8 Failing Video Game Franchises That JUST WON'T DIE

[@ShinySylveon420]

HE PICKED MY THING AHHHH

[@lukenester8157]

TMI

[@landonewts]

Congrats!

[@inarar5334]

...phrasing?

[@modestbear707]

Good ups mate

[@sadowolf]

@@inarar5334 Forgot to say "No Diddy"

[@Maharvel]

in honor of you not wearing a hat, next week should be "The best bald video game characters (protagonist or otherwise)"

[@vaelegoro7782]

NGL Outside kratos I litterally can't even think of any bald game characters

[@richarda2248]

@@vaelegoro7782 Max Payne…

[@justhepo]

​@@vaelegoro7782 agent 47

[@Maharvel]

@@vaelegoro7782 Rude from FF7, Jack from Mass Effect, probably a few fighting game characters

[@sctkarter1111]

Kratos

[@justsomeguy9073]

How's CoD not #1?

[@Maharvel]

I thought that too for a second, but it says "Failing video game franchises" And, unfortunately, CoD isn't failing yet.

[@nathansaillant4703]

Agreed cod is nothing more than a homeless person begging for your money and go oh aw ok here's ten dollars it needs to go away

[@nathansaillant4703]

Really Jules you surprise me dynasty warriors you love that franchise😊

[@jeremybrown9611]

CoD wouldn't even make a 100 list

[@nemesisn4522]

Cod should have been all of the entries

[@darkstoryedits]

10 video game villains that actually wanted the protagonist to win in the end.

[@morgantaylor84]

Oh I can think of a few. Spoilers obviously, but Magnus from Chronotrigger. Dude literally joins your party. Glados from Portal 2. Yourself from Infamous 1 as Krieger. Medusa from Kid Icarus Uprising.

[@TheOmegaDragon]

@@morgantaylor84 Infamous comes to mind

[@luisotero7096]

Pagan min from far cry 4, he never holds any ill will or resentment to the protagonist.

[@chisaten]

The Boss from MGS3.

[@FelisImpurrator]

Grigori, the dragon from Dragon's Dogma. It's his entire thing.

[@whatsitmatter9541]

Why is CoD and Madden not on this list?

[@israelruiz8706]

Literally any sports game can be on this list

[@whatsitmatter9541]

@@israelruiz8706 Facts

[@ericromero5438]

Didn't they pull the license from EA and give it to someone new? If so, then it did die and will just reborn. Hopefully, the new people can pull off the magic that was Madden 03

[@israelruiz8706]

@ericromero5438 madden is still under EA. The only liscense I can think off is fifa. They wanted a bigger cut from EA which EA refused. But EA still owns most of the players so they did their own new game FC. Which is essentially the same game but until the player liscense expires. Fifa liscense out to anyone else

[@ericromero5438]

@@israelruiz8706 ah, I knew it was one of those dumb game

[@cosmicmousse]

I genuinely enjoyed the radio towers in Far Cry. I can understand why others don't, but I liked the climbing puzzles. I actually missed them as they weren't in 6. It was nice to see the whole map from the start, but I think I'd rather have the puzzles.

[@arztje]

If you are putting Halo on here, you need to add CoD and Battlefield. They are not doing anything new or great and have succumbed to scamming players with broken games and microtransactions.

[@miahcarney5953]

Yeah, atleast Halo has done halo wars, has immersive novels and ever changed up the entire gameplay loop in infinite. Battlefield literally took away the destruction features and added classes which was ass a d COD just decided that Battle Royales counted as innovation. Halo and 343 have definitely done more for their game than the other two companies.

[@jeremybrown9611]

Halo nor CoD should be here

[@bloodwolfgaming9269]

@@jeremybrown9611 As a Halo Fan...yea...Halo deserves to be on this list...

[@jeremybrown9611]

@@bloodwolfgaming9269 Nah

[@combatcarl]

​@bloodwolfgaming9269 As another Halo fan, I don't agree.

