Top 20 Video Games That Ruined Their Franchise

[@WatchMojo]

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[@soarinlightponysnow96]

Awesome and great totally epic video games on older or new games system

[@jimbo9208]

@@ultronxmonika4292 shut up and you will have it

[@devingiles6597]

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[@coggear1135]

How was this comment edited 4 days ago on a video made 51 minutes ago

[@andrewcutler1380]

Dead Space 3 would’ve been phenomenal without studio interference. Carver was originally supposed to be Isaac’s split personality like a Tyler Durden. Studio demanded they nix this for whatever dumb reason.

[@ProfEdDiaz]

Wow, I didn't know that! However, it was far from being a bad game...

[@Lost20048]

@@ProfEdDiaz it's not a bad game but not nearly as good as the others, with forced romantic plots( which just made the game seem like a shitty Hollywood movie tbh) and the lack of real horror.

[@superdaveozy7863]

I liked Dead Space3. It lacked the gross body horror of the first 2, but was a nice homage to The Thing.

[@jimtin8754]

Dead Space 3 gets too much undeserved criticism and dislike

[@RoyStantz]

Yes, it's true that the Dead Space franchise did lose its way, but it might be able to get back on track with the upcoming remake of DS1.

[@trollunderthebridge8696]

I'm surprised Fallout 76 wasn't mentioned, as that game practically ruined the franchise and completely destroyed Bethesda's reputation.

[@121Xander121]

Except they have Starfield, Elder Scrolls 6, and another Fallout title confirmed so yea doesn’t really fit the video theme here.

[@Lucky_9705]

That narrative will instantly flip if Starfield is good

[@AntiFurryPrivateFirstClass]

Fallout 76: wastelanders

[@simple-commentator-not-rea7345]

I think Fallout 4 did plenty of damage before that

[@shaunbeckett1365]

Except fallout 76 is there 4th best selling game and is still getting huge updates to this day cry more

[@Lotsolov4u]

Spyro and Crash Bandicoot had thier flops but they were still enjoyable flops and better than most "bad" games

[@donovanboykins1995]

And thanks to their respective Remastered Trilogies, they not only made a comeback, but thanks to Crash 4, we might see even more of these two! Once Activision clear things up on their end, first...

[@CamSiv996]

I wonder why Watchmojo hasn't talked about that? Edit: I forgot the part about this list, implying that the games ruined the franchise.

[@CamSiv996]

@@donovanboykins1995 easier seeing it that way than a fulfilled expectation, for it would come with disappointment. Which I mean Activision would disappoint fans but make the sales by the fans due to Nostalgia Card. Do you see where I'm getting at?

[@stevencolon1723]

Even the bad ones were very playable. They were great rentals. Pop them in, play for a weekend. Never finish it and move on. That was actually a fun time.

[@angelcat2865]

Agreed

[@Mongerzz]

This was posted an hour ago and no mention that Dead Space is getting a remake, which in turn probably means a full revival to the franchise. Albeit, Dead Space 3 was lackluster compared to 1 & 2, the series is making a come back

[@RadJack14]

Thank you I thought I was the only one who was going to say that

[@zengram]

The franchise is not saved yet. It's EA.

[@Lotsolov4u]

was enough to warrant making more so hopefully they'll get remastered or rebooted yeah

[@RadJack14]

@@Lotsolov4u they are rebooting the series the trailer was released like a month ago

[@MaybyAGhost]

Happy to see Dungeon Keeper on this list. What EA did to this beautiful game after murdering Bullfrog is unforgivable. It literally would be better to have nothing instead of the damn insult they provided.

[@thatclipmakerguy9959]

Here ya go! #20: Steel Battalion: Heavy Armor #19: Alone In The Dark #18: SOCOM 4: U.S. Navy Seals #17: Golden Axe: Beast Rider #16: Final Fight: Streetwise #15: Contra: Rouge Corps #14: Command and Conquer 4: Tiberian Twilight #13: Postal 3 #12: Dino Crisis 3 #11: Chibi-Robo!: Zip Lash (This Game Blows; I had to) #10: Dead Rising 4 #9: Dead Space 3 #8: Medal of Honor: Warfighter #7: Silent Hill: Downpour #6: Dungeon Keeper #5: Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 #4: Duke Nukem Forever (Not surprised to see that here) #3: Earthworm Jim 3D #2: Crackdown 3 #1: Metal Gear Survive (Called it!) Just one question, where's Banjo-Kazzoie: Nut's & Bolts?... please let this last bit age horribly Mircosoft.

