What other beloved game franchise will be ruined?

So, with the new of the next Resident Evil game essentially becoming a squad based shooter coupled with the announcement of "DmC" and FFXIII's fan blacklash: what's the next franchise to bite the dust? This isn't meant to start hate or anything(actual it kinda is but whatever:P), just honestly which franchise do you think is gonna go down the crapper. Or even what developer will start to have a downhill slide.

Come on, let's just get all these depressed, hateful feelings out and we can move on to better things.;)

Personally, I think Street Fighter is next. Capcom's become a master a crushing people's hopes and dreams so, Street Fighter seems like the logical next step towards self destruction.

Call of Duty, if of course, you don't already consider it to be ruined. Just same old games each year with no real improvements or general change. I miss Call of Duty 1. Not MW 1, the original CoD. Best game!

Well there have been rumors about a new GoW game. On the one hand I would love a new game but the they wrapped the story up in 3 and I don't think there's any real reason to continue the story.

Well, I'm kinda getting over the whole DMC thing but I don't see the RE change being to bad....as long as they can make it actually scary!!!

GT5 was quite a disappointment - a six year wait for what is essentially a remake of GT4. If GT6 comes out during my lifetime, it will be a bargain bin purchase at best.

I thought Dead Space 2 was disappointing as well. The first game was horror action/adventure, the second was a linear shooter. I guess a lot of people like to shoot stuff just for the sake of shooting stuff, but personally I like to feel that there's some purpose to it. Definitely won't be pre-ordering #3.

Final Fantasy - lol. Played XII for about 100 hours and thought it was great. Played XIII for 15 hours and lapsed into a monotony-induced coma. That franchise is completely dead to me.

So, with the new of the next Resident Evil game essentially becoming a squad based shooter coupled with the announcement of "DmC" and FFXIII's fan blacklash: what's the next franchise to bite the dust? This isn't meant to start hate or anything(actual it kinda is but whatever:P), just honestly which franchise do you think is gonna go down the crapper. Or even what developer will start to have a downhill slide.

Come on, let's just get all these depressed, hateful feelings out and we can move on to better things.;)

Personally, I think Street Fighter is next. Capcom's become a master a crushing people's hopes and dreams so, Street Fighter seems like the logical next step towards self destruction.

anime_gamer007

The problem with Street Fighter is that Capcom released two games too close to each other. I agree if they keep this up, the title will fizzle out quick.

Others that I think can be ruined down the road in my opinion would be:

Devil May Cry (I've been over this series for a long time)

Bioshock (I am a fan, but #3 better be better than #2 otherwise goodbye. However Bioshock Infinate looks promising.)

God Of War (Even though they said #3 was the last, a #4? Sure, love the series, butit better have one kick ass story,after that you are reaching.)

Killzone ( Liked #1, loved #2, was left kinda flat by #3. I'm sure fans will want another, but I think I'm done.)

Call Of Duty (I know they sell millions of copies and that the series is not going anywhere anytime soon, but after playing modern warfare, modern warfare 2, and black ops I realized I'm getting tired of it. Same thing, same recycled gameplay, different locations.)

Fifa got ruined when David Rutter joined after Fifa 08. It's like since he joined the game hasn't improved.

The SOCOM series has long been ruined. After Confrontation and Call of SOCOM4, there's not much hope. At least I was able to pick up a re-furbed PS2 and SOCOM 1,2,3&CA dirt cheap.

The SOCOM series has long been ruined. After Confrontation and Call of SOCOM4, there's not much hope. At least I was able to pick up a re-furbed PS2 and SOCOM 1,2,3&CA dirt cheap.

I think grand theft auto is going to be ruined. I haven't played all three episodes but I've been playing the main episode of GTAIV and I hate the driving on this game so much. Like it was so much better on Vice City and San Andreas. They need to make SAN ANDREAS for PS3. A lot of shooting games have just lost their innovation due to companies wanting to get rid of people that make the game because they might cost too much. Rediculus because the video game industry is a top money maker even in this tough economy.kidunique

Grand Theft Auto IV is an AWESOME game and I've heard nothing but good things about the Lost & the Damned and The Ballad of Gay Tony. The driving is a bit different and takes some getting used to. I am really hoping Grand Theft Auto V happens in a new location. I didn't think Final Fantasy XIII was a bad game (it definitely was a departure from what the diehard fans are used to) and I think the sequel looks interesting so it's far from ruined. As for God of War it's definitely not ruined and I would love to play another God of War game (maybe a prologue where we get to play as Kratos BEFORE he became the Ghost of Sparta?!)

The Street Fighter series (my favorite fighting game series) is getting a bit long in the tooth, but it can't be denied that Super Street Fighter IV was WONDERFUL. Street Fighter X Tekken and Tekken X Street Fighter is a match-up I've been waiting for as Tekken is my second favorite so I don't think Street Fighter will "ruined" anytime soon. They just need to make another animated movie (not live action please) and I'll be happy with that.

