Alex
King Of The Wasteland
And by that I mean when a film or game series is rebooted and given a different twist but given the brand name to try and sell better.
Example I bought DMC: Devil May Cry the rebooted version of the Devil May Cry franchise. I like it, combat is good and so is the platforming and the storyline is interesting. I wouldn't call it a Devil May Cry game though. Sure there are similar elements but to me it seems like something trying to be Devil May Cry. I pesonally felt if they'd called it something else (Angels & Demons Die or whatever) and branded as from the people that brought you Devil May Cry but different it might have been better recieved.
Similarly there are various rebooted films which seem if they had been called something else might have been better recieved. The 2011 Conan film I heard was eh as a Conan film but seemed alright as a standard fantasy film, similarly the Evil Dead reboot is really good but I heard people were skeptical because A. it didn't have the Ash character/Bruce Campbell in it or the wacky craziness of the original films.
I mean I know there are good reboots. The Prince Of Persia Sand Of Time trilogy is a good example of a game reboot done well and films like Dredd have done better in staying closer to the source material and the rebooted Star Trek is doing their own spin while also staying true to the original but do you reckon with trying to go with a familiar name that people know are companies actually hurting their chances instead of trying to market these ideas as new? (even though they technically aren't)
Example I bought DMC: Devil May Cry the rebooted version of the Devil May Cry franchise. I like it, combat is good and so is the platforming and the storyline is interesting. I wouldn't call it a Devil May Cry game though. Sure there are similar elements but to me it seems like something trying to be Devil May Cry. I pesonally felt if they'd called it something else (Angels & Demons Die or whatever) and branded as from the people that brought you Devil May Cry but different it might have been better recieved.
Similarly there are various rebooted films which seem if they had been called something else might have been better recieved. The 2011 Conan film I heard was eh as a Conan film but seemed alright as a standard fantasy film, similarly the Evil Dead reboot is really good but I heard people were skeptical because A. it didn't have the Ash character/Bruce Campbell in it or the wacky craziness of the original films.
I mean I know there are good reboots. The Prince Of Persia Sand Of Time trilogy is a good example of a game reboot done well and films like Dredd have done better in staying closer to the source material and the rebooted Star Trek is doing their own spin while also staying true to the original but do you reckon with trying to go with a familiar name that people know are companies actually hurting their chances instead of trying to market these ideas as new? (even though they technically aren't)