10 Video Game Missed Opportunities We're STILL Not Over
We know you've got it locked away in some maximum security vault somewhere, Gabe.
Gaming is great. It's all about escapism, letting us get away to places anywhere, any time, and with a whole host of characters to enjoy playing as. The gaming industry is full of memorable moments.
But what happens when things that should happen that simply... don't? There have been so many times throughout gaming history where people scream out for certain, and they simply don't happen.
To be fair, there are countless reasons why.
Games becoming far too hyped for their own good, leading to completely unrealistic expectations and no way whatsoever for the company to deliver on what everyone wants. Behind the scenes reasons, where game developers have spats with their publishers about what should be included. Completely daft reasons, where people sit on beloved IPs and refuse to actually make anything with them, because they don't like making loads of money.
Whatever the reason behind the decisions made, there's been an absolute load of missed opportunities in the gaming industry over the years, and it's time to take a look at the absolute cream of the crop.
Salty isn't strong enough a word to define how badly we feel about these missteps - we're still totally not over any of these.
10. Metal Gear Solid V's Story
The background behind the development of MGSV is widely known. Kojima, mastermind of Metal Gear, had a massive falling out with Konami.
With costs rising every day, massive chunks of the game had to be cut to make sure the game was released. The result? An incomplete Metal Gear Solid game.
Metal Gear Solid V is a fantastic game until it all falls apart towards the end. The story is engaging, the gameplay mechanics are superb and it looks absolutely stunning. Then it happens - you're hit with a load of rehashed missions you've already done, the story beats fade into nothingess and you're left completely unsatisfied as the credits roll.
An entire chapter which would have tied up the game nicely, revealed what happened with Eli (Liquid Snake, spoilers), was originally planned to be included with the game but was cut and packaged into a mini documentary that comes with collector's editions of the game.
As this article is written, there's rumours going around the net that Konami is preparing a re-release of MGSV with this content restored. That would be nice, but is Metal Gear without the crazy mind of Kojima even Metal Gear anymore?
No, no it isn't (see Metal Gear: Survive for further details).