10 Video Games Stuck In Development Hell (That We're STILL Looking Forward To)

10. Perfect Dark

Considering how near-perfect the original Perfect Dark was, it's hard not to look forward to the upcoming reboot despite the many, many factors working against it.

Since its reveal at the 2020 Game Awards, the game has reportedly lost half of its development team, which prompted Microsoft to bring in Crystal Dynamics - the maestros behind the crushingly under-rated Soul Reaver series - to help finish development. Unfortunately, Crystal Dynamics' association with the dysfunctional Embracer Group has seen the studio lose a number of key personnel, which has likely affected the PD reboot's development.

And, of course, there's the small matter that Perfect Dark Zero - the Xbox 360-based prequel - was absolutely abysmal. Caught chasing market trends at the time, Zero's cover-based shooting and 'methodical' (read: clunky and slow-paced) combat was a disastrous downgrade from the original game.

Yet hope still persists.

Sea of Thieves has shown that Rare can still summon the old magic that made them an industry powerhouse in the N64 days, and hopefully everyone involved has learnt from the mistakes of Perfect Dark Zero. Rare work best when going their own way, as opposed to following the market leader, and hopefully the Perfect Dark reboot will see them back at their idiosyncratic best.