Look at them including perfect dark in the list as if they’d have the balls to make another sequel after they botched the last one after essentially using it as a launch exclusive title for the 360… such a shame. Perfect dark 64 was a masterpiece.
Ultimately the problem with Perfect Dark as a franchise is that everyone who made it great went off and formed Free Radical and made the TimeSplitters games.
It’s probably because so many of them are mediocre or don’t really exist as modern games. It’s kinda sad that out of that list, there are so few 10/10 series there.
Ori and the Will of the Wisps(Great)
Sunset Overdrive(Good)
Battletoads(Good, at least I enjoyed it)
Forza Horizon 4 and 5(both are good, but definitely feeling a little repetitive and overly done now for me)
Flight Simulator
That is all I got though. and technically Forza Horizon 4 is 5 years and 12 days.
Released in 2014, so while good, doesn’t quite fit the “from the last 5 years” criteria (unless you’re specifically talking about the PC port, which just squeaks in by a month, but I’m not sure that’s quite in the spirit of the discussion).
Point of Forza, driving cars around in circles will get repetitive after some point tho. I played Horizon 4 much more than 5 because 4 has a ranked system. I’m definitely going to play more Horizon 5 if they have a ranked system.
Most of those are already shit (Fallout, Diablo, Overwatch, call of duty) or shelved 25+ years ago (Commander Keen, Hexen, Phantasmagoria…). Microsoft’s own games are rather good compared to Activision Blizzar or even Bethesda.
Blizzard has already been doing that for a while. Also failing with new franchises, not investing in their core games, half assing releases. I hope they actually turn things around for games like Starcraft, Diablo, HotS etc
Blizzard would never have done that if Activision hadn’t been allowed to buy them. The new conglomerate will be worse than we anticipate in the same way Activion-Blizzard was.
Blizzard had pretty much only made amazing games before Activision bought them. Activision also made a lot of good games back then. People couldn’t see how the merger would fick it up back then, yet it still did.
I expect Bethesda to get infected with the worst that Activion-Blizzard has to offer more so than the opposite.
Microsoft at least owns the trademark on it. Not being a lawyer, I don’t know if that’s at all decoupled from “the IP” or not, but I suspect they’d be tied fairly close together.
It would also be weird if Mistwalker signed a contract giving MS ownership of Blue Dragon (which is on the list, but has multiple games from different publishers) but not Lost Odyssey. I guess maybe the solution would be to remove Blue Dragon from the list rather than adding Lost Odyssey. 🤷♂️
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Look at them including perfect dark in the list as if they’d have the balls to make another sequel after they botched the last one after essentially using it as a launch exclusive title for the 360… such a shame. Perfect dark 64 was a masterpiece.
Ultimately the problem with Perfect Dark as a franchise is that everyone who made it great went off and formed Free Radical and made the TimeSplitters games.
Unless it got canned, they do be making another Perfect Dark
I’m surprised I have avoided being invested in any of these franchises.
So you’ve never played Fallout: New Vegas?
Wow, just wow. You’re missing out.
That’s Obsidian
I haven’t. I did try Fallout 4 but it just wasn’t for me.
I’d still give it a try. FO4 was one of the worst games in the series.
I liked its mechanical innovations, especially in how power armor works, but…
And I’m assuming we’re just not talking about 76?
Yes they improved a lot of the gameplay in FO4, but Bethesda sucks at writing a good story. Just look at Starfield.
And yes, FO76 is worse. I was careful with my wording in the other comment.
There was a project to port the story from FNV into FO4, but I haven’t checked on the progress in a year or so.
It’s probably because so many of them are mediocre or don’t really exist as modern games. It’s kinda sad that out of that list, there are so few 10/10 series there.
Microsoft spent 69 Billy just so they could finally own geometry wars, change my mind.
The music from that game started to play in my head when I read this.
Ballmer actually really wanted that THPS 3&4 remaster.
XBLA goat
Microsoft can FINALLY make the Zork sequel we’ve all been waiting for
Candy Crush Saga. Guaranteed.
Gonna get automatically re-installed with every single Winfows update for all of eternity.
COD suddenly overrated to PlayStation owners.
