The first game in an acclaimed franchise is seen as the origin for the fandom and the one that fans hold most dear. Like movies, it’s not often that a sequel surpasses the original. Except if you’re talking about Home Alone 2: Lost In New York.

However, a good sequel does not go unnoticed. Super Smash Bros. Melee, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, and Kingdom Hearts 2 have separated themselves from their series. They became so beloved that they have their own intense following. Conversely, a bad sequel can have the same effect. While they might not have a cult following, they become separated from the series. Fans refuse to acknowledge their existence. Others were criticized for their content such as Zelda 2: The Adventures of Link. This attempt didn’t live up to the magnitude of the first. Even still, some attempted to deviate from the original concept and game design. This is the case with Pac-Man 2: The New Adventures. They redid the game format and gave Pac-Man a back𒊎story as well as a new look. Many changes are made to these games in the final moments that make or break the series.

These can be minor changes such as a removed setting or a revised weapon. Or they could be major changes such as a plot twist or a removed character. If implemented, they🦂’d be literal game changers.

24 Assassin’s Creed 3 Was Supposed To Be About Aဣ Time-Travelling Desmond🤪

Desmond’s story was supposed to take a much different turn. Desmond was supposed to become a time traveler. He would have been able to revisit his enemies without an animus. Therefore, Desmond could have been an all-powerful assassin. In contrast, they ultimately removed him off. The creative director of the game, Alex Hutchinson said that Desmond “needs to end” to break away from the old tropes of the first two games. Assassin’s Creed 3 is no longer solely about assassins and Templars but Desm🧸ond was holdꦐing them to that standard.

23 💖 Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Removed A Huge Part Of The Map

GTA Vice City has a small map in comparison to the other games in the series. Originally, there was supposed to be another place called the Gator Keys. It was modeled after the Florida Keys. There was supposed to be a mission in which Tommy escorts Avery’s friend to the Gaꦜtor Keys. The dialogue for the mission is available in the game files but that is all the information given. This implemented location and mission would’ve made the game larger and just added m🧸ore to the map.

22 Halo 2 Was Supposed To Have Enemies That Removed Bodies From The Battlefield ♚

Keelbugs were supposed to clean bodies from the battlefield. A conversation topic on forums is a body glitch. Players have experienced that when they get eliminated, their body becomes glitchy, ꦦbouncy, and will go through objects. The keelbugs were supposed to split bodies into pieces and promptly remove them from the screen. This would’ve fixed the glitch and made the process a little more interesting to watch. Furthermore, it would’ve made these scenes a little less intense.

21 ♛ God Of War II Removed An Epic Level (And Costume) 🐼

The Road to Sparta was a deleted level from the game. Soldiers were made to attack Kratos but there was also the addition of Cyclops. In the game, Cyclops Eyes are items that you obtain from damaging Cyclops by, well, removing its eyes. When you obtain 20 of these eyes, you can unlock the general Kratos costume. This level would’ve provided another way of obtaining this costume. Furthermore, war is shown in the background of the level🐲 which is a shout out to Spart𝔉a, Kratos’ home.

20 Resident Evil 2 Cut Its Most Intense Enemy✅ ꦉ

The Transforming Creature was originally supposed to be an enemy. The idea was that it was supposed to be a mutating female wearing a gown. The first draft was still relatively human with an extra eye and arms with mouths on them. The second draft was way less human with a body that ha🍒d a lot of mouths. The c🅘reature went from a mutant to a monster. Its attack would be biting the arms off its victims. They kept the arms turning into mouths but just added a lot more mouths and tongues. This was removed possibly due to the gruesomeness but also excessiveness.

19 🌄 Castlevania II: Simon’s Quest Deleted Zombies (For Some Reaso🦩n)

There wasꦓ an unused zombie to be included in the game. The zombie was going to be an additional enem🍃y. His ultimate purpose, while unknown, was to appear in the mansion. Simon, vampire hunter, goes throughout the game trying to remove a curse put on him by Dracula. There are 5 mansions that Simon must go through to find Dracula’s corpse and remove the curse. To make it to these mansions, Simon must go through towns where, at night, the citizens turn to zombies. Therefore, a zombie enemy in one of the mansions would’ve made for an exciting battle.

18 Ki꧟ngdom Hearts 2 Was Forced 👍To Delete Tarzan

In Kingdom Hearts 1, you entered the Deep Jungle and were attacked by Sabor before encountering Tarzan. For Kingdom Hearts 2, producers hoped to create a Tarzan universe once again but could not obtain the rights. There was no secret feud between Square Enix, those who are in charge of the Kingdom Hearts franchise. Rather, the rights for Tarzan were split between Disney and Edgar Rice Burroughs, who wrote the original Tarzan novels. Burroughs ultimately gained all of the rights and Disn🤡ey was unable to move forward.

17 Pokémon Gold And ꦿSilver Deleted 'Mom' Mode From The Game ౠ

The Mom character is always nameless and appears only in the beginning of the narrative. However, the Mom character was given the chance to expand on her role and even have a name. Her role is that of a mother, to take care. She sends running shoes and can even help heal in other versions of the game. She would e🀅ven save some of your money. It makes sense that this feature was ultimately cut🌱 as it would’ve been a little too personal. It is safer to have the overarching mom role without the personality attached.

16 Destiny 2's𒅌 Whole DLC Debacle Was Caused Because They Removed Core Game Elements

Destiny 2, as a whole, was not well received. Fans were outraged that content was removed and made available by paid download. These expansions cost money even though the content that has to be paid for was advertised as being a part of the game. The game removed two endgame activities with prestige difficulty levels and made the power level cap as part of the paid download. This would ha🤪ve changed the game drastically as fans complained about not enough endgame activities. This ultimately might’ve increased sales if it were made available.

15 ⛦ U🔯ncharted 2 Deleted A Hilarious Romance

In the game, there is a scene where Chloe seduces Drake. The animators have a software where you can switch out characters. As a joke, they put Lazaravic in the place of Chloe. They decided to take the joke a step further and have the voice🥃 of Lazaravic, Graham McTavish, record himself saying Chloe’s lines. Therefore, they made a completed scene. While this was all a gag, it would not have taken much to put the scene into the game.