Games that ruined entire franchises

[Veknoid_Outcast]

Leadified said:

Veknoid_Outcast said:
I don't think any franchise can be totally ruined. There's always a way back.

That said, a few games pop into my head as titles that sunk a lot of momentum.

Halo 4 - 343 focused on story, graphics, and world-building at the expense of level design, AI, and engaging gameplay. Cribbing so many features from Call of Duty turned out to be a big mistake

Halo 4 was one of those games that in the first 15 minutes of playing it, something about it felt really off. It had some good moments, but overall I felt like I was playing a game that only called itself Halo.

Same here. It was the quick time event in the elevator shaft that first gave me a clue that something was wrong.