History RuinedForever / VideoGamesSpecific

** A lot of PC series get this. Once it goes on console, ''clearly'' it's an inferior product that's been DUMBED DOWN FOR THOSE EVIL RETARD CONSOLE MONKEYS!

* ''VideoGame/{{Rayman}}: VideoGame/RavingRabbids'' ended up becoming a mini-game collection instead of a platformer, and fans were not happy. Then pretty soon, the VideoGame/RavingRabbids games started focusing way too much on the Rabbids and barely any Rayman, and then went to the point where they kicked him from the series all together so it was ONLY the Rabbids. Fans were even angrier at Ubisoft. So finally, after all the requests to bring Rayman back, Ubisoft announced ''Rayman Origins'', a game showing Rayman's origins, how he came to be, and how he evolves from an uncivilized, immature idiot to the gaming hero he is today, so you'd think the fandom would rejoice, but...'''"WHAT!?!!!! RAYMAN USED HIS [[HelicopterHair HELICOPTER HAIR]] TO LOOK UP BETILLA'S DRESS!!! WHY DID YOU MAKE RAYMAN INTO A PERVERT, UBISOFT??? I HOPE YOU ALL DIE!!!!"''' And then '''"NOOOOOOOO! YOU MADE RAYMAN AND GLOBOX INTO COMPLETE RETARDS WHO SLAP EACH OTHER WHEN THEY FIRST MEET!!!! SCREW YOU UBISOFT!!!! SCREW YOU ALL!!!!"'''

** The biggest problem here is that, after what has been a very trying time for ''Mega Man'' fans (the worst of it all being the one-two cancellation punch of ''Mega Man Universe'' and ''Mega Man Legends 3''; the very likely NoExportForYou ''Rockman Online'' [[http://www.themmnetwork.com/2012/09/10/rockman-online-is-likely-cancelled-according-to-artist/ seems to be sharing their fate]]), the idea of [[MilestoneCelebration the 25th anniversary celebration for Capcom's mascot]] being a social RPG doesn't seem like a good idea, if not an outright slap to the face to the franchise given that ''VideoGame/MegaMan2'' was more or less the game that put Capcom on the map. The situation will undoubtedly worsen if this game turns out to bethe "surprise" Capcom was telling ''Mega Man'' fans to wait for. Allegedly, even the Japanese fanbase has not taken lightly to the game. It doesn't help that the game is modeled after the [[PortingDisaster terrible]] iOS port of ''VideoGame/MegaManX''. And although the series has been known to branch out into other genres frequently in the past, there has been a severe drought of "regular" ''Mega Man'' games to supplement this, unlike back then. When the only rays of hope for a disillusioned fanbase aside of widely-anticipated fan games (such as ''[[VideoGame/MegaManXCorrupted Mega Man X: Corrupted]]'') are X's appearance in ''VideoGame/ProjectXZone'' and [[ComicBook/MegaMan a stellar line of comics from Archie]], you ''know'' something is inherently wrong with how a series is being treated by the higher-ups. That being said, with such limited information available at the moment, only time will tell how the finished product will pan out, quality-wise.

** Some complaints make even less sense. "[[PokemonSpeak Pokémon still say their names]]? Fuck you Sakurai for trying to make everyone watch [[Anime/{{Pokemon}} that lame kiddy baby Pokémon show]] when it's clearly for lame kiddy babies and Smash is for mature people! Preorder fucking cancelled."

** And it turns out that Comicbook/GhostRider, [[ComicBook/ImmortalIronFist Iron Fist]], and ComicBook/BlackPanther were excluded because [[http://www.newsarama.com/games/marvel-vs-capcom-3-preview-interview-110201.html they were "punchy dudes".]] Hence, forums the net over explode with fury, claiming that Seth Killian has no clue as to what the hell he's talking about in regards to the abilities of certain individuals, asking how other characters got the pass with this reasoning, and giving the community a new [[MemeticMutation meme]]: [[SarcasmMode "Too punchy."]]

** Every game after ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII'' has been accused of not "looking like a Final Fantasy game" despite that fact that each of the worlds that appear throughout the series have [[NonLinearSequel no continuity with each other]] and thus never look alike. The more "old-school" games like ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyIX'' and ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXII'', while looking like the majority of the series, don't look like ''VII'' and get hated by the ''VII'' fanbase.

** This also applies to Minecraft mods - any change a popular modder does with his/her mod will be met with claims of it being ruined forever. Extra Utilities getting a tech tree? Better than Wolves implementing hardcore changes? Ruined Forever®. It's common even in aesthetic mods as Chisel (don't mention chisel durability...)

