Topic: Gaming Aspects/Franchises that Need to Die...

I agree with you 100 per cent, Starboy. Almost every single thing mentioned in this thread is something that has a lot of fans. I know a lot of people that love First Person Shooters, Pokemon, and Final Fantasy. Even random battles (I like random battles like many other people like retro throwback style games - Mega Man 10, for instance. It's a warm fuzzy nostalgic feeling).

Remove that thing, and you're depriving a lot of people of something they enjoy.

So I have a better idea. Don't buy the games. If you do that you'll never have to play another First Person Shooter, Pokemon, or Final Fantasy game, but the rest of us don't miss out! It's win-win!

I don;t agree with die, but some changes would be welcomed by me. Or even just giving some franchises the back seat for a little bit so some new franchise can get a go.
1)Final Fantasy- I don't like the games but a lot of people do. I don't care how many they make, but something has to be done about that name. Everytime they claim it's the "Final" fantasy and then they go ahead and make another one. It's angers me.
2) Super Mario X- He's gone from land to world to galaxy. Where's he going to go next? Across the infinite universe? I doubt it very much.
3) Adding new Pokemon- I still enjoy the new Pokemon, but I'd like to actually be able to "Catch 'em all" without having some sort of technological relay, swapping Pokemon from cartridge to console to cartridge. Have a new 150 without having the old ones in the game.
4) Changing the world- We play games for some light-hearted entertainment, we're not looking for an extended speech on the definition of love and the human condition. I'm pointing my finger at you generic RPG game.
5) Sonic Team- This is actually happening with Sonic the Hedgehog Episode 4 but still, I'd like them to take some time-out and have a look at what people want from a Sonic game.
6) Movie tie-ins- This is usually because of creativity stifling movie studios who hold licensing rights but movie tie-ins rarely work.
7) Party games- It's okay game developers. My parties have alcohol and people socialising. We are not dependant on your games to provide our fun. What we have already is enough. If we're going to play some video games at parties we'll just stick with Brawl, Rockband and DDR.
8) Being Hardcore- As mentioned in point 4. We are after some light-hearted entertainment, we don't need you to make swearing and "Bein' Gangsta" the main selling point of your games.
9) Sequels- Sequels can be good, there's plenty of evidence to defend that, but try branching out in a different direction, see how that goes and then come back to a sequel.
10) Stop taking yourself so seriously- As said before: "Light-hearted entertainment". Nothing improves a good game like a sense of humour. that's one of the main reasons Conkers Bad Fur Day had such a large cult following. It's the same reason why people like the Super Mario RPG's.

Well I believe I've expressed my opinions now.

One thing I always resented in the God Of War games was the 'otherwise useless weapon that you'll have to use to beat this particular boss'.

Yes, I'm looking at you Blade Of Athena.

@waltz
Those aspects/franchises that have been mentioned hypotheticaly, aren't going to removed by our claiming we dislike them just a dream scenario type thing, also the 10 fans to every critic thing highly doubt that, nothing selfish about saying you don't like something and would rather be rid of it, like random battles for example, probably introduced due to technical limitations early on, which where overcome in the 16-bit era, dont see how being able to view enemies in FF7 rather than random encounters, then decide for yourself whether you want to fight or not, don't see how that could be anything but an improvement IMO.

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Get rid of Mega Man. It's a dismal, lifeless franchise that only seems to exist so sad, elitist gamers can pretend on the internet that they've completed all of them to highlight their hardcore 'credentials'.

Not me, I suck at them

And they're soo good.

So why are they numbered as if they're the same series if they are so different?

Actually, that would be Final Fantasy DCCCLX (860). >:3

@irken004: I believe it's because of elements they all share (i.e. Monsters, Classes, etc.)

What about Zelda? It has just as many games and does not need to die imo.

And Mario has had 13 main games.

I consider Super Mario Land games to be spinoffs, but the point is valid either way.
Edit: Then again, they're still platformers with similar gameplay afaik (haven't played them). So I guess they're not really spin-offs if the core gameplay remains the same.

Because it's a franchise that is proven to sell on name alone?

Why do you think any company tries to build a famous brand? Why do fashion labels use their name to sell the clothes? Why do Nintendo use Mario so often? Because it's a marketing trick that will shift more units. Final Fantasy is a valuable and influential brand - that's why Square Enix use it so much.

1)Final Fantasy- I don't like the games but a lot of people do. I don't care how many they make, but something has to be done about that name. Everytime they claim it's the "Final" fantasy and then they go ahead and make another one. It's angers me.

Oh goodness. This is as silly as getting disappointed because "The Neverending Story" does indeed have a finish. Final Fantasy is a title. See above.

Get rid of easy games, they are just for pompous, unskilled gamers who lack patience, but want to feel like they're good at games when they aren't...

Yes, Final Fantasy is a nomenclature for Square's series, just like Capcom's Final Fight series.
Of course, when the title has "final" in the word, it usually means there's gonna be more.

I always though Capcom's niche was Mega Man games? I'm not a Final Fight player, so I wouldn't know about it.

It's crazy. It's like saying Disney needs to stop using Mickey Mouse, despite the fact that Mickey Mouse is the most identifiable and valuable character in the world. Or that Coke needs a new name, despite being the most identifiable beverage brand name in history.

Final Fantasy - the title alone is worth a lot of money to Square Enix. It would be business suicide for them to stop using it.

I always though Capcom's niche was Mega Man games? I'm not a Final Fight player, so I wouldn't know about it.

Capcom has a bunch of properties that are worth real $$$, based solely on the name. Resident Evil, Street Fighter, Mega Man - those are probably the most valuable brands, yes.

Of course, Final Fantasy is a common name that I don't mind Square using it so much. I'm cool with it.
@irk - my bad, I was exemplifying game series that begin with the word "final" on it. My bad.
@Waltz - I wasn't saying that it's a bad thing that the word "final" is in the game title. I was just saying how I do not mind that, as the title is still awesome, Final Fantasy.

Please return gaming to 2D. kthxbai.

... Anyway, whatever game title these companies give the series, I do not mind at all. Names are names, and I think they're cool ones.