Video Games That'll NEVER Come Back

[@CulturedVultures]

this is the last time we, or our children, or our children's children, will yap about The Punisher or Hit and Run ... for three days

[@samobviously1770]

I feel like today’s AAA devs have no idea how to even make quirky, fun games that are packed full of charisma, charm and character… it just doesn’t seem to happen anymore unfortunately

[@dudestep]

They do actually. There’s a huge amount of passion and talent, but they get tied to projects they’re not really interested in. When you have a bunch of people who are making something because “someone will buy it” instead of making the stuff they actually want to play. Without an original vision and passion there’s no one who can effectively stand up to executive meddling or or even understand what really is a good or bad idea. With all the layoffs happening I think we’re going to see some really good indie games from former triple a devs that prove this point.

[@dudestep]

Just realized you probably meant the development companies in your post, not the individual developers. If that’s a case I do pretty much agree but I’d probably place more blame on publishers

[@Corhndog]

Being unique died in the early 2000s

[@therealjaystone2344]

Nor they don’t feel want to make games that aren’t gonna sell

[@jyllianrainbow7371]

It's more the companies not letting the developers make the games they really want to make anymore.

[@DoorsInTheLabyrinth]

I never pass up an opportunity to lament the loss of Drakan. One game on the PC, one on PS2 and I loved them to pieces. The developer, Surreal, also did the fantastic Suffering games, purchased by Midway and then shuttered. I mean, someone has to have the rights to them, but I doubt they'll ever come back. Flying on a dragon, getting off and engaging in 3d sword-swinging action. The second introduced a neat spell casting system where you input a different motion to ready different spells; you could still do it from the menu, but if you learned them it was fluid and immersive. And flying on the back of a dragon burning everything you see never ever got old!

[@Saturnsonic95]

There is a third one on ps3 and it's pretty good imo

[@DoorsInTheLabyrinth]

@@Saturnsonic95 that was Drakengard, a different series, tied in to the Nier series. But also really good! And a lot of similarities for sure!

[@d.macedo7076]

Persona 4 Golden title theme. You're a man of culture, sir!

[@jwill7998]

I've been waiting for a TimeSplitters sequel (or even just a remaster), and my mind can't accept that there never will be one.

[@businessqt]

IIRC the original panzer dragoon got a remake a few years ago and was well received - perhaps there is hope for panzer dragoon saga to get similar treatment

[@Saturnsonic95]

Nope Sega lost the original source code for saga, they've said it many times. It would have to be made from scratch and that's not happening

[@aking-plums6985]

I know MGS took the name for the character "Snake" from Escape from New York's "Snake Plissken". But in MGS series, the title character always sounded like a "adult" movie star.

[@CulturedVultures]

[@prodigalpriest]

You're not the first person to notice that and you won't be the last. 😏

[@halfbakedvidja]

Like "Buck Naked" or "Doctor C***-to-p***"

[@siskodefiant4275]

I would add Snatcher from the Sega CD. How that never was remade or re-released is beyond me. That game deserves a chance to have people purchase authentic copies for a reasonable price.

[@Saturnsonic95]

It was, it's also on Saturn

[@halfbakedvidja]

Someone remade PT in Unreal. It got DMCA'd, but I'm sure it's still around. That and the tour of the Enterprise D. I'm not saying I grabbed them shortly after they were removed or anything. Totally not on my hard drive somewhere hidden away that probably had the 7z files named after some build number or something else not quite searchable.

[@SteveBrandon]

I'd mention Project Gotham Racing 2, which is essentially stuck on the original XBox. It was one of those games that you could kinda sorta play on XBox 360 in backwards compatibility mode but it had terrible slowdown playing on XBox 360 compared to playing it on an OG XBox. Sadly, XBox refuses to support any Project Gotham Racing game in backwards compatibility mode on XBox Series X, almost certainly because Microsoft doesn't want to pay for re-licensing the cars and music (plus race circuit licensing for the Nurburgring Nordschleife) even though they would presumably only be offering the PGR games to people who already own physical copies of the games where all of the licensed content would theoretically still be covered under first sale doctrine.

[@Resimaster]

The Simpsons voice cast wouldn't have to rerecord any lines for a Hit and Run remake. Just use the PC audio and clean it up.

