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Five Series In Need Of A Rest

Videogame series that are in dire need of a year at the drawing board…

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Kran4955d ago (Edited 4955d ago )

I am gobsmacked.

Assassin's Creed has had 4 games... hardly many.

Final Fantasy has had more games than you can count so im surprised that isn't on the list.

FIFA is an annual game because it fits well with the season.

Need for Speed.... meh.

Tiger? Meh.

WHY IS THERE NO CALL OF DUTY?

Mykky4955d ago

The main games in Final Fantasy does not come out every year and is different in it's own way, so I can't see it needing a rest.
Assassin's Creed has been the same games over and over at least number 2, brotherhood and revelations. The story is different but the gameplay and formula is the same, at least I got a bit bored of it. I'm buying Revelations later on though.

But I agree with u on COD. It's worse in repeating itself than AC if you ask me.

Need for Speed also needs a brake to get things sorted out and get the franchise on the right track.

Focus4955d ago

The leap from Assassin's Creed 1 to 2 floored me completely, it was the biggest improvement I'd ever seen and I thoroughly enjoyed it. Brotherhood is somewhat of a let down for me, I just bought it and expected the same improvement I suppose. Revelations seems to be the worst one since the original and I can't help but wonder if a 2 year dev circle might help matters.
Fifa should not retail for full price each year, plain and simple. In fact they should just sell expansion packs every year via dlc or disc em those without high speed internet. Or at least alternate the expansion with a new game on a yearly basis.
Fifa 12 - 2011
Fifa 13 (expansion that requires fifa 12) - 2012
Fifa 14 - 2013
Fifa 15 (expansion that requires fifa 14) - 2014 and so on.
Need for Speed. Lol. Hot Pursuit released end of last year, Shift 2 beginning of this year and now The Run. Thats 3 games in the space of 12 months.
People crap all over CoD for yearly releases but 3 games in 12 months?? EA gets a free pass for what exactly?

NukaCola4955d ago

Final Fantasy is just a name. Each game is different and unique in it's own way. In all honest, no 2 final fantasy games play the same, there is always something different in them. I think of the RPG series, I would like Kingdom Hearts to stop with all the side games and get to the main KH3.

Assassin's Creed is a stellar game, and I would be happy to see it end on AC3 with a good closure on Desmond.

With Mario games: I don't care. Yes, Mario is overused in the Nintendo world, but it's their front runner, their Mickey Mouse. I think I would like to see more Nintendo titles do what Smash Bros did, and that is to include other Nintty franchises. Why can't Zelda be in a Kart Racer, or Samus in a sports game? The repetative releases are why I don't buy those types of games and why I was disappointed with titles like Mario Party 7.

Really, other than sports titles, the majority of games out there are very fresh. MS is over killing with Halo, and Sony with Ratchet..But in all honesty there aren't too many milked franchises out there.

OH EXCEPT: Call of Duy. There I have to say enough is enough with the games. No innovation, same engine, same online issues, it's milked. If it atcually improved in any way, I wouldn't complain but it doesn't.

princejb1344955d ago

as much as i love assassins creed, i agree with focus, AS1 leap to 2 was amazing
but after that that just added a few extra features like a new maps
i got brotherhood but i think I'm skipping revelations, they are starting to seem to similar, reminding me of another franchise hmmm

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zeal0us4955d ago

I would say something about mario but I bet time I come back I will rape by disagrees.

NFS don't need to die it just need to be fix, EA need to go back to the drawing board or just listen to your fanbase ffs

Kran4955d ago

Don't be scared to admit Mario. Everybody knows Mario needs a break.

Don't think Zelda needs one as pretty much every game is great (So i'm told) and that it's not released every year. More every 1-2 years.

Ezetta4955d ago

No Call of Duty? You're joking, right?

ironfist924955d ago

AC doesnt deserve first place. Yes its had 3 yearly released, but each game has been better than the last.

However, I would love it if Ubisoft gave the franchise a rest after AC3, and create a new story arc for next gen.

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The Cardinal Sins of Fallout 4 Explained

For new players trying out Fallout 4, there are a few actions that gamers should avoid making as they journey with the Sole Survivor.

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The Evil Within Deserved More: A Great Horror Series Left Behind

The Outerhaven writes: While I hold Bethesda's The Evil Within series as some of the best Survival Horror games available, it's clear that Bethesda has no intention of revisiting the series. While Capcom is still working on its Resident Evil series, I look back at the now-dead survival horror series from Bethesda, wondering why the series was left wide open, and yet still not revisited.

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SimpleSlave1d 13h ago

An OK horror series left behind. It had some great ideas, but it never knew how to play to its strengths. Instead, it came out like just another RE4 clone.

I would love for a third entry to come out, but it needs to learn to lean in on the psychological aspect and move away from the generic "pew pew" ideology at the center of the gameplay loop. It doesn't need to abandon it; it just needs to put it into better context, is all.

Also, try a first-person perspective instead. Too many 3rd-person games with nothing to offer but an avatar taking precious screen space. At least make it an actual option and not that janky-ass mess the second game pretended to have.

Venoxn4g1d 2h ago

Love both games, hope that we will get third game

gold_drake17h ago(Edited 17h ago)

i really didnt like the 2nd game.

first game was fantastic

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John Marston Voice Actor Teases "Exciting" Red Dead Redemption News

During a livestream on his personal Twitch channel, Rob Wiethoff (who voices John Marston in the Red Dead Redemption series) hinted at "exciting news" to be revealed next week. According to Wiethoff, the news will be announced "before Friday".

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jznrpg1d 14h ago (Edited 1d 14h ago )

PS5/Pro/Switch 2 version of RDR2 seems most likely. I’d love a RDR3 but that seems years away

Cacabunga1d 12h ago

Id be happy for just a 60fps patch

OmegaSoldati1d 11h ago (Edited 1d 11h ago )

Agreed, but at the same time RD2 came out in 2018. Could it be a remake of Red Dead 1?

Spoiler:

Marston died in the end of Red Dead and Red Dead 2 is set before that. Im curious now. What news could it be?

mkis0071d 4h ago

I'm pretty sure the next game will be another prequel as the story really has no where to go as far as being a western after red dead redemption. The next game will end with the ferry boat incident.

Profchaos1d 13h ago (Edited 1d 13h ago )

Their contracts are iron clas if they leak anything legit they are threatened with immense legal action.

My hopes for what this is are minimal its probably a meet and greet with the cast

I dont see why they would be involved in a upgraded version of rdr2 when the dialogue hasn't changed

thorstein1d 10h ago

He seems to have been cleared to do this as he purposely picked up the game, streamed it, and made the announcement.