10 Video Games We All Wanted (But Nobody Bought) 

Preach brother.

More like on release day

Facts

Just like all Hollywood movies never make a profit.

Ice cold take, literally just true

I felt the same way for awhile now. I’m pretty sure everyone in the medium feels like the people in charge care too much about the money and not enough about the art

FACT

How could you say something so true.

Yeah same with Alan Wake 2

It had to be worth it or they would’ve canceled the one that is coming out on Steam soon. Epic I’m sure paid an arm and a leg for the right.

True, I wanted a new game in the Sands series, not what we got. The demo was okay, just not anything that I'm excited about.

also $70 a pop doesn't help

Plus their fans aren't playing after school - they've got to work in time between their jobs and their kids' needs. Wait another 20, though, and you can catch them with empty nests.

It sadly released abit early which sucks because it did kicked off the 6th gen of video games. Plus they had quite a bit of good exclusives

Agreed 👍

No DVD drive and no second thumb stick

Viewtiful Joe 2 is 10/10 game!

I'd actually say it was behind it's time. It wasn't next gen, it was a high quality competitor for the Playstation, but the next year the PS2 released and was so far beyond the Dreamcast it drowned it just with anticipation.

Kingdom Hearts MIGHT be the closest to that?

Nier: Automata sold so strongly that Square Enix attempted creating a full franchise out of Nier. Reincarnation & Replicant have done reasonably well, even though their reviews are less stellar.

FF14 makes a huge amount of money for them.

FF7 remake. fF15 Kh3. Dq11. So2r. There's alot stop using that lame excuse for FF7 rebirth bombing. Ff isn't just that popular anymore

FF 15 was actually huuge

That and also most games are actually complete one year later or more. Paying to be a tester of an unfinished product isn't fun.

​@@duhmzdaihI do admit, Crash Twinsanity can be pretty fun. If anyone tells me that was a finished product I'll laugh at their face. And in their face.

Even less than that to be frank. More and more AAA games are slashing their prices after only 6 to 8 weeks, sometimes even less than that. Unless you're a content creator, or someone else who really needs that day one experience, there's really not a point to shelling out day one anymore. Also frankly there's a boat load of games I've been hyped about and then day one it turns out there's a *huge* turn off for me to actually invest in them.

@@TheKgr320 Generally speaking if it's a game I believe in, I'll pay full price for it (and this has very rarely turned out poorly for me). Plus, some games would benefit an earlier purchase. One example, don't be the guy who decides to wait a year before buying a fighting game on sale, then going online and getting mad that the people online seem to, oddly enough... know how to play the game. Another example, spoiler risks, because sometimes you have to be extra careful to not get spoiled by a game on accident just looking around on YT. Then there's also the preorder stuff. I know a lot of people say to never preorder, and all I can say is I've seemed to have had far better experiences than most pertaining to preorders.

@@RippahRooJizah Well, about the fighting games, you can be the guy that waits a year before buying and then doesn't get mad at something that's easy to expect. Just take your time to learn the game before going online. When it comes to content, most fighting games nowadays are A JOKE in day one in comparison to the classic titles. Besides, characters are nerfed, patched, rebalanced, etc. anyway all the time in online games. About spoilers, I think this only has happened to me once, being spoiled on accident, so it's not a big deal.

Thousands in AC Odessey?? I liked that game a lot, but I don't see how you put more than a couple of hundred in on that one.

are there any ways to play viewtiful joe now days? did anyone port it?

Chrono Cross might be a great game, but there will always be a stigma in my heart for it because it completely erased everything you worked for in Chrono Trigger on account of the game not initially intended to BE a sequel to Chrono Trigger but they wanted some kind of name recognition, but the only way they could adapt the story is to completely nullify the story of the previous game, and when a sequel does that it is ALWAYS a pet peeve of mine.

The problem with FF7 remake/rebirth isn't the story, maybe it plays a small part but the fact is that their biggest market(Japan) isn't as invested in the ps5 as the US so of course they would lose money making it a only ps5 game.

@WhitebeardisKing Them limiting it to PS5 did limit sells and some people were upset about the story…. But if you look at the reviews most of the complaints were about the lackluster combat. Same thing happened with FF16, Action RPG’s can, and often are good… but they missed the mark with both FF7R games and FF16, by opting for watered down uninspired gameplay instead of playing it safe and using the traditional system. This is in my opinion, the primary reason why most fans are waiting for it to have a good sale before buying.

@hosswik the biggest market for final fantasy is Japan and the fact they made both of the new games ps5 only destroyed the sells, personally I loved ff16 but I love most of the ff games except 9, sure the gameplay can kinda get repeative but what game doesn't? I mean I'd wager that alot of ff players also play things like cod or battlefield or halo.

thank you for your service 07

@@SussySerbo My pleasure

Yes I liked FF7 remake yet I have no desire to play crisis core right now. I'll wait til it's on PS+ or Gamepass and maybe play it then.

