Board 8 > Is there any series where the fifth entry is the best one?

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Anagaram
01/30/21 2:47:33 PM
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I was just thinking about this. Most series don't even reach five entries at all, and the most loved entries are almost always one of the first three. And by 'series,' I mean movies or games or anything, but only the mainline ones.
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CaptainOfCrush
01/30/21 2:49:06 PM
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Bruh literal Ocarina of Time

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_stingers_
01/30/21 2:51:25 PM
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does mario 64 count? smb1, 2, 3, super mario world, mario 64

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Aecioo
01/30/21 2:53:10 PM
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Esuriat
01/30/21 2:53:39 PM
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Dragon Quest, Suikoden and Empire Strikes Back (retroactive 5th, but I'll count it)

Though I personally agree with just Dragon Quest here.

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Xuxon
01/30/21 2:53:48 PM
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_stingers_ posted...
does mario 64 count? smb1, 2, 3, super mario world, mario 64
no because Lost Levels and Yoshi's Island exist

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_stingers_
01/30/21 2:54:51 PM
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I guess lost levels counts. I dont really consider yoshis island a mario game, even if mario world is in the title

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andylt
01/30/21 2:55:06 PM
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Metroid Prime
Smash Bros Ultimate
Donkey Kong Country Tropical Freeze
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Not my opinion, but many would say Breaking Bad.

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xp1337
01/30/21 2:55:41 PM
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Not for me, but I could see Persona 5 getting support from quite a few. Nier Automata if you count Drakengard 1-3 as the first three?

Trails/Kiseki maybe. EXA_PICO is obscure but maybe there.

Empire Strikes Back if you just want to cheat and not go release order (also not my pick but yeah)

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greengravy294
01/30/21 2:58:06 PM
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Persona the 5th

Though I guess technically it's really the 6th one since P3P is mostly half a new game imo

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xp1337
01/30/21 2:59:11 PM
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greengravy294 posted...
Persona the 5th

Though I guess technically it's really the 6th one since P3P is mostly half a new game imo
Actually the wrinkle with Persona might be Persona 2 being released in two parts. (But some might prefer going by that and taking Persona 4 as the fifth entry!)

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agesboy
01/30/21 2:59:43 PM
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earth defense force 5 is god damn amazing

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rsWG2X4jbzE

every game just gets more and more ridiculous

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kilafer
01/30/21 2:59:50 PM
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DQ definitely.

DQ V is honestly one of my favourite games of all time.

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RikkuAlmighty
01/30/21 3:01:51 PM
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Star Wars Episode V if that counts

Also Fast Five for sure.

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foolm0r0n
01/30/21 3:01:59 PM
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Assassin's Creed if 3 counts

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Esuriat
01/30/21 3:02:11 PM
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andylt posted...
Metroid Prime

I was thinking this was the 4th installment, and it kind of is. It was released a day before Fusion in NA, but after Fusion everywhere else.

But it's close enough that it can be 5th also.

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MoogleKupo141
01/30/21 3:02:18 PM
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Aecioo posted...
Fast Five


yes
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foolm0r0n
01/30/21 3:03:03 PM
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also THUG

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Xuxon
01/30/21 3:03:26 PM
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andylt posted...
Metroid Prime
Smash Bros Ultimate
Donkey Kong Country Tropical Freeze
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Not my opinion, but many would say Breaking Bad.
i thought about Metroid Prime but Fusion came out on the same day. how do you decide which one is 5th?

also if we're counting seasons of TV, The Shield is for sure the best example

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XIII_rocks
01/30/21 3:12:38 PM
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You could make a serious argument for Metal Gear Solid 3 because of the first two Metal Gears. Oh and San Andreas.

Also, seasons of Friends. I don't have a ranking of them, but I remember S5 being good and having lots of episodes I enjoyed
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XIII_rocks
01/30/21 3:13:17 PM
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foolm0r0n posted...
also THUG


Holy shit, yes, THUG

andylt posted...
Not my opinion, but many would say Breaking Bad.


This too; imo the only show (with more than like, 3 seasons) where every season is better than the one before it. That I can remember anyway.
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Murphiroth
01/30/21 3:16:23 PM
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Devil May Cry, maybe. Ignore the reboot as you should and 3 and 5 are pretty clearly the best games in the franchise and I personally go back and forth on which is better.
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Xiahou Shake
01/30/21 3:18:29 PM
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Persona
DMC

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BlackMageJawa
01/30/21 3:19:13 PM
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Ace Combat. Admittedly, I think AC0 (the sixth game by release order) is slightly more popular in general, but AC5 is my favourite.

Also, Might & Magic, especially if you consider the ability to combine Clouds of Xeen and Darkside of Xeen into a single World of Xeen game to be a feature of M&M V
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Snake5555555555
01/30/21 3:22:33 PM
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Devil May Cry and Grand Theft Auto

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KokoroAkechi
01/30/21 3:28:34 PM
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Skyrim

I'd also say Civ V is probably a better game than Civ VI
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ZeroSignal620
01/30/21 3:31:00 PM
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Aecioo posted...
Fast Five

This. Also...

