15 Video Game Series THAT WENT FROM GOOD TO AWFUL

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  • čas přidán 18. 06. 2024
  • It can be challenging to build a franchise - to launch a critically acclaimed forerunner and follow it up with hit after hit.
    While there are others with excellent track records, from Ninja Gaiden and Mass Effect to Dead Rising and Silent Hill, they inevitably stumble into the abyss. Call it development troubles, not understanding what made the franchise such a success, reinvention gone wrong, lack of resources - the list goes on.
    Either way, these franchises go from good to terrible seemingly overnight with no explanation. Let's look at 15 such examples, their current states in today's world and, in some cases, if there's any hope of a comeback.
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Komentáře • 132

  • @StaredownGames
    @StaredownGames Před 2 měsíci +22

    0:28 - Saints Row
    2:02 - Mass Effect
    3:02 - Alone In The Dark
    4:17 - Crackdown
    5:22 - Starfox
    6:36 - Metal Gear Solid
    7:50 - Turok
    9:04 - Madden
    10:02 - Fable
    11:16 - Silent Hill
    12:24 - Mega Man X
    13:29 - Duke Nukem
    14:29 - Dino Crisis
    15:13 - Dead Rising
    16:24 - Ninja Gaiden

  • @BaxterAndLunala
    @BaxterAndLunala Před 2 měsíci +15

    It's criminal that Halo, Battlefield, and Call of Duty never made the list.

  • @jasonsmith530
    @jasonsmith530 Před 2 měsíci +15

    At 16:30 it’s true, team ninja isn’t what it used to be, but rise of the Ronin is very underrated

    • @maxkliegl1951
      @maxkliegl1951 Před 2 měsíci +1

      And the Nioh games are awesome! And never talk about Wo Long Fallen Dynasty. That game was a broken mess.

    • @M247
      @M247 Před 2 měsíci +1

      Didn't team ninja lose some of the assets for ninja Gaiden and that's why the had to do the remake the way they did? No excuse for a half assed remake though, I was looking forward to purchasing the remake day 1 till I saw the reviews

    • @jasonsmith530
      @jasonsmith530 Před 2 měsíci

      @@M247 I wonder if ninja gaiden has a future, or if part three killed it

    • @M247
      @M247 Před 2 měsíci +1

      @@jasonsmith530 I hope they take another crack at it especially since there won't be another Nioh, I feel they have what they need to make a new linear NG, my only concern is the visuals, I know the gameplay will be flawless

  • @seagrey75
    @seagrey75 Před 2 měsíci +14

    Reject the cult and vote with your wallet!

  • @jizzya4332
    @jizzya4332 Před 2 měsíci +3

    i would rather play Duke Nukem Forever, than one of the "realistic" modern shooters that came out that year

  • @Kleed44
    @Kleed44 Před 2 měsíci +3

    Awesome idea for the list and great picks!! Thanks for an amazing video as always and your hard work!!

  • @BABA-is8kv
    @BABA-is8kv Před 2 měsíci +5

    I think Halo killed the whole Xbox Console Line starting with the Xbox One.

    • @jasonsmith530
      @jasonsmith530 Před 2 měsíci +1

      The 360 era was a long time ago, Shame if Xbox can’t get back on its feet

    • @stephenscales353
      @stephenscales353 Před 2 měsíci +1

      Halo Infinite was so ass it changed gaming history by pushing Microsoft into buying Blizzard. One Halo had gone tits up MS was left with Forza as its only significant exclusive.

  • @DashCourageous
    @DashCourageous Před 2 měsíci +2

    I will never understand the disdain for Ninja gaiden series. I like those games. I see no issues.

    • @kaikiske7436
      @kaikiske7436 Před 2 měsíci +2

      These people don’t play action games at all master level, thus they don’t understand the series’ greatness. Vanilla NG2 on 360 is the best action game ever made. NG3 was a letdown, but Razors Edge redeemed it somewhat.
      Sites like GB will tell you that NG3 RE is “Awful”, but fawn over something like Ninja Theory’s DmC
      DMC is not awful, but does not live up to DMC

    • @gjergjaurelius9798
      @gjergjaurelius9798 Před 2 měsíci

      Yeah I really love razors edge. I mean there's lack of adventuring but that's fine. Straight to the action.​@@kaikiske7436

  • @KenDAKL4ever
    @KenDAKL4ever Před 2 měsíci +1

    Glad you gave Madden some love on this list

  • @PikaLink91
    @PikaLink91 Před 2 měsíci +6

    3:48 tf are you talking about? The New Nightmare has an atmosphere the original WISHES it had. It was the game that hooked me on survival horror.

