Game series that changed genre and improved

[rusty_shackleford]

<@Rusty_Shackleford> what's an example of a game series that completely changed its genre and became better

<+Tweed> Fallout ))))))

[Oyster Sauce]

Duke Nukem and Dynasty Warriors come to mind. I'm having trouble thinking of many unless you include X style RPG -> Y style RPGs.

[Element]

Risk of Rain, judging by the steam reviews.
Maybe Resident Evil, specifically the 4th.

Was Halo Wars any good? Was never a huge fan of the main series.

[Humbaba]

3d Worms > 2d Worms




-Humbaba

[GhostCow]

Duke Nukem

This is the best answer. I can't think of anything else either, but now I want an fps version of Halloween Harry and Jazz Jackrabbit

[Havitner]

Some people liked Dawn of War 2 better than Dawn of War 1, I guess.

[maidenhaver]

I only learned last month what dow2 gameplay looked like. It consists of Space Marines hiding behind trees until the ork waves stop. Advancing to the story check point, and hiding again. That's pretty ******* weak.

[rusty_shackleford]

can't tell if gta3 was an improvement or simply too few people even played gta2

[KnightoftheWind]

The 3D Sonic games, I feel, are better than their 2D counterparts. Sonic as a concept just works better in 3D, as middling as those games are.

[J1M]

Warcraft 3
Zelda 64 but not Wild Breath
Might & Magic Clash of Heroes

[maidenhaver]

The 3D Sonic games, I feel, are better than their 2D counterparts. Sonic as a concept just works better in 3D, as middling as those games are.

You can fix 2D Sonic by moving him to the edge of the screen.

[GhostCow]

can't tell if gta3 was an improvement or simply too few people even played gta2

The 3D Sonic games, I feel, are better than their 2D counterparts. Sonic as a concept just works better in 3D, as middling as those games are.

Same genre. Just went from 2d to 3d in both of these cases

[KnightoftheWind]

can't tell if gta3 was an improvement or simply too few people even played gta2

The 3D Sonic games, I feel, are better than their 2D counterparts. Sonic as a concept just works better in 3D, as middling as those games are.

Same genre. Just went from 2d to 3d in both of these cases

A change of genre is rare for a series of games. It's not often you see a puzzle game turn into an FPS, for example. Such drastic changes are reserved for spin-offs, not mainline titles. Fallout is a rare example, as is Resident Evil. In fact I would personally add RE to the list of franchises that improved, for a short while, after shifting gears. RE4 and RE5 were fantastic for their day.

[General Reign]

Some would argue Resident Evil. They would be wrong and right at the same time.

[Roguey]

Divinity did it twice first when it switched from Diablo to single-player action MMO and when it switched from action MMO to turn-based party-based co-op.

[WhiteShark]

I heard that Yakuza game that played like a JRPG was pretty good.

[maidenhaver]

7 is good. I don't think the rest of the series will be tb.

[aweigh]

I heard that Yakuza game that played like a JRPG was pretty good.

Best one in the series for me. I'm really really really hoping the Ichiban sequel 'Infinite Wealth' doesn't disappoint...