Most recycled video game franchise/series that needs to die.

EvilMario · Post by **EvilMario** » Sun Aug 22, 2004 8:42 pm

Wasn't it Forbes last month that actually wrote a half way insightful article about what I've been bitching about since the start of the recent gaming generation?

The lack of creative, ambition, or risk companies are willing to take in the industry is pathetic. And depressing. Either a company ports too much (Nintendo, die), slaps a brand name on anything and it sells(EA, Square, die), or figures that buying up 3rd parties to develop games using ten year old genres just with "purdy-er graphics, and more blood"(Microsoft.. and Namco for buying the rights to SRS.. argh..).

Sure, the industry is certainly producing a more impressive media to the average person, but the soul of it all as seeminly run dry. Or maybe I'm just being cynical.

At any rate, I figured I'd poll on "the most recycled video game franchise that needs to die." Some franchises seem to go on forever, and are still decent all in all. Some should have never been created in the first place, so why do companies still produce them? Argh.

Die.

Post by **clecky** » Sun Aug 22, 2004 8:47 pm

snes had mad soul

VOTED TONY HAWK

Post by **Dr. Dos** » Sun Aug 22, 2004 8:50 pm

sonic has gotten pretty bad lately :(

Stak · Post by **Stak** » Sun Aug 22, 2004 8:51 pm

<Eurakarte> madden, tony hawk, and tom clancy games should all die too
<Stak> I'm going to say madden
<Eurakarte> but final fantasy is the preeminent among them
<Stak> The only real difference is that the number at the end of the game's name is increased by 1

Kjorteo · Post by **Kjorteo** » Sun Aug 22, 2004 9:33 pm

I despise Zelda but I voted Star Wars because I like that even less

Also, why aren't the Whatever vs. Capcom games here? Everyone knows those are just an excuse for "STREET FIGHTER II AGAIN except Vega 'cause he's like the one cool guy and we can't have that, oh and a couple guys we borrowed from some company OH AND WE HAVE RYU AGAIN BECAUSE EVERYONE LOVES RYU"

EvilMario · Post by **EvilMario** » Mon Aug 23, 2004 1:22 am

Vs. series crossed my mind, but I decided that Street Fighter would be just fine by itself.

I hate you all.

Stak · Post by **Stak** » Mon Aug 23, 2004 1:35 am

You shut the hell up

The Vs Series was good =(

Ryan Ferneau · Post by **Ryan Ferneau** » Mon Aug 23, 2004 2:11 am

"Gentlemen, the MegaMan series has gotten much too old and stale and repetitive. We must now revolutionize the franchise by creating an entirely new (but goshdarned similar) series: MEGAMAN X!"

Twenty years later...

"All right, guys, time to crank out MegaMan X-tremity 36. You know what to do."

superbowl shuffle · Post by **superbowl shuffle** » Mon Aug 23, 2004 2:35 am

I wrestle games as a whole!

464 · Post by **464** » Wed Aug 25, 2004 7:31 pm

Ryan beat me to megaman.

I voted Street Fighter

810 · Post by **810** » Fri Sep 03, 2004 8:32 am

I fucking hate the new Sonic games.

Post by **Zenith Nadir** » Fri Sep 03, 2004 11:05 am

i like the first two sonic advance games but the third one stunk the place up a whole lot

sonic heroes was pretty bad too

sonic battle's story mode was really shitty and boring, but the straight fighting section was quite entertaining

Ryan Ferneau · Post by **Ryan Ferneau** » Fri Sep 03, 2004 5:24 pm

Were there ever any good Sonic games?

Post by **Dr. Dos** » Fri Sep 03, 2004 7:00 pm

I can think of a few Ryan.

You know, I just realized now how fucking similar the title screens are.

superbowl shuffle · Post by **superbowl shuffle** » Fri Sep 03, 2004 11:53 pm

up down left right hold a start

is burned into my memory.

z2