Mega Man has soccer, Mario has karting. Many franchises, to varying degrees of success, have had spin-offs that either change the genre of game-play, or focus on side characters. As I understand it, the Persona franchise started as a Shin Megami Tensei spin-off, so in addition to getting more out of an existing fanbase, we've seen that they really have the opportunity to create an all new one as well.
Sometimes, it seems so obvious that there should be a spin-off of a certain franchise, but it just simply doesn't exist. This thread is for those pitches that we've seen time and time again, and haven't come to fruition.
I'll keep this OP focused on one franchise with many options for spin-offs, and supplement the thread with other stuff after I've seen what other people are thinking.
Halo - Microsof't's self proclaimed Star Wars. Or, it could be. In terms of toys, comics, books, etc, sure, Halo feels very Star Wars esque in it's expansiveness in multimedia, ironically, everywhere except games. That's not to say there aren't any spin-offs. There's a decent amount. 2 RTS games, 2 Mobile games, an expansion-pack turned spin-off, and a prequel on the scale of the numbered entries. Yet, this still feels shallow to me.
How is there not a horror Halo game? Between the Flood-themed Halo Wars 2 expansion, and a fake leak that gained some traction - It's clear that there's a demand, if not expectation for something like this. Maybe post-Infinite, we'll start to see more output from the Halo brand again after they find their footing, but it's long overdue in my eyes.
Sometimes, it seems so obvious that there should be a spin-off of a certain franchise, but it just simply doesn't exist. This thread is for those pitches that we've seen time and time again, and haven't come to fruition.
I'll keep this OP focused on one franchise with many options for spin-offs, and supplement the thread with other stuff after I've seen what other people are thinking.
Halo - Microsof't's self proclaimed Star Wars. Or, it could be. In terms of toys, comics, books, etc, sure, Halo feels very Star Wars esque in it's expansiveness in multimedia, ironically, everywhere except games. That's not to say there aren't any spin-offs. There's a decent amount. 2 RTS games, 2 Mobile games, an expansion-pack turned spin-off, and a prequel on the scale of the numbered entries. Yet, this still feels shallow to me.
How is there not a horror Halo game? Between the Flood-themed Halo Wars 2 expansion, and a fake leak that gained some traction - It's clear that there's a demand, if not expectation for something like this. Maybe post-Infinite, we'll start to see more output from the Halo brand again after they find their footing, but it's long overdue in my eyes.
