As someone whose primary introduction to the gaming world came in the form of the Kingdom Hearts franchise, I’m no stranger to waiting half a lifetime for a sequel to release. Unlike many other branches of the entertainment industry, video game sequels are often just as good as or even better than the original game, making it possible for a very long story to be told over the course of multiple games. I don’t know a single gamer who scoffs at the idea of their favorite solo game being turned into a full-blown series. Unfortunately, good games take time, and we as consumers are not patient, and I’m here to fan the flames of your discontent with five sequels we just can’t wait much longer for — but totally will if you insist.

作为 一个以《王国之心》系列产品的形式首次介绍游戏世界的人，我并不陌生地等待半衰期才能发行续集。 与娱乐行业的许多其他分支不同，视频游戏续集通常与原始游戏一样好，甚至更好，这使得在多个游戏过程中讲述一个很长的故事成为可能。 我不知道有一个玩家会嘲笑他们最喜欢的单人游戏变成完整系列的想法。 不幸的是，好的游戏需要时间，而且我们作为消费者并不耐心，我在这里用五个续集来煽动您的不满情绪，我们迫不及待地要等更长的时间，但是如果您坚持的话，那就完全可以了。

银河战士Prime 4 (Metroid Prime 4)

This one hurts a little. The original Metroid games were classics, with iterations on the NES, Gameboy, and SNES. The end of Metroid when Samus, the armored super-soldier protagonist, is revealed to be a woman, is legendary, and still resonates with me today. The Metroid Prime story arc takes place between the original 1986 NES release and its 1991 Gameboy sequel Metroid II: Return of Samus. Unfortunately, since its original announcement at E3 in 2017, Metroid Prime 4 has been delayed significantly. Nintendo EPD General Manager Shinya Takahashi released an official video in 2019 stating that development was not progressing to their standards, and Retro Studios, who produced the original trilogy, would be taking over. Though this does mean that development is more or less starting from scratch, it also hopefully indicates that, when we do get the finished product, it’s going to be completely worth the wait.

这个有点疼。 最初的《 银河战士》游戏是经典游戏，在NES，Gameboy和SNES上都有迭代。 银河战士的末日时，装甲的超级士兵主角萨姆斯(Samus)被揭露为女性，这是传奇，直到今天仍然引起我共鸣。 《 银河战士Prime》的故事发生在最初的1986年NES版本与1991年的Gameboy续集《 银河战士II：萨姆斯归来》之间 。 不幸的是，自2017年在E3首次发布以来， 银河战士Prime 4已被大大推迟。 任天堂EPD总经理Shinya Takahashi在2019年发布了官方视频，声称开发没有达到他们的标准，制作原始三部曲的Retro Studios将接管。 尽管这确实意味着开发或多或少是从头开始的，但也希望表明，当我们获得成品时，将完全值得等待。

光环无限 (Halo Infinite)

Oh, Halo, you big, beautiful monster of an open-world shooter. There’s almost no argument that the Halo franchise has been one of the most influential in the gaming stratosphere, and it looks like Halo Infinite is going to just build onto that reputation even more. It was initially meant to release as an Xbox Series X launch title at the end of this year, but — well, you know. Delays are the bread and butter of 2020, and Halo Infinite was yet another casualty. Though fans won’t be getting their next adventure with the Master Chief until 2021, the delay will hopefully mean 343 Industries can refine and improve the game to be the Halo masterpiece everyone wants it to be. Despite the development snags, it’s looking like Halo Infinite is going to be a solid entry in the series, and could attract a slew of brand new players for the franchise in the process.

哦， 光晕 ，您是开放世界射击游戏中美丽的大怪物。 几乎没有人认为Halo特许经营是游戏平流层中最有影响力的特许经营之一，而且Halo Infinite似乎将进一步建立这种声誉。 它最初打算在今年年底作为Xbox Series X的发布标题发行，但是-知道吧。 延误是2020年的生死攸关，而Halo Infinite还是另一个伤亡者。 尽管直到2021年，粉丝们才不会再与Master Chief进行下一次冒险，但延迟将有望意味着343 Industries可以改进和改进游戏，使其成为每个人都希望成为的Halo杰作。 尽管存在开发障碍，但《 Halo Infinite》似乎将成为该系列中的坚实一环，并可能在此过程中吸引一大批崭新的球员来加盟。

巴约内塔3 (Bayonetta 3)

North America was blessed with the sexy occult fever dream that is Bayonetta in January of 2010, followed by Bayonetta 2 in September 2014. With both games being released as ports for the Nintendo Switch, an entirely new fanbase was born. That fanbase was also immediately introduced to the agony of waiting for Bayonetta 3, which was announced to be in development as a Switch exclusive at the same time the ports were revealed. It has been almost three years since the announcement and teaser trailer were revealed at The Game Awards 2017, and there is still no official release date. Aside from the occasional one-line statement from Platinum, it’s been radio silence. Until more information comes out, fans are just going to have to be satisfied with trying to kill angels on Non-Stop — Climax mode and beating everyone senseless on Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.

