T-Pac | 7,586 Graphics Team · Posted January 17, 2022 Share Posted January 17, 2022 The longer a game franchise is around, the more likely it is that poorly-received titles will join the ranks alongside the hits. But what time-tested series has done the best job of quality-maintenance over it's lifespan? -CasualCart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reed Rothchild | 9,580 Editorials Team · Posted January 17, 2022 Share Posted January 17, 2022 I'd say obvious stuff like Mario, Zelda, Metroid, and ilk aside... Metal Gear? Resident Evil? Some of the spinoff stuff did iffy I suppose. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloves | 11,829 Administrator · Posted January 17, 2022 Share Posted January 17, 2022 4 minutes ago, Reed Rothchild said: I'd say obvious stuff like Mario, Zelda, Metroid, and ilk aside... Metal Gear? Resident Evil? Some of the spinoff stuff did iffy I suppose. There are no bad Metal Gear games. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reed Rothchild | 9,580 Editorials Team · Posted January 17, 2022 Share Posted January 17, 2022 For franchises where I've personally played every single game in existence, I might just say the Layton franchise. I loved the first 7 titles. Only the final 8th game dipped into mediocrity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naked Warrior | 288 Posted January 17, 2022 Share Posted January 17, 2022 (edited) MarioKart - 8 games and all of them within a stone's throw of perfection (for the time/system they were released). Edited January 17, 2022 by Naked Warrior s 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reed Rothchild | 9,580 Editorials Team · Posted January 17, 2022 Share Posted January 17, 2022 3 minutes ago, Gloves said: There are no bad Metal Gear games. Snakes Revenge or that online game? I haven't played either one. And I got very bored with Portable Ops. Still a high bar franchise for sure though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ifightdragons | 234 Posted January 17, 2022 Share Posted January 17, 2022 (edited) Boring, but subjectively obvious answer: Zelda or Mega Man. Both franchises have a boatload of quality games. Some better than others, but they're mostly all very good, bar some dubious spin-offs. Edited January 17, 2022 by ifightdragons 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Californication | 1,487 Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 Ghosts N' Goblins + Spin Off's 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkTone | 988 Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 First party nintendo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NostalgicMachine | 246 Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 I've yet to come across a bad, or even poor, Kirby game! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fox | 1,673 Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 God of War Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kguillemette | 1,547 Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 Getting away from the usual answers, I'll go with Ratchet and Clank. Though I've never played the Clank spinoff. I've played most main entries and they have all been great! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silent Hill | 276 Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 13 minutes ago, Kguillemette said: Getting away from the usual answers, I'll go with Ratchet and Clank. Though I've never played the Clank spinoff. I've played most main entries and they have all been great! Rift Apart on PS5 is absolutely phenomenal 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silent Hill | 276 Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 Doom comes to mind, though there really aren't that many entries. In fact, the franchise may have even gotten better with age. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TDIRunner | 2,771 Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 14 hours ago, Gloves said: There are no bad Metal Gear games. Does that include Survive? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TDIRunner | 2,771 Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 I'm not sure that I've played all of them, but I haven't played a bad Metal Slug game. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacepup | 2,411 Administrator · Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 57 minutes ago, Silent Hill said: Rift Apart on PS5 is absolutely phenomenal Agree - I have been playing this and it is awesome! I've beaten every single R&C game, including spinoffs like Secret Agent Clank, and I've enjoyed every single one of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacepup | 2,411 Administrator · Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 Also, I know it's a 'popular' franchise, but honestly, I have loved every Uncharted game. The story and characters are just great. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloves | 11,829 Administrator · Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 51 minutes ago, TDIRunner said: Does that include Survive? I dunno what you're talking about. Survive what? Who? WHERE? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TDIRunner | 2,771 Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 13 minutes ago, Gloves said: I dunno what you're talking about. Survive what? Who? WHERE? I'm actually not sure if you are serious, or if you are pretending that it doesn't exist, but both are perfectly acceptable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloves | 11,829 Administrator · Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 1 minute ago, TDIRunner said: I'm actually not sure if you are serious, or if you are pretending that it doesn't exist, but both are perfectly acceptable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DefaultGen | 5,428 Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 (edited) The absolute worst Super Mario games are maybe SML or NSMB2 which are still pretty good games, so in terms of really big franchises I think that's it for me. Skyward Sword tanks Zelda too much (in addition to a also having a couple just-okay handheld ones). Metal Gear Solid is a good answer. That way you can cut out Survive and some other spin offs. You can even kind of cheat and include MGS on GBC which is also an awesome game. I don't think there's a bad Grand Theft Auto game either. Even Chinatown Wars on DS was really great. The only one I didn't finish was GTA5 but only because I'd played the same in the same franchise a dozen times beforehand. It would be hard to say GTA5 isn't at the top of the genre. Edited January 18, 2022 by DefaultGen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TDIRunner | 2,771 Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 7 minutes ago, DefaultGen said: The absolute worst Super Mario games are maybe SML or NSMB2 which are still pretty good games, so in terms of really big franchises I think that's it for me. Skyward Sword tanks Zelda too much (in addition to a also having a couple just-okay handheld ones). Metal Gear Solid is a good answer. That way you can cut out Survive and some other spin offs. You can even kind of cheat and include MGS on GBC which is also an awesome game. I don't think there's a bad Grand Theft Auto game either. Even Chinatown Wars on DS was really great. The only one I didn't finish was GTA5 but only because I'd played the same in the same franchise a dozen times beforehand. It would be hard to say GTA5 isn't at the top of the genre. I thought about saying "Kojima Metal Gear" games since all of the "bad" ones did not have his involvement. I thought about saying GTA as well since I believe even the original games on the PS1 were good. I've never played the GB version and I can't imagine it's great, but even if that game is bad, the series as a whole is great. Another series that came to mind is the Dirt series. There are 8 games in the series if you don't count the Colin McRae Rally series of games that preceded it (which would add another 5 if you want to count them). Those have all been solid entries although there are a few I haven't played like Dirt Showdown. I also want to include Gran Turismo, but it's difficult to after how disappointing GT Sport was. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DefaultGen | 5,428 Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 Just now, TDIRunner said: I also want to include Gran Turismo, but it's difficult to after how disappointing GT Sport was. I also thought of Gran Turismo but I was outrageously hyped for GT5, preordered the limited edition, followed all the pre-release stuff, and it just kind of okay. Since there are so many amazing sim racing options I haven't played a GT since Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Californication | 1,487 Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 Shinobi 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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