How would you destroy a beloved game series?

Post by **J T** » Mon Jun 17, 2013 2:06 pm

Take some cherished game series and come up with an idea for a sequel that is so bad it would kill the franchise.

For example I might create a game called Halo: Dr. Master Chief where you play a Dr. Mario themed version of Halo wherein Master Chief must match three or more green, red, and blue space marine helmets to wipe out nasty Flood viruses. It looks like destroying the viruses will reveal a nude picture of Cortana in the background, but she is just wearing a bikini. This is, of course, all set to an inappropriately dramatic Hans Zimmer score.

Post by **Ack** » Mon Jun 17, 2013 2:14 pm

Hmm...what if we turned Sonic the Hedgehog into a werewolf?

Post by **AppleQueso** » Mon Jun 17, 2013 2:15 pm

JT what are you talking about that Halo puzzle game sounds amazing.

I've seen some REALLY bad ideas that could have killed franchises. Hard for me to think of anything more over the top than something like the gritty Bomberman: Act Zero or that cancelled Mega Man X FPS reboot thing.

Post by **MrPopo** » Mon Jun 17, 2013 2:18 pm

Ack wrote:Hmm...what if we turned Sonic the Hedgehog into a werewolf?

I'd take a top down tactical squad game and turn it into an FPS that bears little resemblance to the original games.

Post by **fastbilly1** » Mon Jun 17, 2013 2:22 pm

Modern day Zelda

Post by **prfsnl_gmr** » Mon Jun 17, 2013 2:29 pm

Super Mario X-treme Sports Mix

This would be a Mario sports game where Mario, Luigi, Princess Peach, Bowser, etc. competed in a variety of "extreme" sports such as moto-cross, skateboarding, rollerblading, etc. It would contain copious product placement from Axe Body Spray, Old Spice, Doritos, Mountian Dew, etc., and some of these items would be used as power ups. Moreover, all of the female characters would be scantily glad; Mario and Luigi would have soul-patches; and it would contain nu-metal interpetations of classic Mario themes.

Post by **BurningDoom** » Mon Jun 17, 2013 2:43 pm

Make it an XBox One exclusive.

Post by **prfsnl_gmr** » Mon Jun 17, 2013 3:01 pm

I would also add some rape jokes and make it otherwise grossly inappropriate for children.

(Thinking about, I am pretty sure that Super Mario X-Treme Sports Mix would - sadly - sell a lot of copies and that a distinct yet sizable segment of the population would genuinely enjoy the nu-metal rap/rock interpreations of Mario themes.)

Post by **MrEco** » Mon Jun 17, 2013 3:07 pm

I'd hype up the sequel as being the greatest game of all time, then release it as a generic shadow of it's former self.

Fourteen years later.

Post by **SpoonyBard** » Mon Jun 17, 2013 3:09 pm

Honestly, most of my ideas for ruining a series are put to shame by the series-ruining games that already exist.

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