Microsoft spent 69 Billy just so they could finally own geometry wars, change my mind.
XBLA goat
Microsoft can FINALLY make the Zork sequel we’ve all been waiting for
Candy Crush Saga. Guaranteed.
Gonna get automatically re-installed with every single Winfows update for all of eternity.
Ballmer actually really wanted that THPS 3&4 remaster.
The music from that game started to play in my head when I read this.
COD suddenly overrated to PlayStation owners.
Name a good game by a Microsoft studio from the last 5 years that isn’t by Obsidian or someone who used to work at Obsidian
Look at them including perfect dark in the list as if they’d have the balls to make another sequel after they botched the last one after essentially using it as a launch exclusive title for the 360… such a shame. Perfect dark 64 was a masterpiece.
Unless it got canned, they do be making another Perfect Dark
Wonderful news, I sure did want all those franchises that I loved to be turned to shit before being shelved for eternity.
Blizzard has already been doing that for a while. Also failing with new franchises, not investing in their core games, half assing releases. I hope they actually turn things around for games like Starcraft, Diablo, HotS etc
Blizzard would never have done that if Activision hadn’t been allowed to buy them. The new conglomerate will be worse than we anticipate in the same way Activion-Blizzard was.
Why would they be worse? We have a bunch of good games out of Microsoft. I don’t see how they could fuck it up
Blizzard had pretty much only made amazing games before Activision bought them. Activision also made a lot of good games back then. People couldn’t see how the merger would fick it up back then, yet it still did.
I expect Bethesda to get infected with the worst that Activion-Blizzard has to offer more so than the opposite.
“If there are fewer and fewer games coming out that are more and more exclusive people will just have to buy an Xbox!” --an MBA, probably
Most of those are already shit (Fallout, Diablo, Overwatch, call of duty) or shelved 25+ years ago (Commander Keen, Hexen, Phantasmagoria…). Microsoft’s own games are rather good compared to Activision Blizzar or even Bethesda.
There was a glimpse of prototype in that trailer and I can only dream of a new version of that game
I’m surprised I have avoided being invested in any of these franchises.
It’s probably because so many of them are mediocre or don’t really exist as modern games. It’s kinda sad that out of that list, there are so few 10/10 series there.
So you’ve never played Fallout: New Vegas?
Wow, just wow. You’re missing out.
That’s Obsidian
I haven’t. I did try Fallout 4 but it just wasn’t for me.
I’d still give it a try. FO4 was one of the worst games in the series.
I liked its mechanical innovations, especially in how power armor works, but…
And I’m assuming we’re just not talking about 76?
Yes they improved a lot of the gameplay in FO4, but Bethesda sucks at writing a good story. Just look at Starfield.
And yes, FO76 is worse. I was careful with my wording in the other comment.
There was a project to port the story from FNV into FO4, but I haven’t checked on the progress in a year or so.
So many dead franchises. The videogame industry really went in an unexpected direction…
I’m voting for them to revive Soldier of Fortune!
I see your SoF and raise you a Heretic/Hexen revival
In the meantime, check out Amid Evil for an absolutely fantastic Heretic/Hexen like game.
I have more screenshots saved on steam in one playthrough of that game than any other game I’ve played.
My friend recommended Amogus Evil and it’s SOOOO GOOD.
It’s very faithful to Heretic and extremely well done.
My vote is for Heretic/Hexen.
Imagine leaving Lost Odyssey off of this list.
(Although I suppose maybe you need more than one game to be considered a “franchise” 😢)