^ For Kratos : He would not be as badass as today if he's not the ghost of sparta.

the only one that really comes to mind is star ocean..

till the end of time was a great game and last hope international was one of the bigger disappointments..

^ For Kratos : He would not be as badass as today if he's not the ghost of sparta.

risako9

I dunno he seemed pretty brutal before he became the Ghost of Sparta so I think it would be interesting to go to that point in time in his life.

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^ For Kratos : He would not be as badass as today if he's not the ghost of sparta.

Koi-Neon-X

I dunno he seemed pretty brutal before he became the Ghost of Sparta so I think it would be interesting to go to that point in time in his life.

He's badass the way he is, but i want to see his good side. :D

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^ For Kratos : He would not be as badass as today if he's not the ghost of sparta.

Koi-Neon-X

I dunno he seemed pretty brutal before he became the Ghost of Sparta so I think it would be interesting to go to that point in time in his life.

He's badass the way he is, but i want to see his good side. :D

So, with the new of the next Resident Evil game essentially becoming a squad based shooter coupled with the announcement of "DmC" and FFXIII's fan blacklash: what's the next franchise to bite the dust? This isn't meant to start hate or anything(actual it kinda is but whatever:P), just honestly which franchise do you think is gonna go down the crapper. Or even what developer will start to have a downhill slide.

Come on, let's just get all these depressed, hateful feelings out and we can move on to better things.;)

Personally, I think Street Fighter is next. Capcom's become a master a crushing people's hopes and dreams so, Street Fighter seems like the logical next step towards self destruction.

anime_gamer007

I don't see Street Fighter being the next series being ruined. They made a great game with Super Street Fighter IV. Even though Marvel vs Capcom 3 didn't live up to the hype and wasn't as good as SSF4, I think upcoming SF x Tekken should do pretty well. I like that type of fighting matchup much better than marvel vs capcom 3 where crazy attack moves, 100 hit combos and huge lazer beams are being shot around...... That street fighter x tekken gameplay video looked pretty impressive. My 2 favorite fighting games in 1.

Madden NFL, oh wait.........its been long dead since '05

i'd say fallout. NV was like Fallout 3:NV. why not just release it as an expansion instead of charging us 60 bucks for the same crap.

COD is going to the crapper as well. MW1 was the best game in its respective year it came out and one of the best of all time (look how many games are copying it: Killzone, Crysis, Socom...oh wait on that too....) but MW2 showed that it couldn't top itself. Dont get me started on BO.

Well, even though I am a beloved fan of Fallout, I think its prime is way past. Whenever a sequel is worse then the original I feel it going straight to the gutter. As well even though Infamous 2 isnt out yet, I think that will be ruined.

Well, they ruined Ratchet & Clank by making Move Heroes into a party game.The-Apostle

there are quite a few coming soon:

MGS 5

Bioshock Infinite

are two big ones that i think will fail

I'll agree with Final fantasy and Resident evil

FFXIII and Resi 5 weren't great, FFXIII was just awful and resi 5 has just turned into an action shooter now :cry:

Fifa got ruined when David Rutter joined after Fifa 08. It's like since he joined the game hasn't improved.

nickz_fpk

????? FIFA is the only franchise that keeps on improving year after year. They always make the gameplay better.

Anyway i'd say i'm sceptical about Infamous 2

When games stay the same people cry "Oh noez, rehash!!1". When they change it's "Oh noez, ruined franchise!!1" Make up your minds. You hardly know anything about the new Resident Evil or Devil May Cry but they are already "ruined", It's completely impossible that they just will be good games. Who cares if they are different as long as they are good? nethernova

Gran Turismo 5 ruined the series for me. Sooo many reasons but the main thing is that the game hasn't progressed in as great of a manner compared to other racers.

Ninja Gaiden 3 may be ruined as it's supposed to be differentbecause their head director Itagaki has left the company.

GT5 now focus on simulation more than gameplay totally ruined :S

I have a feeling the next Hitman will probably fail. I'm afraid they will make it more 'casual' by making the games more straightforward. Doesn't necessarily mean a bad thing, same thing happened to Splinter Cell (with conviction) and it was different but enjoyable. I just feel the mechanics used in the past Hitman games are very good, way too good to risk them with big changes.

UNCHARTED

i said it.

When games stay the same people cry "Oh noez, rehash!!1". When they change it's "Oh noez, ruined franchise!!1" Make up your minds. You hardly know anything about the new Resident Evil or Devil May Cry but they are already "ruined", It's completely impossible that they just will be good games. Who cares if they are different as long as they are good? nethernova

RE is coming up with a different game play style which is going to turn a lot of people off who like the previous style. Unfortunately, a lot of developers are seeing the cash rolling in from the CoD and MoH series and they want to jump on the wagon. RE has the setup for it, but it's always been more of a co-op game rather than squad based.

