PlayStation Should Revive These 10 Franchises

With the biggest group of first party developers in the industry, Sony isn’t hurting for exclusives. But even with the deluge of games that can only be played on PlayStation platforms, Sony still has an extensive list of licenses that have gone dormant. Some of them were developed by that aforementioned roster of first party studios, and others by second and third party developers. But there’s a common theme among all of the series: Sony owns them and can revive them anytime it chooses.

[Oldman100]

I'd like a sequel to Santa Monica Studios' Kinetica.

[Abash]

Syphon Filter PS3 is long overdue

[blitz0623]

I'd like to see a sequel to Heavenly Sword and/or Dark Cloud

[execution17]

@blitz0623 wouldn't dark cloud have to be made by level 5, but yeah I want a HS sequel

[guitarded77]

This is actually a really good list... especially for IGN. I want more Fat Princess please.... CAKE FOR EVERYONE!!!

[NukaCola]

I would love an HD version of Nitro Oxide N2O from the first PlayStation. It was a sort of remake of Tempest but with crazy colors and the bug enemies, but with an entire soundtrack of Crystal Method. Would be a good PSN title.

[morganfell]

Fear Effect for me.

http://www.youtube.com/watc...

[Shadow Flare]

Colony Wars for me. I don't understand why they stopped making them, they were fantastic.

Psygnosis were my favourite developers in the ps1 era. The range, quality and quantity of titles they put out was outstanding. But since they became studio Liverpool, they're half the devs they were. It's just wipeout now.

[darthv72]

id like to see a new philosoma. It isnt exactly a "franchise" but it is a good shooter none the less.

[QuodEratDemonstrandm]

I was going to say that. And Road Rash. There seems to be a shortage of motorcycle racing.

[a_squirrel]

Road Rash
http://www.youtube.com/watc...

I'm not even into the racing genre, and this looks like fun.

[Dakidog]

@a_squirrel

Oh god...you made me cry tears of joy with that video! I miss Road Rash!

[dalibor]

Road Rash online would be totally cool. It would be fun

[dedicatedtogamers]

I would love some old-school RPGs but sadly the days of developers churning out amazing RPGs simply to compete with Squaresoft are long gone. Square-Enix is a joke and everyone these days is trying to copy Bioware's style (not a bad style in itself, but it isn't like the old PS1/PS2 style of RPGs). I do hope that 3DS and Vita can keep the flame burning for old-school RPGs.

[HarvesterOSarow]

Open your eyes and heart to Ni No Kuni then! Classic PS1 style RPG with a lot of love from Studio Ghibli :) Level 5 and PS3 is sure to impress.

[Oh_Yeah]

dark cloud & shinobi= win

[NonApplicable]

Message to Level 5: Quit making those stupid "White Knight Chronicle" games, and devote your team to a franchise people actually like(DarkCloud)!

[SilentNegotiator]

It'll never happen, but I want new Crash/Spyro :(

Dang it, Sony, why did you let Activision buy those up and destroy them?

[black911]

Bring back 2Xtream!!!!!!!!

Bike riding,skating,roller blading etc. all in one amazing game.

[JaredH]

I'd like a new War of the Monsters, especially since Incognito is still around to make it too.

[OVOXO_Mike]

These are my choices:
1.Legend of Legaia
2. Ape Escape (but make it superhard like the ps1 games)
3.FFVII ( :) )

[SuMtOnE]

Legend of Legaia was fun... but i didnt like the fact that walking the world map seems so slow pace
but other than that I like the gameplay and the story line

[AKA]

EXTERMINATION
I think I'm the only one that liked that games? it was amazing...
It will bring bak hat Resident Evil have lost.

review with gameplay

http://www.youtube.com/watc...

[zeddy]

anyone else think dark cloud was repetitive? all i can remember is going through endless levels, feeling claustrophobic and just wanting to get to the end asap. dont want a remake.

[Myze]

The first game, while pretty good, was definitely repetitive.

