Famitsu Readers Voted Their Most Wanted Sequels
The latest feature in Weekly Famitsu is a survey asking its readers sequels they most looking forward to. Plenty of surprises and nice reminders of series I’ve forgotten in there. Demon’s Souls, which only came out three months ago, is at 12th place, the highest among the games for current gen consoles and especially impressive in a list where most of the series voted don’t have sequels for at least 2-3 years. Sega’s Senjou no Valkyria (aka Valkyria Chronicles), released last year, is at 18th. Ryutaro Nonaka, the game’s producer, said in an interview with Famitsu earlier he didn’t want to have only one title for the series, so a sequel is pretty much confirmed.
A series Nonaka previously worked on, Sakura Taisen, is the highest voted entry in the chart with most of the readers say that they want a proper ending to the series they love so much. Besides Sakura Taisen, Sega has four other titles in the chart, which is dominated by Square Enix, who have 11 titles. Capcom and SCEJ share the second spot with seven titles.
For the top 15 titles, Famitsu actually contacted their publishers for comments but most of them answered through their PR, who obviously won’t say anything interesting. However, Hideo Kojima did answer personally for Z.O.E, which he says is a title he constantly getting requests for sequel. If there is an opportunity, he would love to make a sequel that will make use of the latest high-end development tools. However, due to the amount of works he has now, it’s a dream that he can’t realized for now but it’s something that he will always keep in mind. Full Top 50 table after the jump.
| Rank | Series | Publisher | Latest Release | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sakura Taisen (aka Sakura Wars) | Sega | Dramatic Dungeon: Sakura Taisen (DS, 2008) | 267 |
| 2 | Shenmue | Sega | Shenmue II (DC, 2001) | 249 |
| 3 | Okami | Capcom | Okami (PS2, 2006) | 204 |
| 4 | Gotchaforce | Capcom | Gotchaforce (DC, 2003) | 189 |
| 5 | Xenogears | Square Enix | Xenogears (PS, 1998) | 185 |
| 6 | Breath of Fire | Capcom | Breath of Fire V Dragoon Quarter (PS2, 2002) | 180 |
| 7 | Rockman Dash (aka Mega Man Legends) | Capcom | RockMan Dash 2 (PS, 2000) | 176 |
| 8 | Ogre Battle | Square Enix | Tactics Ogre (GBA, 2001) | 174 |
| 9 | Chikyuu Boueigun (aka Earth Defence Force) | D3 Publisher | Chikyuu Boueigun 3 (360, 2006) | 162 |
| 10 | Kowloon’s Gate | Sony Music Entertainment | Kowloon’s Gate (PS, 1997) | 151 |
| 11 | Shinobido | Spike | Shinobido Homura (PSP, 2006) | 141 |
| 12 | Demon’s Souls | SCEJ | Demon’s Souls (PS3, 2009) | 123 |
| 13 | Rockman X (aka Mega Man X) | Capcom | Rockman X8 (PS2, 2005) | 110 |
| 14 | Chrono | Square Enix | Chrono Cross (PS, 1999) | 107 |
| 15 | Z.O.E | Konami | Z.O.E 2 (PS2, 2003) | 94 |
| 16 | Mother | Nintendo | Mother 3 (GBA, 2006) | 92 |
| 17 | Romancing SaGa | Square Enix | Romancing SaGa: Minstrel Song | 90 |
| 18 | Senjou no Valkyria (aka Valkyria Chronicles) | Sega | Senjou no Valkyria (PS3, 2008) | 87 |
| 19 | Justice Gakuen | Capcom | Moero! Justice Gakuen (DC, 2000) | 82 |
| 20 | Medarot | Imagineer | Medarot 5 | 81 |
| 21 | Subarashiki Kono Sekai (aka The World Ends With You) | Square Enix | Subarashiki Kono Sekai: It’s a Wonderful World (DS, 2007) | 79 |
| 22 | Shadow Hearts | Aruze | Shadow Hearts: From The New World (PS2, 2005) | 77 |
| 23 | Ore no Shikabane o Koete Yuke | SCEJ | Ore no Shikabane o Koete Yuke (PS, 1999) | 75 |
| 24 | Panzer Dragoon | Sega | Panzer Dragoon Orta (360, 2002) | 72 |
| 25 | Baten Kaitos | Bandai Namco | Baten Kaitos II (GC, 2006) | 69 |
