The Koalition writes: "There are thousands of game developers in the world and even more games that have been developed, especially for this console generation alone. With so many ideas and talent, you'd think it would be fairly easy to come across new and successful IPs and franchises on a fairly consistent basis - but that simply is not the case.
Not only are several gaming franchises releasing on yearly schedule now (and I don't just mean sports games either) but many of them are uninspired and don't seem to offer anything new or innovative to the industry any longer."
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halo needs to die and gears from microsoft.
God of war and killzone.
I need 1 more uncharted and then it should die.
For next gen I realize I am looking out more for new Ips.
Human element
Cyberpunk
Respawn new game
Guerilla games new Ip
Santa monica new IP
Soul suspect from square
Deep down from capcom
I didn't buy Pokemon Diamond, Pearl, or Platinum, Black or White, so when I jumped into Pokemon Black 2 after not playing a Pokemon game since Pokemon Ruby, it was AMAZING.
I also didn't buy NSMB Wii or NSMB2, so playing NSMBU after NSMBDS being the last one I played since like 2007, it was a breath of fresh air.
You're not being forced to buy these games, so why do you guys care? I have never bought a Call of Duty game, but I bought Black Ops II, because it had robots and it's set in the future, and I had fun with it.
I didn't buy a Halo game until Halo Reach, and that shit was fun as fuck, and I bought Halo 4, and I'm buying Halo 5 day one.
I don't see the problem with too many sequels. The only problem I have is when people buy every single Call of Duty game that comes out every year, and then they buy NOTHING else. They buy Call of Duty like it was the only game ever made and neglect the awesome games that deserve much attention like Xenoblade Chronicles, Ni No Kuni, Bayonetta, Vanquish, Yakuza, Rayman Legends, Darksiders, Nier, Blue Dragon ect.
I buy sequels, but I also support new IP's.
It seems like the developers can't come up with original ideas at all as long as the sequels keep selling. New IPs are a financial risk so backers will not dump money into new IPs.
@WiiUsauce
That's the problem. Majority of gamers go out and buy every single sequel to a series which makes that developer money so the backers support that series further to make more money because they know majority of the players will buy them like mindless zombies.
I think we both agree that this is what is happening which ends up in a downward spiral of poorly rehashed games and companies copying competitors to "cash in" on the current fad.
I have an idea for a game. You are a new CEO to a game developer and you are giving a list of genres compared to profits with FPS and TPS at the top of the list. To beat the game, you have to make the most amount of cash within a 5 year span. I would call it "Call of Devs: Cash Crops".
publishers invest millions of dollars introducing new Ip's like AC,COD etc, but when these become established with a fanbase we want the publishers to give up and start something new, Its easy for us to say new IP's but we are not investing huge money and taking a huge risk for something that may not sell.
look at THQ few wrong moves could lead to a big publisher going out of business
what's better is for a series to go on a 3-5 years break and than get a reboot, in those 3-5 years learn from other games being released and in between do something new but than bring that old IP back with a bang like Tomb Raider just did and like DMC
but that's just my 2 cents on this, instead if killing gaming franchises don't you think it would be better for a 3-5 years break and than coming back with fresh ideas
Other than that I agree with the list. Good stuff.
Think of your favorite franchise that you've played for years and have many fond memories of as a ship. If your ship starts taking on water, are you fine with letting it sink, or would you like to see renovations made and then set sail on another adventure?
I agree that some reboots and overhauls have been successful (Tomb Raider comes to mind, recently) but that wasn't a franchise that was being ran into the ground anyways.
Different opinions though :)
I know, I know though...wishful thinking.
Let me know if you changed your mind and decided to read it.
It's a good list. Sadly enough, I must agree with God of War. III was a perfect end to the series. It may never be topped, as far as epic scale is concerned. Gears of War 3 was a great conclusion, as well.
I'm glad you didn't include Uncharted. The series lends itself well to sequels.
2D Mario games can be good, but they haven't given us a fresh one since...oh...Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island?
Good list though. I'll bubble you up and eat my words. ;)
I can say The Legend of Zelda is the worst franchise ever in the history of games because I don't like the idea of sequential dungeons with a linear path.
Does that mean the franchise needs to die? No, that means I shouldn't buy a Zelda game.
A franchise needs to die when the developers behind the title stop caring about their creation.
Just because you don't like something, doesn't mean it needs to die.
reasons are because sonic is actually getting good again,and im actually anticipating whats gonna be announced next,and god of war just needs to change character and setting, the greek gods are dead and kratos story is done.
oh and as for pokemon,that series still has a chance,but i doubt it will happen,hows about a wii u version thats just like the handheld version but obviously on a bigger scale, and not as linear as the gamecube game,and online pokemon battles,that would make a killer wii u game right there.
Of course, I don't think it needs to die, per say, but I DO believe that they need to give many of the named franchises a rest, and Assassin's Creed is among them.
Now, I love Ascension so far but it is wearing out it's welcome. Here we are fighting the same enemies like the Chimera, except now is spits blue s*** instead of fire. Yeah...time for a break.
100% agree with CoD and AC.
I think Gears Judgement simply came too soon after Gears 3. Now, I'm sure it's been in development for longer than 2 years but it feels like less time since MS intentionally delayed Gears 3 to fill out an empty holiday season.
I disagree with Mario. There is no N without Mario.
List is missing Halo. H4 was awesome for 2 hours but once you realize the game is basically Reach with 2 new enemies...Even with a new dev, Halo is running on fumes.
Do you know what you're saying?!?
I don't want to live in that world.
Like the poster above me said, if you don't like the series don't buy it. the world does not revolve around you.
Resisdent evil is a franchise with a lot of potential.
But they seem to just screw it up lately.
So the RE devs better put the franchise on ICE for a while.
Dead space is great, yeah they screwed up part 3 a bit, but it doesnt mean it is to late to win us back.
So Id welcome a DS4 announcement. just dont rush it, a tiny break seem to be the best now.
TLOU surely cant be less than amazing, other devs clearly need to take notes of what ND is doing with it now.
Lets pick out the most popular franchises in gaming, and say why they suck or need to die by pointing out their flaws, but lets completely forget all of the great things about them.
Gears of War has a cover system that is way too convenient, and now has a game that is a spinoff with characters no one cares about, so it should die? Not only is the statement about the characters flat out false, Epic did a poll of the most popular characters and built a new story around the characters with the highest ratings, but the writer then completely contradicts himself.
He complains about some franchises being the same thing over and over, such as Call of Duty and 2D Mario Games, but then bitches about Judgement even though it is changing the Gears formula in many ways. If Gears of War 4 was made instead of Judgement, and had Marcus as it's main character, they writer would then complain its just the same thing. So how does a developer win when people like this just crap talk anything they do?
Why not actually put some real thought into the list instead of just picking the games that a lot of people love, just to get more hits?
How about Resident Evil, Army of Two, Final Fantasy, Dead Space, Ninja Gaiden. Sure you could argue some of those franchises are still healthy, but you cant deny the fact that games like Resdient Evil Racoon City and Ninja Gaiden 3 were sub par in the eyes of many hardcore fans of the series.
1. call of duty
2. halo
3. mario
4. killzone
5.uncharted
6. gears of war
7. god of war
8. assassins creed
9. battlefield
I strongly disagree with UC.
Assassin's Creed for sure.
I highly doubt any of these are going to die. Business wize, it is making those creators BIG money so they will keep making them.
Same stuff, different article. Koalition is bored.