WC: All of the following franchises changed in some way, shape or form, forgetting the games that came before in favour of creating something refreshing and new (or bizarre and awkward). If you can think of any more examples of similar series, please leave your thoughts in the comments below.
VGChartz's Mark Nielsen: "Upon finally finishing Devil May Cry 5 recently - after it spent several years on my “I’ll play that soon” list - I considered giving it a fittingly-named Late Look article. However, considering that this was indeed the final piece I was missing in the DMC puzzle, I decided to instead take this opportunity to take a look back at the entirety of this genre-defining series and rank the entries. What also made this a particularly tempting notion was that while most high-profile series have developed fairly evenly over time, with a few bumps on the road, the history of Devil May Cry has, at least in my eyes, been an absolute roller coaster, with everything from total disasters to action game gold."
Me leaving it out should be telling of my thoughts on it. Better than 2 as a DMC game.
Still a good game though.
3,1,4,5 to me, never played 2. 5 gameplay is amazing but level design was really disappointing to me, just a bunch of plain arenas, the story felt like a worse written rehash of the 3rd and the charater models looked weird ( specially the ladies ). Another problem with 5 was that there was not enough content for 3 charaters so I could never really familiarize with any of them
2.
Dmc.
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5.
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3.
God DMC2 was an awful game.
And in case this isn't obvious it goes worst to best
Order changes depending on your focus. I tend to focus on gameplay/fun factor, so...
5, 3, 1, 4, 2.
I really didn't like 4 but commend Dante's weapon diversity. The retreading of old ground was pretty unacceptable to me.
But even then... Still more enjoyable than 2 for me
Huzaifah from eXputer: "Devil May Cry 5, the latest iteration in the iconic DMC franchise by Capcom, still holds its own as a fantastic hack-and-slash in 2024."
Looking back at Final Fantasy 6 on its 30th anniversary provides a snapshot of one of gaming's most important franchises at a pivotal turning point.
Socom.
Resident Evil comes to mind,
I would add Castlevania to the list, I think its unfair to put Final Fantasy on the list, this is the first ARPG in the 'numbered' FF franchise and it being like KH in my opinion is far from bad, but I know the series will probably go back to trad RPG after 15, as its in demand.
I stopped playing FF games after trying to slog through X. That one started the series in a horrible direction, where the CG sequences took precedence over the gameplay.
As far as RE, it lost it's flavor for awhile after 4, but Revelation gave me some hope that the series isn't completely without hope.
Silent Hill is a series that needs a complete reboot. Downpour was ok, but Homecoming was just plain awful. Truly a series that has lost it's way.
Games that comes to my mind:
Resident Evil;
Devil May Cry;
Final Fantasy;
Castlevania;
Silent hill;