[@ancientelixir1311]

You may have done this already, but 10 video games that had sequels that came out more than 8 years after their predecessor.

[@gabrielgomesdossantos510]

I can’t believe how ABSOLUTELY acurate was your impression for the halo infinite reaction. Spot on mate

[@AramusRenzo]

What about iconic video game vehicles? The Warthog from the Halo franchise, the Interceptor from Spy Hunter....vehicles that are instantly recognizable from the franchise they came from.

[@davidhillacoustics3782]

I totally agree with Silent Hill, Konami have butchered it over the years and stained the reputation of a once great franchise

[@AS--999]

The dynasty warriors monologue was 😘 < chefs kiss!

[@Telsun78]

It was like listening to myself talk about the warrior games. We seriously need a warriors anonymous

[@FelisImpurrator]

​@@Telsun78The crazy thing is that the spinoff games are excellent, while the mainline games are mid.

[@Telsun78]

@@FelisImpurrator Yeah, I've always been an Empires fan and for the real spin-offs Orochi, DQ and Hyrule are my jams

[@SomewhatSlightlyBored]

To be fair there's only so many ways you can retell the same story over and over again without it getting stale.

[@adamwrigh1541]

Yet if they make another game I will spend the 300 hrs to complete everything in it and it will envelop my life again

[@tonybarnes2920]

You lost all credibility at "Rivals was the last good Need for Speed". After that it was just like the noises adults make in Peanuts cartoons.

[@coreymcdiarmid2612]

List idea: Video game powers/abilities that would be bad to have in real life, or video game powers/abilities that would be pointless to have in real life.

[@JoeCool7835]

Hey, Jules! The perfect counterpoint to this one would be "Long Dead Franchises That Should Come Back"... Franchises that haven't had a new entry in years that still have potential.

[@michaellane5381]

Most I would put on that list had the studios close... For example "Brute Force" and the short-lived "The Conduit" franchise...

[@JoeCool7835]

Some that come to my mind include Tenchu, Splinter Cell, Project Gotham Racing, Smuggler's Run, Ape Escape, Wild Arms, Breath of Fire, & TimeSplitters.

[@anth.K.leFrog]

You need to do 'moments you just stopped and forgot you were playing a game' My first time on Skyrim when i came across the river just out of the cave, i just stood watching Salmon jumping up the waterfall. Never forget that wow feeling.

[@deannelson7027]

I just 100% FarCry 4 today. In FarCry 5 they actually make a joke about climbing radio towers.

[@Thanatos--]

At some point I was playing Warriors Orochi 3 and I decided that I am just not doing this anymore after ten years prior. I guess that was around 2012.

[@MasterStumpz]

How about video game allies who become enemies that you have to fight?

[@Terrivel119]

I don’t remember if something similar had been done yet, but Top 10 franchises that made a surprising return/revival. Not as in sales comebacks or popularity swings like NMS, but one that got a random sequel out of nowhere after two decades.

[@HylianFox3]

Metroid Prime

[@FelisImpurrator]

Dragon's Dogma? Lmao.

[@Terrivel119]

@@FelisImpurrator The GOAT. I bought 2 but haven’t played much yet past CC. Too busy playing other stuff.

[@FelisImpurrator]

@@Terrivel119 2 has been a great time for me. I'm bored of trying to slowly farm drakes though so I guess it's onto the endgame and NG+ for me...

[@kieran89uk]

I think the reason why people like Silent Hill is pure nostalgia.

[@coreycasciano3255]

I just started 2 for first time ever and im loving it so far, i miss tank controls as crazy as that sounds 🤣

[@sacysily8968]

No, they like Silent Hill because it did things no other horror game dared to do at the time, and I'm still a staunch defender of later entries like The Room, Homecoming and Downpour because, for all their shortcomings, they innovated on the formula in ways that kept the games fresh and interesting (for me personally, I really liked the increased capability of Alex and Murphy in Homecoming and Downpour in terms of combat because they weren't helpless and it was fun to play around with what you could do), and the monster designs and meanings were spectacular (with the exception of the reuse of Nurses and Pyramid Head in Homecoming, I can freely admit those were blatant fanservice things and they had no business being there).

