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Games often launch to a poor reception. If the game doesn't belong to any existing franchise, the franchise is often dead with its very first game. However, sometimes the franchise is revitalised despite poor initial reception, and that's what this thread is about. What franchises do you feel like made the greatest comeback after poor initial reception?

Rules:

  • multi-game franchises only (e.g. no No Man's Sky here unless it gets a sequel)
  • no franchises that started out strong but not as good as later releases in the franchise (e.g. no Uncharted here)