Gaming Franchises that should just die off and stop putting games out already!!!

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#1 kgb1234
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This is just for franchises that you feel really shouldn't be around any longer and have created enough crap games that the whole franchise should just be finished with.

My following top 2 are;

 Tomb Raider: Main reason for this post, I just noticed that there was another Tomb Raider game released, this time for the Wii.  Oh, and it's also crap.  Honestly, has there even been a good Tomb Raider game after the first one?  I highly doubt that, even the second Tomb Raider movie did terrible at the box office. NO ONE CARES FOR TOMB RAIDER!!! There truly is no reason for this franchise to exist any longer, the whole "3-D model with big boobs" extravanaganza has been over for a long time.

Sonic the Hedgehog: I really don't believe that Sega has it in them to make this franchise great again, either let someone develop the game (Sonic Dark Brotherhood was mediocre, though) or hope that Sega gets bought out and a better company takes a stab at Sonic.

 What do you think of these 2? and which other franchises would you add to this as well?

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#2 Pinkyimp
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Need for Speed, Madden, and Call of Duty IMO,
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#4 mo0ksi
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Need for Speed. You would think after Prostreet they would take the hint.
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#5 finalfantasy94
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Dynasty warriors. Either make an epic change to the series or just kill the dam thing.
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#6 tmacscores91
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Need for Speed. You would think after Prostreet they would take the hint.mo0ksi
I love Need For Speed, but after prostreet and undercover..NFS's future is looking bleak. I think that they need to make an Underground 3. If it's good, then they can be saved. but if they dont go back to what revitalized the series in NFS: U, and NFS: U2, then they r done
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#7 smartcriminal
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Mario. Cough *pretty much every nintendo game* cough
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#8 rockguy92
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Tony Hawk and Need for Speed.
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#9 neo418
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Spyro and Crash... they just need to die.
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#10 CT-Link
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Megaman Batte Network series...I mean after completely forgetting about the actual Megaman franchise and gameplay everybody knows, they just keep releasing these horrible, mediocre, "after-playing-the-first-the-other-7-feel-the-same" game
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#11 Gh0st_Of_0nyx
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Final Fantasy turn based series. Dynasty warriors Spyro Crash Bandicoot I wana say sonic but I still have hope there going to make that AAA title ONE day :(
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#12 joopyme
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Harvest Moon Series.

all i needed was the GBA version. 

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#13 Nasty_butler_9
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Tony hawk
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#14 black_tempest
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Final Fantasy turn based series. Dynasty warriors Spyro Crash Bandicoot I wana say sonic but I still have hope there going to make that AAA title ONE day :(Gh0st_Of_0nyx
FF turn based did die
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#15 tmacscores91
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Spyro and Crash... they just need to die.neo418
When Spyro was owned by Insomniac, and Crash Bandicoot by Naughty Dog, those games were top notch...but now that they were sold off, its like wtf???
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#16 chaoz-king
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Dynasty warriors, Tony Hawk, Tomb Raider, Sonic the Hedgehog, and pretty much any game that puts a new version out every year.
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#17 mitu123
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Mario Party, they better not make a 9th one, the franchise sucked at either 3 or 4.
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#18 princeofshapeir
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Sonic, Sonic, Sonic. My God, what a failboat of a mascot. His own console failed, his games went downhill after Sonic Adventure, and he even sucks in Brawl! I hate Sonic and he doesn't deserve any recognition. If only Sega let this blue tard die peacefully.
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#19 nintendofreak_2
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Dynasty Warriors (and all spin-offs)
Sonic
Mario Party (and pretty much any Mario spin-off aside from the RPGs and Mario Kart)
Spyro
Crash

 

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#20 black_tempest
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What's with all the mario hate they still make great mario games
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#21 Gh0st_Of_0nyx
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[QUOTE="Gh0st_Of_0nyx"]Final Fantasy turn based series. Dynasty warriors Spyro Crash Bandicoot I wana say sonic but I still have hope there going to make that AAA title ONE day :(black_tempest
FF turn based did die

