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How to Kill a Franchise

This gameplayer article asks whether franchises run the risk of dying if they change the age of the lead character, looking specifically at Syphon Filter and MGS.

"Want to know the best way to kill off a valuable franchise? Let it run its course. Be the impatient child at bedtime who never tires of saying, "And then what happened?"

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PirateThom6371d ago

That's a pretty lame article, there's nothing to it other than "I don't like the directions Syphon Filter and Metal Gear Solid have gone."

morganfell6371d ago

You don't control Gabe? Who the hell was that impostor in Dark Mirror and Logan's Shadow? It's hard to say Dark Mirror was not of consequence when many outlets made it the PSP game of the year and it was ported to the PS2.

Looking down at the end of the article there is a link to another article...criticizing MGS4. I do not need to read anything else from that site...ever.

Skerj6371d ago

Morgan, I thought the SAME THING. Somehow they completely forgot Dark Mirror and Logan's Shadow and focused on that horrid Omega Strain game. The sad thing is in another article they'll go on about how the PSP has no games. ..

Danja6371d ago

SP : Dark Mirror is still in my top 5 fave PSP games..

CloudsEnd6371d ago

Its sad to think you need something like a Certificate to speak about MGS4.
You see those guys, they talk bad about the Metal Gear Franchise, but they dont know a thing. And everytime this: MGS4 Is a Movie!!
I counter that crap with: But its the best movie ever made !

The Metal Gear Franchise cant be killed, because its stays on Kojima Production.
Not like Silent Hill which wanders his way from Japanese Developers to American Developers.

Silent Hill is a Japanese Game goddamned, dont sell your franchises you f*ckheads!

Is this Article about Silent Hill, too? I forgot.. lol

And please, whats that Syphon Filter sh!t? I mean they dont got a clue!
Gosh, such retards.

BattleAxe6370d ago

After playing Dark Mirror ans Logans Shadow, I can't wait for a PS3 installment in the Syphon Filter franchise.

The Killer6370d ago

they dont advertise, i didnt until now know that Syphon Filter: Dark Mirrors is that good and got many awards, i didnt even know they used cover system!!

man sony is only damaging them selfs when they dont advertise on their good games!!

now am getting Syphon Filter: Dark Mirrors within few days

XxZxX6370d ago

nobody kill franchise better than Sega on Sonic the hedgehog.

KLEPTOMANIAC6370d ago

first off start by thinking up a way of pumping out heaps of unnecessary sequels that not only try to reboot a series, but also are nothing like they are hyped up to be. For example all the new FF7 games *shudder* and lets just say Sonic.
The next is to take the formula that everyone loved from the first game and throw that out the window and make an entirely different type of game for the the next installment.
And thirdly, by now the game franchise is selling badly and getting terrible reviews, its time to release a new game thats been rushed onto the market and follows the first two steps.
Great simple steps for everyone to enjoy :)

NathanGra6370d ago

I have to say I agree with you. (Even though I did enjoy Crisis Core, with the exception of everything Genesis related)

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rucky6371d ago (Edited 6371d ago )

So this article is basically saying he wants MGS to be like Mario, Batman or James Bond whereas the Solid Snake won't die? Wow it appears you James Cootie, is smarter than Kojima and should start designing characters instead of bickering about other people's creation.

George Sears6371d ago

Kojima killed MGS because he didn't want to continue working on the Story of Snake in particular. He wanted to move on and he felt the connection of Snake getting old by the simple fact that he too has grow old over the course of his time creating the MGS franchise as long as the Kojima Production crew.

Gun_Senshi6371d ago

Milking is crap.

MGS4 ended "Franchise" (Which didn't end but Snake's story did) In the most beautiful way ever.

shinobi3336371d ago

you never know what he has up his sleeve give the mgs franchise a chance to regroup

VampHuntD6370d ago

This is the truth. Kojima probably has something else up his sleeve, this isn't teh first time Snake's story was supposed to end. Although it may really end this time.

