it can make two games at once it can probably do both.
08/02/2012 at 11:03 Thunderbeak says:
Giants: Citizen Kabuto, duh.
08/02/2012 at 11:13 Maxheadroom says:
+1
08/02/2012 at 12:17 wanderer_nl says:
Giant’s: Citizen Kabuto 2 for sure and Advent Rising 2 and 3
08/02/2012 at 12:27 Noodlemonk says:
You beat me to it! One of the funniest games.
08/02/2012 at 14:18 Gap Gen says:
Ooh, yes. Giants lost a lot of steam as it went on (always a shame when I enjoy being a stompy monster the least), but it was really neat and had a good sense of humour.
As for Advent Rising, I got my Uncensored review published in PC Gamer for that one. I played it non-stop overnight for some reason, and then dreamed of punching aliens ceaselessly (an unstoppable alien race that you can beat via the medium of punching! Hurrah!). It’s a really bizarre game, especially since you get Jedi powers halfway through for no reason, and the story takes a sudden twist without warning before ending suddenly, but I did enjoy just punching everything.
08/02/2012 at 18:34 Frank says:
+1 for Giants
08/02/2012 at 19:05 Cunzy1 1 says:
Oh my god yes.
MDK?
08/02/2012 at 11:04 lordcooper says:
Big Rigs: Over the Road Racing.
That is all.
08/02/2012 at 12:25 Ucodia says:
You meant funding to release a playable game demo?
08/02/2012 at 11:04 Pangaron says:
Dungeon Master 3 would be nice :)
08/02/2012 at 11:05 AbyssUK says:
Codename Eagle 2, the fun multi player vehicular shooter!
08/02/2012 at 13:19 Jackablade says:
Wasn’t Codename Eagle more or less just a testbed for what eventually became Battlefield 1942?
08/02/2012 at 11:05 FluffDaSheep says:
Tie Fighter 3, more than anything.
Crimson Skies reboot, more than anything that isn’t Tie Fighter 3.
08/02/2012 at 15:57 roryok says:
Crimson Skies FTW!
08/02/2012 at 11:05 Crimsoneer says:
Freelancer/Starlancer 2. ALso, Little Big Adventure 3, just because we can.
08/02/2012 at 12:56 frenz0rz says:
Oh my, do my eyes decieve me or am I seeing some genuine love for Starlancer on RPS? Good lord. Not enough people have played that absolute gem of a game, or are even aware of its existence. Freespace 2 may indeed hold up slightly better today, but the semi-branching story, capital ship interaction and god damn evil space communists make it an underappreciated classic for me.
Its one of the only games I’ve played that produced branching story elements within a linear series of missions, similar to Deus Ex. I remember being amazed when I was younger that I could actively fail a mission – say, to ambush and destroy an enemy capital ship – and the game would continue after a particularly harsh debriefing. The war went on regardless of my failure. However, said capital ship would reappear in a later mission to make your life hell, and possibly change the outcome of the battle.
08/02/2012 at 13:06 Laurentius says:
Little Big Adventure 3 !
Starlancer 2
Tie Fighter 2
08/02/2012 at 13:51 Lambchops says:
Yeah, those games what the people above me said. All of them please. I’m a greedy bastard. In fact throw in Magic Carpet 3 while you’re at it, I’m sure that game could work amazingly with some slightly tweaked design.
08/02/2012 at 11:06 Orija says:
Stalker 2
08/02/2012 at 12:06 Stevostin says:
Ok, that one is serious. More ppl in line below that comment please.
08/02/2012 at 15:53 ninjapirate says:
Stalker 2 is a palpable suggestion, since it’s already in the works and in desperate need for funding!
+1
08/02/2012 at 11:06 promenad says:
Moonstone 2 please
08/02/2012 at 15:55 MadMatty says:
+1 what a fantastic time it was with 4 players
08/02/2012 at 11:06 valouris says:
Some sort of sequel to Fate of Atlantis. Stat.
08/02/2012 at 11:43 MadTinkerer says:
It’s called Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.
08/02/2012 at 12:33 Sarlix says:
Oh, you a bad man.
08/02/2012 at 12:34 kastanok says:
^ ^ ^
See, that’s my argument when people complain about Crystal Skull’s aliens: they’re not a new addition to official Indian Jones stories, if you assume as I do that the Atlantean’s gods count as aliens. Or for that matter, if the god of the Arc of the Covenant counts. I don’t see trans-dimensional aliens worshipped as gods as being so different from gods with no explanation of their origin.
/endramble
08/02/2012 at 11:06 doma says:
Freelancer 2.
A proper Fallout 3.
Gangsters: Organized Crime 3
The Guild 3.
HHHhhhnnngg!!
09/02/2012 at 05:45 jamesgecko says:
They already made the proper Fallout 3. It’s called New Vegas.
08/02/2012 at 11:06 Sorbicol says:
Free space 3 and single handedly reviving the space sim genre wouldn’t go amiss either
08/02/2012 at 11:12 AmateurScience says:
Thiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiis!
08/02/2012 at 11:54 phlebas says:
Single-handedly? I thought a lot of people liked X3?
08/02/2012 at 13:39 InternetBatman says:
The Space Genre is already undergoing a resurgence. X3, that space trading game, Precursors, space minecraft, and there’s a few more.
08/02/2012 at 11:07 Hoschimensch says:
Planescape Torment 2!!!
And also System Shock 3.
08/02/2012 at 11:20 Carra says:
I add my 2 cents for Planescape Torment.
08/02/2012 at 11:07 Drake Sigar says:
Alpha Protocol 2.
(Chaos Engine 2 is tempting though)
08/02/2012 at 11:25 TeraTelnet says:
You mean Chaos Engine 3, right?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Chaos_Engine_2
08/02/2012 at 11:48 csuzw says:
My initial thought was Hardwar or Homeworld but I’d completely forgotten about Alpha Protocol. They don’t have to add much, just complete it properly (more Albatross stuff please!) and either remove boss battles or even better find some way to make them fit and work regardless of play style.
08/02/2012 at 12:05 apocraphyn says:
@Tera: That’s precisely what I was going to say. Chaos Engine 3/remake wouldn’t be a bad idea, though…
08/02/2012 at 11:08 koz says:
I’d rather Notch fund his own projects. That is after all, how he became Notch.
He’s not Electronic Arts.
(That being said, I want him to fund Dead State. Kthxbye)
08/02/2012 at 12:04 Suits says:
Minecraft 2 won’t happen yet ;)
08/02/2012 at 11:08 piphil says:
Tie Fighter.
08/02/2012 at 11:08 felisc says:
Daikatana 2?
08/02/2012 at 11:08 Schadenfreude says:
Tell Jim that the Chaos Engine had a sequel. Never played it, some kind of weird head to head deathmatch thingy.
08/02/2012 at 11:08 Mungrul says:
Rescue Matthew Smith from obscurity and bring us another Willy game.
08/02/2012 at 11:09 Eclipse says:
- Little Big Adventure 3
- Anachronox 2
- Outcast 2
- Giants 2
- Heart of Darkness 2
- Silver 2
- HeXen 3
- Nox 2
- Sacrifice 2
and I can continue…
08/02/2012 at 11:37 SenseiSoul says:
Sacrifice 2 and Giants 2 would both be my games of choice. Cannot express how much I loved (and still love) those games.