[@starvoltnexus3139]

Yeah

[@the_paulos8850]

They forgot sonic 06 too.

[@thatclipmakerguy9959]

@@the_paulos8850 They meant games that "killed" their franchises, Sonic is still alive.

[@karinadelma]

@@thatclipmakerguy9959 Even through Sonic franchise are getting decline in quality after this shitty horrible glitch game, which Mario still getting great games that this!

[@burntpoptart853]

@@karinadelma What about Sonic Mania? That game was very good and it wasn’t even made by Sonic team. I will say however that the last good sonic game besides mania was Generations. While Mario usually has great games, there are a few duds like Paper Mario Sticker star, Mario Tennis ultra smash, and Mario Party, The top 100.

[@Wymorence]

Ehhh, technically Alone in the Dark: Illumination killed the franchise, not the bland 2008 game. You weren't alone, and you certainly weren't in the dark.

[@darianclark3980]

Both games ruined the reputation of the Afraid of the Dark franchise that could had compete with Resident Evil and Silent Hill. . .

[@darianclark3980]

@@pchtommy1268 Yes. Yes you are you poor thing. But to be fair, I did like the first(ish) half of Silent Hill Downpour but I found the second half of the game so tedious and unfair I stopped playing it.

[@MAGGOT_VOMIT]

As usual the devolved lefties have always been Franchise-Killers. They implement their weirdness into anything successful and like always, destroy it completely. They writhe in pain when it's a sunny day, the flowers are blooming and the birds are sing. Did I mention they all smell like cabbage and some sort of STD?

[@mysticmind4563]

I'd like to think the 2008 game killed the franchise, Illumination simply desecrated the corpse.

[@andrewhaase1826]

1. Could it have been anything else? It's a game that was made out of spite for Hideo Kojima. The story feels like it belongs in another game, the writing is dumbed down worse than a Michael Bay movie, and several mechanics interfere with gameplay and make enjoyment difficult, oh and it has the nerve, guts, gall and balls of solid anti-matter diamond to EXTORT PLAYERS FOR ADDITIONAL SAVE FILES! That last one makes EA look more sensible, because even they never did THAT with their microtransactions! Above all else, the game and the company just does, not, care! In fact, it was so bad that developers hid messages and Easter Eggs that mock Konami and praise Kojima. Its almost as if Konami WANTS us to forget about it's most beloved franchises to a seemingly hostile extent! Want a new proper game in any of the Konami franchises featured on this list, well too bad, it ain't happening!

[@GrindyVine]

No mater your opinion about phantom pain The main reason the story felt so weird was because konami force him to release the game while the story not ready yet

[@luizfernandodonascimento3413]

As a teenager, I remember seeing my brother playing Dink Crisis 3 and immediately hating it. They took away everything the first 2 games did right and replaced it with fast-paced action and combos for kills. Just unbelievable.

[@dalmarampere6637]

Dino Crisis 2 had fast paced action and combo kills as well, it was just a better game.

[@CAP7AINAW3S0M3]

I’m really shocked Banjo-Kazooie Nuts & Bolts didn’t make the list

[@RadJack14]

Probably because of Rare replay did the series come back

[@rolando90s]

Ikr

[@RadJack14]

@@rolando90s I still play it but sense I don’t have an N64 I play it on xbox

[@JamesDavy2009]

@@RadJack14 The N64 version of _Banjo-Kazooie_ had an annoying mechanic that is not present in the Xbox remake: you had to recollect all the notes if you re-entered the level or died.

[@RadJack14]

@@JamesDavy2009 oh well I forgot if it was fixed or not in the port

[@ManekiNeko1972]

there's a reason why Bloodstained is absolutely fucking amazing, and that's because it knows what made Castlevania great.

[@KitsuneYojimbo]

And even better, it's made by the guy who made the Castlevania series.

[@BigEvil6686]

Bloodstained is HALF amazing. The Curse of the Moon games are masterpieces, but Ritual of the Night was a colossal disappointment.

[@trasegorsuch5140]

Castlevania can’t be ruined! Can it? The show was a MASSIVE success! That should be enough to get the games back on their feet.

[@tgamet796]

Agreed

[@thekrustaceox5181]

its still alive but with a different name: Bloodstained.

