your favorite game that got destroyed by crappy sequels?
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Paracite Eve. Loved the first one. They ruined the second with bad controls and the third, wtf? Where did Ayas' powers go? What's with the time travel? Oh and DMC4 is worse than DMC2 (in my opinion).
I don't really have any that got destroyed by the sequels. Even if the sequels were bad, and I might hate what they did to the franchise, it usually doesn't affect my enjoyement of the original. For example, it's a movie, but I love the first Matrix. And it didn't need any sequels and I'm just going to pretend they don't exist.
Well, pokemon might be one such case. Because the sequels aren't bad, I still keep buying them and enjoy them, but feel bad for it and feel like I should demand innovation...
Well, pokemon might be one such case. Because the sequels aren't bad, I still keep buying them and enjoy them, but feel bad for it and feel like I should demand innovation...
I'm going to disagree with you here, but I don't think you're wrong. The thing with horror (as well as comedy) is that it's so subjective. I've read several horror books/watched movies etc. that just pulled all the wrong threads for me, things that simply didn't scare me, or presented in a slightly wrong way.Rawne1980 said:
You are very correct.Lieju said:
I just preferred the first Silent Hill it just had a more "eerie" feel to it. Plus it was one of my first introductions to Survival Horror so has a special place in my heart.
But you are right, horror is what the person watching makes of it. Of course with games that have so many sequels people's opinions will vary on the subject of which one is best or if they were any good at all.
I loved Call of Duty 4, 5 was dull but I thought it was Treyarchs fault, then came Modern Warfare 2 which killed my faith completely, and finally Black Ops laid a turd on my faiths corpse. Command and Conquer died with the 4th instalment. Civilization V was watered down and incredibly limited. Bioshock 2 was unnecessary, but didn't destroy my love of Bioshock 1. Oh and Dragon Age 2, too linear, didn't live up to Origins.
"Deus Ex: Invisible War" kinda sucked compared to the original.
I also didn't like how the driving in GTA:IV was made more "realistic". I liked the cinematic style of the previous games and Saint's Row 2 much better.
Finally, I'd have to say that most MMOs get worse, not better, after a few expansions. Everquest was like that in a really bad way. I found it lost it's charm and character after a while, especially when there were so many zones I could go all day without finding enough people to make a group in any one place :/.
I also didn't like how the driving in GTA:IV was made more "realistic". I liked the cinematic style of the previous games and Saint's Row 2 much better.
Finally, I'd have to say that most MMOs get worse, not better, after a few expansions. Everquest was like that in a really bad way. I found it lost it's charm and character after a while, especially when there were so many zones I could go all day without finding enough people to make a group in any one place :/.
sonic for me, it's a no brainer besides 2, they never seemed to replicate the awesomeness of the first one
I agree but to me the series went to hell (pun not intended) after the fourth game, and it just lost everything that was good about it and went straight to fan pandering.Rawne1980 said:
OT: Tomb Raider, it just got weird and not in a good way, and it made exploration almost pointless.
The reboot scares me a little.
Probably Final Fantasy X. While it certainly isn't my "favorite" game. I still thought it was a good game in it's own right.
Now Final Fantasy X-2, that was a disaster.
Now Final Fantasy X-2, that was a disaster.
An HD version of Abe's Oddysee? FUCK. YES.Adam28 said:
I loved that game ever since I was little. And I thought in terms of graphics, it has aged very well. I can't imagine what it will look like in HD.
The Battlefield series, first three games (if i count that right) were AWESOME, Bf2 had a few changes, in a good way, but then Bad Company happened and turned this awesome series into a CoD clone! What the HELL EA!?!
I certainly can't. The last two Ultima games turned into dopey arcade adventures. Not the entire genre.Dr Jones said:
Conker's Bad Fur Day. Not the sequel, since that bullshit Microsoft cancelled it. That's how It was ruined.
And Banjo-Kazooie. Nuts n' Bolts was actually a GREAT game. But it wasn't a great game for the Banjo-Kazooie series. And guess who was at fault again for this?
[small]MICROSOFT!!!11!!!1!!11!1!!1![/small]
And Banjo-Kazooie. Nuts n' Bolts was actually a GREAT game. But it wasn't a great game for the Banjo-Kazooie series. And guess who was at fault again for this?
[small]MICROSOFT!!!11!!!1!!11!1!!1![/small]
Red Alert 3 was the bad one of the Series
Command and Conquer 4 was the bad one
I say Fallout 3 was bad, but at least they got a lot of lessons right in Fallout New Vegas.
Sim City got killed by "Sim City Societies"
Dawn of War II for killing the RTS part (but the gameplay was good on merit, I did like Ground Control series)
That's the current list based off the games that I remember playing thoughout the years, of course there are probably much much more (hell, I wish I could remember what Z: Steel Soldiers and Z2 was like, but alas, I forgot.)
Command and Conquer 4 was the bad one
I say Fallout 3 was bad, but at least they got a lot of lessons right in Fallout New Vegas.
Sim City got killed by "Sim City Societies"
Dawn of War II for killing the RTS part (but the gameplay was good on merit, I did like Ground Control series)
That's the current list based off the games that I remember playing thoughout the years, of course there are probably much much more (hell, I wish I could remember what Z: Steel Soldiers and Z2 was like, but alas, I forgot.)
Alas, poor Sonic...
After the abomination that was Sonic '06, nobody seems to be even giving him a fair chance anymore. The fanbase is FUBAR, full of stubborn people who will either defend or condemm any given title to their last breath, including going so far as to defend Sonic '06. But as I was saying, after that game, there seems to be a very large chunk of the gaming community who have decided that the franchise is dead and all subsequent Sonic games are futile attempts at revival, no matter how good the game may actually be. Combined with actual Sonic fans who may be pissed at any small part of the game, that's quite a vocal tidal wave that automatically crashes down on any current-gen title. Generations looks quite promising, actually, but I fear that promise may get drowned in the tidal wave spawned by that one sequel from five years ago.
After the abomination that was Sonic '06, nobody seems to be even giving him a fair chance anymore. The fanbase is FUBAR, full of stubborn people who will either defend or condemm any given title to their last breath, including going so far as to defend Sonic '06. But as I was saying, after that game, there seems to be a very large chunk of the gaming community who have decided that the franchise is dead and all subsequent Sonic games are futile attempts at revival, no matter how good the game may actually be. Combined with actual Sonic fans who may be pissed at any small part of the game, that's quite a vocal tidal wave that automatically crashes down on any current-gen title. Generations looks quite promising, actually, but I fear that promise may get drowned in the tidal wave spawned by that one sequel from five years ago.
Halo 1+2 will always have a special place in my heart, but the series was killed by Halo 3. it was resurrected by Halo reach though. great game.