[@bluegold1026]

And nostalgia, just like sex, sells.

[@israelruiz8706]

At one point it rivaled resident evil. I remember the movie and the first couple of games being everywhere. Pyramid head is insanely popular. So there's definetly money that can be made. Hence why it won't die. They just need to make a better game

[@Saddonghussein]

The new silent hills are going to be great because their going to be made by 7 expansion and he knows how to make a great f story

[@zacharylennard7269]

While certain news updates regarding the Halo franchise is questionable, I don’t believe it’s a dying franchise!

[@JONATHANP1619]

Top 8 highly praised game franchises that undersold. Like Donkey Kong for example.

[@michaellane5381]

Metroid would be queen of that list.

[@theblessedfreeloader9189]

Hey Jules, how about Boss fights with the best boss music battles for the next one?

[@youngishjon2326]

10 best menu screens in video games (Like Detroit Become Human)

[@rudyv1972]

You forgot the Earth Defense Force series. Everything you said about Dynasty Warriors resonated with me about Earth Defense Force XD You look great sans hat!

[@gilga3554]

Ya know, as long as Dynasty Warriors has been going I'm kinda surprised they haven't dragged 40k into its collective.

[@JL-qs7er]

It's Simon!!!!! Really funny intro 😂

[@maliyah789]

10 old unused game mechanics that could actually IMPROVE their modern counterparts if brought back….🤔i think that would make a good list

[@icysisdee9547]

Without even looking at the list, im guessing Assassin's Creed has to be on there😂.

[@AS--999]

Also amazed this wasn't on there!

[@icysisdee9547]

@AS--999 what!? Smh ill take the L..... it should be on the list though 🤧.

[@coreycasciano3255]

They aren’t failing if you look up the numbers 🤣

[@icysisdee9547]

@coreycasciano3255 technically you are not wrong but man that franchise was dead after black flag. I said this as someone who really enjoy the British Assassin's game.

[@rd0676]

I was looking for it too haha

[@JediBlades42]

Konami had a chance to revitalize the Silent Hill series with PT/Silent Hills, but they decided to cancel it due to a combination of them screwing over Hideo Kojima with the MGS series & failing to accept that Kojima & Guillermo del Toro were able to make a legitimate scary entry better than they could. Now all they do is release SH themed pachinko machines so they can keep the ownership of the license & IP. I'm still pissed over the whole thing, especially since Junji Ito was going to be working with them on the project.

[@RepDreStre]

I love this series please never stop, Jules 🙏🏼

[@iamsoldats]

I would really like to see the 10 video games with the best idle animations.

[@simonepinna8554]

How about top 10 villain that should have a redemption arc??

[@TidusX16]

Top 10 great games that are 7 out of 10s. Basically fun and addictive games that are pretty average. For example for me, Dynasty Warriors 4. A fun game that will never win any awards but is still a great game.

[@rorybell2161]

Sad truth about Silent Hill

[@austingrimm8866]

Hey Jules! Idk if it has been done before, but could you do a “10 Best Facial Hair in Gaming” list? #1 is you of course 😎

[@Dan-sc2pi]

Going with the games dying theme, do "Cancelled Mobile/Casual Games That Were Too Good To Die" (Marvel Avengers Alliance is my inspiration for this suggestion). Keep up the great content!

[@Damakos]

8 live service games that actually work (if you can find 8)

[@thejaff6938]

Who's ever idea it was to use Claptrap on the Just Dance intro card was brilliant.