[@Saddonghussein]

Yeah as an anime not as a game, dbz games are made by the year and still getting money whilethe anime (super) is such a peace of. that lost all his earlier fans

[@trasegorsuch5140]

@@Saddonghussein Castlevania is NOT an anime! It’s clearly made in AMERICA! They just called it an anime for the sake of marketing.

[@Saddonghussein]

@@trasegorsuch5140 so? its not a game or you think that netflix shows are considered gamescus you can use the skip button? (Also anime comes from animation thats why its called japanimation)

[@masteredultrainstinctlucar1239]

Scott the Woz sees Chibi-Robo: Zip Lash on this list: Scott: “This game blows!” Throws the box into a toilet.

[@dontreadmypicture6766]

Fruits are the ones from the caribbean island and its ok for the ❌ *DONT READ MY NAME* ❌

[@erainmartinez8175]

I like silent hill downpour

[@hippotripo6145]

_It’s the Anti-Gex!_

[@felixcnascimento]

I was just about to say that! XD

[@jetsetatrophy67]

It's sad how much Konami is on the board. Basically all of their big franchises.

[@HostOfFrenziedFlame]

The fact Banjo wasn’t on here with Nuts and Bolts is a huge oversight

[@matthewbuckley7757]

Honestly on it’s own it is a good game but as a Banjo game especially after the fantastic Banjo Tooie it is disappointing.

[@CrankyMoogle]

@@matthewbuckley7757 I completely agree. If Rare kept the Banjo characters out of Nuts and Bolts it might have been a better game.

[@matthewbuckley7757]

@@CrankyMoogle I know but at least Banjo and Kazooie are in Smash 😊

[@gokuandmario4ever]

Also Sonic 2006.

[@OriginalTolerableHusky]

@@gokuandmario4ever ‘06 didn’t ruin the franchise; Forces and Lost World did. 🤣

[@AbsolutMassager]

You forgot Def Jam: Icon and Rapstar as those killed the fun beat em up fighter game franchise. Def Jam Fight For NY was one of the best fighter games ever made!

[@Author_SoftwareDesigner]

Very true

[@kevintoone3901]

the only thing that sucked about ny was that certain classes canceled out other classes which made it unfair

[@yuseifudogamer4717]

6:02 DID Konami "forget" about Contra tho? Cuz it seems like they just hate EVERY franchise of theirs that ISN'T Yu-Gi-Oh

[@DrippleDragon]

They didn’t forget it’s that after Neo Contra for PS2 (which imo was criminally slept on) they realized the fan base was insanely small

[@user-em6ie2be7x]

Earthworm Jim 3D that series should've never gone 3D.

[@karinadelma]

There is a Earthworm Jim 4 is coming late on year.

[@user-em6ie2be7x]

@@karinadelma Heard that over 3 Years ago. So it's still just a rumor.

[@noUGames]

Not sure why Silent Hill is on here. They had P.T., Konami killed the franchise, not Downpour

[@Quantaur]

PT was just a demo teaser

[@user-em6ie2be7x]

Bomberman Series: instead of going with the Cartoony, Anime Style Bomberman was always know for, they made a remake where they took all the fun out, dressed him up like Master Chief from Halo & made the game as boring as humanly possible!💣

[@thisisdk7859]

Might even be fair to call it inhumane to do that.

[@josephsigala6631]

I think they ment series that never recovered from there one bad game that destroyed a game franchise like earth worm jim Chibi robo and golden axe Releases one bad game and never had other shot at a new But bomberman act zero didn't stop the bomberman series

[@aniocitex1131]

Notice how sonic Free riders isn’t on the list. You thought I was gonna say 06 didn’t you

[@waheedabdullah6371]

Me: Look what I bought at the flea market! *shows Sonic the Hedgehog 2 game* Friend 1: Dude! Is that Sonic the Hedgehog 2?! :D Friend 2: That's the best game in the entire series! Sonic never worked in 3D Friend 1: Game companies always ruin their beloved franchises Me: And they never should've changed the color of Sonic's arms

[@electromagneticpsychopath4973]

Sonic boom reference

[@Shadoboy]

You didn't mace a Gamestop employee over it, at least.

[@backtothefutureman1]

@@Shadoboy lol that happened with Chris Chan.

[@Supasmartguy]

Why isn't Banjo Kazooie nuts and bolts on this list?