** Only Pokémon in the Galar dex can be transferred to Sword and Shield, and the remaining '''''490''''' will not be available at all ([[AuthorsSavingThrow at least until the]] [[{{DLC}} expansions]])? You better believe it's RUINED FOREVER!
*** Also, a Pokémon game has {{DLC}}?! Or worse yet, '''PAID''' DLC?! ''DOUBLE RUINED FOREVER!!!''

** ''VideoGame/DragonAgeII'' very nearly was a FranchiseKiller due to its CutAndPasteEnvironments, a human-only protagonist, all bisexual love interests and [[DarknessInducedAudienceApathy overly dark plot]]. This is when the cries of DarthWiki/RuinedForever were strongest, despite the fact that many fans still enjoyed the game and its two pieces of DownloadableContent.

*** Also, a Pokémon game has {{DLC}}?! ''DOUBLE RUINED FOREVER!!!''

*** Especially jarring since [[EnsembleDarkhorse the Koopalings]] are alternate skins for [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Bowser Jr.]]! Why [[ScapegoatCreator Sakurai]], why would you give us more clones instead of [=Mewtwo/Sceptile/Ridley/K. Rool/Lucas/Snake/etc.?=]

* ''VideoGame/StarTrekOnline'', just like the ''City of Heroes'' example above, suffers from the DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM bug (mostly because they're both made by Cryptic Studios). In this case, due to the fact that this is also a beloved franchise, the DOOM factor is really kicked up here. This includes the lack of love towards ''[[Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration Galaxy]]''-class ships, the long grinding Reputation Systems and, most recently, adding in ''dinosaurs''. Dinosaurs with ''frickin' lasers on their heads''.

** "Stat ''Levels''?!"[[note]]What was ''thought'' to be Gen 6's term for a species' initial stat basis; apparently that term ''has'' no "official" name[[/note]] Those Creator/GameFreak guys [[YouKeepUsingThatWord don't know their]] UsefulNotes/RolePlayingGameTerms! Also, they've harshed our {{Woolseyism}}s.[[note]]"Base Stats", which apparently ''is'' a term for Specific Encounter-based Stats ''instead'' of the species modifier as was previously thought, is a lesser offense insofar as a "Base Stat" ''could'' be zeros across the board, but no gamer would refer to their ''pre''-roll stats as "base".[[/note]][[note]]And, of course, on [[Website/{{Bulbagarden}} Bulbapedia]], [[http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Talk:Base_stats#Move term names are]] SeriousBusiness.[[/note]]

** And even then, the outcry when ''VideoGame/TotalWarThreeKingdoms'' eclipsed the the outrage over Warhammer ahundredfold. "YET ANOTHER GAME SET IN ASIA?!?" (despite only being the third ever Total War game set in Asia, and the first in China), "NOBODY CARES ABOUT CHINESE CULTURE", "NOBODY WILL BUY THIS GAME", "I WANT WARHAMMER3/A GAME SET IN EUROPE!!!!"

** ''VideoGame/DragonAgeOrigins'' was going to ruin the great legacy of the ''VideoGame/BaldursGate'' franchise because it was not a continuation of its predecessor and was not based on mechanics from ''Tabletop/DungeonsAndDragons''.

* TheIdolmaster
** Videogame/TheIdolmaster2: {{Bishounen}}? In ''my'' [[ImprobablyFemaleCast girl]] idol sim game? '''FFFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU--'''
** Videogame/TheIdolmasterCinderellaGirls: Bandai Namco skipped a lot of unvoiced idol in favor of new ones?

* It happens in the VideoGame/{{Touhou}} fandom as well:

* Oh hey, a Disney/{{Fantasia}} game. You were probably expecting classical music, the kind of music that defined Fantasia. [[WebComic/BrawlInTheFamily TOO BAD!]] Music/BrunoMars [[WebComic/BrawlInTheFamily time!]] (Now with Main/{{Dubstep}}.)

