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Franchises That Deserve A Comeback

Over the years there have been some enjoyable franchises that debuted to great acclaim, had a few sequels here and there and then seemed to just... fade into the background. Here are some franchises that I personally feel deserve a comeback.

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Parasite Eve

1. Parasite Eve

For me this is Numero Uno. Ignore Third Birthday and just keep playing with the idea of science gone mad running amok in the world. Was nice to see a series that didn't always fall back on Zombies.

Gabriel Knight

2. Gabriel Knight

Reaching into the obscure bucket now ain't I?? Surprised that they haven't brought this series back, as in today's crop of horror games it'd probably/finally find a larger audience.

Battletoads

3. Battletoads

Would just be nice to see the Toads back, they've been gone too long. They've been in need of an updating.

Clock Tower

4. Clock Tower

This series kinda fizzled out with the last installment, but with some tweaks here and there (and a centralized focus) a new game would be awesome.

Alone in the Dark

5. Alone in the Dark

The last installment had it's strengths and weaknesses, but I'd prefer it take things back to the beginning and maybe reboot the series starting with an updated (graphically and design-wise) remake of the first one.

No One Lives Forever

6. No One Lives Forever

This fun parody franchise of the spy genre sadly hasn't seen much activity lately. There's still plenty of things about the Spy Movie genre (new and old) to roast and ridicule.

Dino Crisis

7. Dino Crisis

Take out the rail-shooting aspect (and other crap from DC3) and just take it back to something resembling survival horror like the first two installments.

Hunter: The Reckoning

8. Hunter: The Reckoning

Granted the world it's based on has changed significantly, but that doesn't mean new games can't be made based on the concept.

Fear Effect

9. Fear Effect

They need to finally get around to making that long-delayed third installment.

The Suffering

10. The Suffering

Speaking of third installments... though I have no clue who got the rights to this franchise when Midway got divided up. If nobody wants to play with Torque's story anymore, why not take it elsewhere?? Weird f'ed up prisons/cities are in no short supply in the world.

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