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DeusXmachina on 28 January 2017
V-r0cK said:
- Resident Evil 4
- Dino Crisis 3
- DMC

...seems like Capcom knows how to ruin their own franchises lol

Completely agree about these two. Although i didnt like Dino Crisis 2 either.



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V-r0cK on 28 January 2017
Barkley said:
V-r0cK said:
- Resident Evil 4

That's certainly an unpopular opinon. xD

It has always been a mixed opinion to many.  Maybe not on this site but I've read from a number of members on this site that share the same feeling.



Leadified on 28 January 2017
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.



Darashiva on 28 January 2017

It's never too late for a franchise to redeem itself, so I don't think any game has effectively killed a franchise for me. However, there have been games that have put me off of certain franchises for a while.

-Assassin's Creed III. An entirely unlikeable main character, much less interesting assassination missions, copy paste environments and glitchy game in general made AC III the point at which I simply didn't care for the franchise anymore.



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Veknoid_Outcast on 28 January 2017
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. 



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Bman54 on 28 January 2017

Other M is the most obvious choice for me. While I still had some decent fun with it, it pales in comparison to pretty much every other entry, and the story and writing was a garbage fire that completely ruined Samus. Been 10 years since the last good Metroid, which just sucks.



arcaneguyver on 28 January 2017
V-r0cK said:
- Resident Evil 4

 

Would have posted this, but the series has come back from the dead with 7.

The Third Birthday, Suikoden 4, Breath of Fire 5, Silent Hill: The Room...parade of sadness right there.

malistix1985 on 28 January 2017

Seven Kingdoms 3 (aka Seven Kingdoms: Conquest) ruined an excellent series
Duke Nukem forever is an easy pick
Bomberman: Act Zero was also terrible




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Nymeria on 28 January 2017

Sim City recently killed all interest I had in that series. EA did everything wrong with it after I spent hours loving Sim City 4



Barkley on 28 January 2017
Nymeria said:
Sim City recently killed all interest I had in that series. EA did everything wrong with it after I spent hours loving Sim City 4

What about Sim City Societies and Sim City Creator? They both killed it first. xD