The Top 7... Failed Franchises We Know How to Fix

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They've been broken for years. Here's how to set them right

First, let's take a look at the opening of Jaws, one of the most haunting, terrifying moments in movie history.

Imagine a survival horror game that takes place entirely on water. You start off on a small boat with a few people, one of which is brutally mauled by Jaws. The boat barely chugs along, having suffered irreparable damage, and will undoubtedly sink in a few hours. Other ships come and go, perhaps also attacked or a small island is found with no way to dock... there are plenty of ideas to stretch the game along. Jaws should elicit a nervous, panicked sensation every time he appears, be it swimming through a pool of gory people chunks or in between the battered hulls of downed boats. The point is, don't put us in control of him, a move that goes against the film's frightful nature. It turns a feared monster into a joke, and that's not the way to go. Like Godzilla he needs to be the subject of fear, desperation and hopelessness. Notthisnonsense.

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