Game franchises that need a reboot.

What are some video game franchise you would like to see remade?
 
I believe the Ultima series needs a comeback. I'm not a veteran of the series, because my first experience with the series started when I bought the Ultima collection few months after it's release. I became a huge Ultima fan from there, and I eagerly awaited the ninth and final single-player installment for the series. But Ultima IX was such a massive letdown. It was buggy, glitchy, poor voice acting, tons of inconsistencies with the universe, weak story, bad combat, bad voice acting, bad ending,  and a horrific first act. Ultima IX: Ascension drove a dagger so deep in the heart of Ultima, that the only way the series can possibly survive would, be to wipe the slay clean and do a remake. It would be a shame for the series to end it's single-player with Ultima IX, and I hope a remake to bring the series back into it's former glory days.

Dino Crisis.
 
And have it be nothing like that bullshit third one.

"Dino Crisis.  And have it be nothing like that bullshit third one. "

Seven Kingdoms. Seriously, best rts game ever.

Pokemon.  

" Seven Kingdoms. Seriously, best rts game ever. "

Wing Commander, Krush Kill 'N Destroy, Wizardry.

" Wizardry. "

Hell yeah.

Battle Realms was a great RTS, I'd like to see someone fiddle with its ideas. 

i'd like to see Vice City remade so it doesnt feel so retarded that i cant play for 10 minutes without vomiting (what im saying is i LOVED it back then, but its outdated)

Seconding Pokemon. I still love it even if it is the same, though.
 
Mega Man - I know 9 and 10 exist and they did an ok job bringing the old school stuff back, but I never could shake how awesome it felt to explore the big side-dungeon in Mega Man Legends, even if my memories are somewhat tainted by nostalgia. A Mega Man game which was a mix of Metroidvania dungeon crawler and competent third person shooter would be badass.

" Wing Commander"

" @fisk0 said:

" Wing Commander"

Oh man, I would love to see the Wing Commander franchise rebooted. It was one of my favorite game franchises, growing up as a child. "

Mine too, hopefully it will get picked up again now as both BioWare and Blizzard have mentioned it a lot in the recent months - some people at BioWare want to release the original game updated to run on modern machines (EA owns the rights for the series, and it seems BioWare are the ones that has most of the old Origin stuff), while Blizzard obviously designed the intermission ship sequences in StarCraft II as a homage to the ship sightseeing stuff in the Wing Commander series.

Hopefully the inclusion of a space combat part in Halo Reach will also remind some people that there used to be an entire genre of games like that too.

One Must Fall: 2097 

Psi-Ops: The Mindgate Conspiracy. Game was awesome, but then Midway bankrupted. Game ended with a cliffhanger too, to make matters worse.

TimeSplitters would be nice.
 
My dream remake is Resident Evil Outbreak series. So much potential to be great, especially with how far online gaming has come.

" Dino Crisis.  And have it be nothing like that bullshit third one. "

" Wing Commander "

Well AoE is kind of getting a reboot 
 
Dark Forces or other early Lucasarts games could do fine with a reboot as well

" 
Dark Forces or other early Lucasarts games could do fine with a reboot as well "

"Psi-Ops: The Mindgate Conspiracy. Game was awesome, but then Midway bankrupted. Game ended with a cliffhanger too, to make matters worse. "

" @kalmis said:

" 
Dark Forces or other early Lucasarts games could do fine with a reboot as well "

http://www.nooooooooooooooo.com/    Please don't destroy any more classics with generic reboots.  "

" @ImpendingFoil said:

"Dino Crisis.  And have it be nothing like that bullshit third one. "

Yeah i could see it being made in the same style like RE5 and have  co-op with it. "

Devil May Cry.....
 
Oh wait, i thought you meant games that DOESNT need a reboot

"What are some video game franchise you would like to see remade?
 
I believe the Ultima series needs a comeback. I'm not a veteran of the series, because my first experience with the series started when I bought the Ultima collection few months after it's release. I became a huge Ultima fan from there, and I eagerly awaited the ninth and final single-player installment for the series. But Ultima IX was such a massive letdown. It was buggy, glitchy, poor voice acting, tons of inconsistencies with the universe, weak story, bad combat, bad voice acting, bad ending,  and a horrific first act. Ultima IX: Ascension drove a dagger so deep in the heart of Ultima, that the only way the series can possibly survive would, be to wipe the slay clean and do a remake. It would be a shame for the series to end it's single-player with Ultima IX, and I hope a remake to bring the series back into it's former glory days. "

Road Rash
X-Men Legends (Marvel UA sucks big time)

Pokémon.

" My dream remake is Resident Evil Outbreak series. So much potential to be great, especially with how far online gaming has come. "

"  X-Men Legends (Marvel UA sucks big time) "

Ratchet and Clank

" Devil May Cry.....  Oh wait, i thought you meant games that DOESNT need a reboot "

Kotor or Jade Empire could both use a nice Mass Effect style re-imagining.

" The Operative: No One Lives Forever I want Cate back, I want '60s spy action, I want to have a fight in the middle of a blizzicane (combo blizzard/hurricane cause it's really hard to top a fight in a flying house in the middle of a frickin' Tornado)! "

" The Operative: No One Lives Forever I want Cate back, I want '60s spy action, I want to have a fight in the middle of a blizzicane (combo blizzard/hurricane cause it's really hard to top a fight in a flying house in the middle of a frickin' Tornado)! "

There have been too many threads like this and it makes me depressed that some of these games aren't getting the proper remakes they deserve.
 
Dark Forces, Descent, Wing Commander, Warhawk (no MP-only BS), Jumping Flash, Tex Murphy series, X-Wing / Tie Fighter...

Psi Ops just needs a fucking sequel already. If Midway actually markets it it will do well.

" @Abyssfull:  No really, Marvel UA is a watered down version. X-Men Legends is where its at, I don't care which characters star in it, but it needs a reboot. We lack such fun 4 player co op fighters! "

" i'd like to see Vice City remade so it doesnt feel so retarded that i cant play for 10 minutes without vomiting (what im saying is i LOVED it back then, but its outdated) "

Shenmue

final fantasy.

Reboots are kinda dumb. 
 
If you're going to change a series enough to qualify as a reboot, just make it a new fucking game.

The only option is EarthBound.

" There have been too many threads like this and it makes me depressed that some of these games aren't getting the proper remakes they deserve.  Dark Forces, Descent, Wing Commander, Warhawk (no MP-only BS), Jumping Flash, Tex Murphy series, X-Wing / Tie Fighter... "

" I think most of the suggestions so far have really been just sequels or remastered versions of existing games.  A reboot would start a franchise over entirely from scratch. "

" Shenmue "

" @Diamond said:

" There have been too many threads like this and it makes me depressed that some of these games aren't getting the proper remakes they deserve.  Dark Forces, Descent, Wing Commander, Warhawk (no MP-only BS), Jumping Flash, Tex Murphy series, X-Wing / Tie Fighter... "

Fuck yes, Descent! Done with the geo-mod engine as it was originally planned too, so you can blast your own ways through the PTMC mines. "

" Reboots are kinda dumb.  If you're going to change a series enough to qualify as a reboot, just make it a new fucking game. "