08/02/2012 at 12:30 Noodlemonk says:
Yes! Sequels to Sacrifice and Citizen Kabuto! MAKE IT HAPPEN! BRING ME TOBACK TO THE FROMTIME!!
08/02/2012 at 13:41 InternetBatman says:
I would love sequels to Nox and Zaxx. They weren’t the greatest of all time, but they were really, really fun.
08/02/2012 at 15:57 MadMatty says:
+1 to Sacrifice
08/02/2012 at 11:09 jumblesale says:
LBA 3. It saddens me that the landscape for younger gamers is certainly a lot less imaginative than when the madder-than-a-fridge-of-stoats French scene was churning out gems like this. Sure you’ve got your Lego film franchises and whatnot but I want my kids to wear magic anoraks and fight elephant men and fly to the moon! And in the game.
08/02/2012 at 11:13 Luke says:
+1 for more mad French games. LBA was so fantastically cheerful – it’s exactly the sort of game I want to play with my kids.
Aaaand more Beyond Good and Evil. Do it.
08/02/2012 at 14:08 Drayk says:
LBA3 definitively !
08/02/2012 at 15:58 MadMatty says:
+1 to more mad French games….
ps. I´d recommend “Cargo: Quest for Gravity” as its one mad eastern-european game- short tho (~8 hours)
08/02/2012 at 11:11 DestructibleEnvironments says:
A new Vampire The Masquerade would be mighty swell. I will donate my blood to the creators weekly.
08/02/2012 at 12:08 Stevostin says:
Count me in.
08/02/2012 at 12:58 frenz0rz says:
Just so long as the combat system is completely overhauled.
08/02/2012 at 11:12 Baggypants says:
Stunt Car Racer 2
08/02/2012 at 12:47 Shazbut says:
Absolutely
08/02/2012 at 15:59 MadMatty says:
+1 Stunt Car Racer
08/02/2012 at 11:12 avarisclari says:
Legend of Dragoon 2. It needs to happen
08/02/2012 at 11:13 AmateurScience says:
I have lived all these years thinking I was the only person to play that game…
08/02/2012 at 11:50 secretguy_90 says:
Legend of dragoon 2, enough said lol. I’ve played the first one soo much even if they just did an HD remake of it since we aren’t getting any of the good Final fantasys may as well make the other other greatest RPG on the PSone
08/02/2012 at 16:01 Wabznasm says:
Oooh, yes please.
Wouldn’t mind another Vagrant Story as well.
08/02/2012 at 11:12 Schadenfreude says:
Also, I would love a sequel to Darklands.
08/02/2012 at 11:12 silgidorn says:
I’d be happy with a Brutal Legend PC port, personally. It would probably cost less than a sequel. And could be a good start for Notch’s publishing.
…And it would be Brutal fucking legend on PC!
08/02/2012 at 13:42 InternetBatman says:
Here, here. That is one of the few console exclusives I really want.
08/02/2012 at 11:13 Staggy says:
Another No One Lives Forever please!
And an extra side of monkey.
08/02/2012 at 11:13 JenSeven says:
What I would like to see is Tachyon: The Fringe 2.
I would seriously like to see the revival of the Space Flight Combat Sims, and Tachyon was a great example. Of course that was hugely helped by the voice acting of Bruce Campbell.
So yeah, make another Tachyon happen (With Campbell again please)!
08/02/2012 at 11:37 Richie Shoemaker says:
Mind if I slot Hardwar in here?
08/02/2012 at 11:53 P7uen says:
If anyone makes Hardwar 2 I will pay all the money I have and can easily steal with crimes of opportunity.
08/02/2012 at 13:06 Luke says:
Yes to Hardwar.
08/02/2012 at 11:13 SirKicksalot says:
Undying 2
08/02/2012 at 11:49 Necroscope says:
+1 Clive Barker’s Undying 2 would be my choice.
08/02/2012 at 13:11 Luk 333 says:
Really strange that this IP wasn’t resurrected. Maybe EA should have investigated why the first one flopped so hard.
08/02/2012 at 11:14 Jams O'Donnell says:
Beyond Good and Evil 2 seems to be trapped in limbo. I’m sure a cash injection could help.
08/02/2012 at 12:06 Suits says:
Buy it off Ubisoft please Notch.
08/02/2012 at 13:06 Telzis says:
Beyond Good and Evil 2 would be great! Even getting more information on its current state would be great, instead of releasing a one minute trailer once in a decade and claiming they are working on it.
08/02/2012 at 18:35 Frank says:
Yup
08/02/2012 at 21:39 zapatapon says:
Yes. Buy the IP and shangai Michel Ancel off Ubi.
08/02/2012 at 11:14 Carter says:
Will Rock 2! – I keed I keed
Stalker 2 please
08/02/2012 at 13:53 Lambchops says:
Oh my, have we just found that one perrson around who likes Will Rock?!
08/02/2012 at 11:15 Ed123 says:
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4
08/02/2012 at 11:36 Staggy says:
Only if it’s a turn-based and isometric.
08/02/2012 at 11:45 AmateurScience says:
I would play that. Yes sir I would.
08/02/2012 at 11:17 coldvvvave says:
Interstate ’77
08/02/2012 at 11:40 infovore says:
Yeah, that. Not Interstate 81; a direct 76 sequel.
08/02/2012 at 11:57 yhancik says:
They could make it episodic. Interstate 77 Jan, Interstate 77 Feb, etc
08/02/2012 at 11:17 Cabaen says:
Arcanum 2 and Elite 4
08/02/2012 at 11:18 Maxheadroom says:
Jagged Alliance! Oh wait..
08/02/2012 at 11:18 fionny says:
He needs to get the Dungeon Keeper rights and make a new one!
08/02/2012 at 11:19 AmateurScience says:
Anyone else think that this is the future of game publishing? Good games making individuals and small teams financially comfortable. Then making the games they want to play with profits (their money) rather than the games that will sell to appease shareholders that don’t care if it’s shovelware as long as it sells.
E.g. one gets the feeling that Dragon Age 2 would have been better if Bioware were still owned by a non-floated company.
Also: I shall echo the call for another Freelancer*. Get Chris Roberts on the phone stat!
*(also TIE Fighter or Freespace) MOAR SPACE!
08/02/2012 at 11:50 JB says:
I shall echo your echo. More Freelancer would be good.
08/02/2012 at 13:36 Azdeus says:
This. More Freelancer without a doubt!
08/02/2012 at 14:08 InternetBatman says:
I really think it is. As the tools to make games get more advanced (so stuff gets cheaper to make) and audiences get larger, I believe that more companies will self-fund, and eventually self-distribute games. For that to happen, I think some AA companies need to enter that space next with smaller projects that are larger in scale than your average indie platformer/puzzler/shoot-em-up. Either that’ll come from the smaller companies that have moved to portables because they couldn’t afford to keep up, or a test project like a few more Doublefine minigames.
Personally, I think the perfect test would be letting JE Sawyer remake Darklands on Obsidian’s new engine. It would appeal mostly to PC gamers anyways, and could probably be successful if you put it on a tiny budget.
08/02/2012 at 11:19 Marzipan Dildo says:
A sequel to XIII. If that happened I don’t think I’d be able to breathe.
08/02/2012 at 11:27 Mungrul says:
I was thinking the same thing. I really liked the story in XIII, and was looking forward to seeing a sequel which never happened.
08/02/2012 at 11:58 phlebas says:
XIV? XIII II?
