With Ghosts coming out, I’d love to see some real innovation!

Mario/Sonic/Zelda– You’ve BEEN ready for a finale for 3 generations! Just have the finale and end it already!!

God/Gears Of War– finished story is finished.

Assassin’s Creed– I gave you the benefit of the doubt with AC: Revelations, but now you’re pushing it. Let Desmond get his due and kick Juni’s ass!

MoH/Metroid/ Tom Clancy games– You’ve secured your place in Valhalla. You’ve earned your rest.

Thanks for this great comment! One thing I want to clarify on is that I never said 2D platformers all together need to go, I loved the fast-paced and refreshing take that Ubisoft brought when they reinvented Rayman and I feel like the genre does still have some untapped potential, I just feel like Nintendo is seriously relying too heavily on Mario in that realm.

The 2D Mario games have felt the same for years now and I don’t really see any indication of that changing. Sure, they sell and are still well made, but I don’t see that as justification for milking something necessarily.

I understand the disapproval that particular selection is receiving though. Even if deep down I think it would be the right thing to do, I’d be just as sad as anyone if it happened.

Gears of War however, I don’t think it ‘needs’ to die but it should definitely have taken a little slumber after the conclusion of the trilogy. I also agree on the thoughts of Cliffy B’s departure from Epic, I drew similar feelings when Itagaki left Team Ninja. But I think Gears has enough in it to do at least one prequel, everybody get’s one, don’t they?

Sonic the Hedgehog… yes he does need to die if they keep using him in such painful ways. Though Sonic Generations was actually pretty fun and the useage of the character was actually, for the first time, respectful to Sonic’s name. There’s a small glimmer of hope if they continue to build off of that. I would say give him one more chance.

Assassin’s Creed and God of War both are franchises that I feel need to take a really long break. How many more prequels does Kratos have in him? I feel at one point we’re gonna be playing him when he was a Spartan general and it’ll be some crazy real time strategy thing. Or hell, maybe God and Jesus are next? I do think his story has been told, as much as I love God of War, yes he needs to rest… but I’m such a glutton that I would welcome another entry. Assassin’s Creed suffers the same issues. Althought Black Flag does look pretty cool. I just think they need to take more time and not just 1 release every year.

Pokemon will forever be the same game, and there is nothing anyone can do to stop that. I think I’m part of the problem, being a consumer of every entry from the regular Blue and Red. What can I say, they’re just so addicting. A part of me wishes for a proper 3D title on consoles and a part of me wishes to play the same game forever. I will say I would rather play Pokemon than play Call of Duty though.

The last one, I’m sorry buddy, I have to completely disagree with you. 2D platforming is where it all started. I am entirely open minded to change, to an extent, but I just can’t see a world where 2D platformers no longer exist . In a world where shooters now rule the freaking world, it’s nice to look over to your left and see that the genre you grew up with still existing and is there to hold you and keep you safe from the oversaturation of shooters. I do agree that 3D Mario games > 2D Mario games, there’s just no contest. Maybe give the reigns over to someone else for a while (would love to see Metroid return to it’s roots), but entirely give up on 2d platforming, no way.

I think they should co-exist as they both have different appeals (set-pieces vs. emotional tension). That way neither becomes stagnant. I would actually rather see uncharted 4 on ps4 before last of us 2, and I love post-apocalyptic settings. Might be because the zombie thing has been milked alot recently (ex. the whole walking dead franchise which is great but has gone spin-off crazy). Also we’ll be seeing a fallout 4 from bethesda and a borderlands 3 soon enough so I think the apocalypse sub-genre will have enough games for the time being.

CoD is stale dude. Get over it. I’ve played them all since 3 and there has honestly been minimal development from 4 to BO2 and that’s what 6 games across? New campaigns? They keep getting shorter and keep relying on more cheese. Sure, they sell, but that doesn’t mean there could be more innovation or that the gaming industry exists because of said games. Look at the evolution of series like elder scrolls, uncharted (and the LoU transition), or LBP, Halo, Zelda, Infamous, Farcry,etc. Those games at least gave gamers room to breathe and provided noticeable graphical upgrades and gameplay innovations. CoD is just making enough effort to guarantee their annual 60 dollars from sheep. It was done with guitar hero and it’s starting with AC…and I don’t think it’s good for gamers. It might be good for Activision, EA, Ubisoft, etc, but they’re just building monopolies which are taking the true heart out of gaming. 2D mario does need to die btw. If nintendo release them still, just release them as cheap downloadables because they aren’t up to par with other current games. I expect the same quality from something like pixel junk who sells their games for around 10 dollars.

And what do you mean by innovation? All AC2 had that AC1 didn’t was the ability to swim and a better story, they still kept the core, just like every game you’ve listed. They all retain their cores and build upon them.

The only one I agree with you on is Call of Duty – yes it needs to drastically innovate by adding a destructible environment and taking some risks.. but it doesn’t need to die.

Others, like CoD, Gears, and Pokemon are all, or have been, multi-million selling games. They is still fun to be had with your friends, but it really is just more of the same, year after year.

As for AC and GoW, its really a toss up at this point. Yes, Ubi is bad about releasing what I almost consider add-ons for AC to hold us over between major games, but I must say I’ve have a lot of fun with every AC game. And until that changes I get each one from Gamefly, and buy it if its fun. Same goes for the God of War series. Though I agree that the story in this game is kind of pointless since we relived it in GoW 1. Also the multiplayer seems out of place in this genre.

But if I disagree with ANY of your choices, it’s 2D Mario games. I get that they’re sort of similar, but Nintendo basically invented (and perfected) the genre. I recently played, thanks to my wife buying a 3DS, New Super Mario Bros 2. I’ve been playing these games since I was 12 years old and the NES released and I still had a lot of fun. But thats just my opinion.