[@SilverSpectre266]

Honestly its still surprising how Microsoft let Halo get f'd up as their flagship franchise and primary system seller, but I guess its just a stronger indication that they want to move more into services than games. Especially since most of their other original IPs are in development limbo right now.

[@SilverSpectre266]

I thought Sonic would be on the list for sure. The game has had much more downs than ups in recent years, but the fanbase kept true and stuck with it. Really, the loyalty of the fans hoping for a better horizon, and the fact that its such an iconic game character feels like the only reason Sega still kept Sonic alive until the recent movies and games put gave it a breath of life again instead of keeping it on life support.

[@scwintz101]

10 video game franchises that have survived more than 10 entries and are still going strong

[@jammerjt]

I was sure Pokémon was going to make the list. You should do a list of 8 rabbit holes that left you with only a bad case of regrets.

[@GhostNinja0007]

Love the Far Cry series but I feel like it might be on here.

[@jakej4658]

Bang on 😂😂😂

[@GhostNinja0007]

@@jakej4658just had a feeling😂🤣

[@petermiller4953]

Can we please have a list of 8 racing(or just games as a whole) that are in dire need of a refresh? If not refresh, a shot of adrenaline! What I mean to say is is that games that have gone lifeless due to no further entries to beloved series

[@TombRaiderLover1995]

List idea: Top 8 Greatest Resident Evil weapons in the whole series.

[@frankvaldivia9643]

I have to disagree with you about Destiny. Just in the past year, they've reworked the subclasses and weapon perks to where it's much different than how it was at the D2 launch, and for the better! I'll definitely be there for D3.

[@ckybltz]

Totally agree. It isn’t/has ever been perfect, but they’ve kept it pretty fresh I feel. I do agree that D3 needs to really advance things forward

[@FelisImpurrator]

Is the grind as obscene as it was around, say... Shadowkeep year? The Solstice grind that time broke me. I did everything on it only to get a terrible sparrow that's just weaker than other options because someone decided to tie game perks to your hoverbike. And Christmas cookies made me realize they treat holidays as an opportunity to make people grind their noses off. When Season of the Worthy came along and explicitly locked a lot of the seasonal content behind Crucible of all things that was my quit moment. That's not even getting into the way the "endgame" just became a cycle of rushing to the light cap so you could farm gear to do horribly balanced pinnacle content in the short months before all your gear was obsolete again... I don't know how anyone keeps up with that kind of thing. Is that still the basic season structure?

[@sadowolf]

For a suggestion: How about games/series that popularized mechanics, genres, etc. but didn't invent them. Examples like Street Fighter with combos and/or super moves, Resident Evil with survival horror, Gears of War with the active cover mechanic could be used, and you can also highlight the games that actually did innovate those things. Great list, agree to certain extents with every entry, though some of them I personally put in the category of "Don't kill it, just make it good again" like Silent Hill. I thought of Assassin's Creed as well, but that might need a good break more so than just being retired. Call of Duty should probably also be here, they're extremely up and down, and have seemed to be phoning it in for ages now.

[@michaelhunter558]

Top game music tracks that went way harder than they had any right to - FFVII Rebirth: the song playing during the Mt. Corel ascent is incredible for such a small part of the game

[@Katolapse]

Jules! I'd love to hear your list of classic games with stellar cinematography. I'm thinking Vagrant Story and Twisted Metal Black could be a couple features.

[@TheMadSocrates]

To be fair, the Dynasty Warriors spinoff games are pretty fun cause they really seem to just put more effort into them.

[@AS--999]

Top video games that make you stop and question your life choices.

[@atlanbarros7215]

Jules why not make a list of the best mecha games ?? Who doesnt love a good giant robot ??

[@77Sunbeam]

"Alone in the Dark, bless it" 😆 talking fondly about a smooth brained friend

[@coreybrogna3702]

10 video game moments that brought a tear to gamers eyes

[@gideonkimbrel7181]

8 video game characters that you wish you could spare, but your forced to kill anyway

[@mixedcompany3225]

It’s a shame COD is allowed to be immune to this…

[@zzmej1987]

10 games that were before were a thing. For example, Majora's Mask was a time loop game, before time loop games were a thing.

