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12 videogame stories that jumped the shark

Shark Week concludes with the most JAWful tales ever told

Words: GamesRadar US

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silvereye - 3 months 21 days ago

I think sonic team has secret meetings to discuss how to lower the next games metacritic score lower than the last and pretend it was a one off

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jar-head - 3 months 21 days ago

wtf Gr? The Whole Franchise of Halo is that, history repeats, until the MC was like "Oh F*** That!" and Gears of war 2, Jumped the shark when the Imulsion, lava/energy/i0l stuff starts to Infect The Horde! How did you not choose moving liquid over a worm?

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RCTrucker7 - 3 months 21 days ago

I was just curious how both Good and Evil and GTA: San Andreas are listed here and on the list of the 15 games with the best all time stories (http://www.gamesradar.com/f/the-best-videogame-stories-ever/a-200804179337286093)with both lists citing several of the same factors for being listed?

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MechGyver - 3 months 21 days ago

Sonic is the Stephon Marbury of video games.

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SuperBadnik - 3 months 21 days ago

Um, the "Evil Lara" is fully explained in Tomb Raider: Underworld...

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MPSai - 3 months 21 days ago

What no Bioshock? I will never get over that stupid plot twist.

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crumbdunky - 3 months 21 days ago

Anyone who's had the very dubious honour of actually finishing one of the Halo "novels" will understand me when I say that the plot of Halo2 is NOTHING to worry about. There's some complete nonsense dressed up as average Sci Fi literature right there!

The only reason I finished one is because it was reccommended by a friend and I cannot start a book(or game) without finishing it before moving on to the next!

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lovinmyps3 - 3 months 21 days ago

I admit to being one of the people who brushed aside Beyond Good & Evil (despite owning it) due to its strange settings and characters. I wish I still had it because I've heard so many good things... other than the dumb ending.

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Bloodstorm - 3 months 21 days ago

@crumbdunky

I've actually read all of them and found them very good reads (except for the second one that pretty much outlined halo 1. why did i want to read what I could just play), but I'm pretty big into halo's story

I didn't really see anything wrong with the gravemind. Playing as the arbiter more then the master chief is where it jumped the shark for me. but the flood is the whole basis of the entire halo story (as halo's exist to defeat the flood)

the bionic commando thing made me think even less of that game, which I didn't think could happen. thanks GR!

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AuthorityFigure - 3 months 21 days ago

Such garbage writing in some of these games... Man, it's embarrassing.

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Scotch - 3 months 21 days ago

AWESOME!
completely agree with san andreas, i couldnt take it anymore after i got to the vegas-esq part of town. but im surprised at no okami!

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YuGiOhisbetterthanMagic - 3 months 20 days ago

i dunno, i liked it when gta went madcap. sides we have IV to be all serious

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Makk_Mizzy - 3 months 20 days ago

OMG! GTA4 SET THE BAR SO HIGH! I LIKE RIDICULOUSLY MURDERED COUNTLESS INNOCENT PPL AND I FELT THIS WEIGHT RELEASE OFF OF MY SHOULDERS AND IT IS AMAZING HOW CREEPY THAT SOUNDS, LOL! IM JUST JOKING!

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uvebeenpwned - 3 months 20 days ago

Y'know what? Srew you, gamesradar! I found the "getting off your board" concept in tony hawk rather fun, and it provided a change of pace to the tony hawk series. And the plots ARE good, even IF most of them are "boy wants to be pro and becomes one". So shove that in your juicebox and suck it dry!!!!

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TheNinja - 3 months 20 days ago

so your all alien batteries?

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RebornKusabi - 3 months 20 days ago

The world will look up and shout "Save us!" and I'll whisper "Eh, maybe later..."

I have nothing to contribute to this topic as I kinda agree with every selection.

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wkdtkd - 3 months 19 days ago

I kinda liked THUG at the time...*blushes*

Though I have to say...the thing that made me go WTF?!? must about Fahrenheit was when Lucas and Carla "did the business" even though they only knew each other 5 mins!! :O

Where on earth did that come from!??!

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hooterscpufantasm - 3 months 19 days ago

ohhhhh....
i think beyond good and evil makes some sense to me now...
mmmk, so the statue is still alive cause you are part of the statue just like the thingy you just killed and you now control the statue and the powers and whatnot. and the pig has to die.

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