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Nazulu

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Phenakist said:
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This is easily one of the most repeated topics but your new so just search it next time.

Anyway I would say SSB Brawl, I don't want them to bring a sequal out for that version, sucks compared to the first 2!
Brawl IS the last in the series... That was announced when it was released.
Oh please, they always say that and then when they want to make more money, they make another. It always happens no matter what they say, anything that sells well will get a sequal whether it's good or crap.
No, this wasn't some cheesey company quote in a press conference or something, the CREATOR of Brawl stated that they would be making no more, he was reluctant even to make Brawl.
Yeah I would be reluctant to make Brawl as well *cough*, I mean then they will just get someone else to do it, doesn't matter who made it, it will get a sequal.
 

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If you think it takes no skill then you are ignorant, not as much as a real instrument by no means but it does take skill
In all honesty, I tried to watch the videos but I got so wall bangingly bored just after 30 seconds in I couldn't continue. And since I can play a real guitar then, as per the quote, the "Hero" games would be a no real skill needed.
 

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Most people in this thread needs to die, apparently... Jeez, what is it with people and hating on popular series? Just because you think it's shit doesn't make it a fact the whole world should abide by, jerks... Seriously...

Halo: 4 FUCKING GAMES (Not counting Halo Wars)!!!! Compare to Call of Duty or Medal of Honour, who have also been doing the same thing EVER SINCE THEY STARTED. Except Halo actually came with an original setting instead of rehashing the same old dirt-coloured french beaches we've stormed pretty much annually! So yeah, ofcourse Halo needs to die... (That was sarcasm in case you hate-mongering dumbasses are too daft to get that)

Final Fantasy: FUCK OFF! Seriously. This is even stupider than saying Halo should die... Game after game, Square Enix has rehashed the world, the story and the combat system... And to the guy saying "The story is always about anime-teens fighting evil organizations", so what? Judging by the popularity of Call of Duty-games, a story is basically not needed... "Oh, let's go invade France today again because Hitler's evil forces are fucking up our world!"
See? I can write the story to Call of Fuckin'-Duty! DUR-HUR-HUR!!!

And last but not least, I've seen several people say Kingdom Hearts. The only thing I've got to say is actually: What... The... Fuck? Kingdom Hearts has 5! (FIVE!!!) games!? Why does it need to die? The story is still fresh, and UN-FUCKING-COMPLETED!!! At least the Halo-trilogy is finished, but the main KH-story isn't, so please enlighten me as to why it should die? Yes, the majority of the fandumb is batshit fuckin' insane girls, but that's the only negative thing about it!

To sum things up: If you think a game series needs to die, then I think you need to shut the fuck up and accept the fact that it's not gonna. Don't like a series? Then IGNORE IT!!! No-one is forcing you to pay ANY attention to it except for you, and if you're only gonna look at it to hate on it, then you seriously need to reconsider how you spend your spare time...

(Apologies to anyone who gets offended, but I'm not in the greatest of moods right now)
 

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I would point out that in many of these threads I think people are failing to make a distinction between a character and a series. Sonic for example isn't really a "series" anymore, but rather a character who gets plugged into very differant kinds of games. Simply put I have no real problem with the character per-se, it's just that the games they keep putting him in are garbage.

In general when it comes to cartoony games and such I really see no real reason why they can't use Sonic, but I think they need to be a bit more selective about what games get made as well.

For a long time I've sort of felt Sonic in paticular has suffered due to furries. I have nothing against furries per se, but a lot of them are huge Sonic fans, and buy a lot of his games. The idea behind things like "Sonic Vs. The Black Knight" and such titles seems to be vicarious wish fulfillment fantasies about like sword and sorcery furries or whatever. Also the ever increasing roster of anthromorphs also seems to be connected to this, pure gamers find it annoying, fur-fans, well they all the their favorites and which characters are appearing (even if briefly) can be a big deal in certain circles. I guess what I'm saying is that I think the problem is that Sega has gotten too fixated on non-sexual fan service with the character, rather than producing quality games. Such is simply my thoughts.

I think SIMILAR arguements can be made about other "series". Mario for example is a character that is goofy enough where he can be plugged into any game that doesn't take itself seriously. If your going goofy, might as well use him. However with Mario I think the focus has remained on the games a lot more than Sonic which is why he's found more annoying.

Final Fantasy is in a similar boat, given that it's pretty much a set of conventions that get attached to RPGs. I mean in RPGs a fire spell is a fire spell, I find no real problem to them using Fire/Fira/Firaga to designate levels and such, and in the end that's what it comes down to (conventions). The nature of Final Fantasy is simply that when I see something like a spell name, it might be in a totally differant world, but I pretty much know how powerful it is and what it does. I tend to see "Final Fantasy" as a set of general concepts than as a real "series".

Really, the only reason why I usually feel the need for an actual series to be "killed" is because it's one that I don't care for, and would have preferred the studio use the time and budget for something else.

