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We can all think of one right? A game that really spoke to us but just didn’t sell well enough to deserve a sequel. Occasionally we are thrown a bone like Mirror’s Edge: Catalyst<\/em>; but sometimes, nothing ever comes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So we at VGU.tv wanted to take a moment to look back at games we loved that never received a sequel…but absolutely should have had one. Our picks are below and feel free to sound off in the comments!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Graydon Webb – The Contrarian American<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bulletstorm<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Take a moment and really <\/em>think about this one for a moment. What\u2019s one gaming experience that absolutely grabbed you and took you for a ride? It can be a strong narrative or some mechanics you\u2019ve never experienced before, or it could just be an absolute thrill ride of dumb bloody fun that you\u2019d love to experience all over again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bulletstorm instantly <\/em>came to mind when I was offered up this question. Sure, I\u2019d love to see a beautiful game like Never Alone<\/em> get some more colorful I\u00f1upiaq tales put to puzzles for me and my sister to tackle, but at the end of the day, I\u2019d just love to live in the world of Bulletstorm<\/em> again. I was a fan of this game from day one<\/em>, and what I thought would become a massive franchise kind of puttered out rather quickly. The game got a remaster that did fairly well, but it didn\u2019t revitalize the name in a substantial enough way to bring on a sequel, sadly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Bulletstorm<\/em> just had everything a young teenage boy could want in a video game: copious amounts of swearing, violence, and gore. And an electric whip. And butt jokes. It\u2019s the perfect buffet of carnage and excitement, and it\u2019s just begging for a successor, built from the ground-up on current-gen consoles. 4K HDR visuals, high frame rate, and butt jokes- what more could you want?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hell, even Rage<\/em> got a sequel and nobody even played that game!<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Josh Miller – The Family Man<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sleeping Dogs<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We were close at least with this one! One of the best gems from the Xbox 360\/PlayStation 3, Sleeping Dogs<\/em> is a beloved cult classic. However, despite selling well enough to cover development costs (good ole Square Enix and those unreasonable expectations), the game itself was deemed a failure. Thus, the planned sequel and all of the interesting ideas behind it were scrapped. Even the spin-off Triad Wars<\/em> never saw the light of day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While there are plenty of games I would love to see a sequel for, Sleeping Dogs<\/em> is easily up there as one of my most wanted. I was more interested in the characters, story, and setting than any Grand Theft Auto<\/em> game, and I found the mechanics leap and bounds better. Not relying on firearms (mostly) was so smart and really highlighted the Batman-esque combat while utilizing the environment in clever ways. Tying in an experience system based on your actions and ways of playing was the icing on an already sweet cake.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sleeping Dogs<\/em> is just one of the many games released from that generation that deserves not only more love but a sequel. It still stands out as one of the best games in that genre and I will sing the praises of good ole “sleepy dog” anytime. Sadly, since this game was released, developer United Front Games has been shuttered. So maybe a sequel wouldn’t hit the same way. But my god, I would love to play as Wei Shen again in Hong Kong. At the very least, we still have the film adaptation to look forward to, right?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Allan Muir – Site Admin\/EiC\/Living Sequel<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Aliens<\/em>: Colonial Marines<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I’ll be honest, I really enjoyed Aliens: Colonial Marines<\/em> despite it being universally panned by critics and consumers. Back in 2006 when this game and what would become Aliens: Crucible<\/em> were announced, I was extremely excited. I was getting into the Alien<\/em> series of films. I have pretty vivid memories of being on the official Alien<\/em> forums and just getting hyped for something that was half a decade away and a sequel to one of the greatest films of all time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After the game was delayed I was worried. Not just because I had to play Aliens vs Predator 3<\/em>. (Check out my review<\/a> of AvP3 from over a decade ago!) This was back in the time period when game delays made people angry instead of relieved. Then there was the infamous E3 2011 “Presentation” of the game. I am using quotations because the game being shown off isn’t Aliens: Colonial Marines<\/em> but something along the lines of the Halo 2<\/em> Campaign demo from E3 2003.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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