  • @starsatellite2413
    @starsatellite2413 Před 2 měsíci +2

    For the record the Sega franchise Sonic the Hedgehog that was a good series had bad games and some of the worst games which caused the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise to sink low and hit rock bottom that made the Sonic the Hedgehog series awful.

  • @grindsmore
    @grindsmore Před 2 měsíci +4

    How can you talk about the downfall of Ninja Gaiden and omit Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z?

    • @clementine2001
      @clementine2001 Před 2 měsíci

      Opinions, they are crazy sons of bitches.

    • @therealjaystone2344
      @therealjaystone2344 Před 2 měsíci

      The consumers lost interest when the game is just the same old thing. The mainline and spin off series (DOA) is officially dead.

  • @flexivefowl8186
    @flexivefowl8186 Před 2 měsíci +9

    How can you leave out Sonic.

  • @darkblu117zcrookedneck8
    @darkblu117zcrookedneck8 Před 2 měsíci

    Can you do top enemies or friends that are Angels & Demons.

  • @Mintcar923
    @Mintcar923 Před 2 měsíci

    Mass Effect A while i haven’t finish it seems just fine aside from feeling like a side story.. Also played the Alone in the Dark demo & I really liked it.. Granted i never played the others.. Just started on SH remaster collection ironically

  • @bv_1293
    @bv_1293 Před 2 měsíci

    Not putting Pokémon on here seems criminal

  • @adhdasdfroflxd123
    @adhdasdfroflxd123 Před 2 měsíci

    for how clickbaity the title is the takes weren't that hot about ninja gaiden, i'm impressed

  • @_ElisDTrailz
    @_ElisDTrailz Před 2 měsíci +1

    Andromeda is not a terrible game. Its not a great Mass Effect game, but it certainly isn't "awful". It's fine. It also has the best combat in the series and it isn't even close.

  • @nrobles9846
    @nrobles9846 Před 2 měsíci

    I love that Saints Row 4 had the They Live reference

  • @Maelsethe420
    @Maelsethe420 Před 2 měsíci +2

    for the millionth time can you PLEASE make chapters in your video's ?!

    • @StaredownGames
      @StaredownGames Před 2 měsíci +1

      Timestamps cut down total watch hours. That's why people don't do it.
      You leaving that comment actually helps them more than them making chapters.
      To be successful on CZcams, you must be a slave to your analytics page. Lame.

    • @Maelsethe420
      @Maelsethe420 Před 2 měsíci +3

      yeah it truely is lame , as a viewer this helps alot tho@@StaredownGames

  • @DaneofHalves
    @DaneofHalves Před 2 měsíci

    I don't think anyone really counts Metal Gear Survive as a thing that exists.
    It does.
    But not really.

  • @damienscanlon5585
    @damienscanlon5585 Před 2 měsíci +1

    Honestly, Fable was never that good of a series to begin with. So much of people’s expectations for those games were so based off Peter Molyneux’s lies that each game was a let down in their own way.

  • @sawsanalzahmi9728
    @sawsanalzahmi9728 Před 2 měsíci +8

    Uncharted 4, last of us 2, horizon fw, resident evil 3 remake, ff16 and literally all Ubisoft games

  • @KeiBrightwing
    @KeiBrightwing Před 2 měsíci +1

    I enjoyed Fable III immensely.

  • @joeldfisher
    @joeldfisher Před 2 měsíci

    Assassin's Creed, Sonic the Hedgehog...

  • @joesunday199
    @joesunday199 Před 2 měsíci +1

    He doesn't even mention Yaiba from Ninja Gaiden! 😆 For good reason I bet!

  • @shifterzx
    @shifterzx Před měsícem

    Remember you guys gave that awful Saints Row Reboot an 8/10

  • @juzadellenuvole7323
    @juzadellenuvole7323 Před 2 měsíci

    the Silent hill movie is a masterpiece so is silent hill shattered memories

  • @monoturiim1992
    @monoturiim1992 Před 2 měsíci +4

    When ur faster then light u only get to live in the darkness

  • @FearFrontierOFFICIAL
    @FearFrontierOFFICIAL Před 2 měsíci

    The new Alone In The Dark is actually pretty good.

