To never have played, or play again

What long running game series could/would you give up, erased from memory and existance, to keep the others going?

Hypothetical question of course

I'd have to vote Rockstar, with no bias, they make amazing games, but I couldn't imagine not having the others. How bout you?

When I really sit down to think about the good qualities of the Final Fantasy series, I'm at a loss. When I was a young boy I had lots of fond memories of them, but there are so many better designed RPGs. I couldn't give up any of the others on the list, but I could let FF go. It's not that great, c'mon be honest with yourself.

final fantasy, i never played the games. i don't care about the game series.

I'm not a huge fan of JRPG's so FF has never been my favorite franchise.

Metal Gear. Snake Eater was the only good one anyways.

I can live without FF, funny how no one has chosen Metal Gear

I feel Final Fantasy may recieve more votes due to it's poorer releases in recent years.

I just hope everyone's remembering every game in the series before throwing it on FF.  Of course however, it could be an entirely true vote so keep em coming I suppose.

Final Fantasy or Metal Gear Solid. I haven't played any FF game, and the only MGS I played was 4, and I thought it was pretty bad. I picked FF only because I could probably find some enjoyment in the MGS series if I had to, but FF is wholly uninteresting to me.

@proggykins: 

MGS4, bad? That's a little harse lol

I voted Rockstar. I wasn't the biggest fan of GTA IV. And although Red Dead started out strong, for me the second half felt a bit weak.
Also Bully wasn't that great. Beyond that I haven't played many other Rockstar games.

But then the open world genre would be completely different without them so this is tough.

Final Fantasy.

I love JRPG's, but the FF franchise has never been my cup of tea, with the sole exception of Final Fantasy Tactics, which is awesome.

@Slax: 

It's hard eh, cause you can apply the same to every series.

@spartanlolz92: 

It has nothing to do with them being western

@xaLieNxGrEyx: 
 

i know im just saying out of all the ones you coulda picked, i guess i just value a rockstar alot

@spartanlolz92: 

I guess it has a lot to do with the game genres, and what each series did for it's own genre.

Metal Gear and Metal Gear Solid are one of my favourite series in gaming, and they had a huge impact on not only stealth gameplay, but third person shooting as well.

Final Fantasy was running along with Mario raising the industry out of the ashes and helping Nintendo become the power house they are today. Also Final Fantasy VI and IX are just too good to live without.

I wouldn't want to give away  my Zelda. I love Windwaker, and although it's more of the same everytime, it's a proven formula that is addicting to play and a great experience no matter what. Also, the industy nintendo thing.

Team ICO made ICO. And Shadow of the Colossus. They've done more for gaming with two releases than most studios will do in a lifetime.

Mario reasons have been stated above, intertwined with Zelda and FF.

Then I get to Rockstar, try to think with the same reasoning. The helped define the open world shooter, they tell great stories, and overall make excellent games. I just can't help but feel that without them, something else would have came along, granted due to the GTA clones, and other great open world games. It's still a hard call however.

Also, I should have included Valve, and Halo.  Maybe try again some other time.

Team ICO for me.  Shadow of The Colossus did nothing for me at all, and I have no desire to play Ico at this point.  Add that to The Last Guardian being almost nonexistent at this point, and I don't think I would miss them or their games.

I'd pick Final Fantasy, but there's too many little things that used to appear outside of actual FF games that are from the series that I'd miss it.  Plus I don't think I could give up the music.

I'm tied between FF and Metal Gear.......sacrifice them both.

final fantasy.  im too lazy to get into those games...  crisis core was enough for me and now im a bit unsure about Versus XIII

I've never played a Zelda game.....or a Mario game....

I've watched my roommate beat Majora's Mask recently and it looked really neat...

Although it was tough choice between Zelda, Mario, and MGS. Really I only liked MGS3 when I sit down and think about it...

@Axxol: 

GTFO

lol just kidding

bold choice

I'm actually not really a fan of any of those series.

Personally, I don't see how anyone could have voted for Rockstar. That's just me though.

So if we erase them from existence that means that their influence on the industry disappears entirely, right? If so then I vote to erase the Team ICO games, I feel like I wanna choose Final Fantasy because I really don't have a huge appreciation for that series, but their influence has been a key component in what we know today as the RPG genre.

Final Fantasy. The series lost me after FFIX.

I feel like I wanna choose Final Fantasy because I really don't have a huge appreciation for that series, but their influence has been a key component in what we know today as the RPG genre.

Metal Gear Solid, the franchise has never done that much for me. MGS4 was a cool ride but outside of that I used to get more enjoyment out of the long-ass trailers than the actual games.

I could get rid of Zelda in a heartbeat.