"The fact that this franchise went from a bunch of people sharing spooky ideas on a message board to something this thematically dense is pretty astonishing."
"Overall, Tomb Raider 2013 was a huge step in the right direction for the franchise."
"I think this is the right step forward for the franchise."
"Warhammer is one of the few franchises that's positioned in a way to create a multi-faceted storyline that all comes together."
"There's no denying that Fallout 76 is in fact a controversial game and something new to the Bethesda franchise."
"The success led to the emergence of an entire franchise consisting of several sequels, TV series, comics, novels and video games."
"These feel purposeful and for a reason to expand the franchise and I think that comes down to Ridley Scott."
"Nintendo's decision to set this game in the sewers, basically completely changed the trajectory of the Mario franchise."
"X2 and X3 felt like natural steps forward for the X franchise."
"This is the turning point for Star Wars for sure, end game setup is real and I'm so hyped."
"Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4 permanently shifted the franchise into an entirely different direction."
"Rebuild of Evangelion 2.0: You Cannot Advance marks the first time since the release of End of Evangelion in 1999 that the franchise has seen any legitimate new additions to its considerable dogma."
"The potential of the MCU isn't to create obligations... it's to create new story possibilities."
"Since its inception in 1987, Warhammer 40k has spread across miniature wargames, roleplaying games, books, video games, and more."
"I think the people are turned off because the overall story of the show seems to be about the rise of the first order."
"I think that this was really the only natural progression of where this franchise could have gone."
"They're trying to build up that League of Legends IP into something with a little bit more meat."
"I think if they're trying to honor and go back to the roots the DC roots of all these characters that Constantine has to loom large over anybody that's taking over the Swamp Thing franchise."
"They wanted to take what makes Halo special, the sort of core of Halo's gameplay, and take that to a new place with open expansive exploration on a Halo ring."
"The massive shift from 64 player servers to 128 players is a fundamental change for the franchise."
"Our goal is for Overwatch to be the worthy successor to the first story to be the next evolution to be a true sequel."
"What was once just a video game series was now a massive multimedia franchise in the making."
"The last thing we do is end up back inside an office going against the developer's wishes of ending the franchise at the sequel and instead deciding to milk the franchise as much as possible."
"I think it was a great step forward... in the franchise."
"I'm sure it's just a money decision because at the end of the day, all you want is Marvel just nailed having their own universe."
"Brendan's saying I love that they're finally giving Pikmin an honest chance to succeed absolutely they're putting the whole quadrilogy on the switch and."
"It's not just about the immediate success of this film and how much money they can rack in with just Dune part two, it's about the future that you see for it."
"That's one thing Super has done well: expanding the entire lore."
"Somehow topping itself yet again, the John Wick franchise incredibly found a way to one-up the action stakes once more on the third go-around."
"Rising is not perfect however what the game does do is provide an extremely action-packed romp in the Metal Gear universe."
"What makes this film truly stand out is that it gives more of what makes the first film DreamWorks latest major franchise."
"We've been discussing a lot of classic Bond moments thus far on our list, but there's a lot to be said about the excellent work that Daniel Craig and co have put into the franchise since the actor first debuted in 2006's Casino Royale."
"Thank you Microsoft for renewing your support of the franchise."
"Star Fox 64 firmly cemented the characters and story beats that would directly influence the next three entries in the franchise."
"The Core Design Concept of the Zelda franchise is the gap in power."
"Assassin's Creed as a concept has always held great promise."
"Halo needs some sort of shake-up." - Xbox Ready
"It's the next big step in the Overwatch universe."
"I actually think this is a really good thing for Assassin's Creed Mirage and for the future of this franchise."
"The fun of franchise filmmaking is taking what someone before you previously established and asking yourself what happens next, and building on the foundation that was left for you."
"Spider-Verse gave us what the fans have been clamoring for."
"It's time to introduce a new Bond, and I think that's great for Daniel Craig. I think it's good for the franchise."
"As a fan of this series, as someone who has spent just way too much time playing and replaying the franchise, I am so happy with how this game is evolving."
"It's this type of momentum that Blizzard brings and ramps up with all of their franchises."
"Pokemon Legends Arceus charts an exciting new direction for the series while still maintaining many of the core tenets."
"That's one of my favorite things that's come out of this whole franchise."
"Battlefield has gone quite the distance over the years and with all signs pointing towards 2042 being an action-packed hype vest, I'm here for it."
