Best Games Series with 3 games.

[AetherWolf]

The first one that comes to mind are the original three Spyro games. All the ones after that were just for milking the cash cow.

 

[staika]

Jak and Daxter is there any competition to how awesome that series is.

 

[Daggedawg]

Well, it's technically not a numbered series, more of a "spiritual successor" kind of deal but:

Soul Blazer
Illusion of Gaia
Terranigma

The best game series of all time. Period.

 

[remnant_phoenix]

First trilogy that comes to mind is Prince of Persia (the Sands of Time trilogy).

Each game had its own story arc, while contributing something to the greater arc of the trilogy, which is remarkable in today's popular media where the trend is: First game can stand alone; Second and Third games are one big sequel story in two parts with a HUGE cliffhanger at the end of the Second.

Halo did it. God of War did it. In the world of movies it was done with The Matrix and Pirates of the Carribean.

For me, a good trilogy should work one of three ways:
1) Each part should have a completely stand-alone story and it's the themes and characters that are continually developed throughout the trilogy (example: the first three "Indiana Jones" movies).
2) Each part should have a strong ability to stand on its own story arc while contributing to the bigger narrative. (example: the original "Star Wars" trilogy)
3) They should all flow together in one big story. (example: "Back to the Future" and "The Lord of the Rings")

Yes, I know I used movies for all my examples, but that's a big part of my point: video games
have a big problem of going with the pattern we see in Halo and God of War, and that's NOT a good thing.

Prince of Persia: the Sands of Time is a great video game example of #2. I'd say Metroid Prime is a good example of #1, or possibly #2, depending on how you look at it. I can't think of a video game example of #3. From what I understand, video games are a somewhat riskier business than cinema, so I imagine that building a trilogy like that would be a huge mess.

 

[Juventus]

Metal gear solid 3: snake eater

 

[michiehoward]

God of War
Mario
AOE

Soon to be eclipsed by ME series

 

[Jazoni89]

How about fallout.
Pretty good games.

Erm, would saints row count, they have a third coming out, which will no doubt be awesome

if it doesn't count then i would have to go with..... erm...... Fallout

This is the Escapist, you silly people.

You're either supposed to have liked and started with Fallout 3, and ignored the others.

Or you're supposed to have played the first 2 when they came out, and hate 3 for being different.

HOW DARE YOU ENJOY ALL 3 GAMES?!

Shock, horror...I also like all three, and New Vegas.


Well...that's also my choice anyway.

(Didn't like Tactics, or Brotherhood of steel though, they both suck big time.)

Also, very funky captcha.

 

[Irridium]

Timesplitters. No contest.

To me, they are the best games EVER FUCKING MADE.

 

[balimuzz]

While not numbered, the Sands of Time trilogy was brilliant. I also think that the Fallout series is really solid all the way through, and Bethesda has done a great job of bringing the universe of the first two games very well into the modern generation of gaming.

 

[Dr. Feelgood]

Rock Band. There's nothing more fun than being a pretend rockstar.

 

[AlternatePFG]

Fallout. Even though I'm kinda eh, on 3, it's still a good game, the atmosphere really saves it for me. Pretty much the entire series (except for Brotherhood of Steel for obvious reasons) has been great. Never played Tactics though.

 

[Squilookle]

Hmm, I guess I'd say off the top of my head:

Timesplitters
the GTA3 trilogy
Sly Cooper
Super Mario (the 2D ones)
Rogue Squadron... maybe

 

[cgmetallica1981]

Fallout
The Elder Scrolls
Counter-Strike
Skate
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.
Grand Theft Auto
(Soon to be)Diablo
(Soon to be)Gears of War

 

[NEVRINx54]

Bioshock, Gears of War

You must be clairvoyant lol

 

[TheYellowCellPhone]

Timesplitters, and Uncharted if you count the sequel that has yet to come out.