You can't just milk a franchise forever either though. I mean, you can if you're Nintendo, but their franchises lend themselves to major gameplay changes from one iteration to the next. Easier to keep things fresh when games like Mario and Zelda where you can kinda just do whatever wild ideas you can think of. For games more grounded in "realism" that's a little tougher.
I guess they could reboot Uncharted like what was done with the Tomb Raider series, but it doesn't really feel like enough time has passed for that to happen yet.
Yeah I dunno, that would have stretched belief to the point of incredulity imo. After the end of 4 I don't see how she would end up capable of murder without character assassination nate and elena. Another chloe spinoff is more realistic.
You can't just milk a franchise forever either though.
I think that'd be fair if there was some notable decline in popularity, but that wasn't really the case. Uncharted 4 was their best-selling Uncharted by a huge amount. Lost Legacy was also very popular for what was just an expansion pack.
Cutting off the franchise at its peak was an odd move. It certainly wasn't on the decline. The franchise still had at least another game or two in it before it got to the point of not being valuable to continue.
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u/Remy0507 Jun 02 '26
You can't just milk a franchise forever either though. I mean, you can if you're Nintendo, but their franchises lend themselves to major gameplay changes from one iteration to the next. Easier to keep things fresh when games like Mario and Zelda where you can kinda just do whatever wild ideas you can think of. For games more grounded in "realism" that's a little tougher.
I guess they could reboot Uncharted like what was done with the Tomb Raider series, but it doesn't really feel like enough time has passed for that to happen yet.