"I think we can all agree that this console generation has dragged a bit. It mean't we've had to endure sequel after sequel.
Don't get me wrong I love a good sequel. Especially when the developers have listened to feedback and made improvements to further add to a franchise. Sometimes merely continuing a captivating story can in some cases be reason enough to bring out a sequel.
But when when i'm buying a games 3/4 or even 5th iteration, yet I feel nothing has greatly changed, surely something is wrong. A Lot of creativity has been lost towards the end of this console generation, and here is a list of franchises I hope don't bother us with more boring cash-ins over the next couple of years."
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Judging from his list of games that should die, I think he just wants gaming to end period. Please go away and never return.
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That said, why would anyone want a franchise they don't like to die? If you don't like it, don't buy it, don't play it and ignore it!
There are fans of those games that others would like to play.
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except for Final Fantasy and Uncharted and maybe Assassin's Creed.
I feel like more can be done in the future with those 2 or 3 franchises than with any of the other typical shooters with repetitive designs :P
IMO
No one cares about your hate filled rant. It can be summed up as "everything successful should just die, like Angry Birds, Assassin's Creed etc. because I myself am an unsuccessful internet troll who needs to bash popular things for cheap hits".
"And that is my list. Pretty controversial to some probably, but who cares. Feel I missed anything? Or want to scream at me? Leave a comment and COME AT ME BRO!"
just shows how bad things are getting in the journalism world.
But this crap gets passed as news.
What would gamers rather read? A story like this, or a story where they can win a free Kinect, or PSN plus year subscription and so on.
Oh well... this site is pretty whacked.
Exactly. You'd expecy a journalist to be more responsible than this. Plus saying that franchises should die just because only he doesn't like them is the height of intolerance.
Dumb biased article is dumb.
I think the guy who wrote this is running the website. I would have been too ashamed to hand that article to an editor. TBH I would have been too ashamed to hand that article to my high school english teacher.
FPS genre need die, the rest will be fine though.
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why would he need a explanation?? he basicly saying
these games been done soooo damn much and is BORING!! how long will those games feel new and fresh?? I've played all those game felt bored after sec. series of same title.... to each his own bro.
im sure myke is saying HOW ABOUT SOMETHING NEW,SOMETHING EVERYONE can enjoy. not only hardcore but everyone many people bought ps3 expecting their favorite ps1,ps2 game to be up-graded in HD to continue their gaming but that has not happen.
Did anyone see Squares tech demo for there next gen engine... can you imagine what final fantasy will be like then. Gears is a great franchise, Ass.Creed can keep reinventing itself with new leads, new locals, new weapons, and gadgets, Halo is an xbox multipler game that still has millions playing online and Halo 4 is currently one of the most wanted games coming out this year.
While were at it lets due away with Madden, Call of Duty, Battlefield, and GTA(The person that wrote this article seems sort of like they secretly hate games and wish they would go away)
No, seriously, look at the list here:
Halo
Assassin's Creed
Gears of War
Final Fantasy
Angry Birds
Ghost Recon
Uncharted
Call of Duty
And the author lists no good explanation for any of these, really, so...
and n4g willgive them the space to spread such pull on the masses
well move along
And poorly-implemented? Out of the list that's here, Call of Duty, Angry Birds, and Assassin's Creed are the only ones that have "poorly-implemented" sequels. Even Assassin's Creed is at least shooting for the stars for this one, so... what's your point?
I agree with this statement. Also I'm, sick of AC, hate gears, hope FF improves and changes, bored of Ghost, Uncharted definitely needs (and is getting) a break and anyone with a brain is bored of CoD.
I don't see why you deem this man's opinion as trolling. I can completely see where he's coming from.
Also I don't mention Angry Birds as I don't consider it a game. It's like calling a push-bike a motorcycle.
Even Call of Duty can get better if they stop making it suck. If they don't fix it, they'll drive their own series into the ground without any help needed.
I look forward to new IP's. You seem to enjoy 3,4,5 or even 6,7 and 8 when comes to Ghost Recon. I however become bored with the same series of games and look for something new.
So you never liked Gears at all, which means your opinion is worth absolutely nothing when it comes to Gears. Just f'cking ignore it then. I hate all those stupid Madden and NCAA games, but I don't think they should die off just because they're not for me. Other people still enjoy them.
But apparently you're so selfish that you think if a game or a franchise doesn't cater specifically to YOU, then it should die.
You seems to have a strong dislike for anything you've played before, but what about those of us who really like to play Campaign coop with friends. For us games like Halo/Gears are godsends, even tho they are getting a bit old.
Denethor_II > most losers in n4g
More Lollipop Chainsaw, Dead or Alive (bouncy bouncy virtual bewbies...) or games based on Pixar/Dreamworks games (all huge winners =\)
This list is just silly and clearly fodder to try and draw criticism and grab some shameless traffic.
Unless there is a reason to do something in a game, why do it.
Cut the rope is better then angry birds.
Uncharted in space needs to happen.
call of duty needs a rest for 5years.
Gears of chunky soldiers has gotten long in the tooth.
I'd like to see an adult HALO with actual decent enemies and not childrens colourful cute characters.
call of duty- dont get me started. whats the difference between cod 4 and mw3? setting? they also need more variety, destructible areas, better story telling
final fantasy- one botton press game, take turns to attack -__- thats was cool in 1999, not now.
whats changed? still feels like im playing almost the same game since the 1st for all of these. theres not much reason to buy the newest one over the first
i have it lol, you cant tell me other wise. i just dont see the big leap, other than graphics and smoothness as you put it. yeah it plays better but im talking about ACTUAL gameplay additions
Some of them could to with a re-boot. Though i expect Call of Duty will get one at some point similar to the change between 3 and 4 with next gen.
