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What type of series (be it books, movies, or video games) do you prefer? Would you rather have a series that could theoretically go on forever (e.g Mario, Call of Duty, etc) or a series with a definitive end-point (e.g Earthbound/Mother, most book series etc.).
@bonifartius Mario works because the stories are simple and are completely isolated from any timeline. The can theoretically go on forever.
Though in terms of beloved and well known series, a lot of them either ended willingly or were just cut short due to time or financial constraints. One would argue that they would've lost their charm if they went on forever.
@xianc78 @bonifartius well look at Dune; the son of the author has written a ton of books with some other guy and needless to say those are as divisive as the prequel trilogy.
It's better to end it before you die etc.
It's better to end it before you die etc.
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In most cases, I want people to go to the trouble of finishing their work. Nothing worse than a series which suffers from sequelitis, either due to the artist or the suits. As much as I love the Drizzt books, for instance, there certainly didn't need to be as many of them as there were.
Games are different, because if the core mechanical systems and sandbox are fun enough, then a game being mod-compatible means it can theoretically have infinite content. I still play L4D2 because it's the best zombie game ever made and Steam Workshop support means it will literally never stop new stuff; some of it might even be good!
Your poll, intentionally or not, treats games as "modern consumable product" numbered to infinity where they have little or no replay value, and the beautiful thing about games is that even controlled single-player experiences can be breeding grounds for self-imposed challenges.
In most cases, I want people to go to the trouble of finishing their work. Nothing worse than a series which suffers from sequelitis, either due to the artist or the suits. As much as I love the Drizzt books, for instance, there certainly didn't need to be as many of them as there were.
Games are different, because if the core mechanical systems and sandbox are fun enough, then a game being mod-compatible means it can theoretically have infinite content. I still play L4D2 because it's the best zombie game ever made and Steam Workshop support means it will literally never stop new stuff; some of it might even be good!
Your poll, intentionally or not, treats games as "modern consumable product" numbered to infinity where they have little or no replay value, and the beautiful thing about games is that even controlled single-player experiences can be breeding grounds for self-imposed challenges.
@xianc78 i like stuff that goes on forever, provided that it isn't destroyed by politics etc. nothing wrong with mario!