So I don't know if anyone else feels this way, but to me, it seems like the series is not as culturaly relevant as it could be. What I mean by that, is that, of course the seriesis popular, but the majority of the fanbase is among late teens, or early twenties people. Pretty much any younger kid knows halo, or call of duty. But many kids nowadays don't know the series. I believe the major problem with this is that the series has been largely absent from the mainstream market. Sure, we've had a few handheld games, and whether or not you call them spin-offs is irrelevant. Sure, new games are always great, but handheld games don't have as much of as an impact as console games would. So, in this sense, we haven't had a "true", or console, KH game since KH2. There was reCOM, but that doesn't really count. Plus, the 3 years inbetween KH2 and Days didn't help either, but again, games like days and bbs are really only huge news for established fans. I remember reading an article in Game Informer a couple years ago about characters that shaped this decade. Sora was absent from that list. Why? Because he has been largely absent for much of it. Now of course, I don't want KH to turn into Call of Duty, or Assassin's creed and have yearly releases, but it does need to get back out there and in people's faces. Make itself known. I think this can happen by doing 3 things:
1. Releasing KH3 (Obviously) Now, other than the fact that fans like us have been crying for this for close to a decade, another "mainstream" KH game could push the series back into the limelight. We know it's coming, and hopefully it is not too far off. A decent date would be 2015.
2. The wait between KH3 and KH4 shoulld be no longer than 2-3 years. As I said, I don't want yearly releases, but If any series, even a movie series is absent for longer than that, it seems to lose people's attention. (Well, non diehard fans, anyway)
3. The series needs more prominence. Now this one may be more on Disney's end, but lately we have seen a lot of promotion for 1.5 at the Disney events that we weren't seeing for the other games. This is a good thing, and can help make more people aware of the series. And, as much as a part of me doesn't want it, if Star Wars, or Marvel were in KH, I bet Disney would be more willing to push the series forward, and possibly more into their empire (no pun intended). Anyway, more prominence is always a good thing.
So I think in this way, the series can become more aware to the public, and gain new fans, besides our friends or siblings/kids that we introduced the series to. So what do you guys think? Have you guys noticed this problem as well? Do you have any ideas on how to hrlp the series?
1. Releasing KH3 (Obviously) Now, other than the fact that fans like us have been crying for this for close to a decade, another "mainstream" KH game could push the series back into the limelight. We know it's coming, and hopefully it is not too far off. A decent date would be 2015.
2. The wait between KH3 and KH4 shoulld be no longer than 2-3 years. As I said, I don't want yearly releases, but If any series, even a movie series is absent for longer than that, it seems to lose people's attention. (Well, non diehard fans, anyway)
3. The series needs more prominence. Now this one may be more on Disney's end, but lately we have seen a lot of promotion for 1.5 at the Disney events that we weren't seeing for the other games. This is a good thing, and can help make more people aware of the series. And, as much as a part of me doesn't want it, if Star Wars, or Marvel were in KH, I bet Disney would be more willing to push the series forward, and possibly more into their empire (no pun intended). Anyway, more prominence is always a good thing.
So I think in this way, the series can become more aware to the public, and gain new fans, besides our friends or siblings/kids that we introduced the series to. So what do you guys think? Have you guys noticed this problem as well? Do you have any ideas on how to hrlp the series?