SO, What Was The Best New Franchise This Decade (for Current Gen)?

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#1 ms555
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RULES TO THIS TC: current gen means NOT HALO, CALL OF DUTY, GTA, GT, etc......

but technically Modern Warfare counts as a new series, as does Mario Galaxy.....so u can think of it that way. They arent direct sequels to their older gen ancestors.

And, as side note, i think Fallout 3/ Vegas counts as new considering how completly different it is than the previous installments, and RDR is a complete remake of RDRevolver, so it can count too. So spiritual successors can be used here, but direct successors to franchises of previous gens are prohibited.

Anyways i think the best new franchise was without a doubt Mass Effect. I felt it just brought so much innovation an love to the sci fi shooter table that it sets a new standard for adventure shooters. I give a second place medal to Assassins Creed, for also being very unique and intriguing, setting (for me personally) a new standard for adventure games.

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#2 GeneralShowzer
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I felt it just brought so much innovation an love to the sci fi shooter table that it sets a new standard for adventure shooters


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I'm gonna go with Stalker.

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The Witcher or Stalker.

Mass Effect cannot compare at all.

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#4 funsohng
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Valkyria Chronicles and Assassin's Creed
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#5 Chris_Williams
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uncharted, valkerie chronicles, little big planet, lost oddessy "don't know if their making a sequel" hmmm thats about all from me

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#6 iloverikku11
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Mass Effect, easily. Followed by Dragon Age. Also gonna add Uncharted

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#7 deactivated-5fc147aeeb0aa
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Hm, AC, ME, maybe Uncharted, GeoW, and LBP to name a few. Bottom line is I can't choose.

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Assassin's Creeeeeeed.
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Mass Effect, Dragon Age, Gears of War, Assassin's Creed, Batman Arkham series.

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#10 OreoMilkshake
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No More Heroes :D

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#11 cloudff7tm
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I agree with you TC. Mass Effect!

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Witcher, Mass Effect, Uncharted,Assassin's Creed, Batman Arkham

One day I hope I can I say Alan Wake (I hope MS makes the right decision and allows Remedy to work on part 2)

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Witcher, Mass Effect, Uncharted

One day I hope I can I say Alan Wake (I hope MS makes the right decision and allows Remedy to work on part 2)

jasonharris48
Only if it's PC exclusive will it ever be awesome. :P
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So far Uncharted, and I HIGHLY doubt that is going to change.

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Mass Effect, Gears of War, BlazBlue, No More Heroes, and Bayonetta *hopefully there's a sequel*.

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Witcher, Mass Effect, Uncharted

One day I hope I can I say Alan Wake (I hope MS makes the right decision and allows Remedy to work on part 2)

jasonharris48

Nah, remember that "The PC didnt fit the feel they were going for and consoles feel more personal" or something like that lol. I cannot believe they said that (something along those lines). It is the EXACT opposite lol :P.

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#17 thom_maytees
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Actually, Super Mario Galaxy and Super Mario Galaxy 2 are part of the existing Super Mario platformer franchise.

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#19 TacticalDesire
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My top three without a doubt are Mass Effect, Assassin's Creed, and Bioshock.

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#20 kejigoto
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The only correct answer is Portal.

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#21 jasonharris48
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[QUOTE="jasonharris48"]

Witcher, Mass Effect, Uncharted

One day I hope I can I say Alan Wake (I hope MS makes the right decision and allows Remedy to work on part 2)

NaveedLife

Nah, remember that "The PC didnt fit the feel they were going for and consoles feel more personal" or something like that lol. I cannot believe they said that (something along those lines). It is the EXACT opposite lol :P.

lol I can't believe they actually made that stupid remark. Anybody in their right mind couldn't have believed that remark actually made sense.

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#22 lundy86_4
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The Witcher/Stalker/Mass Effect.

