Poll: Strong sequels

[Jonny49]

Resistance: Fall of Man < Resistance 2

I wouldn't agree with that, Resistance 2 was so bloody generic. It was like someone had made Call of Duty with aliens. Resistance 1 was far more fun.

 

[Ziltoid]

Resistance: Fall of Man < Resistance 2

I wouldn't agree with that, Resistance 2 was so bloody generic. It was like someone had made Call of Duty with aliens. Resistance 1 was far more fun.

I actually thought the first game seemed more generic, at least when it came to the aesthetics. R1 looked like any old ww2 game but against aliens, where R2 had a more unique art style. I know most people would agree with you that R1 was the better game though.

I know that at least when it comes to the ps3, sequels have seemed to be better, as the developers are becoming more familiar with the hardware. Can't wait to see what Guerilla does with Killzone 3.

 

[kawaiiamethist]

Kingdom Hearts < Kingdom Hearts II

KHII, though prettier, was less engaging because they made it just too easy for the player. Exploration became a joke and they held your hand for the battles.

Really? I found it a bit more challenging than KH1, but that's just me.

Though, nothing beats the possessed-by-Ansem Riku battle from KH1.

The worlds were dumbed down, you didn't have to work to find treasure chests, it was impossible to get lost and the puzzles were...were there puzzles? SE dumbed down the second game because some players complained the first was too complex, so they gave us the other end of the spectrum.

 

[scnj]

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time < Prince of Persia 2: The Warrior Within

I can't bring myself to agree with that. The Two Thrones was better than both though.

 

[jimduckie]

gta sa was great then they released gta 4 and i was ticked off with lack of side missions ,cheats and other cool shit , the friends activities were a pain

 

[Julianking93]

Kingdom Hearts < Kingdom Hearts II

KHII, though prettier, was less engaging because they made it just too easy for the player. Exploration became a joke and they held your hand for the battles.

Really? I found it a bit more challenging than KH1, but that's just me.

Though, nothing beats the possessed-by-Ansem Riku battle from KH1.

The worlds were dumbed down, you didn't have to work to find treasure chests, it was impossible to get lost and the puzzles were...were there puzzles? SE dumbed down the second game because some players complained the first was too complex, so they gave us the other end of the spectrum.

People complained the first was too complex? What a bunch of pussies.

I found the first one to be a bit too easy and I think KH2 found a decent balance. Sure some levels were overly easy, but I enjoyed the second to the first. The first was great, but I liked the characters and the bosses of 2 better and I just couldn't put anything above the kickass Tron level.

 

[Ocelot GT]

sometimes yes, sometimes no.

Gears of War 2, was how a sequel should be done. More more more, without losing what made the original fun.

 

[Zing]

No. Less thought gets put into sequels typically. Or that's what it seems like to me anyway.

Depends on the Developer/Company. While that's true for many games. Developers like Valve and Blizzard put just as much, if not more thought and effort into their sequels/expansions.

And in all basically all cases they turn out being much better and popular case and point: HL2, TF2, Diablo 2, Warcraft III etc.

 

[bob-2000]

I think that Half Life 2 basically sums up my answer.

 

[Beartrucci]

They can be a lot stronger (Assassins Creed 2 and Uncharted 2 improved a lot on the originals like you said) but then there can be games which aren't as good as the original (Modern Warfare 2)

 

[Emeli]

I find that sequels produced right after the original hits are generally better, and there's not much technology gap. Like BG1 and BG2 or the two zeldas on the 64. For instance, I found fallout 1 and 2 compelling each in their own right, but fallout 3 missed the mark for me as an oldschool fan because it felt like they'd lost the original atmosphere and the massive changes in gameplay didn't hit any of the right chords for me.

I think any generation of technology has at least a few gaming gems but as a rule I don't hold my breath for current generation continuations of oldschool franchises.