a shining legacy doesn’t always mean a
bright future that’s as far as you
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welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’ll
be counting down our picks for the top
10 video game franchises whose futures
were concerned about while some series
stay consistently fresh innovative and
ultimately great weird business
decisions stale gameplay or rehashed
stories can stain any great history
while we watch these franchises to do
well some questionable decisions have us
hesitant for the future so everyone take
a seat because it’s time for an
intervention
number 10 Resident Evil well the first
couple of entries stand up as some of
the finest examples of survival horror
game play with their limited resources
eerie atmospheres and shocking cutscenes
the latest installments of the series
have just plain fallen flat
fives Africa setting tried to change up
the formula by focusing on the action
and while we appreciate the attempt the
combat was slow plotting and just too
ridiculous to be scary our e6 looked
promising but ended up being just a
mash-up of too many different styles and
fell short of being a true return to
form fear is all about immersion and
there’s something about all these new
hulking characters that just makes them
kind of hard to relate to split into
three teams move out you guys service
number nine the elder scrolls must have
been the runt of a litter
but there’s this recent release fallout
4 may have been critically praised but
with it releasing to just lukewarm
reception from many fans and with the
undeniable bus that was Elder Scrolls
online but this de is now starting to
show a few kinks in its daedric armor
the Elder Scrolls is a great series that
fans adore but we’re not alone in
worrying whether the flaws that plagued
the series are ever going to be fixed
poor animations and uninspired quest
lines seem to be symptomatic of
Bethesda’s games and that’s just not
good enough in a series with such long
development cycles I don’t really want
to touch that thing though it’s
undeniably one of the best series of all
time but at this point it’s fair that
some people just expect a bit more
number 8 Animal Crossing oh man this one
hurts
Nintendo’s relaxing community sim has
drawn in millions of fans with its
subtle charm quirky humor and laid-back
gameplay new leaf was an addictive major
success but more and more it seems like
the Japanese giant just has no idea how
to progress with this beloved franchise
already a pretty shallow concept happy
home designer was stretched way too thin
while amiibo festival was a shameless
cash-grab that really tested the loyalty
of the hardcore fanbase the freemium
title that’s curly on the way doesn’t
alleviate any fears either
Animal Crossing is a series that’s
designed to be played for months if not
years on end so the fun of being
nickeled and dimed to keep your town
alive is definitely concerning number
seven far cry a rare franchise with
environments that you can truly get lost
in yet
repetitive installments are starting to
milk the cash cow pretty dry insanity is
doing the exact same thing over and over
again with each passing game the same
old Ubisoft formula is present and it’s
beginning to get stale we’ve been
attacked by so many wild animals and
cleared so many strongholds that it just
doesn’t pack the same punch as it used
to and aside from the hilarious Blood
Dragon DLC the environments aren’t
capturing us anymore
I think he got the point primal was a
step back in the right direction to try
and freshen things up but unless the
core gameplay takes a few steps forward
it might not be enough to reinvigorate
the series number 6 Devil May Cry
ask anyone for a list of badass
videogame characters and Dante is sure
to make the cut
the white-haired smooth-talking
mercenary has been a timeless mainstay
in every entry of the series and when
his character received a redesign in
ninja Theory’s reboot fans weren’t
really happy
while perhaps not the biggest blind a
game that featured a weak story
laughably easy combat and unsatisfying
bosses it did definitely draw the
biggest frustration and is what most
people will remember looking back who
are you you want you were careless ninja
theory has a lot to make up for but with
a planned sequel already having been
cancelled they might not even get a
chance number 5
Metroid but then the team came face to
face with a well known threat big word
expected a pillar of gaming since the
1980s the world’s favorite bounty hunter
has fallen on tough times as a blade
other am tried to push the series in a
new cinematic direction but it was
undermined by its weak story and
completely flawed presentation of samus
who isn’t even the focus of the upcoming
Federation force and I think the fan
reception to that trailer speaks for
itself with retro studios is great prime
series setting the bar for any future
releases it seems unlikely that anything
short of Metroid Prime 4 which
definitely isn’t on the immediate
horizon can ever meet those lofty
standards
number four Star Fox
few things in gaming feel as tight as
the controls at the arwing as you fly
through the lylat system taking on
andross’s forces good responsive
controls are important in pretty much
any game but are even more crucial in
avoiding getting shot in these
high-octane space battles
the formula definitely turned for the
worst with assaults mixed bag of
ground-based missions and while zero
promised to be a return to form it’s
confusing and tough to master control
scheme alienated both fans and the
critics why Nintendo insisted on pushing
such a polarizing control scheme on such
a beloved series that have been dormant
for a decade is kind of mind-boggling as
the mixed reception led to the game