Agreed I've played doom quake turok re 1-re3 but max payne was a masterpiece and one of my best childhood experiences

My brother and I loved Max Payne 1 and 2... was the first ever nude patch using naked Mona as the main character... game would eventually freeze, but we'll worth it.

Same here

Same. I was addicted to Max Payne like I was addicted to painkillers.

Agree 100% cross sucked.

Not to mention canonically the kingdom of Marle and Chrono was overthrown by Dalton and then wibbley-wobbly timey-wimey stuff erased everything you did in Chrono Trigger. I absolutely HATE it when sequels do things like that, but it was the only way the could stick 'Chrono' into the title and make Cross 'fit' with the other game, since it wasn't originally designed to be a sequel to Trigger.

Among other things, there were several connections. Guile is supposed to be Magus. Mother Brain(?) mentioned that Robo (not the OG) was terminated out of spite off screen. The CT kids cursing you out because of Time Kompression. It taking place around Porre which controls half the CT world or something. Ayla's mom/grandma being playable. Lucca's Orphanage.

I didn't even know it was out until this video. Looks like I'm headed to the psn shop.

I just started my third playthrough of Rebirth. I just can't get enough of the world and its characters. I'm a little sad we're not getting DLC and have to wait 3-5 years for Part 3.

Oh sure. Just keep playing Rebirth over and over, while your PC mas... brothers are stuck out in the cold. I see how it is!! 😉

@@ZlothZloth personally, I can't wait for the PC release. Not for me, I prefer consoles, but because I want the sales to go up. I think everyone should be able to play it. Except for maybe the Switch players. I can't imagine how big of a downgrade that would be. And the Series S is why Xbox won't get it either. But I'm hoping all you PC guys make the sales for Rebirth and XVI go through the roof!

Nintendo need to realise sales mean more money

@@ASirensFlame nah, Nintendo has more respect more their products.

@@ASirensFlame idk about that, Nintendo first parties (Mario, Zelda, Pokémon, etc.) continue to pump out 10’s of millions in sales more consistent than any competitors… while staying close to full retail price.

Exactly. I bought Jedi Survivor on sale and then a month later it was free on PS+. On top of that most games I buy are eventually free on PS+ or Gamepass. So it's completely put me off wanting to buy anything on console.

​@@tacos1133 That's what happens when games are only available from a single party. Switch is also much cheaper than every other console which means broader access to more people.

the original is one of ny favourite games ever, i know it inside out. I was hyped for the remake but when I played the demo it felt too different, i.e. the voices, even Isaac had a voice. I just felt I'm better off with the original. I'll give it a chance tho, when it's on sale

I love the concept of DS, but i had no interest if they weren't remaking the games that really needed it 2&3, a great game remade i only have interest in watching as i can't handle jumpscares well is really no draw at all when it dead ends before making the other titles better.

Well they changed things People didn't want changed soo that's kinda what happens when you change a near perfect game

@@gambello1195 what kind of sale are you waiting for? Last year during the holidays, I saw Dead Space for $20-$30 at multiple stores.

​@fullmetalsoldier6511 like removing the annoying turret section or making upgrade nodes actually matter and not used for blank spots? If not those, not sure what you mean since it was pretty universally enjoyed across the board

I was going to say that I remember VJ2 being impossible to find, not the shelfwarmer this video implies that it was.

That makes 2 of us

That makes 3 of us

4 of us

5 of us😂

Lost crown is super fun

Outriders was definitely underrated and underappreciatedm

What really put it in the grave was being only for an otherwise singleplayer/coop game. People lost interest when that got revealed.

The Chrono Cross battle system is very WTF at 1st, but after an hour it becomes basically second nature…. The problem there is of course you are having to get annoyed for about an hour before you start having fun 🤕 I still love that game though.

@@hosswik I have an obsessive need to level all my characters to be the same level. How does the game handle leveling the massive amount of characters that they throw at you?

To be honest it’s mixed. The leveling itself is super easy especially in a few spots… the catch comes down to 2 things. 1) You cannot get the full roster of characters in one play through. There is an A and B route in the game that is pure RNG from what I remember,… and there are certain characters that are either or. 2) Some of the characters are really unbalanced compared to others (like in Suikoden) so they can be a pain to level in certain areas.. because they suck (in combat, for some reason with the exception of 3 characters like Mojo most of the really cool characters were the worst in combat.)

For $130 you can preorder the ability to lease access to possibly play the game!

I played it recently, and while I enjoyed it for the most part, I thought it was pretty overrated. What makes it unique to you?

@@jovialnobody I love the art style and its overall 'frenchness' haha. Also, the stealth sections are amazing I would say the latter half of the game is 100% better than the first half. I love the conspiracy/government stuff in this game; it's well done

@@charlesshamseldin9555 Thanks for your answer! I was honestly pleasantly surprised that the dark room website was still up, I could imagine that being such a cool aspect of the game back in the day, it's still pretty cool to me today.

