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GDC 08: Surprise sequel announced, exclamation “Amazing!” used in abundance
Chad Concelmo | 4:43 PM on 02.19.2008 106 comments




I am at GDC right now with the Destructoid gang and Nick, Dale, and I just got out of a meeting with a publisher I am not supposed to talk about. In this meeting we got some hands-on time with the sequel to a game I am also not supposed to talk about.

What is the point of this annoying, mysterious post, then? Well, if you guys are like me (and I know a lot of you are), you are going to be very excited about this announcement. Since I signed an NDA (non-disclosure agreement) I can’t talk about anything at all until next Tuesday, but I had to just express my joy somehow. That’s what a community blog is for, right?

The confirmation of this sequel is not the big news (as rumors have already surfaced about its existence). What was extremely exciting was how new and different the game is from the original. All three of us were very pleasantly surprised.

Do you have any guesses? I can’t wait to talk about it more next week. Since I am dramatic about everything, this is bound to come across as a disappointment to some. But I know a lot of you will be just as excited as I am. GDC 2008 FTW!



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Endless ocean 2 confirmed !
atheistium's Destructoid Blog
touch Colette for me. I miss her.
DynamicSheep's Destructoid Blog
It's Gears 2. This time with a love story.
13thDragon's Destructoid Blog
Yes! I've been waiting for this game!! Awesome!

No, wait....what?

Anti-climatic FTW!
MrSadistic's Destructoid Blog
Shaq-Fu 2???????
Puppy Licks's Destructoid Blog
assasin's creed 2 maybe?
dead rising 2?
gears??

can't we have a subtle hint of some kind? It's not telling if we figure it our ourselves yeah? :)
Aerox's Destructoid Blog
Chrono Trigger 2?
Puppy Licks's Destructoid Blog
@ sadistic:
YES!!! That's what we need!
cbebop007's Destructoid Blog
Boo your teasing. Could it be anything but GoW2? Suppose it could. Dead Rising 2 being developed by that rumored American developer? Seems like GDC material. I dunno. Guesses.
Samit Sarkar's Destructoid Blog
Hm...it’s way too early for them to be showing off footage from the sequel to [i]Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune[i], right?
EternalDeathSlayer's Destructoid Blog
It's either Dead Rising 2 or Gears of War 2. At least, I hope it is. Gears FTW
Samit Sarkar's Destructoid Blog
Wow, I fail...I meant Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune, of course.
PANZERDRAKO's Destructoid Blog
fifa fantasy XII - 2?
Nick Chester's Destructoid Blog
You guys are so far off. :D
trydizon's Destructoid Blog
Mario Party 8!?
FINALLY!!!
trydizon's Destructoid Blog
...in 16:9 format.
Chad Concelmo's Destructoid Blog
Damn, I think I am hyping this up too much. It is not the sequel to a Triple-A title, but it is the follow-up to one of the most addictive games to come out in the last couple years. Does that help? Shoot, I shouldn't say anymore. Sorry for being so vague. I hate being that guy, but I had to get it off my chest! Back to work ... :)
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Ecco the Dolphin 3?
BluDesign's Destructoid Blog
Barbie Horse Adventures '08?
Chad Concelmo's Destructoid Blog
And, yeah, what Nick said. :)
AngelsDontBurn's Destructoid Blog
Please let it be Shaq-Fu 2.
Samit Sarkar's Destructoid Blog
...Everyday Shooter 2? A sequel to Pac-Man: Championship Edition?
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BETTER BE WoW2.
lolno.
Gears 2 plox.
liam2015's Destructoid Blog
Like bronx, I want an Uncharted sequel, but I'm thinkin GoW2
Kotua's Destructoid Blog
Tetris II
charliesuh's Destructoid Blog
Puzzle Quest 2?!
Dale North's Destructoid Blog
*looks up innocently*
Los Tres Ojos's Destructoid Blog
Peggle 2

