16 Games That Changed Dramatically During Development

These final products were drastically different from what the developer originally envisioned them as.

Posted By | On 04th, Oct. 2021

Page 2 of 16

METAL GEAR SOLID 2: SONS OF LIBERTY

metal gear solid 2

In the very early months of Metal Gear Solid 2’s development, it was going to be a much different game- a much more traditional sequel to its predecessor, in fact. The original plan was to have Solid Snake be the primary protagonist once again, with the story dealing with nuclear weapons, the return of Liquid Snake (the actual Liquid Snake, not just his arm), and Snake’s attempts to foil his plans to use Metal Gear once again. As we all know well enough now, that story changed drastically, and even though the Tanker section in Metal Gear Solid 2 is essentially a holdover from the original vision, almost everything else ended up being thrown out the window.


Keep On Reading!

Marvel’s Blade Could Be Cancelled as Xbox Considers Shutting Down Arkane Studios – Rumor

Marvel’s Blade Could Be Cancelled as Xbox Considers Shutting Down Arkane Studios – Rumor

Reportedly running over budget, Arkane Lyon's title was allegedly slated to launch in 2026 before being delaye...

IO Interactive’s Project Fantasy Faces Layoffs After Xbox Ends Partnership

IO Interactive’s Project Fantasy Faces Layoffs After Xbox Ends Partnership

The studio remains "100 percent committed" to the role-playing game, and that its "wonderful universe" would "...

SAND: Raiders of Sophie Early Access Review – As Rough As Sand

SAND: Raiders of Sophie Early Access Review – As Rough As Sand

New PvPvE extracion shooter SAND: Raiders of Sophie introduces its own twists to the formula. But how well doe...

The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remastered Launches on August 11th for Nintendo Switch 2

The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remastered Launches on August 11th for Nintendo Switch 2

Physical pre-orders for the 2025 remake are now live, and it appears to ship on a cartridge instead of utilisi...

Helldivers 2 Kicks Off Construction of Terminid Control System 2.0 in Latest Campaign Brief

Helldivers 2 Kicks Off Construction of Terminid Control System 2.0 in Latest Campaign Brief

This time around, Helldivers will be tasked with supporting the construction of massive walls in space to bloc...

1666: Amsterdam Was Originally Going to be Published by Xbox Before Funding Was Cut

1666: Amsterdam Was Originally Going to be Published by Xbox Before Funding Was Cut

Developer Panache Digital Games joins the likes of Romero Games as studios that had projects under development...