  • @michaelboys2602
    @michaelboys2602 Před měsícem

    Turac? 😂😂😂😂😂😂. Gaming bolt editing. Best in the world 😂😂😂

  • @kylereno5383
    @kylereno5383 Před měsícem

    The first Silent Hill movie is FAR from being bad.

  • @Kudos2_Me
    @Kudos2_Me Před 2 měsíci +3

    I was curious if Last of Us series would’ve been on here, since LoU2 got high critic scores and low general audience scores. (And yes Playstation considers Last of Us a game “series” on their website)

    • @sakuragi1062
      @sakuragi1062 Před 2 měsíci +2

      The last of us is not even a series yet its only 2 games most series atlist has a trilogy in it Uncharted is a series because it has more than 2 games

    • @Kudos2_Me
      @Kudos2_Me Před 2 měsíci

      @@sakuragi1062 Playstation calls it “The Last of Us series” on their website though.

    • @Kudos2_Me
      @Kudos2_Me Před 2 měsíci

      @@sakuragi1062 On Playstation’s website it is called “The Last of Us series” though.

  • @DrVenture45
    @DrVenture45 Před 2 měsíci

    Outside of EA being so feverishly GREEDY, I always hated how overly “technical” Madden became. How drawn out does the game need to be?! It’s football! Add EA’s monopoly of the NFL market and I dropped them entirely.

  • @KellyKMc
    @KellyKMc Před 2 měsíci +2

    Andromeda was still a great game. It just wasn’t a very good Mass Effect game.

    • @adhdasdfroflxd123
      @adhdasdfroflxd123 Před 2 měsíci

      i think the gunplay/movement was the best aaaand honestly wouldn't have minded if it focused more in exploration and action over rpg

  • @MaddelynKayKay
    @MaddelynKayKay Před 2 měsíci

    Madden started in 1998? Did I miss something?

  • @joesunday199
    @joesunday199 Před 2 měsíci +1

    I wouldn't call Crackdown 3 "awful". I'd say it was good. Not great. Just good.

  • @blackmass4137
    @blackmass4137 Před 2 měsíci +2

    I’m surprised perfect dark didn’t make the list !

  • @lefata
    @lefata Před 2 měsíci

    For metal gear survive, everyone had low expectations and they were still disappointed.

  • @AtomicEy
    @AtomicEy Před 2 měsíci

    would enjoy another 3rd person mega man
    like MegaMan legends

  • @TheDuxun1977
    @TheDuxun1977 Před 2 měsíci +3

    terrible writing also ruins a franchise

    • @grindsmore
      @grindsmore Před 2 měsíci

      Case in point: this top 15 list!

  • @kerjectroter3761
    @kerjectroter3761 Před 2 měsíci

    Honourable mentions, Far Cry series.
    I didn't play the first Far Cry, Far cry 2 and Far cry 6 are okay, Fry cry Pirmal and Far Cry 5 boring, Far 4 is great but the most legendary is Far Cry 3.

  • @odeee_1
    @odeee_1 Před 2 měsíci +4

    Literally any game franchise w alot of games

    • @trankia1224
      @trankia1224 Před 2 měsíci +2

      God of War, Resident Evil, Armored Core, GTA, Mario, Zelda. All long franchises still going strong!

    • @dotslashdotslahsdotslash
      @dotslashdotslahsdotslash Před 2 měsíci +2

      @@trankia1224 And Final Fantasy!

    • @kayneysmg1593
      @kayneysmg1593 Před 2 měsíci

      @@trankia1224so I guess nobody complained bout any of those games huh??

    • @LeProphic
      @LeProphic Před 2 měsíci +2

      @@kayneysmg1593 It's not about nobody complaining about them, it's about maintaining the consistency throughout the series over time, and all those franchises and their new installments continue to be critically acclaimed, win awards, and sell well.

    • @trankia1224
      @trankia1224 Před 2 měsíci

      @@kayneysmg1593 Sure you could find complaints about any game if you looked hard enough. But this isn't a list of games people have some complaints about. It's a list of game series that were good, but went bad in their latest entries.