But they continue to develope them :( FF13 for example
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#22 mitu123
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What's with all the mario hate they still make great mario gamesblack_tempest
Mario Party hasn't been good since MP4.
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#23 sam890
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Sonic Need For speed..
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#24 Snowboarder99
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Tomb Raider Underworld looks like a really good game.
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#25 nintendofreak_2
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But they continue to develope them :( FF13 for example Gh0st_Of_0nyx
The main series isn't turnbased anymore. >__>
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#26 smg_goty
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Franchises that should just die off: Spyro the Dragon - which I now called "Spiraled" (It is distrubing that the recent game shamelessly took elements from the film adapations of the Lord of the Rings triology) Crash Bandicoot - which I now called "Crashed" Sonic the Hedgehog Forever Blue Dynasty Warriors
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#27 smartcriminal
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What's with all the mario hate they still make great mario gamesblack_tempest
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 Its something that Nintendo has milked endlessly  

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#28 clone01
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[QUOTE="kgb1234"]

This is just for franchises that you feel really shouldn't be around any longer and have created enough crap games that the whole franchise should just be finished with.

My following top 2 are;

 Tomb Raider: Main reason for this post, I just noticed that there was another Tomb Raider game released, this time for the Wii.  Oh, and it's also crap.  Honestly, has there even been a good Tomb Raider game after the first one?  I highly doubt that, even the second Tomb Raider movie did terrible at the box office. NO ONE CARES FOR TOMB RAIDER!!! There truly is no reason for this franchise to exist any longer, the whole "3-D model with big boobs" extravanaganza has been over for a long time.

Sonic the Hedgehog: I really don't believe that Sega has it in them to make this franchise great again, either let someone develop the game (Sonic Dark Brotherhood was mediocre, though) or hope that Sega gets bought out and a better company takes a stab at Sonic.

 What do you think of these 2? and which other franchises would you add to this as well?

i agree 100% *high five*
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#29 naruto7777
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no they made the game industry
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#30 dark-warmachine
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I'm not gonna wish death upon sonic the hedgehog, I still got faith in that franchise as well as Spyro and Crash. Man, how I wish for a spin off of Crash, Spyro, Jak, and Ratchet all in one; maybe like a sony's version of SSBB or something.
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#31 pins_basic
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I have always felt that if someone is buying them and enjoying them, than there is no reason for them to be killed off (regardless to how much we might think they suck). Since we are not force to buy them, why should we care? Now, if the question is, which franchise to I find repulsive or use to enjoy and have given up on... well, there are to many to mention. On the other hand, if you ask me which one would I like to see restored to it's former glory... I'd probably start with Sonic.
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#32 Waffle_Fish
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I dont think any game series really deserves to die other than Dynasty Warriors. Every other game listed here (with the exception of spyro, which ended), just needs to take a good, long break. Like a whole gen break
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#33 kgb1234
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Yeah, yeah, we all know Sonic sucks now. We don't need another thread about it. organic_machine

 

Sonic is only part of the post, the main reason as most other people understood was to name a franchise that should stop putting out games.  Read a little more carefully next time and don't skim over the post, and if you do don't reply with anything at all.

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#34 starmetroid
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What's with all the mario hate they still make great mario gamesblack_tempest
Anti Nintendo fans, or some sick person who wants Nintendo to give up on Hcore games completely.
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#35 ReaperV7
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halo franchise. How many times do you have to finish the fight? final fantasy franchise. Now that it went multiplat and square is releasing half-assed JRPGs ...this there even a point in making these games anymore?
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#36 hiryu3
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Mario anything except World and Kart games, Madden, Need for Speed, Pokemon
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#37 Rhubarb9
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thread winner - dynasty warriors!

wish they could revamp the whole game or can it
but won't happen with the cash they make
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#38 n00bkid
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Mario, Zelda, Mario party, sonic and final fantasy
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#39 ChrisSpartan117
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Dynasty Warriors

The endless Street Fighter 2 spin-offs(Capcom said HD Remix was the last one, but I don't believe them)

Spyro

Crash Bandicoot

All Mario sports titles

Sonic(:cry: )

Tomb Raider

Mario Party

Come to think about it, the only good spin-off Mario series is Mario Kart.

