And I guess I'll go with Halo. I hear that Master Chief "dies" in the end of just about every game, and they don't show what happens afterwords. Yet when the next game comes out he's back as if nothing ever happened. If you're going to kill him, just do it; otherwise just show how he escapes danger.
I would disagree with that one there. The halo games needed sequels and prequels because halo's universe is a big one. The covenant were not stopped until 3 and there was still war going on even before halo 1. He does not die in every game, you just have to complete on legendary difficulty to see the true ending scene.(or go on you tube like me because I don't like legendary difficulty). I personally find Halo to be one of my favourite game series and apart from bulletstorm (which was hilarious) the best shooter game.