10 Famous Video Game Franchises That Haven't Made Anything Good In Years

There's flogging a dead horse, and then there's what these have become...

By Josh Brown /

Konami

Longterm success in any field is immensely difficult to attain.

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Sure, the MCU makes crafting 20 good-to-great movies over the space of a decade look like a cake walk, but it takes a lot of effort and even the occasional misstep for most video game franchises to deliver quality experiences for that long.

Sadly, the games on this list are a testament to just how difficult that creative process is. They might have started off strong with a string of releases that captured imaginations across the globe, but eventually they all ran out of steam and spent years - sometimes even decades - as a shadow of their former selves.

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However, these games are also reflective of how one great idea or concept can see fans stick around through thick and thin, hoping that one day a franchise might reclaim its former glory.

It's the hope that kills you.

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