[@jeffreysolano5717]

Yeah that’s true, I heard that they did the same thing for the spongebob remake. So a hit and run remake can happen but will be hard.

[@Saturnsonic95]

Licensing issues would prevent it

[@genkaiba15]

Legend of Legaia for PS1. An RPG with a really interesting fighting game-esque twist where you input attacks with directions correlating to limbs, in sort of the same vein as a Tekken. But again, as a turn based RPG. It also has some Final Fantasy, Persona, and Pokemon DNA, as your spells are cinematics including enemies that you fight and obtain randomly. Highly underrated gem from the golden age of RPGs.

[@DarkAngelBluejay]

Gods damn, I LOVED Twin Snakes. Still have my copy. It was SUCH a good remaster/remake of the first game.

[@CulturedVultures]

I know people hate it but I got the softest of spots for its nonsense

[@AnimeBrosAMV]

Great video as always!

[@mattalan6618]

the Outlaw Sports series comes to mind. there hasnt been a new game in that series in over 10 years

[@trelard]

Blur still has a massive fanbase. From what I was reading on the forums on Steam, it's deemed "abandonware", so it's not that difficult to source a copy.

[@SorcererLance]

I can see Simpsons Hit & Run getting a rerelease or remaster, it's not unlike them rereleasing DVDs of older seasons and they don't need to rerecord anything as long as it plays well

[@therealjaystone2344]

Rockstar lacked any competition until now

[@GCeara-mh5it]

I would add Mercenaries on the list too. The first one, Playground of Destruction is one of my favourite games of all time.

[@SamButler22]

David Hayter took a big old pay cut so they could get as much of the original cast back as possible for Twin Snakes

[@carlosgoldsmith9146]

I have a super hard time winking, I look like an absolute idiot. Good job to you for being so practiced in this art.

[@alanfike]

All this praise of Simpsons: Hit and Run got me confused, when I realized the one I had back in the day was Simpsons: Road Rage.

[@helvete983]

I just picked up hit and run for 20 quid, runs like a dream on my OG PS3 fat. It's one of those games that doesn't need a remaster, just a shame they'll never make modern consoles fully BC again.

[@michaelsilver253]

I can't do modern simpsons specifically due to Marge's voice. It sounds too much like the voice she did back in the day for Marge's ancient mother

[@Nahueru]

I would love to see Xenogears or Xenosaga on modern consoles...

[@therealjaystone2344]

Square making it impossible and Bandai would have a hard time accepting a remake if it doesn’t sell

[@trelard]

Shattered Dimensions is such a great game. Glad I bought it on Steam before it got pulled. It still plays fine, but it does suck that it's down to licensing that it's not available.

[@SamButler22]

Did you know; Jean Reno was born Juan Moreno

[@CulturedVultures]

I actually did not know that and really appreciate you supplying me with Jevia

[@trevordowell9567]

Spider-Man shattered dimensions is probably my favorite spider-man game Followed by ultimate Spider-Man, Spider-Man ps4, Spider-Man ps1

[@lucrativesoundsent.1274]

I remember the time when I had the option to buy either Panzer Dragoon Saga or Magic Knight Rayearth for the Saturn and I chose Magic Knight Rayearth. I am happy with the choice I made at the time, but by the time I wanted to buy Panzer Dragoon Saga that game became super rare. A couple of suggestions of great rare games I believe will never get re-released: Saturn’s Magic Knight Rayearth, Saturn’s Dark Savior, PS1 Elemental Gearbolt, and of course, PS1 Silhouette Mirage 😞.

[@samerchef619]

Damn, a Cope refrence so soon afetr the the name change, nice touch

[@chrislaustin]

Panzer Dragoon Saga is for sure the one with the best chances of getting redone in some way at some point, as it doesn't have any copyright issues and such like the others. It just needs a demand of some kind, or a Kickstarter to gauge interest and get it off the ground. If the crowd funding fails, well they will know the interest isn't there and move on, but I could see something like that going rather high. As there are just so many people who are probably interested, but don't want to pay the high retail, or play by emulation with the janky Saturn graphics.

[@johnpenguinthe3rd13]

Sega has recently been developing tons of sequels to many of their older franchises. Right now they have brand new sequels in development for Shinobi, Streets of Rage, Golden Axe, Crazy Taxi, Jet Set Radio, and some others. IF Sega's objective succeeds and most of those sequels sell well, I can easily see them looking at Panzer Dragoon Saga (Sega owns the Panzer Dragoon franchise) and would strongly consider remaking it from the ground up.