[@CappyCorning]

Wow. The Dynasty Warriors part is a shocker. I don't know of anybody in my KZbin loop who is a more passionate advocate of that franchise than What Culture's egg king, Jules The First. And yet here it is amongst the other "zombie" franchises. That can't have been easy to film.

[@cas48spyder]

Teen Titans and Spider-Man were such great shows, I would absolutely be on board for these shows if they came back.

[@zacharykrause7388]

Great list! Though it's sad to see some horror greats here. For another list how about: Games that, despite remakes and re-releases, are better/worth playing on original hardware.

[@jasonlynch153]

8 video gane crossovers that you'd love to see

[@truerockfan]

It's ok, Jules. I too am a Dynasty Warriors fan and supporter. You are not alone. We can get through this

[@theBRANDOProductions]

If you like dynasty warriors games, you should play Senran Kagura. It’s going to feel similar, but you will not feel like jelly

[@nathanielvaughn6728]

Warning: May contain jiggle physics.

[@seikopath]

Killing Dynasty Warriors effectively means killing Koei Tecmo. Atelier is a great franchise, but it isn't enough to keep Koei afloat single-handedly.

[@FelisImpurrator]

It does have Team Ninja, although I'm not sure if Rise of the Ronin managed to get any traction. Wo Long is hilarious in that it is literally "What if Nioh but we made it Dynasty Warriors?"

[@ScrubMyTub]

I love the Yakuza series, and I hope to see a bit about them. Absolutely AMAZING games, Great storytelling, character development, and an all around blast. Some of the bizarre minigames are hilarious, and I love how they have the Club Sega arcade games.

[@sargetyu]

Warriors series and its spin offs along with fighting games makes up 90% of my childhood gaming

[@danielherrera3832]

A list of games that are hated by the community but secretly loved by many. For example, Predator Concrete Jungle. I loved that game, but it was hated on by so many 😂😂

[@bensutherland5209]

10 most iconic menu/main theme audio tracks

[@mustardmule4723]

Top 10 good game series that undersell but still keep going.

[@Shinigammi420666]

Silent Hill: The Room was NEVER originally a SH game, they were drawing a blank on a 4th game and purchased a different game and slapped the SH name on it...

[@cruisinagain1698]

i absolutely adore silent hill 4 , but since PT was cut off it probably wont be making a spectacular return, but it was technically a SH game, and its considered one of the best horror games despite technically not existing and only being a demo

[@jennyf-eg5gl]

As a fan, i would say persona series. While it isn’t failing by no means, playing p3, p4, and p5 in relative short period of time. I can see a lot of story/gameplay repeat itself to point that it needs go back to drawing board. Video idea: best pet companions.

[@abunai.j]

How about 7 exact moments you put down a game and probably never picked it back up?

[@ToABrighterFuture]

How about, best in-universe franchises? Stuff like, Night Springs in Alan Wake, or Feathermen in Persona, see what I'm getting at?

[@Dumledaj]

10 overlooked performances from video game voice actors.

[@seanhardy7399]

Top 10 side missions that were more fun than the main missions

[@ViVaLaRan]

Good news! We're not dying! We are going to live forever!

[@Bman32x]

Secret bonus No 0 should have been Warner Bros games. Microtransaction implementation + forced live service mechanics in every game have nearly killed 2 games before they even released. And trust me, there’s more to come.

[@TheDraykwing]

what about any EA sports series

[@SebastianEncina]

how about game side characters that deserve an expanded story or their own game(s)?

[@perceivedvelocity9914]

Microsoft started 343 with developers who didn't like Halo. They bragged about that in interviews back then. Those developers changed the industry leading FPS into a COD clone. The original Halo games were fun. Everything that 343 has created has taken itself way too seriously and copied trends.

