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FinaruDensetsu · Feb 21, 2017

Generally the second game is considered the best or extremely good because the dev fixes all the issues that a rough but potential filled new ip might have had.

The third one is often where the dev can't find something compelling to add to the previous two and as a result it's not as strong.

What are some series which had the third game as the strongest entry?

I can only think of mario 3. FF3 (6) doesn't count!

Forerunner · Feb 21, 2017

Halo 3

Triforce141 · Feb 21, 2017

Super Metroid and A Link to the Past

Shock32 · Feb 21, 2017

Witcher 3

GurgleBot20 · Feb 21, 2017

Super Metroid

chrisPjelly · Feb 21, 2017

Metal Gear Solid 3

Xemnas89 · Feb 21, 2017

There's alot of people that think A Link to the Past is the best Zelda game. Also Super Metroid is considered by many to be the best Metroid.

sir_bumble_bee · Feb 21, 2017

Super Mario Bros.

HeisenbergWW62 · Feb 21, 2017

The Witcher
Splinter Cell

Pop-O-Matic · Feb 21, 2017

All the best Final Fantasys are multiples of 3.

chrisPjelly said:
Metal Gear Solid 3

That's the 5th game, though.

iMax · Feb 21, 2017

Forerunner said:
Halo 3

Abso-bloody-exactly.

Frimaire · Feb 21, 2017

DMC?
I mean, I guess some people prefer 4...

Capra said:
Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne.

Fuck, I forgot this one..

Tagg9 · Feb 21, 2017

Spyro: Year of the Dragon?

It took everything that made the previous entries great, added more characters, more variety, and larger levels.

Capra · Feb 21, 2017

Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne.

Villori · Feb 21, 2017

Lots of people think Persona 3 is the best entry in the series (I am one of them).

Col.Asher · Feb 21, 2017

Mother 3

LewieP · Feb 21, 2017

Splinter Cell.

Poimandres · Feb 21, 2017

DMC 3
Duke Nukem 3(D)
Quake 3 (for some)

cordy · Feb 21, 2017

RespectThySole · Feb 21, 2017

The Witcher 3
DMC3
MGS3

OniBaka · Feb 21, 2017

Only standouts in my head are

MGS3
DMC3
Onimusha 3 (for me)
Silent Hill 3 (for me)

Villori said:
Lots of people think Persona 3 is the best entry in the series (I am one of them).

I agree

Alienfan · Feb 21, 2017

Gears of War 3, Witcher 3, Halo 3 and Metal Gear Solid 3. Some would argue Silent Hill 3 too, they are wrong

Unaha-Closp · Feb 21, 2017

Red Dead - we hope

The Strokes · Feb 21, 2017

Forerunner said:
Halo 3

Yeah.

Also, The Witcher III.

potatohead · Feb 21, 2017

GTA SA is kind of the third iteration of the PS2 trilogy of 3D GTA games, also by far the best one.

James Scott · Feb 21, 2017

Witcher 3, Pikmin 3, Metal Gear Solid 3, Super Mario Bros 3

Skeletos311 · Feb 21, 2017

Metroid
Mario
Zelda
Kid Icarus
Pikmin

psyfi · Feb 21, 2017

Forerunner said:
Halo 3

Nah

It has solid campaign level design, but all other aspects are highly debatable.

Neptonic · Feb 21, 2017

Metal Gear Solid 3

AAK · Feb 21, 2017

Street Fighter according to GAF.

TheSuperSakura · Feb 21, 2017

Phoenix Wright: Trials and Tribulations!

Obliterator · Feb 21, 2017

Halo 3
Gears 3
Witcher 3
Metal Gear Solid 3
Forza Horizon 3
are all the best in their respective franchises imo

ClayKavalier · Feb 21, 2017

Burnout

jon bones · Feb 21, 2017

There is a case to be made for Super Mario Bros 3

TheSuperSakura said:
Phoenix Wright: Trials and Tribulations!

that's a good one!

RecRoulette · Feb 21, 2017

Ace Attorney and Professor Layton

Poimandres · Feb 21, 2017

AAK said:
Street Fighter according to GAF.

This one is cheating because Street Fighter 3 is really Street Fighter 28 or something.

NinjaCoachZ · Feb 21, 2017

F-Zero if you skip Maximum Velocity.

AAK said:
Street Fighter according to GAF.

I agree but technically Street Fighter III is the fourth SF subseries.

But Third Strike is the best version of SFIII and it's the third revision.

HeisenbergWW62 said:
Disagree with the MGS3 mentions. It's my favorite, and obviously a lot of people's, but I'd guess if you asked 100 fans the answers would be mostly split between it and 1

It actually works either way because MGS1 is the third Metal Gear game.

HeisenbergWW62 · Feb 21, 2017

Disagree with the MGS3 mentions. It's my favorite, and obviously a lot of people's, but I'd guess if you asked 100 fans the answers would be mostly split between it and 1

dancingphlower · Feb 21, 2017

Devil May Cry 3, naturally. Chaos Theory is generally regarded as the best Splinter Cell I think. Also, Witcher 3.

EPaul · Feb 21, 2017

God of War 3

Tagg9 · Feb 21, 2017

Villori said:
Lots of people think Persona 3 is the best entry in the series (I am one of them).

"Generally considered".

I'd wager 80%+ of Persona fans consider Persona 4 to be the best entry.

ModBot · Feb 21, 2017

This is the number 3 on my list of list-thread-iest list threads

Raimond · Feb 21, 2017

Witcher 3. /thread

But seriously it's hard to think of anything more definitive. Even I prefer Super Mario World more than SMB.

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