Mario Kart, Super Mario, Paper Mario are totaly differn't because Mario is an all rounded character. When you take a horror game turning into a generic third person shooter, a FPS by turning into COD even though it's nothing like it or a Final Fantasy game which has been dumbed down and westernized then it goes against the franchises roots.

If I was to review RE6 it would automaticaly get a crap score because I know for a fine fact that it goes against what the franchise was about. Same goes for the new dmc, it may look like a good game but it's not dmc at heart and it should be reviewed as one, if it dosen't live up to past DMC games then it fails in my books. If you let developers keep changing franchises instead of making new IPs for them then your letting them ruin every franchise they create

Theres a difference between evolving a franchise and drasticaly changing it

**When you take a horror game turning into a generic third person shooter, a FPS by turning into COD even though it's nothing like it or a Final Fantasy game which has been dumbed down and westernized then it goes against the franchises roots.**

Or, it's a refinement of the IP itself?

Look, I hate that ME2 and ME3 got rid of a ton of the RPG elements from ME1 (exploration, kill-by-kill xp rewards, ability to customize/equip squad, some form of loot drop or kill rewards, etc.). But, when they changed from being a 90% character skill based shooter in the first game to a 99% player skill based shooter in the second and third games, I didn't find it a change in what it was. Neither did the overall community.

Now, yes, there will be more focus on action on DS3, but that doesn't mean there won't be just as much focus on horror elements. So, when you hear someone say "there will be more action in this game" do you automatically assume that horror will be thrown out?

Furthermore, we're talking about the very early stages of an IP. Without evolving it to meet a greater audience demand, you are going to ruin the chances for the IP all together.

Look at Resident Evil. How vastly different was the gameplay in Resident Evil 1-3 to Resident Evil 4? They made a change to a more traditional TPS and in the process made the best of the series.

Look, I'm not saying you can't be wrong, but I am saying that looking at what they are saying doesn't mean that the elements you consider core to the IP are missing. Furthermore, nor does it mean it will make for a worse game that follow the spirit of the franchise.