I take it you didn't play the sequel though. It is, in my mind, the best RPG on the ps2, which is saying a lot (with DQ8, Persona 3 and 4, FFX, etc.). It kept the more interesting level/weapon build system (with positive tweaking), and vastly upgraded the story, graphics (definitely one of the best looking ps2 games) and a TON of mini-games (basically an entire game of golf, for one). The game takes well over 100 hours to complete 100%.

Dark Cloud 3 is probably my most wanted revive at the moment.

[Godmars290]

The only thing on that list I'd say no to would be Heavenly Sword. Though I'd replace it with Road Rash.

I'd also suggest not to "modernize" them. Colony Wars especially should be kept as close and simple to the original as possible. Hell, rip off Star Fox.

[PoSTedUP]

i agree with road rash (road rash 3D) was thee most fun racing game i ever played by myself.

i also loved colony wars too.

[SilentNegotiator]

But Heavenly Sword was great :(

I'm going to go play through it again, just to spite you :)

[PoSTedUP]

i like HS more then god of war. one of my favorite games this gen.

[TooTall19]

While I do want a new Road Rash, it's not owned by Playstation (unless they bought it and didn't do anything with it). I remember playing Road Rash on the N64.

[user5467007]

If Heavenly Sword 2 gets made they <SPOILER> have to bring Nariko back as the main character.

"But perhaps Sony could coax Ninja Theory to jump into a sequel on PlayStation 4 (or whatever it will be called) after its Devil May Cry reboot is finished."

Maybe they'll come crying back when dmc dosen't sell as much (hopefully)

I want to see the return of MediEvil...that game was amazing.

I hope Sir Daniel Fortesque will be in Playstation All Stars

[dragonyght]

Let your voice be heard
http://share.blog.us.playst...

No donation require bring your friends and also if you know any body whos fan share this link with them

[remanutd55]

thanks for bringing up my request lol, anyways i love Heavenly Sword and i seriously believe Nariko will feature at least one more time on a playstation console

[ABizzel1]

Let Sony Santa Monica make HS 2.

[remanutd55]

I want to see the return of MediEvil...that game was amazing.
+1 bubble, i love MediEvil ( Sir Daniel Fortesque is awesome )

[Marcus Fenix]

anyone remembers RollCage?

[AJ Hartley]

Holy s* yeh awesome game

[gaden_malak]

Legend of Dragoon

[jsslifelike]

I can't believe that I had to get all of the way down the comments to finally see this.

[-Alpha]

Dark Cloud <3

[TheFinalEpisode]

The fact that the series hasn't been revisited in any way baffles me

[Drake117]

Seriously amazing franchise. Just imagine what they could do today with all the town building with todays tech plus have way cooler dungeons.

[Myze]

The first game was pretty good, but I think Dark Cloud 2 might be the best sequel ever made, well...that's a loaded statement considering all the sequels there are, but it was definitely a major upgrade.

Best ps2 RPG in my opinion. Such a shame they haven't made a Dark Cloud 3 yet. Maybe ps4 (or Vita, but would prefer a console release).

[LOOK_AT_THIS_I]

Crash Bandicoot
SOCOM

[HarvesterOSarow]

Socom is dead for sure. Sony just closed Zipper Interactive earlier this year...

[hardcorehippiez]

zipper is gone yes but sony own the ip. want more socom sony god dammit

[TotalHitman]

I'm not so sure about that, Slant Six created a few SOCOM games, so maybe another Developer could adopt the franchise.

[Prototype]

Fear Effect
Einhander
Bushido Blade
Xenogears (original PS1 version)
Rival Schools

[achmetha]

been waiting for einhander as psone classic myself...

[Eske]

Einhander would be awesome. But hey, we're finally getting Sine Mora, so that should tide us shmup fans over for a bit!

[RyuStrife]

I would like Rogue Galaxy 2. Ending deserved a sequel.

[Creative-Enigma]

What about Jak & Daxter. Think about it. It would be epic next gen. I hope the Uncharted team is working on it because Evans Wells said that they might if they have good ideas.

http://www.gameinformer.com...

