Summary
- Sequels aren't always necessary - sometimes, it's best to leave a beloved game as it is.
- Games like Uncharted, Portal 2, and Dark Souls 3 have reached satisfying conclusions.
- Some series, like Mother and Legacy of Kain, have had fitting endings, making sequels unnecessary.
Developing a video game is tough. Making one that's successful is even tougher. In an era where publishers want safe bets on established franchises, it feels like every game that's ever been loved is going to get a sequel sooner or later, 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:even if it's been a while.
168澳洲幸运5开奖网: 10 Best Games With No Sequels
He🔴re are some cult classics and renowned masterpieces that never got a sequel (and ♏probably never will).
But sometimes they shouldn't. No matter how much hype, interest or money a sequel could generate, it's not worth it if it dilutes the charm of its predecessor, or compromises the creator's vision. Whether it's because they work so well as a standalone title, or because they bring a fitting end to the series, here are some great games that don't need sequels.
10 Uncharted 4: A Thief's End
- Released
- May 10, 2016 ꦺ
- Developer(s)
- 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Naughty Dog
- Platform(s)
- PC, 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:PlayStation 4, 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:PlayStation 5
Naughty Dog has always had its finger on the pulse when it comes to ending their involvement with a series. The company did it with 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Crash Bandicoot, with Jak, and since it's been a while, it seems to have done it with 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Uncharted.
Sure, Uncharted: The Lost Legacy came out in 2017 with excellent reviews, but the mainline series starring Nathan Drake has yet to see another release, and it's better if it stays that way. Nathan is retired, he's happy, and he has a family to look after. Unless Naughty Dog decides to surprise us with an Uncharted 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:kart racing game like it did for Crash and Jak, it's likely this treasure hunter is staying put.
9 Mother 3
- Released
- ꦏ April 20, 2006
- Platform(s)
- 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Nintendo Game Boy Advance
- Developer
- 💦 Brownie Brꦫown, HAL Laboratory
Despite the strong fan demand for another entry in the Mother series, there's really no need for one. Shigesato Itoi wrote the perfect ending for the series with 2006's Mother 3, where the characters address you directly to tell you goodbye.
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Every plot thread is wrapped up, every danger has passed. Even the game's logo changes to reflect that the world is healing. A sequel would cheapen the conclusion to Mother 3, and we wouldn't want that. To preserve what is beautiful and special about the series, it's time to just let it be.
8 Portal 2
Valve are infamous for their inability to publish a sequel with that number attached to the end of it. You know, the one between two and four. But in Portal 2's case, it's actually justified.
Portal 2's ending is one of both closure and open-endedness, and it encourages you to imagine what the heroine will do now that she's free. And that's the way it should be. No matter what a third game comes up with, it can't satisfy everyone. Especially after so many years, because the expectations would be too high. The most intriguing questions are those left unanswered.
7 🍃 Dark Souls 3 ไ
The 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Dark Souls series won't run out of spiritual successors any time soon, not when it has an entire subgenre named after it. FromSoftware's formula has inspired 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:legions of games, some of which almost didn't make us tear our hair out.
But while more Soulslikes continue to come out and test your reflexes, Dark Souls itself should rest. Dark Souls 3's The Ringed City expansion completes the narrative, and there's no need for a fourth game. FromSoftware already knows this, as it has moved on to reach new heights of success with 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice and 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Elden Ring.
6 The ꧅3rd Birthday
The 3rd Birthday
- Released
- Dec🅷ember 22, 2010 ൲
- Developer(s)
- 168澳洲幸运5开奖网: Square Enix, HexaDrive
- Platform(s)
- 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:PlayStation Portable
As a long-awaited continuation of Square's 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Parasite Eve series, The 3rd Birthday drew mixed reactions over its story, especially the ending. While it's not happy, it is poignant, and shines a light on sibling bo💮nds like few games do.
Parasite Eve is a beloved series, and its concept could certainly beget spiritual successors. But The 3rd Birthday brings Aya Brea's story to an end, and any sequel would have to disrupt the canon. Love it or hate it, here's something everyone can agree on: we already had enough time travel in this game.
5 ܫ Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony
Ask a 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Danganronpa fan if they want another sequel. If they say yes, ask them if they sa💯w the ending to Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony.
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With Danganronpa's third entry, Kazutaka Kodaka went meta to tell you why there wouldn't - and shouldn't - be a fourth. The story had run its course, and while the concept of putting another bunch of students in a killing game was fun in theory, it could only last so long before it became tired. The ending divided fans, with many calling it a cop-out or an insult to the audience, while others praised it for its originality. If the creator doesn't want to make any more sequels, why force it?
4 Legacy Of Kain: Defiance ⛎ ཧ
Legacy Of Kain: Defiance
- Released
- November𝄹 11, 2003
- Developer(s)
- 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Crystal Dynamics
- Platform(s)
- PS2, PC, 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Xbox (Original)
The Legacy of Kain series has long been held as an example of stellar writing in video games, and has a hand in elevating the medium as a whole. 2003's Legacy of Kain: Defiance ends on the themes of redemption and hope.
While this ending is arguably a cliffhanger, it's never had a follow-up, and at this point, it should remain that way. There's more literary merit to leaving Kain's fate open than to make a sequel simply because the gameplay and setting are so much fun. If you've never played the Legacy of Kain series before, don't be dissuaded by the sudden stop. We wish all games that ended in cli🍌ffhangers♑ felt as complete.
3 Undertale
168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Undertale is a game so complete it asks you if you're sure you want to reset it for a second playthrough. Once you get the True Pacifist ending, there's no need to go back.
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So what's next for an Undertale fan? Toby Fox has been keeping busy as a composer, lending his talents to such titles as 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Pokemon Scarlet and Violet, Omori and 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Little Town Hero. There's also a spiritual successor in 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Deltarune. Undertale will also continue to linger in our hearts and minds for a long time to come. But for the game itself, that's all, folks.
2 Metal Ge🦄ar Solid 5: The Phantom Pain ꩵ
- Released
- Sep🅺tember 1꧂, 2015
- Developer(s)
- 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Kojima Productions
- Platform(s)
- PC, 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:PlayStation 3, 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One
Here's a fun fact for you: this game already has a sequel. It's had one since 1987. In a twist of Kojima-esque proportions, the ending of 2015's Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain directly precedes the start of the original Metal Gear on the MSX. Solid Snake is already in the building by the time you watch that final cutscene.
With the story coming full circle, where does Metal Gear have left to go? They'd have to do something truly ridiculous to keep the series running. What are they going to do, make a game about a giant wormhole that opens up and sucks everyone into a desolate, zombie-ꩲinfested wasteland?
1 No Man's Sky
- Released
- ꧒ August 9, 2016 𒈔
- Developer(s)
- 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Hello Games
168澳洲幸运5开奖网:No Man's Sky had more ups and downs in its development than Aerosmith had in their entire career. Once the laughingstock of the industry and a cautionary tale against pre-ordering, it's now become one of 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:gaming's most inspirational success stories.
Almost a decade after its release, Hello Games continues to support the game with patches and updates, ensuring it will continue to thrive for years to come. With continuing development like that, this game doesn't need sequels - it needs exactly what it gets. Keep the updates coming, Hello Games: you did us proud.
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