9 Amazing Video Games That Will NEVER Get Sequels (And Why)

1. L.A. Noire

Love it or hate it, LA Noire at least tried to do something new. The game invented a whole new technology that enabled lifelike facial animations - a feature essential in a detective story where figuring out if someone is telling the truth or spinning a web of lies is vital in solving cases. Likewise, its recreation of 1940s LA was stunning to behold and live in (even if there wasn't all that much to actually do in it), while the mix of case work and combat kept things interesting.

Not everything clicked perfectly, but after a tumultuous development, the foundations had been set for follow ups, even if they weren't directly set in the same world or followed the same characters. Sadly, after the release, developers Team Bondi and publisher Rockstar had a pretty major falling out, which led to a breakup and the latter company keeping the IP.

Bondi planned to release a spiritual successor using the same foundations called Whore of the Orient, but went out of business. Rockstar, on the other hand, haven't released anything outside of a remaster and a VR detective experience based on the original game.

Hopefully they'll get around to making a sequel eventually, but considering how long it takes them to craft a new project these days, that won't be any time soon - if ever.