POST PART 3 of 3
To conclude...
Just because there isn't a game, or an anime currently airing, that doesn't mean the franchise is dying or dead.
I, for one, am still angry with the SIF2 disaster because it was a complete embarrassment to the franchise and a major blow to its reputation as well as the trust of its fanbase who lost their original games they found joy in all to push a failed, cut back, sorry excuse of a game that had its EOS announced the same time as its release date and STILL had the audacity to include microtransactions.
I'm still disgusted, but I'm not calling the franchise dead, am I? And neither are a lot of people, because in the greater picture, Love Live! is doing great, even after that tie with the global audience was challenged by SIF2 and the original lack of Hasunosora.
But a lot of people left due to that broken trust. And to bring them back would probably require a new game, with a global launch alongside the Japanese local launch, to show that they've learned from the SIF2 disaster.
Either way, the franchise will still survive with or without a game. Just like the franchise will continue to thrive even after the graduation of the first two generations.
But tearing each other apart over what is, and what was, won't solve anything. Debating over who did it better only makes the fandom look like an unwelcoming place.
No matter which side started the argument. People hating on othere for liking the new generations, and people hating on others for liking the older generations. It's the same result.
Just remember what the first of those two words in this franchise's title is, and we could all use a little more of that.
But hey, what do I know? I'm just a fan who writes an absurdly long fanfic, and this is just my take on the situation.
