Best Bandai Namco Video Games for innovation

#1

The open-world reinvention is still described as revolutionary years later, especially in how it turns traditional Souls difficulty into freedom to explore elsewhere and return stronger.

#2

The dual-protagonist structure and combat ideas are credited as meaningful innovations for the series, even though later reviewers debate how fully those ideas were realized.

#3

Berseria’s anti-hero lead, darker story, and freer combat represented meaningful departures from older Tales conventions that several reviewers still appreciate.

#4

Innovation was generally admired as a risky FromSoftware experiment, even where execution missed some marks.

#5

Innovation was modest but positive, with reviewers calling it a fresh take and noting different ideas from prior SAO games.

#6

Innovation was framed as refinement rather than reinvention, with reviewers praising how existing Digimon systems were modernized.

#7

Most changes are evolutionary rather than revolutionary, but weather systems, environmental interactions, and expanded storytelling meaningfully deepen the established formula.

#8

The time-travel structure, partner assimilation, and revised build systems give the sequel genuinely ambitious ideas, even if reviewers disagree on whether execution matches the concepts.

#9

Innovation was split between praise for the survival-action hybrid and criticism that Cronos rarely pushes its ideas far enough.

#10

Innovation leaned negative overall: reviewers noted a few smart ideas but repeatedly said the sequel played too safe or lacked new mechanics.