[@jimbo9208]

because it not bad

[@lxfenix]

How is Banjo-Kazooie Nuts n Bolts not on here? I personally didn't hate it but there's no doubt it's the reason we haven't seen a new game in over a decade.

[@Dzuno18]

True

[@JamesDavy2009]

Vehicles, vast empty levels and L.O.G. were a lot of the main gripes I heard over the years.

[@UltimateGamerCC]

well THAT and Microsoft hasnt done anything with Rare since Rare Replay, seriously it's like Bill Gates was like "shut it down, nix the whole studio, this was a waste of money that we arent getting back."

[@zzz43344]

@@UltimateGamerCC True

[@dandrelowery3714]

@@UltimateGamerCC from what I heard about Rare, they’re mainly focusing on new ips and have no interest in returning to the old Rare titles. It’s only up to the Xbox games studios whether each of them are interested in giving their take such as Playground Games with Fable and The Initative with Perfect Dark. As much as people ask for Banjo Kazooie toward the creators behind Psychonauts series they’re not interested either at the moment since there’s something else in mind after P2. So we’ll have to wait on whether anyone except a few would give a try. At this point they’re pretty much relics of the past so new titles are more likely with a very little returning titles hence Microsoft being hands off and let the studios do their own thing on what games they want to make new/old.

[@MrGreenJester]

It really says something when they're 3 separate Konami franchises on the list and one of them is number 1

[@LanternsLight]

I loved the modern military Medal of Honor games and I loved the 2010’s multiplayer it was interesting playing as bad guys instead of neutral powers.

[@mattcrooks6232]

I've said this multiple times. I loved every game in the Dead Space series. Even 3. It had its issues, but I liked the crafting mechanic.

[@terminator1567]

Top 10 Video Game Characters That Can Take On and Beat Armies.

[@aniocitex1131]

are shows that got video games count

[@BruudaOsas]

Number one roblox noob

[@Myke1992]

Castlevania Lords of Shadows 2 was the only Castlevania game I’ve played and I’m 28, but I actually enjoyed it….

[@CrankyMoogle]

Yeah it's okay. The stealth sections aren't even that hard. Most only last a couple of minutes at best. The really great thing about them is once you come back later for items you missed, you never need to do them again.

[@arthursnyder6424]

There are two compilations that have a bunch of the older Castlevania games and even all of the GBA ones

[@zillauniverse7208]

Dino Crisis deserves a comeback.

[@forrestannis909]

Don't forget Fossil Fighters & F-Zero.

[@villager9874]

@@forrestannis909 And klonoa

[@zillauniverse7208]

I feel Borderlands 3 kinda ruined the franchise to me because even tho the gameplay was great, it’s story mode was just awful and disappointing

[@thedarkriddler7318]

Yeah the story was pure bum hole. Could of even invented handsome jacks brother/sister up or something, handsome Joe, James, Harry, hannah, Jackie, etc. Instead the calypso twins full of cringe social media jokes... like chose one of the biggest poisons of today's world and put it in a beloved franchise, ouch.

[@korbenharrison434]

Not to mention the terrible technical issues it had on launch, and limiting split screen to two players. It probably works fine now and the gameplay IS fun, but the guns, characters, and skill trees are more fun in BL2 anyway imo, so I have no desire going back to BL3.

[@MW93249]

How about top 20 video games that should never have existed

[@SoulKingKurosaki]

Never forget Sonic 06 (turns 15 this year), Sonic 1 (that awful port we also got in 06), Shadow the Hedgehog and Rise of Lyric... Those ruined the franchise but thankfully Generations and Mania (as well as other games) keeps it living

[@the_paulos8850]

You forgot sonic forces.

[@SoulKingKurosaki]

@@the_paulos8850 Forces wasn't bad like those games. It was just unbelievably mediocre. In a way, it was a worse Sonic Lost World which was also mediocre

[@karinadelma]

@@SoulKingKurosaki If Sega dropped the bomb from Sonic '06...

[@the_paulos8850]

@@SoulKingKurosaki Now that I'm thinking about it that's true as well.

[@the_paulos8850]

Well I actually didn't played lost world but I saw a lot of gameplays and is mediocre very mediocre as you say.

[@JoseFranco9]

No Mario Party 9? DJ Hero? Star Fox Zero?

[@donovanboykins1995]

The current Mario Party developers, ND Cube, still contains the Sub Series’s key developers, and they just redeemed themselves with Super Mario Party for the Switch, so it makes sense why they didn’t put it on the list.

