7 Long Lost Games That Might Make Their Return in 2019

7 Long Lost Games That Might Make Their Return in 2019

WiLD

WiLD has been one of those on again off again games for a couple of years now.

Announced back at Gamescom in 2014 by developer Wild Sheep Studio, the game is set to release exclusively for PS4. Problem is, despite showing up at 2015’s Paris Games Week, we’ve not seen anything of the game since.

For those unfamiliar, WiLD sends players back to the Neolithic period in a sprawling world teeming with life.

Players assume control of a human who has the ability to communicate and possess wild animals and utilize their unique skills and strengths for their own benefit. Use an eagle to scout out an enemy camp before diving in, or ride on the back of a bear into battle.

The entire premise of WiLD had us pretty darn hyped and its visuals sure were a treat for the eyes.

We can only hope that the game rears its head again at some point in 2019, but with Sony already announcing it won’t be at E3, that only leaves the likes of Gamescom, Paris Games Week, Tokyo Games Show, or perhaps a PS5 reveal event for it to show up.

7 Long Lost Games That Might Make Their Return in 2019

Final Fantasy VII Remake

If there’s been one game announcement that literally had people crying and generally losing their shit, it was Final Fantasy VII Remake.

Originally released on PS1, the title remains close to the hearts of many fans of the Final Fantasy series, with many putting it up there as the finest entry in the series.

Of course, time is not everybody’s friends, and when it comes to old-school graphics and gameplay mechanics, it’s more of an enemy.

So you can imagine when Sony announced a Final Fantasy VII Remake was coming exclusively to PS4 at E3 2015 that hype levels skyrocketed so fast they obliterated the metaphorical ceiling.

Sadly, outside of discovering that the title could release in as multiple full-size games, and that development has moved studios last year, there’s been nothing for fans to truly get excited about since the initial reveal.

However, it seems as though some kind of announcement should be cropping up in 2019, if Nomura-san and Kitase-san’s teases are anything to go by.

With Kingdom Hearts III finally due to release in just over a month’s time, chances are that Square Enix’s attention will be focused on the long-awaited remake.

A gameplay trailer in 2019 would most definitely satiate fans for the meantime, but we’re beginning to think this could show up at the PS5 reveal event and announced as a launch window title for Sony’s upcoming system.

Guess we’ll just have to wait and see for now.

7 Long Lost Games That Might Make Their Return in 2019

Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order

Just over six years ago, the Star Wars franchise was pretty much done and dusted after its six movies.

Skip forward to the present day and we’ve received another three movies, two video games, and know of at least another two in development. One such title is Respawn’s Star Wars title that we now know as Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order.

Despite only having been announced at E3 this year, we’re still eager to see more of what’s to come from Respawn’s title.

With Titanfall 2 being one of the most underrated titles of this generation, we can’t wait to see what’s possible with the Star Wars license.

Especially when it’s set to have a rather dark story that “tells an original Star Wars story around a surviving Padawan set shortly after the events of Star Wars: Episode 3 – Revenge of the Sith.”

With just the title and a brief outline of what to expect from the story, Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order has our interest piqued.

Currently slated for a Late 2019 release window, we’d be very surprised if we didn’t get at least something in the opening few months of next year to get fans suitably hyped.

7 Long Lost Games That Might Make Their Return in 2019

Metroid Prime 4

The Nintendo Switch got off to a roaring start back in 2017 with titles like The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Super Mario Odyssey, Splatoon 2, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and more.

In fact, almost every single month following its release in 2017, Switch owners received yet another highly polished first-party exclusive.

While 2018 didn’t quite see a return to the dearth of releases that the Wii U did, it wasn’t as jam-packed as the console’s opening 12 months.

Fortunately, fans did know that Metroid Prime 4 was on the way for the system back at E3 2017, and then, silence. No gameplay trailers, no story details, nothing, really. All we’ve had is a quick statement from good ol’ Reggie letting us know that it’s ‘well in development.’

With the slew of upcoming first-party Switch releases beginning to slow, Nintendo will need to show at least something of Metroid Prime 4 in 2019, or at least provide fans with details of what kind of experience to expect.

There have also been rumblings that a remastered Metroid Prime Trilogy could be announced for Nintendo Switch to release prior to 4’s release, but that’s all just rumors for now.

7 Long Lost Games That Might Make Their Return in 2019

Payday 3

Five years. That’s how long ago Payday 2 was released, and yet despite being a pretty damn popular four-player co-op shooter, developer Starbreeze Studios has yet to officially release the next entry in the series. In fact, back in Feb. 2017, the developer announced it was planning to release five pieces of DLC for Payday 2… as well as announcing that Payday 3 development was officially underway.

Sadly, despite being almost two years on from the fact, fans have still yet to actually see anything of Payday 3.

Sure, we know it’s (probably) not going to stray too far from the co-op heist shooter gameplay that its predecessor has got so right, but what of new mechanics, new story details, some kind of online PvP mode?

With the second anniversary of its development reveal on the horizon, it’s time for Starbreeze Studios to break the silence and give fans a closer look at what’s to come in Payday 3. Can we expect a release date? Probably not, but at least we’ll have a better idea of what we’re looking forward to.

7 Long Lost Games That Might Make Their Return in 2019

Crystal Dynamics’ Avengers Project

If you can go a week without seeing some sort of superhero-related news, product, or hearing a conversation about Marvel’s ever-popular cinematic universe, you deserve a medal.

It seems nigh impossible to really escape all the hubbub and commotion, and the superhero hype doesn’t really show any signs of slowing down after Infinity War grossed $2.045 billion worldwide at the box office.

That’s why Marvel sought out a deal with Square Enix to create a multi-game partnership, beginning with The Avengers project. Outside of its brief 51-second teaser, we know almost nothing about the game.

Heck, we don’t even know what its official title will be (though we think The Avengers Project sounds pretty cool).

Having been announced almost two years ago now, it seems highly probable that we’re going to finally see a little bit more of what Square Enix has been working on.

Especially considering we don’t know exactly what kind of game this is going to be.

Perhaps an open-world game that sees us assuming control of the different Avengers as we take on different missions? Or perhaps it’ll be a more linear campaign.

Either way, we’re hyped, and with Avengers Endgame due to hit the big screen in April 2019, Square Enix has an opportune moment to stoke the hype around its upcoming title.

7 Long Lost Games That Might Make Their Return in 2019

Dead Island 2

Zombies were all the rage back in 2014, and while The Walking Dead still plods on with a dwindling cast, the pop culture love for the undead is beginning to wane a little.

That hasn’t stopped Deep Silver from committing to… someday releasing Dead Island 2.

That’s right, the game that was supposed to release in Spring 2015 and announced at E3 2014 is still in development, and unless it wants to be relegated to the league of vaporware, it needs to show its hand soon.

All we really know of Dead Island 2 was that it was taking players to the Golden State, and co-op gameplay was going to be a prominent part of the experience.

It’s fair to say that Dead Island 2 hasn’t had the smoothest development, with former developer Yager parting ways with publisher Deep Silver in 2015, and UK studio Sumo Digital announced to be resuming development in March 2016.

Even so, Sumo Digital has now been working away on the title for nearly three years, and still nothing.

Whether it’s been taken right back to the drawing board remains to be seen, but as we approach the five-year mark since its announcement, fans are well overdue an update.

Zombies might not have the staying power in pop-culture that they once had back when Dead Island 2 was originally announced, but done right, it could still be one hell of an open-world romp with the undead.