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13 Games that Started Out Completely Different

13 Games that Started Out Completely Different

Another important part of the Grand Theft Auto formula came about by complete accident. Apparently, cops weren't meant to chase players off the road, but they started to do so due to a glitch in the programming. This glitch reportedly led to the "Wanted" system that is still used to this day in the latest entry in the series, Grand Theft Auto

The objective of the game is either for the survivors to successfully escape before time runs out or for the Mastermind to stop them. The Mastermind uses multiple cameras through the facility map to keep surveillance on the survivors while utilizing different cards to spawn traps and monsters, such as zombies, zombie dogs, lickers, and even the Tyrant itself, Mr. X. The Mastermind can also control these monsters at certain poi

Donkey Kong is one of the most important video games of all time, introducing some of the industry's most popular characters, and helping Nintendo become an even bigger player in the North American video game market. Considering this, it's crazy to think that it all could have ended much differently, with Shigeru Miyamoto working on a licensed Popeye game instead of creating original charact

With no shortage of kid-friendly platformers on the market, Rare needed an angle for its game to stand out. It eventually decided to rework Twelve Tales: Conker 64 into an adult-oriented game with dark comedy, foul language, blood, gore, drugs, booze, and sexual innuendos gal

Another creature that made its debut in Resident Evil 2 is the giant moth. This monster is a bio-organic weapon that was developed by Umbrella, and its research was conducted in the NEST Underground facility . During the Raccoon City Outbreak, the Giant Moth escaped the Umbrella facility and used the air conditioning system's main shaft to hunt down prey all over the facility. The Giant Moth also made an appearance in Resident Evil Outbreak and Resident Evil Surviv

The first Devil May Cry was already redone once in the form of a reboot, on Playstation 3, PC and Xbox 360 in 2013, but to many fans, the reboot missed the mark with too much reliance on platforming and the new version of Dante simply was not well received. It may be worth remaking the original iteration of the Devil May Cry once again, but without rebooting the character himself or the story, and maintaining Devil May Cry's stylish characters from the original. Giving it the Resident Evil 2 Remake treatment by updating the overall Pauline Gameplay engine and world, but keeping the characters and story intact, may be the better route to initiate a second Remake done ri

Now, the subsequent creatures that are featured on this list are monsters that were developed by Capcom for other Resident Evil games that did not make the final cut. Headlining this list is the ultra-creepy Spider-Man, which is a monster design that was rejected during the development of the Resident Evil 0 . The monster appears to be a giant tarantula spider that is taking over a human host. The monster design surfaced during the Developer Diary video of Resident Evil 0 Remaster , and while unlikely, it is interesting to see this design come to life in Resident Evi

Borderlands is known for its cel-shaded art style and quirky sense of humor, but if plans didn't change during development, it could have been a much different game. When Borderlands was first announced, it sported a darker tone and realistic graphics to ma

In the end, Resident Evil 3 remake is not perfect. It has a lot of drawbacks and maybe the changes that Capcom introduced are too drastic for hardcore players, but it is by no means a bad remake. Resident Evil 3 may not be for everyone, especially to those who are looking for a shot-for-shot reimagining of the 1999 game. But nostalgia aside, the latest reimagining of Resident Evil 3 offers an intense and scary experience that allows players to experience the same story but in a different way, which is what a good remake should

Dino Crisis is already rumored for for a remake and is another classic survival horror game made by Capcom, often described as being " Resident Evil with dinosaurs." First released in 1999 on the original PlayStation, Dino Crisis starred multiple characters trying to take back control from a deadly outbreak of dinosaurs on an island where research was being conducted into their revival from extinct

So is Resident Evil 3 a bad remake, focusing on the idea of what a remake should do? Well, the answer to that question is no: it's actually a really good re-imagining of a classic game. By now, Resident Evil fans should know that Capcom hates to be predictable. It is worth remembering that the remakes of both Resident Evil and Resident Evil 2 were more or less faithful to their original counterparts, but with additional storylines and slightly changed mechanics to give veteran players a new experience. Sure, it would have been easier for Capcom to adopt the same formula to Resident Evil 3 , but the studio decided to take a different approach, resulting in an even better sequel for the following reas

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