[@takuyayagami93]

They should have added breath of fire : dragon quarter...

[@tidepoolclipper8657]

Ironically, the true franchise killer is Breath of Fire 6.

[@lrj1180]

i think so too...but i think im too boomer for this video.

[@danasaeed9018]

I Never Played Any Of These Games Ever!

[@RustyShackleford101]

9:39 I felt a great disturbance in The KZbin, as if millions of Scott Wozniak's suddenly cried out in terror and were suddenly silenced.....

[@uberdueler2990]

List is missing Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts and Bolts

[@JamesDavy2009]

Consider it a dishonourable mention. The vehicle mechanics, emptiness of the levels and L.O.G. were what killed the franchise. My hope is seeing Banjo and Kazooie on _Super Smash Bros. Ultimate_ might pave the way for the first two games to be re-released on the Switch, but it's not likely.

[@UltimateGamerCC]

@@JamesDavy2009 especially not when Microsoft owns Rare and they created Rare Replay for the Xbox 360, maybe Microsoft will port Rare Replay if Nintendo is willing to pay.

[@bourkekarl6328]

Banjo kazooie nuts and bolts was good. It's rare that did nothing with it.

[@the757general2]

@@JamesDavy2009 about that...

[@JamesDavy2009]

@@the757general2 Are you implying there's confirmation for or against them being on the Switch?

[@elchancho8432]

I actually enjoyed DS3 but I can see why others didn’t Im happy it’s getting a remake and not a remastered

[@Kravenrogue]

DS3 is getting a Remake?

[@Kravenrogue]

Dark Souls 3*?

[@DrippleDragon]

@@Kravenrogue right, like I just played and beat the game for the very first time (first souls game ever) I want Demon Souls for PS4

[@kevindieseegurke4296]

Never played earlier dead rising games and thought 4 was still enjoyable although not great didn’t even know it was that hated

[@aaronatkinson177]

The most fun I been having with the series is with dead rising 2 and the spin-off what if story of off the record a retelling of dead rising 2s story only this time with frank west instead of chuck Green

[@Supasmartguy]

No banjo kazooie nuts and bolts?!

[@daniloavila4250]

I thought F.3.A.R. should have earned a dishonorable mention or have been mentioned as well. I did enjoy the previous 2 games like dead space as by the 3rd installment it went on a totally different direction

[@eduardoantoniojimenez9447]

Top 10 streaming services that should be on nintendo switch

[@Reaperguy67]

Good idea.

[@mrrationality2213]

I enjoyed downpour, story wise wasn’t bad at all I liked the free roam style but they needed to add more stuff and better enemies. Frame rate was the real problem in this game.

[@luigibulletin8446]

9:40 THIS GAME BLOWS “throws the game into the toilet”

[@Supasmartguy]

No hey pikmin?!

[@DiegoHernandez-xt2su]

“Damn it Konami!!!!” Yeah damn it Konami!!!! It’s all your fault for canceling silent hills!!!! 😡🤬🤬

[@Jacb-tj2fu]

Fun fact sandy from spongebob is a astronaut in the ocean

[@taylorh.3484]

You mean an Aquanaut. An Aquanaut is an Astronaut but in the ocean.

[@LukasSheshene1]

OFF TOPIC!

[@SogekingFirebirdStar]

How did Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts not make this list?

[@UltimateGamerCC]

cause there was 20 worse entries.

[@Simarino54]

If it wasn't for Total Insanity, FlatOut 3: Chaos & Destruction would've been somewhere in the Top 5.

[@alfredocoronado712]

I wasn't expecting Konami to make four entries

[@markus7166]

Duke nukem forever wasn’t even bad, y’all are just too soft 🤦🏼‍♂️

[@derubor]

Agreed. It was a decent game that could never live up to the hype. And then one could make the statement that the Duke Nukem franchise never had any amazing games. I mean, Duke Nukem 3D and Duke Nukem Zero Hour are good games, but the rest...? No, Duke Nukem Forever is one of the better games in the franchise.

[@LadyVoldo]

You have to admit that the minigames were real bad.

[@mrrationality2213]

Even tho dead space 3 was not acclaimed and didn’t had accolades I don’t think it was a bad game. Definitely ea was the culprit but the developers still delivered a good game in my opinion

[@WilliamDearthwd]

Dino Crisis 3 turned out to be a failed game that stopped that franchise? I read about their ideas for that game as it was in development, I know one reviewer for the storyline said, "Just how far is Capcom taking this thing?"

