Game series that should stop or keep going

[Blemontea]

I think its safe to say that we all agree that the 3-D sonics need to vanish

Sequel: The thought just came across my name... I WANT a sequel to Nier and some sort of spiritual sequel to SOTC and Banjo&Kazooie Nuts and Bolts

 

[rockyoumonkeys]

Stop: Pretty much any Activision franchise. If there's an exception, I can't think of it.

Keep going: Final Fantasy. I know this is a pretty popular choice for "stop", but it's gotta go on. Just, you know, don't make another crappy one.

 

[Tsaba]

Die: Anything Sonic
live: Black

 

[TerranReaper]

Die: Modern Warfare
Live: Oregon Trail.

That's right, I said it.

"Modern Warfare has dysentery"


Die: Music games like Guitar Hero and Rock Band, 3-D sonic games

Live: GOOD James Bond games, COD without the failure, I'll get back to you when I get more ideas

 

[Jezzascmezza]

Halo should stop now too.
Reach was a great conclusion to the series, and I feel that the Halo name will be completely wrecked in the next couple of years, as Microsoft are just going to start development on crappy Halo games.

 

[Sinclair Solutions]

Die: Sonic, The Sims, Pokemon, Guitar Hero

Live: Batman, Assassin's Creed, Paper Mario, Dead Space, Condemned

 

[Templar2k7]

Live: Metroid, Zelda, Final Fantasy, Castlevania
Die: MARIO!!!! Sonic, Call of Duty, Halo, and many many more.

 

[Blank Kold]

Die: Halo, as it should've after CE, though I'm liking reach. And, any single player games that offer less than ten hours worth of content.

Live: Everything is allowed 1 sequel. We need more new IP to introduce gimmicks.

 

[Eren Murtaugh]

Die: Guitar Hero/Rock Band/Rocking Guitar Band of Heroes XIV

Life: Mass Effect and Final Fantasy (IT WILL NEVER DIE!)

I agree almost completely. Final Fantasy should join the Die pile, along with Halo, Gears of War, and Devil Mat Cry. They're not even going anywhere anymore. They're just milking the Cash Cows. Also, throw in Dynasty Warriors and the awful series of hit movie-shitty video game thing. Enough already.

What should go on...none. When a series outlives it's due, it should just die. We don't need to know about the 6000 years before our hero came along. Stop milking the cash cow!!!

I'm happy to let Final Fantasy live. Square-Enix at least make the effort to make each game different in some significant way, so they all feel different, and none of the stories are connected so it's fine in my book.

Gears should end after 3 and Halo should end now Reach has been released. That'll give both series some closure story-wise. There isn't really much more of a story to tell in the Halo Universe, and hopefully Epic will round up the story in Gears 3 as the gameplay doesn't seem to be changing at all, and it's really just a continuation of the story. And the want for money, of course.

I agree with you completely, and I admit I've always had a bit of bias towards hating the FF series. It's too...unrealistic for my tastes. Sephiroth's Sword. Seriously? But, they do continue to tell the story, but as most of my friends have said(and they're pretty hardcore FF Fans), it's basically the same story repeated endlessly. I just want it to end to spare it from the Friday the Thirteenth thing. It's great, but there comes a point when you have to seriously shut it down. FtT went on WAY too long and overstayed it's welcome, and FF is beginning to do the same thing.

 

[Gigaguy64]

Die:Not intierely sure.

Live:Metroid, Mario, Golden Sun, SSB, Megaman Starforce/ZX, Metroid Prime:Hunters.

Think about it.
A third person Metroid with Samus single player that has the other Hunters in the Story and Muliplayer featuring all the other Hunters and playable characters each with their own abilitys and Affinity Weapon Special.
It would be awesome.

 

[LordIce]

Live: Mirros Edge, Pokemon, Zelda=), Dead Space, Halo

DIE: Call of Duty X__X, Gitar Hero, Animal Crossing, Sonic, Final Fantasy

 

[Blue_vision]

Die: Sonic, Final Fantasy, Call of Duty & Friends (include MoH and Battlefield.)
Guitar Hero & Friends (they don't need to die, just stop being re-released with trivial tweaks for full price.)
I'm hesitant to say Mario, but I could see good coming out of the series in general, especially Paper Mario

Live: Dead Space, Mass Effect, Half Life,

Live on Condition: GTA, assuming they continue with the heavy story set that came with GTA IV
Legend of Zelda, assuming they keep changing up the setting and story as with Majora's Mask, Twilight Princess, and Windwaker.

 

[scnj]

Die: Any Valve franchise that isn't Half-Life. Seriously, they need everybody there working on this thing before it becomes vapourware. Fuck Portal and Left 4 Dead, I just have to know how Half-Life ends so I can move on to completely and happily ignoring the rest of Valve's output.

Live: Borderlands. Damn, I got addicted to shooting and looting. I need more damn it! The upcoming DLC will help, but it'll be like a drop of water for a man in the desert. Come on Gearbox, you know what you must do. Feed the addiction, feed it.

 

[Flamma Man]

ONE'S THAT NEED TO DIE

Oh God, this is going to be long one...

Halo, Call of Duty, Guitar Hero, Sims, Final Fantasy, Pokemon, Sonic The Hedgehog, Splinter Cell, Resident Evil, Metal Gear, Spyro the Dragon, and Devil May Cry.

Whew...

ONE'S THAT SHOULD CONTINUE

Short one this time...

Portal, Half-Life...

Um...

Give me a sec...

Well...shit.

Oh, oh, just thought of one!

Mirrors Edge and...um...

Darn it.

 

[Blank Kold]

Live: River City Ransom

How could i have forgotten.