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Sequels We'd All Like To See

Posted by Zonk on from the i-am-looking-at-you-tie-fighter dept.

Voodoo Extreme has a feature up that's a wishlist for future sequels. They run down some great game franchises that have been off the board for a little while, and wonder out loud about the possibility of new installments. Besides the usual suspects for lists like this (StarCraft, TIE Fighter, Descent, Ultima), they touch on some cult favorites that are ... less likely to show up in modern gaming. From the article: "Planescape Torment 2: The Poop -- Loved by many a forumgoer is Planescape Torment, a Dungeons & Dragons-themed RPG set in the other planes of existence. It was a dark game with evil undertones, but also lighthearted and funny at times. Just think Baldur's Gate with an M rating. The Scoop -- Odds of a sequel are equal to or greater than Elvis coming home on the mothership." Any oldies you'd like to see back on modern systems? While I really like many of the ideas listed here, the LucasArts classics Grim Fandango and Maniac Mansion are the ones I'd most like to see rehashed.

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  1. Ob by Bastard+of+Subhumani · · Score: 5, Funny

    I liked Duke Nukem, any chance of a follow-up?

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  2. The Poop? by devnullkac · · Score: 2, Funny

    I've never heard of the original, but Planescape Torment 2: The Poop sounds like a winner to me.

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  3. E.T. 2 by fyrie · · Score: 2, Funny

    What?

    1. Re:E.T. 2 by hamburger+lady · · Score: 4, Funny

      Custer's Revenge II: The Revenge of Custer's Revenge

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  4. Re:Sequels by elrous0 · · Score: 2, Funny
    I'm sorry, I live in Hollywood and work in the game industry. I am unfamiliar with this word "original." Is it a type of food like "oriental?"

    -Eric

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  5. Some of us old-schoolers are still waiting for... by Kalendraf · · Score: 5, Funny

    Pong 2

  6. Re:Fallout by Faw · · Score: 2, Funny

    Yes, coolest ending for a game ever.

    Those ungrateful Vault 13 bastards...

  7. WHAT, there's NOTHING wrong with sequels!! by kibbylow · · Score: 2, Funny

    No way! The last 5 sequels I purchased were great! Madden 2002, Madden 2003, Madden 2004, Madden 2005, Madden 2006...

    Money well spent :)