[@WilliamDearthwd]

That was from Electronic Gaming Monthly.

[@LimitlessZspeed]

2:01 Girl: Give me my stones!😡 Man: I don’t have your stones! And F👁👄👁 you anyway!😡 “gets YEETED 1 second later”

[@DewittOralee]

Banjo Kazooie: Nuts and Bolts.

[@Vampocrat]

What about Mega Man X7? That game was so bad, it actually hurt the sales for the much improved Mega Man X8 and the fan favorite RPG, Command Mission. In fact, Mega Man X7 was so bad, the first way Capcom has brought it back is as a mobile game, Mega Man X DiVE. Speaking of, a user named JKB is doing a Mega Man fan game called Mega Man X: Corrupted that looks to have so much passion put into it, I hope Capcom comes to him and offers to publish his game for consoles, just as Sega did for Sonic Mania.

[@YEHOxSHUA]

The video is about companies that ruined a game franchise and it never recovering. Meaning, not being able to make another one after the bad game and in which killing the series. Mega Man came back from the bad ones and even managed to make 11

[@Vampocrat]

@@YEHOxSHUA Yeah but that's classic Mega Man, and even then, we had Mega Man 9 in 2008 and Mega Man 10 in 2010, not to mention Mega Man being put on the backburner was due to Keiji Inafune leaving Capcom. I'm talking about the Mega Man X series, with the last game that came out being Mega Man X8 in 2005. Yes, we have Mega Man X DiVE, but again, that's a mobile game and not a true successor, especially considering X8 ended with a cliffhanger.

[@YEHOxSHUA]

@@Vampocrat I still think you don’t understand the purpose of the video. They still was able to make a Mega Man game that literally came out two years ago. Whether it was classic or whatever, it was still a game of that franchise. It’s like saying DmC killed the devil may cry series which can’t be true given they made dmc5. Whether it was made by the same team or not it’s still a game of the series.

[@Vampocrat]

@@YEHOxSHUA But DMC5 isn't a mobile game, and that's the way Capcom is trying to rebound Mega Man X, which in my opinion is pretty sad. Besides, some of these franchises are trying to return anyway in one way or another.

[@the757general2]

@@Vampocrat X7 was very bad, but it did not kill the Mega Man IP

[@stefantsarev4442]

C&C4 was an incredible disaster, because it tried to be something it wasn't. The idea was to use small teams like in StarCraft and capture the flag like in Warhammer 40K. It missed the point greatly, because it changed the game in its very concept. You see, the idea behind C&C is to make large armies and focus on macro-based tactics and strategy, which made the franchise relevant, because it filled the void made by almost all other RTS games, which focused on micros instead. The EA executives, however, were lazy, greedy and stupid enough to not understand this. The cherry on the cake? StarCraft II released Maps with no unit cap. Oh, the irony.

[@yourgenerictoxicfanbase2332]

What about Spyro: Enter The Dragonfly? That game kinda did kill the classic Spyro franchise. I know the Reignited Trilogy brought it back and whatnot, but that didn't exist until nearly 2 decades later! Which I'd say is long enough to declare legally dead (before it was eventually brought back to life)

[@JRMagro]

I loved enter the dragon fly

[@flexmasterize]

Waiting for a Call of Duty title to sell poorly enough to show up on a list like this to give Activision the kick in the ass it needs to retire the franchise and put out something that appeals to those of us who got tired of playing rehashes of the same game for 14 years in a row, with half of them being WW2 themed

[@mr.decencykeepinitreal6348]

Could you make a top 10 hero characters came out before Superman video please?

[@user-em6ie2be7x]

The Bubsy Franchise The Game Controls we're God awful, The Story was dumb AF, & Bubsy 3D will probably be one of the worst games to see the light of day!

[@starvoltnexus3139]

How is that a franchise

[@user-em6ie2be7x]

@@starvoltnexus3139 Bubsy's had at least 3 games... that's a Franchise.

[@karinadelma]

@@user-em6ie2be7x it's no wonder how the bubsy games we re bad because of their people opinons and even bubsy fans.

[@aero.axel_]

You will have to redo this list when the Saints Row remake comes out.

[@hattoripool1533]

Where’s Jak and Daxter the lost frontier?

