10 RPG Video Game Sequels We Desperately Need (But Won’t Get)

1. Lost Odyssey

What it was: Coming on four DVDs, this monolith was an epic in all the right ways: a turn-based combat system, sprawling story, side characters ranging from interesting and slightly mysterious to downright irritating and two notable changes to the formula.

The first was the ring system. Equipped rings granted status effects or abilities in battle and during an attack, two rings would appear on-screen. The player had to time trigger-presses as the rings aligned and would score Perfect, Good or Bad; this made combat more than just one button press and a long wait for an attack animation or turn to begin and end.

The second feature was A Thousand Years of Dreams: short snippets of written prose that were moments of protagonist Kaim's life as an immortal, or events he had witnessed. These popped up on-screen during the game's story and were praised for elevating the narrative of Lost Odyssey to greatness. Some even considered them better than the game's own story overall. They were so highly rated that they were published as a separate novel in Japan in 2007.

Why we need a sequel: Despite the harsher contemporary critics calling Lost Odyssey rather run-of-the-mill, it won its fair share of fans. Graphically impressive and arguably proving the case for greater storage capacity with Blu-Ray that the Xbox 360 neglected, a new Lost Odyssey could refine the setting and concept greatly to become a new saga for the ages. Plus, instead of packing the case full of four DVD discs, this time developers could throw in a novel to bridge the gap between Lost Odyssey and Lost Odyssey II with all that extra case space saved.

Why we won't get one: Mistwalker are increasingly working on iOS and Android projects. What's more, their last big console release was for Wii - 2011's The Last Story. They are currently working on an as-yet-unannounced project alongside Silicon Studio but that developer has also been prone to Nintendo 3DS and mobile releases rather than big-budget console epics.

So, what might a spiritual successor to Lost Odyssey be called? Endless Journey? Infinite Trek? Deserted Expedition? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below and tell us if there are any other RPGs that deserve sequels!