I think Madden wins. At least with CoD, Halo, and Final Fantasy you're getting something of a new storyline or something.... not just a roster update.Vigormortis said:
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i dont get how Halo and Call of Duty (despite how much i hate it) are milked
i dont get how Halo and Call of Duty (despite how much i hate it) are milked
Halo Wars was an example of milking, just to be clear milking a franchise is essentially when put the franchises title on your product (ie starwars) just to make it sell, half Life doesnt fit into that. hell i hate Call Of Duty but i wouldnt say that is milking it even though its been the same since number 4 minus qualitypsicat said:
also i could be wrong but i swear lost coast is free
not always, for example Halo has only a few games but i would say that Halo Wars was an example of milking (but thats only one bit for the franchise nothing much)Mutilator7 said:
also Bioshock 2 was (arguably) milking
As I said above, ODST WAS a huge mistake. It was more of a game for people who cared more about the Halo universe than actual gameplay. Same with Reach, but for a different reason. Reach just completely fucked up the Halo timeline, but it WAS a good game that improved on good ideas like Firefight and Forge. You can't really fault Wars as that WAS an interesting concept. It's hard to do an RTS for a series like Halo, without adding in the fact that it has to be a console RTS. It's a shame that Ensemble closed its doors, because they did a really good job.Rossmallo said:
Also, 4 new games, with the H1 Reboot. And I really don't fault them for that.
1: Making a reboot of what was not only the best game of the franchise, but the first real successful console FPS, is a great way to energize the market and encourage people to buy the new series or get into the old series. That's just business strategy.
2: The series could really use the new trilogy. I mean, come on. What kind of ending is leaving the main character stranded in space careening towards a planet? You REALLY think that's an acceptable ending? Come on, it'd be like ending Harry Potter with Harry and Voldemort dissappearing into some sort of magical vortex. People wouldn't accept it as an ending. They need closure, and this new trilogy will give it to them.
Plus, I think it would be best to wait and see how the new trilogy comes out before we say wether or not they could be considered "milking" or not.
It seems like there's a general misunderstanding as to what someone means when they say a company is "milking" a brand or series.psicat said:
Opposing Force, Blue Shift, and Decay were developed by Gearbox. (Valve's name is accredited only because it made the game and engine these addons were built upon) And, as I had said before, Gearbox did this under the control of Sierra who, at the time, owned the rights to Half-Life, not Valve. Thus, only Half-Life 1 and it's addons could be viewed as being "milked" by Sierra. Effectively meaning they were rehashing the same formula in the hopes of making bank of the popularity of the first.
This is the essence of "milking" a brand. It's bringing a product to market and placing a title on it from a series that has sold well in the past. Regardless of how similar or different it may be. Final Fantasy is a perfect example of this. Even though many of the games are different, in many different ways, they still bare the same moniker. In most cases this wouldn't be necessary as each game could be sold under any name, especially given how disparate they are. However, Square puts them out with that Final Fantasy brand name because they're using the name as a way to sell the product. Relying on brand recognition and banking on people associating the new game with one from the past they liked. This is the essence of "milking" a brand.
On a side note, and you can chalk much of what I'm about to say to opinion, I have to say I'd hardly consider Half-Life as stagnating. Each game has been Valve attempting something new. Some new game mechanic, story telling technique, or tech idea. Even Episode 1 did this. And, just like Halo, the series has branched out into other genres. Portal and Portal 2, for example.
Definitely, this was going to be my reply. And not just in terms of games either.Daniel Forman said:
Yahtzee said some incredibly funny metaphor about how Star Wars has been milked so much, but I can't remember what it was
I will buy Legend of Zelda games from now to the end of time no matter how terrible they may be.
Though I will say Star Wars and Mario.
Though I will say Star Wars and Mario.
You'd be surprised how many people are unaware of how old W40K is, no need for the sarcasm.William Catching said:
