Game series that can do no wrong? Explain...

[unindexedsearchengine]

DLC is just one of the things that everyone, no matter how good, gets wrong.

Well, there was that one AC:Brohood DLC that was free, and had a better plot than the actual game, so i think that didn't cause any harm. It was pretty damn good, actually. Oh, and there is Lair of the Shadow Broker for ME2, which was also better than the main plot. wasn't free though...

 

[Brainwreck]

Nope. Everything can and does do wrong.
This is not in any way restricted to video games or media at all, and there is no exception.

 

[chozo_hybrid]

Zone of the Enders was awesome, those games have never let me down.

 

[omicron1]

DLC is just one of the things that everyone, no matter how good, gets wrong.

Well, there was that one AC:Brohood DLC that was free, and had a better plot than the actual game, so i think that didn't cause any harm. It was pretty damn good, actually. Oh, and there is Lair of the Shadow Broker for ME2, which was also better than the main plot. wasn't free though...

And there's good Elder Scrolls DLC. And bad Mass Effect/AC DLC. Point being, criticizing DLC as part of the main series is sort of pointless. Nobody really knows the formula for producing good DLC all the time, so everyone falls down on the job occasionally. I don't hold it against them.

 

[Lt._nefarious]

Halo... Halo, Halo, Halo, Halo, Halo! And Silent Hill...

Why? Because I've never played a game from either seires I've disliked I've spent so much money on them I have to love them...

 

[Assassin Xaero]

I'd say Half-Life 2, because it, Episode 1, and 2 were all good, and Episode 3 will never come out, so it can't possibly be ruined.

 

[Saregon]

Mario had Mario II.

What? I assume you mean Super Mario Bros. 2? I thought that was great, still do.

Anyway, OT: My favorite game series is probably Banjo-Kazooie. Now, I've never played Nuts'n'Bolts, and don't plan to (the update/redesign of title characters is just horrid), but the original games for the 64 were just fantastic, and I find them just as fun today. I do a replay on my 360 every now and then. But can it do no wrong? Oh, it definitely can (Nuts'n'Bolts). Oh Rare, why oh why did you leave Nintendo?

 

[Saregon]

Mario had Mario II.

What? I assume you mean Super Mario Bros. 2? I thought that was great, still do.

Anyway, OT: My favorite game series is probably Banjo-Kazooie. Now, I've never played Nuts'n'Bolts, and don't plan to (the update/redesign of title characters is just horrid), but the original games for the 64 were just fantastic, and I find them just as fun today. I do a replay on my 360 every now and then. But can it do no wrong? Oh, it definitely can (Nuts'n'Bolts). Oh Rare, why oh why did you leave Nintendo?

Yea, sorry. I wrote that shortly after waking up. Anyways, the game was fine, but it wasn't a real Mario game. It was Doki Doki Panic if I recall correctly.

I never got a chance to play those games, I was thinking about picking up either the original Carts or just downloading it from XBLA.

Might as well go XBLA, it's updated to fit a HD screen. It looks the same, except better, kind of. Everything is just a little sharper. The controls are very nice and fit the 360 controller very well, and the camera controls more smoothly with the analog stick than the old c-buttons. They're also not too expensive, and if you get them both, the Stop'n'Swop feature originally intended for the 64 has been implemented. Just a tad strange seeing the Microsoft logo where Nintendo's would be originally.

I also checked Doki Doki Panic out on Youtube, and wow, it is EXACTLY the same game. Kind of disappointed in Nintendo now. Not a big deal though, Super Mario World was always my favorite, until 64 came out. Now that I think about it, I don't think I've ever played a Mario game I didn't like. Haven't played one since the N64 though, except for Luigi's Mansion, but still.

 

[bafrali]

Well Half Life is the ony series i can think of that hasn't been tainted with sub-par sequals, investor interference or oversaturation. Biggest problem is not having enough of it.

 

[MonkeyGH]

I think you guys took the title a little too literally. I just meant your game series that rarely disappoints.

