How far should a franchise go away from it's original formular?

[JRPGfan]

PxlStorm said:

People seem to be mad whenever a game has the exact same formular as it's prequel, but they also seem to be mad when a game tries to go too far away from it's core. How far should a franchise go away from it's original formular, excluding spin-offs?

People usually dont.

Usually you get ALOT more hate, when you change things around in series.

 

Wright said:

You never know. Look at Final Fantasy, each installment always makes some crazy changes from its predecessor, yet it is widely loved by the gaming community.

Most of the old fans, are not that eager to embrace the Action aspects.

Change is usually not a good thing.

If you get something "right" and its a huge hit,..... stick with it until it goes stale.