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

2. Vanquish

The world was not ready for Vanquish. Platinum Games' shooter came out at a time where third-person shooters were practically humping cover systems and chest-high walls (and look, there's no kink-shaming here, but it got weird), but instead of playing along, it said "stuff that" and did its own thing.

That own thing turned out to be the kind of breath of fresh air the genre needed at the time. Instead of being stuck behind cover all the time, you were encouraged to jet-slide your way around the battlefield in a sci-fi exo-skeleton, blowing the complete s**t out of everything around you.

It didn't sell gangbusters, but like a lot of Platinum's games it found its audience and became a cult success, but not enough to greenlight a sequel.

The devs moved on to other projects, and while there are constant rumours that a sequel is happening, it all appears to be wishful thinking - at least for now.