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Konami Delists Some Metal Gear Games From Digital Stores Without Warning

Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots and Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker HD have been delisted from digital stores without warning.

cloganart103d ago

I mean, it makes sense. With Vol.2 coming and all that

Commentby103d ago

Stupid headline. Should state that they are being updated or discontinued. This makes the crazy people that only read headlines think it some kind of conspiracy to take away peoples already purchased games.

jjb1981103d ago

If you want to all of a sudden own them now and haven't played them yet because a remastered is coming out, shame on you. I can't believe people are complaining about this 15 years later when it was bound to happen anyway. "A new remaster is out, quick, I'd better buy the original from the shop."

gigoran8102d ago

Gamers: "Physical? who needs physical? everyone knows that digital online games are the future. stop living in the past. we don't need no stinking disc drive"

Same gamers: "How dare the delist a digital game that I own!!!!"

computeSci102d ago (Edited 102d ago )

And? What is your point?

Same gamers: "How dare the retailers to delist (quit selling) a physical game that I own!!!!"

I think you just read the headline and don't know how dilisting works with Sony. It's common knowledge that:

"Players who already bought the games will still have them in their library and can download and play them as usual."

So again, what is your point?

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PlayStation 3 Games That Desperately Need a PS5 Remaster

The PlayStation 3 may not have been the strongest generation for Sony, but there were still some diamonds in the rough that deserve a revisit as PS5 remasters.

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OtterX816d ago (Edited 816d ago )

Even if they could just remaster and put on PSVR2, some would still look great as VR titles and could do a whole lot to bolster the headset w these exclusives! I'd imagine the investment of reworking these titles into VR would be way less than building new games from the ground up, and they could be amazing experiences, and VR often makes flat games feel fresh again. The Resistance and Killzone games are particularly what I want to see!!

Rude-ro816d ago

I played killzone 3 in 3d and it really changed the game per being immersive.
In vr, that would be even more awesome.

darthv72816d ago

Funny you mention that... my son wanted to play some PS3 games in 3d on my PS tv and he was blown away by how good KZ3 was. It really was a great addition to the game. Im surprised there have not been more 3d games from that era being ported to the PSVR/VR2.

_SilverHawk_816d ago

resistance 1-3, killzone 1-3, uncharted 1-3, uncharted golden abyss, folklore, socom 4 , motorstorm, twisted metal, MAG, heavenly sword

Cacabunga816d ago

Killzone 2+3
Sly Thieves in Time
Crack in Time
God of War Ascension
Motorstorm
Modnation racer
Infamous 1+2

Profchaos816d ago (Edited 816d ago )

Killzone trilogy in VR would be amazing bonus points if they offer shadow fall.

There was a psvr1 Killzone project that supermassive was working on at one stage which wasn't up to scratch and Sony brand it back in house I was hoping we would see that on psvr2 eventually.

Personally I'd love to see some more love or acknowledgement of psvr2 from Sony in general it was a expensive headset and Sony barely acknowledge it's existence

seanpitt23816d ago

The amount of work needed to remaster these games wouldn't be beneficial on a financial and business sense.. MGS4 would probably be the best bet as it would need the least amount of work!

Iceball2000816d ago

YEAAASSSSS! I miss this franchise and wanna play it so bad again.

Father__Merrin816d ago

The time is perfect for a resistance fall of man game campaign coop multiplayer

InUrFoxHole816d ago

The resistance series is str8 trash to me. Socom 3 I would welcome. Or killzone MP.

Marcus Fenix816d ago

A Resistance reboot will be awesome

Michiel1989816d ago

That's what Bungie should make, Ill keep saying it until it happens

1Victor816d ago (Edited 816d ago )

Resistance was ok but Warhawk and Starhawk was better and kept me coming back for almost a decade of fun and petty revenge on the loud mouth unskilled players 🤣
Edit I loved capture the flag dropping the pot on the flag carrier was extremely satisfying as well as transforming your plane in bot form and stumping them to death 😱

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Michiel1989816d ago

Resistance was the best co-op fps I ever played after L4D2

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One Last Smoke - The significance of Snake's cigarettes in Metal Gear Solid 4

An article looking at the symbolic meaning behind the cigarettes in Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots.

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