Game series that must be ended!

[hermes]

I'm saying Metal Gear Solid. 4 should never have been made. Yes, I went there.

Thanks god I am not alone on that one.

It is not like it is a bad game, but I would be pleased if the series end there. Up to a certain point the game was pretty decent, but the ending was rubbish.

It has to end... Really, really has to end.

 

[Triforceformer]

I'm going to say Sonic.

Unleashed was a terrible, terrible game, and I hear there's a sequel in the works.

1. I and others happen to enjoy Unleashed.

2. You are most likely referring to Project Needlemouse, a full 2-D (Insert some fangirl orgasms.) Sonic the Hedgehog game coming out in 2010.

 

[Therumancer]

Well, Final Fantasy isn't really a true series as each game is unique. I see it as almost being like a publisher (even though that isn't accurate since it itself is published). That's why it can get away with 14 or so games. I see the final as in "The Final Word In" sense not the implication that each is supposed to be literally the last of anything. Even if you kill the "Final Fantasy" title these games would still generally get made, just with other titles. So far the "Final Fantasy" name has been a pretty good indicator of quality compared to what else it's going up against at any given moment. Even it's failures have been massive successes by anyone else's standards.

I am not a big FPS fan, but I won't knock the genere itself. Rather I will say that what they need to do is keep making games using the same engines. Basically they are all pretty much the same game since they are all simply people buying the same engines like GRAW or Unreal, or Hacok Physix, or whatever else and tweaking them a bit, throwing in new graphics, and presenting it as a new game.

I have no real problem with re-using the same engine a few times, but with FPS games it just gets absolutly ridiculous as they are all almost literally the same bloody game. That's why companies love them, cheap to make, and little creativity involved. It's also why a lot of the media sells people so hard on them as opposed to generes that take more work. With a FPS the risks are minimal, if it fails you didn't lose that much money or man hours, and if it succeeds you made more profit thn you would have if you needed to generate something new from scratch.

In many cases I think buying a franchise just to sell a game should be outlawed. For example I see no real reason why Fallout 3 needed the "Fallout" name (which it did not live up to). I would have respected it more if it had just been a new post apocolyptic RPG series. It's a great game, but not really a sequel to the games it's claiming kinship with, not even in spirit... it's too Pepsi and bubblegum for that.

Really the only franchise that needs a hardcore bullet in it's head is Sonic. Sonic simply gets more craptastic with time. Maybe in a generation of hardware or two they can try and do a comeback.

Pokemon is the runner up but not quite there yet. I think it's a series that needs an epic send off while it's still popular. I've never played it, but I know people who have turned it into almost a bloody lifestyle. I'm 34, and when I was like 20 in college this seemed to be getting going and I knew kids that were like 13-16 playing it, it was a bit too simplistic for me though when I tried it. Well, I run into some of the casual aquaintences now that they are 27-30 years old and they still play bloody Pokemon it tends to bother me a bit since the game hasn't changed, and they are really stretching things into territory like some 11 year old catching the bloody god of all reality in a pokeball (don't ask me how). I've actually been privy to discussions about it.

I guess this enduring popularity is a reason to keep it around, but there is a point beyond which something just becomes too stupid to exist. Given how well it went over I think it needs to be shut down while people still want more, and then the concept can be resurrected later on down the pipe. Sonic is at the "OMG kill it with fire" level, Pokemon is one step from that IMO.

Honestly, I do some REALLY nerdy things to get pre-order DL content and stuff. For me it's a source of secret shame and embarassment. But when I've seen people in their 30s with children getting all excited to go to Toys R Us to DL an exclusive Pokemon for themselves, I begin to have a few issuess, especially given how ridiculous the whole thing gets when peoplt talk about it. I'm into a LOT of ridiculous stuff, so when I say this understand that Pokemon is making an ultra-hardcore nerd cry.

Mario is getting overdone, BUT in general they still manage to turn out decent products with the liscence. Yes they took him into space, and that would be an end for many franchises, but then they did things like that "Bowser's Inside Story" which were still pretty original and seemed to go over well (I've tinkered with it, even if I have decided I'll never own it).

 

[Jekken6]

Call of Duty. It's just the same thing each time, only reskinned. And i hate those who worship CoD, there's better FPS out there, like Bioshock, Crysis, Resistance: Fall of Man and the Battlefield series.