Also, Other M isn't even in the Prime trilogy. Maybe I shouldn't have even mentioned it to avoid confusion.

 

[Mikejames]

Metal Gear (Solid). No matter how insane a spinoff is, it'll be accepted because Kojima Productions know how to do their shit (include knowing which companies to hand their series to. I will NEVER forgive Capcom.)

Say what you want about the games, but they appeal to their fans, and that's what's important.

Have you seen some fans rant about MGS2?

 

[bullet_sandw1ch]

My favorite series is the Metroid Prime trilogy. (Other M is obviously not included).

That sounds a bit self-contradictory.

If you have to omit game from the series in order to say that it has done no wrong then clearly that series has done something wrong.

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OT: I'm pretty sure I could find a flaw somewhere in any series that I love. Even Portal 2 had some weak bits near the start.

and the hilarious but frustrating old aperture section in the middle of the game. god help me i probably viewed walkthoughs on that part more than 20 times.

 

[wrightguy0]

Zelda is disqualified for CDi.

That never happened.

CDi exists. Deal with it.

Spoiler: Also, this happened.

I took 18 seconds of that video before wanting to punch link in the babymakers and break his jaw......

OT: I think the GTA series can do no wrong, people may think GTA IV was shit but the fact is they had a great story and whatever flaws found were overshadowed by a brilliant game and fantastic story and world

 

[Ryank1908]

Total War. People talk a bit of shit about Empire, but, let's be honest - they've been consistently evolving in one way or another, and every single entry in the series has been at the very least a great game.

 

[Ryank1908]

Zelda is disqualified for CDi.

That never happened.

CDi exists. Deal with it.

Spoiler: Also, this happened.

I took 18 seconds of that video before wanting to punch link in the babymakers and break his jaw......

You would have to hit him REALLY hard to hit him there and break his jaw. I'd pay money to see that happen.

 

[ReinWeisserRitter]

It's been said plenty of times, but it bears repeating: no game series can do no wrong. Anyone that disagrees just pulls the bullshit "that game never happened/isn't canon/wasn't made by the same developers" card, which is another way of saying, "I didn't like it, so it doesn't count". Grow up a bit and admit that it's not infallible just because you enjoy it.

 

[MeChaNiZ3D]

There are no series without the capacity to do wrong, but some exercise that capacity more than others. Ratchet and Clank has been pretty solid though, after a bit of searching through all the series I've played at least some of. I don't think there's ever been a bad Metal Gear game either, one that's screwed with the mechanics or been gimmicky. But Monster Hunter, Armored Core, Assassins Creed, Resistance, have all done things at some point that I don't like. But I still forgive them a little bit. Although Monster Hunter sends me into a murderous rage at the thought (CAPCOOOOOMMMM!!!) and Assassins Creed is gradually getting to the point where I won't buy them at all.

Oh wait, Portal has never done anything wrong in its life. More of a duo...logy but still.

 

[White_Lama]

The only one I can think of is Halo. There really hasn't been a bad Halo game. All of them are great.

This isn't speaking from a fans point of view. You can pull the "Halo Wars" card but it's not really a bad game, just a decent attempt to get RTS games to consoles. Believe it or not, several thousand people are still playing it.

I was going to say exactly that. After playing all the games, I haven't felt anyone of the games have been bad.

And Halo: Wars has great story and is as far as I know, the only RTS game on the Xbox 360 that works really well and goes fluently, good controls and me and 2 of my friends are still among the few thousand still playing it.

 

[infinity_turtles]

I'm gonna go ahead and say Shin Megami series. Hell, I even enjoyed Demikids. They could do wrong at somepoint, but it's hard for me to even imagine what a Shin Megami game gotten wrong would be like.

 

[AgentLampshade]

Have you seen some fans rant about MGS2?

For what it's worth, it was still an above-par game. The story twist was awesome, and I personally didn't mind Raiden.