08/02/2012 at 12:20 Ridnarhtim says:
XXVI? XIII² (=CLXIX?)
08/02/2012 at 12:21 Kollega says:
If you mean the comic-book-like XIII, it’s happening… kinda sorta.
08/02/2012 at 13:18 Telzis says:
I personally would prefer a sequel to XIII (instead of a puzzle game) – never encountered anything like it. Interesting story, unique style and some nice game mechanics.
08/02/2012 at 11:20 sebsin8 says:
Since we’re on the topic of Double Fine fund a Brutal Legend PC port.
08/02/2012 at 11:20 Choca says:
Alpha Centauri 2
08/02/2012 at 16:02 MadMatty says:
The diplomacy is much better than in Civ 5- its like theyve taken a step backwards with AI ?!
08/02/2012 at 11:20 DanPryce says:
Evil Genius 2, please ta very much.
08/02/2012 at 12:23 Kollega says:
I very much bloody second this. If anyone’s going to find anything, Evil Genius 2 is the best candidate. It might have not been too deep, but it’s style was, and in a way still is, unrivaled.
08/02/2012 at 12:59 matnym says:
Absolutely! Evil Genius 2 is my second most wanted sequel right now (first one being Half-Life3/Episode 3). I don’t really trust Rebellion with the IP though :(
08/02/2012 at 11:21 SamfisherAnD says:
The Longest Journey. We need an ending to the story T_T
08/02/2012 at 11:24 Carra says:
Posted while I was typing! I concur, I’d love to see a new great adventure game like Grim Fandango or The Longest Journey.
08/02/2012 at 11:25 Coren says:
That one’s still going to happen, supposedly. A cash injection wouldn’t help, you just need to get Ragnar Tørnquist (yes, I had to copy-paste that ø) and his team on the case.
The Secret World is coming out on April 24th, so hopefully he’ll have a bit of time to focus on Dreamfall: Chapters after that. Because I also desperately, desperately want to play it :3
08/02/2012 at 11:22 Gink says:
Syndicate 2?
Also, I’d like a real Dragon Age 2
08/02/2012 at 11:23 Carra says:
-Planescape Torment 2
-Pharaoh 2
-7 Kingdoms 3
-The Longest Journey 3
08/02/2012 at 21:22 katinkabot says:
Hi. Can we please be friends? Pharaoh 2 would be amazing. I love the original. The Impressions City Building games were fantastic. I know it was pretty much the same old thing just different skins but I did not care.
08/02/2012 at 11:23 fuggles says:
Dreamfall, Chaos Engine remake (just imagine with HD and net code) and Terra Nova 2.
08/02/2012 at 11:24 tomeoftom says:
Jet Set Radio Futurer.
08/02/2012 at 11:26 cw8 says:
- Day of the Tentacle remake
- Grim Fandango remake
08/02/2012 at 11:27 MadZab says:
How about Full Throttle 2 if he’s already talking to Shaefer?
Other than that I’ll yell once more:
ONI 2 ! ! !
08/02/2012 at 18:13 Srethron says:
If ever a game screamed out for multiplayer mode, it was Oni.
08/02/2012 at 11:27 tinners says:
Project Eden 2
08/02/2012 at 11:27 Marar Patrunjica says:
- A Commandos sequel
- A survival horror from the chaps from Action Form (Cryostasis)
- Something in the Planescape universe written by Chris Avellone
- Stalker 2 in case they need more money
- A remastering of Pathologic complete with a proper translation
- Alpha Centaury 2
- Something in the Zeno Clash universe that is not a brawler
- The Brutal Legend PC port
- Legacy of Kain
- Populos
- Trace down the chaps that made Sanitarium and lock them in a room for 2 years, I’m sure something good will come out of that
- Half Life 3
08/02/2012 at 11:27 empyrion says:
A new game in the Myth series!
08/02/2012 at 11:28 Velvetmeds says:
Anything but Psychonauts 2.What a waste.
08/02/2012 at 12:50 coldvvvave says:
This guy is not my second account, I swear.
08/02/2012 at 11:28 Zepp says:
Chroniques de la Lune Noire 2 + ofc Dungeon Keeper 3 ffs
08/02/2012 at 11:28 Coren says:
Actually, the only unlikely sequel that would get me even more excited than Psychonauts 2 is Little Big Adventure 3. I’d love to see what would happen if you brought together the creative minds behind LBA2 and gave them access to modern technology and loads of cash…
08/02/2012 at 11:28 Doug says:
What about Half-Life 3?! Gabe needs your money, Notch!
08/02/2012 at 11:30 mollemannen says:
system shock 3 (if it has the same awesome coop the second had)
also shadowrun 2 is long over due, regarding the first one on sms/genesis and snes ended on a cliffhanger.
08/02/2012 at 11:30 Inzimus says:
Spy vs. Spy IV – Spies in Space
Maniac Mansion 3 (of course!)
(another) Monsterworld game (Wonderboy series)
Golden Axe Warrior II
Cannon Fodder 3 – English Translation!
Hero Quest III (bigger than Legacy of Sorasil, with more options and preferably an editor of some kind)
Bloodwych Data DIsk 2 – Even More Extended Levels!!
Space Crusade – Remake (still same basic premise, only more options/upgrades and what-have-you-not)
(one can dream, huh?)
08/02/2012 at 11:31 Creaturemagic says:
I’d be happy with a new IP. But a space one that takes all the good parts of Freespace 2 and adds more good things :)
08/02/2012 at 11:32 mr.ioes says:
Star Wars: Republic Commando 2 or Caesar V (based on Caesar III). Yummy.
08/02/2012 at 11:33 Creaturemagic says:
Even though everyone will disagree, Spore 2.
08/02/2012 at 11:46 yhancik says:
If it was done properly and fixing the numerous mistakes of Spore 1, I’d be more than happy to have a Spore 2
08/02/2012 at 12:29 Kollega says:
I’d second (third?) this, but even Notch dosen’t have enough money to fund Spore 2. The only people who could fund that would be either Valve or Activision (neither of which would fund it for financial reasons).
08/02/2012 at 11:35 squiddy3000 says:
Jedi Academy 2.
Although part of the Jedi Outcast series, Academy was the best and last :(
08/02/2012 at 12:23 mrwonko says:
I was wondering if anybody had suggested a new Jedi Knight yet. Would’ve added that myself, otherwise. Just keep it as moddable as the last two.
08/02/2012 at 11:38 Arona Daal says:
Baldurs Gate or System Shock 3 !
08/02/2012 at 11:38 shadow1w2 says:
Cave Story 2
I’ve played the same game and bought the same game a hundred times over now, Toroko still …. its time to move on now no more freakin bare bones remakes….
also Infiniminer…. just cause they owe them xD
08/02/2012 at 13:48 li says:
Same for Cave Story 2.
But rather than Infiniminer 2, what about Spacechem 2? Or even Kohctpyktop 2?
08/02/2012 at 11:38 Staggy says:
Urban Chaos 2
08/02/2012 at 11:39 yhancik says:
Final Fantasy XV
08/02/2012 at 11:40 MadTinkerer says:
ULTIMA
And shame on the rest of you for not beating me to it.
08/02/2012 at 12:11 Stevostin says:
Ultima Undeworld III then. Or Arx Fatalis II, why not ?
08/02/2012 at 11:41 infovore says:
Space Hulk VOTBA 2, please.
