7 Spiritual Sequels that Embarrassed Big Publishers: Commenter Edition

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Published 2024-07-17
We're back with yet more examples of developers taking things into their own hands, as publishers do nothing with the intellectual property they own.

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All Comments (21)
  • @manderic5436
    Electronic "Arts", truly world class alchemists. Their management ability to turn gold into lead is breathtaking.
  • @Kirabetas
    You’ve got to give props to CA’s partner. While Stardew Valley was being created, she saw the stress he was under while working on everything, and suggested he quit his job to work full time on the game while she covered all of their living expenses.
  • @ArcaneEther
    If EA's new company motto should be "We're done with this for now", then Konami's should be "What's a video game?"
  • @Esitaro3670
    This episode should be called "EA killed a lot of their franchises so fans do their own version of the games they love"
  • @Hobobatman1000
    1:40 I love how no matter how obscure a game is, Outside Xbox/Xtra always get their own footage. They're probably the first people in decades to boot up Fountain of Dreams for any reason
  • In the year 2009 the game Demon's Souls was released for the Playstation 3. The game's director Hidetaka Miyazaki and his team wanted to make a sequel, but Sony refused because they thought that Demon's Souls didn't sell enough copies to justify making a sequel. So they went to Bandai-Namco and made a spiritual successor by the name of Dark Souls which was very successful.
  • Honestly, why is EA still around? They cant manage their way out of a paper bag
  • @ickybobclay26
    I love seeing the studio that is told “nobody wants another one of those games” make another one of those games and it crushes. Also Wreckfest is soooo much fun
  • @Ceece20
    EA being mentioned in what, half of the list? Yeah.
  • @N.BR500
    ''You know how earlier we said we can't do every game that EA F'd up?...Well, God help us, we still gonna try''. That's so savage thou 😭🤣
  • @ofmanynicknames
    Wohoo, thanks for the shout-out! Fun fact: War for the Overworld also brought back the voice of the game, Richard Ridings, perhaps better known as the voice of Daddy Pig on Peppa Pig.
  • @D34dP1x3l
    "RIP Asstown." There's no way you said that with a straight face, Ellen!
  • @epicdude3659
    y'know its a shame Paradox had to cancel their attempt at a Sims competitor, could you imagine how funny it would be if they managed to beat EA at their own game twice?
  • @Bakroth85
    Anyone else feel like EA is providing an excellent service in improving other game companies? The gaming world would be a very different place without their abject incompetency.
  • @greenhowie
    When I'm in a lying competition and my opponents are EA and Peter Molyneux:
  • @woodysmith2681
    "Thank you, EA" in anything but the most sarcastic of tones would see you forcibly removed from any number of respectable establishments, literally anywhere that has electricity that is not EA's own HQ.
  • @Entrepid83
    EA: "Let's buy ***! It's successful, but let's see what WE can do with it." Person in the back: "What are you going to do with it?" EA: "..."
  • When I played Rollercoaster Tycoon as a kid, I was horrified when one of the rides ended up killing people due to a malfunction, so I designed the parks to be as safe as possible
  • @snazzydrew
    literally everything about stardew valley is just... satisfying. one of the best games i've ever played.