10 Video games We Need to See in Secret Stage

Opening Night time Reside noticed loads of new reveals, however probably the most uncommon was Secret Stage. This new anthology sequence from Netflix is impressed by video games, presenting us with so-called “secret ranges”. These are new tales with characters from (or within the universe of) quite a lot of completely different video games. We already know that there might be episodes primarily based on the likes of God of Warfare, Ghost of Tsushima, and even Dungeons and Dragons, however there’s loads of area for extra. Listed below are the highest 10 video games we wish to see in Secret Stage.

10: ObsCure

Let’s kick off with a complete wildcard. This (appropriately) obscure PS2 sequence is overdue a revival. A Secret Stage episode can be an ideal place for it to start out if Amazon needs to take a left-field possibility.

Impressed by good old school 90’s teen horror, specifically The College, the sequence follows a gaggle of scholars who get caught up in otherworldly occasions introduced on by their lecturers’ scientific experiments. Every of the scholars is playable and has their very own expertise, however with a twist – no less than within the first recreation. Anybody can die, and in the event that they do the story continues with out them. If that occurs, the survivors have a smaller group to work with and lose their pals’ very important expertise.

An episode primarily based on ObsCure may simply fill within the hole between the video games. Particularly, two survivors from the primary recreation are killed between the video games whereas investigating the ruins of their faculty. Why not give us a discovered footage episode of the 2 of them assembly their grisly fates?

9: Tomb Raider

Let’s begin with a simple one, and in some ways probably the most believable. Amazon Video games is about to publish new video games within the franchise going ahead. Moreover, Amazon is engaged on a live-action sequence primarily based on the franchise.

Sure, Netflix additionally has its personal undertaking primarily based on Tomb Raider within the works, which complicates issues. Nonetheless, an episode may tell us what to anticipate from Amazon’s take. We’d watch Lara Croft fill out her taxes or cope with customs (are historical doomsday units tax deductible? Does she declare her weapons?). Even the movies have at all times had lots of enjoyable with Lara fixing historical puzzles. Give us Lara doing what she does greatest – raiding a tomb and stopping the apocalypse.

8: Lifeless by Daylight

Lifeless by Daylight is without doubt one of the greatest horror gaming franchises on the planet, and it already has a film within the works. That doesn’t imply we must always low cost it – in truth, it’d be the right match.

Lifeless by Daylight is a few primordial god – The Entity – that pits killers and survivors towards one another to feed on their feelings. To do that, it has to move them from their very own universes. The truth is, the upcoming spin-off, The Casting of Frank Stone, is about to discover simply considered one of these origin tales.

A Secret Stage may inform the story of 1 such killer getting sucked into the realm, in addition to their related survivor. We may see the entity manipulating them, even twisting them from an everyday particular person right into a bloodthirsty assassin.

It may additionally take one other route. Haddie Kaur, one of many survivors, is a magical investigator with the flexibility to sense areas the place the Entity’s energy is slipping into her world. Her backstory has seen her combat quite a lot of monsters – why not give her an episode? Hell, why not give her an entire sequence of her personal?

7: Unknown 9: Awakening

This one’s not out but, however there are many causes to be excited, and it’d match completely into the sport’s technique.

Unknown 9’s story isn’t constrained to the sport. The truth is, Bandai Namco are calling it a Storyworld. Along with Awakening, there’s a comic book sequence (Torment), a trilogy of novels (Genesis), and a podcast (Out of Sight), every exploring the sport’s universe. Why not toss in an episode of Secret Stage, too? It’s clear that Bandai Namco are hoping for giant issues from the IP (even when, till not too long ago, we hadn’t heard something new in regards to the recreation in a while), and a Secret Stage may let gamers see extra from the Unknown 9 universe.

6: Horizon

Netflix was engaged on a TV sequence primarily based on Horizon for a while, however the undertaking was reportedly cancelled earlier this 12 months. Whereas it’s attainable that the sequence may transfer ahead, there’s nonetheless lots to discover from the universe.

The sequence follows Aloy, a younger warrior from a post-post-apocalyptic society the place large robotic animals run amok. Over the course of the video games, she learns extra about what led to society’s collapse, and prevents it from occurring once more.

A Secret Stage may observe Aloy, nevertheless it may additionally take a special strategy. Why not present us a squad of troopers preventing towards the Faro Plague as a part of Operation Enduring Victory? Hell, we’d watch an entire sequence of that alone.

5: Silent Hill

Silent Hill is lastly having a long-awaited renaissance, with gamers all around the world excited to revisit the world’s most questionable trip spot.

For newcomers, Silent Hill is a city with mystical properties, amongst which is its behavior of sucking folks right into a nightmarish otherworld.

What makes the franchise distinctive is the psychological strategy. The shape the otherworld takes modifications, and it’s usually drawn from the minds of these exploring it. Whereas one particular person would possibly see an industrial panorama, one other may be surrounded by hearth or traverse a city in a storm.

As such, there’s loads to attract from in a Silent Hill episode, and plenty of instructions it may take whereas nonetheless feeling genuine. The truth is, there’s a complete comedian guide sequence with completely different folks experiencing their very own journeys by means of Silent Hill. Even higher, with future video games seeing the city’s affect unfold as far afield as Japan, there’s loads of alternative for brand spanking new spins on the franchise – and a Secret Stage could possibly be the right place for considered one of them.

4: Management

Management took the world by storm and launched us all to the Federal Bureau of Management, a mysterious group impressed by the SCP Basis. The FBC investigates paranatural phenomena. If there’s a teleporting carousel horse or a slide projector that creates doorways to different worlds, the FBC are on the case.

A Secret Stage may see the injury simply considered one of these objects may cause. We’d like to see an Altered World Occasion from the attitude of the strange folks close by as they attempt to survive as one thing so simple as an ashtray turns their world the wrong way up.

3: Ratchet and Clank

Ratchet and Clank are two of PlayStation’s most iconic heroes, and since their debut, they’ve saved the universe numerous instances. The truth is, they’ve constructed fairly a repute for themselves, so why not give them an episode exhibiting an journey we by no means acquired to see? We’d like to see them tackle a supervillain with their arsenal of over-the-top weapons, whereas their friendship would give it the texture of a buddy cop film – albeit one the place the cops can flip their enemies into sheep.

2: Dishonored

There are many fictional assassins in video video games, however Corvo has a good declare to being the perfect. In spite of everything, it’s not like each murderer can possess their enemies or summon a swarm of rats to assault them.

An episode primarily based on Dishonored may see Corvo, Emily, Billie, Daud, or anybody else “blessed” by the outsider taking down their goal, utilizing quite a lot of expertise at their disposal. If gore is a priority, then they may at all times take a non-lethal route – though, in fact, on the planet of Dishonored, generally demise is preferable.

1: Satan Could Cry

Satan Could Cry video games come out not often, however the sequence itself has at all times been lots of enjoyable. The video games observe half-demon Dante and his group as they defend Earth from quite a lot of demonic threats the easiest way they know the way – with fashionable swordplay and large weapons.

The franchise has already spawned a short-lived anime sequence, nevertheless it’s good for an episode of Secret Stage. Give us witty banter, high-octane battles, and loads of blood as Dante and his group tackle the newest risk. In spite of everything, it’s onerous to run a demon-hunting firm if all you’re preventing is the massive threats that come alongside each few years.

The present even has two choices to discover both the better-known model or the short-lived reboot, which put a brand new spin on the franchise each stylistically and by way of the characters.