5 Video Games That Were Robbed Of A Sequel

2) Planescape Torment (1999)

If popular enough, role playing games can develop a devoted following that leads to never-ending franchises, regardless of the games quality. How else can you explain the fact that Final Fantasy XIII sold more than five copies? Unfortunately, this was not the case for Planescape Torment, a game many critics heralded as the best of the year upon its release.

The story of The Nameless One, an amnesiac immortal who can’t even remember his own name, doesn’t hold much commercial appeal and failed to sell, despite developing a cult following in the years that followed its release. Those who did discover Planescape Torment didn’t regret investing hours and hours in this unique story driven game and still pine for a sequel to this very day.

A spiritual successor known as Torment: Tides of Numenera is currently in development thanks to funds from Kickstarter, but this won’t be good enough for fans who want to see some of the games most memorable characters continue their story. Hopefully, the developers working on this new game will be inspired by off-the-wall characters such as Morte, a cynical floating skull and Fall-From-Grace, a chaste succubus who runs a brothel.

Super Mario RPG this ain’t!