[@Belligerent_Herald]

Games that told you they were tricking you and tricked you anyway. My pick would be the shooting gauntlet from far cry 5. The whole theme was Pavlovian training and still that last run got me.

[@Ombudsman-jg6mn]

I've said this once, and I will say this again. When PT was canceled, that doomed the Silent Hill franchise. Kojima wins.

[@111000254]

All these franchises need to step aside so we can bring the Turok franchise back to the forefront

[@Joseph-z7s3b]

My suggestion for a list is 8 video games with the best ORIGINAL soundtracks. No liscenced games.

[@bloodwolfgaming9269]

How about 8 games that look rather simple but have a rather surprising amount of depth/mechanics to them? Games like Rimworld or Project Zomboid...maybe even Minecraft. They look like they would be rather simple games but have a rather surprising amount of complexity and depth to them when it comes to gameplay mechanics.

[@TheBlindDyslexic]

Tomb Raider. I started playing with PS2's Angel of Darkness and subsequent sequels. Then when they remade it as a Cash crab so they could do a Medioker movie (i.e. building a movie around cut scenes), it's time to put Laura Croft to bed.

[@ErraticPT]

You missed GTA, Metal Gear, resident evil, Assasins creed, COD and almost everything Nintendo puts out. Battlefield is certainly on life support, especially with 2042 still being a turd despite many "improvements", but that's no surprise, what is, is that EA hasn't officially killed it off yet.

[@HolyHadou]

I think Jules should have a Real Talk Segment and just rift on subjects and franchises that speak to him. That Dynasty Warriors talk hit me where I live and I'm not even a fan of the franchise.

[@davemobil]

8 entire game storyline that could've been wrapped up instantly if characters weren't idiots

[@malaney2004]

Jules, I’m proud of you for the number 1 pick. I thought for sure it would be Assassin’s Creed. I say that as a member of Assassin’s Creed Anonymous.

[@illogicalbobcat8365]

tbh, the changes to Far Cry 6 are what killed it for me. Too much of the loot-colors type crap getting injected, too much mandatory-participation in multiplayer. Also they dropped Far Cry Arcade, which was one of the most fun parts of Far Cry 5. Besides cool original ideas, my brother and I played co-op through every Goldeneye mission recreated in Far Cry Arcade.

[@coreycasciano3255]

I hate the removal of the skill tree to make clothing being the technical skill tree

[@faves2064]

Going to say that Silent Hill Downpour and Shattered Memories were really good. Downpour is much better when played on Series X via Backwards compatibility as the main problem with it was the games performance on PS3 / 360

[@swordbladez]

I will be right next to you in DWA (Dynasty Warriors Anonymous…) I even have Dragon Force… Why? I don’t know. DW3 was the absolute pinnacle for this series. Why do we keep hoping that will return…

[@sidneyvandykeii3169]

As for the Dynasty Warriors franchise. They have tried new things and failed mostly. I played the Warriors MMO (beta?) on the computer for a while and that was pretty fun. They never finished it and pulled the plug. They have the Dynasty Warriors Empire games which were fun, but they were kind of basic in the strategy department. They also tried open world with DW 9 and that game was total trash. There are the Orochi games also which bring in characters from all the different Warriors franchises and from Ninja Gaiden. The Orochi games are my favorites. In conclusion: The Warriors games have tried many new things and they probably dont make as much money as they hoped. Maybe they should make a Souls like Warriors game and try that out next?

[@HylianFox3]

Your Dynasty Warriors monologue gave me an idea for a suggestion: 8 "Comfort Food" Gaming Franchises You Love Even Though They're Bad For You

[@Infprince626]

Did you even play Silent Hill The Short Message?? Because that game was pretty fricken incredible

[@1997Fenrir]

Things you've seen and thought, I want one of those. Like, just how does a nukacola taste?