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Starfieldwill be released in less than a week.Starfieldhas a lot of expectations, and fans will be looking to get their money’s worth. Since being announced in 2018, Bethesda has been slowly building a strong fanbase for the game. But Starfield is not a game that was made in a day. It took the creators almost 25 years to plan the games and then put them into pieces.
ButStarfieldis not the only game that took so long to make. Several other games took a long time to create. UnlikeStarfield, those games did not get such hype. Nonetheless, the creators worked hard to make those video games for the gaming community to enjoy.
1Duke Nukem Forever
Many gamers might not know this game, but it was a pretty popular video game series in the 1990s.Duke Nukemhas four video games.Duke Nukem Foreveris the fourth and last one to release in 2011. Before that,Duke Nukem 3Dwas released in 1996. Fans might be surprised to know the gap between these two games. It took the creators 15 years to make the next part.
Duke Nukemis developed by Apogee Software and published by 2K Games. It is a multiplayer, first-person shooter game.Duke Nukemhas earned over $1 Billion in revenue. Even thoughStarfieldtook 25 years to make, 15 years for a fourth installment is a long time.
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Mother 3is the third and last game of theMotherfranchise. It is a role-playing game developed by Ape, HAL Laboratory, and Brownie Brown and published by Nintendo. The first game was released in 1989, and the second game was released in 1994.Mother 3took 12 years to make. WhileMother 2was released in 1994,Mother 3was released in 2006. The hiatus remains one of the biggest in the video gaming world.
TheMotherfranchise is owned exclusively by Nintendo. It can be played on Game Boy and Wii U. The single-player game was a popular and highly rated game of the mid-2000s.
Diablo 3is the third installment of theDiablofranchise. Just like its predecessors,Diablo 3is a role-playing, multiplayer game. It is a hack-and-slash game between Demons and Angels. The game is produced and developed by Blizzard Entertainment.Diablo 2was released in 2000, butDiablo 3was released in 2012. There is a gap of almost 12 years.
The franchise has made it a habit of putting in several years of work before releasing a new game.Diablo 4was released in 2023, after 11 years.Starfieldcan be a big project, butDiabloas a franchise is not far behind.
4Too Human
Too Humanis an action role-playing game released in 2008. Gamers can play the game in Single-player mode and Multiplayer mode.Too Humanwas announced in 1999 and took nine long years to make. It remains one of the few games to take such a long time to produce. The game is not part of any franchise. It was developed by Silicon Knights and published by Microsoft Game Studios. Even after spending years behind the production of the game, it did not prove to be a commercial success.
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5The Last Guardian
The Last Guardianis a third-person, action-adventure, single-player game released in 2016. It was developed by Japan Studio and GenDesign, and it was published by Sony Interactive Entertainment.The Last Guardianstarted developing in 2007. After nine years, the developers thought it to be perfect for release. It is a PlayStation-exclusive game. The video game received mixed reviews from the gaming community. Nine years of hard work to receive mixed reviews is not worth it for any game.
6Team Fortress 2
Team Fortress 2is the sequel toTeam Fortress Classic. Team Fortress Classicis the remake of the 1996’sQuake, with theTeam Fortressmod. The franchise was developed and published by Valve.Team Fortress Classicwas released in 1999, andTeam Fortress 2was released in 2007. The sequel had a gap of 8 years. The creators worked very hard for the sequel. Their efforts were not in vain, asTeam Fortress 2was a hit among the gamers. It is a first-person shooter game available in both single-player and multiplayer.
Sporereleased in 2008. It was developed by Maxis and Published by Electronic Arts. The game falls under the God game, life simulation, and real-time strategy genres. It is a single-player game. The creators started to makeSporein 2000. Initially, it was namedSimEverything. There was a lot of excitement surrounding the game. But eventually, it all died due to creators making numerous changes in the game. After eight long years, it was released in 2008. Even after much less of an experience than promised,Sporewas well-received by the critics and bagged several gaming awards.
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Priyanko is an aspiring economists who is a secret member of the anime world. Unfortunately, he is a Manchester United fan. He has watched multiple anime only to leave them halfway between. His day goes by playing video games, scrolling through reels, watching anime, and rarely opening his books.
