Weird, unsuccessful franchise reboots

[TamagotchiTamaHero24]

At least it wasn't Beastroids where you can only look at the wasted talent with sadness, knowing the catgirl will never be in a Mega Man X9

Mega Man as a WHOLE is home to the saddest reboots. I love this series, but it still hasn’t recovered from the constant dropping of the ball it suffered in the 2010’s.

 

[Yousef's iconYousef]

Really? Wasn't this game popular? I remember a lot of people talking about it when it came out...

?Yeah like it wasn’t really that bad I thought the cast was pretty cute

 

[Evaccaneer Doom]

Really? Wasn't this game popular? I remember a lot of people talking about it when it came out...

It faded in the public eye pretty quickly

 

[SpcDaicon]

Really? Wasn't this game popular? I remember a lot of people talking about it when it came out...

It's not it wasn't popular, just that wasn't popular enough. SW was a massive franchise in Japan during the Saturn and early Dreamcast era but faded over time after Sega hopped off the console market and by the time SW 5 released, the franchise had lost a lot of steam.

I think Sega hoped that Shin Sakura Wars would bring new players but the people who mainly played it were old fans.

I liked it ?

Me too and even tried to platinum it before my PS4 died but I can't overlook the fact it needed more polish.

I still hope for a sequel or even a full series reboot.

 

[dropsmegamega]

What’s worse is, all these years later, it’s become clear that it wasn’t Microsoft who’s to blame for the dissolving of Rare’s talent. The studio itself made the poor choices that led them to where they are now.

It’s sad to know that nobody inside of Rare itself wanted to make more colorful platformers, because that’s really what their audience wanted from them, but it seems they weren’t all too interested in doing that.

Eh, I am not sure about that. Microsoft is known for being annoying to work with. Also rare isn't the only one that steady declined after being bought by microsoft. They literally managed to kill ensemble studios...

 

[TamagotchiTamaHero24]

Eh, I am not sure about that. Microsoft is known for being annoying to work with. Also rare isn't the only one that steady declined after being bought by microsoft. They literally managed to kill ensemble studios...

True. Not to mention the disastrous management of studios under them RIGHT NOW that have made this entire generation an embarrassment for them.

 

[King Koopa's iconKing Koopa]

Remember the Legacy of Kain reboot we almost got?