6 successful games, which did not need sequels

1. F.E.A.R.

The first part F.E.A.R. It was innovative for 2005. It was stunning graphics with realistic lighting and particle effects, which are now gaze.

The artificial intelligence of enemies hit. They acted like real trained soldiers: bypassed from the rear, just hiding in the shelter and threw grenades, forcing the player to constantly move and think through every action.

Moreover, a truly frightening game that shooters It was a rarity. Anyone who has passed F.E.A.R., easy to remember a couple of moments when the sudden appearance of the girl Alma made him jump.

In 2009 he published F.E.A.R. 2, in which there is nothing left that makes the series unique. This is the usual corridor shooter in the spirit of Call of Duty in those years. Player killing hundreds of soldiers, gets into trouble, is selected from them and fights the villain.

No scary moments, no breakthrough intelligence enemies - F.E.A.R. It has become just another shooter franchise. Introduced in 2011, the third part was very low media evaluation and finally kill streak.

2. Star Wars Battlefront (2015)

Battlefront 2015 - Electronic Arts is an attempt to create a service for the well-known shooter franchise. Game waiting for success: gamers missed "Star wars"And we were delighted to take part in massive battles of his favorite films.

Perhaps, then EA's worth it to create a new franchise in the popular universe, rather than doing a sequel. Battlefront II in 2017, many disliked. The game was very slow progression system that put gamers a choice: either spend dozens of hours for new items or pay for them with real money.

After the scandal of these aspects have corrected, but Battlefront II still sold worseStar Wars Battlefront II disappoints with over 7 million soldThan expected. Many did not make sense to take the full price game, which is not very different from the previous part, and even makes it to spend money after the purchase.

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3. Silent Hill 4

Silent Hill 4 was worthy horror. The main character had to survive in the surreal house that has changed over time. Due to the terrible, oppressive atmosphere, deep psychological subtext and strong image like room with a huge head in the game earned the love and the press.

But the next part of the famous series of the less fortunate. All of them were developed by the studio that did not manage to recreate the atmosphere of the first games. Fans were disappointed.

The last project was the franchise Silent Hill: Downpour, 2012, which is also not gained special popularity.

4. Far Cry 3

In Far Cry 3 Ubisoft found ideal formula for exciting shooter in an open world. The main character gets to the island, where everything is trying to kill him: bandits, panthers, crocodiles, cassowaries, and even badgers.

The player gradually releases the area of ​​baddies using available weapons and skills, and occasionally gets into funny situations at the intersection of game mechanics. For example, when during hot shooting enemies attacking from the rear, and a beast of prey in the battlefield chaos begins.

All of the following part of the franchise - Far Cry 4, Far Cry 5, Primal, New Dawn - repeat this formula literally, with minimal changes. Appeared cooperative, crafting, no longer necessary to activate the tower, a series visited the prehistoric times, modern America and postapokalipsise.

But in spite of these changes, almost the entire franchise - is the same as the third part, but other decorations. From the fact that it was repeated four more times (five if you count the addition Blood Dragon), the game does not become fun. But instead of these clones could create something completely new.

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5. Tony Hawk's Underground 2

Game series Tony Hawk's Pro Skater was an important milestone in the development of simulators extreme sports. Chic soundtrack, well-known name on the cover and innovative gameplay gamers have earned the love of the franchise and the press.

After Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4, developers have made Tony Hawk's Underground. Compared with its predecessor, this part was much more free - at the level it was not a timer, and the hero can take a board in his hands and walk.

Underground 2 has developed these ideas. In it the player traveled to cities around the world, participated in the crazy stunts, I throw tomatoes at skaters and have fun. Many fans did not like the game Pro Skater, but in general, and gamers and journalists took it very warm.

Next was American Wasteland, which does not bring in a series of almost nothing new. Her grades were more restrained than in previous installments. After that, the franchise has fallen into stagnation, from which it has not selected.

There have been attempts to revive Pro Skater, and remake the very first part, and experimental designs used by the controller in the form of a board. But in vain: the series was never able to become successful again. It might have been meaning to finish it at the peak - with the release of Tony Hawk's Underground 2 - and not to disappoint the fans.

6. Fallout: New Vegas

Fallout - a series with enormous potential. In this universe you can come up with hundreds of stories that could become the basis for new games. But, as experience shows, Bethesda worth the stop for New Vegas. For some reason, both the next project of the franchise - Fallout and Fallout 4 76 - were deprived of essence series Fallout.

The fourth part of the game was a giant scale open world, saturated thousands of parts. But it was not the main thing: wagering opportunities. dialogues system reduced to the selection of one of the four options, each of which is denoted by one word. Characteristics and skills of the hero no longer affect anything. Black humor, without which it is difficult to imagine the series, had disappeared.

Fallout 76 - an experimental game that was conceived as a multiplayer Fallout 4. But we get only dull of survival, in which there is not even the dialogues and the need to constantly grind to at least achieve something. And that's not counting the abundance of bugs, many of which are not repaired even after half a year after its release.

It turns out that New Vegas in 2010 was the last really good game franchise. Most likely, nothing qualitatively in the series has not come out, so it is better to Fallout on it and ended.

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