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Johnw1104 said:

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There must be a number I'm forgetting, but it's actually hard to find franchises of any real length that haven't had missteps along the way. All of the above are superb, but if I had to pick the ones I'm most impressed by its the main console series of both Super Mario and Zelda. When one considers how long they've been making them and how many installments they've had, it's hard to believe there's really nothing that isn't at least "good" among the group.

Otherwise, Rockstar (with GTA) and Blizzard (with their three primary franchises) really hold themselves to a quality standard that most don't. That's just my impression, anyway.

Great post, thanks for giving it so much thought!

@bold: I agree. Considering both Super Maro and The Legend of Zelda are 30 years old, it's remarkable how consistently great they've been - excluding the non-canon CD-i games.