** Hawai'i ''[[LikeRealityUnlessNoted is on the far side of the world]]'' from [[Videogame/PokemonXAndY France]]![[note]]Some of the initial prepublicity about Sun/Moon was that the Gen 7 region was connected to Kalos , though most of those rumors centered on Zygarde in one way or another. While the Zygarde connections could be a repeat of Regigigas, (with the minor Golems being in Hoenn and the big guy locked in Sinnoh,) the distance precludes any further connections between the two regions. On the other hand, it ''does'' explain why you can't get to Kalos from Kanto. Kanto to Hoenn, on the other hand...[[/note]]

*** Perhaps the sad part is that [[BestialityIsDepraved falling in love with a Pokémon]] was already somewhat known and laughed with back in generation 1. The [[ObviousBeta ECTS demo]] of VideoGame/ConkersBadFurDay features a scene (that is only viewable through hacking) where a member of the weasel mafia had a simulated sex scene where it was done with a pikachu (Only the tail is present in the game's code though. It was probably never the intention to really show it, but just use it to crack up some jokes).

* The ''VideoGame/CityOfHeroes'' community has a hobby of mocking this even while obeying it, as "[[DoomyDoomsOfDoom DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!]]" This became especially popular just before the Inventions system was introduced. There is even a threat level system (DOOMCON) to judge the level of "DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM".

** ''[[VideoGame/TotalWarRomeII Rome II]]'': Family trees are gone?! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

* ''VideoGame/StarTrekOnline'', just like the ''City of Heroes'' example above, suffers from the DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM bug (mostly because they're both made by Cryptic Studios). In this case, due to the fact that this is also a beloved franchise, the DOOM factor is really kicked up here. This includes the lack of love towards ''[[Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration Galaxy]]''-class ships, the long grinding Reputation Systems and, most recently, adding in ''dinosaurs''. Dinosaurs with ''frickin' lasers on their heads''.

** [[GayOption The inclusion of homosexual romances]] also caused this effect.

** The fury over a romance other that male/female goes UpToEleven for ''VideoGame/MassEffectAndromeda,'' and some have latched onto another issue...in their words:
-->The main character is not white enough? '''''TRIGGERED!!!!!'''''

* ''VideoGame/WolfensteinIITheNewColossus'' is getting a lot of this, for a variety of reasons, including but not limited to Grace (A black woman) leading the American resistance [[spoiler:and the Kreisau Circle after BJ recruits her]], BJ sarcastically echoing Super Spesh's "white-ass Nazi pigs"" line, one of the characters being communist and the game having [[StoryToGameplayRatio "too many" cutscenes]]. The game is thus being decried as "[[PoliticalCorrectnessGoneMad SJW Propaganda]]" for the former three.
* ''Battlefield V'' and a British woman with a prosthetic arm fighting on the front lines made the Internet ''explode.'' The cries of appeasing feminists and how it makes the game unrealistic drown out any reasonable discussion on the matter. Never mind that historically accurate only lobbies can be made, simple having this as an option has enraged purists.
* At [=E3=] 2018, the revelation that ''VideoGame/TheLastOfUsPartII'' features a scene where Ellie kisses another girl led to some fans crying this (ignoring that she is officially a lesbian).

* "A tourney level ''VideoGame/OverWatch'' player pretended to be a new girl??? How dare he catfish and use another account!!! Wait Creator/{{Blizzard}} does not care?!?!? How dare they not post Crossdresser Tears videos like we are!!!!! I WANT MY CROSSDRESSER TEARS VIDEOS!!!!! ''NOW THEY MADE SOLDIER 76 GAY!?!?! [[HeteronormativeCrusader I HATE THE GAYS!!!!!]] LUBBA RUBBA DUB BUB.'' '''[[WesternAnimation/RickAndMorty REEEEEE!!!!!!! REEEE!!!!! REEEE!!!!!]]''' '''''I HATE THE''''' '''''[[MemeticMutation REEEEEE!!!!!!! REEEE!!!!! REEEE!!!!!"]]'''''
* "Cool, there's a sequel to ''[[VideoGame/MeatBoy Super Meat Boy]]'' in development called ''Super Meat Boy Forever''! Wait, what? It's a two-button auto-runner? [[note]]Think EndlessRunningGame without the "Endless".[[/note]] I can't believe we dedicated fans have been thrusted aside to appeal to casual gamers! (It's still just as hard as the previous Meat Boy games, but clearly game designers shouldn't be allowed to broaden our horizons like that.) It's not developed by Creator/EdmundMcMillen [[note]]who was only half of the design team for Super Meat Boy, and did none of the programming[[/note]] either? [[OnlyTheCreatorDoesItRight Well that explains it,]] it must be a shoddy attempt by people who barely contributed to the game to cash in on the franchise. [[SmugSnake I'm awfully disappointed that Edmund would leave us behind like that, but I guess that's just how business goes. You can't trust any companies nowadays.]]"

