The Insomniac Game That Never Was: Monster Knight

Insomniac’s original concept for what would have been its first PlayStation 2 game. When I asked if we could expect news about any other cancelled or aborted projects along the same lines of Girl With A Stick or 1080 Pinball, Price suddenly walked out of his office and came back a moment later holding a binder. It contained game concepts and preliminary art for a PlayStation 2 game called Monster Knight, a game so obscure even internally at Insomniac that long-time employees who later saw it had no idea it existed.

[Relientk77]

This game looks awesome, I love the classes and shark weapon. I really wish they would have made it. Insomniac Games is an amazing developer this game would have been fantastic.

[smashcrashbash]

They totally should have made this. They need to pass this on to Sony and let them make a PSN or a full fledged game out of this. I mean a game about using creatures for weapons and armor? I mean the girl has a freaking shark in her hands and she is using it as a spear, a grappling hook and a projectile weapon. How is that not awesome?

[KMCROC]

Pass off as free or sell it to them for a boatload of money seeing how their independent.

[ChipChipperson]

You could call that weapon a sword-fish. I don't know why, but the concept art is reminding me of Flint the Time Detective.

[abzdine]

too bad, i like the chara design. maybe this game could live on Vita ? They released these pictures to see the gamer's reaction ? So Insomniac if you read me, YES we want this game.

[KMCROC]

Why must every game has to have a vita port or be made for it,especially from an independent developers as insomniac.

[abzdine]

can you tell me why not ?

Insomniac remain close to Sony so why not bring this franchise back to life and make it a Vita exclusive IP just like Tearaway or Gravity Rush ?

it seems like they have started developing it for PS2 so upgrading the graphics a little bit and an HD filter will look gorgeous on the OLED Vita screen.

[r21]

Neat idea, make it and i might buy it ;D

[BlaqMagiq24]

This looked like a very innovative game. I'm guessing they canned it in favor of Ratchet & Clank. I do wish they could've released it after several years in the PS2 life cycle. It looks too much fun to pass up.