Everything comes to an end eventua-
Dark Souls 3 is all anyone is talking about on qtoid for the past few weeks and yet it may or may not be the last title in the long fabled Souls series. From Software has flip-flopped a little, but Miyazaki certainly wants to end his involvement in the series as per his vision of the game. Which got us community managers thinking where we’ll go if Dark Souls as we know it ends with DS3.
While there are a lot of well-known franchises that keep themselves alive with new releases every few years (Call of Duty, anything from Nintendo), there are, of course, more than a few series’ that have come to definitive ends (or never got past their initial proving grounds). Remember how we all felt when we enjoyed Banjo-Tooie, then Nuts & Bolts, came out? Or how about the greatest disappointment in my entire life? The fact that Clover Studios dissolved before Viewtiful Joe 3 ever even got off the ground.
For the Bloggers Wanted prompt of May, we’re talking about the finality of some of our favorite games. How does it make you feel that some franchises, like Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, are the final book in their stories? Some games may never find their sequels. For instance, Ultimate Marvel Vs. Capcom 3 may not get a sequel now as Capcom didn’t renew their license with Marvel.
You know what? Let’s dredge up some bad memories! Why not go back to Mass Effect 3 and talk about that end? Sure Mass Effect: Andromeda is a thing, but the spirit of the topic is there with the end of Commander Shepard’s story and its multi-colored explosions.
To take part in our lovely bloggers wanted pool party, start a new blog and title it “All good things: [your blog title here]”. Talk about your favorite ends to video games, wishlists for non-existent sequels for long dormant IPs (Where have you gone Vectorman?), or even how you wish a game series should’ve ended. The community cohort crew will be sizing up blogs and if we like it, you’ll see your blog on the front page!