[@aditanasa2518]

No that bad.

[@wolfsokaya]

For some weird reason,many of the mentioned games were in the hands of EA when it failed. Wonder why. Some games that i can thing of as a killing blows to a frenchise. C&C Mobile. Sacred 3. Dungeon Siege 3. Breath of Fire 5 and 6,5 was bit weird but 6 put it into a coffin. Well,killing a frenchise is mostly the fault of the things that a gamedev focuses on. That is why it was a bad thing to give the reins into the hand of businessmen,who give 0 f for anything else then profit.

[@jamaalmitchell4219]

Crackdown 3 had so much potential. I like the fact it’s coop, but yea it needed more.

[@kiminowak8295]

Banjo Kazooie Nuts & Bolts: AM I A JOKE TO YOU!?!

[@mrchill6571]

Notice that persona 5 wasn't on this list Note this is a joke.

[@supermariokyle6835]

I noticed persona 5 is why everyone knows what it is 😂

[@robertpadua6096]

What is the difference between Royal and the other one?

[@supermariokyle6835]

I honestly don’t know Robert

[@winnerswontquitquitterswil544]

@@robertpadua6096 Persona 5 Royal adds up a new character called Kasumi new palace and 10 more hours gameplay also new musics and some combat stuffs personas etc

[@fredyrodriguez8881]

I hope Chibi Robo returns, and maybe redeem himself, I miss Funky Phill

[@nievesofficial]

Silent Hill was ruined looong before Downpour

[@sylv3053]

The main problem with the Lords of Shadow sub-series for me is the tone. So much of it focuses on "HORRIBLE ANGUISH! The SUFFERING the "hero" and world must ENDURE as melodramatically as possible." Like blah blah blah. You're a nihilist. We get it. And most of the few lights of hope and humor that are there are still most likely result in someone being dead. Not only that but LoS 2 opens with you murdering an innocent family and eating them, including a child. And how do you save? By essentially slitting your wrists into a blood fountain. I don't need to explain the implications of that one. Okay, it ends on a happy note, but the journey is agonizing.

[@DrippleDragon]

It wasn’t really the gothic or super edgy tone of the game that got me, it was the gameplay, I was completely satisfied with the first LoS play style, it was very similar to GoW in combat and I gave it taps for replicating such a great engine mixed with how many puzzles and hidden secrets are in the game as a whole, LoS 2 felt more like they wanted a DMC vibe with more abilities and weapons at your disposal but was lack luster since you could just spam the sword the whip became useless, and the new stealth mechanic was just terrible

[@sylv3053]

@@DrippleDragon The whip being useless? Now THAT'S heresy!

[@Omegajunior2658]

I remember playing Earthworm Jim 3D on N64 when I was a tween. I never finished it unfortunately and I thought it was too hard. Anyway it's not quite good as the first one and the second one. Boss fights are kinda lame.

[@karinadelma]

I playing the 3D version on my PC version and its was lackluster. A fourth one is coming up later.

[@CrankyMoogle]

@@karinadelma There has never been anything announced officially. Don't get your hopes up.

[@linkman4432]

Danganronpa V3 The Reason: The Game's ending rendered the series story as a whole completely meaningless.

[@starvoltnexus3139]

Kind of like what the sleeping realm theory would do the kingdom hearts if it ever came through

[@notasmiler1571]

But we are getting a new game (ultimate summer camp) and the fandom is the largest it’s been sense the something Awful days

[@nielsisback]

Konami, EA, Konami, EA, Konami, EA, Konami, EA I see a pattern here

[@zzz43344]

Me too

[@Wade978]

Socom either needs to rebooted with all the classic elements or remade from 1 - 3

[@Coolman13355]

My grades in college definitely suffered from Combined Assault multiplayer and i wasn't even that good at it.

[@terminator1567]

Top 10 Most Technologically Advanced Civilizations In Video Game.

[@couldbetrento5850]

I can guarantee 3 of those will be halo.

[@ians_parks]

Chozo

[@culturalbasher4664]

Lemons.

[@Reaperguy67]

😂 that is such a random comment since it doesn't even talk about the video.

