Series they should just end

[Graustein]

What series do you NOT want to see another addition to, that they should just axe?

I say the Metroid Series should be put to rest. I love the Metroid series, Metroid Prime is my favourite non-multiplayer game ever, and I just don't want it to go down the same route as Mario and Pokemon. I'd like to see a Metroid 5, with Samus (in her Fusion suit of course, no retcons here) dealing with the issues raised by the Federation's raising Metroids. I'd really like to see the series axed now, but Fusion is too open-ended to just leave it now, I think. So one more, to wrap up the whole series, and let her go out with a bang. I don't want it to deteriorate beyond recognition.

What series do you think deserves similar treatment? Which one should they just wrap up as soon as possible, or just plain stop making new installments? This isn't about series you hate and don't want to see more of; this is about series you like and don't want them to deteriorate.

 

[Frybird]

Rock Band and Guitar Hero? Seriously?
For me, these series may go on as long as there is Rock and Videogames, even if i may grow tired of it, it's better than the annual sports game updates.

My opinion:

GTA should not be put to rest, but it is enough to have one game per console generation (and maybe one or two expansion packs...REAL Ones, not Full Price Titles)

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six - I like RS6 3 and RS6 Vegas, but it seems like the developers have no idea where to go with the series.

Resident Evil - I'm excited about RE5, but the first gameplay footage did not impress me as much as it should. And some core elements of the game felt already arkward and old in RE4

(I only mentioned Series that i like, mentioning stuff like Final Fantasy that i just don't like would be just flaming from my side)

 

[Programmed_For_Damage]

Anything with Mario in it. Let the poor guy retire with dignity.

 

[Graustein]

Rock Band and Guitar Hero? Seriously?
For me, these series may go on as long as there is Rock and Videogames, even if i may grow tired of it, it's better than the annual sports game updates.

My opinion:

GTA should not be put to rest, but it is enough to have one game per console generation (and maybe one or two expansion packs...REAL Ones, not Full Price Titles)

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six - I like RS6 3 and RS6 Vegas, but it seems like the developers have no idea where to go with the series.

Resident Evil - I'm excited about RE5, but the first gameplay footage did not impress me as much as it should. And some core elements of the game felt already arkward and old in RE4

(I only mentioned Series that i like, mentioning stuff like Final Fantasy that i just don't like would be just flaming from my side)

I'm not that into FF, but I don't think any game series should have 13 installments. It's either the same damn game over and over or the latter installments are so different from the earlier ones that they're only thematically linked. I dunno which FF is, but yeah.

I also agree with you on GTA, one per generation should be enough for the fans.

 

[Fronken]

GTA, Gears of War and Killzone i hate the most, but would be sweet to see an end to Final Fantasy and Guitar Hero/Rockband as well (GH/RB just cause i suck so badly at them)

 

[Jamanticus]

Anything with Mario in it. Let the poor guy retire with dignity.

Hear, hear! Honestly, Nintendo is doing to Mario what George Lucas is doing to the Star Wars franchise (milking its cash cow until its udders are smoldering, blackened stalactites.... I wish I could say I came up with that myself).

 

[Vincent9mm]

Final Fantasy 7

One of my favorite game stories ever has gotten so stretched out and beaten into sequels, it just needs to stop. The game was done when it first was released, even as much as I like the expansion on the plot, it was never needed.

 

[MisterDevil]

i`m pro with most series, i mean it`s nice to see where the game is heading, despite the fact that it can turn into a wreck or into a masterpiece. But there are a few games which are excellent the way they are, i don`t see any point for a StarCraft 2 for example.
Imo ... the C&C series should just end and .. that`s about it. Honestly i`m looking forward to some sequels ( Fallout heaven is out there somewhere )

 

[Same River New Water]

Haha, love that FF7 is an "overlong series" even without FF1-6 & 8-13.

* Final Fantasy as a whole needs to get the chop. I'm addicted to FFTA2, but I'd like it more if it didn't have that tired old brand stuck to it.

* Halo, sadly, probably has nowhere to go from here but down.

* Star Wars, again sadly, doesn't need to be axed entirely but massively scaled back. Stop making three SW games a year, just make one good one every two or three years.

* I'm ok with Mario in general but MARIO PARTY! Now there is a lumbering corpse that needs to be put to rest.

* Madden NFL - no, I take that back. Don't cancel it, just put a tutorial in the next edition! I know 86% of the world's population has bought a copy but the rest of us have no chance of figuring out how to play, even as dedicated gamers. That game has a learning curve like the side of Uluru [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uluru].

 

[Ares Tyr]

Guitar Hero
Rock Band

My head is exploding trying to understand your logic, my good man. And no I am not trolling you.

As for me, as much as I hate to say it because I used to really love the series (particularly the 4th game), Dynasty Warriors needs to either be ended or sent to another company who will not systematically beat its corpse.

 

[onethought99]

Bioshock, a sequel is just going to ruin the briliance of the first.
Final fantasy 13 is enough, god just stop already.

 

[Natural Hazard]

The Entire Final Fantasy series, i admit i am a big fan but Square Enix are just ruining what used to be good in Final Fantasy, but hey maybe 13 will be their shining star -_-

 

[psyniac_123]

Sonic, before it COMPLETELY HITS ROCK BOTTOM.

Wait... WEREHOG?

A SWORD!?

Too late -.-

 

[kbag08]

So many
Halo
Gears Of War
PGR
Gt
Burnout
rainbow six
zelda
mario
splinter cell
haze (1 is too many)
every yearly ea sport update
Wheres the originality these days??

 

[GothmogII]

Eh. I don't particularly care, as long as they are good games. There's nothing wrong with familiarity, that is: It would be pretty weird if, every time a company wanted a new game they had to come up with a completely different set of cha...oh wait.

As for GoW...the sequel hasn't even been out yet, not that I'm defending the former, I thought it was only okay. Very weak plot. Cool gunplay.


Also, as for sports, race sims etc. What exactly do you expect them to do? It's not as if they can dramatically change the concept. You think something like Project Gotham Racing is going to be a wholly different game if they called it Ford Super Street Racing! ...EXTREME! Maybe, if they were going for a fantastical twist, like say P.O.D. or any number of 'Wacky' type racing games, but even then, the mechanic is almost the exact same!

 

[Meshakhad_v1legacy]

Halo: No Halo 4, please.

 

[Slycne]

I'm really torn. There are a number of series that have been on going for far too long, but the companies in charge still manage to put out quality titles. It's easy for a bad series to die quick because it just sucks and enjoy that. It's harder when we continue to get some gems out of a series that's been beaten into the ground.