Best and Worst game of a Franchise

[Aerolite]

Pretty straightforward. What’s the best and worst game of whatever franchise?

Best: COD Black Ops 2

Worst; COD Vanguard

 

[Stingy Perry Stingy Perry]

Best: Dino Crisis 2

Worst: Dino Crisis 3(this game killed an emerging series)

 

[ThatOneLum ThatOneLum]

Best: Spyro 3 (Don't @ me!)
Worst: Spyro: Enter the Dragonfly

 

[Zerohour2k12]

Just my Opinion
Best: Assassin's Creed Black Flag
Best: Prince of Persia Sands of Time

Worst: Assassin's Creed Unity
Worst: Prince of Persia - Forgotten Sands(PC)

 

[ThatOneLum ThatOneLum]

Best: Assassin's Creed Black Flag

Hell fucking yeah it is. Black Flag is the legit highlight of the entire series by a far margin. Unless you're super into the new style they whent with post Origins.

 

[X y b e r - S k u ll]

Pikmin:

Best: Pikmin 2
Worst: Pikmin 4

Kingdom Hearts:

Best: Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix
Worst: Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories

Street Fighter:

Best: Street Fighter 3: 3rd Strike
Worst: Street Fighter V

Dark Souls:

Best: Dark Souls
Worst: Dark Souls 2

 

[Waffles's iconWaffles]

Lunar.

Best: Eternal Blue.

Worst: Dragon Song.

 

[JoueurCitoyen]

- Best: Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
- Worst: Castlevania: Order of Shadows

 

[Nelson2001 Nelson2001]

Rockman X/Mega Man X

Best: Rockman X/Mega Man X (1993-94)
Worst: Rockman X7/Mega Man X7 (2003)

 

[Nickakyoin]

Kirby:

Best: Nightmare In Dream Land
Worst: Mass Attack

 

[Aerolite]

Kirby:

Best: Nightmare In Dream Land
Worst: Mass Attack

WOAH, you hate Mass Attack-? :(

 

[Xold 01]

Good Mario Galaxy Terrible Mario Teaches Typing

 

[Tenac0tea]

Sly Cooper

Best: Sly 2
Worst: Sly 4

Sly 2: Great level design, pacing, story
Sly 4(Different dev): Less abilities, not as strong a story, pacing is ok.

 

[BrawlMan]

Streets of Rage

Best: Streets of Rage 4

Worst: Streets of Rage 2 on the Master System.

 

[KROKODAYN]

Best Ninja Gaiden 2 (Xbox 360 version)
Worst Ninja Gaiden 3

Best Soul Calibur 3
Worst Soul Calibur 5

 

[Midnigriphony]

Persona:
Better: Persona 4 Golden
Worst: Persona 1
Rune factory:
Better: 4
Worst: 1
Castlevania:
Better: Aria
Worst: Haunted Castle
Street fighting:
Better: Alpha 2
Worst: 5
Devil may cry:
Better: 3
Worst: 2

 

[Jeff]

Super Maro

Best: Super Mario Bros. 3
Worst: Mario Strikers: Battle League

Sonic
Best: Sonic CD
Worst: Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric

Legend of Zelda
Best: Ocarina of Time
Worst: Triforce Heroes

Metroid
Best: Super Metroid
Worst: Metroid Federation Force

Double Dragon
Best: Double Dragon Neon
Worst: Double Dragon on Game Gear

 

[Tonberry]

The best Zelda is Wind Waker
The least good Zelda is Minish Cap

None of them really reach "bad" status, it's just the one I like the least (obviously I don't count the CDI games).

 

[moonbits]

The best: the one I like
The worst: the one you like

Best: Fallout 2
Worst: Brotherhood of Steel

 

[Jayonnaise6105 Jayonnaise6105]

I should stress that if something is the "best", then naturally something has to be the "worst". Me calling something the "worst" of a franchise doesn't mean I hate the game or think it's bad. Except for Final Fantasy XIII-2. I kinda hate that game with a passion hehe

I'm also kind of indecisive, so I will include multiple answers, and I'm not going to include games I haven't played in that franchise, even if they have a reputation for being worse than what I have played.

Yakuza
Best: Yakuza 4
Worst: Dead Souls

Zelda
Best: Wind Waker/Link Between Worlds
Worst: Twilight Princess/Tears of the Kingdom

Final Fantasy
Best: FF XV/World of Final Fantasy
Worst: FF XIII-2/FF XVI

Pokemon
Best: HeartGold/Legends Arceus
Worst: Sword/Shield

 

[Tonberry]

Best: FF XV/World of Final Fantasy

HOLY SHIT INSANE RESPECT

 

[BrawlMan]

Worst: Haunted Castle

Thank god for that remake. It's one of my personal favorite Classicvania titles. Right in my top 5.

Street Fighter:
Better: Alpha 2
Worst: 5

I can see why, if this were between 2016-2019, but by Champion Edition in 2020 they got everything ironed out. Didn't think that night added some extra content for about two more years. Luckily, I got that newest edition and got most of the dlc for $30.

I still give it to Street Fighter 1 as the worst entry. I know it's the first game and everything, but it is way too frustrating to play

 

[SoThankful]

Best: Flashback
Worst: Fade to Black

 

[Elwiwi]

I should stress that if something is the "best", then naturally something has to be the "worst". Me calling something the "worst" of a franchise doesn't mean I hate the game or think it's bad. Except for Final Fantasy XIII-2. I kinda hate that game with a passion hehe

I'm also kind of indecisive, so I will include multiple answers, and I'm not going to include games I haven't played in that franchise, even if they have a reputation for being worse than what I have played.

Yakuza
Best: Yakuza 4
Worst: Dead Souls

Zelda
Best: Wind Waker/Link Between Worlds
Worst: Twilight Princess/Tears of the Kingdom

Final Fantasy
Best: FF XV/World of Final Fantasy
Worst: FF XIII-2/FF XVI

Pokemon
Best: HeartGold/Legends Arceus
Worst: Sword/Shield

You can pet the dog on FF xvi and midna pets you on Twilight princess making them the best games

 

[Jayonnaise6105 Jayonnaise6105]

You can pet the dog on FF xvi and midna pets you on Twilight princess making them the best games

If it makes you feel any better, I probably actually hate XIII-2 and Tears of the Kingdom more than those games, but I have a hard time picking just one answer