"Generation 4...expanded upon the lore behind the pokemon universe."
"Netflix has greenlit a Grey Man cinematic universe."
"This is only the beginning for Masters of the Universe."
"It's a real honor for us to bring a new title to this series."
"The MCU has built up a lot of loyalty over the past 10 years."
"It's the start of the franchise's self-awareness."
"It's sort of fitting that we bookend this list with Mission Impossible movies, especially considering how Fallout represents so brilliantly how much this franchise has grown over the years."
"Expanding a promising first film into a franchise can work so well."
"Mario Party became Nintendo's annual franchise for the GameCube."
"It's a franchise expansion, giving it a breath of life for a brand new generation to enjoy."
"The art style in this game... felt like a true natural continuation of halo 3 with elements of one two three and four mixed in there."
"Is there any hope of a revival of this aesthetic in future Half-Life titles? Yes, the original Rob Yescom version took way more inspiration from the beta aesthetic."
"Casting a star name just to kill them can be the path to turning a script nobody wants into a franchise that lasts for years."
"This is apparently the only official sequel Star Fox has ever had, and I kind of love that we're finally getting that."
"Turning what could have been a one-hit wonder into the start of a fruitful series."
"I think it perfectly blends the amount of genuine story and mysteries to create an experience which genuinely invests those who care about this aspect of the franchise."
"This is the moment that flips the entire franchise on its head."
"I always love seeing a franchise try something new."
"Destiny has surpassed Halo in every single way."
"It doesn't take anything less than a masterpiece to create a franchise of this magnitude."
"The future of Avatar has never looked brighter."
"One of the best things about this franchise is that it continues to build on itself... has such a rich mythology tied into it."
"This is cool stuff indeed." - Commentary on the evolution of The Witcher franchise
"Super Smash Bros. is amazing, and nobody would have guessed how big this franchise would have become based on this first title."
"Nowadays things have changed to the point where Spider-Man 2 can headline a Sony games showcase."
"Halo Infinite: The direction to take the franchise forward."
"It's no small task to build a studio and reinvent a beloved franchise."
"I find all this Assassin's Creed Infinity news exciting, yes it could easily blow up and be terrible but that's the risk with any big change to an established franchise."
"Each game goes in its own direction, adding something to Sonic that wasn't there before."
"Just have a plan for what you're going to do with him and the Spider-Verse."
"Final Fantasy has evolved as a franchise in numerous ways over the past 31 years..."
"The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, a huge leap for the franchise."
"It's a lot like what Tony Hawk's American Wasteland did for the Tony Hawk Pro Skater franchise."
"So the MCU is now assembling the Young Avengers and this could be big."
"I love where they took the franchise and moreover, you know, they're just a technical Powerhouse with PlayStation hardware."
"Resident Evil 5 should have been able to take the raging fire created by Resident Evil 4."
"The original Resident Evil not only pioneered its franchise but an entire class of video games."
"It really made the game feel like it was ushering in this New Era for the franchise."
"Sonic was a franchise that would go anywhere and try anything, I always admired that."
"I kind of predict that the next iterations of this franchise are going to be far better than the original."
"I'm definitely looking forward to DC because... the next iterations of this franchise are going to be far better than the original."
"I'm gonna put this face into this franchise."
"Ocarina of Time was a revolution for the franchise."
"Breath of the Wild feels so different and yet it's definitely still a Zelda game."
"Our unique advantage is the ability to create the most compelling interactive and spectator entertainment based on our own franchises."
"Scream's rampant commercial and critical success led to the commission of a multi-film franchise and even a television series based on the same universe."
"I felt Crash 4 was the most fascinating case study for the franchise yet."
"One of the things Crash fans have been craving is the opportunity for the franchise to surprise them."
"All in all, the popularity of the indominus rex has proved to be an extremely important part of the series going forward."
"Club Penguin became a wild franchise of miscellaneous things that branched way off of what it was originally planned to be."
"Tokyo Ghoul: not just a story, but a cultural phenomenon with cafes, exhibitions, and more."
"2023 is likely to be a massive year for the Fallout franchise overall."
"This is the start of an entirely new franchise."
"The next Witcher installment is officially in development with the tagline 'A new saga begins' and it appears like over 316,000 likes just goes to show how many people are very excited about the future of this Witcher franchise."
"From FNAF 1 to security breach that's amazing."