[@RoyAlWhicheez]

There's a Contra game in development now, plus the game on Dreamcast ruined the franchise long before this

[@TrueCrimeQueen]

Love your content!! It's so well produced. Stay safe everyone ❤️ ❤️

[@redbarrelentertainment]

Here before watching, of I don’t see Metal Gear Survive I’m not gonna be too happy. Edit: Good job

[@robertpadua6096]

Resident Evil Umbrella Corps

[@richardperaza5083]

@@robertpadua6096 well this list is talking about games that were horrible that they're franchise just stop making games or had a long absence

[@SerathDarklands]

The saddest part of _Duke Nukem Forever_ is that the DLC, _The Doctor Who Cloned Me,_ is actually pretty well-made, but it was too little, too late to save Duke. Also, was surprised not to see _Blood 2_ on this list. Terrible sequel to one of the best games on the Build Engine.

[@StarDragonJP]

You can't derail a series that was already dead.

[@yeoedwin1619]

Also worth mentioning, The 11th Hour, WWE 2K20, Sonic The Hedgehog 2006

[@HolyCross9]

Dead Rising 4's failure in the long run definitely made The Last Guardian a better game in comparison. Plus one reason some of these games were disappointing is due to them being produced by that demonic publisher EA.

[@darianclark3980]

I forgot The Last Guardian. But I heard that game also flopped bc ig development team had controversies I dont remember..

[@cloudstrife1983]

After 14 years, did anyone actually have any hype for Duke?

[@Match25]

Banjo Kazzoie Nuts and Bolts

[@Thelodis]

9:23 There's an obvious joke here that I thought the narrator would tell. "After this game, Dino crisis became.... extinct"

[@Thelodis]

"How can we revive Earhworm Jim?" "I know, let's make the next game an exclusive for a console that no one will buy"

[@Wiimeiser]

Then again, that makes it one of _two_ games on this list to not be the last in their franchise... Man, I really feel the need to do a fan-remake of EWJ3D. I actually have it all written down, too.

[@CrankyMoogle]

That last sentence is poorly worded and makes it sound like the Nintendo 64 didn't have quality or popular games for it.

[@srtzadz]

What about sonic 06

[@superdude899]

Sonic was already declining before 06. Adventure would be a better answer

[@electromagneticpsychopath4973]

@@superdude899 what are you talking about adventure was great

[@superdude899]

@@electromagneticpsychopath4973 It was, but that was about when Sonic started his downfall. More precisely, Shadow The Hedgehog. The Sonic franchise never recovered from the crappiness+edginess.

[@electromagneticpsychopath4973]

@@superdude899 not adventure and it was mainly 06. But even then it wasn't enough for sonic to die out

[@superdude899]

@@electromagneticpsychopath4973 Sonic's transition into 3D was a swan dive into an empty cement pool that killed Sega's ability as a competitor to literally anybody and Sonic had never been the same

[@simonwetterlund]

Alone in the Dark 1 and 2 from the early 90's are one of the best horror games ever. Aged badly sure but was incredible at the time.

[@javelinmaster2]

and all these 20 Franchises look at Sonic and ask: How are you still there? Living?

[@DrippleDragon]

The fan base is so big, they can literally shit in a sonic game case and enough people will still buy it

[@shrekwazowski3836]

Dead Rising 4 was awful.

[@AlefSousa017]

I'll die alone on Earthworm Jim 3D's hill. It's rough around the edges, but it's a really fun and creative game. I loved it as a kid and I still enjoy it really much today haha

[@renamon5658]

Space is where franchises go to die

[@manoftheusajones5147]

They should've hired Fans for these!

[@kevinhone7526]

Just gotta finish Dead Space 3 once and for all on Xbox as soon as I buy a portable 4 TB hard drive.

[@sammydee9215]

Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time should be on this list.

[@DrippleDragon]

It didn’t kill the franchise ,although it’s the lesser game out of the 4, but it was left on another cliffhanger with no telling when there will ever be another entry

[@tidepoolclipper8657]

Technically, the series is not dead. While Sanzaru abandoned the ip, Sucker Punch Studio could always decide to resume development. Whether or not they do anything with Sly 4's story is up to them. Though if they keep it canon, they need to either redeem Penelope or have her eventuality realize her revenge attempt is a waste of time and ultimately leave the Sly gang alone.

[@Equ3strianGam3r]

I really liked the first 2 Earthworm Jim games growing up and I honestly had no idea that there was a 3D game in the franchise. I know that he made an appearance in Clayfighter 64 but other than that I thought there was only the 2 games.

[@Bigthecatisgod]

I’m surprised banjo-kazooie nuts and bolts wasn’t here