| 26 | Infinite Undiscovery | Square Enix | Infinite Undiscovery (360, 2008) | 65 |
| 27 | Lost Odyssey | Microsoft | Lost Odyssey (360, 2007) | 65 |
| 28 | Wild Arms | SCEJ | Wild Arms XF (PSP, 2007) | 64 |
| 29 | OZ | Konami | OZ (PS2, 2005) | 60 |
| 30 | Jet Set Radio | Sega | Jet Set Radio Future (Xbox, 2002) | 59 |
| 31 | Dewprism | Square Enix | Dewprism (PS, 1999) | 58 |
| 32 | Ougon no Taiyou (aka Golden Sun) | Nintendo | Ougon no Taiyou: Shitsu Warate Jidai (GBA, 2002) | 57 |
| 33 | Another Century’s Episode | Bandai Namco | A.C.E. Another Century’s Episode 3 The Final (PS2, 2007) | 56 |
| 33 | Estopolis Denki (aka Lufia) | Taito | Estpolis Gaiden: Chinmoku no Iseki (GBA, 2002) | 56 |
| 33 | Fire Pro Wrestling | Spike | Fire Pro Wrestling Returns | 56 |
| 36 | Biohazard Outbreak | Capcom | Biohazard Outbreak: File 2 | 55 |
| 37 | Eternal Arcadia (aka Skies of Arcadia) | Sega | Eternal Arcadia Legends (GC, 2002) | 54 |
| 38 | Shirokishi Monogatari: Inishie no Kodou (aka White Knight Chronicles) | SCEJ | Shirokishi Monogatari: Inishie no Kodou (PS3, 2008) | 51 |
| 39 | Panzer Front | Enterbrain | Panzer Front Ausf.B (PS2, 2004) | 50 |
| 40 | Seiken Densetsu | Square Enix | Seiken Densetsu: Heroes of Mana (DS, 2007) | 48 |
| 41 | Front Mission | Square Enix | Front Mission 2089: Border of Madness (DS, 2008) | 46 |
| 42 | Grandia | Game Arts / Square Enix | Grandia III (PS2, 2005) | 43 |
| 43 | Arc The Lad | SCEJ | Arc the Lad: Generation | 42 |
| 44 | Bullet Witch | AQ Interactive | Bullet Witch (360, 2006) | 41 |
| 45 | Racing Lagoon | Square Enix | Racing Lagoon (PS, 1999) | 39 |
| 46 | Drag-On Dragoon | Square Enix | Drag-On Dragoon 2: Love Red, Ambivalence Black (PS2, 2005) | 37 |
| 47 | Panekit | SCEJ | Panekit (PS, 1999) | 36 |
| 48 | Metal Wolf Chaos | From Software | Metal Wolf Chaos (Xbox, 2004) | 33 |
| 49 | Tokimeki Memorial | Konami | Tokimeki Memorial: Girl’s Side: 1st Love Plus (DS, 2009) | 33 |
| 50 | Famicom Tantei Kurabu | Nintendo | Famicom Tantei Kurabu II: Ushiro ni Tatsu Shoujo (SFC, 1998) | 30 |
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10 Responses to “Famitsu Readers Voted Their Most Wanted Sequels”
I would LOVE a Poy Poy sequel (well, there was a Poy Poy 2, but still)
May 5th, 2009 at 9:15 pmNeed…more…..Shenmue!!!!!!!
It will probably never happen but it’s good to know the cult is still alive.
May 6th, 2009 at 7:54 amSome surprises from my gaijen eyes:
May 6th, 2009 at 10:42 amDemon’s Soul (must be awesome haven’t played it yet but what i’ve seen seems very good)
OZ (Great action game, didn’t know it was received that well)
Bullet Witch (did i miss something here, may have to grab a copy now and see what all the fuss is about!)
and not many nintendo game on there!
Mega Man Legends, Chrono, Mother…all great games that I’d love to see a sequel to. It’s great to see they still have such support overseas.
Also, I find it hilarious that Metal Wolf Chaos came in at 48.
June 19th, 2009 at 9:59 pmChrono please.
July 15th, 2009 at 10:14 amsurprised ff7 isnt on the list
August 4th, 2009 at 1:53 pmSkies of Arcadia!! That game is seriously one of the most under-rated RPGs ever. It has a perfect set-up for a sequel, too… sort of. BUT STILL.
August 5th, 2009 at 11:55 amBreath of Fire !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
August 8th, 2009 at 10:13 amGolden Sun, sequel already announced :)
August 9th, 2009 at 12:51 pmoww…Shadow Hearts and Shemue are my favorite games..
September 9th, 2009 at 8:19 pmI’ve been waiting the sequel for long time~~
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