When the franchise of the video game starts with a strong first entry, fans usually expect that the sequel will improve on everything that has made the original so special. Although there are many well -documented gaming series that have gradually lost their shine over time, they often disappeared to uncertainty in this process, there are some that looked as if they were on their way out for some reason, just to make a big return, allowing them to live for many years.
This is what many fans will often refer to as “dark” or “harsh” periods for franchise, specifically referring to when the series seemingly lost its identity because the developers were too experimental and kidnapped. Fortunately, however, while all the popular franchises listed below have experienced this problem scene at some point in their history, they all managed to get out on the other hand better than ever, thanks to developers who are returning to the track and what fans really expect when they jump to the last entry.
Sonic the Hedgehog
The transition to 3D was a bit rough for blue blur
It is difficult to describe how absurdly popular Sonic the Hedgehog He was in the 1990s. Lightning-Quick hedgehog was a great and rebellious contrast to the slow and innocent Mario, with high-speed playing early Sound The titles provide an exciting platform experience that has never been seen at the time. As a result Sound The franchise has enjoyed a huge success for more than ten years, but as the other game series started to switch to 3D, Sega had difficulty with Blue Blue.
While Sonic Adventure Games were definitely exhibited titles they still kindly remember, franchise would really know each other in quality Sonic the Hedgehog (2006). Although advertised as a truly next generation Sound game, Sonic 06 It was interwoven with errors, technical problems and an unfinished level. Although it was a very experimental era for Sound franchise, as can be seen in games as Sonic boom and Lost worldIt took a while for Sega's Mascot to become truly relevant, with extremely popular Sonic Frontiiers He knocked out the hedgehog from his slump and placed him back to the top of the industry.
Resident Evil
Too many actions, not enough horror
With regard to Resident Evil It is by far the most popular horror franchise in this industry, it may be difficult to believe that it once occurred when it started with a somewhat joke, but that certainly did not happen overnight. With the first three classics defining a modern horror survival, Capcom continued the innovation of the horror genre Resident Evil 4Creating what still stands as one of their most respected video games.
One thing that fans immediately picked up while playing the fourth main game Resident Evil 5. Although Resident Evil 5 was still well accepted, it was clear that Capcom was driving a little too far on the action side of things, and that would become an even bigger problem in Resident Evil 6Which many agrees were quite disappointing. Therefore, it was so many long -term fans Resident Evil 7 He returned the franchise to his horror roots survival, because for a while it seemed as if it fell into a completely different genre that took over its basic identity.
Silent Hill
Silent Hill experienced a slow and painful decline before he returned to action
Another famous horror franchise that has experienced a similar problem period, albeit for somewhat different reasons, is Silent Hill. The Tiché team managed the art of inserting psychological horror into the form of video games with the first three Silent Hill Games, so it was always difficult to record these three original records, no matter how good the next game was. Silent Hill 4While a game that contains unique ideas and mechanics did not feel as if it all did to move the franchise forward.
Several other games would be developed by Western Studios and all received a mixed reception from fans and critics. Broken memories, Home-comingand Downpour All include interesting sufficient stories and diversity of monster cooling of spine, but it would not be up to the remake Silent Hill 2 that the series was able to prove again why she was considered the king of psychological horror. Despite all doubts, the Blober team managed to replicate everything that made the original game so great, and at the same time modernized it for the brand new audience and inhaled a new life into the franchise that has been sleeping for so long.
Raider
When most people think about protagonists with action adventure, their mind usually goes straight to Lara Croft, but despite how well the character is among the game community, has not held this level of relevance since her first game was released. Core Design created some of the most absorbing and demanding adventure platforms with the first three Raider games, but at the time they released Angel of Darkness, It was clear that the formula began to wear a little.
The Legend, Anniversaryand Underworld Games are all entertaining installments that try to imitate the immense satisfaction that came from navigation in the environment and solving puzzles in the original games, but still trying to excel as a unique and fresh experience. By accepting a drastically different approach with much darker and oriented to survival 2013 Tomb Raider Game, Crystal Dynamics ensured that Lara just disappeared into uncertainty as as many gaming protagonists, and because this game was released, The Raider The series has seen a massive revival of popularity and relevance.
Dead space
Before remake was dead space on the last legs
When it comes to creating an absorbing environment that makes players feel as if they just threw themselves into a terrible nightmare, there is no game that would achieve it as well as the first Dead space. While the second game is certainly much more chaotic and action -charged, the monstrous enemies of the Necromorph were more and more dangerous to ensure that players never felt really safe, even though they activated one of the points of storing the game.
But to jump on the latest trend Dead space 3 He made a bold decision to integrate cooperation into this experience. Although it is definitely fun that you have torn off several aliens with a friend, mainly thanks to a wide range of heavy weapons in offer, many people, the game simply did not feel like as Dead space It has already made many people to wonder if the franchise ever returns. Not only do you do Dead space Return, but returned with the remake of the first title, which is so refined and detailed that it is commonly considered to be the best way to experience not only the first game, but a series as a whole.
Street Fighter
Street Fighter fought against adversity to become the best candidate again
No Street Fighter Fan will ever be able to forget the infamous launch of the fifth game in the series. While Street Fighter 4 It was a tough but rewarding combat game that eventually brought a combat genre from the arcades and on the home console, Street Fighter 5 He did not do a great job while maintaining momentum, which was accumulated from the previous record. With a bizarre mixture of characters and without the arcade regime that is being talked about to say that fans were not happy when Street Fighter 5 He was first released that it would be slightly.
Over the next 7 years, Capcom would spend a huge amount of time and effort to polish the game to ensure that the fans were satisfied with the final product. Street Fighter 5 In the next few years, the truth has gradually become much better, especially with a lot of fun and iconic characters that have been added to the list but but but Street Fighter 6 There was a game that really dropped all expectations. With more availability options than ever, brand new world tour and even a giant online center where fighters can meet and fight, Street Fighter 6 Unlike the game that came earlier, it is far from disappointing.
Devil May Cry
Just as Dante started, his rise to the meaning of a sudden stop
Most franchises on this list began to dive into quality only after several games have been released, but in the case of Devil May CryIt wasn't long before it had reached its dark period. The original game was a strange, unpredictable, but incredibly addictive action title that was controlled by players on Dante, a powerful but funny demon of the killer who has a countless amount of dangerous weapons and abilities to pull his enemies. Although the action fight was the core of the game, the biggest draw Devil May Cry He was effortlessly cool and stylish Dante, who stole the show of Pilot every time he opened his mouth.
To the surprise of everyone than to stick to this version of Dante for continuation, Capcom instead turned him into stiff, without emotion, and finally a boring protagonist who was simply not so captivating. The difficulty of the game has also been dialed Devil May Cry 2To the point where most of the game can be completed by just burning Ebona and Ivory, Dante's strong set of pistols. Just when it seemed that the franchise was down down, Devil May Cry 3 He was released into the world and became one of the most recognized action games of all time. The legendary franchise did not leave the foot from the third entrance, and since the fifth game managed to bring a brand new audience, it does not seem that Dante and Nero's demon adventures soon slow down.
