| Landguy said: I would kill Mario and Sonic Olympics on the Nintendo system. They have to be the worst cash grabs that I have ever seen. Each version seems to be the same thing with the names just replaced. |
Can't argue with that one bit. I actually wasted time and $$$$ running out to buy the first one, because I mean, it was Mario and Sonic in the same game, and I thought "It's GOT to basically be as fun and accessible as Wii Sports, but with Mario and Sonic characters, right? How could it FAIL?"
Then I forgot that Sega developed it. They SHOULD have let Nintendo develop the damn thing, or at least hold a tighter leash on it's development, because I must say, if the first was any indication of the series as a whole, that shit played like garbage. It was actually embarrasing how bad the controls were, and how unfun the games were. To this day I think it still holds the distinction of being the only game I've bought and returned in a 24 hour period.
As for my own personal pick? There are many franchises that are popular that I don't care for, such as Tomb Raider, AC, Halo, God of War, Gears of War, GTA, etc. There are also series I used to love that I think they need to quit fucking up and just put to bed, like Castlevania, Mega Man (basically already is), Final Fantasy, etc.
But my top pick is an obvious one: Call of Duty. That shit has been going on far too long, with bascially annual sequels. Activision has given it the Tony Hawk/Guitar Hero treatment, and it is beyond old. They don't even really try to innovate. But they don't have to, because millions of kids (and 30-something brohams), run out and pre-order each new edition anyway. If people enjoy it, good for them. But even in the oversaturated FPS genre, there is far better, IMO, than CoD, and it's just long-since worn out it's welcome.