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#23 DragonfireXZ95
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[QUOTE="NaveedLife"]

[QUOTE="jasonharris48"]

Witcher, Mass Effect, Uncharted

One day I hope I can I say Alan Wake (I hope MS makes the right decision and allows Remedy to work on part 2)

jasonharris48

Nah, remember that "The PC didnt fit the feel they were going for and consoles feel more personal" or something like that lol. I cannot believe they said that (something along those lines). It is the EXACT opposite lol :P.

lol I can't believe they actually made that stupid remark. Anybody in their right mind couldn't have believed that remark actually made sense.

That's just a cop out for, "MS is paying us more money to make it a 360 exclusive, so we're doing that instead."
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#24 Gue1
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If I only had to pick one it would be, Gears of War.

You just can't deny its importance after the many games that were influenced by it like for example: Lost Planet, Rainbow Six Vegas, Uncharted, etc.

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#25 Lionheart08
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Assassin's Creed.

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#26 Nintendo_Ownes7
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The only correct answer is Portal.

kejigoto

Technically Portal is part of the Half-Life series since they have similar things in common like Aperture Science being rivals with Black Mesa.

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#28 110million
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The Witcher and Assassins Creed.
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#29 alfredooo
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portal and bayonetta

edit: also, devils third. its not out yet but it will be the best game ever as a new franchise of this gen, check the link in my sig. true story.

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#30 theuncharted34
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Uncharted. Don't mess with drake 8)

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#31 ms555
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[QUOTE="Nintendo_Ownes7"]

[QUOTE="kejigoto"]

The only correct answer is Portal.

Technically Portal is part of the Half-Life series since they have similar things in common like Aperture Science being rivals with Black Mesa.

nah, Portal counts. Its really only SPIRITUALLY linked to the Half Life series. Otherwise, its a thing of its own. And , while portal 1 is definitely not big enough yet for me to find it one of the most important of the decade, i certainly recognize portal as being a symbol of intelligent, unique, next gen gaming.
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#32 Microsoft1234
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multiplayer wise-gears of war (tho 2 sucked compared to 1) single player wise-Alan wake? if u want a series lets go with bioshock
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#33 theuncharted34
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[QUOTE="Nintendo_Ownes7"]

[QUOTE="kejigoto"]

The only correct answer is Portal.

ms555

Technically Portal is part of the Half-Life series since they have similar things in common like Aperture Science being rivals with Black Mesa.

nah, Portal counts. Its really only SPIRITUALLY linked to the Half Life series. Otherwise, its a thing of its own. And , while portal 1 is definitely not big enough yet for me to find it one of the most important of the decade, i certainly recognize portal as being a symbol of intelligent, unique, next gen gaming.

yep. It's what bioshock is to system shock.

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[QUOTE="Nintendo_Ownes7"]

[QUOTE="kejigoto"]

The only correct answer is Portal.

ms555

Technically Portal is part of the Half-Life series since they have similar things in common like Aperture Science being rivals with Black Mesa.

nah, Portal counts. Its really only SPIRITUALLY linked to the Half Life series. Otherwise, its a thing of its own. And , while portal 1 is definitely not big enough yet for me to find it one of the most important of the decade, i certainly recognize portal as being a symbol of intelligent, unique, next gen gaming.

If it is a Spiritual Successor yeah that counts and I will say Portal.

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[QUOTE="jasonharris48"]

[QUOTE="NaveedLife"]

Nah, remember that "The PC didnt fit the feel they were going for and consoles feel more personal" or something like that lol. I cannot believe they said that (something along those lines). It is the EXACT opposite lol :P.

DragonfireXZ95

lol I can't believe they actually made that stupid remark. Anybody in their right mind couldn't have believed that remark actually made sense.

That's just a cop out for, "MS is paying us more money to make it a 360 exclusive, so we're doing that instead."

It's a shame I'm mainly a console for the most part (until I build my rig next year) but both Remedy and MS should of realised (remembered) that the PC platform is the reason Remedy is the dev they are today.

