22 years after the scheduled release date, Kien will finally be released for Game Boy Advance players in 2024.
The action role-playing gaming platform was originally scheduled for release in 2002, when the Game Boy Advance was at the height of Nintendo's handheld gaming prominence.
However, due to cancellations and delays, the fantasy genre game never materialized.
That's about to change, as publisher Incub8 and indie development studio AgeofGames have announced that the game will be released in April or May of this year.
To attract players in need of a refresher, the physical game's blurb teases: But as evil corrupted the land of harmony, chaos was born again. ”
While it may be rare to see a release teaser for 20 years, it's more common for console games to go from “in development” to what appears to be abandoned.
Hope others will follow too KienAs a lead, here are four unreleased or unfinished games.
Silent Hill – 2012
This entry is a sore spot for many serious gamers. He is perfectly set up to be one of the scariest and most interesting gaming experiences of its time. silent hill It never saw the light of day.
Hideo Kojima's work is a single-player horror game that stars Norman Reedus as the main character and Mexican film director Guillermo del Toro is credited as one of the directors.
Development first began in 2012, but details were kept secret until a playable teaser was released in 2014, giving viewers an idea of what to expect from the finished game.
Players navigate seemingly endless looping hallways while haunted by ghosts lurking in the shadows, aiming to solve murders crafted for a gorgeous horror experience.
This teaser accomplishes a lot with little, manipulating the sound from the speakers and the sensations from the controller to really scare players, demonstrating Kojima's genius in a whole new genre and creating an unforgettable game. We have proven that it is possible.
Unfortunately, relations between Konami and game production company Hideo Kojima soured, and they parted ways in 2015.
Konami still owns silent hill Since it's a franchise and Kojima currently has his own game production studio, the chances of him ever playing a full-fledged game are close to zero.
Agent – 2009
Rockstar Games is one of the most influential studios today, with titles such as: grand theft auto Five and red dead redemption 2fans have come to expect a near-perfect experience from the company.
Back in 2009, Rockstar announced a new game titled: Agentis described as a stealth action experience centered around espionage and assassination.
This tease caused a lot of excitement among fans and within the industry, with one of the company's founders, Sam Hauser, saying: The agent is A game they've wanted to make for a while.
Unfortunately for fans who were excited about the project, production stalled as they shifted focus to other games such as: LA noir.
Knowing the level of sophistication and finesse that Rockstar put into creating the world, it's a shame that gamers missed out on this spy gaming experience from the studio.
Star Wars: Battlefront III – 2006
first two battlefieldwas released in 2004 and 2005 and was a very popular title. The game allowed fans of the series to experience an all-out battle between the Rebels and the Empire.
The third game was scheduled to be released in 2006, but was sadly canceled at the last minute, leaving the nearly finished game in limbo.
The franchise has since been rebooted Star Wars He's back on screen with a new trilogy.
In recent years, footage of the losing match has leaked onto the internet, leaving many to lament the missed opportunity for a great experience.
The footage shows a variety of stages and abilities, which should be a significant upgrade over what was available in the second game in the series.
BC – 2002
This is a short and concise title for a game with huge potential.
Developed by Intrepid Computer Entertainment for the original Xbox, the game excited fans with its premise of prehistoric survival and battles against dinosaurs and nature.
Developers also appreciated it B.C.Dinosaurs are much larger than the playable characters, so they can be larger than life.
The game was also biased toward adult gamers, and promised to have more gruesome combat sequences than its competition at the time.
However, in 2004, after two years of sharing details and screenshots of the game, B.C. was canceled.
The reason for the cancellation was not disclosed, but years later Peter Molyneux, one of the directors of the development company, said: B.C, Said it was mainly due to other games fable It is further down the development line.
but, Kien We will finally cross the line in 2024, but all hope is not lost.
Updated: March 17, 2024, 3:04 a.m.
