Games that ruined entire franchises

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Arkham Knight: Every time I want to go out and do some fun Batman stuff I have to spend about an hour finding a place to park my damn car.

DMC: Devil May Cry was over the top in a self aware bordeline campy kind of way. DMC was over the top in a 40 year old guy trying to appeal to 15 year olds kind of way. The gameplay was solid enough but the rest of it was so cringy I couldn't keep with it. "OMGZ the evil corporations are trying to manipulate us with their evil soda!"

Golden Sun Dark Dawn: Just incredibly meh. Nothing terrible about it, but it's just not great and after a 10 year or so wait it was majorly disappointing.

Final Fantasy 12: I haven't enjoyed a Final Fantasy game since they went away from turn based combat to a real time system. Not that I necessarily dislike rpgs with real timeish combat, but the series just hasn't done it all that well.

Mass Effect 3: Ruined is an exaggeration, but the ending left a sour taste in my mouth that's harshed my buzz for Andromeda.

Mario and Luigi Dream Team: I actually don't dislike this game or Paper Jam, but it's clear that the series is running on fumes at this point. Nintendo should just let Paper Mario take over again as the traditional RPG Mario series, and let this series take a hiatus.

Shenmue 2: Not the game itself, but the decision to put it on X-Box rather than PS2. Aside from being a slap in the face to Sega's most loyal fans, it limited the game to a small audience in the US and a nonexistent one in Japan. Even the Gamecube would have been a better home.