Call of Duty is, unlike Battlefield and Medal of Honor, not reskinned everytime. for every game (except WaW) they have used a new engine. also, COD easily stands out of the crowd because of great games like COD4, WaW, COD2 and probably also the upcoming MW2.

Not trying to flame here, but you're wrong. Medal of Honour may be reskinned everytime, But Battlefield isn't. Bad Company was different to all previous iterations and had many new features.

The CoD engine is still based on the Quake 3 engine (AFAIK) but I've played WaW and it's nothing special, because i've played better FPS. And it only 'stands out' because the mainstream love it. Modern Borefare 2 isn't gonna be great. It's not going to be terrible either. It's going to be decent. Nothing more, nothing less.

Why was COD 4 so well loved? I've never played it, but, storymode aside, it didn't seem to add any new features to the genre.

It's a very easy game on consoles. (online and non-veteran difficulty)

 

[badgersprite]

Essentially any and all sports games (including Professional Wrestling games). At this point, all they do is update the graphics and the talent roster. The games are actually getting less fun to play with each coming release - especially soccer games. I loved the old ones where you could just slide tackle everybody and get yourself red carded.

 

[blackfrancis567]

guitar hero cashinavision has ruined these games

metal gear solid as great as it is its over let it die

although one series that needs a last game is legacy of kain come on dont just leave it on a cliffhanger after all that

 

[funguy2121]

Hey, anybody heard about the new METROID PRIME sequel? I can't wait for number 4! I hear it takes place on Tallon 4, Aether and all the other planets where the phazon's already been cleaned up! Golly Gee, but I sure hope nobody goes and cancels the quadrilogy before they have time to finish it!

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...some of you were about to respond and tell me how stupid I am, huh? Just wanted to see if we're all attuned to irony like we're supposed to be (I'm told it's a generational thing, and if my mother's any indication, it sure is). Aren't you supposed to read a full page before you respond? Huh?

 

[Gebi10000]

Zelda, Mario, CALL OF FUCKING DUTY, guitar hero (and music games in general) and halo all of them have at least recently had a good chapter in their legacy (twilight princess, Galaxy, Cod4, GH metallica, ODST looks promising) but shit they gotta go, give em all one more and then bury them with star wars battle front and GOOD prince of persia games

You'll have to go through me before zelda sees it's last game(pulls out 2 SMG's from out of his coat).

OT:Sonic .the series has no futre whatsoever. just let it die for goodness sake

 

[The Ewan JF]

The Lego games are getting out of hand now. Lego Rock Band?! Ever since the first Lego Star Wars game it was pretty fun but since that they've just been milking it. Personally I liked Lego Indy best since I love Indiana Jones stuff and I'm honestly happy to see that they're making a new Lego Indy game since unlike The Complete Saga it isn't a copy/paste of the previous games and Lego Indy had its faults so hopefully they'll fix them here. I think they've gone far enough with this same type of gameplay and the new Lego Indy might make the neccessary improvements to it but after that they should either stop making Lego games or try going with completely different gameplay.

 

[Rawker]

Im cool with one or maybe two sequels, but when games start getting miked, it really ticks me off. My opinion is that guitar hero had a nice run but now its getting crazy.

Airbear wants to set the wooorld on fiiireee....

Seriously, its a matter of time before this baby ignites. get out your marshmallows kiddies!

 

[Capn Disco]

Guitar Hero is starting to get to specialized so only a few people even enjoy it

 

[funguy2121]

Guitar Hero and Resident Evil. Those two series I just head-desk everytime I hear about another one.

Well if you don't include the Wii rails shooter spin off games, Resident Evil 4 came out in 2005 and Resident Evil 5 came out in 2009.

I don't know how you CAN'T count them. They're resident Evil games after all. That's like not counting GH Metallica and Aerosmith. They count.

Anyways for me the series stopped being anything decent in RE4. I'm sorry was that suppposed to be scary? Yeah no.

Obviously not everyone shares this opinion however this is mine.