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From bestershist to best (they're all great):

Mass Effect, Gears of War, Bioshock and Assassin's Creed.

While I know Uncharted, Killzone and some other franchises for the PS3 are great, I have no say in them -- I don't have a PS3. I'm also excluding, since the TC asked to, all franchises that began at earlier Gen. consoles and have continued on to this one (Forza, PGR, etc.).

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Uncharted. Don't mess with drake 8)

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ITT: people who have not played many games this gen. :P

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#38 Arach666
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STALKER and The Witcher.
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From bestershist to best (they're all great):

Mass Effect, Gears of War, Bioshock and Assassin's Creed.

While I know Uncharted, Killzone and some other franchises for the PS3 are great, I have no say in them -- I don't have a PS3. I'm also excluding, since the TC asked to, all franchises that began at earlier Gen. consoles and have continued on to this one (Forza, PGR, etc.).

GFugue
Yeah, that's bad. You really need to play PS3 and PC exclusives to decide on what's really the best this gen.
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Mass Effect

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Uncharted. Don't mess with drake 8)

DragonfireXZ95

ITT: people who have not played many games this gen. :P

not the game, the franchise. I told you not to mess with drake, do i have to get the game of the year rap out? :P

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assassins creed, mass effect, and gears of war.

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Dragon Age. It may be slightly dumbed down gameplay from say the Baldur's Gate series or Neverwinter, but the story was of an epic kind.
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[QUOTE="theuncharted34"]

Uncharted. Don't mess with drake 8)

DragonfireXZ95

ITT: people who have not played many games this gen. :P

....:evil:. Uncharted is my favorite series. I have yet to play a few (new this gen) series (or games) I am interested in, but none of them look as though they will take the crown from Uncharted.

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[QUOTE="GFugue"]

From bestershist to best (they're all great):

Mass Effect, Gears of War, Bioshock and Assassin's Creed.

While I know Uncharted, Killzone and some other franchises for the PS3 are great, I have no say in them -- I don't have a PS3. I'm also excluding, since the TC asked to, all franchises that began at earlier Gen. consoles and have continued on to this one (Forza, PGR, etc.).

DragonfireXZ95

Yeah, that's bad. You really need to play PS3 and PC exclusives to decide on what's really the best this gen.

And the wii! teh conspiracy :evil:

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[QUOTE="DragonfireXZ95"]

[QUOTE="theuncharted34"]

Uncharted. Don't mess with drake 8)

NaveedLife

ITT: people who have not played many games this gen. :P

....:evil:. Uncharted is my favorite series. I have yet to play a few (new this gen) series (or games) I am interested in, but none of them look as though they will take the crown from Uncharted.

And that is why I said that.

You really have to play all the exclusives new to this gen to make such a broad statement.

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[QUOTE="DragonfireXZ95"][QUOTE="GFugue"]

From bestershist to best (they're all great):

Mass Effect, Gears of War, Bioshock and Assassin's Creed.

While I know Uncharted, Killzone and some other franchises for the PS3 are great, I have no say in them -- I don't have a PS3. I'm also excluding, since the TC asked to, all franchises that began at earlier Gen. consoles and have continued on to this one (Forza, PGR, etc.).

theuncharted34

Yeah, that's bad. You really need to play PS3 and PC exclusives to decide on what's really the best this gen.

And the wii! teh conspiracy :evil:

Ok, the Wii too. :P
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#48 theuncharted34
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ITT: people who have not played many games this gen. :P

....:evil:. Uncharted is my favorite series. I have yet to play a few (new this gen) series (or games) I am interested in, but none of them look as though they will take the crown from Uncharted.

"high fives" :P

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STALKER is my favorite, Witcher second, Mount and Blade third.

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#50 funsohng
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wow people really like Assassin's Creed I wonder why my Brotherhood hype thread didn't get stickied then.