Games in purgatory in need of RESURRECTION!

Oh shit, Vandal Hearts! I loved those games, you’re right, they are great and do deserve another look! I don’t remember specifics, but I seem to remember a really cool, unique take on the typical combat mechanics of the day that was a lot of fun to play. Nice call!

   Yes! As soon as I read this post, this song immediately began playing in my head (it plays in my head a lot, actually... Yo, this would make a great RINGTONE!)! I loved the Katamari games, they were so bizarre and experimental, and in that era, such games were still quite common. John Carmack captured and coalesced my thoughts concisely in saying that games are often "focused grouped to death" these days because of the financial and time investments involved, and as such, they lose that creative charm and roughness that was once acceptable for them to have. Katamari games were such a fun distraction and break from the AAA titles, and so much fun to show to friends that only play sports and fps games! And yeah, the music is incredible, and totally suits the on screen lunacy (I find Konami has always had consistently great soundtracks for their games right up there with Nintendo's classics)! Nice pick! 

Yeah, key word there is FUN, that was a good era, lots of out there stuff on PS2, GameCube, Dreamcast, and DS. Still not a ton of in game adds, but they were starting (crazy taxi, ssx, every ea sports game), and stuff could still be marketable even without a recognizable licence. It’s sad that Konami is basically a shell of what they used to be, maybe they and Tecmo will look at Capcom’s resurgence and start making the good stuff they were known for back in that era!

Also, did anyone here ever play these games back in the day?

Bust a Groove 1 & 2

My friends and I used to play one and two, and we’d end up having tournaments and talking a lot of shit while crushing each other on the dance floor! Usually came out between street fighter/Tekken/soul Calibur or madden/NHL tournaments. Odd, yes, but we had a blast playing these games!

I know a lot of the guys who worked on it went on to form Platinum Games, and a lot of them were on the Bayonetta team specifically, which is why she does his kick, as well as a few other subtler (well, subtle for Bayonetta, I guess?) references.

I don't know who owns the IP, though, so maybe that's a hurdle. I do know Hideki Kamiya of Platinum doesn't really dig sequels (with Bayonetta being an exception, partially because Nintendo specifically contracted him to make another one) so maybe that's part of it, too. It would be cool to see a comeback, though.

Twisted. Fucking. Metal.

I'd be beyond stoked if they remade Omikron:The Nomad Soul. The game is brilliant, but marred by technical issues and very dated graphics. I'm not sure they'd be able to use David Bowie's voiceover work, though.


Blade Runner from Westwood Studios is another one, but won't get remade or re-released for obv reasons

More fuel for the bring back Tenchu argument. I was really hoping Sekiro would be more Tenchu-ish, but alas... one of my favourite UNLOCKABLE (gasp! Not DLC?!?) game characters of all time, Tesshu!