It's hard to think of any series that doesn't at least have potential or had some good installments. Dino Crisis and Crazi Taxi sucked by the 3rd iteration but they were good to begin with. On the other hand some series that SHOULD die WONT, like Dead to Rights. Others are still playable but are so STALE, like Bust a Move and Megaman.
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Deservingly dead series
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will totally Facebook friend you! *giggle* *LOL*
I'd say tony hawk, but only for a little while. The series seriously needs a break....
boutrosinit
Street Fighter IV World Champion
Sudeki
Load Runner (that green haired girl in the 3DO game)
Gex
Croc
Load Runner (that green haired girl in the 3DO game)
Gex
Croc
Open Source
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I liked King's Quest a long, long time ago, but its gameplay (or lack thereof) is obsolete now. Same with Ultima (graphical Rogue-like). Those two series never made it into the world of modern game design. They innovated in ways that didn't matter in the long run.
Steel Battalion is another one that should stay dead.
Steel Battalion is another one that should stay dead.
Operations
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Earthbound.
Red Scarlet
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...I didn't like Ultima 7.
The computer I played it on was epically slow, and the humongous world detracted from that, as well as the 'mouse only' way to play. They removed the parser thing from 4-6, which I really liked (Ultima 4 was the game that got me into the RPG genre to begin with). I think I played it for a few days and the magic didn't seem to be there.
...I didn't like Ultima 6.
I didn't like how they changed battles, so many of the dungeons were annoying to go through, and you never had to go through one at all in order to beat the game..making every dungeon a waste of time. I thought the Gargoyles were really cool though, the Draxinusom (sp) king of them was neat along with how they talked. The game crashed a lot on my Amiga, but I did go through it a couple of times (finding Nicodemus to get the Unlock Magic spell really pissed me off, though). I didn't really care for the level of interactivity that was added, and the Pickpocket spell also added to the "dungeons are pointless" factor, of course along with the instantly-warp-all-over black Moon Stone.
I have Ultima Collection, but really only play Ultima 3-5 on it. 1 and 2 play too insanely fast (no idea how to do the moslo thing), and 7/8 don't want to run with my mouse or something. I'd like to try 7 again, as I've heard that it and/or Serpent Isle were really good. I'd probably be able to play it now. 8 sucked though.
The computer I played it on was epically slow, and the humongous world detracted from that, as well as the 'mouse only' way to play. They removed the parser thing from 4-6, which I really liked (Ultima 4 was the game that got me into the RPG genre to begin with). I think I played it for a few days and the magic didn't seem to be there.
...I didn't like Ultima 6.
I didn't like how they changed battles, so many of the dungeons were annoying to go through, and you never had to go through one at all in order to beat the game..making every dungeon a waste of time. I thought the Gargoyles were really cool though, the Draxinusom (sp) king of them was neat along with how they talked. The game crashed a lot on my Amiga, but I did go through it a couple of times (finding Nicodemus to get the Unlock Magic spell really pissed me off, though). I didn't really care for the level of interactivity that was added, and the Pickpocket spell also added to the "dungeons are pointless" factor, of course along with the instantly-warp-all-over black Moon Stone.
I have Ultima Collection, but really only play Ultima 3-5 on it. 1 and 2 play too insanely fast (no idea how to do the moslo thing), and 7/8 don't want to run with my mouse or something. I'd like to try 7 again, as I've heard that it and/or Serpent Isle were really good. I'd probably be able to play it now. 8 sucked though.
Vandiger said:WTF? You are stating Ultima 7 worse than its predecessors? You are just plain ignorant dude, if you made a mistake than ignore this
I would like to concur with all the sentiments about the Ultimas through 7. 7 is my second favorite game of all time. 5 was good too, and the argument usually breaks down to which is the best out of 4 through 7, but there's no way I'd ever knock any of those, some of the finest gaming in history.
gblues said:
I never played the first on SNES but I remember the big hype in Nintendo Power. I played the second one on the Saturn. Horrible piece of junk! I actually thought to myself, "so this is what it's like to play a 40 percent completed game." Seriously, its like they said, "we're out of money, just release it now." It was slow and so broken. Just horrible. Trying to control your fighter was like trying to make a brick tap dance...
Red Scarlet
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AstroLad said:
4 and 5 are the best of those, duh. <3 4.
Red Scarlet
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? Never heard of it.
Kid Chameleon
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Syphon Filter
Fighting Force
Crash Bandicoot (It might be still going, but it's dead to consumers)
Spyro The Dragon
Fighting Force
Crash Bandicoot (It might be still going, but it's dead to consumers)
Spyro The Dragon
neopokekun
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Zool is getting a mobile phone version.Father_Brain said:
Myoclonic Jerk
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I liked ZooL
I don't remember on which console I've played it though hehe
I don't remember on which console I've played it though hehe
Red Scarlet
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AstroLad said:
This is where you say what it is and get me interested in playing it.
cyberheater
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Sony's GT series. GT4 is a complete waste of time. Just a tarted up version of GT3.
No online, no damage etc...
Why did they bother.
Oh yeah. That's right. Money.
No online, no damage etc...
Why did they bother.
Oh yeah. That's right. Money.
Scottlarock
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umm?Redbeard said:
Oracle Dragon
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The Bookerman
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Halo... not because it has great gameplay, but I think the storyline is REALLY Bad.
Bungie should work on another franchise.
Bungie should work on another franchise.
Canadian Psycho
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Battletoads
Double Dragon
It was fun while it lasted, but we really don't need updates of these games.
Double Dragon
It was fun while it lasted, but we really don't need updates of these games.
SonicMegaDrive
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Deservingly dead series?
Battle Arena Toshinden is right up there.
Crash Bandicoot and Tomb Raider SHOULD be dead series, but those dead horses continue to be beaten.
I'd say Killer Instinct, as I always felt that was a really sub-par button-masher. But, recent rumors of a sequel are floating around.
Series that should NOT be dead, but are:
Earthworm Jim. The first two games were brilliant, and a next gen EWJ game had so much potential. Then EWJ3D came out and killed Jim forever.
Rocket Knight. I guess the second one didn't sell as well as the first one, and Konami pulled the plug on that series. What a shame.
Battle Arena Toshinden is right up there.
Crash Bandicoot and Tomb Raider SHOULD be dead series, but those dead horses continue to be beaten.
I'd say Killer Instinct, as I always felt that was a really sub-par button-masher. But, recent rumors of a sequel are floating around.
Series that should NOT be dead, but are:
Earthworm Jim. The first two games were brilliant, and a next gen EWJ game had so much potential. Then EWJ3D came out and killed Jim forever.
Rocket Knight. I guess the second one didn't sell as well as the first one, and Konami pulled the plug on that series. What a shame.
tracky_dacks
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Tomb Raider. I've heard of a new game in the works, but surely that will be the final nail in the coffin. Every game that followed TR2 was absolute shithouse and I would think everyone would have gotten over Lara Croft's jagged D-cup titties - which really was Eidos' selling point for the series - by now too.
J_Mourinho
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After playing number 2 Im saying Halo.
Red Scarlet said:
Oh sure, here take a read this: http://www.mobygames.com/featured_article/feature,6/ It's a pretty comprehensive review. Usually I'd be hesitant to recommend Wasteland since it came out over 15 years ago, but if you're still into the pre-7 Ultimas so much I don't doubt that you'll quite enjoy Wasteland
As far as sequels, Fallout was certainly the spiritual successor to Wasteland, but Wasteland has never had a true sequel (not even the ill-fated Fountain of Dreams, thank God, or the never-completed Meantime, both of which used the Wasteland engine), which in a way kind of adds to the mystique.