Name a good game by a Microsoft studio from the last 5 years that isn’t by Obsidian or someone who used to work at Obsidian
Ori and the Will of the Wisps(Great)
Sunset Overdrive(Good)
Battletoads(Good, at least I enjoyed it)
Forza Horizon 4 and 5(both are good, but definitely feeling a little repetitive and overly done now for me)
Flight Simulator
That is all I got though. and technically Forza Horizon 4 is 5 years and 12 days.
Isn’t Ori only published by MS? Moon Studios is a private studio, IIRC.
Although Moon Studios are not owned by Microsoft, the Ori IP is.
Released in 2014, so while good, doesn’t quite fit the “from the last 5 years” criteria (unless you’re specifically talking about the PC port, which just squeaks in by a month, but I’m not sure that’s quite in the spirit of the discussion).
I didnt actually realise the PC version was a year later(it was the PC release date I was looking at). Well… shit.
Point of Forza, driving cars around in circles will get repetitive after some point tho. I played Horizon 4 much more than 5 because 4 has a ranked system. I’m definitely going to play more Horizon 5 if they have a ranked system.
Psychonauts 2.
I’m voting for them to revive Soldier of Fortune!
My vote is for Heretic/Hexen.
I see your SoF and raise you a Heretic/Hexen revival
I wasn’t singularity to get rebooted and finished
In the meantime, check out Amid Evil for an absolutely fantastic Heretic/Hexen like game.
I have more screenshots saved on steam in one playthrough of that game than any other game I’ve played.
My friend recommended Amogus Evil and it’s SOOOO GOOD.
It’s very faithful to Heretic and extremely well done.
I knows it’s not gonna happen but since they own heretic and he eb now I would love to see a modern day reinterpretation by the guys at id
Wonderful news, I sure did want all those franchises that I loved to be turned to shit before being shelved for eternity.
Most of those are already shit (Fallout, Diablo, Overwatch, call of duty) or shelved 25+ years ago (Commander Keen, Hexen, Phantasmagoria…). Microsoft’s own games are rather good compared to Activision Blizzar or even Bethesda.
Blizzard has already been doing that for a while. Also failing with new franchises, not investing in their core games, half assing releases. I hope they actually turn things around for games like Starcraft, Diablo, HotS etc
Blizzard would never have done that if Activision hadn’t been allowed to buy them. The new conglomerate will be worse than we anticipate in the same way Activion-Blizzard was.
Why would they be worse? We have a bunch of good games out of Microsoft. I don’t see how they could fuck it up
Blizzard had pretty much only made amazing games before Activision bought them. Activision also made a lot of good games back then. People couldn’t see how the merger would fick it up back then, yet it still did.
I expect Bethesda to get infected with the worst that Activion-Blizzard has to offer more so than the opposite.
“If there are fewer and fewer games coming out that are more and more exclusive people will just have to buy an Xbox!” --an MBA, probably
So many dead franchises. The videogame industry really went in an unexpected direction…
Imagine all the money stupidly left on the table. All because they refuse to accept long term investment over short term gains.
So much money these franchises could have made - if they were given an honest chance
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Warcraft is listed as well as world. Good reading skills there.
Imagine leaving Lost Odyssey off of this list.
(Although I suppose maybe you need more than one game to be considered a “franchise” 😢)
I think they published it, but don’t actually own it.
Microsoft at least owns the trademark on it. Not being a lawyer, I don’t know if that’s at all decoupled from “the IP” or not, but I suspect they’d be tied fairly close together.
It would also be weird if Mistwalker signed a contract giving MS ownership of Blue Dragon (which is on the list, but has multiple games from different publishers) but not Lost Odyssey. I guess maybe the solution would be to remove Blue Dragon from the list rather than adding Lost Odyssey. 🤷♂️
Come on, how can they list that and not the masterpiece that is 3D Ultra Minigolf?
Seriously though, they’re at least missing quite a bit of Sierra stuff there. Like Impressions Games city builders, or The Incredible Machine.
I remember buying a Microsoft Sidewinder Force Feedback Pro joystick that came bundled with Interstate '76… Hey MS, up for a revival?
I kid you not, that joystick and MS Flight Simulator 2004 got me through flight school and several ratings.
There was a glimpse of prototype in that trailer and I can only dream of a new version of that game