Read the last paragraph.

[Machioto]

Or i5,it was game in the vein if jax & Dexter made by insomniac,some parts of the game was incorporated in the resistance franchise,Sony was willing to publish but insomniac thought the game wouldn't find and audience.

[NonApplicable]

I don't want another jak game! Let Naughty Dog create new experiences. What if ND just kept making Crash Bandicoot games? Jak and Daxter would have never come in to existence.

[simonrope]

Most of that list is pure shit, thats why Sony hasnt touched them again.

Only ones worth touching is obv Dark Cloud and Getaway.

[NastyLeftHook0]

soul reaver

[NoWayOut]

1 of the best games ever.

[morkendo23]

EINHANDER
Crash bandicoot
CONTRA
GRADIUS
R-TYPE
JAX & DAXTER
BUSHIDO BLADE
ROAD RASH name a few would be great Edition.

[Gran Touring]

Ooo I'm surprised somebody remembers einhander

[ExgamerLegends]

Jak and Daxter.

[xursz]

There was a new one released less than a year ago. It is now FREE on PS+!

[ExgamerLegends]

That would be Ratchet and Clank you're thinking of.

[NastyLeftHook0]

legacy of kain

[NastyLeftHook0]

shadowman, turok

[Chapulin]

Omega Boost!

http://www.youtube.com/watc...

[TheColbertinator]

Colony Wars

G-Police

Omega boost

[SweatyFlorida]

Heart of Darkness

Do it, don't care if it's not 1st party, that game was amazing despite dying over 9000 times. But keep it a platformer :x Would hate if they turned the game into an FPS or some crap >.>

[HarvesterOSarow]

I really gotta look up where those guys went. I think the same creative minds behind Heart of Darkness also did Flashback and Another World for SEGA. All three of those games were amazing.

Also, the animations in HoD blew my mind every time I played it.

[remanutd55]

i want MediEvil on ps3/ psvita
Heavenly Sword psvita ( paving the way for Heavenly Sword 2 on ps4)
Folklore on vita
Syphon Filter on ps3/psvita
Extermination ( oh my god i used to love this game) ps3/psvita
Fat Princess on psvita ( bring the ps3 version with cross platform play )

[ATLRoAcH]

I've been hoping for Fat Princess on the Vita. It would be a perfect game for the handheld. I'd be happy with a straight up port from the PS3 version.

[momthemeatloaf]

Crash bandicoot and cool boarders

[NoWayOut]

Syphon Filter
Jet Moto
Cool Boarders
Legacy of Kain Soul Reaver

There's plenty of awesome games Sony should bring back and they would be making easy $$$ from them too.

[Enzo]

How about reviving SOCOM, the "number one online" game for PS2 for 7 years straight!

[NonApplicable]

SOCOM hasn't seen the glory days since the PSP. I'll pass.

[Commodore]

The games on the PS2 still kick the crap out of CoD. There was a reason its multiplayer was so addictive.

Even a SOCOM HD would good. FPS's are lame as hell now.

[josephayal]

The most underrated game on the PS3
dude, FOLKLORE is a MASTER PIECE, is a unique, dark fantasy adventure inspired by western fairy tales. Folklore is one of the best RPGs on the PS3 and nobody seems to care about it.

[black911]

Revive 2Xtream!!!!!!!!

Bike riding,skating,roller blading etc. all in one amazing game.

[Smokingunz]

Hmmm! That was actually a good list! Sony did have some great gems under their belt. I'd love to see a new syphon filter and a jet motto. I heard someone in the comments section mention road rash! Well, road rash was made by EA! Sorry lol. That was also a great game as well and needs a revival.

[smashcrashbash]

Tomba, Medevil,Battle Arena Toshinden and Brave Fencer

[BlaqMagiq24]

I want a Threads of Fate 2. While most people will say FFVII or any FF game is their favorite RPG on PS1, Threads of Fate was mine. Dammit gimme the sequel Square.

[Kratoscar2008]

I love siphon filter, nothing like taser an enemy to death until it flames.