10 Underappreciated Video Games That Deserve A Sequel

It’s all very well to talk about crowded release schedules, rushed development, unfinished products and unreached potential but sometimes the problem is the public. Sometimes, gamers, you make me so mad.

Binary Domain has it all: slick third person shooting, tight controls, a unique art style, technical innovation, likeable characters, a future setting where human-like robots have infiltrated society even unbeknownst to themselves. It even has a French robot that does spin kicks and calls you monsieur.

And to make this game even cooler you can give your squad commands, commendations and just generally interact with them via your microphone. Characters will react to what you say and can gain or lose trust in you depending on how you act. Lose enough trust with a character and they’ll start refusing to do what you say like an over-levelled Pokemon.

So, if Binary Domain is so bloody good in every way, why didn’t it sell well? Why aren’t we on to Binary Domain 4: The Robotening?

Well, dear viewer, I blame you. You chose not to buy Binary Domain. You refused to heed all those glowing reviews, and pretty marketing spots SEGA bought to evangelise this masterpiece. Games fail for all sorts of reasons but every now and then a game just because YOU refused to buy it.

Just be glad that the game’s producer, Daisuke Sato expressed interest in bringing it back after Yakuza’s renewed success in the west. And if that ever happens, you’ll know what to do.