Halo, Gears of war and uncharted have been some of the best games this gen that have just kept on one upping themselves all generation, theyre doing everything right as far as Im concerned...
Taking what we have now and carrying it to the future consoles IS moving on. If more ppl used you logic then we would have never had the Metal Gear Solid Series. If a story is solid and theres room for more, run with it.
The one you didn't really mean is the only one on the whole list that I totally agree with.
Using the excuse that there are too many games in a series, thus you are bored, gets a bit old pretty quick.
But for the rest...GTFO
Assassins Creed to some extent can be seen as a cash in with new versions every year, but they at least seem to be progressing and getting better each time so that's progress.
Gears of War, we have had 3 GoW games over a 6 year period, none of the games have sucked and it's a series that has actually got better with each one.
FF has just lost its way, the console games sucked, FF14 MMO sucked, they just lost it.
Angry Birds is trash and doesnt even count.
Ghost Recon we had advanced warfighter 1 and 2 in 2006/7 and then future soldier now in 2012, thats not cashing in.
Uncharted has had releases in 2007, 2009 and 2011 all 3 have been excellent games and picked up the slack where tomb raider has left off and failed miserably this generation.
Call of Duty is essentially the same game every year thats about the only one that is a cash in of any sort here.
Many great games are sequels, as long as the games seem to be pushing things forward I don't see any problem with an endless amount of sequels, the only one I can agree on is Call Of Duty, really it's something that could just be released every 2 years but that's not how activision run it so tough luck.
Look at the evolution we had between Castlevania 3 and Super Castlevania 4, then again at Symphony Of The Night. The gaps between these games are HUGE, but they are still unmistakably Castlevania. Megaman Classic to Megaman X was a similarly massive jump, much like Quake -> Quake 2 and many other examples as recently as last generation. This generation has seen so much stagnation of the franchises that led into it, whereas in previous generations, these games would've been vastly improved in nearly every way. Resident Evil 5 was just Resident Evil 4 with co-op and more action, Halo 3 was Halo 2 with even more multiplayer content, Final Fantasy XIII was just Final Fantasy X with (somehow) less features and gameplay with a phoned-in story.
And next gen, it might be the same, because no one takes risks any more or invests the energy into new ideas. Now all the investment goes into graphics and marketing instead of where it's really needed. So we'll get Uncharted 4 and it will be pretty, but it won't be any different from the last 3. We'll get Gears, Assassin's Creed and more and they will all play pretty much the same as they have this gen, because why change it if people are still buying it?
And that's the million dollar question, because it reveals the problem: money. There's just too much money floating around in this industry now, so the focus has been shifted from pleasing customers to pleasing investors and shareholders. Directors no longer care about making the game better, they only care about making more money than the last one.
So yes, until there's a crash or something, sequelitis will continue to plague and devalue our favourite past-time.
At least popular series like Elder Scrolls and GTA have the decency to only release once every 4-5 years...
Zelda
Mario Kart
*Obviously the journalist is a Ninetndo fan boy who has never played the series on that list. If a series is not Nintendo it should be killed off.
Downvoted the site, wish i could do it again and again
All the things you listed CoD doesn't cause, that's just people.
And on the other side, I've enjoyed CoD for 9 years (2003 was a long time ago) I wont argue that they haven't gotten a touch stale, but for some people it can still be an enjoyable diversion when you don't have lots of time.
Destruction of the games industry, oh please... Kids and the melodrama.
I dont.
I looked the list over and I agree 100%
Some of the franchises on the list, like CoD, could do with a break, but that's not a need for it to die. And I HATE CoD.
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Metal Gear already teeters dangerously close to that status with things like Revengeance and the risk of a MGS5 retconning everything that received closure in MGS4. With Mass Effect it's a guarantee now that BioWare has been fully indoctrinated by EA. That series will be milked until it's turned into a racing game developed by Criterion.
I have the same kind of view toward anime. I enjoy short anime like Cowboy Bebop, Ergo Proxy, and Baccano more than those monster marketing machine anime like Bleach, Naruto, and DBZ. I like to be left wanting more rather than begging them to stop.
i dont understand it honestly
The Uncharted 1/2 team has been working on The Last of Us since they completed Uncharted 2. A new team at Naughty Dog worked on Uncharted 3.
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Or did they make a new Mercenaries because Full Spectrum Warrior sold poorly? Did mercenaries and The Saboteur stand a better chance of keeping them together?
Money drives the whole thing, and the unfortunate story with video games is that even if you're game is revolutionary and totally amazing and fresh. If it doesn't sell your family is still hungry and you're stuck looking over your resume again.
I seriously don't know why some people don't put more time and effort into concentrating on games they actually like.
Pretty much every franchise he mentioned is a little tired and needs quite a bit of an overhaul to stay relevant next gen. The new Assassins creed took a step in the right direction, but what will everyone think when minor iterations of that are released? We've already seen it with Brotherhood and Revelations. We've arguably seen it with Gears and Halo, and if not we will soon. The Call of Duty franchise is an excellent example of this fatigue. I wan't new experiences next gen not the same formulaic gameplay we often get on a annual basis.