[@DanYellowTheeMan]

Blur is one of my favorite racers along with Mod Nation Racers for the PS3. Blur was so underrated, it drives (pun intended, kinda) me crazy! C-12 for the PS1.....OH MY GOD. I thought I was the only person to play that game! Now I am going to go play C-12 with a C4 energy drink.

[@jordanhazelwood2546]

I didn't think it was possible for a British person to heap praise on something called "Blur" without also mentoning how much they hate Oasis.

[@CulturedVultures]

they're all a poor man's Pulp anyway innit

[@joeking-fw2wb]

The source code for Panzer dragoon saga has been found. A public conference were some of the development staff accidently misplaced but then found it about 2-3 years ago.. haven't heard anything since sadly...

[@joeking-fw2wb]

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[@CulturedVultures]

I thought I had heard something like this but Google totally failed me, thanks!

[@Saturnsonic95]

​@@CulturedVulturespretty sure it's not

[@ebenezerspludge8369]

Oh dude Blur was amazing. I played the shit out of that game. I would have a bunch of friends over and we would battel it out on split screen.

[@BayouCityAstronomy]

During Co-v-id in late 2020, I spent my entire $1200 stimulus check to buy Panzer Dragoon Saga. My favortie game of all time for the Saturn. Zero regerts what so ever.

[@Saturnsonic95]

Got mine for $50 no regrets 😂

[@BayouCityAstronomy]

@Saturnsonic95 me too. At release. It was ruined during one of the hurricanes we had a few years ago that messed up the house, and I wanted to replace it. Sucks I had to pay so much to get another copy, but I love that game.

[@pharmcat8484]

Lufia 2. The whole series is “a resting IP.” We’ll never know who Arek the Absolute really was.

[@kaneofnod]

Awesome list! My addition would be Parasite Eve.

[@CulturedVultures]

we've put ourselves on a PE hiatus from yapping about it so much haha!

[@Gruntvc]

That, Fear Effect, and Aliens Vs Predator 2 2001 by Monolith Productions. AVP2 still has the best Colonial Marines campaign even when compared to Fireteam Elite and Rogue Incursion.

[@todesziege]

@@Gruntvc Fear Effect did make a comeback of sorts, though not by the original developer or even in the same genre. AVP2 was dope, but it's not like we haven't had more AvP games.

[@jessehayes8052]

This man talking about C-12 but I want a Medievil 3 or a 2 remake like the original got

[@ebenezerspludge8369]

Godzilla is attacking the generators.

[@hotdoggington6962]

THATS what you look like??? Oh okay that makes sense. Handsome chap 🍻

[@trevordowell9567]

Spider-Man shattered dimensions is probably my favorite spider-man game Edit: haven’t played Spider-Man 2 ps5 yet

[@bakkyarou]

I forgot about some of these, what a nostalgia blast!

[@mjdf122]

Vultures back with another good list

[@shazib21]

"psst". I'd love to see the Shadow Hearts series (and Koudelka) re-released as HD remasters...

[@Sacr1fIces]

Lmao man that intro is amazing

[@cajunotaku3256]

People remember P.T. way too fondly. It’s a “pretty good” 10 minute long tech demo. It wasn’t that great 10 years ago, and it sure as shit isn’t that great now.

[@todesziege]

"We always want that which we cannot have"

[@roguerifter9724]

A lot of these never being again unfortuantely make sense but not C-12. I see no logical reason a port, remake, or sequel couldn't be made. I loved C-12. It was like Syphon Filter post apoaclypse with aliens, cyborgs, and cool scifi guns.

[@shadowbullets24]

I'd really hate it if Z or Deathtrap Dungeon were ever rereleased. Really Really hate it

[@todesziege]

Z had a cool aesthetic. I barely remember the gameplay though.

[@shadowbullets24]

@@todesziege it was kind of like Command & Conquer you build buildings to make these like little red robots and you have to go round the map capturing other buildings & beat the opposite blue team. I was addicted to that game as a kid. I think a late Emu (See what I did there Jimmy?) gave me a copy to play on my phone a few years ago

[@todesziege]

@@shadowbullets24 Yeah, I remember it was an RTS. But I don't remember enough of the specifix to understand why someone would hate to see it back (unless you were being ironic, which I'm starting to think you were).

