The Faceless Master
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yeah, when i saw that at #10 i knew the list was gonna be garbage. and i don't even like angry birds much!
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ScrewAttack's Top 10 Franchises That Need To Die
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yeah, when i saw that at #10 i knew the list was gonna be garbage. and i don't even like angry birds much!
What's crazy is Sega keeps making games that are borderline awful that give people more than enough ammo to say the series is still in a dark age (Sonic Free Riders and the Sonic 4 series).
I believe they now have a subscription service and own a store..
Big Chungus
Member
Wheres Megaman?
Gahiggidy
My aunt & uncle run a Mom & Pop store, "The Gamecube Hut", and sold 80k WiiU within minutes of opening.
No arguments here.Whoooooo Boy...
http://www.gametrailers.com/video/top-10-screwattack/729505
10. Angry Birds
9. Dynasty Warriors
8. Lego Series
7. Call of Duty
6. Dragon Ball Z
5. DDR
4. Kingdom Hearts
3. Madden
2. Final Fantasy
1. Halo
They had me till number one...
Which game would be there? Mario Kart? Pretty much the only one I could see. Or maybe the NSMB series if you're tired of that style.
Oh wait, the Mama series needs to die actually. But that's not internally developed.
He's already dead
CamHostage
Member
They're all good franchises too, even if the financial plan behind many of them is as greedy as it gets in gaming.
The only one I'd say should "die" though, is Halo. Not because of quality (I'm not a huge FPS player but I absolutely recognize quality in this series,) but because the master craftsmen behind this series have moved on. Gaming doesn't have many success stories of franchises continuing on under new designers. Even when great designers have been contracted and passion runs high, some luster seems to have been lost at best and at worst everything great goes sour. I don't even think of gaming much as an auteur medium, it's not like "only the mighty geniuses at Bungie could make a Halo," but when the guys who have been making a game series for 10 years know to step away it's more often than not the smart move to make for everybody involved. Hats off to 343i if they pull it off though, they'll be in rare air.
A subscription service, really? LOL! I knew they had a store but what I shoud of said is that their relevency nowadays is pretty low which I forget myself that they even existed.
billy beane
Banned
I thought I heard of them having their own convention too.
But yeah, I'm not a fan of theirs.
WrenchNinja
Member
What reasoning?
They had that first. Then they bought a store, and then have some packaged service where you pay a fee and it goes to exclusive content to one of the content providers to Screwattack. I have no idea how many people paid for that sort of thing, I can only hope not many.
yep. for example, the last silent hill game ever made was the room. ended on a bit of a low point but hey, at least they knew when to quit!
MegaKungFuRadio
Member
That people still get this worked up over Top Ten lists is what keeps ScrewAttack alive.
Red Liquorice
Member
Final Fantasy is a classic series, it doesn't need to end per se, it's just lost it's way and needs a *gulp* reboot of some sort.
List without Sonic and Nintendo, really? Sonic has been running on nostalgia fumes for well over a decade, and rose-tinteds are the only reason he hasn't been asigned a burial plot next to Alex Kidd in the Sega graveyard.
Nintendo's franchises don't need to "die" either, but they do need a good kick in the pants on a lot of fronts. Zelda is about as epic as a box of cereal and Animal Crossing needs to jump into the 21st century and become some huge sandbox/town building/social hub of cuteness.
List without Sonic and Nintendo, really? Sonic has been running on nostalgia fumes for well over a decade, and rose-tinteds are the only reason he hasn't been asigned a burial plot next to Alex Kidd in the Sega graveyard.
Nintendo's franchises don't need to "die" either, but they do need a good kick in the pants on a lot of fronts. Zelda is about as epic as a box of cereal and Animal Crossing needs to jump into the 21st century and become some huge sandbox/town building/social hub of cuteness.
j0hnny_385
Member
XANDER CAGE
Member
Meanwhile, at Screwattack
B_Rik_Schitthaus
Banned
I avoid watching their shit but I assume it's still vague poorly written description followed by a random meme picture then the whole thing but on rotation.
Fallout-NL
Member
WrenchNinja
Member
So because youre not a fan, the series should end forever?
Stabby McSter
Member
clearly one person's opinion matters the most
Vulcano's assistant
Banned
"no matter how good the game is." ...
yeah, you are wrong screwattack
yeah, you are wrong screwattack
Yes, mostly because i can't play this freakin games. I totally suck playing FPS games with a controller.
Red Arremer
Member
The entire video was annoying (although I chuckled at Lego Rockband, I admit. But that's the only thing).
maquiladora
Member
I'd pretty much agree with that whole list.
B_Rik_Schitthaus
Banned
Funnily enough, if the franchise in your avatar died it would have the best overall effect.
kurtrussell
Banned
Grand Theft Auto needs to be on that list
S-E has done a progressively worse job with each new entry, or so the common wisdom goes.
Nose Master
Member
DDR, really? Yeah, I can't fucking walk down a retail store without seeing dance mats clogging the shelves.
KH is finally getting to be pretty good gameplay wise. Final Fantasy shouldn't even count because of the lack of continuity (barring the -2's.) Would it make a difference if they called Final Fantasy 15 something else? It's basically "hey idiots, this is an RPG" at this point.
ScrewAttack is still the worst.
KH is finally getting to be pretty good gameplay wise. Final Fantasy shouldn't even count because of the lack of continuity (barring the -2's.) Would it make a difference if they called Final Fantasy 15 something else? It's basically "hey idiots, this is an RPG" at this point.
ScrewAttack is still the worst.
That list is pretty horrible, I guess it doesn't help that the bulk of Franchises that needed to die actually did in the past few years.
I think the last big series that I thought really needed to stop being made was Tony Hawk. And Activision finally did it. (Though they are porting the first few games, but I don't know if that counts)
I think the last big series that I thought really needed to stop being made was Tony Hawk. And Activision finally did it. (Though they are porting the first few games, but I don't know if that counts)
Electivirus
Member
I don't get the logic behind wanting a series to die, anyway. Just don't play it and let the people who do enjoy it do so. >_>
I never got this complaint either.
Can't you just.. not play it? Unless that particular franchise is an obstacle to something else, for some reason (Say MGS to Zoe.. and that's pretty thin, too) but otherwise it just seems selfish, to me, to hope for such a thing.
I don't give a shit about DW games, but they can make 400 a year, for all i care, as long as someone in the world can enjoy them.
Can't you just.. not play it? Unless that particular franchise is an obstacle to something else, for some reason (Say MGS to Zoe.. and that's pretty thin, too) but otherwise it just seems selfish, to me, to hope for such a thing.
I don't give a shit about DW games, but they can make 400 a year, for all i care, as long as someone in the world can enjoy them.
B_Rik_Schitthaus
Banned
If Metal Gear where to die, then Kojima could finally go do something interesting again.
It reboots itself with every (main) entry. It's not like it has one continuing story or even gameplay. Who knows what FFXV is going to be like?
Also, the list: KH? Come on, it can't die before they release the mythical KHIII. :<
Glass Rebel
Member
We know that's a lie.
jump_button
Banned
I would add GTA good to see Halo and CoD getting what it should over hype shit