Read Serial Killers editorials and journey with me as we explore the game series that, in their infancy were the best of their genre. However, as a result of varying factors they have been slowly degraded over time by companies who continue to seek financial gain by destroying memories of names that we once held dear.

We will explore each franchise individually based on the main aspects that have been affected and degraded over time whether it be through gameplay, story, sound or graphics. Games that are set to be included in this editorial are: Prince Of Persia, Rayman, Spyro and Crash Bandicoot (although more may be added in the near future). The possible motives for developers doing the above series such an injustice in their later installments will also be explored as we delve into the psychee of the publishers.

Because I’m writing these I’ll give you some background as to how I started gaming. I began gaming on an Atari 2600 clone and quickly moved on to the PS1. I played games that were enjoyed by the masses such as Metal Gear Solid, Final Fantasy, Rayman and Spyro. A variety of games that were all brilliant in their own ways and continue to have sequels on newer consoles.

As technology has grown alongside developer’s budgets there is a considerably higher amount of pressure to meet deadlines and maintaining graphical quality is now a key priority as it is sadly seen as the most important component of success within the gaming market. All of this will be discussed and more in the this series of editorials, I hope you look forward to it.

Finally, during the writing of these articles if anybody can think of the name of another series that you believe has been killed off in later generations then feel free to PM me (eldiablov) on the forums and I’ll be sure to investigate.