TheBlackPigeon

I won't say that I can't stand them anymore, but there are a couple two tree franchises that I'm either burnt out on, or simply don't have the excitement that I once did.

A lot of folks have already mentioned Sonic the Hedgehog, so I hope you don't mind if I toss my name into that hat. From the 1991 original up to Sonic Adventure 2, I was hooked. After that....the dream died, I suppose. The newer stuff just doesn't resonate with me as much. Call of Duty is another one. This is one of the 'burn out' franchises. I just played it SO much that I got tired of it. Now I can't even be bothered to pick up a CoD amaray case. Another one for me is Animal Crossing. I'm sure it will be considered sacrilege for some folks, but AC started to feel like a job after a while. And I already have one of those. : p

The biggest burn out I have right now is the MMO genre, in general. I don't know if I'll ever play another one again.

There has already been mentions of Dynasty Warriors. For me, it is the ultimate guilty pleasure. DW8 is currently the series high mark, for me. Can't. Stop. Playing it.

A fairly recent release that I enjoyed despite a few middling-to-scathing press reviews and loads of internet backlash was Resident Evil 6. Granted, it didn't dethrone Resident Evil 5 as my personal favorite, but I enjoyed my time with the game, for the most part. I dug the aesthetics, the interconnected stories were equal parts intense and bat-shit loco (as is RE tradition), and I really liked pulling off a bunch of crazy combos in Mercenaries mode.

I don't think I ever loathed playing something as much as I loathed this.

I ended up choosing Synthesis, and I don't regret one second of it.

Everyone had their own idea of who Shepard was in their eyes. For me, I just didn't give a damn anymore at that point. I could sit there and wrestle with ethics and morality while the entire universe destroyed itself, or I could simply say 'the hell with you all' and force them into equal footing and new found potential. So that's what I did. Tough titties if you don't like it. Cope. Serves you right for dumping all your problems onto my shoulders in the first place! <flips everyone off, leaves>

@akyho: Are you sure it wasn't Revolution X from Midway? It didn't feature Alice Cooper, but it did feature Aerosmith, as well as the 'bus in the desert' level you had mentioned.

Here's a vid.

You're only a loser if you do drugs. Because Only Losers Use! Or something...

Yeah, I'd say you've summed it up quite nicely, DonChipotle. I think Nier was the only video game that made me want to kill myself after 'beating' it.

@zaphoduk: That sucks, man. I'm really sorry to hear that. Here's hoping your replacement won't be giving you any trouble.

I'm more interested in finding out what news outlets would do if the One (not Billy Gunn) had a failure rate of zero?

Well...it's a far cry from 480p and 15fps. We've made a lot of progress! :D