[@shadowbullets24]

@@todesziege I was being sarcastic. I'd really "hate" it (Love it) if a remaster was ever done or a port to the PS Classics. I probably should've used air quotes in my original comment

[@todesziege]

@@shadowbullets24 Yeah that makes more sense. I really struggled to imagine how Z --- an at worst unremarkable game from my recollection --- could have upset someone to the point where they bring it up out of the blue 30 years later... Deathtrap Dungeon I at least remember being fairly divisive. Sorry for wasting your time on this ^_^

[@Gruntvc]

If Nightdive Studios could remaster Turok 3 without even having the Source code? They can remaster The Punisher 2005 for both current consoles and pc. Definitely mandatory to remove the censorship too. The Punisher game that will likely never return is the PS3 digital only game Punisher Warzone. I missed getting that one and have only seen it watching KZbin videos. At least we finally got a great home port for Capcom's Punisher Arcade game from the 1990s.

[@CulturedVultures]

That PS3 Punisher game was ass! Missing nothing haha

[@todesziege]

It just takes a lot of reverse engineering or recreating things by eye -- not exactly what we traditionally call "remastering", and a time consuming practice, but it's doable.

[@MrtrenchTrucker]

I still play underground 2 to this day! One of the best games of all time! I think only #TimPool would be the only one who could bring a pro skater like underground back to market.

[@sickeningore]

How we feelin' out there? How’s your drive time commute?

[@theface60]

I need a saga !

[@SunshineLoLypops]

Lost "P.T." due to hard drive failure. Still salty about it.

[@Skip2TheEnd]

What I would give to see Freedom Fighters come back!

[@Gruntvc]

They did rerelease it on pc/Steam. No achievements, but it is a blast to play. Rather see a new single player focused Freedom Fighters than more Hitman games from IOI.

[@Saturnsonic95]

I don't think panzer dragoon saga had 25,000 made I got my copy when it was first released and it was very hard to find then. I almost had to part with mine because I was homeless for a while. Sadly my saturn was thrown away... Still pissed off about that! When you get evicted no one cares about your belongings...

[@lurkerrekrul]

PT - Why hasn't this been cracked and spread on pirate sites? The Simpsons: Hit and Run - I've only played this a little, but one thing I hate about it are the green arrows in the road showing you where to go. Why do I hate this? Because it shows that the developers thought their players were stupid. The 3D GTA games used a mini-map, Crazy Taxi used an arrow showing which direction you needed to go, but TS:HAR didn't trust players to be able to follow such complicated mechanisms, so they explicitly SHOW you where to go, like you're an imbecile.

[@ClassyCrusader]

the Black and White god game series by Lions Gate needs to come back

[@johnpenguinthe3rd13]

That would be awesome. Right now, the only modern equivalent to Black &White is the modern VR game called Townsmen VR (it's not 100% like Black & White, but it's pretty close enough). I heard Townsmen VR sold pretty well enough to make a profit. I'm hoping the next Townsmen sequel adds in more stuff and gets even closer to Black & White (and make it where it's a hybrid game so it's playable on both flatscreen and VR)

[@marioyungblood]

Hey Brotha I don't know if any of these games count??? Eternal Darkness, Advanced Guardian Heroes, Resident Evil Dead Aim, Resident Evil Survivor, Resident Evil Outbreak, or Better "Re▪Make" of XIII and a Sequel to XIII. What about the Full Verison of Metal Gear V ? Was there ever a Full Verison, because that game feels "un▪finished" btw Happy New Year may this Year Bless You Cheers🍺🍻🍺

[@PAINNN666]

How many games you called greatest of all time? CV: YES

[@CulturedVultures]

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[@PikaLink91]

Another Code will never get another sequel. Yes they recently did a shitty remake on the Switch, but we ain't getting any more than that.

[@mcheezy]

These games are like my dad. Gone and never to be seen again

[@CulturedVultures]

Hello son it's me, mcheezy sr

[@mcheezy]

@CulturedVultures father, where is the milk?

