Any games where you liked the sequel more than the first?
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Star Wars Battlefront 2(unfortunate they didn't make a next gen game for that, would have been great), The Elder Scrolls Oblivion(played Morrowind afterwards, hated it, don't go reverse for gaming people, it's like playing Mario Galaxy before Super Mario Bros), Age of Empires 2, Halo 2.
I'm also going to say Mass Effect 2, for ME1 I made the mistake of subtitles, NEVER do this on your first run through, it takes the immersion out, and yet it took me beating Dragon Age Origins to figure that out.
I'm also going to say Mass Effect 2, for ME1 I made the mistake of subtitles, NEVER do this on your first run through, it takes the immersion out, and yet it took me beating Dragon Age Origins to figure that out.
I absolutely LOVE Halo: Combat Evolved
But if I had to pick the one that I truly went crazy for it would have to be Halo 2. This was probably the one I've had the most fun with in my past because it was so huge and so epic and of course there were two words that would make the game, and franchise, for the rest of my life:
The Arbiter.
Getting to play as the Arbiter as well as having Elites in multiplayer made Halo 2 such a step up from Halo: Combat Evolved and I loved it to pieces for that fact.
But if I had to pick the one that I truly went crazy for it would have to be Halo 2. This was probably the one I've had the most fun with in my past because it was so huge and so epic and of course there were two words that would make the game, and franchise, for the rest of my life:
The Arbiter.
Getting to play as the Arbiter as well as having Elites in multiplayer made Halo 2 such a step up from Halo: Combat Evolved and I loved it to pieces for that fact.
Not only was Daggerfall clearly better than Arena in every respect, Morrowind was clearly better than Daggerfall in all aspects as well. Oblivion marked the point where they started removing great bits of gameplay as well as adding others, so it's not clearly better.
Diablo II and Baldurs Gate II were improvements, as was Halflife 2. Just Cause 2 also springs to mind.
Diablo II and Baldurs Gate II were improvements, as was Halflife 2. Just Cause 2 also springs to mind.
STAR WARS Dark Forces: Jedi Knight
(At least I don't THINK it had the 2 in there...)
It was vastly better because of the addition of lightsaber combat with third-person optional, force powers(most of which made gameplay interesting but others only good for multiplayer) and a morality system that existed before I ever heard of one in a game. Of course the moral system was as simple as "killing civvies=kamehameha, lightning, and EMPIRE!!!" but I liked the option of alt. endings and the separate levels toward the end.
Its sequel, Mysteries of the Sith, was also a degree better. Combat, graphics, etc. improved, and we got Luke's future wife as a playable character! Of course, the cutscenes suffered when they went from FMV in 1 and 2 to in-game graphics in MotS. Pooor game...
Never played Jedi Outcast or Jedi Academy, so I don't know whether things got better or worse from there...
(At least I don't THINK it had the 2 in there...)
It was vastly better because of the addition of lightsaber combat with third-person optional, force powers(most of which made gameplay interesting but others only good for multiplayer) and a morality system that existed before I ever heard of one in a game. Of course the moral system was as simple as "killing civvies=kamehameha, lightning, and EMPIRE!!!" but I liked the option of alt. endings and the separate levels toward the end.
Its sequel, Mysteries of the Sith, was also a degree better. Combat, graphics, etc. improved, and we got Luke's future wife as a playable character! Of course, the cutscenes suffered when they went from FMV in 1 and 2 to in-game graphics in MotS. Pooor game...
Never played Jedi Outcast or Jedi Academy, so I don't know whether things got better or worse from there...
Baldur's Gate 2
Mass Effect 2
Neverwinter Nights 2
Knights of the Old Republic 2 (well, you know, what was there)
Assassin's Creed 2
Rock Band 2
Diablo 2
Civilization 2 -> Civilization 4
Grand Theft Auto 3 -> Vice City -> San Andreas -> GTA 4
Any given Romance of the Three Kingdoms game
The Sims 2 -> Sims 3
Mass Effect 2
Neverwinter Nights 2
Knights of the Old Republic 2 (well, you know, what was there)
Assassin's Creed 2
Rock Band 2
Diablo 2
Civilization 2 -> Civilization 4
Grand Theft Auto 3 -> Vice City -> San Andreas -> GTA 4
Any given Romance of the Three Kingdoms game
The Sims 2 -> Sims 3
Mass Effect 2, because 90% of the environments aren't completely cookie-cutter like in 1, and there aren't any points in the dialogue where it starts stuttering horribly (may be only my computer). For me, it was a low point of the game. Every time it happened, it just killed the immersion outright. Still a good game but bugs out a lot more than 2, again, at least on my 5-year old computer.
Just Cause 2, oh man did that game get an overhaul. Everything about that game is so over-the-top
Assassin's Creed 2, the game felt much more fleshed out. But replaying through it, something felt...missing. Like there were too few missions that required actual assassinating. Granted there were assassin contracts which i loved. But still, it was better then the original in my opinion.
Gears of War 2, i felt had a much, much better single player experience. It was much more epic with more variety throughout. Well, not the color department, but, still awesome.
Those are all i can think of right now.
Assassin's Creed 2, the game felt much more fleshed out. But replaying through it, something felt...missing. Like there were too few missions that required actual assassinating. Granted there were assassin contracts which i loved. But still, it was better then the original in my opinion.
Gears of War 2, i felt had a much, much better single player experience. It was much more epic with more variety throughout. Well, not the color department, but, still awesome.
Those are all i can think of right now.
I can't believe I didn't say that one! I'm still playing it to this day, and it came out how long ago?kannibus said:
Soul Calibur 2
Call of Duty 4(Better than 3, not so sure about 2)
Assassin's Creed 2
Combat Flight Simulator 2
Star Wars Battlefront 2
Maybe Spiderman 2(the one based on the first movie was awesome, and so was the cartoon one, but Spiderman 2 was fucking awesome)
Those are the only ones where I have played both the original and the sequel and say that the sequel is better than the original.
Call of Duty 4(Better than 3, not so sure about 2)
Assassin's Creed 2
Combat Flight Simulator 2
Star Wars Battlefront 2
Maybe Spiderman 2(the one based on the first movie was awesome, and so was the cartoon one, but Spiderman 2 was fucking awesome)
Those are the only ones where I have played both the original and the sequel and say that the sequel is better than the original.