SmackDown: Here Comes the Pain - First 2 on PS1 were okay at best. Just Bring It was memorable for its hilariously bad commentary. Shut Your Mouth was the first great SD game. Finally, HCTP was the perennial wrestling title on any Playstation console and was a good way to end the SD series before they transitioned to SmackDown vs Raw.

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Jesse_Custer
01/30/21 3:31:11 PM
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Snake5555555555 posted...
Grand Theft Auto

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ninkendo
01/30/21 3:31:26 PM
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Reg
01/30/21 3:47:49 PM
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DQ and Persona were already mentioned, so good job everybody.

KokoroAkechi posted...
I'd also say Civ V is probably a better game than Civ VI
Yes but Civ IV is better than Civ V

foolm0r0n posted...
also THUG
THUG > THPS3 and THPS1+2 is certainly a take...
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TheRock1525
01/30/21 3:53:03 PM
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Monster Hunter World was the 5th in the main series.

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XIII_rocks
01/30/21 4:08:49 PM
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ZeroSignal620 posted...
SmackDown: Here Comes the Pain - First 2 on PS1 were okay at best. Just Bring It was memorable for its hilariously bad commentary. Shut Your Mouth was the first great SD game. Finally, HCTP was the perennial wrestling title on any Playstation console and was a good way to end the SD series before they transitioned to SmackDown vs Raw.


Oh shit, yes, this is a fantastic call

SYM was good, but HCTP is still the best ever wrestling game (yes, better than No Mercy imo).
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VengefulKaelee
01/30/21 4:09:01 PM
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Blackwell Epiphany (the fifth and final installment in the excellent Blackwell series of point-and-click adventure games).

Also possibly Fires of Heaven (Wheel of Time Book 5).

24, The Expanse, Star Trek Voyager, and Better Call Saul also all have tremendous fifth seasons that are almost certainly the best of their respective series.
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Hbthebattle
01/30/21 4:09:56 PM
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Pokemon

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CybrMonkey
01/30/21 4:11:48 PM
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The Expanse books (I like 8 a little more but 5 is the modal opinion)

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pyresword
01/30/21 4:12:23 PM
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Persona very very much not an answer.

Trails is close, and probably does apply going by fanbase reception.

Tales of Symphonia is the 5th Tales game. Not really sure that one quite makes it either though.

If the only question we're asking is "what game did the most people play?" then probably Persona and Tales both work but that feels like the wrong criteria to me.
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scarletspeed7
01/30/21 4:12:33 PM
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Seasons of the Good Wife

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swordz9
01/30/21 4:13:07 PM
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If you count P4 as the 5th it gets my vote. Otherwise no
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FL81
01/30/21 4:14:03 PM
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Final Fantasy V

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pyresword
01/30/21 4:14:24 PM
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Oh if books, etc count I think Harry Potter is a good choice?
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agesboy
01/30/21 4:14:50 PM
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pyresword posted...
Tales of Symphonia is the 5th Tales game. Not really sure that one quite makes it either though.
agree, the only metric i can see anyone liking symphonia the most by is nostalgia

it was very good, but other games still did everything better depending on what you were looking for

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Leonhart4
01/30/21 4:15:48 PM
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CybrMonkey posted...
The Expanse books (I like 8 a little more but 5 is the modal opinion)

8 is fantastic, yeah, but I still lean 5 as my favorite.

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ctesjbuvf
01/30/21 4:16:02 PM
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I first thought of Metal Gear if you consider MGS3 the fifth.

If Lost Levels count, Mario World is fifth and is a good choice.

Metroid Prime works.

Smash Ultimate for sure.

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Johnbobb
01/30/21 4:17:58 PM
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I don't agree but I've heard it argued about Harry Potter

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Peace___Frog
01/30/21 4:18:06 PM
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Civ 4 isn't great and 5 had enough qol improvements over 2 and 3 so yeah I'd call civ 5 the best

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XIII_rocks
01/30/21 4:19:59 PM
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Hbthebattle posted...
Pokemon


I love Black/White to death, but I can't put it above RBY for all its flaws. It's my #2 though, and imo a worthy addition to the topic
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swordz9
01/30/21 4:30:34 PM
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Pokmon is one I would absolutely pick. B/W so good. Sad the series has mostly been downhill-ish after BW2 :(
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agesboy
01/30/21 4:33:16 PM
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B/W were great but B/W2 was my favorite by quite a bit. The PWT was the hypest thing.

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MoogleKupo141
01/30/21 4:47:38 PM
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Reg posted...
DQ and Persona were already mentioned, so good job everybody.

Yes but Civ IV is better than Civ V

THUG > THPS3 and THPS1+2 is certainly a take...


Its the right take
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andylt
01/30/21 5:16:20 PM
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Fusion was referred to as Metroid IV during development and looking around most sources seem to place Fusion as 4th/Prime as 5th, but yeah it's debatable.

scarletspeed7 posted...
Seasons of the Good Wife
Oh this is a great shout, easily the best season.

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