Franchise fatigue is a very real issue, not only for audiences but also the creator/producer and retailer; the entire food chain. Worst still, it’s mostly a self-inflicted injury, usually caused by the over-recycling of old themes into into realm of the trope and cliché. It’s something to which those of you who’ve suffered through some the later editions of once-classic gaming series will no doubt testify. While the over-reliance of the familiar over invention is never a recommendation,
