Small changes that f****ed up a sequel
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Battlefront two was awesome but the jedis just fucked up the flow of the game. Too powerful for such a small field of play (and the amount of soldiers).
deus ex 2, it was a horrible sequel overall but the one ammo for every gun thing was just so annoying and totally broke the fun of the first game where you could just keep switching like mad till everything was out of ammo, or just snipe everyone and dragon tooth the rest if you were skilled 
I just mentioned this in another thread but a couple of really annoying things about Fallout New Vegas besides the addition of a ton of new glitches:
Smaller map and smaller locations. There were more of them but only a few of them were bigger than a few rooms. Vault 11 was really cool but Fallout 3 felt like it had a bunch of Vault 11 quality locations. Also, a lot of these locations were right on top of each other.
Another thing I miss are all the different weird unique events that would occur while wandering around. There were a couple at the beginning but that was it.
Also someone needs to explain to the people at R* that the only reason we go around collecting ALL the collectables is to get respawning arsenals, not some lame attack chopper that doesn't spawn anywhere near anything. I hate it when games replace cool in-game rewards for lame achievement trophies.
And there were a few things about Dawn of War 2 that made it feel more like an RPG than an RTS. I was expecting an RTS.
I thought Burnout Paradise might be okay without Crash Junctions but it wasn't. Then I thought they might add it later as dlc... but they didn't.
It seems that the only franchise I like from last gen that hasn't gone downhill is Katamari. They haven't done much to enhance it, but at least they haven't ruined it either.
Smaller map and smaller locations. There were more of them but only a few of them were bigger than a few rooms. Vault 11 was really cool but Fallout 3 felt like it had a bunch of Vault 11 quality locations. Also, a lot of these locations were right on top of each other.
Another thing I miss are all the different weird unique events that would occur while wandering around. There were a couple at the beginning but that was it.
Also someone needs to explain to the people at R* that the only reason we go around collecting ALL the collectables is to get respawning arsenals, not some lame attack chopper that doesn't spawn anywhere near anything. I hate it when games replace cool in-game rewards for lame achievement trophies.
And there were a few things about Dawn of War 2 that made it feel more like an RPG than an RTS. I was expecting an RTS.
I thought Burnout Paradise might be okay without Crash Junctions but it wasn't. Then I thought they might add it later as dlc... but they didn't.
It seems that the only franchise I like from last gen that hasn't gone downhill is Katamari. They haven't done much to enhance it, but at least they haven't ruined it either.
Bioshock > Bioshock 2
Making the game a linear path was terrible, backtracking is worth control of your travels.
Making the game a linear path was terrible, backtracking is worth control of your travels.
Forza Motorsport 2 -> Forza Motorsport 3
In the change from FM2 to FM3 there was a huge downgrade in online functionality.
No more custom public lobbies, you're stuck with Turn10's "hopper system" and racing with randoms. Nothing but greifers and bumper cars, only recourse is to vote to kick and most griefers have friends in the lobby to bail them out.
No more car tuning online. If you just want to tweak your car's camber angle, gear ratios or diff settings you need to leave the lobby, go back to the main menu, get in the car you wish to tune, then tune it through the upgrades menu. In FM2 you could simply tweak your car's settings through the lobby menu.
Turn10 thought it would be a good idea to have leaderboards based on subjective criteria. Leaderboards should only be based on tangible subjects like fastest laps or highest top speed, not subjective things like car skins, videos and photos. Of course they were exploited and ruined the storefront for anyone who doesn't have a whole racing club to boost their ratings or isn't a game dev with a 6 month head start.
Not only was money harder to come by in FM3 than FM2, but the cars are much more expensive to boot. The highest valued cars are in the $20,000,000 range, I've never had more than $5,000,000 in FM3 so I can't use half the game's content due to me not willing to grind races. I only want to paint them damnit!
*sigh
Here's to hoping that FM4 fixes this... but I doubt it. They're probably too busy fiddling with some Kinect garage viewer or something.
In the change from FM2 to FM3 there was a huge downgrade in online functionality.
No more custom public lobbies, you're stuck with Turn10's "hopper system" and racing with randoms. Nothing but greifers and bumper cars, only recourse is to vote to kick and most griefers have friends in the lobby to bail them out.
No more car tuning online. If you just want to tweak your car's camber angle, gear ratios or diff settings you need to leave the lobby, go back to the main menu, get in the car you wish to tune, then tune it through the upgrades menu. In FM2 you could simply tweak your car's settings through the lobby menu.
Turn10 thought it would be a good idea to have leaderboards based on subjective criteria. Leaderboards should only be based on tangible subjects like fastest laps or highest top speed, not subjective things like car skins, videos and photos. Of course they were exploited and ruined the storefront for anyone who doesn't have a whole racing club to boost their ratings or isn't a game dev with a 6 month head start.
Not only was money harder to come by in FM3 than FM2, but the cars are much more expensive to boot. The highest valued cars are in the $20,000,000 range, I've never had more than $5,000,000 in FM3 so I can't use half the game's content due to me not willing to grind races. I only want to paint them damnit!
*sigh
Here's to hoping that FM4 fixes this... but I doubt it. They're probably too busy fiddling with some Kinect garage viewer or something.
Guitar Hero 3 forcing you to play Co-Op songs in career mode before being able to play in quick play. And if you want to both play on expert, you can't clear it by playing it on easy previously. You MUST play it while both on expert in career mode.
Quick play is the lifeblood of these music games...why would you ruin that?
Quick play is the lifeblood of these music games...why would you ruin that?
I wasn't saying that you couldn't continue, I just felt that it was punishing you for not playing their way. That's my opinion anyway, it might have added replay value for you, but for me it really pissed me off.Woodsey said:
RE4 and RE5 are horrible sequals that ruined the once great series
My point they removed the horror and made it to actiony also gave you dumb cunts to be with in the games Ashley and Shiva or however her name spelled
My point they removed the horror and made it to actiony also gave you dumb cunts to be with in the games Ashley and Shiva or however her name spelled
"Gimme 100 septims!" "Yo dude, sell that dagger for like, ten times that amount"Neverhoodian said:
Fucking bandits demanding 100 gold when decked in Daedric/Glass Armor and such.
Baten Kaitos 2. The went from a deck of card for each character in battle they went for 1 deck for your party. It is much more annoying to create a deck with good finishing moves for a 3 person party then if you create a deck specially aimed at a certain person.
I know that, but my point still stands (for me anyway) that I feel like it's punishing you for not playing their way. I can see where you're coming from with the challenge mode stuff (e.g. finish a mission without damage) but other ones, such as kill a Borgia captain by throwing him into scaffolding - why can't I stab him from above with the hidden blade? I know that they're optional, but the way they've done it, it feels like I failed the mission because I didn't do it how they wanted.Woodsey said:
It didn't fuck up the sequel, as such... I just found it to be a set back that even my melee weapon in Bioshock 2 (that drill) required something to power it. >_>
Oh how I long for the wrench from Bioshock 1, bludgeoning my enemies just felt so satisfying. >
Oh how I long for the wrench from Bioshock 1, bludgeoning my enemies just felt so satisfying. >
Dragon Age: Origins - Awakening: I don't get any of the old characters and I can only speak to the new ones when you feel like having a conversation, including not being able to talk to the elf lady without CLICKING A RANDOM FUCKING TREE? What's that? The dialogue is worse too? SIGN ME THE FUCK UP.