Which games were the best and worst entry in their series?

Which games were the best and worst in their respective series, in your opinion?

Kirby.

Best = Kirby: Squeak Squad. (Or Super Star/Super Star Ultra) Worst = Kirby's Dream Course.The

Legend of Zelda.

Best = Ocarina of Time. (Was going to say Twilight Princess, but nothing has matched the first impression of OOT. Maybe Zelda U can beat it.) Worst = The CDI games. (If you even call those Zelda games.)

Pokemon.

Best = Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald. (Gen 3) (Though I did enjoy Gen 4 and 5.) Worst = X and Y. (Now, in terms of the battle system and 3D graphics/features, it was a masterpiece. Best in the series so far. But, IMO, the overworld and overall areas were...Dull.)

Sonic The Hedgehog.

Best = Sonic Adventure 2: Battle/Sonic The Hedgehog 2. Worst = Sonic Boom/Sonic 06.

Mario.

Best = Super Mario Sunshine. Worst = New Super Mario Bros. 2. (Not a terrible game, but my least favorite.)

Haven't played enough of other series to really give an opinion on the best and worst games. Final Fantasy: Type 0 HD will be the first game in the series that I actually buy.

Thoughts?

Will post a list in a bit, but Sonic Adventure 2 is not under any circumstances the best Sonic game. It wasn't bad but I consider it, along with the first Adventure game, a precursor to Sonic's fall from grace.

Zelda:
Best: A Link to the Past. Worst: Spirit Tracks

Final Fantasy:
Best: Final Fantasy VI. Worst: Final Fantasy XIII

Pokemon:
Best: HeartGold/SoulSilver. Worst: Black 2/White 2

Assassin's Creed:
Best: Assassin's Creed II. Worst: Assassin's Creed III

God of War:
Best: God of War II. Worst: Ascension

Halo:
Best: Halo 2. Worst: Halo 4

Uncharted:
Best: Uncharted 2. Worst: The Golden Abyss

Fable:
Best: Fable II. Worst: Fable III

Dragon Age:
Best: Origins. Worst: Dragon Age II

Persona:
Best: 4 Golden. Worst: Revelations Persona

Mario Kart:
Best: Mario Kart 8. Worst: Mario Kart 64(?)

Mario - Best is Galaxy, worst is Sunshine

Uncharted - Best is 1, worst is 3

God of War - best is 3, worst is Ghost of Sparta

Pokemon - best is Ruby, worst is X and Y

Halo - best is 3, worst is Reach

Zelda - best is Link Between Worlds, worst is Ocarina of Time

Anyway...

Mario.

Best: Super Mario Galaxy 2. Worst: New Super Mario Bros. DS (still a great game tho).

Sonic

Best: Sonic the Hedgehog 3/Knuckles. Worst: Sonic 06 (tho I wouldn't be surprised if Sonic Boom was worse; seemed like a possibility based on the horrendous demo)

Final Fantasy

Best: Final Fantasy IX. Worst: Final Fantasy XIII (haven't played the first 3 games however).

Devil May Cry

Best: Devil May Cry 3. Worst: Devil May Cry 2

Zelda

Best: Majora's Mask. Worst: the original (but I haven't played Zelda 2). People will rage at me for this choice, but as amazing as it was at the time, the original is boring.

Grand Theft Auto

Best: Vice City (mechanics haven't aged well but the atmosphere is still the best). Worst: the first one. It really wasn't very good.

Donkey Kong

Best: Donkey Kong Country Returns. Worst: Donkey Kong 64 (still a decent stab a 3D tho).

Metal Gear Solid

Best: Metal Gear Solid 3. Worst: Metal Gear Solid 4.

Metroid.

Best: Metroid Prime. Worst: original Metroid.

No way is Mario Kart, king of battle mode, 64 the worst mario kart.

Well...You may be right. Maybe it's just nostalgia. Ohhh the times I had in Chao Garden...Good times. Good times.

Looking back, it wasn't perfect. But the gameplay style made for a great Sonic game. Now if only Sega would build upon that and stop screwing the series up.

Adventure games would have been incredible if it was just pure Sonic. Don't understand why they felt the need to add the unfun gameplay styles of his friends.

Chaos were an awesome diversion tho. They should bring that back.