@@charlesshamseldin9555 Thanks for your answer! I was surprised when I found out the site to decrtypt the codes was still up, I think at that time that would've been really cool, I still find it cool today.

The infamous backlog. what other notable games are in there?

​@@Thomas-fb5tf mine? personally currently play Yakuza 0 so i have the entire franchise ahead of me, i haven't played any Y's game yet, believe it or not i haven't played any Mass Effect games yet, not played any Witcher games yet, not played any new Tales game yet (symphonia, vesperia, zesteria) Prince of Persia, Dishonored, Metro, Valkyria Chronicles +sequels, Star Ocean, Persona +SMT franchise, Hitman, Dragon quest, GTA 4+5, Nier/Automata After all that theres my singular or partially completed franchise , Darksiders 3, Vampyr, Cyberpunk, Sand land, Shadow of War, Transformers the games (hahaha), Arkham origins/knight etc after i finish all that, theres Shadowrun trilogy (played abit of hong kong, its really good), Dungeon Siege 1+2, bit niche but i'm interested in "Argarest War franchise" but reviews aren't great (so don't jump head first in hahah) And finally theres the naughty Emulation side, currently playing Samus returns, once that done A link between world is next, Metroid Prime trilogy +Dreadd, And finally the console missed out on, PS2/psp/vita which has an ungodly amount of games, i don't think i'll finish in this lifetime hahahaha what does your backlog look like if you don't mind me asking hahah

You have some great games on that list.

Every single time he says it make these video entertaining

I can now never say it normally thanks to these videos :P

Haha yeah. Any in his line of catch phrases crack me up. And I also this every time too.

Zone of the Enders?

Daemon X Machina, Front Mission Evolved for multi-platform, if you are on PC then add M.A.S.S. Builder to that list. Those are only a few that I personally have that include the customization that AC has, even if they are just a bit lighter in that department than AC games prior to 6. They also feature mission structure and combat control similar to AC, hell DxM was made by people who worked on the AC series previously, so. Happy gaming!

​@@drewtheunspoken3988Second Runner is better. But yeah. Not "easy," but grows on you. That's probably what he's saying. I haven't played Armored Core 6 but I plan to.

@CarlosXPhone fair enough. And, honestly, I liked Zone of the Enders, but it's also not the deepest or most mechanical of games.

It took awhile for me to get around to playing AC6 but it was great (I got really annoyed with people calling it a souls-like so I put it off lol.)

I had no idea this game sold poorly. Max payne 1 and 2 were awesome

I played the original trilogy and I *HATED* the changes they made to the series. Taking a great dark historical fantasy and turning it into an anime style video game. If you liked it, cool & I am genuinely happy to hear it but I just couldn't stand it.

I played the original trilogy and I *HATED* the changes they made to the series. Taking a great dark historical fantasy and turning it into an anime style video game. If you liked it, cool & I am genuinely happy to hear it but I just couldn't stand it.

@@rosssnyder4490 I did say the gameplay was better. Story-wise I like Samanosuke better as the main character. The best overall game was the third game, but the combat was better in DoD. I didn't like Jubei, so the second was my least favorite.

@misakikoko4500 I didn't mean to post that twice. I thought the gameplay for 4 wasn't bad, but the shift in tone and the fact that they all felt like bad anime stereotypes, along with a terrible plot, just killed it for me. My only issue with 2 was one puzzle, and I enjoyed it otherwise. The first one is definitely my favorite, but I highly enjoyed the 3rd one, too

I loved all 4 games, but I understand why 2 and 4 may have rubbed y’all the wrong way lol. From Software used Onimusha as inspiration when they made Demon Souls for a reason, and I am really hoping Capcom realizes it one day…. I mean look at Team Ninja, they looked at Dark Souls and went “hey wait a minute some of those animations look familiar” and then bam we got Nioh and then Nioh 2, and I couldn’t be happier lol. I oversimplified it for comedy… but I stand by what I said.

Lawbreakers had potential. It was a victim of poor timing

I think that Mirrors Edge would've worked better if the game actually got a good marketing behind it, because its literally a body cam kinda game. The head is like your personal camera. I just think the game came at the wrong time. It needed today's graphics to reflect the realism it was going for.

I generally enjoy innovative Metroidvanias but as I am currently in protest of Ubisoft, this one will remain unplayed.

The sad fact is that it pretty much HAS to be on Steam because the other are just plain awful to navigate or utilize. Gabe may suck, but Valve has stayed on course in trying to keep their digital storefront usable and friendly. When you consider the competition on those fronts, you would think that companies that make ludicrous amounts of income on Engine licensing fees, exclusivity contracts, and a single game so stuffed with microtransactions and outside advertising (which also generates income) could at least put some effort in to make something that is better, well, when they don't they just come off like their player base - a bunch of whiny angry children who want to throw a fit when they don't get their way

I said the same thing as well. By the time I get to the end of Wallmarket I burn out. But now I have new lore I never asked for on how the plate sunlamps work!