Why Do Games Shift in Tone?

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Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy (2001)
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Some game series make a big shift in tone. The developers become afraid that a game's design is getting too stale, or think that the audience's tastes are changing, or something else happens that makes them decide to switch things up. But what are those reasons, and does it work? Let's talk about 5 game series that have had drastic tone shifts and how it worked out for them.

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Jak and Daxter
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Conker's Bad Fur Day
Fuse
Tetris Effect

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