"2042 is a true evolution of the Battlefield franchise, expanding the game, expanding the player base, and leading into and revolutionizing that sandbox-style gameplay."
"Lego Star Wars The Force Awakens built on what all the previous Lego Star Wars games had established."
"Every great franchise should have a Fallen Order type game."
"Come on it's officially a franchise now though which is cool officially franchise yes one more game and that'll be the same number of bicha kazooie's right no this is it banjo kazooie has two games no nuts-and-bolts."
"What is Disney going to do to expand the Avatar franchise?"
"Resident Evil constantly reinvents itself, Village is a tribute to 25 years of innovation and refinement."
"Evolution is the central theme of the franchise."
"Welcome to the world of a new Pokemon franchise."
"Rise of the Planet of the Apes is an absolute triumph."
"Nero breaking up this cycle isn't just important for Dante and Virgil but also for this franchise."
"The positive to me is that hey, they get to make way more awesome new Avatar stuff."
"Halo Infinite's campaign breathes new life into the franchise."
"Franchises are supposed to build... get bigger and stronger... creatively."
"Finding the right balance between keeping what made the series beloved and appealing to more people."
"But what do you think? Should Marvel go into all the details about where the mutants have been all these years?"
"What makes a franchise great is you have to take it seriously. You have to make your audience love the universe that you're making."
"Ava Duvernay has really... She's coming in hot with a DC franchise."
"It's time to do something else in that Wizarding World."
"Nintendo's track record is consistent every single time when they evolve their franchises they nail it."
"I really believe that there is a critical mass of people who would like this franchise to evolve."
"It's a genuine turning point for the future of the DC movie franchise."
"It's clear with this kind of style and succinct storytelling DC suddenly has a lot of fuel to run with for any future franchises they may be planning on producing."
"With great sales comes a great game; it's truly the penultimate Spidey gaming experience."
"Sixteen years into a franchise, you have to try new things."
"Every good thing that's happened to The Cove to the franchise over the years is because of the community."
"The game still plays like a hard-hitting survival Metroidvania."
"I feel like Halo just hasn't had enough spin-off material, which it desperately needs."
"That changes the franchise, that's more important than winning."
"The gameplay established in Mega Man X served as the bedrock for the franchise going forward."
"South Park has been around for over 20 years. It's won Emmys and the Peabody, it's been nominated for an Academy Award." - South Park is no longer just a cartoon passed around on a VHS tape, it's one of the most successful franchises of all time.
"To me Star Fox Zero was not quite a 64 remake, it wasn't quite a new Star Fox game."
"The gunsmith was a great innovation for the franchise."
"Call of the machine also does a better job than Quake 4 of exploring the broader lore of the franchise and tying it together."
"Final Fantasy 7 Remake in its total between FF7 Remake Part 1 Part 2 Part 3, no matter how many parts there are... will only be larger than the original."
"This is the single most important addition to the combined efforts of Sonic 3 and Sonic & Knuckles."
"Sonic Colors: a sonic rise from the pits of darkness after the era of Sonic o6."
"The Witcher 4 seems inevitable, given the franchise's success."
"This game seems to be a full jump towards what I wanted in a Pokemon game."
"It would be nuts if we got like the Fantastic Four or some type of hinting towards the Fantastic Four."
"Star Wars right now doesn't need the same story told just to satisfy all the people."
"Creating new franchises and breaking into the market is harder than ever, and I mean, he pretty much is spot on there."
"Tekken 5 set us up for great future Tekken games."
"Classic Sonic is a good example of how to continue a series in a proper and respectful manner."
"Bioshock franchise is just so amazing such a fun strategy game and I'm really looking forward to seeing the improvements that they make with this new successor."
"Mario Odyssey is an evolution, not a replacement, reminiscent of Breath of the Wild's expansion."
"Players universally praised the game as did critics, and looking back on it now you can see that the battlefront franchise has come so far since its very first installment."
"CD Projekt RED confirms more games in both the Witcher and cyberpunk universes, solidifying their commitment to these rich worlds."
"The next evolution of Dark Souls I've been dying to see for years."
"The culmination of almost a franchise's worth of hints and build-up."
"This is the evolution to the Metroid series that it has desperately needed."
"A major Five Nights at Freddy league is going to change what you thought you knew about the FNAF movie."
"Destiny itself is going to keep going... expanding as a concept and as a universe."
"The upcoming film is, along with Venom and Venom 2, the third movie from the so-called Sony Spider-Man Universe."