With the addiction level cranked up to "Mainlining Heroin" levels.
liam2015's Destructoid Blog
Oh...Heroin Hero 2???
charliesuh's Destructoid Blog
Zack and Wiki?
Riser Glen's Destructoid Blog
Zatch and Wiikey?
Knives's Destructoid Blog
I'll say puzzle quest 2 and you're making this blog and not Colette because she died of excitement.
Puppy Licks's Destructoid Blog
Okay there's not much to work with but let's try a slight process of elimination:

- "The confirmation of this sequel is not the big news (as rumors have already surfaced about its existence)."
Betting since cliffy B's comments yesterday that that big news is gears 2, so what's this sequel then?

- "What was extremely exciting was how new and different the game is from the original."
It's a sequel so definitely NOT a remake.

- "All three of us were very pleasantly surprised."
Hmmmm, an 'amazing' sequel to a possibly average, underrated, or possibly forgotten game? Or something that news of a sequel of would not initially generate excitement until seeing the game itself?

So what sort of game fits this criteria?
(Like I guessed before) Dead Rising?
Ico or SOTC? (although thats a long shot, the games are amazing enough)
Chromehounds? (or mechassault?)
Killer instinct 3? (wishful thinking on my part)

Anyone else got ideas?
Sharpless's Destructoid Blog
Chad's excited about teh Halo 4s.
Puppy Licks's Destructoid Blog
ugh what a waste of text :P, just read chad's comment,
so now I'm guessing Galactrix or Puzzle Quest 2
Aerox's Destructoid Blog
I bet it's Puzzle Quest 2. I read an article last week about how they were starting work on it.
Turtule Soup's Destructoid Blog
I bet it is tf3
F Whipple's Destructoid Blog
Kid Icarus?
The Wizard's Destructoid Blog
Viva Pinata 2? It wasn't a big Triple-A title, but it was a fairly big title and sold pretty well. Also, one of the major points reviewers made was its addictiveness. Oh, and the Pinata Team at Rare said they are working on something we'd like better than VP DLC, they said they would announce it soon, and they mentioned it would be on store shelves this year.
moot button's Destructoid Blog
Ninja Bread Man 2: Wrath of the Yummy Yakuza
A New Challenger's Destructoid Blog
The Concelmo is a Cockteasing Bitch. T-shirts available from my blog.

(P.S. I love you, Chad, and I'm excited by this mystery surprise news.)
kawitchate's Destructoid Blog
The Club 2
B-Radicate's Destructoid Blog
I officially put down my vote as Crackdown 2.

It fits the pleasantly surprised comment('cause it's good to see a sequel to a quality game), it fits the rumor comment (seeing as the story was left wide open for sequel potential and I heard somewhere they were making it), it fits the far off comment (no one has said it yet), it hits the let down comment (since some people only bought it for the Halo 3 beta anyway), and it hits the addictive comment on the head (orbs FTW).

What do I win?
ArrestedDeveloper's Destructoid Blog
Kings Quest 9? Grim Fandango 2? Monkey Island 5? Indiana Jones: The fate of yet another Atlantis? The day after the tentacle?

When does the NDA expire?
BlackSunEmpire's Destructoid Blog
Ecco 3d, but it doesnt suck??

Maybe Zack and Wiki

Oh I know, Madden 09??
BlackSunEmpire's Destructoid Blog
Ive matlocked it out, by combining this blog, with Dale North's recent frontpage article I have deduced that Bomberman is going to be rereleased with Mr Destructoid as every character, possibly in 3d, and across every platform, including DC.

Thats an awesome announcement Chad, you better not disappoint me.

Either that or Sony has announced Final Fantasy 14. I really thought they would stop at 13, colour me surprised.
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Super Mario Universe!
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Ummm, you guys are glossing over what atheistium said:

touch Colette for me

Lesbian Imagery FTW.
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Damn, I was gonna guess Puzzle Quest 2, but Knives and Aerox already beat me to it.
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Contra 5/4HD. Now that would be amazing.


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