We're cheating a bit on this one since it doesn't exist, but it is high time Nintendo and Square Enix joined forces for a sequel to the SNES hit. For those of you who may have missed it, the makers of Final Fantasy put together one of the most innovative role-playing games ever starring the one and only Mario.
Unfortunately, not long afterward, Nintendo and Square parted ways, and the Final Fantasy series moved to Playstation. However, in recent years, the two companies have made up and are releasing games on the DS again. While we've enjoyed the spin-offs and remakes that they've done, we long for the chance to see what would finally come up with for an encore to one of the best games we've ever played.
The DS is perfect for the sequel as the original involved a lot timed hits, button combinations and other interactive mini-games. Plus, we could finally have some cut scenes with voice acting.
The Immortal was as amazing a game as it was incredibly difficult to play. You travel through a dungeon as an unnamed wizard in search of your mentor. All kinds of interesting twists made the Immortal stand out from that simple set-up, including the ability to ally with tribes of feuding trolls or goblins who populate the dungeon.
Once you get to the end, you are even given the choice to aid the final boss against your mentor if you choose. You didn't see that kind of moral ambiguity in a game again until Legacy of Kain. By souping up the graphics and interface, maybe something close to what they did for Ninja Gaiden on DS, and adding a map feature, you could really turn out something to see.
If there is any game that needs a re-release it is The Ocean Hunter, and now that Nintendo pretty much owns Sega it is up to them to bring it back to life.
The Ocean Hunter takes place in a steampunk world where sea monsters have pretty much brought shipping to a standstill. A lone hunter embarks on a quest to collect bounties on the heads of each of these monsters. Monsters include the Kraken, Leviathan and even the Lovecraft fish god Dagon.
True, the game is a rail shooter, and the DS doesn't do those as well as some of the other genres, but even though the game was only released in a few arcades it has remained legendary. We have faith that Nintendo will find a way.