  • @Music45898
    @Music45898 Před 2 měsíci +2

    Hi

  • @KadeemG61
    @KadeemG61 Před 2 měsíci

    Call Of Duty should’ve been on there because every time Activision puts out a new COD game every year, fans just don’t care anymore because they were mid. Not bad, but mid.

  • @AncestorEmpireGaming
    @AncestorEmpireGaming Před 2 měsíci +4

    Halo 4: good
    Halo 5: shit
    Halo infinite: why creative minds should NEVER listen to focus groups!

    • @richardruiz4463
      @richardruiz4463 Před 2 měsíci

      Probably cause you died alot yo, meaning you suck yo

  • @Mixedbeats18
    @Mixedbeats18 Před 2 měsíci

    They went to mid imo but Sly Cooper and Infamous?

    • @trankia1224
      @trankia1224 Před 2 měsíci

      Infamous second son is arguably the best of the series.2nd is my personal favorite but ISS is still a very good game.

    • @blackcrow9231
      @blackcrow9231 Před 2 měsíci

      ⁠imo second was the worst game. Delsin felt very unlikable and the game was rushed as it was a ps4 launch title which was obvious with how incomplete the concrete power was. It had innovative ideas but overall felt boring.

  • @stephenscales353
    @stephenscales353 Před 2 měsíci

    Wheres Payday 3 on here?

  • @dennisdavidov782
    @dennisdavidov782 Před 2 měsíci +1

    Diablo might have a place here too though some people like 3 and 4.

  • @davidmurphy9049
    @davidmurphy9049 Před 2 měsíci

    Socom.. when 4 hit.. it barely resembled what made it great.. it looked more like a 3rd person COD. Maps were uninspiring and gameplay bleh.

  • @DevinPosey20
    @DevinPosey20 Před 2 měsíci

    NBA 2K

  • @miggyalejandro
    @miggyalejandro Před 2 měsíci

    Halo

  • @AL-hi3ct
    @AL-hi3ct Před 2 měsíci

    Battlefield.

  • @RvkKJ
    @RvkKJ Před 2 měsíci

    CALL OF DUTY & BATTLEFIELD might be selling numbers but both of them are good for nothing shit games now

  • @GhostGamer799
    @GhostGamer799 Před 2 měsíci +2

    There is dead space 3

  • @RedDev1l757
    @RedDev1l757 Před 2 měsíci

    God of war should be on this list. Last two just haven't been God of war at all. Swap him out for any other characters and you'd have the same game. Another series ruined to get me casuals

  • @captainDL3
    @captainDL3 Před 2 měsíci

    You can hear the AI voice track for this channel’s videos glitch out with weird cadences.
    Wtf.

  • @ryanpierce5460
    @ryanpierce5460 Před 2 měsíci

    Haha you missed call of duty 😂

  • @ps4gamingworld447
    @ps4gamingworld447 Před 2 měsíci +1

    First

  • @miketaylor3578
    @miketaylor3578 Před 2 měsíci

    God of War 3 was the last good one.

    • @chrisgill6306
      @chrisgill6306 Před 2 měsíci

      I agree wholeheartedly. I've got 100% completion on GoW 2018 and Ragnarok, and neither holds up to the original games. Even Ascension was far better imo. Everything GoW related since 2018 has just been kinda "meh" the only GoW I don't count from the original games is God of War: Betrayal, but we don't talk about Betrayal.

  • @doublecommenter5161
    @doublecommenter5161 Před 2 měsíci

    Devil May Cry survived as a series and recently Resident Evil as far as consistency and quality.

  • @brandanwilliams1973
    @brandanwilliams1973 Před 2 měsíci +7

    For dissrespecting ninja gaiden im unsubscribing

    • @utisti4976
      @utisti4976 Před 2 měsíci +2

      im subscribing
      anything by team ninja is meh

    • @Nola504Boi
      @Nola504Boi Před 2 měsíci +1

      Yes. Ninja Gaiden 3 wasn't a bad game. It had its flaws and wasn't as great as the first two games. But it was still a good action game. No where near terrible and Razor's Edge improved some things.

