regmcfly wrote:Dude, if you don't like the concept, why make the thread?
Or if you don't like Edge's definition, do one yourself?
WorKid wrote:So... What are gaming's most important franchises?
Zelda, Mario, Halo, FF?
I think they'd need to have released at least 3 proper games, all of sufficient quality, and according to Edge (rollseyes) each release should be like an event or something.
JonB wrote:OK, this sort of 'major event' thing. Halo, Souls, CoD have all become too frequent to qualify. FF used to be one, but the quality dipped too much. Half-Life has stalled. Dragon Quest is the other main one I can think of outside the 3 mentioned, just not so much in the West. I think we're catching on to it slowly though.
Yes, although Mario and Zelda only stand up in that respect if we ignore all the spinoffs.Vela wrote:I really resist the idea of casting games like Halo and CoD in the same pond as Mario, Zelda, Street Fighter, or even stuff like War/StarCraft and Diablo. The former are more exercises in marketing budget excess.OK, this sort of 'major event' thing. Halo, Souls, CoD have all become too frequent to qualify. FF used to be one, but the quality dipped too much. Half-Life has stalled. Dragon Quest is the other main one I can think of outside the 3 mentioned, just not so much in the West. I think we're catching on to it slowly though.
WorKid wrote:So... What are gaming's most important franchises?
Zelda, Mario, Halo, FF?
I think they'd need to have released at least 3 proper games, all of sufficient quality, and according to Edge (rollseyes) each release should be like an event or something.
regmcfly wrote:Dude, if you don't like the concept, why make the thread?
Or if you don't like Edge's definition, do one yourself?
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