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We've all been there before. One moment hype is at an unprecedented high anticipating a very exciting looking game, and in the next moment, those dreams are dashed with an unexpected cancellation.

The heartbreak of video game cancellation is a sad reality of the industry, and over the years quite a few gaming projects have been canned before release, some of which looked like they could've been classics if given the chance. These 10 cancelled games in particular broke our hearts.

Chrono Break

While we don't know if Chrono Break was ever actually in active development, Square Enix filed a trademark for it in 2001, with the obvious intent of producing a sequel to Chrono Trigger and Chrono Cross. Both those games are considered classics in the industry, thanks to their engrossing stories, engaging gameplay, and absolutely brilliant musical scores, and excitement for Chrono Break was fairly high.

Unfortunately, Square Enix never did anything with the Chrono Break trademark, and to this day, we are still waiting for a third game in the Chrono series. Square's unwillingness to create Chrono Break could be due to a number of factors. Perhaps they still think Americans don't like turn-based games, or perhaps they would simply rather focus on their bigger series like Final Fantasy. Whatever the case may be, the strong sales for Chrono Trigger on the DS show that there is a market for a classic turn-based JRPG, and it's safe to say that the world is ready for Chrono Break.

Conker Gettin' Medieval

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Fans have been clamoring for a new Conker game since the classic Conker's Bad Fur Day released on the Nintendo 64 in 2001, but outside of a misguided episodic Project Spark spinoff and a remake, Microsoft has done little to sate the appetites of Conker fans.

What's worse is that we've recently been made aware of Conker Gettin' Medieval, a cancelled Xbox sequel that would have had a multiplayer-focus. While some fans would prefer a traditional single-player Conker experience, there's no denying the franchise's multiplayer chops in both the original and the remake, and so we have no doubt that Gettin' Medieval could have been a great game when it was all said and done.

Dead Rush

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As it turns out, Treyarch's affinity for the undead didn't begin when they introduced the beloved Zombies Mode to Call of Duty. On the contrary, there was actually a time when the studio was working on an open world zombie game that was described by the press as "Grand Theft Undead". The project, called Dead Rush, was originally in development for sixth generation consoles in 2005, but was shutdown before release, probably so Treyarch could get to work on Call of Duty 3. Quite frankly, we would have rather had the exciting open world zombie game, which was still a fresh concept in 2005.

EarthBound 64

EarthBound 64 was going to be the first 3D entry in Nintendo's quirky RPG series, but after a long development cycle plagued by slow progress, the game was eventually cancelled. EarthBound 64 is unique when compared to the other games on this list, though, in that the story for it was still produced, though it was redesigned to be a Game Boy Advance title. Speaking of that, there has never been an official release of that game outside of Japan, but maybe the recent Wii U releases of EarthBound and EarthBound Beginnings are an indication that an official translation of the third game could be on the way.

Mega Man Legends 3

Mega Man Legends 3 Cancellation Discussion

The story of Mega Man Legends 3 is a sad one for any fan of the series. Series creator Keiji Inafune left the project in the midst of its development, and then after its cancellation, Capcom had the audacity to blame the game's cancellation on a lack of fan support. This sparked outrage against Capcom, which has grown more fervent thanks to Capcom's unwillingness to properly use the "blue bomber."

While we may never see an official Mega Man Legends 3, Keiji Inafune is working on a spiritual successor called Red Ash: The Indelible Legend. It's not a genuine Mega Man Legends 3, but the game is as close as we can hope to get a sequel to the cult classic series at this time.

Prey 2

The first Prey game spent a ridiculous amount of time floundering in development hell, so it's no surprise that the planned sequel, Prey 2, suffered a similar fate. After spending some time in development at Human Head Studios, Bethesda moved the game to Arkane, and then abruptly cancelled it. The game was set to be a departure from the first, in that it would have open world elements and star a brand new bounty hunter protagonist, while still retaining some story ties to the original. As fans of PreyPrey 2 was at one time one of our most anticipated games, and we hope to see it resurface in one form or another in the future.

Silent Hills

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The pain of Silent Hills' cancellation will probably never subside. The game was poised to be a horror masterpiece, combining the talents of Guillermo Del Toro, Norman Reedus, famed manga writer Junji Ito, and of course, the legendary game designer Hideo Kojima. Its enthralling "playable teaser" had horror fans salivating at the thought of a full-on horror game from the twisted mind behind Metal Gear Solid, and it still stings when we remember that we will never see this project come to fruition.

StarCraft: Ghost

StarCraft Ghost Revival

Originally announced in 2002, the third-person spinoff StarCraft: Ghost was never officially cancelled until 2014. The game was to star a character named Nova, and featured a stealth-focused single-player and an action-packed multiplayer meant to give players a personal view of the RTS action that defines the series. StarCraft: Ghost could have been one of the more interesting spinoff games, but we'll never know for sure.

Star Wars 1313

Imagine a Star Wars version of Uncharted starring Boba Fett instead of Nathan Drake. That's essentially what Star Wars 1313 was, until Disney bought LucasArts and canned the project.

However, fans of Star Wars hoping for a high quality third-person action-adventure game based on the franchise shouldn't fret just yet. Even though it's a bummer that Star Wars 1313 has been cancelled, Amy Hennig (formerly of Naughty Dog and the Uncharted franchise) has joined the ranks of Visceral Games to work on a mysterious new Star Wars project. Visceral is best known for their third-person Dead Space series, and Amy Hennig is best known for writing story-driven games, so it seems likely that their mystery project could be something in the same vein as Star Wars 1313.

Titan

Blizzard has already conquered the MMO world with World of Warcraft, but why stop there? For seven years, Blizzard developed an MMO that was meant to revolutionize the genre, but like all the other games on this list, it was killed before development could wrap. There's still a lot of mystery surrounding Titan, but it was once described as Destiny meets The Sims, and would have allowed for players to partake in non-combat roles as well as traditional deathmatches. Titan seemed like a truly unique MMO, and we would have loved to try it out.

While these 10 games all had huge potential to be great, there have been many other video games announced over the years that were also cancelled before development wrapped. Which cancelled gaming projects would you have liked to see actually release? Let us know which cancelled games you would revive if given the chance in the comments below.