6 games that never made it

Starcraft Ghost could have been really good, but it was in dev hell for so long ... it was probably a mercy killing.
 
Great article. I completely forgot about Starcraft Ghost. As for Half Life 3 or Half Life: Episode 3. I'm sure they will release it when they want/need a nice cash injection. Otherwise, I think steam is bringing in the $$$ already and they would probably rather focus on that.
 
You’d think there would be loads of games about Jack the Ripper, but there’s only one – Visceral’s The Ripper
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What a noobish thing to say! Does nobody remember the adventure/interactive movie game "Ripper"
released by Take-Two Interactive in 1996? Okay, so it's not exactly about Jack the Ripper, but it's
still technically based on him.

There's also a BigFish game called "Real Crimes: Jack the Ripper", but I'd be willing to agree that BigFish
products don't really count as games.
 
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Totempole said:
What a noobish thing to say! Does nobody remember the adventure/interactive movie game "Ripper"
released by Take-Two Interactive in 1996? Okay, so it's not exactly about Jack the Ripper, but it's
still technically based on him.

There's also a BigFish game called "Real Crimes: Jack the Ripper", but I'd be willing to agree that BigFish
products don't really count as games.
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So... basically, you're saying there aren't any other games about Jack the Ripper? How I am a noob again? :P
 
Totempole said:
Well... What about Jack The Ripper (2004) by Cryo/Dreamcatcher/The Adventure Company?

All I'm saying is, the statement that "Visceral’s The Ripper" was the only game about Jack the Ripper is false.
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From the Wikipedia article:

"The game is set in New York in 1901, where James Palmer, a reporter of the newspaper New York Today, is investigating a set of murders similar to those of 'Jack the Ripper' in Whitechapel 13 years earlier."

So, again, not the actual Jack the Ripper killings.

The only Jack the Ripper game set around the Whitechapel murders is an indie text adventure released for the Commodore and ZX Spectrum in the 80s, and it's much too obscure to even count.

Also, stop being so pedantic.
 
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But its not very consistent, one day we hear rumours and then months of silence. They mentioned the sequel first like 3 years ago.
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well i think dice might be polishing it as a launch title for the next generation of consoles thats almost upon us.
 
Totempole said:
Well... What about Jack The Ripper (2004) by Cryo/Dreamcatcher/The Adventure Company?

All I'm saying is, the statement that "Visceral’s The Ripper" was the only game about Jack the Ripper is false.
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Azimuth said:
From the Wikipedia article:

"The game is set in New York in 1901, where James Palmer, a reporter of the newspaper New York Today, is investigating a set of murders similar to those of 'Jack the Ripper' in Whitechapel 13 years earlier."

So, again, not the actual Jack the Ripper killings.

The only Jack the Ripper game set around the Whitechapel murders is an indie text adventure released for the Commodore and ZX Spectrum in the 80s, and it's much too obscure to even count.

Also, stop being so pedantic.
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Jack the Ripper (2003 video game)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

For the text adventure from CRL, see Jack the Ripper (1987 video game)

Jack the Ripper is an adventure video game, based upon the unidentified serial killer Jack the Ripper. The game was released for Windows based PCs in 2003. It was developed by Galilea Games and published by The Adventure Company.

The game is set in New York in 1901, where James Palmer, a reporter of the newspaper New York Today, is investigating a set of murders similar to those of "Jack the Ripper" in Whitechapel 13 years earlier.

;)
 
And if that's not enough...

Jack the Ripper (1987 video game)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Jack the Ripper is a text adventure game released by CRL in 1987 for the Commodore 64, Amstrad CPC and ZX Spectrum home computers. The game is based on the notorious "Jack the Ripper" murders of the 1880s.
 
At first I was like ... "What" ... Then lolled

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Also... The Ripper sounds like it would've been interesting. And given that it would've been made by Visceral Games, gory and violent as well.
 
Totempole said:
Jack the Ripper (2003 video game)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

For the text adventure from CRL, see Jack the Ripper (1987 video game)

Jack the Ripper is an adventure video game, based upon the unidentified serial killer Jack the Ripper. The game was released for Windows based PCs in 2003. It was developed by Galilea Games and published by The Adventure Company.

The game is set in New York in 1901, where James Palmer, a reporter of the newspaper New York Today, is investigating a set of murders similar to those of "Jack the Ripper" in Whitechapel 13 years earlier.

;)
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Did you even read that? It's not the Whitechapel murders. Ergo, it's not the historical Jack the Ripper, but a work of complete fiction.

Totempole said:
And if that's not enough...

Jack the Ripper (1987 video game)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Jack the Ripper is a text adventure game released by CRL in 1987 for the Commodore 64, Amstrad CPC and ZX Spectrum home computers. The game is based on the notorious "Jack the Ripper" murders of the 1880s.
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I already mentioned that one, pointing out that it's too obscure to be relevant.

Why are we still talking about this?
 
Azimuth said:
Did you even read that? It's not the Whitechapel murders. Ergo, it's not the historical Jack the Ripper, but a work of complete fiction.



I already mentioned that one, pointing out that it's too obscure to be relevant.

Why are we still talking about this?
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No game is too obscure to be relevant. :p

Why are we still talking about this???
Well, it got your attention didn't it? :D
 
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