Best Sequel to a Terrible game

[Varanfan9]

Most of the time sequels only serve to ruin the original. A couple of times they are as good and very few they are even better. But what about the times where the original was so terrible you never even considered the possibility the sequel would be any fun and yet it was. Leave those below and let's find out.

 

[Vausch]

Dragonball Z budokai 3. The first wasn't terrible but had some really bad gameplay designs that 3 just so drastically improved. Granted the characters were as balanced as a blindfolded drunk guy on stilts but it was fun to play.

 

[Worgen]

devil may cry 3, the 2nd game sucked hard but 3 was good

 

[icame]

Mass effect 2 (Oh shit!)

 

[Proverbial Jon]

Assassin's Creed 2 was infinately better than Ass Creed 1 (Not that AC1 was a BAD game, just had a few annoying flaws.)

Two Worlds 2... oh no wait, the sequel is better but it's still crap. Scratch that.

Mass effect 2 (Oh shit!)

I'd agree with that, if only for the same reason as I mentioned for AC.

 

[Jaime_Wolf]

The first Assassin's Creed was a nice idea with one nice mechanic and a LOT of terrible design (guard AI: I'm looking at you), a mostly uninspired story (most of the story was "this guy is bad, go kill him"), and very repetitive gameplay.

The second one is one of my favourite games ever made. The design is considerably improved, the story is cinematic, interesting, and full of great characters, and there's enough variety in the settings and situations that the gameplay feels much less repetitive even if it is still mostly just using a handful of the same mechanics.

 

[Karilas]

Assassin's Creed 2 was infinately better than Ass Creed 1 (Not that AC1 was a BAD game, just had a few annoying flaws.)

Two Worlds 2... oh no wait, the sequel is better but it's still crap. Scratch that.

Mass effect 2 (Oh shit!)

I'd agree with that, if only for the same reason as I mentioned for AC.

I'm down with all that, plus this...

Spiderman 2.

For my money there isn't a better sandbox superhero game out there.

 

[Woodsey]

"Most of the time sequels only serve to ruin the original. A couple of times they are as good and very few they are even better."

I find most sequels in gaming are better than the originals. Films are where you need to be wary.

OT: Assassin's Creed 2 was miles better than 1. 1 certainly wasn't terrible, but it did have some gaping flaws, and the second game was such a transformation it was unreal.

Mass effect 2 (Oh shit!)

Believe it or not, most people do actually consider it the better game.

 

[PixelKing]

Cod4 to Cod3.

 

[Yosato]

Two Worlds 2 was definitely a stark improvement on its trainwreck of a predecessor. For one thing I could get out of the first level without ending up glitching into a wall at one frame rate per second. Alright it wasn't the greatest RPG to come out last year but it was at least enjoyable on my part :S

 

[Julianking93]

Mass effect 2 (Oh shit!)

I agree with that. Mass Effect 1 was... really boring and generic to me but 2 was great and now I'm looking forward to 3 ^_^

Though... that was my answer to this so I don't have anything else to contribute >.>

 

[Aiden_the-Joker1]

Half life 2(OH SNAP), just kidding. Seriously though I would have to say Assassins creed 2, not that Assassins creed was a bad game it was good but had several really annoying flaws which were all fixed in the sequel so.... yeah.

 

[Phlakes]

Just Cause 2. The first was so mediocre, but the second is one of my favorite games of the decade.

 

[icame]

"Most of the time sequels only serve to ruin the original. A couple of times they are as good and very few they are even better."

I find most sequels in gaming are better than the originals. Films are where you need to be wary.

OT: Assassin's Creed 2 was miles better than 1. 1 certainly wasn't terrible, but it did have some gaping flaws, and the second game was such a transformation it was unreal.

Mass effect 2 (Oh shit!)

Believe it or not, most people do actually consider it the better game.

I know. It wasn't my opinion that ME2 is better that made me do the "Oh shit!", Its the fact that I consider the first a terrible game, which is a... unpopular opinion?

 

[The Cake Is Annoying]

Mass effect 2 (Oh shit!)

I played Mass Effect and enjoyed it, but on replay, and playing it again after Mass Effect 2 came out, I did find parts of it grating and irritating. Good call.

 

[Soviet Heavy]

Say what you will about Killzone 2, it was miles better than the first game, which was severely overhyped. Not to say the second one wasn't, but it was way better.

 

[Kryzantine]

I actually liked AC1 better after playing through it again, but that's simply my two cents.

I'm going to go with Just Cause 2. The first was a bit buggy and a bit repetitive, while the 2nd was basically Michael Bay: The Video Game. Incredibly fun and over-the-top.

 

[The Cake Is Annoying]

Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden coins [Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins] on Game Boy. I may be revealing my age a little with this one, but if you've played it and its prequel you'll know how worlds apart the two games are.

 

[Woodsey]

"Most of the time sequels only serve to ruin the original. A couple of times they are as good and very few they are even better."

I find most sequels in gaming are better than the originals. Films are where you need to be wary.

OT: Assassin's Creed 2 was miles better than 1. 1 certainly wasn't terrible, but it did have some gaping flaws, and the second game was such a transformation it was unreal.

Mass effect 2 (Oh shit!)

Believe it or not, most people do actually consider it the better game.

I know. It wasn't my opinion that ME2 is better that made me do the "Oh shit!", Its the fact that I consider the first a terrible game, which is a... unpopular opinion?

Oh right.

Well yeah, I'll join the firing squad for that opinion xD

 

[Bek359]

"Most of the time sequels only serve to ruin the original. A couple of times they are as good and very few they are even better."

I find most sequels in gaming are better than the originals. Films are where you need to be wary.

OT: Assassin's Creed 2 was miles better than 1. 1 certainly wasn't terrible, but it did have some gaping flaws, and the second game was such a transformation it was unreal.

Mass effect 2 (Oh shit!)

Believe it or not, most people do actually consider it the better game.

I know. It wasn't my opinion that ME2 is better that made me do the "Oh shit!", Its the fact that I consider the first a terrible game, which is a... unpopular opinion?

I don't consider Mass Effect 1 TERRIBLE, but it pales ridiculously compared to its successor. Clunky combat + terrible inventory system + recycled environments + customization that mostly amounted to number-crunching, which I am wholeheartedly against (seriously, if a game requires me to use a spreadsheet to be effective at any point, I'm not doing it), = not very fun, especially upon replay. Yeah, they took out perhaps more of the RPG elements than they should have for the sequel, but it was FUN.