I guess if I had to pick something that I think should go, it would probably be Grand Theft Auto. Not because it's BAD per se, but because I feel the developers can no longer do it justice. After the fiasco with "Hot Coffee" and cow-towing to censors with "Manhunt 2" I think Rockstar kind of lost it, and seems like they are pulling their punches. Heck, after those titles pretty much everything is going to leave that doubt in your mind.

I kind of feel the series "peaked" with San Andreas, and while GTA IV got praise for story and some spot on gameplay mechanics (not to mention a very complete package with all the TV shows and such), a lot of it felt like they were pulling their punches. San Andreas is kind of the last time I felt sure that they were making the game THEY wanted to make, as opposed to working around censors and moralists.

Games like Resident Evil and Silent Hill are still decent, but I think they really need to experiment a bit more. Resident Evil deserves Kudos for evolving with 4, but then it kind of stopped with 5. Silent Hill has tried to evolve, but really seems to be wallowing in a rut.

As some have pointed out (here on The Escapist for that matter) the most successful horror series evolved over time. Characters like Freedy Kruegar and Jason Vorhees became the icons they are because they were able to do differant things with them (some cool, some like 'Jason in Space' far less so... but they did try). Resident Evil mixed it up a bit in RE 4, decided the characters were no longer victims, so established protaganists became heroes instead of victims, and new monsters were unleashed. RE 5 pretty much downgraded RE 4 in most areas and didn't really seem to grow or evolve the way it could. Silent Hill ceased to evolve (IMO) because of fear of censors as early as Silent Hill 2, when they cut the game heavily because of complaints over the demo. Since the cutting of SH 2, every Silent Hill game has pretty much recycled pretty much the same material, and monsters. The last truely creative thing they did was "Pyramid Head" and truthfully the game seems to have sort of turned into an seriel horror fest that is all about having him pop up. The problems I had with some of the more recent games wasn't that the combat was too smooth or whatever (heck, not everyone is helpless), but the fact that it got predictable. Straightjackets that barf acid, killer nurses, and pyramid head. There was nothing that stuck out as NEW. Surrealism is fine, but when it's the same as every other game in the series... well that's a rut. The exception to me being SH 4, but then again that was not developed originally as a Silent Hill game. People complained about that game because it was differant, but I also noticed that the game hasn't exactly picked up a head of steam through the retreads that were Origins and Homecoming.
 

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nintendo....ok mabey some of nintendo can stay.....wait no just get rid of it.
 

Dyp100

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Mario doesn't need to die, it just needs to do something fresh, seems like they can't move from the world made of colorful blocks...Galaxy was creative, though.

Sonic is kinda over, the "cute furry" appeal is now lost on us, I think, plus the 3D games just aren't good, if they can make an interesting 2d game (kinda like Megaman) I'll say its got another round to live.

Halo is fine, as it's only 4 games, one of them a side-story I enjoyed more then Halo 3 (2 is still probably my favourite).

As people have said, FF is different, the combat is only the same (but normally mixed up a little) and the games are only connected by sutble hints here and there, plus XIII looks sci-fi without the super steampunk FF is known for these days.

Link/Zelda should get some voice acting, as they seem to be able to still drain life from the series and maybe making a big jump like voice acting could improve the series for the better.
 

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008Zulu said:
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If you think it takes no skill then you are ignorant, not as much as a real instrument by no means but it does take skill
In all honesty, I tried to watch the videos but I got so wall bangingly bored just after 30 seconds in I couldn't continue. And since I can play a real guitar then, as per the quote, the "Hero" games would be a no real skill needed.
I play real guitar, real drums and I sing in a band. Trust me, it takes a hell of a lot of skill and practice to get really good and if you don't think that then you are just wrong. Plain and simple
 

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The Rockerfly said:
008Zulu said:
The Rockerfly said:
If you think it takes no skill then you are ignorant, not as much as a real instrument by no means but it does take skill
In all honesty, I tried to watch the videos but I got so wall bangingly bored just after 30 seconds in I couldn't continue. And since I can play a real guitar then, as per the quote, the "Hero" games would be a no real skill needed.
I play real guitar, real drums and I sing in a band. Trust me, it takes a hell of a lot of skill and practice to get really good and if you don't think that then you are just wrong. Plain and simple
Yeah well, I guess some things come easier to some than others.
 

The Rockerfly

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008Zulu said:
Yeah well, I guess some things come easier to some than others.
It's not just a case of skill, stamina, reflexes and eye co ordination play a massive role. For the record I am taking my grade 7 guitar in the summer after 5 years of playing guitar so I do have a pretty good idea what if it takes skill or not
 

Necrofudge

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Halo and Final Fantasy.

On the other hand, the search bar game is very underrated and should be played more often.
 

craftyfirestorm

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any game series that has changed developers because it usually just pandering to the fans
and all sports game franchises simply because if you like a sport go out and play it and get some exersize
 

The Night Shade

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Mario series (mario kart,mario tenis,Galaxy,etc they should be over by now)
Need For Speed (always the same with little improvements)
Fifa and PES (almost no improvements same gameplay over and over again)