• Streets of Rage - Best: SoR 2; Worst: SoR 1
• Sonic - Best: Sonic 3 & Knuckles; Worst: Sonic '06
• Dark Forces/Jedi Knight - Best: Jedi Outcast; Worst: Dark Forces
• X-Wing/Tie Fighter - Best: X-Wing vs. Tie Fighter; Worst: X-Wing
• Pokemon - Best: Gen 1; Worst: Gen 3
• Halo - Best: Halo CE; Worst: Halo ODST
• Mega Man - Best: Mega Man X; Worst: Mega Man X7
• Panzer Dragoon - Best: Panzer Dragoon Saga; Worst: Orta
• Zelda: Best - Ocarina of Time; Worst: Wind Waker
• Metroid - Best: Metroid Prime 2: Echoes; Worst: Metroid 2
• Castlevania - Best: SOTN; Worst: Simon's Quest
• Shinobi - Best: Shinobi III: Worst: Shinobi
• Aleste - Best: MUSHA; Worst: Super Aleste
• Thunder Force - Best: Thunder Force IV; Worst: Thunder Force II
• Rocket Knight - Best: Rocket Knight Adventures; Worst: Sparkster
• Virtua Fighter - Best: Virtua Fighter 2; Worst: Virtua Fighter 3
• Soul Calibur - Best: Soul Calibur II: Worst: Soul Calibur III
• Rogue Squadron - Best: Rogue Leader; Worst: Rebel Strike
• Mario - Best: Galaxy 2; Worst: Super Mario Bros. 2 (USA)
• F-Zero - Best: F-Zero GX; Worst: F-Zero X
• Gears of War - Best: Gears of War; Worst: Gears 2
• Age - Best: Age of Mythology; Worst: Age of Empires III

wha? Dam you can at least play it before ya hate it.

He's talking about Final Fantasy I-III on NES.

I meant the first three games in the series overall. I have played FFXIII.

Yep.

ah ok I got confused since there are 3 games to 13. Iv played some of the FF games but if I had to go with one i least enjoyed that would be X.

That would be my second least favorite. I mean, great lore and music, but damn it, that game is pure shit in every other way possible. To think I actually spent as much time on it as I did :/

No Way is X and Y the worst in the series, anyway here's my list:

Pokemon: Best: Heart Gold/Soul Silver. Runner-Up: X and Y.

Worst: Black 2/White 2

Mario: Don't think I've played enough games in the series yet however I will list these games in order from best to worst:

Mario Parties: 3, 2, 1, 4, 6, 5, 7.

Haven't played 9 yet and I don't think I've played 8 enough yet to judge.

Streets of Rage - Best: SOR2. Worst: SOR1.

Mana - Best: Secret of Mana. Worst: FF Legend.

Final Fantasy - Best: FFVII. Worst: FF All the Bravest.

Metal Gear - Best: MGS2. Worst: Snake's Revenge.

Resident Evil - Best: RE4. Worst: RE Gaiden.

Mario - Best: SMW. Worst: Hotel Mario.

Ninja Gaiden - Best: Master System game. Worst: Arcade game.

Sonic - Best: Sonic 2. Worst: Rise of Lyric.

Lufia - Best: Lufia 2. Worst: Lufia 1.

Chrono - Best: Trigger. Worst: Radical Dreamers.

Alundra - Best: Alundra 1. Worst: Alundra 2.

Xeno - Best: Xenogears. Worst: Xenosaga.

Zelda - Best: Ocarina of Time. Worst: CD-i games.

SSX - Best: Tricky. Worst: SSX 1.

GTA - Best: GTA 5. Worst: GTA 1.

Far Cry - Best: 4. Worst: 1.

Street Fighter - Best: 3rd Strike. Worst: The Movie.

Mario
-Best: Yoshi's Island
-Worst: New Super Mario Bros. Games in general

Zelda
-Best: Majora's Mask
-Worst: Skyward Sword

Metroid
-Best: Super Metroid
-Worst: Metroid Prime 3: Corruption

Metal Gear
-Best: Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence (until MGS5 comes out)
-Worst: Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker. **** that game. |

Resident Evil
-Best: Resident Evil 4 by the countriest of country miles
-Worst: Resident Evil 6 or Resident Evil Zero. Both are supremely shit

Fire Emblem
-Best: Path of Radiance
-Worst: Shadow Dragon

Battlefield
-Best: Battlefield 2142
-Worst: Battlefield: Bad Company 1

Donkey Kong
-Best: I guess Tropical Freeze
-Worst: Donkey Kong Country 3

Sonic
-Best: none of them, all of them are bad
-Worst: all of them are bad

Final Fantasy
-Best: 6
-Worst: 13

Ninja Gaiden
-Best: Ninja Gaiden Black
-Worst: Anything that Hayashi Directed

Castlevania
-Best: Castlevania 1 or Symphony of the Night
-Worst: Lord of Shadows or those DS ones for being supreme trash

