Sequels that Squandered Potential
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What really got to me was the story. This thing broke and you're right there with the tools to fix it....and you don't. And the way to kill the main enemies, and live on the surface again...is to fix it.Aeshi said:
*throws arms up in the air*
I JUST DON'T KNOW ANYMORE, GUYS!
Agreed, for the most part anyways. I thought it was an okay game on it's own, but failed miserably as a successor to Tales of Symphonia. It really would not have had any impact on the game if you swapped out Lloyd and the original cast for some generic legendary youth hero characters and slightly modified the story to change the parts where their names are directly mentioned. The story was... alright I guess, but the main character was a bit annoying. It's a bit of a shame since the battle system was probably my 3rd favorite in the entire series, behind only Abyss and Graces. I loved the aerial combat.Archleone said:
Also, Summon night Twin Age. I really liked the GBA Summon night installments so I was disapointed with the change in battle system. That just kind of killed the game for me. I could deal with it now, but it still wouldn't meet my expectations.
Also, Sonic Adventure 2 Battle. Didn't really have many problems with it, but I really did miss the overworld navigation of Sonic Adventure where you got to explore the Station Square, Mystic Ruins, Angel Island, and various other adventure fields.
Well, I was mostly exaggerating on the whole "next OoT" part. And doing a tired gimmick "better" is still doing a tired gimmick. Doesn't save the game from the fact that there were numerous times where fighting with the remote going finicky was the bigger challenge than the game itself; the game itself not even being hard in the first place. The upsetting thing is that I think Miyamoto has commented that this is going to be the norm for Zelda now... so I'm thinking that the series is over as far as I'm concerned. Next time a new Zelda comes out I'll just play Link to the Past and laugh at all the tools fumbling with their Wiimote flails.CriticKitten said:
To be fair, Diablo 3 was ALWAYS going to be a disappointment. It doesn't matter how flawless of a launch it had or how good or bad the game itself was, Diablo 3, simply by virtue of the fact that gamers are gamers, was always going to disappoint. The only way for Diablo 3 to have satisfied the Diablo 2 fans was if Blizzard just copy-pasted Diablo 2 and put a "3" sticker over the logo. I'm speaking in hyperbole, of course, but you get the gist of I mean. People will go through the game with a fine-tooth comb, and anything that makes it even a little different from Diablo 2 will be nitpicked to death as "the reason this game is worse than D2".
It's the same reason why no Mario game is ever going to be "better" than Mario 64, no side-scrolling Metroid will ever be "better" than Super Metroid, or why no Final Fantasy will ever be "better" than Final Fantasy 7. Just that Diablo is getting it to the Nth degree because Blizzard fanboys are 10x worse than any other game's fanboys, mixed with the fact that they've had 12 years to conjure-up their own unique "perfect" Diablo 3.
Nah. It seems hip to say ME2 and ME3 are not as great as ME. And this site is full of hipsters.Dandark said:I will say ME2 and ME3 although this will get me flamed.
Other than that i'd also say the abomination that was Red faction: Armageddon.
Also Prototype 2 and FEAR 2 but these were still good games.
...on second thought, you better give that flame shield to me.
Uncharted 3. Huge fan of the series and I thoroughly enjoyed UC3. But there were potentials within stories that were missed, especially when it comes to defining Drake even further.
I enjoy character interactions between Drake and his friends. But my small problem with the game is that Drake spends half of the game alone and wandering about. Its slightly upsetting.
I enjoy character interactions between Drake and his friends. But my small problem with the game is that Drake spends half of the game alone and wandering about. Its slightly upsetting.
Are you suggesting that there kind of arguments....WhiteTigerShiro said:
....don't have a foundation on logic?
Is that thing up there what you are referring?Hammeroj said:
For me Xenosaga 2&3. Also the most recent Star ocean game I forget what it is called but till the end of time was amazing and they followed it up with a game so crappy I wanted to take a sledgehammer to it, come to think of it I probably should.
Oh, and I'm not afraid to say Metal Gear Solid 3, although I will always forgive the rereleases for having the first two games from the MSX.
Don't forget the pony gun that shoots a rainbow out of it ass.Aeshi said:
OT: Mass Effect 2 and Mass Effect 3 as much as I loved them, I still prefer the first one because of it being an RPG instead of a shooter with RPG elements. Also Dragon Age II, what the fuck happened?
The one that devastated me the most still is 'Condemned 2'. The moment the generic cult was mentioned in the first minutes I had the creeeping suspicion that this wouldn't end well. And I was right, Condemned 2 destroyed EVERYTHING that made the first one stand out and put loads of crap on it as frosting.
Seriously, it's worse than all the american Silent Hill games. And that comes from someone who hates SH Homecoming with an unrivaled passion.
Seriously, it's worse than all the american Silent Hill games. And that comes from someone who hates SH Homecoming with an unrivaled passion.