08/02/2012 at 16:05 ninjapirate says:
A Space Hulk sequel would be wonderful! I absolutely second this!
08/02/2012 at 11:42 Fomorian1988 says:
The next two Beyond God & Evil games (’twas meant to be a trilogy, after all), Anachronox 2, The Last Express 2 and The Longest Journey 2. Please. Also, an actual KotOR 3 instead of the MMO.
08/02/2012 at 11:44 Richie Shoemaker says:
I rather liked Shogo: Mobile Armor Division – at the time more than the mighty Half-Life.
Also, the old Chaos Gate WH40K was always asking for a proper sequel.
08/02/2012 at 12:49 Guvornator says:
Yes, Shogo! What a great game! Shame about the misogynistic ending, though. Monolith can’t tell a story for all the tea in China.
Given the capabilities of modern PCs, why aren’t there more massive stompy robot games? I’d love a sequel to Slave Zero as well. It wasn’t brilliant, but if you could combine big stompy robot combat with Mirrors Edge style free running….well, that would be a thing…
08/02/2012 at 11:46 caddyB says:
Arcanum?
08/02/2012 at 11:46 CommanderZx2 says:
Notch’s statement about funding it still comes off as nothing more than a PR stunt to me.
08/02/2012 at 11:50 yhancik says:
It’s a sad world we live in, where nice things (like this) or bad things (like the GSC closure) are suspected to be PR stunts
08/02/2012 at 11:47 Velvetmeds says:
Legacy of freakin kain
08/02/2012 at 11:48 CaspianRoach says:
No One Lives Forever 3, please
08/02/2012 at 11:50 vanarbulax says:
There was a sequel to Limbo of the Lost, it was glorious.
08/02/2012 at 11:52 The white guar says:
An ending chapter for Legacy of Kain.
It baffles me they managed to make about 6 games on that series concluding it with a huge cliffanger.
08/02/2012 at 13:35 mllory says:
Surely there should be more comments below this post. Let’s fix that.
08/02/2012 at 16:07 MadMatty says:
Legacy of Kain was great, tho very much like Zelda gameplay wise- i also played Soul Reaver the sequel, which went into different territory, almost Tomb Raider like.
08/02/2012 at 11:55 Kevin says:
Homeworld.
And I did a double-take on John Walker’s ideas. “Force Commander”? The Star Wars RTS (a genre Walker vocally hates) that was awful to boot? I have to think that’s a joke.
08/02/2012 at 11:56 Morlock says:
Ultima VII part 3
08/02/2012 at 11:58 Xaazi says:
Battlefront 3, Go!
08/02/2012 at 12:01 Devec says:
Rise of Nations 2 would be awesome (no Rise of Legends does not count). Also a sequel to ascendancy would be awesome, the logic factory has been working on it for ages but the only recent thing they have launched is Ascendancy for the app store.
08/02/2012 at 12:09 Suits says:
Half-life 3 and Psychonauts 3.
08/02/2012 at 12:10 Gamer-DealZ says:
Jagged Alliance 2.
With rounds. Not real time. With good graphics. And faces that look better then 13 years ago. Not worse.
08/02/2012 at 12:13 Ridnarhtim says:
Thief 3. Because it doesn’t exist yet.
08/02/2012 at 12:15 pingu666 says:
shattered horizon 2, mix it in with lunar flight, add in some ground vehicles and other bits and bobs :).
soda 2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1Paj2u6Hik but with baja/dakar style races too, proper dirt moving.
08/02/2012 at 12:18 gtb says:
Mines Of Titan, or Wing Commander: Privateer (no, the sequel that wasnt really a sequel doesn’t count). Also I second or third or whatever a sequel to Loom.
08/02/2012 at 12:21 Uglycat says:
Magic Carpet 3
08/02/2012 at 12:41 kastanok says:
I could imagine Notch and Shafer doing something clever with the principles of Magic Carpet. It would certainly have personality and big characters, randomly generated landscapes and villages. … hmm, yeah nice idea.
08/02/2012 at 13:45 MonkeyMonster says:
Wing Commander Privateer 2 fo show and also magic carpet 3 – both awesome choices.
08/02/2012 at 12:21 NathanH says:
I would like a Baldur’s Gate 3 (Infinity Engine, of course), a Bloodlines 2 (in fact, why aren’t there tonnes of vampires-in-the-modern-world games??), a Master of Magic 2, and maybe an Arcanum sequel that kept the good ideas but actually made them work. Wouldn’t object to a new Might and Magic game in the style of 6–8, either.
08/02/2012 at 12:25 Guvornator says:
If someone could get around to finishing off Freespace 2 properly that would be pretty bloody awesome. Worst ending of any video game, ever…
08/02/2012 at 12:28 Turbobutts says:
Battlefront 3 and Episode 1 Pod Racer 2 (Racer Revenge doesn’t count, it was cr*p).
08/02/2012 at 12:34 Ridnarhtim says:
God, yeah. I loved Episode 1 Racer so much, must’ve played through the whole thing a good half dozen times. Randomly found out about Revenge a couple of years ago, got super excited, bought a cheap, used copy, played it for about 15 minutes, and haven’t touched it again since =(
08/02/2012 at 12:31 DeathRow says:
Space Rangers 3 NAOAOAOAOAOAO!!!!!!
08/02/2012 at 12:33 Kollega says:
How about Bulletstorm 2? Barring the financial improbability, i would sure like to see (and hear) more of Sarrano, for he was glorious.
Or perhaps a Bulletstorm remake/spiritual successor, one which would make the story more appropriate to the gameplay (for example, by casting Grayson as a professional gladiator and replacing enemies with literal Space Nazis occupying the planet).
08/02/2012 at 12:33 rustybroomhandle says:
How about instead throwing the money at an indie dev like Sophie Houlden or Brendan Cheung and letting them do whatever they want with it.
08/02/2012 at 12:34 Chaz says:
Half Life 3, because Valve are obviously struggling to find the money to make it.
Ha, no but seriously I’m all up for:
System Shock 3
Freelancer 2
also would love to see some day:
Vietcong 3
Hidden & Dangerous 3
Call of Cthulhu: The Even Darker Corners of the Earth
a decent Blade Runner game, not some rubbish point and click thing.
08/02/2012 at 14:03 Bork Titflopsen says:
Let them make Freelancer 2 and all will be well in the world again and I can die happily.
08/02/2012 at 12:35 Eich says:
I’m still waiting for that Baldurs Gate prequel which takes place during the Time of Trouble!
08/02/2012 at 12:37 smeghamr says:
Escape from the planet of the robot monsters please. It’s a massive franchise just waiting to happen.
08/02/2012 at 13:32 NathanH says:
Oh, *now* you’re talking!
08/02/2012 at 12:39 Guest_84592 says:
A truly new Densha de GO! for WiiU or PC? Keeping the outstanding quality of FINAL?
The DS game was nice in its own way, but this is simply a title for big screens.
08/02/2012 at 12:43 Earl-Grey says:
Fallout 3 would be swell! …oh, wait.
How about 4 then?
08/02/2012 at 12:45 GibletHead2000 says:
I’m still waiting for Hardwar 2. It did end with a “To Be Continued…”, after all.
08/02/2012 at 12:47 Iskhiaro says:
Vampire: the Masquerade – Bloodlines 2!
dunno if someone else has said this already, but yeah! I want Troika back from the dead to do this!
