What franchises are you always there day 1 for?

[Mekanos]

This is the first time I haven't been there day 1 for a new Pokemon game and nowadays with my backlog as big as it is and games going on sale so fast (unless it's Nintendo lol), I feel like there is less pressure to jump in day 1. I got MGSV day 1 on PS3 (just TPP, not GZ), but I never finished it. A couple of years later I got a PS4 and TPP + GZ was on sale for 15 bucks, so I copped it. Made me realize how useless it is to day 1 unless you're 100% sure you are going to want to play a lot of it once you get it.

3D Mario and Smash I think are the only series I am going to be consistently day 1 for going forward. Donkey Kong too... whenever we get another one.

EDIT: Forgot Mega Man as well, if they're as cheap as 11 was, I'll happily be there day 1.

 

[DannyVice]

Mario & GTA.

 

[@TheFriendlyBro]

Resident Evil and Ace Combat.

 

[Lotus]

(3D) Zelda and Pokemon

EDIT: Also Smash

 

[NoReasonReally]

Fire Emblem and mainline SMT.

 

[Deleted member 42105]

Kingdom Hearts and Persona.

 

["D."]

Smash

 

[steviestar3]

Mega Man, Shin Megami Tensei, Etrian Odyssey, Metroid... basically any franchise I'm a fan of TBH.

 

[Vimto]

None.

 

[TronLight]

Yakuza. I still haven't played 6, but I bought it on day one in the after ours limited edition.

 

[Ryuelli]

3D Zelda, Blizzard titles (especially WoW), and Pokemon

 

[Retsudo]

Souls and bloodborne/sekiro. I fully trust from software to deliver an experience i'll enjoy.

 

[Admiral Woofington]

There are plenty of franchises I'm there day one for to count. Hell I used to be day one for many developers themselves as well. Bioware being the main one. But those days are long past me by now.

 

[Greywaren]

Pokémon, Super Smash Bros, The Legend of Zelda...

 

[Deleted member 49319]

MGS
Zelda
MegaTen

and...

Soulsbornekiring

 

[Deleted member 18742]

atm, Destiny and Smash

Anything from Naughty Dog if that counts as well

 

[balgajo]

Zelda and Mario. Though still didn't buy LA remake because of the framerate issues.

 

[jph139]

I can't imagine not getting a Smash game on launch - I have for Brawl, both versions of Smash 4, and now Ultimate. They're always so fully featured, and have such a long lifespan at full price, that it's a no-brainer to get them at launch.

Same with Civilization - I know that even if there's issues at/near launch, I'm going to get hundreds of ours of gameplay out of it, and they only come out once a generation, so why wouldn't I? And that extends to the expansion packs.

 

[PcPlasticFuzz]

Zelda
Shenmue
Halo
Gran Turismo
Anything Naughty Dog

 

[Lugia]

Pokemon mainline games

 

[Sarcastico]

Divinity: Original Sin has become a day one series to me.

 

[Defect]

Halo and Metroid

I did skip Other M even before knowing how bad it was though.

 

[Deleted member 16908]

From Software

 

[BasilZero]

Nothing no more.


Was Pokemon but I decided to opt out of Sword/Shield due to the lack of any good Switch deals this year.

 

[ContraWars]

Virtua Fighter, Zelda, Final Fantasy, Dragon Quest

 

[Cup O' Tea?]

My only current day one buys are games from Hidetaka Miyazaki (Souls etc.). I used to have a lot more examples but my sense of brand loyalty has gradually reduced over the years. I can remember a time when I'd rush out to buy every new FF game. To do that now would be pretty deluded imo.

 

[Rhete]

Neptunia

I really shouldn't be, the spinoffs are not good games

 

[Spiderman]

GTA, RDR, SoulsBornekiro and everything Naughty Dog

 

[ClickyCal']

Halo and Metroid

I did skip Other M even before knowing how bad it was though.

Click to shrink...

Then metroid doesn't count.

 

[GeekyDad]

Fire Emblem and mainline SMT.

Click to shrink...

^That right there...

 

[Deleted member 10551]

Soul Calibur.
Street Fighter was this way until 5. SF6 is going to have to prove it.

 

[Mirabai]

- Souls
- 3D Zelda / Mario
- Blizzard if its not free2play trash

 

[PcPlasticFuzz]

Echo the above though about Links Awakening. Frame rate issues made that a no no for me.

 

[Hanbei]

Tekken.

 

[Defect]

Then metroid doesn't count.

Click to shrink...

It isn't a Metroid game :)

I did eventually get it but I was in my "I'm done with Nintendo phase at 13".

 

[Weiss]

Just Shin Megami Tensei, but I'll still skip out on entries I'm not interested in, like Strange Journey's remake.

 

[Arcana Wiz]

Games are really expensive here so... None?

But I'm emotionally there for Trails games and FF (now not so much).

 

[KilleyMC]

Suikoden (dead)
Advance Wars (yeah...)
Fire Emblem
3D Zelda
Ace Attorney (?)

 

[Dark Cloud]

Mario

 

[Ramako]

3D Zelda is really the only one

 

[7threst]

Mario, Zelda and Shin Megami Tensei

 

[Hate]

Resident Evil, SRW, SDGG, DQ and Yakuza.

 

[Red Fire]

Pokemon and Smash

 

[Deleted member 5491]

Mainline 3D Mario und 3D Zelda

 

[poklane]

Horizon and I used to be there with CoD but that changed with MW, and if Sony ever goes back to the franchise I'll be there day 1 for a new inFAMOUS. If you wanna count it I'd also pick anything Naughty Dog up immediately, but otherwise nothing.

 

[Sprat]

Pretty much most Sony first party. I've loved all their games minus the MLB ones.

Shenmue

And that's about it.

I used to be for resident evil until 4 that one lost me.

Same with final fantasy until xv

 

[PrionaceGlauca]

Forza Horizon, Anything by Rockstar, naughty Dog. I suppose a few others now, thanks to Gamepass.

 

[Barn]

I can proudly say I've been there on day one from the very beginning of the Super Smash Bros. series, when I was 14 years old.

Other than that, every mainline Legend of Zelda and Metroid game is on the list, as is any game directed by Suda 51. Bayonetta as well. After Three Houses (my first Fire Emblem), Fire Emblem might be there, too.

 

[Yuntu]

Pokemon, Final Fantasy, Dragon Quest, Resident Evil, Diablo, Borderlands and Xenoblade.

 

[Gartooth]

I'm day 1 for most series I look forward to.