Franchises that should have never continued

[Luke]

Ditto. Now, maybe it's just your word choice here, but Metroid and the original Mega Man series technically haven't been rebooted, at least not in the sense that James Bond and Star Trek recently were. Other M (at least as far as I've heard) and Mega Man 9 are true continuations of the series, but they take a different direction from their immediate predecessors.

Agreed.

I meant reboot in the simplest sense, to start something that has been turned off.

[Mr.White555]

Resident Evil series: After the fifth one I have no clue how the hell they could do another one story wise. Plus not to mention the fact the series has already gone through a reboot, so the only viable option would be a prequel or another reboot(which would be fucking retarded). But its capcom and they will some how make a new one.

[Erik_Twice]

That doesn't mean that they needed to make 50+ games!
Look at this list. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Da ... tion_games

Weekend Warrior, no offense, but you don't seem to play DDR.

There has been roughly one arcade game per year, very much like the Beatmania series. This is in no way , way too many or burning the franchise. Of course that list includes the Japanese versions of the game, the American versions of the game and the European versions of the game SEPARATEDLY.

Music games need no updates, just more songs, new steps and some candy. After a year you want more songs so Konami releases another version.

50 games looks like much, but how many games does Mario have? Please, numbers isn't everything.

Dude, you're not telling me that every DDR game has been rated well.

So, tell me what of those mixes were poorly received aside from probably 3rd or 4th mix because of the lost of licenses.

Also who do you ask for those "ratings"? IGN? It's like reading reviews for shumps only worse.

[lost_within]

SF vs KoF...thats a joke. THe only way ANYONE could make such a statement is if the ONLY history they have with the 2 games are from 2009-2010.

[Jrecee]

Everyone hits a bump in the road once in a while, but I'm glad that franchises still reboot some of their flagship titles. Love the new Metorids, love Mega Man 9, love the rebirth series. Hopefully one day we'll get another great sonic game.

IIRC, that was a trailer for a new Sonic 2D game that will be released on PSN, XBLA, and Wiiware. Hopefully that turns out to be a decent game!

I'm pretty sure it's going to be a retail release. I haven't heard anything about it being a downloadable game.

[elvis]

Hey, let's face it. Almost every 2D fighting game since Street Fighter is a rip-off. Even Mortal Kombat frequently gets accused of being a Street Fighter rip-off even though it featured realistic, digitized graphics and ushered in a new level of violence in video games with horrific finishing moves.

Give a man enough rope...

[SplashChick]

Ditto. Now, maybe it's just your word choice here, but Metroid and the original Mega Man series technically haven't been rebooted, at least not in the sense that James Bond and Star Trek recently were. Other M (at least as far as I've heard) and Mega Man 9 are true continuations of the series, but they take a different direction from their immediate predecessors.

Dude, have you played Mega Man 9? It follows the original formula down to the letter.

[Luke]

Ditto. Now, maybe it's just your word choice here, but Metroid and the original Mega Man series technically haven't been rebooted, at least not in the sense that James Bond and Star Trek recently were. Other M (at least as far as I've heard) and Mega Man 9 are true continuations of the series, but they take a different direction from their immediate predecessors.

Dude, have you played Mega Man 9? It follows the original formula down to the letter.

I believe he thinks that reboot means to restart as well as to alter something.

No biggie.

[GSZX1337]

Ditto. Now, maybe it's just your word choice here, but Metroid and the original Mega Man series technically haven't been rebooted, at least not in the sense that James Bond and Star Trek recently were. Other M (at least as far as I've heard) and Mega Man 9 are true continuations of the series, but they take a different direction from their immediate predecessors.

Dude, have you played Mega Man 9? It follows the original formula down to the letter.

It followed the original formula, but it took a different direction than Mega Man 8 by going back to basics (and not having Auto).

and while i actually like some of the newer final fantasy incarnations (dissidia being one of my favorites)

[the7k]

Take a look at how different each King of Fighters is compared to each Street Fighter. While Capcom usually changed a few moves up and threw in a couple of characters every now and then, KOF always had new characters, new backgrounds, new gameplay mechanics, new stories, a new GUI, etc.

I'm pretty sure that Street Fighter games have almost always introduced new backgrounds along with new gameplay mechanics. Better check your facts there

Also, tell me: How was it a SF rip-off? Because it had characters fighting each other on a 2D plane?

Hey, let's face it. Almost every 2D fighting game since Street Fighter is a rip-off. Even Mortal Kombat frequently gets accused of being a Street Fighter rip-off even though it featured realistic, digitized graphics and ushered in a new level of violence in video games with horrific finishing moves.

Point One: What about Street Fighter II and Street Fighter II Turbo? What about Street Fighter Alpha 2 and Street Fighter Alpha 2 Gold? What about Street Fighter III: New Generation and Street Fighter III: Second Impact? I think I've checked my facts plenty. Compare KOF'96 to '97. Then '97 to '98. Then '98 to '99. Then '99 to 2k. Keep going. The changes that took place could fill pages. Not all the changes have been good changes (see KOF2k1), but at least there were plenty of them.

If anybody plays KOF'98, then KOF'2k2, and thinks it's the same damn game, then I would encourage them to start out with Super Mario Bros - KOF is a bit too complex to be anyone's first game ever.

Point Two: And thus, because people label it a Street Fighter II clone makes it a fact? That's such a boneheaded conclusion, it makes me want to stop taking my heart medicine. You want a Street Fighter II clone? Check out the first Fighter's History.