IkePoR said:
vivster said:
No Franchise should ever have to end. There will always be fans of the games that crave for more. Those who stop to enjoy a game can just stop playing it.
It's a stupid proposition and a slap in the face of any fan of a series. |
As long as a game remains relevant, stays true to what it is and delivers an enjoyable experince, there's no reason for a franchise to stop. Call of Duty, Kirby, and Street Fighter to name a few all do these things well and have remained popular.
Just because a frachise has lost it's way - Final Fantasy, Resident Evil - doesn't mean the franchise needs to stop. It means developers need to be more creative and passionate about what they're creating and focus on what made those franchises hosehold names.
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The game doesn't have to stay true to anything. As we've seen countless times, it's completely subjective what is and what is not true to a franchise. I for one think FF stayed very true to its roots and those pseudo fans don't know what they are talking about.
Even if the majority thinks the game isn't worth it anymore, there is no reason to call for it to be stopped. It's practically declaring that the creators shouldn't have freedom anymore.
As you said, creators need their creative freedom. They can't have that if "fans" are claiming that a game isn't what it should be. That's the way we got to this AAA trot where developers create based on what they think players want instead of what they want.
There are countless of games out there. If a player thinks his franchise isn't fun anymore he can just stop playing it, but what about those people who still liked it and maybe even embraced the changes? A changed game isn't hurting anyone, a stopped, or even worse, a franchise that let's their creators no freedom anymore is hurting a lot of people.
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