Yep, the description fits for both. In God of War 3, the chance for a sequel is killed because all of the Major Gods are dead. In Gears of War 3, a chance for a sequel is killed because the Lambant, and the Locust, are killed off by a virus which breaks down the DNA structure in these species and very effectively and quickly killed off every single Locust/Lambent, including their Queen. So unless the COG go underground and try to kill off the pockets of Locust which weren't exposed to the atmosphere, there really isn't room for a sequel.

Anyway, I'm still behind

#45 - An underappreciated fighter published by Sony. This game is super fun because you can impale people with stuff you break.

#44 - One of the most expensive games on eBay, more expensive then Earthbound. It's similar to MegaMan

#40 - A spiritual successor to one of Squaresofts best games. The developer is not Square, and this franchise still see's a new entry every few years.

#39 - This game never localized, despite strong sales from this newly localized franchise. Because of this, the next game in the series is often given credit for introducing new features (like creating a character after yourself) despite this game being the one to do so.

#38 - One of the only games where they managed to make a proper 4th installment on a trilogy that ended very conclusively. I.i. it's the 4th game in a trilogy

#37 - This game received some praise for mocking other well established franchises but critisizm for a lack of originality. Had a very challenging post game challenge mode, which took me 2 days to finish, but it was damn satisfying. IMO this game defines fast paced action games.

#36 - One of the major characters in this game, was not seen in a sequel, but might be re-introduced in the next game in the series. This game is often considered the best in the franchise by most of the hardcore fans.

#35 Was an exclusive, then it was no longer exclusive, but then a special edition made this an exclusive again. A terrible design choice in the sequel killed all hype for this franchise.

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A lot of hints, good luck!

Grandia 3?

Front Mission 3?

Shadow Hearts....the 3rd one which is all bright and happy!

Lost Planet?

This could be anything from Killer Instinct to Final Fantasy VII

This sounds like Metal Gear Solid, but I think you already included that game.....I remember playing this game too......It's not Brain Age is it?

It's already been correctly guessed. The answer is Portal.

Second one is BioShock Infinite?

My #35 is known as one of the first games to have "on the fly" - (pun intended) multiplayer joining where players didn't have queue before launching the game. It is also known for making full 3D software rendering popular and being able to utilize early 3D graphics accelerators. It was an odd but well received mix of horror and sci-fi gameplay. Mostly sci-fi. It also was an early adopter of dynamic lighting allowing rooms to be darkened by lights being shot out and flares getting launched.  It is widely considered better all around than its original predecessor.

No, mine is somewhat more mainstream than any of those.

Second hint: it's a JRPG.

Oh right! I remember that Robot saying that. I love that robot, and the companion cube......took me a while to murder them both

Lol. And it wasn't even immediately obvious to me .

Pokemon Ruby and Sapphire?

So not Final Fantasy Either, and Dragon Quest III is better then DQ 1 & 2, and it's more mainstrem then Grandia......

Can't be XenoSaga Ep 3 because that's the best episode....Can't be Persona, SMT, or Star Ocean 3 for the same reasons.

Disgaea 3? I'll assume people preferred 4 over 3, but from what I've heard 3 & 4 are not as highly regarded as 1 & 2.

That or Tales of Eternia, but I'm not sure if that's a low point in the series.