08/02/2012 at 12:49 Shazbut says:
A proper Star Control 3!
08/02/2012 at 12:50 Zeewolf says:
Oh yeah, that too. Drop Psychonauts already, notch!
08/02/2012 at 13:43 Sarlix says:
Possibly even better…
http://www.moddb.com/mods/ur-quan-masters-hd
08/02/2012 at 14:41 wild_quinine says:
or possibly a proper Star Flight 3 !
08/02/2012 at 23:28 Gukenschlaven says:
I heartily agree with this!
08/02/2012 at 12:49 Zeewolf says:
As long as he saves GSC Game World and makes sure we get STALKER 2, he can do whatever he wants.
Seriously, I’m not even that interested in Psychonauts 2. Ugliest main character ever. But STALKER 2. I wants that.
08/02/2012 at 12:51 jon_hill987 says:
I would like to see a sequel to Deus Ex.
08/02/2012 at 12:55 vincio09 says:
HOMEWORLD!!!
08/02/2012 at 12:56 ontbijtkoek says:
Aquaria 2 please :(
08/02/2012 at 13:04 Ostymandias says:
Half-Life 3
08/02/2012 at 13:07 afarrell says:
Half life 2 Episode 3… oh.
08/02/2012 at 13:08 JoVaN1 says:
Evil Genius 2 !!!!
08/02/2012 at 13:10 c-Row says:
This comment section is full of win!
08/02/2012 at 16:03 Wabznasm says:
Agreed. This is fun!
08/02/2012 at 13:19 Klarden says:
Krush
Kill
N
Destroy
Also, they should buyout Vampire: the masquarede – bloodlines from the publishing hell of Whitewofla dn Activion, and pay somebody money to actually update it to a newer Source engine with some slight fixes and additions.
Maybe Rob Briscoe :3
08/02/2012 at 13:20 Berto says:
NOLF 3 please! However… who would Notch talk to? NOLF is on license hell =(
08/02/2012 at 13:20 Luk 333 says:
And now for some less popular ideas:
Severance: Blade of Darkness 2
Hostile Waters 2
Heavy Metal: F.A.K.K. 3
08/02/2012 at 13:25 Klarden says:
Severance: Blade of Darkness 2 – needs to be done. or at least a proper re-release of the original, with slight updates, so it supports newer systems and gamepads. Even if we get Dark Souls on PC, Blade of Darkness remains awesome
08/02/2012 at 13:52 MonkeyMonster says:
Severrance 2…. genius idea.
08/02/2012 at 14:38 lweniel says:
Hostile Waters 2
Hurrah
08/02/2012 at 16:10 MadMatty says:
Agreed.
Hostile Waters is allready getting a sequel-ish. Its Carrier Command 2 by Bohemia Interactive (The ARMA guys).
Blade Severance- i just saw some gameplay of Dark Souls yesterday, and that could just about be it!
08/02/2012 at 23:42 Jubaal says:
Yay Hostile Waters 2!
Hostile Waters is still my favourite game of all time.
08/02/2012 at 13:23 tgoat says:
I’m sure it’s been mentioned already, but what we really need Notch to do is fund more classic game remakes. I for one would love to see an FPS remake of Pyjamarama or Manic Miner.
08/02/2012 at 13:51 Xanadu says:
Sort of this – scrolled all the way to the bottom of the comments to find I’d been beaten by a fellow spectrum-lover. Less FPS (would prefer 3rd person, and they were never shooters), but pyjamarama/jet set willy in a modern 3D engine would be great.
Lords of Midnight 3 (Doomdarks Revenge is still one of my all time favourite games, and this in a modern 3D engine like total war would be awesome. It would have to be turn based of course)
in a similar vein Atic Atac, Dun Darach, Valhalla, Knight Lore
and Philosopher’s Quest reimagined as a point and click adventure with brutal black humour and no saves allowed.
Oh and KOTOR3 as a RPG rather than a MMO, but that’s less likely than the ones above.
08/02/2012 at 22:00 zapatapon says:
Pyjamarama 2 : YES.
Actually there are a lot of forgotten 8 or 16-bit franchises that are begging to be tapped to make great indie games.
My pick: nebulus 2, head over heels 2, dizzy (or seymour) sequel, get dexter! 3, cholo 2, mercenary 3
08/02/2012 at 13:29 rct2guy says:
Re-Volt, please.
08/02/2012 at 13:31 Laurentius says:
Uplink 2
08/02/2012 at 13:32 Dock_M says:
Vampire The Masquerade: Bloodlines 2!!
08/02/2012 at 16:53 diamondmx says:
Unfortunately not going to happen with CCP sitting on the licence for now.
08/02/2012 at 13:36 I_have_no_nose_but_I_must_sneeze says:
Five pages in and nobody wants a new Tex Murphy game? For shame, ladies and gentlemen! Unless I missed a mention, in which case, for shame, me! And how about Realms of the Haunting 2? The scope and ambition of that game supported by modern technology could be something special. And Gabriel Knight 4: Something about Spectres? The last game did end with a cliffhanger, after all.
08/02/2012 at 13:36 Jackablade says:
Alright Mr Moneybags, I don’t care what you fund (although Anachronox Prime would be nice). What I would like is for you to have it developed in Australia.
We need a hero, Mr Notch.
08/02/2012 at 13:37 InternetBatman says:
I’d just like him to buy the D&D license and give it to some decent companies, DDO has been the last good D&D game for too long.
Games other people have mentioned that could use a second game in the same universe:
A Vampire the masquerade game,
Nox,
Planescape,
Arcanum,
Battlefront 3
Games that could use PC ports:
Red Dead Redemption,
Brutal Legend,
Lost Winds,
A Boy and His Blob
Also, while we’re throwing things around:
A pack that finishes Kotor 2,
Convince EA to make a new Wasteland game and have it compete with Fallout. That would be fun. At this point he’s practically magic so why not make sure that Dragon Age 3 doesn’t suck.
08/02/2012 at 13:39 wodin says:
Steel Panthers WW2.
08/02/2012 at 13:39 Dextrous says:
Baldur’s Gate 3, in isometric sprite-based AD&D glory.
08/02/2012 at 13:44 Sarlix says:
Frogger 4
08/02/2012 at 13:45 BooleanBob says:
Toonstruck 2 – we need to do it while Christopher Lloyd is still alive!
08/02/2012 at 13:55 Lambchops says:
I was just about to stop commenting on this because all I was doing was writing “yes, this!” or something of that ilk and I was pretty sure any game I’d want has been mentioned. Then I saw your comment.
YES THIS!
08/02/2012 at 13:55 mbp says:
Am I the only person in the world who would love to see a sequel to Sacrifice?
08/02/2012 at 14:20 BooleanBob says:
You aren’t!
Giants, too, while we’re talking weird and mercurial pseudo-strategy.
And dare I say it… Evolva?
Screw it, let’s go all-in. The Devil Inside!
08/02/2012 at 15:44 Noodlemonk says:
Of course you’re not the only one – several people have mentioned it ;-)
08/02/2012 at 14:06 Gary W says:
SWAT 5
Crimson Skies 2
Strike Commander 2
Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth – The Director’s Cut
Bioforge 2
Shenmue III
and
For n = 2 to ∞God Hand n
Next n08/02/2012 at 14:44 ElvisMZ says:
SWAT 5 SWAT 5 SWAT 5, is my point. There is no tactical shooter that I’ve played that has come close to SWAT 4. The fanbase of this game is quite large too, seeing as how many active servers you can still find for the game.
