Resident Evil
(i'm talking about the games primarily, the shows/movies are hit or miss)
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Despite what a subset of its fans say - Star Trek is still putting out decent content, on average. We get 10 episode seasons now and the majority of it is fun adventures and when it tries to do social commentary it never takes as hard line as it used to. But at least in the shorter seasons there's less chance of a Threshold or a Subrosa. Maybe its just me but I could watch Lower Decks on rotation
Yeah that sunset is small.
Strange New Worlds has been pretty damn good and a return to form. Though you could say Season 2 went a little too hard with all the genre swapping per episode. I hope they tone it down and do a bit more of the anomaly of the week kind of thing in season 3
Lower Decks is the best, and most faithful, Trek since TOS.
Fight me.
What about TAS?
I could never get into TAS. That is probably more a character flaw than failing of the series. I just... I don't know. I guess I've just never much cared about cartoons that weren't Looney.
But you're probably right, considering who went into making them.
The last Teenage mutant ninja turtles movie was fire ... and there's a non zero chance there's already been another one released while I typed this.
Mario. Also Zelda
It's been milked endlessly but definitely not disrespected a la Sonic. You know when you pick up one of these you're in for a good time. It's the kind of reputation Nintendo knows it relies on.
For me, it's Dragon Ball. Across 3 mangas, 4 shows, and like 25 movies, the latest content is still enjoyable. Dragon Ball Super, both the anime and manga, are just super fun successors to the originals. It's the only comic book I actually read when a new issue comes out.
World of Warcraft, I guess. Last expac was quite great even though Shadowlands - to some degree BFA - was trash
I still enjoy Pokemon. They deserve the criticism they get but I grew up with it and I enjoy monster battling games.
Yeah I've enjoyed all the Pokemon games in the last decade (I also dropped over 100 hours in Palworld).
If you listen to the internet, however, we're apparently what's wrong with Pokemon, because we're not allowed to enjoy it unless it's perfect and lives up to to everyone else's very specific expectations, but the sales figures don't lie, there are certainly more than dozens of us!
You can enjoy it, but youβre insane if you donβt see a marked drop in quality from installation to installation in terms of map design, content, sound design and more. How many times are they going to reuse Mega Evolution with a new coat of paint instead of just keeping it already working?
Why do they prevent you from transferring Pokemon into newer generations? Itβs not because they donβt have the space for the information. Theyβre saving money by not having to spend dev hours remodeling all the older Pokemon to fit the new art style or graphic threshold.
All in all, given the profits, they could put a lot more effort into making the experience more fun.
Hereβs a decent breakdown of the issues between generations: (Warning: The presentation leaves something to be desired but the crux of the argument is sound.)
Makita. They put out a fucking tool for everything and when you're looking at them you're kinda like "that's a bit stupid I can just put a bit extra effort in and do it with the tools I have" but then you see that tool that perfectly simplifies something you do and you're like "ok I need this it make my life so easy" and it does.
I suppose if you really like tools, Makita counts as an entertainment franchise.
Super Mario. It's been milked for what it's worth and more, but whenever there's a new Mario game you just know it's going to be good.
Does lego count?
Lego is the OG "reinvented itself and found new fans" IP.
One Piece. The worldbuilding has yet to crash down on itself after 25 years.
Genshin Impact. Yes, it's gacha, but there's mountains of content you can play without spending a dime, and they continously expand both content and quality-of-life factors.
Walkabout Mini Golf has been going strong and still cranking out new courses regularly.
The Anno series. They released 7 games since 1998, Anno 1800 as the most recent one had 3 season passes, and it's considered by many to be the best or at least 2nd best in the series.
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