** {{Parodied|Trope}} by Website/YouTube user 1stkirbyever while [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLb25V5lqaE demonstrating a glitch]] in the ''VideoGame/SonicGenerations'' demo. Unfortunately, [[PoesLaw some fans missed the joke]], so he added a big fat "I AM NOT SERIOUS" disclaimer to [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0jGSrNbM2Wc the sequel]]... ''[[FanDumb and some fans still missed the joke]]''.

* Whenever Creator/BlizzardEntertainment releases a new game, patches a game, announces a game, announces a patch, does nothing for a while, has one of their customer reps post on a thread, a large and vocal portion of Blizzard's [[UnpleasableFanbase fanbase]] denounces the game and the whole of Blizzard as ruined forever, says that Blizzard has [[ItsPopularNowItSucks sold out]] to Creator/{{Activision}}, and threatens to RageQuit on the forums to anyone who thought the game was good or even okay. Strangely enough, those same fans pop up on the forums and repeat the cycle every time something happens or doesn't happen with Blizzard.

*** ''VideoGame/DiabloIII'' won't have skill points?! ''Diablo III'' will have an auction house?? Etc. Ironically, when later it was announced that the PVP arenas are replaced with a PVP closer to original, a good chunk of the fanbase [[UnpleasableFanbase was complaining the same]].
** ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft''. Any and every change to any gameplay mechanic, class, dungeon, mob, weapon, talent, or artstyle will be greeted by copious amounts of this trope, and at least 20 people declaring that they are cancelling their subscriptions, [[FanDumb with 50 more breathing a sigh of relief]]. For example...

** ''VideoGame/AceCombatAssaultHorizon'' is coming to the [=PS3=] as well as the UsefulNotes/XBox360... then the trailer revealed that the game will be set in the real world and will have some light rail shooting segments. The fandom promptly declared ''Assault Horizon'' to be a FranchiseKiller... ''[[FanDumb all off of a single trailer]]''.

* ''VideoGame/EveOnline'' has an UnpleasableFanbase to begin with, but even so. Every time something is changed/balanced, be it the mechanics of a weapons system, putting breaks on 3/4 of kilometer-long battleships going 10+ kilometers per second, or making the game ''a bit easier'' to get into, Eve has inevitably been Ruined FOREVER. As EVE has roughly two expansions and numerous major and minor patches per year, it has been Ruined FOREVER scores of times since release.

** While ''Meet the Pyro'' was positively received by most fans, [[FanDumb other fans]] thought that it ruined Pyro's character, and that his view of the world was "too colorful and childish". They fail to realize that that's what made the short so funny.

** For others, it's the UnexpectedCharacter fighters appearing in the game, such as the Fugitoid, Nightwatcher, and Utrominator; special mention for the FanDumb complaining there are no 80's characters in the game.

** Upon the reveal of ComicBook/{{X 23}} being added to the roster, many cried over a spot wasted on Wolverine's OppositeSexClone, [[FanDumb despite her moveset being different from Wolverine's]].
** Hoo boy, [[UnpleasableFanbase these]] [[FanDumb guys]] have been preparing for this one for a while. They have a friggin' ''[[http://www.mvc3bingo.com/ bingo chart of grievances]]'' for a game that Capcom has been slaving away for '''''TEN YEARS''''' with licensing disputes to get into their hands. Those {{ungrateful bastard}}s...

** And now, like X-23 above, ComicBook/SheHulk's addition to the roster is getting this reaction for the exact same reason (declaring her a Hulk clone). Unlike X-23, She-Hulk was ''[[FanDumb never a clone in the first place]]''.

* When screenshots of ''VideoGame/{{Deathsmiles}}'' localized dialogue were released, the {{Narm}}iness actually '''[[FanDumb caused some fans to cancel their preorders.]]''' Never mind that it's a {{shmup}} and the between-stage dialogue has no bearing on gameplay.

* While two main Creator/BioWare series have been mentioned, the company itself gets this for pretty well every move they make. The fact that people like [=BioWare=] despite all the changes have had some of the more extreme FanDumb claim that they are ROONIN MAH GAMES for pandering to the console kiddies and dumbing down their [=RPGs=] into "mindless shooters" or "mindless hack-and-slash." Then they buy the games anyway.
** Next time you see a video critical of said either game make up your own bingo cards on the issues that will be attacked. Your options include women, race, gender, orientation, game is not dark enough, game is too dark, you cannot be evil enough, lackluster characters, ugly characters, game is not difficult enough to play, changes to make it more accessible, not enough of a DungeonCrawler, too much of a WideOpenSandbox, too little story, too much story, too little to do, too much to do, there is a transgender in the game, there is a story about a gay character trying to be forced straight by his father through blood magic, or maybe just the fact that romances are either too easy to fall into or it's something that you really have to work at the entire game for something they hate anyway. They hate every second of the hours playing the game. Every second of the all night Youtube wars they engage in on how bad the game is. '''[[HateDumb Logic???]]'''