Resident Evil 4, and Resident Evil 4 for the PS2, and Resident Evil: Wii Edition, were widely lauded (Zero Punctuation, IGN, me, etc) as one of the best games EVER, despite a few flaws. Was it scary? Well, when you pointed the pad in a particular direction, the friggin' character went in that direction, so no, I guess RE4 isn't quite as scary as the prospect of actually playing all the way through the dull, boring, 1-screen-at-a-time, non-3d games that preceded it. RE4 is the tits, man. Much longer than other games of this variety, and speaking of variety: RE4 never ran out. What a satisfying finish! In how many games can you say you escaped at the end by hauling ass out of a cave on a jet ski?

So, um, yeah, I guess I disagree with you.

Hey dude, what that guy meant by "counting" was SEQUELS, not spinoffs. Wii ports (especially on-rails ports like the RE and extraction versions) are commonly referred to as bastard child games, often not even made by the same company. You think LucasArts made The Force Unleashed for Wii? No. So no, I do not ever, ever, ever count an on-rails version/remake/cash cow of a game as a part of the series progression, because THAT'S NOT WHAT IT IS.

...and if you've made it past the village in the very beginning of RE4, then I want a 5 page single-spaced essay on just wtf scares you and wtf does not. Bye for now!

 

[thrubeingcool13]

None of the games we want to end will. We'll be stuck with an eternity of mediocre sequels that somehow still sell millions despite declining quality.

 

[Supreme Unleaded]

Im going to be the first to say it, and I know i wont be the last. Halo.

I hear you

I used to be a halo fan, but now It's just boring, and they are trying to bring it back, but frankly, I lost faith in it when I stopped playing matchmaking

If they just kicked off all the tards on love then i think i would have enjoyed halo a bit more. But Bungie pulls something original then i think the Halo series should end... forever, except the books because their amazing.

 

[awsome117]

But, I would have to say Mario. It's over for him. He's been to space, nowhere else to go.

I thought he had nowhere to go either. But then Nintendo said: "Hey, let's make him go to space again! Super Mario Galaxy 2!"

My answer: Guitar hero. 2 fun, 3 was also fun (great challenge). But then it came out with about 10 games in 3 years (not kidding). Screw off, GH.

Woah, haven't seen this thread in awhile. Anyway, I retract my earlier statement, as even though there are a lot of Mario games, they are still good. I no longer feel that a game series should really end because a "fan" or anti-fan said they should.

 

[Wakefield]

Guitar Hero and Resident Evil. Those two series I just head-desk everytime I hear about another one.

Well if you don't include the Wii rails shooter spin off games, Resident Evil 4 came out in 2005 and Resident Evil 5 came out in 2009.

I don't know how you CAN'T count them. They're resident Evil games after all. That's like not counting GH Metallica and Aerosmith. They count.

Anyways for me the series stopped being anything decent in RE4. I'm sorry was that suppposed to be scary? Yeah no.

Obviously not everyone shares this opinion however this is mine.

Resident Evil 4, and Resident Evil 4 for the PS2, and Resident Evil: Wii Edition, were widely lauded (Zero Punctuation, IGN, me, etc) as one of the best games EVER, despite a few flaws. Was it scary? Well, when you pointed the pad in a particular direction, the friggin' character went in that direction, so no, I guess RE4 isn't quite as scary as the prospect of actually playing all the way through the dull, boring, 1-screen-at-a-time, non-3d games that preceded it. RE4 is the tits, man. Much longer than other games of this variety, and speaking of variety: RE4 never ran out. What a satisfying finish! In how many games can you say you escaped at the end by hauling ass out of a cave on a jet ski?

So, um, yeah, I guess I disagree with you.

Hey dude, what that guy meant by "counting" was SEQUELS, not spinoffs. Wii ports (especially on-rails ports like the RE and extraction versions) are commonly referred to as bastard child games, often not even made by the same company. You think LucasArts made The Force Unleashed for Wii? No. So no, I do not ever, ever, ever count an on-rails version/remake/cash cow of a game as a part of the series progression, because THAT'S NOT WHAT IT IS.

...and if you've made it past the village in the very beginning of RE4, then I want a 5 page single-spaced essay on just wtf scares you and wtf does not. Bye for now!

Calm down, you're allowed to have you opinion. Five page essay? I don't even have to do a five page essay at my College, so no I won't do one for you.