[@MARSandtheGang]

Gotta say, that QOTSA transition was very god-like

[@zerotolerance5581]

Xenogears. Square may own it, but Tetsuya Takahashi and co. are part of Nintendo now. :(

[@therealjaystone2344]

And he have no interest in remaking old games either

[@jeremygauthier4363]

I would like to see the ogre shining force games come back and definitely Shining Force 3

[@LordHalKalais]

New years resolution for no more outro gangs? Gutted jimmy lad, any idea when the bins are due out yet? I haven't seen my feet in a week

[@CulturedVultures]

my bins have been CLEANSED

[@LordHalKalais]

@CulturedVultures soon then I suspect 👀

[@craigwise6374]

I'd like to see a new Dan Dare game

[@tr1bes]

Most Sony and Sega IPs. Sony Wild Arms Legend of Dragoon Legend of Legaia Arc the Lad Grandia Killzone Little Big Planet Ico Shadow of Collosus Twisted Metal Sega Shining Wisdom Fantasy Star Virtual Fighter (heard it might come back) Space Channel 5 Shenmue (don't know if there will be 4-6).

[@Saturnsonic95]

How could you not mention the game that project Gotham racing was born out of? Metropolis street racer... Come on man 😂

[@grahamkelly5341]

You are the most plosive speaking man ive ever heard. Your b's snd p's are like 808 booms in a rick ross song.

[@CulturedVultures]

you've never met me, you'd know I am actually Rick Ross otherwise

[@JNS1989]

Alliance: Silent War

[@ChristianLorenzo-z3h]

Megaman Legends 3 😢 my beloved

[@kylefiore421]

The queens of the stone age reference came out of nowhere. Love it

[@1jackal1]

Happy new year to the mandem.

[@drums4lyfe0987]

always enjoy the videos. upvote this time for the edge/cope joke

[@TheBeird]

I hope your wrong about Panzer Dragoon Saga. But you probably aren't 🙁

[@Honest_Grifter]

Godzilla ps4 is one of my favorite pieces of gaming memorabilia... paid 25 bucks for it, had a ton of fun with it even if it's pretty janky... plus, it's very pricey these days!!

[@CulturedVultures]

every time I look at the price, it's gone up!

[@gothichatredgaming6660]

Same I had imported the JP version for ps3 for $90 when it first came out and then they announced the ps4 version and picked it up as well for $30 new

[@hellboundTX333]

Enough with the GD remakes already! Don't these people have an original idea in their heads? Nope just like Hollywood 😂

[@rafaelsantiago1170]

Bro!! You are quite handsome!! Don’t keep hiding that pretty face of yours! lol

[@06madmartin]

TIMESPLITERS! Lol

[@Rob_1776]

The Punisher should get a re-release on Playstation! And Disney sucks and just because a game is violent! And Disney considers it not to be family friendly! Then how about all the other woke BS! Not family friendly crap they show!

[@todesziege]

The problem with licensed games is often that the rights can be really messy and split up over several parties. I don't know the specifics (contracts vary from case to case) but it's possible the rights are shared by: 1) the developer, Volition, who no longer exist (was owned by Emracer, now who knows) 2) THQ, the publisher, who no longer exist (Embracer owns/owned _most_ of their rights) 3) Marvel/Disney 4) since it ties into the movie, possibly the movie studio 5) Thomas Jane might retain rights to his voice and likeness 6) some of the music rights likely with several other companies You get the idea...

[@GV-ij9ib]

good thumbnail, couldnt resist the click 👍

[@Zanji1234]

the reason that the guys from Jackass were in that game kept me away from Underground 2 since even "back then" i didn't like their "humor" and stupidity

[@accountname-tu2om]

still isnt funny tho

[@AGwolf2097]

Comment test. Typed up a full response and it doesn't appear.

[@roachxyz]

Tony Hawk Pro Skater 1 + 2 are on Steam. Not Underground.

[@mattlockwood6089]

Gauntlet, Final fight and twisted metal

[@todesziege]

I'm honestly baffled we haven't seen a new Final Fight game, since beat 'em ups have made something of a comeback on the indie side and the characters still are popular (several having been adopted by the Street Fighter series). It seems like a downloadable lower-budget Final Fight game would be easy money.

[@wesleycrawford4537]

American face British voice. Still not buying it

[@CulturedVultures]

American face 😭

[@sarahmiles]

Psst