: In the Super Mario series of games, you could play as Mario and upon your
: death, a 2nd player was able to start a level as Luigi and play until
: their death. That multiplayer feature was completely removed for Super
: Mario 64 and horribly implemented with the little 'girlfriend mode' star
: thing in Super Mario Galaxy.

Ahh, yea that was a great feature. Didn't notice that one!

: I believe it is a fairly popular game, and while it's not an sci-fi,
: militaristic FPS Xbox-exclusive console shooter, it's not really different
: worlds at all. It's a video game which I feel was the point of this
: particular part of this thread...
: I feel it is, as an example of what you were asking for in this thread...

Yes totally. By different worlds, I meant each game is a stand alone product unto it's own. Although I do believe Enzo was in 2 games... It totally is a good example.

: Yeah, that one was a bit of a reach, but it's not quite apples and Empire
: State Buildings. It's more like apples and oranges, but we can kick it out
: cause I probably just wanted another excuse to express my disappointment
: with Destiny and the new Bungie.

DOn't we all :(

: I agree with both you and Grizzlei here. I put a lot of hours (probably days)
: into the Firefight mode in Reach, but it was a beloved feature that was
: removed, yet the next installment in the game series was successful as
: Grizz said. Another point toward the post which I was responding to...

See success is relative. To us, millions = success. To CoD, success= more than the last. I believe all AAA games have that same standard. That should have been qualified beforehand instead of left to each persons interpretation.

: See, all I felt I was answering was your one part here. I would love to hear
: of another franchise that removed major features like Forge and did well.
: Please let me know. These are all examples of games that cut major
: features like Forge (whether universally liked or not) and still did quite
: well. That is really all I was responding to. I actually agree with you
: that there is at least the perception of getting less for the same price
: when features are cut, whether or not that is the reality of the
: situation, I do believe is up for debate though.

That's on me again. I meant Fan Favorites, that are "staples" of the game, or modes that atleast were highly regarded. I just said features, but meant tested and true features that are to a good portion, what makes the game what it is. That's 100% subjective. As an example, invasion actually didn't have the best population so it makes sense they removed what was a lot of work and large code base I am sure. Tacking on multiplayer in Arkham that no one played, so they removed it is certainly not what I was looking for. But the Assassins Creed is def a valid example.

: - MacGyver10

-ChrisTheeCrappy :)