your favorite game that got destroyed by crappy sequels?

[lobo_ace777]

God of War, pretty much, The second had WAAAY too many puzzles for my liking, but I felt the third one was an improvement over the second one. Still not as good as the first.

And before I forget, Starfox...

 

[darkonnis]

Final fantasy 7,8, 9 (even that was bearable)
Medal of honour: Allied Assault
World of Warcraft

 

[4nthr4x]

Call of Duty.

Only time will tell if it pulls itself together again, or ends it's free-fall nose-dive crashing on a concrete floor

 

[raklin]

Too often when I mention Baldur's Gate, people think i'm talking about the terrifail PS2 games D:

 

[TheTim]

Destroy All Humans.

the first was one of the greatest games i've played, the rest just blow fat nuts.

 

[PG]

I wouldn't say it destroyed the series but Mafia II was certainly a weak successor, particularly considering how awesome it was 6 months before release when they arbitrarily decided to postpone the game and cut massive chunks out.
So I'll resign myself to voting for the Call of Duty series post-Modern Warfare.

 

[CrashBang]

A lot of great PS1 series' like Spyro, Crash Bandicoot and Tomb Raider.
God Of War 3 was fucking dreadful. I'm still royally pissed about that one.
Fable. Fable 1 was one of my favourite Xbox games, then 2 was awful and, for some reason, I still went out and bought 3! I'm an idiot...

 

[Jessta]

Honestly I've never understood how a game could become any less good simply because there was another game with a similar theme that wasn't as good... If a games good its good and a game being killed simply because of its sequel is the same as a sequel being good simply because its predecessor was good IMO, it doesn't work that way! although Fianl fantasy XIII dampened my view of the final fantasy series and square enix as a whole if that's what you mean

 

[The-Epicly-Named-Man]

COD4. MW2 has sort of ruined 4 for me. It wasn't a terrible game, but it wasn't very good, whatever argument you make. Neither was Black Ops either really, but it tried some new things which deserves some credit. And World at War... well it wasn't great, but I will admit I became horribly addicted to it's multiplayer (nothing quite like throwing a sticky grenade on someone's face, then watching as he sprints right into a group of his friends), but in retrospect it was really just a rehash of had come before.

 

[sergnb]

Kingdom Hearts

Less Disney
More Square japanese soap opera drama
WHAT'S THE DEAL WITH THE PORTABLE GAMES I HAVE LOST COMPLETE TRACK OF THE STORY

It saddens me.

 

[busterkeatonrules]

Jak and Daxter.

Yes, I said it. I loved the first game, with its lush, green forests and its old-school platforming gameplay done so incredibly well. Not to mention the game world itself:

No levels. No loading times. Just ONE SINGLE LANDSCAPE, constructed in one single piece.

Yeah. Seriously. No levels. You didn't get to the final boss by making it through a series of variously-themed obstacle courses. You got to the final boss by TRAVERSING THE ENTIRE CONTINENT, from one end to the other! The whole game is a single, seamless journey - through forests, jungles and gloomy caves, up snowy mountains and across fields of boiling lava! That provides a uniquely epic feel that no other game can match.

And then, the sequel came. As most of you know, Jak and Daxter 2 is set in a grimy, futuristic city with heavy traffic, dense crowds, police everywhere - and guns. Yes, guns. After the primitive, down-to-Earth feel of the previous game, we suddenly get guns. J&D2 is basically a slightly more cartoony version of GTA. Jak was still very much a platform hero, Daxter was still funny, but I just couldn't get into the game. The gritty, urban feel was simply not what I wanted from a J&D game.

I missed the jungle.

AND there were loading screens.

I never bothered to finish the second game. And since the third game was a direct continuation of the story, I just gave up on the series right there.

 

[Svenparty]

Bioshock. Seriously, after the abomination that was Bioshock 2, i can't even look at the first one without sighing.

The gameplay was improved but the plot was truly awful. I felt they should have focused on more supernatural elements like the ghosts and the little sister fantasies instead of just bland level after bland level bar the Ryan Theme Park.