I don't doubt that the new games will be enjoyable for gamers, but the fans of the franchise are going to be upset about the change.

My thoughts on who's next? Uncharted. I get the feeling that Uncharted 3 is going to fall flat and then Naughty Dog will either toss the series aside to work on something else while they come up with how to fix it or just re-tool the story into something different.

Metal Gear Rising will ruin Metal Gear.

I see some people say Uncharted. Do you all mean that it won't be as good as Uncharted 2 and won't get the 9.5 score? Those are very tough shoes to fill but if Uncharted 3 turned into a 9.0 game, I don't consider that to be a ruined series or a fall flat game. That is still a great game... Uncharted 2 set the bar so high as it is probably considered the greatest PS3 game of all time. I don't see Naughty Dog putting out a bad Uncharted 3 game.

there are quite a few coming soon:

MGS 5

Bioshock Infinite

are two big ones that i think will fail

mattamomo

Highly doubt Bioshock Infinite will fail.

SOCOM 4 is more COD than anything else so that franchised seems to be ruined to me.wooooode

Agree, BRING ON SOCOM II HD! Please?

To be honest I expect Metal Gear Solid to follow. Metal Gear Rising looks excellent but if Konami chooses to continue the series they will run it into the ground before too long. And I don't want Kojima to do MGS for the rest of his life.

To be honest I expect Metal Gear Solid to follow. Metal Gear Rising looks excellent but if Konami chooses to continue the series they will run it into the ground before too long. And I don't want Kojima to do MGS for the rest of his life.

Swift_Boss_A

Starcraft maybe? Not much about that game impressed me.

Mario

Zelda

Metroid

Pokemon

Halo

Gears of War

Fable

Forza

:P

The next Ratchet & Clank game looks bad. I think that this won't ruin the franchise, but they're wasting time with this medicore kids game that they could invest in making a REAL Ratchet & Clank game.

I see some people say Uncharted. Do you all mean that it won't be as good as Uncharted 2 and won't get the 9.5 score? Those are very tough shoes to fill but if Uncharted 3 turned into a 9.0 game, I don't consider that to be a ruined series or a fall flat game. That is still a great game... Uncharted 2 set the bar so high as it is probably considered the greatest PS3 game of all time. I don't see Naughty Dog putting out a bad Uncharted 3 game.

BH14

I agree with you 100%. Uncharted was an excellent game, Uncharted 2 was even better, and so with Uncharted 3 expectations are through the roof and I'm sure Naughty Dog knows this so they definitely won't put out a horrible third game-I just don't see that happening.

- Metal Gear Solid 4 was the end of the series to me, I'm not getting Rising or any other game. Konami (and Kojima maybe) should make a new tactical spionage IP.

- The last Resident Evil I enjoyed was Code Veronica, although I didn't have a console so I played it a few hours, I'll be getting the HD remake. RE 4 and RE 5 are TPS.

- I'm already disappointed with sequels from both Mass Effect and Dragon Age, Bioware is no longer doing RPGs to me, and I know everybody loves ME2, but I honestly didn't (played ME1 three times already xD).

- God of War 4? Again, why not take the mechanics and do a new IP?

This leaves me to say that, as usual, a franchise name is always the way to go because it has an established fanbase but c'mon, more than 3 games in the same franchise usually start to ruin the experience (Nintendo is the only exception to me).

- Metal Gear Solid 4 was the end of the series to me, I'm not getting Rising or any other game. Konami (and Kojima maybe) should make a new tactical spionage IP.

- The last Resident Evil I enjoyed was Code Veronica, although I didn't have a console so I played it a few hours, I'll be getting the HD remake. RE 4 and RE 5 are TPS.

- I'm already disappointed with sequels from both Mass Effect and Dragon Age, Bioware is no longer doing RPGs to me, and I know everybody loves ME2, but I honestly didn't (played ME1 three times already xD).

- God of War 4? Again, why not take the mechanics and do a new IP?

This leaves me to say that, as usual, a franchise name is always the way to go because it has an established fanbase but c'mon, more than 3 games in the same franchise usually start to ruin the experience (Nintendo is the only exception to me).

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- Metal Gear Solid 4 was the end of the series to me, I'm not getting Rising or any other game. Konami (and Kojima maybe) should make a new tactical spionage IP.

- The last Resident Evil I enjoyed was Code Veronica, although I didn't have a console so I played it a few hours, I'll be getting the HD remake. RE 4 and RE 5 are TPS.

- I'm already disappointed with sequels from both Mass Effect and Dragon Age, Bioware is no longer doing RPGs to me, and I know everybody loves ME2, but I honestly didn't (played ME1 three times already xD).

- God of War 4? Again, why not take the mechanics and do a new IP?

This leaves me to say that, as usual, a franchise name is always the way to go because it has an established fanbase but c'mon, more than 3 games in the same franchise usually start to ruin the experience (Nintendo is the only exception to me).

MrSelf-Destruct