"It goes without saying that anytime you make a major change to a beloved character and an established franchise there's going to be some backlash."
"This is finally setting up the Young Avengers and it's about damn time."
"Square knew that they had a winner on their hands and in Japan Final Fantasy 3 was the game that had solidified Final Fantasy as a mega franchise."
"This is so cool to me that they're adding these new customization options in Halo games."
"3 million units sold, big things there for the Warriors franchise."
"Mario 64 changed everything, it took what had been primarily a 2D side-scroller franchise and opened up the world."
"Platinum Version is basically just a straight upgrade over Diamond and Pearl."
"Marvel's special presentations could become a valuable part of phases 5 and 6, introducing new characters and concepts that will fill out the universe."
"I am feeling the most optimistic about Destiny right now than almost any other point in the history of the franchise."
"Glenn Close is a gift with Disney already announcing a sequel to Cruella in the hopes of combining both of the Dalmatians live-action universes."
"I think they are looking at trying to make their franchises multimedia in a way that people associate them as more broadly favorable things."
"We plan on releasing titles like Frontiers for even our 3D Sonic veterans."
"Phase 4 is well underway, and it’s changed the way we engage with the universe."
"Technically we did save the franchise because we became relevant again."
"Imagine if a small team of not just passionate Star Wars fans but those with truly creative minds had gotten together to map out the entire sequel trilogy ahead of time."
"It's not just a rehash it's like this actually moves forward."
"It's just a good example of like you can take an existing franchise and just build on it."
"I hope that means an Ultimate Alliance 4 would be a solid step up because I do want another game in this series."
"Last night was the first time in this franchise's history that it wasn't by a stroke of luck."
"The vision for him is essentially fixing star wars lore."
"The saddest part of all of this is no matter how long it goes on for how great the show gets... The Mandalorian is all about the formation of the First Order and their rise to power."
"Mr. Sinister really is the next perfect step for this franchise to take."
"I love what pirate's curse did for the franchise."
"Rejoice Spinosaurus and Rexy fans because you get a Rexy spinosaur hybrid and I don't think we've ever had that in any Jurassic franchise."
"The next time we see the MCU, they're gonna be building up to something even bigger."
"Cobra Kai does a fantastic job of setting itself up as the next generation of the Karate Kid franchise."
"This was the start of the horizon series and really I mean one of the stepping stones to this great franchise."
"I love that Broly has become part of the actual franchise."
"Pokemon Legends Arceus isn't the open-world Pokemon game fans have been waiting for, but it's still the most ambitious Pokemon experience yet and a fun collect-a-thon in its own right."
"The name Bionicle is a portmanteau of the words biological and chronicle, according to the creator of the story Greg Farshtey."
"Be peaceful the Cape is still in his closet Warner Brothers pictures has been and continues to be our partners as they evolve the DC Universe anticipate a warner brothers statement later today."
"If your kids don't talk to you trust me it's worse if they're dead."
"This is the kind of thing that happens when a group of lifelong Mario fans get the go-ahead to make a Mario game."
"I'm excited, I think this is a great direction for Warner Brothers in their DC Cinematic Universe."
"The new Forza Motorsport is a reimagining of the franchise. It's taking what has made Forza great and pairing that with great new game concepts."
"There's room in the cinematic universe for a Warcraft franchise."
"I'm very curious to see... what Sony is gonna do with a Spider-Man villain franchise essentially without Spider-Man."
"This is the rare sequel that doesn't just outdo its predecessor, it surpasses the high bar of its entire franchise altogether."
"Metroid making moves and becoming the franchise we've always wanted it to be."
"This period of time represents an era when Castlevania had not yet been completely defined by Konami itself."
"The Fallout series has grown a lot in 25 years from a trimetric turn-based hardcore role-playing game to an online open-world adventure, but most impressively, it has remained one of the most popular video game franchises worldwide."
"This makes your franchise feel more real as if you are building your team and wheeling and dealing trades."
"Marvel Studios CEO Kevin Feige said the comic book movie franchise isn't slowing down."
"There were plans from the start to turn this into a mini franchise of its own but especially now that the world has taken to spider-man ps4 in such an overwhelming way they'd be poorer for not trying to."
"Cyberpunk is our new Witcher 3, but even more ambitious. Our goal is to establish a new blockbuster franchise from the beginning." - Adam Kaczynski