** Videogame/TheIdolmasterCinderellaGirls: Bandai Namco is skipped a lot of unvoiced idol in favor of new ones. [[HateDumb They must be]] CreatorsPet. What do you mean they maybe were trying for something different [[GoneHorriblyWrong and]] [[DorkAge failed?]] [[OpinionMyopia We right,]] [[FanDumb Bandai Namco is an sellout!!]]

* ''Franchise/{{Halo}}'''s been no stranger to Ruined FOREVER cries, so much that one fan annoyed with the UnpleasableFanbase wrote up [[http://halofanon.wikia.com/wiki/Halo%3A_Ruined_FOREVER a Halo version of the ]] ''Franchise/{{Transformers}}'' wiki's Ruined FOREVER page.

* The ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer40000}}'' MMORPG ''Dark Millennium: Online'' got hit with this with every single piece of information - confirmed or rumor - to come out about it since its ANNOUNCEMENT being decried as [[DarthWiki/RuinedFOREVER HERESY!]] The factions will be aligned "Order vs. Destruction" instead of a 4/6/8 way brawl? HERESY! The Imperium will be one faction rather than splitting into Space Marines, Guardsmen and Mechanicus? HERESEY!! Any given race will or won't be involved and/or will or won't be playable? The game will feature real-time point and shoot firing and reloads instead of (or alongside) clickable actions? You won't be able to have dedicated vehicle classes? [[UnpleasableFanbase You can have vehicles at ALL]] besides [[GiantMecha Titans]]!? YOU CAN'T DIRECTLY CONTROL TITANS?!? [[KillItWithFire BURN THE HERETICS!!!]] Then THQ announced that, due to financial concerns and the current state of the marketplace, Dark Millennium won't be an MMO, but instead a "rich, detailed single player game with in-depth multiplayer experience", because [[DoingItForTheArt they've devoted too much time and effort to make the game as epic and astounding as the setting deserves]] to just let it [[{{Vaporware}} die completely]]. The only reason there hasn't been an [[EarthShatteringKaboom Exterminatus]] called is because the fans can't decide whether THQ is more guilty of "dumbing down what could have been" or "planning this from the start and just teasing us with an MMO".

* So the [[UsefulNotes/HumbleBundle Humble Indie Bundle]] is having their OddballInTheSeries, a Humble Creator/{{THQ}} Bundle. [[http://i.imgur.com/TUb48.jpg Very]] [[http://i.imgur.com/bOgLO.jpg quickly]], indie game developers with their "us vs. them" mentalities are arleady screaming "THEY HAVE SOLD DEIR SOULS TO DA BIG EVULZ CORPORATION GUYS™! BETRAYAL!!!!!"

* ''[[Franchise/MightAndMagic Might & Magic X: Legacy]]'' is a game with a serious BrokenBase. Many fans accused Ubisoft of ''blasphemy'' (and in some cases, being con artists who would abort production after getting as much as they could from the beta testers, as the company that marketed games like ''Franchise/AssassinsCreed'' would risk their reputation that way) simply because they hated the turn-based combat and grid system of movement, forgetting that this was the whole point of their "back to basics" approach to the game.

** '''[[PunctuatedForEmphasis Where. Is.]] ThePunisher?'''

** Only Pokemon in the Galar dex can be transferred to Sword and Shield, and the remaining '''''490''''' will not be available at all ([[AuthorsSavingThrow at least until the]] [[{{DLC}} expansions]])? You better believe it's RUINED FOREVER!

** Videogame/TheIdolmasterCinderellaGirls: Bandai Namco is skipped a lot of unvoiced idol in favor of new ones. [[HateDumb They must be]] CreatorsPet. What do you mean they maybe were trying for something different [[GoneHorriblyWrong and]] [[DorkAge failed]]? [[FanDumb We right, Bandai Namco is an sellout!!]]

** Videogame/TheIdolmasterCinderellaGirls: Bandai Namco is skipped a lot of unvoiced idol in favor of new ones. [[HateDumb They must be]] CreatorsPet. What do you mean they maybe were trying for something different? [[FanDumb We right, Bandai Namco is an sellout!]]

* Many ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'' fans are prone to saying this.