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TomSonne
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1 day ago

Please don't let The Saboteur be forgotten – A fan's request for a remaster.

Dear EA,

I don't know if this message will ever reach someone who has the power to do something about it. Maybe it will simply disappear among thousands of other emails. But I still wanted to write it.

I am a huge fan of The Saboteur, and I honestly don't think I have ever forgotten this game.

I discovered it years ago, and something about it stayed with me in a way that very few games have. It wasn't perfect, but it had something that is incredibly difficult to create: a soul.

The Paris of The Saboteur felt alive. The streets, the Resistance, the German occupation, the music, the atmosphere, Sean Devlin, the cars, the climbing, the sabotage... Everything came together to create a world that felt completely different from anything else.

And then there was the black-and-white world.

I still remember how powerful it felt to see a grey, oppressed Paris slowly regain its colors as you fought back. It wasn't just a visual effect. It made you feel that you were actually changing the world around you.

That is what I miss.

I know Pandemic Studios is gone. I know that more than fifteen years have passed. I also understand that from a business perspective, bringing back an old IP is a risk.

But as a fan, I really hope The Saboteur has not simply been forgotten.

I don't necessarily expect EA to make a massive AAA sequel tomorrow. I would honestly be incredibly happy just to see a proper remaster of the original game.

Give it modern graphics. Improve the controls. Fix the old technical issues. Keep the original atmosphere, music, characters and story. Let people who loved the original experience it again, and let a new generation discover it.

And if that remaster proved that people still cared, then maybe one day Sean Devlin's story could continue.

I have even imagined what a sequel could look like. Paris was only the beginning. The idea of following the Resistance into another occupied city, or eventually into Berlin, would be incredible. There is still so much potential in this universe.

But even if a sequel never happens, I would simply love to see The Saboteur receive the attention it deserves.

Some games are successful.

Some games are famous.

And then there are games that stay with people.

The Saboteur is one of those games for me.

I am only one person, and I know that one email will probably not change anything. But I also believe that if enough people who genuinely love something speak up, eventually someone has to notice.

So this is me speaking up.

Please don't let The Saboteur be forgotten.

If there is ever a discussion inside EA about which forgotten games might deserve another chance, I sincerely hope someone says:

"What about The Saboteur?"

Thank you for reading this.

And thank you to everyone at Pandemic Studios and EA who created a game that, more than fifteen years later, still means something to people like me.

Sincerely,

A passionate The Saboteur fan

1 Reply

  • EA_Hux's avatar
    EA_Hux
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    18 hours ago

    Hello TomSonne​ ,

    I've moved over your message on the English forums since you posted in English in the French forums.

    Thank you so much for taking the time to write such a heartfelt message.

    While I cannot guarantee that a remaster or sequel will be developed, passionate players like you are exactly how classic franchises get reconsidered. 

    Thank you for keeping the memory of The Saboteur alive!

    Have a great rest of your week.