08/02/2012 at 16:13 MadMatty says:
I actually preferred Swat 3 for some of its early missions, like going in to pacify crazy boyfriend holed up with rifle in the attic.
08/02/2012 at 20:10 mactenchi says:
SWAT 5!
Man, why isn’t SWAT 4 available anywhere for digital download?
08/02/2012 at 14:13 Berzee says:
No sequels.
We have enough games. T_T
08/02/2012 at 14:29 YeOldeSnake says:
The Saboteur 2 , pretty pleeeease.
And maybe a Commandos 4 or a Mercenaries 3
08/02/2012 at 14:40 Julhelm says:
Red Storm Rising 2. The original RSR was easily one of the best subsims ever made.
Failing that, Strike Commander 2.
08/02/2012 at 14:50 noom says:
Man… 262 comments and not a single one mentioning Midwinter.
I’ve often thought this was something that could benefit hugely from a modern remake/sequel. So far ahead of it’s time, and still wonderfully original and mature in its treatment of its characters.
Carrier Command would be the other big one from that era that I’d nominate, but that’s already happening, so yay for that at least :D
08/02/2012 at 15:10 Berzee says:
Prolly ’cause it was already mentioned twice in the article. =)
I never heard of it, but it looks intriguing — and I like the HUD being a mask.
08/02/2012 at 16:16 MadMatty says:
I did have a bit of fun with Midwinter and its sequel Flames of Freedom, but unfortunately both were laggy as hell on my amiga. Did complete some of the starter islands in Flames of Freedom.
Game WAS HARD!
Gameplay very mature- i´d love to see an updated version with lag free graphix,and a co-op mode.
08/02/2012 at 17:40 noom says:
Hmm, didn’t put that too well. It’s precisely because it was mentioned twice in the article that I can’t believe nobody in the peanut gallery was talking about it. I guess it’s a bit too old now for most of the young whippersnappers round these parts to have played.
I don’t think I can realistically comment on the difficulty because I was so young when I played it that I just turned everything onto the easiest settings possible then skied around trying to recruit people and find vehicles. Didn’t have a damned clue what I was supposed to do; loved it anyway.
08/02/2012 at 18:36 Chaz says:
Personally I prefered Hunter, but I suppose that was like a simpler more arcadey vedrsion of what Midwinter was trying to do. Still bloody good fun though. It was like the GTA3 of its day but largely overlooked.
08/02/2012 at 14:50 mornegroth says:
A new Planescape, without a doubt. And maybe a Republic Commando 2, that game was awesome.
08/02/2012 at 14:50 TheWhippetLord says:
I demand more Freespace.
08/02/2012 at 22:19 wodin says:
Well with Freespace and Freespace 2 SCP and the user campaigns that keep being made (Really looking forward to the Star Wars one) a Freespace remake isn’t really needed.
Though I wouldn’t turn it down.
08/02/2012 at 15:01 golem09 says:
Easy choice. Give SWERY some money so he can make that Deadly Premonition Prequel instead of helping out with PSP dungeon crawlers.
08/02/2012 at 15:09 Timtoid says:
I’d be down for another Blake Stone, because why not.
Also, props to the chaps who said Tie Fighter and X-Wing.
08/02/2012 at 15:14 JBantha says:
Limbo 2. The story of the sister.
KotOR 3: a SEQUEL.
08/02/2012 at 15:30 cr0atian says:
Dungeon Keeper 3!
08/02/2012 at 15:32 0positivo says:
homeworld 3. Please!
08/02/2012 at 15:35 Vjaas says:
Duck Hunt!
08/02/2012 at 16:08 Gary W says:
Agreed, but provided the artful indie stylings aren’t neglected — e.g. the ducks in silhouette; mournful music playing in the background etc.
08/02/2012 at 15:44 The Sombrero Kid says:
Terra Nova, Hardwar & Sacrafice would be my picks.
ALSO: Why on earth does this site use that ridiculous American Style date format?
08/02/2012 at 15:46 Noodlemonk says:
Rune Part Deux, or Rune prequel, I don’t give fuck – just make it happen!
08/02/2012 at 15:59 Alenonimo says:
Little Big Adventure 3
How that sounds?
08/02/2012 at 16:00 spice_rack says:
Undying 2. That’s one of the most underrated single player games I’ve ever played. So spooky. So fun. One of Clive Barker’s better forays into the video game world.
On the multiplayer front, Global Operations. Team Fortress met Counter-Strike in the spring of 2002 and it was too much for the world to handle. The developer(and publisher) just abandoned it when sales weren’t through the roof like they had hoped, and the game’s many bugs(and unbalanced AI) went unpatched . The objectives were sometimes crazy complicated, but always interesting. Not enough time to defuse the bomb? Cut a random wire and hope for the best.
08/02/2012 at 18:44 Chaz says:
I only vaguly remember Global Operations, it was obviously that good.
However seeing that imediately made me think of Joint Operations. Novalogics off shoot of its Delta Force series which has gone dormant for years now. Although supposedly they are working on a new Delta Force game. Lets just hope they stick to what made the orginals good and stay away from the CoD formula.
08/02/2012 at 16:01 elvencode says:
Just to add something not mentioned:
BioForge 2 (who wouldn’t want to swing severed arms as weapons?)
Severance: Blade of Darkess 2
08/02/2012 at 16:05 Wabznasm says:
“Subject must stay in bunk. Recuperation is mandatory.”
08/02/2012 at 16:18 MadMatty says:
Bioforge was superb- incredible amounts of variety in the puzzles too- the anti grav room had me miffed for a while, then i completed it- Bloody Epic!
08/02/2012 at 16:52 elvencode says:
Oh, well i see they already there :P
So, a modern (more RPG/open/tactical) :
AquaNox (Archimedian Dinasty?)
Star Trek Elite Forces
08/02/2012 at 16:06 Chakawi says:
Think outside the box, bring back Blaster Master.
08/02/2012 at 16:07 The Army of None says:
“Just pay for Chris Avellone to spend a year sat writing. ”
Oh bloody hell, this.
08/02/2012 at 16:11 ninjapirate says:
MechCommander 3
08/02/2012 at 16:14 Gabbo says:
A proper PC sequel to Drakan would be most excellent.
I wants me more Rynn melee/dragon-based flight action in a high fantasy world. Lair may have [supposedly] sucked, but seeing it in action made me think, “This tech could be better used for a new Drakan game.”
If that’s not possible, another game like, but not necessarily a sequel to The Experiment/Experience 112.
Come on Notch, make it happen.
08/02/2012 at 16:16 flib says:
Dragon Age 2!
08/02/2012 at 16:18 Chris D says:
Six pages and no-one’s yet mentioned a Pathologic remake? (That I could see) For shame!
09/02/2012 at 02:33 Shazbut says:
Well a remake isn’t a sequel but you are absolutely right, of course. They should just do exactly the same thing again but this time not use a game engine that came out of the Mesozoic era
08/02/2012 at 16:23 dangermouse76 says:
A new MDK, I loved playing it as a kid.
08/02/2012 at 16:23 MadMatty says:
Unfortunately im now so knowledgeable in space physics, i cant stand any space games other than Elite. Everything else just seems like WW2 Propeller planes (or car in space more like).