Fable 1 and TLC seemed really good and after that Fable 2 and 3 ruined it. The worst part was Fable 3 was decent until the ending

 

[Proverbial Jon]

Silent Hill.

I'm going to disagree with Yahtzee on this aswell so i'll await being mobbed by his fans afterwards.

I loved the first Silent Hill. It was new in the survival horror genre, it was eerie and it had atmoshpere. It had a decent plot and good characters and decisions you made affected the outcome.

Good gameplay, graphics were okay but it felt right.

I just couldn't get the same feel from any of the others. They just seemed to be trying too hard to spooky and failing in the process.

This... mostly. I'd personally say they started getting awful round about The Room. Origins was playable and Shattered Memories was a surprising game, just not a Silent Hill game. Homecoming on the other hand... I refuse to accept it as a direct sequel or acknowledge its canon in any way.

halo combat evolved

Also this. I mean nothing can ever compare to the original can it? Halo 2 was and still is totally awful. Halo 3 is still pretty good but there's something missing. I love ODST and Reach like adopted brothers, but Halo: CE will always be my baby. Don't even mention Halo Wars, that's the uncle no one talks about.

Also with crappy sequels:

Bioshock
Condemned
Fable
Star Fox

I also predict the upcoming Max Payne 3 to condemn the original two games as well... sad times.

 

[The Hero Killer]

Star Wars KOTOR series. The 2nd game was unfinished and the 3rd was turned into a MMO.

 

[ArchAngelKira]

For me it Assassins Creed, the first one was fun the sequel just as fun, everything else not so much

 

[Mouse_Crouse]

3 Pages and no Mercenaries... that I could find anyway. I don't find the 2nd as terrible as many do. But it dosen't hold up to the first at all.

 

[Spawny0908]

Jak and Daxter.

Yes, I said it. I loved the first game, with its lush, green forests and its old-school platforming gameplay done so incredibly well. Not to mention the game world itself:

No levels. No loading times. Just ONE SINGLE LANDSCAPE, constructed in one single piece.

Yeah. Seriously. No levels. You didn't get to the final boss by making it through a series of variously-themed obstacle courses. You got to the final boss by TRAVERSING THE ENTIRE CONTINENT, from one end to the other! The whole game is a single, seamless journey - through forests, jungles and gloomy caves, up snowy mountains and across fields of boiling lava! That provides a uniquely epic feel that no other game can match.

And then, the sequel came. As most of you know, Jak and Daxter 2 is set in a grimy, futuristic city with heavy traffic, dense crowds, police everywhere - and guns. Yes, guns. After the primitive, down-to-Earth feel of the previous game, we suddenly get guns. J&D2 is basically a slightly more cartoony version of GTA. Jak was still very much a platform hero, Daxter was still funny, but I just couldn't get into the game. The gritty, urban feel was simply not what I wanted from a J&D game.

I missed the jungle.

AND there were loading screens.

I never bothered to finish the second game. And since the third game was a direct continuation of the story, I just gave up on the series right there.

I love you for this! GOD I loved Jak and Daxter so much! Then Jak 2 came out and turned it completely upside down! Also Fable (loved the first, second was ok, and i still haven't finished the third.) and Bioshock (1 was my favorite game ever for a bit but 2 was just "meh".)

 

[Doragon Shinzui]

The entire Metroid Series by Other M. That is the epitome of good turning to bad.

 

[Phishfood]

Deus ex, although they have at least partially redeemed themselves.

Oh gods. Invisible War was an abomination upon man and nature...

What do you think, I say 2 more good sequels and we can forgive them.

 

[Syzygy23]

Deus ex, although they have at least partially redeemed themselves.

Oh gods. Invisible War was an abomination upon man and nature...

I keep hearing people say Invisible War was a turd sandwich, I played a bit of it years ago on a friends xbox and it seemed pretty neat. Why does everyone hate on it?

As for my favorite game ruined by a sequel, Destroy All Humans! 1 & 2. The first game was witty and fun as all get out, the second one improved on the first in every way, and then the third took a steaming dump all over everything the first two had established.