selling very poorly and leaving many
fans wondering if they’d ever visit the
lylat system ever again
status report everyone steal in one face
number three halo the Master Chief
collection was a great way to bring the
series into the next generation of
consoles but it was hampered by the
awful connectivity issues that left
players unable to get into multiplayer
matches consistently for months three
for three then followed up those
frustrations by straight up cutting
split-screen multiplayer from Halo 5 all
together part of what made halo a
household name originally was its
variety of modes and easy to follow
campaign that attracted both casual and
hardcore fans to both the single and
multiplayer – evac Roger that by
removing split-screen and having a story
that’s reliant on its expanded universe
for 343 is slowly beginning to alienate
a large portion of casual fans that made
the series as big as it was to begin
with
number two Metal Gear Solid now go let
the legend come back to life with the
phantom pain bringing the series into
the next gen with new open-world
elements it’s hard to imagine a way for
future installments to keep pushing the
franchise forward a difficult task for
anyone it would be even more difficult
with the visionary behind the series
Hideo Kojima leaving to pursue other
projects could a new director take the
series in a bold direction sure but the
expectations will be massive and given
Konami’s recent track record with some
of their other franchises most notably
Castlevania and whatever they turn
Silent Hill into who are not holding our
breath especially after this
number one half-life are you still doing
episode threes like when people what’s a
person doing episode early hey speaking
of expectations could anything gaben
creates live up to half-life 2 after
fans have spent more than a decade
waiting for a follow up wake up and
smell the ashes first-person shooters
have evolved and seemingly left valves
masterpiece stuck in a different era
with every year that passes more and
more features are going to be expected
and unless half-life 3 is a visual
masterpiece that can match the
atmosphere of its predecessors while
still providing the multiplayer
experiences people have come to expect
from their shooters in this day and age
it’s likely to be a colossal
disappointment good idea she could well
make another attendant do we still want
it to come of course are we concerned
definitely hey man we still remember
what happened to duke nukem what do you
think Duke want to add something to the
whiteboard know what shit finger baiting
do you agree with our list time to stop
pissing around and get this big guy back
into action which of your beloved
franchises are you worried about that’s
a rough diamond for more fun top 10s
published every day be sure to subscribe
to watchmojo.com out of nowhere I
suddenly found myself concerned with his
opinion again
you
bright future that’s as far as you
ghosts
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’ll
be counting down our picks for the top
10 video game franchises whose futures
were concerned about while some series
stay consistently fresh innovative and
ultimately great weird business
decisions stale gameplay or rehashed
stories can stain any great history
while we watch these franchises to do
well some questionable decisions have us
hesitant for the future so everyone take
a seat because it’s time for an
intervention
number 10 Resident Evil well the first
couple of entries stand up as some of
the finest examples of survival horror
game play with their limited resources
eerie atmospheres and shocking cutscenes
the latest installments of the series
have just plain fallen flat
fives Africa setting tried to change up
the formula by focusing on the action
and while we appreciate the attempt the
combat was slow plotting and just too
ridiculous to be scary our e6 looked
promising but ended up being just a
mash-up of too many different styles and
fell short of being a true return to
form fear is all about immersion and
there’s something about all these new
hulking characters that just makes them
kind of hard to relate to split into
three teams move out you guys service
number nine the elder scrolls must have
been the runt of a litter
but there’s this recent release fallout
4 may have been critically praised but
with it releasing to just lukewarm
reception from many fans and with the
undeniable bus that was Elder Scrolls
online but this de is now starting to
show a few kinks in its daedric armor
the Elder Scrolls is a great series that
fans adore but we’re not alone in
worrying whether the flaws that plagued
the series are ever going to be fixed
poor animations and uninspired quest
lines seem to be symptomatic of
Bethesda’s games and that’s just not
good enough in a series with such long
development cycles I don’t really want
to touch that thing though it’s
undeniably one of the best series of all
time but at this point it’s fair that
some people just expect a bit more
number 8 Animal Crossing oh man this one
hurts
Nintendo’s relaxing community sim has
drawn in millions of fans with its
subtle charm quirky humor and laid-back
gameplay new leaf was an addictive major
success but more and more it seems like
the Japanese giant just has no idea how
to progress with this beloved franchise
already a pretty shallow concept happy
home designer was stretched way too thin
while amiibo festival was a shameless
cash-grab that really tested the loyalty
of the hardcore fanbase the freemium
title that’s curly on the way doesn’t
alleviate any fears either
Animal Crossing is a series that’s
designed to be played for months if not
years on end so the fun of being
nickeled and dimed to keep your town
alive is definitely concerning number