So thats ruined Freespace and a lot of others for me. Can´t help it. Stay off the books kids!
08/02/2012 at 16:29 Ultra-Humanite says:
Let me know when Notch is rich enough to buy EA, close the entire operation, and make a new Privateer.
08/02/2012 at 16:34 Vjaas says:
On second thought…who cares. Sequels are soooo 2010.
It needs to be something hipNdandy, like a prequel, remake, reimagining or, hell , go outright crazy, and make a crossover.
eg. Mineac Mansion ?
Pull Block, Push Block, Give Block, Open Block, New Kid Block (!) and so and such.
08/02/2012 at 16:35 Apollyon4 says:
I wanna be the guy 2
Make it happen Notch
08/02/2012 at 16:37 Lemming says:
How about getting the Oddworld series back on track?
08/02/2012 at 16:39 gamecraze says:
Call of cthulhu dark corners of the earth sequels
Easiest sequel to make because two of them were already made and never released
You would simply need to find out how to buy them and update them
Easiest gaming investment ever
I would give anything to have someone who could use this knowledge learn about this fact and release those shelved sequels
08/02/2012 at 16:43 Wabznasm says:
I’d settle for any of these:
Shadow of the Colossus.
The Neverhood.
Plants vs Zombies.
Normality.
Outcast.
Nox.
Beyond Good and Evil.
Anachronox.
Vagrant Story.
Uplink.
Callahan’s Crosstime Saloon.
Rez.
Earth Defense Force.
Legend of Dragoon.
Planescape: Torment.
ToonStruck.
Bioforge.
The Longest Journey/Dreamscape
Seven Cities of Gold.
Dreamweb.
Gobliiins.
Discworld.
Undying.
Eternal Darkness: Sanity’s Requiem.
I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream.
Dizzy.
08/02/2012 at 16:51 diamondmx says:
“Uplink…
…Eternal Darkness”
This.
Also, to nitpick your list: SotC is a kinda sequel and has not been abandoned, Rez has a sequel and will likely have more.
08/02/2012 at 17:03 Wabznasm says:
Wow, I had no idea about the Rez sequel. Not too sure about the Kinect business though.
Point taken about SotC. Team Ico’s next game might force me to pony-up for a PS3.
08/02/2012 at 16:49 MadMatty says:
Unfortunately im now so knowledgeable in space physics, i cant stand any space games other than Elite. Everything else just seems like WW2 Propeller planes (or car in space more like).
So thats ruined Freespace and a lot of others for me. Can´t help it. Stay off the books kids!
08/02/2012 at 17:02 Raziel_Alex says:
Bloodlines 2! Bloodlines 2! Where is it, Notch? Give it, now!
Also, Planescape: Torment, please.
Thank you.
08/02/2012 at 17:16 senbon says:
A Vampire the Masquerade (Bloodlines) game would be awesome.
08/02/2012 at 18:13 ScorpionWasp says:
This. This is the only one I care about. Do it nao.
08/02/2012 at 17:32 mickygor says:
Not a new game in the vein of Dungeon Keeper, a new -Dungeon Keeper-! Nothing compares!
But in all seriousness, someone needs to realise Nexus 2 please. The tech demo still looks great today, 6 years later. Any ideas as to how the crowd funding thing went?
08/02/2012 at 17:53 Jake says:
A new Final Liberation or Chaos Overlords please. Or throw some money at the new Carmageddon.
08/02/2012 at 17:55 doC says:
Hi folks, here we are working on unofficial and free Outcast sequel – http://www.openoutcast.org :) (we are now running on the free Cryengine3).
08/02/2012 at 18:30 Srethron says:
Some I didn’t see yet: Descent 4, Terminal Velocity 2, Independence War 3, Incubation 2, Escape Velocity 4, Jetpack 2 (although after search-engining it up, it seems this one is being worked on), Crusader: No Sequel 3, Commander Keen 7
09/02/2012 at 12:24 Luke says:
Crusader, blimey!
Now that’s a game I haven’t thought about in a while.
I’d have gone with Crusader: No Subtitle though :)
10/02/2012 at 03:24 Srethron says:
:)
08/02/2012 at 18:43 Pyrosity says:
Freelancer!
08/02/2012 at 18:47 Prime says:
Elite, a genre I believe Notch once expressed an interest in dabbling in himself…
Braben’s had his chance. Time for someone else to pick up the torch and run with it.
08/02/2012 at 18:52 Unaco says:
Never. Elite without Braben would be like… like… Psychonauts without Tim Schafer. It would be an abomination, heresy, sacrilege. Elite IS David Braben, and Ian Bell. No one but them can say what should be done with it.
08/02/2012 at 19:07 Prime says:
As I said, he’s had his chance. And all he’s done is prick-tease, lie and completely fail to deliver. At least Duke Nukem Forever was in some kind of development all those years. No-one can say the same for Elite IV, which has been awaited for longer. By his inaction Braben has rendered himself unnecessary for future space game development. Pioneer is more than enough proof that the future of space games is thrilling and promising without his stewardship.
It may be heresy, but when religion and faith are getting us nowhere heresy seems to be what’s needed.
08/02/2012 at 19:30 Unaco says:
What do you mean, all he’s done is “prick-tease, lie and completely fail to deliver”? He’s been saying since 2006 odd that he would probably get to it in the future, that he would like to do it, and how he would like to do it. He hasn’t been saying that he IS working on it (other than early design), that it would be out by such and such a date, he hasn’t been teasing images or anything like that. He’s been doing other things… Raspberry Pi, RollercoasterTycoon 3, Kinectimals, The Outsider… which is his decision. Because he chooses to spend time NOT developing a Space game, doesn’t mean that he CAN’T develop a Space game when he decides to, or that he’s irrelevant.
This is all moot though… Elite is HIS game. We aren’t entitled to it, and he’ll make it when he makes it.
08/02/2012 at 19:03 Londoner says:
After another Dungeon Keeper I’d like Alpha Centuri, Theme Hospital and Sim Golf… Mishuno!
08/02/2012 at 19:09 Cunzy1 1 says:
Did anyone mention Sentient yet? I loved Sentient. Never finished. Always crashing into the sun.
08/02/2012 at 19:13 Ganj says:
In order of squee factor:
Bloodlines 2
Dungeon Keeper 3
Mechwarrior 2: Mercenaries 2
Planescape 2
Freespace 3
Elite 3
08/02/2012 at 19:14 LintMan says:
Star Control IV, teamed with the Toys For Bob guys.
09/02/2012 at 02:38 Shazbut says:
I mentioned this myself, but you get extra points for your avatar. Personally, I had a peculiar love for the Mycon
09/02/2012 at 09:34 ZephyrSB says:
This would make me a *happy camper* most certainly.
TfB do know about the interest after that mega-petition a while back, and seemed to express interest. But now when I go to their site all I get is that weird collectable Wii game-thing… :(
08/02/2012 at 19:16 Brun says:
Baldur’s Gate 3
Jedi Knight 3
Republic Commando 2
Any X-Wing/TIE Fighter sequel
08/02/2012 at 19:18 typhoo monkey says:
Grand Prix Legends 2
as rock hard as the first one but with all the modern tech
08/02/2012 at 19:38 Shooop says:
I would love more than anything another proper Solider of Fortune from Raven. But they’ve long since been assimilated into the CoD factory. Very sad.
Maybe just ask him to throw money at the team working on the new S.T.A.L.K.E.R.?
