So with the recent rumour that 'Gods and Monsters' has changed its names to 'Immortals: Fenyx Rising' the phenomena of games having subtitles added on to perfectly-adequate names seems to be continuing. Note that I'm not really referring to games which are part of an ongoing franchise (e.g. Deus Ex: Human Revolution, XCOM: Enemy Unknown), but first instalments in game franchises that may-or-may-not get sequels. The games I'm talking about could almost always work with one of their two titles as the other rarely adds proper context, and often just re-iterates what the initial main title implied.
Here's some examples:
Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout
Detroit: Become Human
A Plague Tale: Innocence
Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League
Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice
Starlink: Battle for Atlas
Halo: Combat Evolved
RIOT: Civil Unrest
Halo 5: Guardians (I know it's a sequel but... why???)
I'm sure there's many more.
Now what does Era think of this? Of course it's not a big deal but, at the end of the day, do you feel that these subtitles enhance or detract from the general titles of the game (or do you think the subtitles could have been the title of the game)?
For me personally I see it as one of the most weird things that the gaming industry does. No other mediums add random unnecessary subtitles on to their main titles and, when they do have subtitles, it's something to clearly denote that it is part of a franchise. Even then that's very rare, as even something like Star Wars didn't have "Episode IV: A New Hope," in its initial theatrical run. I mean, lets take some famous pieces of media and put them into this formula:
Inception: Dreams Explored
No Country for Old Men: Fate
Breaking Bad: Crime Doesn't Pay
Family: The Godfather
Lord of the Flies: Innocence
1984: Ignorance is Strength
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
...and so on. They just sound unnatural, right? So why does gaming love doing it so much?
Here's some examples:
Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout
Detroit: Become Human
A Plague Tale: Innocence
Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League
Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice
Starlink: Battle for Atlas
Halo: Combat Evolved
RIOT: Civil Unrest
Halo 5: Guardians (I know it's a sequel but... why???)
I'm sure there's many more.
Now what does Era think of this? Of course it's not a big deal but, at the end of the day, do you feel that these subtitles enhance or detract from the general titles of the game (or do you think the subtitles could have been the title of the game)?
For me personally I see it as one of the most weird things that the gaming industry does. No other mediums add random unnecessary subtitles on to their main titles and, when they do have subtitles, it's something to clearly denote that it is part of a franchise. Even then that's very rare, as even something like Star Wars didn't have "Episode IV: A New Hope," in its initial theatrical run. I mean, lets take some famous pieces of media and put them into this formula:
Inception: Dreams Explored
No Country for Old Men: Fate
Breaking Bad: Crime Doesn't Pay
Family: The Godfather
Lord of the Flies: Innocence
1984: Ignorance is Strength
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
...and so on. They just sound unnatural, right? So why does gaming love doing it so much?
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