北美拥有2010年1月的性感神秘主义梦，那就是Bayonetta ，随后是2014年9月的Bayonetta2 。随着这两款游戏作为Nintendo Switch的港口发布，一个全新的粉丝群诞生了。 该粉丝群也立即引起了等待Bayonetta 3的痛苦，该消息在端口被揭示的同时宣布将作为Switch的独家产品进行开发。 自2017年Game Awards揭晓该公告和预告片以来已经过去了将近三年，目前还没有正式发布日期。 除了Platinum偶尔发表的单行声明外，它还是广播的沉默。 在没有更多信息出来之前，粉丝们将不得不满足于尝试在“不间断-高潮”模式下杀死天使，并在Super Smash Bros.Ultimate上击败所有毫无意义的人。

最终幻想VII重制部分2 (Final Fantasy VII Remake Part 2)

Waiting for Square Enix games is at least 75% of my identity in the gaming world. The first video game I ever truly fell in love with was Kingdom Hearts. I’ve played through the first two mainline titles in that series so many times that I can recite several of the pre-boss fight cutscenes by memory. One of my favorite ways to distract myself from waiting for Kingdom Hearts III was to also wait for the Final Fantasy VII remake. Imagine my surprise when I discovered that even after it was released, I was going to have to continue to wait for it. Luckily, all signs point to a short wait, as Square Enix leadership confirmed that Part 2 was already well underway back in November 2019, so though we don’t have an official release date for the follow-up, it doesn’t look like it’s going to be the 14 years that Kingdom Hearts fans had to suffer between Kingdom Hearts II and Kingdom Hearts III. The first part of the remake was stunning, and the plot changes were subtle enough that the story was still recognizable, but not so similar that you know exactly what’s coming next. After seeing just how stunning Midgar looked on the PS4, it’s going to be pretty incredible to see just how gorgeous the wider planet is going to be when it’s running on the PS5. The original game is a classic for a reason, and the re-imagining is likely to follow right in its predecessor’s footsteps.

在游戏界，等待Square Enix游戏至少占我身份的75％。 我真正真正爱上的第一个视频游戏是《 王国之心》。 我玩过该系列的前两个主线冠军很多次，以至于我可以通过记忆背诵几个前老板过场动画。 我最喜欢分散自己等待《 王国之心III》的方法之一就是也要等待《 最终幻想VII》的翻拍。 试想一下，当我发现即使发布了它，我仍然不得不继续等待它，我感到惊讶。 幸运的是，所有迹象表明都需要短暂等待，因为Square Enix领导层确认Part 2早在2019年11月就已在进行中，因此尽管我们没有后续的正式发布日期，但看起来这将是《 王国之心》粉丝在《 王国之心II》和《 王国之心III》之间必须经历的14年。 翻拍的第一部分令人惊叹，剧情变化非常细微，以至于故事仍然可以被识别，但又不太相似，以至于您不知道接下来会发生什么。 在看到Midgar在PS4上看起来多么令人惊叹之后，当它在PS5上运行时，看到更广阔的星球会变得多么华丽将是非常令人难以置信的。 原始游戏出于某种原因是经典游戏，重新构想很可能会紧随其前任的脚步。

塞尔达传说：荒野之息2 (The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 2)

Zelda fans are passionate. With the release of the Switch, they have plenty to celebrate. Not only have they been gifted one of the best games in the series in the original Breath of the Wild, but a sequel was announced at E3 2019. Outside of a brief trailer that came out with the announcement, not much is known about the highly anticipated sequel. We know it’s being developed for the Switch, but that’s about it. It’s extremely likely that it won’t be released until at least 2021, though a recent pre-order listing from a UK retailer listed it as available on December 31, 2020. This is probably just a placeholder, unfortunately. Nintendo has been keeping their plans for the game close to their chest, but with all of the development delays that 2020 has brought, a holiday release for this year is unlikely. Conversely, the Breath of the Wild engine is already fully developed and ready to go, so it’s possible that there was much less work to be done on a sequel from the beginning. With over a minute’s worth of animation being available for the trailer last year, perhaps we’re closer to a finished product than Nintendo is letting on. At any rate, unlike several of these much-anticipated sequels, Zelda fans don’t have to wait for a next-gen console to release as it looks like the Switch is sticking around.

塞尔达传说的粉丝们充满热情。 随着Switch的发布，他们还有很多值得庆祝的事情。 在最初的《荒野之息》中，他们不仅被评为该系列中最好的游戏之一，而且在2019年E3大会上宣布了续集。除了发布的简短预告片外，人们对这部高度知名的电影知之甚少预期的续集。 我们知道它是为Switch开发的，仅此而已。 它极有可能至少要等到2021年才能发布，尽管最近一家英国零售商的预购清单将其列出为2020年12月31日可用。不幸的是，这可能只是一个占位符。 任天堂一直将他们的游戏计划保持在胸口，但由于2020年带来的所有开发延迟，今年不太可能发布假期。 相反，《 狂风之息》引擎已经充分开发并可以使用，因此从一开始就可能会减少续作的工作。 去年预告片有超过一分钟的动画制作时间，也许我们比任天堂放手更接近成品。 无论如何，与其中几个备受期待的续集不同，《塞尔达传说》的粉丝不必等待下一代游戏机的发布，因为它看起来像Switch一样。

Bre is a part-time writer with a day job in the fitness industry. She is based in Orlando, FL along with her handsome fella and two cats. She enjoys writing about social issues, politics, spirituality, mental health, gaming, and, every so often, fiction. She’s still working on her personal website, but you can find her anytime on Twitter or Instagram.

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