A recent US Patent filed by SEGA has lead to speculation that the upcoming BioWare developed Sonic RPG for Nintendo DS is to be titled Sonic Chronicles.
Brandon Thompson writes: "While there are a lot of bad sequels out there, we've decided to single out the top five we think are the worst. Just like every list, not everyone will be happy with our choices. 2K Sports fans will no doubt wonder why the list isn't compiled completely of EA Sports' Madden releases which rarely improve. Fans of series we've chosen will certainly get mad like they always do. However we're sure that many gamers will agree that the list that follows is pretty accurate."
I have yet to see a single article from GoFanboy that wasn't complete trash. KOTOR 2? SMB 2? Chrono Cross? MGS 2? I loved all of those games. How do you put a game that never even got made as the number 1 game on the list? A non-existent game isn't exactly a BAD game, now is it?
Sonic titles since Dreamcast, OK, I'll give you that, they were a definite let-down.
All of the other 5 honorable mentions (Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure, Dr3ver, NHL Blades of Steel 2000, Turok: Evolution, Bomberman: Act Zero) SHOULD have made up the actual top 5, because those were some schlock, crap, awful sequels.
Metal Gear Solid 2, huh? Guess it sucked enough to make MGS3,4, Portable OPS, MGS Ac!d, Peacewalker, itouch. I would have really added Spy Hunter 2 to the real list. Boy did that game suck.
DMC2 sucked. Even Dante's melo dumbass personality sucked. The game deserves a sequel.
Wow, just wow. WOW. WOOOOOOOW. Brandon Thompson is an absolute f*ckin' retard. I think he might actually be the stupidest person I have ever seen in my life. I can't emphasize enough how truly impaired he is.
I can understand Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II. I can understand the Sonic sequels, and even Duke Nukem Forever.
Chrono Cross? Are you f*cking serious? What...really? Really? It was a worthy sequel (if that, the stories were unrelated from each other with some slight references to Chrono Trigger) - one of quality, a dying breed. We don't get games of this quality anymore. Everything about that game SPOOGED excellence. The story was amazingly in-depth. From a logical standpoint, Chrono Cross' story was more in-depth than Chrono Trigger's could ever hope to be because it was made for the SNES. When RPGs went to discs, the discs allowed MUCH more data to be stored, allowing for longer, more intricate storylines. To think otherwise would make you ultimately ignorant as hell. THINK. More so, the battle system was unique from any other RPG ever made and no other RPG or game has managed to replicate its success. Do I even need to mention the score, composed by Yasunori Mitsuda? It was a masterpiece that sealed the deal and topped this game off as one of the greatest we'll ever have the privilege of seeing.
Brandon Thompson should not ever, under any circumstances, be allowed to speak his opinion ever again. In fact, people whose idiocy reach a level this high should, by law, have their speaking privileges revoked immediately.
Sorry, but this definitely needs to be said here. It's because of people like him is why we don't get games of quality anymore. Because people like him, the bottom feeders, demand "quick-buck" games instead of works of art. Because of these rejects, our games over the years have turned to absolute sh*t. Seriously, Brandon Thompson, don't speak. Ever again. You. F*cking. Idiot.
Furthermore, why isn't MODERN WARFARE 2 on this list? That is by far the worst sequel in video gaming history. Bar none.
Super mario bros USA was actually a good platformer, it was unique as well.
I seriously hope Nintendo pulls a number 2 on that one.
And duky nuky is vaporware so what is he on about.
Brandon Thompson writes: "A lot of games have them and a lot of them are annoying. We're of course talking about side kicks in video games. Whether your favorite genre is the classic platformer or you're more into hardcore action shooters, chances are you've had an annoying side kick at some point.
We run down our top five worst side kicks of all-time. It's not likely that you'll agree with them all, but you're certain to remember how some of these number twos bugged you at some point."
I would have Daxter in the top. He was ok in his solo on the PSP, but I never liked that "animal with an attitube" BS.
Not sure why Slippy always makes the list, fact is, he was intentionally made as a crappy character.
GCN's editor Aaron Espinoza gives his own personal take on the state of the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise and what Sega and Sonic Team needs to do in order to bring the character back to the gaming limelight.
You should kill him off,
then let the company think about stories to create,
make Sonic make a surprise appearance in another game of another popular franchise (if there is) from that same company or related to,
and resume the franchise.
But no appearance for 5-10 years.
bring back the old school gameplay.get rid of the gimmicks.Make it 2D and go back to the classic formula.No more humans and awful rock music.Rings and chaos emeralds, that's all I want.
I dont mind a 3D game, they just havn't really found a way to make interesting.
If you think about it Sonic wasn't always about speed. 2D games involved more platforming than any of the 3D games.
Sonic RPG = terrible idea.
Super Sonic RPG: Legend of the Seven Rings
i was always on sonic side when the battles was heated with mario . but both sonic and mario can go fly a kite now. and if your 30 and still into mario take a good look at yourself
Interesting... I just hope Sega gets some help, in developing the game.