08/02/2012 at 19:42 Rikard Peterson says:
Adam is mad to suggest Grim Fandango 2, of course. I’m happy to note that in these discussions, I’m far from alone in the view that we don’t need a sequel to that game. I would love a new original Schafer adventure game, though.
08/02/2012 at 19:47 Bobby Jaffa says:
Clumsy Colin
08/02/2012 at 19:53 psaldorn says:
Planescape 2
Freespace 3
Jagged Alliance 4 (Copy JA2, new story, mercs, etc, no 3D unless huge map is still available)
Bridge Commander 2
LA Noire 2 (With a bit more user-branched storyness)
Red Faction: Somethinggood. (RF:G was great, but needed to be a touch more open, RF:A was dire and locked you in to linear story of doom and nonsensicality)
Alpha Protocol 2 (Beta Protocol?)
Bulletstorm 2 (Really enjoyed first one)
Knights of the Old Republic 3 (only with the Sabre battles from Jedi Academy, position of blade being important)
Evil Genius 2 (If not already begun, heard some rumours)
Homeworld 3
Republic Commando 2
Alpha Centauri 2 (Custom units and infinite tech tree are requirements, as are aircraft being able to destroy ships. Idiotic Civs – I’m looking at you)
I could go on.
08/02/2012 at 21:12 Raziel_Alex says:
lol@list without another Vampire: The Masquerade or The Requiem game.
08/02/2012 at 21:48 Noodlemonk says:
If there ought to be another Alpha Protocol – and there should! – it should definitely be named Beta Protocol. I did laugh out loud reading that one :-)
08/02/2012 at 22:20 Rik-the-Viking says:
Knights of the Old Republic 3 (only with the Sabre battles from Jedi Academy, position of blade being important)
Might as well remake the first one and the second one with that system too then… Oh, and while we’re at it: FOR THE LOVE OF THE FORCE fix the story of the second one!
08/02/2012 at 20:11 Inglourious Badger says:
No, not sequels, Notch should buy a classic FPS franchise and ‘reimagine’ it as a turn-based strategy game, that’d be ace.
Half-Life: Enemy Wellknown, anyone?
08/02/2012 at 20:28 Raziel_Alex says:
Maybe he’ll buy CoD and turn it into a cooking sim.
08/02/2012 at 20:47 Blain says:
Dear Notch,
Thank you so much for offering to help fund Psychonauts 2. That’s an amazingly great thing to do, and I hope it works out to everyone’s benefit.
Sincerely,
Blain
P.S. Please do not stare directly into the bottomless maw of first world greed.
08/02/2012 at 21:57 StickyNavels says:
Oh please, pretty please,
Dig up the story document from the cursed ruins of Ion Storm and finish Anachronox proper. It ended, rather cruelly, on a tremendous cliffhanger.
08/02/2012 at 22:30 Blob-World-Eye-Weary says:
Ya know there is a group trying to make a third dungeon keeper.
http://warfortheoverworld.com
08/02/2012 at 22:39 JThomasAlbert says:
STARTOPIA 2!!!
I still play the original! Get Tom Forsyth and the rest of Muckyfoot back together for another go. Imagine what pretty space stations they could make for us with modern computers.
Aw, dang. I meant to reply to the first person who suggested a Startopia sequel. Curse my clumsy brain!
08/02/2012 at 22:50 Taxable says:
If Notch *PLAYS* with Toys for Bob, I would be a happy *CAMPER*.
08/02/2012 at 23:06 Etherealsteel says:
A No One Lives Forever 3 would be nice, however I think Grim Fandango 2 is way over due…
08/02/2012 at 23:09 captain nemo says:
- No-One Lives Forever 3
- Sacrifice 2
- Dungeon Keeper 3
- Vampire The Masquerade: Bloodlines 2
- Anachronox 2
- Giants: Citizen Kabuto
- Thief 3 (a real one)
- Battlezone 3
- clumsy colin 2 (LOL)
I find this hard to say but….. I love you guys <3
09/02/2012 at 00:20 general5678 says:
I can’t believe no one has mentioned one of the most innovative games of all time, with the added bonus of being very quirky. SACRIFICE.
09/02/2012 at 00:21 general5678 says:
Sacrifice 2 is definitely the way to go. One of the most innovative games of all time, grossly under-the-radar.
09/02/2012 at 00:58 Strand says:
Surely I can’t be the only one who wishes Notch would break Brian Reynolds out of Zynga’s dungeons and fund Alpha Centauri II?
09/02/2012 at 02:42 Shazbut says:
KGB 2.
Ha ha ha ha like this would ever happen
09/02/2012 at 03:42 Raziel_Alex says:
Wonder if someone in the industry will find the courage someday to go back to that kind of punishing experience.
09/02/2012 at 04:17 oozlum says:
Double Fine made a Kickstarter announcement today – and they are doing blisteringly well. Over 20k in the time it’s taken me to reset my password and log in here!
09/02/2012 at 06:02 feoinc says:
Ok, my list, that will be similar to most of what people has already written:
- SENTINEL WORLDS I: FUTURE MAGIC <– Best F***ing game noone knows ever – Scrap it, there is sequel! (Hard Nova) I want the sequel to the sequel then
- Planescape Torment
- X-Wing Vs Tie Fighter
- Elite / Wing Commander
- Maniac Mansion 2
- Zak McKraken
- Dungeon Keeper 2
- Battle Isle
- Loom
- Magic Carpet 2
- Dune
- Die By The Sword
- Another World
Also, errrrrrr… Cobra Mission or Knights of Xentar would be cool…… Why are you looking at me?
10/02/2012 at 03:27 arccos says:
Sentinel Worlds was one of the first games I got for my first “modern” (IBM compatible) pc, and the music it could do with the pc speaker was jawdropping.
Amazing game for the time. Hell, amazing game, period. They took Starflight and turned it up to 11.
Thanks for the memories. I never got that far. Maybe its time to load it up again…
09/02/2012 at 06:32 RocketJumper says:
Dear Lord, grant us Nocturne 2 and BLOOD 3!
09/02/2012 at 06:50 Grey_Ghost says:
New game in the following series…
Star Control
System Shock
Republic Commando
Homeworld
Bridge Commander (Star Trek)
Hidden & Dangerous
TerraNova
BIOFORGE
Syndicate8(09/02/2012 at 08:11 jonsnow says:
Chuckie Egg
River Raid
Robbo
09/02/2012 at 10:54 Melf_Himself says:
I too would suggest sequels to games that have already been sequelized, but the sequels sucked.
To start with can I please have:
Baldur’s Gate 3
Speedball 3
Betrayal at Krondor 2
Sword of the Samurai 2
09/02/2012 at 11:32 hungrytales says:
Another World, Megalomania, Master of Magic (I know about Paradox game but still…) + new Alpha Centauri, new Dungeon Keeper, new Baldur’s Gate, new X-Wing/TIE Fighter, new Populous…
10/02/2012 at 03:35 The True Turrican says:
Omikron – The Nomad Soul !
Albion !!
Flashback/Blackhawk/Blackthorne/Another World/Bermuda Syndrome
Descent
Dr. Drago’s Madcap Chase aka Die Total Verrückte Rallye
Battle Zone/Uprising/Ground Control
and as mentioned before… Uplink, VtM: Bloodlines, Tie Fighter, Robinson’s Requiem, Sacrifice