"Failed" sequels.

[jacx]

mw2 and halo 3 ( halo 3 was good at the beging but then they tried to treat it like a serious game)

 

[Signa]

Supreme Commander 2. I still need to go finish the demo once I feel like abusing myself, but all the release of Supcom2 did for me was make me go back and play Supcom1. Now I feel like Supcom:FA is RTS perfection* because not even its sequel could outdo it for me.

*Yes, I know some people find supcom completely flawed, but just go play your micromanagement fests and leave me to the game that I can control a thousand units with minimal effort.

 

[Iwata]

Freelancer.

I loved Starlancer to bits, but Freelancer took everything that made the first game awesome and twisted it beyond recognition. I think the reason so many people liked it was simply because not that many people even know of the first game's existence.

 

[AvsJoe]

What are YOUR failed sequels?

F. F. X. 2.

That is by far the worst one. Others include:
SSBB
Mario Kart Wii
NHL 2005
Tetris 2
Need for Speed Pro Street
Tony Hawk's Project 8

 

[Aura Guardian]

Okay, lemme put it this way:

Try fighting as Link/one of the now underpowered characters against Sonic.

Sonic is the cheapest bastard I have ever seen. His damned Smash Ball special goes on for like 3 minutes, or about FOUR LIVES.

I have and won with Link and other characters against Meta Knight,Sonic,Snake and every player on Wi-Fi. Plus, Sonic's Final Smash is easy to dodge

Spoiler: Some proof

 

[Troublesome Lagomorph]

I'll be the lout to bring Halo into this, but Halo 3.
I loved Halo until I played Halo 3.
Ugh. I still like the series, but not its more of an "eh, it kills time well" type of like.

 

[Lono Shrugged]

I'm going to risk flame here and say that I consider Dawn Of War 2 to be a failed sequel. That's not to say it's a bad game, but for someone like me who enjoyed the original for its epic and bombastic battles and its all around over the topness, having the second game get lodged awkwardly between Company Of Heroes squad tactics, the original games setting and a strange RPG like system just makes it inferior. They lost the best thing about Dawn Of War, the sense of scale and the ferocity of a huge battle.

Obviously, opinions vary, but that's mine.

I have not played Dawn Of War 2 but I played a heck of a lot of 1 and I ended up not getting 2 because of this reason. In a universe where people are hugely disposable I liked the idea of just mowing through units and tossing them in the meat grinder for the greater good. T'ain't right.

I would personally say Super Mario 2 but that's too obvious. I'd have to go for something like Modern Warfare 2 (gasp!) not because it's a bad game but because it doesn't really change things up that much or add a whole lot to it. The best sequels add features that make you not go back to replay the first game because you would miss them. Others in this would be Gears of War, Rainbow 6 Vegas and Ghost Recon. I loved all these games but they felt more like add on packs than sequels. An example in my mind of a game that adds stuff in a sequel would be Assassin's Creed 2, Hitman: Blood Money or Splinter Cell Double Agent. They all added huge gameplay tweaks that you either loved or hated but at least it felt new.

 

[Bilbo536]

How about Guitar Hero? I felt like they were all improvements up until 3, then World Tour fucked it up and begun the reign of shitty setlists we've seen up until now. The only thing World Tour got right was letting us play the entire song on vs on different difficulties.

 

[Sakurazaki1023]

I hear ToS 2 isn't as good as the original as it has the creature capture system and has cameos of main characters but isn't completely focused on them , but (SHOCKINGLY) I haven't played it. Does that count? =/

or something like this? http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/9.182737-The-Fallout-Debate#5434692

I've played through it completely and it's actually not that bad (for a spinoff). While the epic feel and classic battle system is a bit toned down in favor of the monster taming, the game is still funny as hell (probably funnier than the original). The plot isn't as good as the original either, but it's by no means a bad sequel.

Now Tales of Legendia on the other hand shouldn't even be called a Tales game and I hope team MelFes never makes another game... Ever...

 

[Escapefromwhatever]

Okay, lemme put it this way:

Try fighting as Link/one of the now underpowered characters against Sonic.

Sonic is the cheapest bastard I have ever seen. His damned Smash Ball special goes on for like 3 minutes, or about FOUR LIVES.

Let's try not to turn this into a Brawl hate fest.

OT: Team Fortress 2. Just kidding, just kidding. In all actuality, I would have to say Resident Evil 5. It's basically Resident Evil 4, but shorter, with a silly AI partner (though it can be fun if you play with a friend), no gameplay improvements, some racism (though it could be argued that Resident Evil 4 had that as well), and an even sillier story, but not in a fun, campy way. It's like a little brother poorly imitating his older sibling, when perhaps he should be looking to other, outside sources *cough* Gears of War and Dead Space *cough* for inspiration.

 

[EHKOS]

All of them.

 

[RhombusHatesYou]

I loved Starlancer to bits

I always wondered who the other person who bought the game was.

 

[irishdude]

failed ones imo
re5
dmc2
ffx2
bfbc2 (single player)
Ninja gaiden 2
mw2
jak x racing
ff7 dirge of cerberus
far cry 2

best ones imo
kingdom hearts 2
mgs 2,3,4
uncharted 2
gow 2,3
killzone 2
gears 2
socom 2
half life 2
mass effect 2
red faction guerrilla
onimusha 2

 

[Quiet Stranger]

No one's going to mention Spyro? Okay, I will. Everything after Year of the Dragon killed the series.

Also, NWN2 was a piece of steaming s**t. I loved the first one so much and I couldn't even get through half of the second ((

A lot of people say that, personally I would say every Pokemon game that came after Gold and Silver

 

[Daedalus1942]

I don't think I can say it enough Wild Arms 4 took everything that made Wild Arms 3 awesome and replaced it with bland and platforming. Note I love platformers but If I wanted that I would go play a Mario game not a game where an annoying twat has to vocalize his every jump.

Wild arms 3 was absolutely awesome. I have yet to play 4, but I heard it didn't do as well.
for me a failed sequel would be Mass Effect II, Oblivion, God of war 2 (not even remotely interested in III), and Red Faction: Guerilla.
-edit- Can't believe I forgot FarCry 2. My most hated fucking game (sequel) of all.

 

[JUMBO PALACE]

For me Gears of War 2 was a huge let down. And also, judging from the demo, so is Splinter Cell Conviction. Cross that one off the to-buy-list.

 

[Zersy]

Resistance 2, Resistance 2 and Resistance 2.

OH! Also Resistance 2. As well as Resistance 2.

Did I mention Resistance 2?

Let me Back that up for you.

It totally un did the gameplay style and feel of the last one.
It just copied other shooters "COD" to make it more media noticable.
It had a shit ending.
Multiplayer was full of annoying things.

Though you have to admit, we all liked the Co-Op.