And so many of them have served as bridges
between franchise entries that one feels like they're constantly watching previews for the next movie instead of experiencing the one they're watching.
While this is little more than a ray of hope for fans of the series waiting to have this
latest franchise entry localized for their territories, it remains a positive sign that all is not yet lost.
Studio Head Alan Hartman posted earlier today a letter to the community where he announced a complete U-turn on VIP membership, which will now work exactly as it did in
previous franchise entries.
It's a near - replicate of last — a
new franchise entry hits its mark, then two more lower - budget wide openers do less combined, but enough to boost the weekend totals above the previous year.
but Death Race 2 is the sort
of franchise entry that believes that fans would like nothing more than to watch the first movie again.
The game attempts to counterbalance this by forcing you into more required stealth sequences than in other
recent franchise entries.
Check out two new Resident Evil: The Final Chapter art posters for director Paul W.S. Anderson's
last franchise entry.
Nine years after the studio launched its «cinematic universe,» directing a Marvel movie still mostly seems to set you up to make more Marvel movies, or
other franchise entries like them.
Our Final Fantasy Brave Exvius review takes a look at another shining
franchise entry for mobile, but does it live up to expectations?
The most welcome change when it comes to The New Order, when compared to its FPS peers and
past franchise entries, is how much heart this game has, and how BJ Blazkowicz is more three - dimensional than he has been in all the previous Wolfenstein games combined.
Need for Speed: Rivals takes some of the best features from
prior franchise entries and combines them with a seamless single - multiplayer mode to create an absolutely terrific, utterly bonkers race - and - chase game that looks and sounds as good as it drives.
ALIEN: COVENANT - An existential two - hander drama wrapped in a
passable franchise entry, and the best Blade Runner follow - up in a year where there were two good ones.
Unless you've been living under a rock lately, you're probably aware that despite industry predictions, high -
profile franchise entry Scream 4 (a...
As franchise entries continue to grow longer and longer, though, it's only a matter of time until that bang fades into a whimper.
It's only Ryan Coogler's third feature — and an ambitious leap from his impressive 2013 debut, Fruitvale Station, and his critically acclaimed
Rocky franchise entry, Creed (2015)-- but Black Panther is executed with the confidence of a far more experienced filmmaker.
Though the general idea is for the Star Wars Story pictures to take detours from the main saga, this is very much a
modern franchise entry, with the requisite fan - service and sequel - teasing.
Coogler's writing and direction elevate Marvel's
18th franchise entry beyond the systematic comic book / superhero delivery system.
And thirdly, Nintendo only having to focus on one
franchise entry at a time as opposed to one console version and one handheld entry likely means fewer situations like the one where they released New Super Mario Bros. 2 and New Super Mario Bros..
It feels like it's been such a long time coming, but director John Gulager's tenth Children of the
Corn franchise entry titled Children of the Corn: Runaway will...
«X-Men: Days Of Future Past» will be bringing in an orgy of mutants, with (nearly) everyone who has possessed a power at one time or another stopping by in Bryan Singer «s time
travel franchise entry.
Similarly, Hollywood's release schedules are dominated
by franchise entries that come from pre-existing material.
But the undercard movies of summer 2016 can at least serve as reminders that not everything needs to ride on studios» abilities to produce
non-irritating franchise entries.
Edgar Wright is back in action movie mode for Baby Driver, a crime caper just slightly enough on the offbeat side enough to stand out among the
summer franchise entries.
Sacred Citadel may not be attempting to blaze an entirely new trail, but as both a
canonical franchise entry and gleefully enjoyable local multiplayer fun factory, we remain very optimistic ahead of its launch next month on XBLA and Steam.
After a
dozen franchise entries across a span of nearly two decades, the most menacing foe in the Ace Combat universe is the specter of stagnancy.
Critics hailed «Super Mario 3D World» for the Wii U as the
best franchise entry in years, and its colorful graphics, breezy story and reasonable difficulty curve make this platformer a perfect choice for children.
Kingdom Hearts III will be the
first franchise entry to appear on an Xbox platform, and it's clear that this is a game for both new and old fans alike.
Phantom Pain makes a huge departure from the Metal Gear franchise by prizing gameplay over narrative, with Venom Snake being a predominantly quiet protagonist and the majority of the story being told through cassette tapes as opposed to cut scenes, which are a mainstay of the later Metal
Gear franchise entries.
Ranging from long - awaited and mysterious indie titles, to primeval big -
budget franchise entries, February's lineup of new games is as varied as the month's own weather on the East Coast.
Looking ahead, while the newest Tomb Raider game — i.e, Rise of the Tomb Raider's successor — has yet to be given a release date or even be revealed, the incredibly positive critical reception to both modern Tomb
Raider franchise entries indicates that we'll be seeing a new Tomb Raider game soon.
The facility will boast 40,000 square feet of space over 2 floors and, alongside Mario Kart GP VR will feature other famous
VR franchise entries including Evangelion and Dragon Ball.
The concept behind the latest Metal Gear Solid project is «no place to hide,» and this edition in the series will force Snake into unexpected circumstances with an all - new storyline that breaks away in some ways from the previous
MGS franchise entries.
The last Rocky movie, the Stallone - directed Rocky Balboa, is one of our favorite
late franchise entries, and this one looks to be playing to the series» strengths — that is, its fascination with what motivates people to get in the ring.
Studio Head Alan Hartman posted earlier today a letter to the community where he announced a complete U-turn on VIP membership, which will now work exactly as it did in
previous franchise entries.
Still, I'm hopeful this game will pleasantly break the Sonic Cycle fans have been known to fall into, but has been broken with
recent franchise entries.
Next Year's
new franchise entry The Predator is getting a lot of fans very excited, including ourselves.
This past week, Kyle Buchanan wrote an insightful, mostly spot - on piece for the Vulture about this summer's box - office, and the overall takeaway is that, because of the «belly - flops» incurred by several original titles, combined with the highly profitable success of numerous sequels and
franchise entries, studios will only be driven to make bigger budgeted films, almost all of them sequels, leaving little to no room for any kind of original, non-franchise venture.
Yes, that's right: Marvel has pivoted yet
another franchise entry around some magical space MacGuffin, a physical piece of exposition that the characters can't stop blathering about.
In this sequel, the director inadvertently continues that inside joke by making something that feels obligatory and cobbled together like a late
franchise entry.
More than
any franchise entry since 1998's (admittedly ropey) «Star Trek Insurrection», it feels like a classic TV episode: the crew of the Enterprise head to a mysterious planet, they get into a spot of bother and Captain Kirk punches an alien.
The first bit of unsolicited advice I'd offer to future «Origins»
franchise entries is that if you're going to emulate something, don't emulate something that sucked so conspicuously.
It's a decent gross, but a far cry from the $ 100 million + grosses of the previous
franchise entries.
After my experience with the original Garden Warfare, my expectations were sky high going into this sequel, meaning developer PopCap HD had their work cut out for them if they were going to satisfy this fan's thirst for a new
franchise entry that would hook me in with more deliciously weird content.