seven far cry a rare franchise with
environments that you can truly get lost
in yet
repetitive installments are starting to
milk the cash cow pretty dry insanity is
doing the exact same thing over and over
again with each passing game the same
old Ubisoft formula is present and it’s
beginning to get stale we’ve been
attacked by so many wild animals and
cleared so many strongholds that it just
doesn’t pack the same punch as it used
to and aside from the hilarious Blood
Dragon DLC the environments aren’t
capturing us anymore
I think he got the point primal was a
step back in the right direction to try
and freshen things up but unless the
core gameplay takes a few steps forward
it might not be enough to reinvigorate
the series number 6 Devil May Cry
ask anyone for a list of badass
videogame characters and Dante is sure
to make the cut
the white-haired smooth-talking
mercenary has been a timeless mainstay
in every entry of the series and when
his character received a redesign in
ninja Theory’s reboot fans weren’t
really happy
while perhaps not the biggest blind a
game that featured a weak story
laughably easy combat and unsatisfying
bosses it did definitely draw the
biggest frustration and is what most
people will remember looking back who
are you you want you were careless ninja
theory has a lot to make up for but with
a planned sequel already having been
cancelled they might not even get a
chance number 5
Metroid but then the team came face to
face with a well known threat big word
expected a pillar of gaming since the
1980s the world’s favorite bounty hunter
has fallen on tough times as a blade
other am tried to push the series in a
new cinematic direction but it was
undermined by its weak story and
completely flawed presentation of samus
who isn’t even the focus of the upcoming
Federation force and I think the fan
reception to that trailer speaks for
itself with retro studios is great prime
series setting the bar for any future
releases it seems unlikely that anything
short of Metroid Prime 4 which
definitely isn’t on the immediate
horizon can ever meet those lofty
standards
number four Star Fox
few things in gaming feel as tight as
the controls at the arwing as you fly
through the lylat system taking on
andross’s forces good responsive
controls are important in pretty much
any game but are even more crucial in
avoiding getting shot in these
high-octane space battles
the formula definitely turned for the
worst with assaults mixed bag of
ground-based missions and while zero
promised to be a return to form it’s
confusing and tough to master control
scheme alienated both fans and the
critics why Nintendo insisted on pushing
such a polarizing control scheme on such
a beloved series that have been dormant
for a decade is kind of mind-boggling as
the mixed reception led to the game
selling very poorly and leaving many
fans wondering if they’d ever visit the
lylat system ever again
status report everyone steal in one face
number three halo the Master Chief
collection was a great way to bring the
series into the next generation of
consoles but it was hampered by the
awful connectivity issues that left
players unable to get into multiplayer
matches consistently for months three
for three then followed up those
frustrations by straight up cutting
split-screen multiplayer from Halo 5 all
together part of what made halo a
household name originally was its
variety of modes and easy to follow
campaign that attracted both casual and
hardcore fans to both the single and
multiplayer – evac Roger that by
removing split-screen and having a story
that’s reliant on its expanded universe
for 343 is slowly beginning to alienate
a large portion of casual fans that made
the series as big as it was to begin
with
number two Metal Gear Solid now go let
the legend come back to life with the
phantom pain bringing the series into
the next gen with new open-world
elements it’s hard to imagine a way for
future installments to keep pushing the
franchise forward a difficult task for
anyone it would be even more difficult
with the visionary behind the series
Hideo Kojima leaving to pursue other
projects could a new director take the
series in a bold direction sure but the
expectations will be massive and given
Konami’s recent track record with some
of their other franchises most notably
Castlevania and whatever they turn
Silent Hill into who are not holding our
breath especially after this
number one half-life are you still doing
episode threes like when people what’s a
person doing episode early hey speaking
of expectations could anything gaben
creates live up to half-life 2 after
fans have spent more than a decade
waiting for a follow up wake up and
smell the ashes first-person shooters
have evolved and seemingly left valves
masterpiece stuck in a different era
with every year that passes more and
more features are going to be expected
and unless half-life 3 is a visual
masterpiece that can match the
atmosphere of its predecessors while
still providing the multiplayer
experiences people have come to expect
from their shooters in this day and age
it’s likely to be a colossal
disappointment good idea she could well
make another attendant do we still want
it to come of course are we concerned
definitely hey man we still remember
what happened to duke nukem what do you
think Duke want to add something to the
whiteboard know what shit finger baiting
do you agree with our list time to stop
pissing around and get this big guy back
into action which of your beloved
franchises are you worried about that’s
a rough diamond for more fun top 10s
published every day be sure to subscribe
to watchmojo.com out of nowhere I
suddenly found myself concerned with his
opinion again
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