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curl-6 on 10 February 2013

Just did a thread on the sequels that made the biggest improvement on their predecessors, so now for one on the sequels that represented the biggest decrease in quality over their predecessors.

Which games would you give this "honor" to?



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bananaking21 on 10 February 2013

the game that came after need for speed undergournd 2
Black ops1 and then black ops 2. both are 2 piles of shit

Edit : assasin's creed revelations, brotherhood was worse than AC2, but it was still good. ACR was just bad though



echoesfromthepast on 10 February 2013

Super Mario Galaxy 2 imo



     
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miz1q2w3e on 10 February 2013

Super Paper Mario.



Veknoid_Outcast on 10 February 2013

I think Jak II represented a noticeable drop in quality from its predecessor. Not a bad game by any means, but just not as great as the first installment.

I would say Perfect Dark Zero, but there's a GBC game in between it and Perfect Dark for N64.

Edit: I forget Duke Nukem Forever. I think that one takes the prize.



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NightDragon83 on 10 February 2013

Yoshi's Island DS... the look of the original was there, but the feel and charm was not.

Super Mario Sunshine... we waited 6 years after Super Mario 64 for this?!?

Burnout Paradise... open world racing is all fine and dandy, but where the hell is Crash Mode?!? Huge missed opportunity there.



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brendude13 on 10 February 2013

Resident Evil 4 > Resident Evil 5
Resident Evil 5 > Resident Evil 6
Final Fantasy XIII > Final Fantasy XIII-2
Metal Gear Solid > Metal Gear Solid 2
Fallout 3 > Fallout: New Vegas
Sonic Adventure 2 > Sonic Heroes



Carl on 10 February 2013
bananaking21 said:
the game that came after need for speed undergournd
Black ops1 and then black ops 2. both are 2 piles of shit


Fuck no, Need for Speed Underground 2 is the best racing game... Ever.

The perfect answer to this thread would be Dragon Age: Origins to Dragon Age 2. Literally everything that was fantastic in the original was raped, burned, raped again and pissed on for DA2.



                            

babuks on 10 February 2013

Anything after Burnout Revenge.

NFS series after Underground 2.



ghost_of_fazz on 10 February 2013
Veknoid_Outcast said:

I think Jak II represented a noticeable drop in quality from its predecessor. Not a bad game by any means, but just not as great as the first installment.

I would say Perfect Dark Zero, but there's a GBC game in between it and Perfect Dark for N64.

Edit: I forget Duke Nukem Forever. I think that one takes the prize.


That game, the GBC one, was REALLY good. One of the best for the system, but was never given the proper attention... So I'd say that your choice is still valid.

I would say there was a drop from FFVI to FFVII, and again from FFIX to FFX.

And from Wind Waker to Twilight Princess. I mean, TP was (is) a great game, but the feeling was different. Certainly not as enjoyable as Wind Waker.

And let's not forget: Every Super Mario RPG sequel.