Favourite game with a crummy sequel
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This. Holy crap was it awful. I couldn't understand anything. I died so many times because I had no idea what they meant when they said that my "primal armor was offline" or something. I then figured out it was code for "You are so screwed". I love mech games, but I couldn't even finish this because of how ridiculously complicated it was.Stammer said:
The Longest Journey. The sequel was good but the end made me yell "WHAT" louder then ten thousand leaf blowers behind a megaphone.
So many!
Marvel Ultimate Alliance and Crimson Skies are the two that come to mind first.
MUA was so much fun and so full of great details, but the second game just had no spirit.
Crimson Skies was a fantastically smart and funny game on the PC. The console sequel wasn't terrible, but it was so much less than the original game that I couldn't help but be disappointed.
Marvel Ultimate Alliance and Crimson Skies are the two that come to mind first.
MUA was so much fun and so full of great details, but the second game just had no spirit.
Crimson Skies was a fantastically smart and funny game on the PC. The console sequel wasn't terrible, but it was so much less than the original game that I couldn't help but be disappointed.
I really enjoyed the original Red Faction quite a bit. I don't know how many times I played through it. The second one? God did I hate that POS. Horrific color pallets, nonsensical storyline, broken mechanics. However the third installment returned my faith in the series and I'm curious for the next one.
I honestly can't think of an awful sequel to a game I really like.
Those usually come from hype, expectations and in the end because they did change something or because they didn't change anything, so it's a lose-lose situation at times.
edit: Oh, right, I forgot. Dawn Of War II vs. Dawn Of War. It's a completely different kind of game even. I don't like it one bit.
Those usually come from hype, expectations and in the end because they did change something or because they didn't change anything, so it's a lose-lose situation at times.
edit: Oh, right, I forgot. Dawn Of War II vs. Dawn Of War. It's a completely different kind of game even. I don't like it one bit.
Still the awful attempt to take the Spyro the Dragon series into the PS2 era, the whole series went down the drain afterwards.(assuming 'sequel' is being used in reference to any game chronologically after the first in the series)
Surprised no one has said Star Wars: TFU.
The first may not have been phenomenal, but it was good, and I think did a great job of bridging the trilogies.
Had a bit too much fan service for 1-3 fans though, and this is coming from a 1-3 fan.
I loved the three films, but I would've like some more stuff from 4-6.
However, I've heard terrible things from TFU:II.
Another game would be Bad Company.
I mean, MP in BFBC2 is superb, but I preferred the original's.
Much more simple. Plus, you could actually kill the Gold Bars with good ol' bullets and bombs.
Takes a fucking decade in BFBC2.
And, the Singleplayer was a clearly light-hearted version of something akin to CoD.
The sequel made it more like CoD, like, ridiculously so. America getting invaded? At least do it right....
I had absolutely no idea what was going on either.
Like, literally not a fucking clue. There was some bit with a tank, which was utter shite compared to the original's Tank-on-a-gold course.
Gaming hell is an FPS with the campaign of BFBC2, and the Multiplayer of MW2.
The first may not have been phenomenal, but it was good, and I think did a great job of bridging the trilogies.
Had a bit too much fan service for 1-3 fans though, and this is coming from a 1-3 fan.
I loved the three films, but I would've like some more stuff from 4-6.
However, I've heard terrible things from TFU:II.
Another game would be Bad Company.
I mean, MP in BFBC2 is superb, but I preferred the original's.
Much more simple. Plus, you could actually kill the Gold Bars with good ol' bullets and bombs.
Takes a fucking decade in BFBC2.
And, the Singleplayer was a clearly light-hearted version of something akin to CoD.
The sequel made it more like CoD, like, ridiculously so. America getting invaded? At least do it right....
I had absolutely no idea what was going on either.
Like, literally not a fucking clue. There was some bit with a tank, which was utter shite compared to the original's Tank-on-a-gold course.
Gaming hell is an FPS with the campaign of BFBC2, and the Multiplayer of MW2.
I'll with Mass Effect 2, it got rid of nearly all the rpg elements in favor of subpar shooting mechanics, the story was really really bad, and they somehow made planet exploring even worse then driving around in that crappy mako.
Worse in nearly every way.
Worse in nearly every way.
Crackdown, easily. That game was what I had always wanted GTA to be, just pure over-the-top awesome. The sequel? Doing the same two quests again and again, none of the charm or unique boss fights of the original....just a terrible letdown.
I'm gonna go with Bioshock 2. While it was nice that they changed the hacking mechanics, it just didn't feel as good as Bioshock did.
Funily enough, I've only played FFX-2 and FFVII. Now that I finally have a PS2, I'll try and acquire some of the others, but anyway.spiffleh said:
I totally agree. I quickly stopped caring about the plot, story, characters, everything. But I thought combat was great. Even if the costumes were so skimpy I felt embarrassed to be playing. I covered up Yuna and Payne as mages, but Riku stayed as my thief or whatever.
EDIT: Woops, the thread... I know there are games out there, but usually I'm told by friends who know my tastes "the sequel sucks, stay away". Bioshock, COD, RE5, Killzone, Burnout, FIFA even. And none of us really care about sports games... But who hasn't played a FIFA game or two?
Actually, I noticed one looking on my shelf for inspiration. Spiderman 2. Awesome game, so much to do and stuff, perfect sandbox really, within the constraints of the game/character etc. But then Spiderman 3 somehow destroyed everything. Partly it was the stupid photography thing, making you stand there snapping photos in combat, and the fact that I'm missing one photo, of a boss and I refuse to restart for that. Partly it was the damn gang vs police territory war, which was kinda a good idea but thanks to there being no benefits, and the police being retarded, quickly became a grind. And they removed most of the exploration elements. I dunno, for a while it was fun, but as soon as I finished it I stopped caring. I had more fun with the first Spiderman game (based on the movie).
Sorry about the mini rant. Oh, and all Tony Hawks games after American Wasteland. American Wasteland was sliding downhill, but was still alright. After that, good god they're awful. Guitar Hero World Tour... I think that's it from me. That I can think of...
GTA IV! Ok, think I'm done now.
EDIT 2: SPYRO! Oh god, Spyro... *sobs* And Crash.