Playing through the first title in the last year, the effectiveness of the storytelling, in particular, is still engrossing.Ī lot of these games come from large publishers that don’t have a lot to lose when it comes to putting out new titles in these series, and Splinter Cell is definitely one of them. There’s something special about those two Remedy titles, and Max as a character is incredibly compelling. There’s no doubt that the large departure Max Payne 3 took from the first two titles was met with some anger, but at this point, anything would be welcome.
Max Payne 3 was interesting in that it was the first game in the series developed by Rockstar and not Remedy Entertainment, most notably known for Control and Alan Wake. Sadly, that hasn’t been the case when it comes to Max Payne, as it’s been nearly a decade since the latest entry was released. One would hope that Grand Theft Auto V becoming such a cash cow would allow for smaller projects to be funded that would otherwise be looked over. That definitely shouldn’t be the case, as Rockstar Games is now behind the franchise. This one is tough to talk about because it really feels like a franchise that, out of all of these, has the smallest chance of coming back. With Konami behind the game, it seems that these hopes are becoming more desperate. It seems increasingly odd that with the success of the animated series, on the game front, new games for consoles haven't been released. There’s just something special about cycling through the sub-weapons that Castlevania has to offer, all while you hunt down Dracula and his minions.
The Metroidvania genre continues to impress, but at times it often feels like the Metroid element gets tapped into more than the Castlevania. With Koji Igarashi, longtime collaborator on the franchise, moving on from the series and picking up the mantle with the Bloodstained series, at times it feels like the series hasn’t even left. That’s not to speak negatively of the franchise, as it’s one of the best platformers in gaming, but rather in regards to the strides that the rest of the industry has made in its absence. Out of all the series on this list, Castlevania might be the one that is probably missed the least.
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