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#40 boondocksaint89
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I think its already been mentioned enough times but i'll say it once more, Need for Speed and especially Dynasty Warriors.
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#41 DivinitySkate
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Sonic: for sure they knew 3D sucked why don't they just make good graphic 2D what were they thinking...? Sonic is now a bargain bin game everyone is afraid of what a shame.

Tony Hawk: They died after underground Tony hawk 3 and 4 and underground being there best int he series it soon died after they tried making it more interactive. They tried copying skate with project 8 and failed. 

Mario party: 1 and 3 were the only good ones now there flooded with pointless power  ups and just plain stupid mini games it's not even fun anymore.

 

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#42 iamshivy
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Tony Hawk and Need for Speed.rockguy92
tony hawk game this year pretty much died slowly due to skate, next year skate2, i wonder if there will even be another tonyhawk game. anyways SONIC,
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Mario. Cough *pretty much every nintendo game* coughsmartcriminal

Yes, because a franchise that consistently puts out AA-AAA games should stop making them, because apparently, widely recognized awards, unanimous praise, and wholesome fun are clearly reasons for a franchise to die off. Why instead, let's ignore the franchises that are clearly no longer doing well like Tony Hawk, Spyro, and Dynastry Warriors.

Fanboys. :roll:

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#44 jg4xchamp
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Dynasty Warriors...out of all the franchises that isn't dead yet...this is the one that actually sucks.
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#45 Ragashahs
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resident evil. i loved RE4 as a shooter but thats the thing resident evil is a survial horror not a shoot em up. capcom if your want to make a zombie shooter start another franchise but don't destory one of my favoirite surivial horror seris
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#46 supertrunks1993
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dragonball z budokai fighting style the tenkaichi fighting style is still awesome though madden-same game but different year on covers lol. spyro, medal of honor series have got to go because its nothing compare to call of duty,and also sonic it was better of in the 2D days
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#47 AgentA-Mi6
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Madden, Halo, Need For Speed, NHL just to name a few
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#48 MetalRX78
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Sonic Mario remakes and lousy spin-offs like Mario Party, Mario Baseball, Mario Kart, etc Halo Devil May Cry
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#49 tmntPunchout
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I agree with all the dynasty warriors people. Honestly, if you take out the number indicating what sequel or whatever it is, I'd honestly have a hard time telling which is the newer version. They're like all the same.
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[QUOTE="smartcriminal"]Mario. Cough *pretty much every nintendo game* coughglitchgeeman

Yes, because a franchise that consistently puts out AA-AAA games should stop making them, because apparently, widely recognized awards, unanimous praise, and wholesome fun are clearly reasons for a franchise to die off. Why instead, let's ignore the franchises that are clearly no longer doing well like Tony Hawk, Spyro, and Dynastry Warriors.

Fanboys. :roll:

Took the words right out of my mouth. Just because a series has been around forever doesnt mean it has to go. If it still puts out quality time and time again then whats the problem? Also to the dude that said turn based FFs needs to die. The FF series did away with turn based battles in 1991 with FF4 and hasnt looked back since. ATB=/=Turn based. Some game series should just give it up though. Sonic games and 3d Castlevanias dont seem to work. A massive 2d Castlevania would be kick ass on a next gen console though. Some games would do better with longer dev cycles. A lot of annual titles would be much better if they switched to either 2 or 3 year cycles. CoD and SC series come to mind in that regard.