Franchise destruction

[NintendoTogepi]

Well, it should be pretty obvious what this thread of yours is about.

What franchises do you think have been destroyed the most? Any of your favorites? Any that have the potential of being destroyed in the future? Why was the franchise destroyed? What was wrong with the game(s) that destroyed it? Can it ever be restored?

Obviously Sonic is the most obvious example for this thread, so I'm not even sure we should talk about it.

For me, two of my favorite series are being destroyed.

1. SimCity - already destroyed. SimCity Societies was a mess of a game, that got rid of everything that made SimCity great. It got rid of zoning, power, piping, infrastucture...basically, it's more simple that the original SimCity made 20 years ago, and it just doesn't that last long. Awful. It could be revived though, if they made an awesome (and not too simple OR too complex) SimCity 5....

2. The Sims - actually, not destroyed yet, but there's heavy potential. For one, I don't count the non PC games, they just generally suck in every way. Anyway, EA is becoming very greedy. The whole idea of stuff packs is another way to steal more money...it might not be so bad if they were actually good, but they offer so little content. For the price of one "Stuff pack" that gives your sims a few more objects and clothes, you could buy an amazing full game like The Wind Waker or something. Also, a few of the TS2 expansions were very lousy. (University, Pets, and FreeTime...espesically Pets, worst expansion to anything ever!

Anyway, that's not all though. The Sims 3, which is still a year away, is looking to destroy a lot of the foundations of The Sims. Simultaneous aging, no more motives, and you can't drown your sim in the pool anymore!

Not to mention that the sims themselves are very, very strange looking. The fanbase is very upset over the changes and overall I actually might not buy TS3, which is quite a thing considering I have bought every The Sims 1 and The Sims 2 expansion.

So...post!