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* The first ''[[Devil May Cry]]'' was universally hailed and anticipation was high for the second one. However what fans got was a lackluster sequel that was laughably easy and stripped Dante of his rogue charm. Understandably, many were wary come news of the third game, which was developed by the same team behind ''DMC2''. However, Capcom rectified all the problems of the second game, ratcheting up the difficulty, reverting Dante back to his old self, and even giving him some new toys to play with. Then came the announcement of ''[[Updated Rerelease|Special Edition]]'', which offered an Easy Mode and allowed players to play as [[Evil Twin|Vergil]].
* For years, the Ultramarines chapter had been the butt of jokes due to their being a [[Creator's Pet]] who interpreted them as [[Lawful Stupid]] and [[Spotlight-Stealing Squad|overshadowing other armies]]. But with [[Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine]], the fans are finally starting to appreciate them again (it doesn't hurt that the game has a few [[Take That|TakeThats]] towards the by-the-book aspect, and by extension the author who presented them as such). The story also called for exactly what they excel at: being generic action heroes, with no tie-ins to ongoing stories or complex Chapter characterization to confuse players new to the IP.
* Ever since ''[[Alien Resurrection]]'', the [[Alien (franchise)|Alien]] had gone through several bad periods. An attempt to boot the series up with films based on the [[Alien vs. Predator (franchise)|Alien vs. Predator]] fell out after the disastrous ''Alien vs Predator: Requiem''. An attempt to start the franchise with [[Aliens: Colonial Marines]] ended in absolute disaster. Ridley Scott's prequel series fell absolutely flat and while ''Alien: Isolation'' would be overwhelmingly praise and did manage to show the Alien franchise could be good again, many still had their doubts. Then two video games, ''Aliens: Fireteam Elite'' and ''Aliens: Dark Descent'' came out within two years of each other. Both games were widely acclaimed, with many noting that while they were not flawless, they did bring a large amount of love of the franchise, along with having genuinely compelling plots, along with convincing Disney to try to revive the franchise with another movie with ''Alien: Romulus'', setting it as a midquel between ''Alien'' and ''Aliens'', hoping to build on the success of the games and bring the franchise out of the doldrums for good.
== [[Western Animation]] ==
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