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Around here, SR3 was considered disappointing, since they put 90% of their focus into 10% of the game. The end result was a game with practically zero replay value and none of the soul that made SR2 so great. When you think about how great SR's cast was, you think about SR2. Johnny Gat at his best, the genesis of Shaundi and Pierce, and some actually competent bad guys.

The only reason SR3 sold so well was the hype train they went on, not because it was a good game. They MADE it look a lot better than it was, but the characters introduced that game were mostly as mediocre as those in the reboot. The villains in SR3 were especially weak, and the devs had other ideas that were downright insulting to the existing fans.

But part of why the characters became timeless is that we got at least three games with each of them. And, well, one of them was Johnny Gat, and SR3's treatment of him was so appalling that they had to retcon that.

Also I say that SR3 didn't get a new fanbase because SR4 sold really poorly. The SR2 fans didn't care to go back after SR3 disappointed them. The SR3 fans just moved on. So that's what I am getting at.