Oh god! They're being FORCED to do sequels! God, make it stop! I don't like these characters I made! they're ugly and have no personality! They only remind me of what a horrible game designer I am! Putting a 2 after the name of my game only acts to double the dispair my soul feels after creating this gaaaaammme!
Seriously, if you've got a good idea from the start, you're not being FORCED to make a sequel, because you've got resources already there from the previous game, and a stroy to build on instead of having to work from the ground up.
Game companies in general seem to be realizing that Nintendo had the right idea 20 years ago. By sticking with your characters and the world you've created, it will become more and more recognized by the public. Mario is ICONIC now. You think he would have been iconic if he had only been in Mario Bros? and then they decided they needed more freedom?
They've stuck him in any game they felt it was reasonable to do so, and even in a few it wasn't. As a result, he has recognition, people playing the game feel a sense of familiarity and comfort in playing it, the game is easier to enjoy and thus is seen as more fun. On top of that, because those games are more fun, and games that have mario in it have had a history of being fun, people associate mario with good games and are more likely to look for games with mario in it. It's a positive cycle.
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Seppukuties is like LBP Lite, on crack. Play it already!Currently wrapped up in: Half Life, Portal, and User Created Source Mods
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