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Sat, 28 Aug 2010 06:06:55
Here is another tough one Resident Evil. Are the Outbreak games part of the main series, I say no, I think they clearly were side stories with very different gameplay focusing on online play. The lightgun games continue the story but they are lightgun games, that is a big enough gameplay difference to call it a side game. That crappy GBC game, lets not talk about that, that definitely doesn't count.

So I say the main Resident Evil series is:

  • Resident Evil
  • RE2
  • RE3
  • RE CV
  • REmake
  • RE0
  • RE4
  • RE5

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Sat, 28 Aug 2010 06:10:57

Dvader said:

Ok but I think you are kind of doing the whole its slightly different therefore its not a true game thing. Sunshine was a major entry into the series, I don't see how Sunshine is not part of the main series, it is. The portable games are always tricky but I feel they should fit.

Sunshine isn't part of the main series because it doesn't have Goombas, and, well, Mario's on vacation for crying out loud!

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Sat, 28 Aug 2010 06:14:40

Ravenprose said:

Sunshine isn't part of the main series because it doesn't have Goombas, and, well, Mario's on vacation for crying out loud!

Its Mario, story doesn't count. It was a true Mario sequel, it was the second 3D Mario after 64, there is no other way to see it.It was an experimental Mario game but still a Mario game.

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Sat, 28 Aug 2010 06:17:47

Dvader said:

Its Mario, story doesn't count. It was a true Mario sequel, it was the second 3D Mario after 64, there is no other way to see it.It was an experimental Mario game but still a Mario game.

Experimental = offshoot!

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Sat, 28 Aug 2010 06:32:00

Ravenprose said:

Experimental = offshoot!

Not unless its specifically stated this is a side game. Its still Mario, you run, jump, fight Bowser, etc.

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Sat, 28 Aug 2010 09:15:09

So, not to stir the pot here or anything, but Vade -- is Peace Walker a true part of the MGS series (to you)?

I mean it clearly is given that Kojima says it is MGS5, but I wonder if it is to you?

And what about the MGS card games that previously came out on the PSP?

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Sat, 28 Aug 2010 09:31:30

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So, not to stir the pot here or anything, but Vade -- is Peace Walker a true part of the MGS series (to you)?

I mean it clearly is given that Kojima says it is MGS5, but I wonder if it is to you?

And what about the MGS card games that previously came out on the PSP?

 it was a sales ploy ... kojima was lying Nyaa

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Sat, 28 Aug 2010 12:34:42
Dvader said:
Now that I said all this about true games in a series what do you guys feel is the list of true Super Mario games. You would include the Mario Land games in there correct. What about Yoshi's Island, the original was called Super Mario World 2. But the sequel was just called Yoshi's Island 2, and both games play very differently from a Mario game and you don't even control Mario. You can look at it as Yoshi's Island spun off from Mario, it gets confusing there. Maybe leave it off all together. So whats the consensus on the Super Mario franchise.

This is what Wikipedia has, it has SMW2 but not YI2:

  • Super Mario Bros
  • SMB2
  • SMB3
  • Super Mario Land
  • SML2
  • SMW
  • SMW2 Yoshi's Island
  • Mario 64
  • Sunshine
  • NSMB
  • Galaxy
  • NSMBW
  • Galaxy 2

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Sat, 28 Aug 2010 13:18:52
The main Resident Evil series is:
  • Resident Evil
  • RE2
  • RE CV
  • RE4

Bunny says, "deal with it."

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Sat, 28 Aug 2010 13:21:13

Okami is not unique at all.

There is already a inferior Zelda like game with good art. It is called Windwaker


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Sat, 28 Aug 2010 13:25:28

Iga_Bobovic said:

Okami is not unique at all.

There is already a inferior Zelda like game with good art. It is called Windwaker

Huh? And the random post of the day award goes to . . . Iga! Nyaa

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Sat, 28 Aug 2010 13:30:13

Ravenprose said:

Iga_Bobovic said:

Okami is not unique at all.

There is already a inferior Zelda like game with good art. It is called Windwaker

Huh? And the random post of the day award goes to . . . Iga! Nyaa

Wrong fucking thread. Why the hell am I posting in this lame excuse of a thread?!

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Sat, 28 Aug 2010 16:52:32


Dvader said:
Across message boards I hear it time and time again, "its a good game but not a true game in the series." It happens with a lot of frachises, mainly Resident Evil, which drives me nuts. Just now Steel decided to claim that all Castlevania's that are Metroid like are side-games, yeah NO.

Welcome to the world of Silent Hill Shattered Memories reviews.

"It's a great game, just not a Silent Hill game"

2/5 stars

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Sat, 28 Aug 2010 17:00:18

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Welcome to the world of Silent Hill Shattered Memories reviews.

"It's a great game, just not a Silent Hill game"

2/5 stars

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 If it is of any consolation, I think Shattered Memories is more of a SH title than the Metroidvanias are CV titles. 

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Sat, 28 Aug 2010 17:26:33

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gamingeek said:


Welcome to the world of Silent Hill Shattered Memories reviews.

"It's a great game, just not a Silent Hill game"

2/5 stars

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If it is of any consolation, I think Shattered Memories is more of a SH title than the Metroidvanias are CV titles.

But you haven't played it right?

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Sat, 28 Aug 2010 20:10:10
aspro said:

So, not to stir the pot here or anything, but Vade -- is Peace Walker a true part of the MGS series (to you)?

I mean it clearly is given that Kojima says it is MGS5, but I wonder if it is to you?

And what about the MGS card games that previously came out on the PSP?

Yes for sure it is. PO and PW are part of the main franchise. Acid is not, its a card game.
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Sat, 28 Aug 2010 20:42:44
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But you haven't played it right?

No, and I probably won't.
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Mon, 30 Aug 2010 14:04:47
I'm willing to believe RE4 is canon as long as RE: Gaiden, and every single other entry is.
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Mon, 30 Aug 2010 17:39:00

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I'm willing to believe RE4 is canon as long as RE: Gaiden, and every single other entry is.

 Everything in RE is canon, they have never made a non canon game. They have retconned some stuff that is for sure. This is more about which games fit in the main series.

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Thu, 23 Sep 2010 02:42:34

Nintendo answered our SMB series question. They have a tribute video celebrating 25 years of SMB.

The go through the series history, it is:

SMB1, SMB2, SMB3, SMW, SM64, SMS, SMG, NSMB DS, SMG, NSMB Wii and SMG2.

No SMW2 or the SML games. SMB2 Japan is missing, SMB2 NA is the true SMB2 now. That is official from Nintendo.

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