The announcement of Return to Monkey Island has aroused extremely positive reactions from the public and within the sector critics, as we have seen in the past few hours. But Monkey Island is not the only one franchise that deserves a sequel or a reboot: let’s find out five historical video gamesof which we would like to see a sequel in the near future.
The historical video games that deserve a sequel or a reboot
Dino Crisis
Let’s start right away with a franchise that will surely be known to all lovers of Capcomor Dino Crisis. In this case we are talking about the PSX era and, as per tradition for the Capcom of the time, it was a survival horror with many traits in common with the much better known Resident Evil, of which he recovered the formula by inserting dinosaurs instead of zombies.
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The saga, which never had the success of its cousin, had three main chapters, the second of which is remembered with particular affection, as it had begun to chart the way towards an interesting future, but after a third chapter to say the least subdued. has disappeared into thin air. Now Capcom has announced Exoprimalwhich seems to recover some ideas from this franchise, albeit with a totally different gameplay.
Zone of the Enders
We continue our list with another video game long forgotten but no less valid than others: Zone of the Endersdeveloped by none other than Hideo Kojima. In this case, it is a strong mecha-themed product with two main chapters really well done for the times in which they came out, namely 2001 and 2003. The gameplay of the second chapter in particular was particularly stunning, as it brought anime battles to the console like never before.
One third installment of the sagaat some point, it was probably in the works, as he had implied Which ones same some time ago with the publication of some sketches on Twitter, but the project has never seen the light. As they say in these cases, however, hope is the last to die and we continue to believe that a new episode will happen sooner or later.
Silent Hill
Let’s go to the classic: Silent Hill. Fans clamoring for new projects on this franchise are thousands, but it seems like Konami just has no intention of doing anything relevant to this universe, in fact now an orphan of its original creators, who have long since left the software house, for valid reasons.
However, imagine a new one Silent Hill it is undoubtedly possible, especially when we consider that Konami seems very willing to sell the rights to the franchise. Whether it’s a sequel, a reboot or a remake, it doesn’t really matter, the priority would be to revitalize the saga, so that it can live with new life.
Legacy of Kain – Soul Reaver
In a list of historical video games that deserve a sequel it is impossible not to mention Legacy of Kain, a hidden gem, that’s for sure, but one that has never stopped haunting fans over the years given how promising the franchise. The series is one of those with the most potential for a possible revisitation and, in fact, it is strange that no one has noticed it yet.
Legacy of Kain would lend itself well to a re-imagination in a modern key, also in light of the many points in common with the games of a certain FromSoftware you may have heard of lately. From third-person action gameplay, to the art direction made of alienating and surreal landscapes, this franchise must not be forgotten.
Deus Ex
Finally we mention God Ex, a video game that, now more than twenty years ago, has made school for the amount of revolutionary ideas it put on the plate, beyond a graphics sector and gameplay a bit edgy. The title is configured as a Sci-Fi RPG who managed to put together a narrative structure worthy of the best genre film.
Deus Ex was one of the first games to offer a layered narrative universe, complex and alive in the logic that governs it. Something that is not often seen even today, which is why we would like to see a new adventure in the franchise, not necessarily a sequel, but a reboot would be nothing short of a must.