Lucky Day
Daywatch
Uh, I'm not disputing that it is a knock off. I am disputing this comment:
Again, where is the evidence that "spinoffs more often than not" hurt a franchise?
For every one that I can think of hurting a franchise, I can think of one that helped or didn't hurt.
Maybe about 50/50 then. The old X-Com sequels back in the day didn't help. Also Descent sequels and spinoffs, Fallout: Brotherhood of Steel, Ultima 8 and 9, Wizardry: Nemesis, Pac Man, Mass Effect, Dragon Age, Neverwinter Nights, SW:Kot(O)R, some Might and Magic sequels and spinoffs, and The Bureau: XCOM Declassified, etc.
If they don't kill a franchise completely they can hurt future potential with buyers far less interested in the next product - if only because their expectations were too high.