  • @ThePhysicalReaction
    @ThePhysicalReaction Před 2 měsíci

    sweet baby inc had a hand in making the steaming pile of woke trash that is Saints Row 2022

  • @kaikiske7436
    @kaikiske7436 Před 2 měsíci

    Man, you guys have some of the WORST takes ever. 😂
    You guys fawned all over Saints Row reboot in previews. 😂
    Ninja Gaiden 2 (360) is the peak, and the BEST action game ever. NG3 was ok, but Razors Edge was a fine game on its own. Far from AWFUL (or is your title just click bait?)
    Most of the latest games in franchises listed here are far from “Awful” 😂

  • @utisti4976
    @utisti4976 Před 2 měsíci

    Call of Duty
    Halo
    Fallout
    Elder Scrolls
    Warcraft
    Mass Effect
    Dragon Age
    :(

  • @elekktrik_0339
    @elekktrik_0339 Před 2 měsíci +3

    Definitely Gears of war. Great trilogy- now just pure garbage

    • @joesunday199
      @joesunday199 Před 2 měsíci +1

      Gears 4 and 5 aren't that bad.

    • @misterhoobomaster
      @misterhoobomaster Před 2 měsíci +2

      Unfair to say imo. Yeah the OG trilogy is far superior but 4 and 5 are not."bad".

    • @richardruiz4463
      @richardruiz4463 Před 2 měsíci

      Gears tactics is absolute worst in the franchise yo

    • @misterhoobomaster
      @misterhoobomaster Před 2 měsíci

      @@richardruiz4463 I would argue Gears Judgement is even worse lol

    • @joesunday199
      @joesunday199 Před 2 měsíci +1

      @@richardruiz4463 How? It was very fun.

  • @MarquisDeSang
    @MarquisDeSang Před 2 měsíci +38

    Halo is the worst, every new entry is slowly going down. The latest Feminist edition is the worst.

    • @kizaruthegreat
      @kizaruthegreat Před 2 měsíci +2

      Reach was the last real good one imo

    • @grim_tobe
      @grim_tobe Před 2 měsíci +4

      343 did halo wrong

    • @grim_tobe
      @grim_tobe Před 2 měsíci

      ​@@kizaruthegreatReach was the last Bungie made before 343 taken over.

    • @MarquisDeSang
      @MarquisDeSang Před 2 měsíci +1

      @@grim_tobe The best games all came from Apple developers : Halo, Myst and the first WASD + mouse controls came from the mac game Dark Castle.

    • @richardruiz4463
      @richardruiz4463 Před 2 měsíci

      You suck yo

  • @shannonbayley3684
    @shannonbayley3684 Před 2 měsíci +8

    Any developers that hire or are forced to hire DEI groups like Sweet Baby etc are doomed to FAILURE. Did anyone believe Rocksteady (with their genre defining Arkham series) would deliver a pile of hot crap.. Welp that's what happens. Same with Volition and their garbage Saints Row reboot. As well as numerous others too.

    • @johnyoung8745
      @johnyoung8745 Před 2 měsíci +5

      DEI isn’t why Rocksteady produced crap like Suicide Squad, corporate greed and crowd chasing is. You sound like an uninformed troll

    • @PeanutButterShack
      @PeanutButterShack Před 2 měsíci

      ​@@johnyoung8745nah it was sweet baby inc

  • @hevysmokerX
    @hevysmokerX Před 2 měsíci

    Crackdown always sucked.

  • @richardruiz4463
    @richardruiz4463 Před 2 měsíci +1

    In the list you forgot; Dirt 2, GTA San Andreas, Baldur's gate 1-2-& 3, elden ring, destiny 2, Scarlett Nexus, Destiny, little planet, Halo wars, wasteland, cult of the lamb and gears tactics yo

    • @peterthompson5785
      @peterthompson5785 Před 2 měsíci +2

      How did elden ring and baulders gate become awful?

    • @trankia1224
      @trankia1224 Před 2 měsíci

      You've got 2 goty on here and an indy without any sequels yet.

  • @FuckShit589
    @FuckShit589 Před 2 měsíci

    Watch Dogs

    • @johnny2.011
      @johnny2.011 Před 2 měsíci

      I agree Watch dogs is dead now

  • @aladdindouhan3172
    @aladdindouhan3172 Před 2 měsíci +1

    Hi