I think paper mario sticker star ruined the paper mario franchise big time. 

Edited December 25, 201410 yr by Toon Link

Here comes the Final Fantasy XIII hate.

I agree with Blue. No game truly demolishes a series. XIII in my opinion was a nice game, but that game truly alienated Final Fantasy fans for the first time.

Here comes the Final Fantasy XIII hate.I agree with Blue. No game truly demolishes a series. XIII in my opinion was a nice game, but that game truly alienated Final Fantasy fans for the first time.

 

The funny thing is XII was like that.

The funny thing is XII was like that.

and FFXI, and even a little FFX (and definitely X-2)

Square started doing weird stuff in the 2000s

and FFXI, and even a little FFX (and definitely X-2)

Square started doing weird stuff in the 2000s

 

Don't forget about VIII.

Don't forget about VIII.

So basically everything after VI is an utter failure?

I wouldn't necessarily say "ruined," but I can name games that noted when the franchise went downhill/really low points for that franchise:

 

Kingdom Hearts- 358/2 Days: I know a lot of fans love this one, but honestly, it wasn't very enjoyable at all to me. Between the repetitive missions and the boring storyline that constantly repeated the same conflicts and issues, this game just bores me.

 

Final Fantasy- VIII and XII: Went with two games here, because honestly, I couldn't find either one remotely enjoyable. VIII's draw system was a major downgrade from the typical magic system in FF games, and the junction system was just frustrating. Squall is one of the most unlikable protagonists I've seen in a game, and the rest of the cast didn't help either. As for XII, I didn't like that the gambit system practically made the game play itself. Vaan was also really annoying, and completely pointless after Balthier joined in (I played this for 15-20 hours before quitting, so it's possible that he became important later on, but the experience was so bad that I just didn't want to continue).

 

Crash Bandicoot- Crash of the Titans: I only played a little bit of this one, but it was pretty clear that Crash was dead when I played this game. The gameplay was completely different at this point, the new character designs were painful to look at, and it was just clear that there was a massive drop in quality at this point. I still have hopes that the series will be taken back up by Naughty Dog or some other talented developer once again, but that hope's starting to diminish.

 

Those are just a few I could think of off the top of my head.

Welcome to KH13, where one or two bad apples are unescusable and ruin entire franchises 

 

while I don't really think that games can ruin franchises no matter how bad they are, some games that I believe should have never been released come to mind

 

Spyro the Dragon: Everything after Spyro 3

 

Crash Bandicoot: everything after CTR with the exception of Twinsanity and maybe Tag Team Racing

 

Sonic: Pretty much after Sonic 3 & Knuckles

 

Earthworm Jim: The bad one

 

Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts which I dont even think is a bad game tbh, but the fact that it was released as a BK game just hurts my little ol heart.

 

Star Fox: Everything after Star Fox 64

Don't blame me for saying that some games kill franchises. It was the youtube video that made me thought it was true.I should have that not ALL youtube videos are credible. 

While I personally enjoyed it, objectively based on evidence I have to sayJak and Daxter: The Lost Frontier.The evidence:The end set itself up for a sequel that never cameNo new Jak games have been made since (the HD collections don't count as "new" anymore than 1.5 or 2.5 do for KH, a remaster is not a new game)There was a concept for either a Jak and Daxter reboot or a Jak 4, or possibly even a TLA sequel but the project was scrapped.