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okr said:

^ King's Bounty http://www.vgchartz.com/games/game.php?id=18062®ion=All (EDIT: @slimebeast).

Also, they just released an excellent Might & Magic game on DS.

Slimebeast is correct, HoMM is not dead, imo it's like Civilization: A new game every 5 years or so (and I think that's enough).

No lol. King's Bounty is new. Im thinking about an old turn based which copied HOMM but got great reviews. Came out ten years ago or so. Two games in total. I dont remember who the dev was either.



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djs said:
The Getaway series dead...

Forgot about this. Getaway 1+2 were great games. 




Zelda (Alive)
Super Mario (Alive)
Halo (Alive)
Metroid (Alive)
Grand Theft Auto (Alive)
Pokémon (Alive)
Final Fantasy (Alive)
Double Dragon (Dead)
Gears of War (Alive)
Tony Hawk (Dying)
F-Zero (Alive)
Resident Evil (Alive)
Super Monkey Ball (Alive)



Ok I got it. The excellent HOMM clone I was thinking of was Age of Wonders (1999):

Apparently it's the same dev who now makes Overlord, so I guess the AoW series is dead.



Slimebeast said:
okr said:

^ King's Bounty http://www.vgchartz.com/games/game.php?id=18062®ion=All (EDIT: @slimebeast).

Also, they just released an excellent Might & Magic game on DS.

Slimebeast is correct, HoMM is not dead, imo it's like Civilization: A new game every 5 years or so (and I think that's enough).

No lol. King's Bounty is new. Im thinking about an old turn based which copied HOMM but got great reviews. Came out ten years ago or so. Two games in total. I dont remember who the dev was either.

Ah okay, but I thought you meant King's Bounty: The Legend, because - while it's a new game - it's not only very similar to HoMM, but also a sequel to a 20 year old game, New World Computing's/Jon Van Caneghem's King's Bounty, which is actually the predecessor to the HoMM series: http://www.mobygames.com/game/kings-bounty
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King's_Bounty



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okr said:
Slimebeast said:
okr said:

^ King's Bounty http://www.vgchartz.com/games/game.php?id=18062®ion=All (EDIT: @slimebeast).

Also, they just released an excellent Might & Magic game on DS.

Slimebeast is correct, HoMM is not dead, imo it's like Civilization: A new game every 5 years or so (and I think that's enough).

No lol. King's Bounty is new. Im thinking about an old turn based which copied HOMM but got great reviews. Came out ten years ago or so. Two games in total. I dont remember who the dev was either.

Ah okay, but I thought you meant King's Bounty: The Legend, because - while it's a new game - it's not only very similar to HoMM, but also a sequel to a 20 year old game, New World Computing's/Jon Van Caneghem's King's Bounty, which is actually the predecessor to the HoMM series: http://www.mobygames.com/game/kings-bounty
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King's_Bounty

No, see above. But have u played King's Bounty? I heard it's a bit awkward, that they even speak Russian in it? But it got good reviews and looks nice.



No, I haven't played King's Bounty (yet). Did you mean Disciples?



okr said:
No, I haven't played King's Bounty (yet). Did you mean Disciples?

Huh? No, the screenshot above is from Age of Wonders, a great HOMM-clone. It got a sequel but is dead now. I liked it a lot, it was like a more atmospheric HOMM (if that is possible).

 Or u mean they talk Russian in the new Disciples?

 



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4. Halo - Alive
5. Zelda - Alive
6. Resident Evil - Alive
7. Call of Duty - Alive
8. Resistance - Alive
9. Pokemon - Alive
10. Command and Conquer - Alive

None are considered Dead franchises

Reason: Good Franchises don't die



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Slimebeast said:
okr said:
No, I haven't played King's Bounty (yet). Did you mean Disciples?

Huh? No, the screenshot above is from Age of Wonders, a great HOMM-clone. It got a sequel but is dead now. I liked it a lot, it was like a more atmospheric HOMM (if that is possible).

Or u mean they talk Russian in the new Disciples?

Oh, I'm sorry for the confusion. I completely missed your post with the AoW screenshot. I guess I should read more than just the very last post of a thread once I posted in it.