Street Fighter
-Best: Third Strike
-Worst: Street Fighter 1

God of War
-Best: God of War 2
-Worst: God of War 1

Gears of War
-Best: Gears of War 1
-Worst: Gears of War Judgement

Halo
-Best: Halo 2
-Worst: Halo 3: ODST

Uncharted
-Best: Uncharted 2
-Worst: Uncharted 3

Devil May Cry
-Best: Devil May Cry 3
-Worst: DMC2, but don't get carried away, DmC would be the winner here if DMC2 didn't exist

Dragon Age
-Best: none of them, all of them are bad
-Worst: 2 even though all of them are bad

Grand Theft Auto
-Best: Grand Theft Auto V
-Worst: Grand Theft Auto IV

Mass Effect
-Best: Mass Effect 3 (shitty ending and all)
-Worst: Mass Effect 1

Gears of war

best: gears 3

worst: judgment. but if u only count mainline series than gears 2 by far was the worst

Mario - Best: Super Mario Galaxy 2. Worst: Super Mario 64.

Zelda - Best: A Link to the Past. Worst: Zelda II

Metroid - Best: Metroid Prime. Worst: Metroid Other M

Final Fantasy - Best: Final Fantasy IX. Worst: Final Fantasy VIII

Sonic - Best: Sonic 3 and Knuckles. Worst: Sonic 06

Metal Gear - Best: MGS3 Subsistence. Worst: MGS4.

Fire Emblem - Best: Path of Radiance. Worst: Shadow Dragon.

Age of series - Best AOE II. Worst: AOE

Shin Megami Tensei - Best: Persona 4. Worst: Nocturne

Mario Kart - Best: Mario Kart 8. Worst: Super Mario Kart.

Grand Theft Auto - Best: Vice City. Worst: GTAIV.

Halo - Best: Halo CE. Worst: Halo ODST.

Uncharted - Best: UC2. Worst: UC1.

Oh, it's worse. Not spectacularly awful in a way you can laugh at like Sonic '06, it's just unbearable.

Metal Gear Solid:

Best: Peace Walker (I'd say MGS3 is the best "experience", but I find PW much more fun to play.)

Worst: MGS2 (weird game, didn't find it very interesting). Counting spinoffs I'd say Portable Ops. I can hardly bear to play it.

Half Life:

Best: Half Life 2: Epsiode 2 (HL2 is a better game for it's time but I enjoy playing through EP2 more)

Worst: Half Life 1 (I don't like this game. That is all.)

Crysis:

Best: Crysis 2 (took a benchmark game and made it playable with brilliant controls and mechanics and the only game in the series that enjoyable through to the end)

Worst: Crysis Warhead (I can think of many reasons to re-install 1-3 and dawdle about. I have no reason to re-install Warhead. Unremarkable game)

Mass Effect:

Best: 2

Worst 3 (I'd say 3 had the potential to be the best but it was squandered.)

You must hate battle mode. Selecting the Mario Kart game with the worst battle mode as the best and the Mario Kart game with the best battle mode as the worst.

No it is not, you are a child molester. That game is a god damn adventure/FPS hybrid, and far superior to 2. 2 had better multiplayer, but 1 had the better, thoroughly epic campaign. And the soundtrack to 1 is one of my favorites of all time.

Call of Duty: Best: Black Ops 1 Worst: United Offensive or Advanced Warfare

Battlefield" Best: BF2142 Worst: BF Vietnam

Half-Life:Best: Half-Life 1 Worst: Blue Shift

Guild Wars: Best: Guild Wars Worst: Guidl Wars 2

Crysis: Best: Crysis Worst: Crysis 3

Ass Creed: Best: Ass Creed 2 Worst: Ass Creed 3

Pokemon Black/White 2 is godly, one of the best pokemon games ever. Haters gonna hate.

Mario- Best: Super Mario Bros 3 Worst: All are great

COD- Best: COD 4 Worst: Everything after Black Ops

Halo- Best: Halo CE Worst: Halo 3 ODST

- Battlefield
Best: Battlefield 2
Worst: Battlefield 3

- Mario
Best: Super Mario Galaxy 2
Worst: Super Mario Bros Wii

- Unreal Tournament
Best: Unreal Tournament 2004
Worst: Unreal Tournament 3

- Legend of Zelda
Best: Orcarina of Time (Wind Waker is a close second)
Worst: Skyward Sword

- Grand Theft Auto
Best: Vice City
Worst: GTAIV