Greatest Franchise Comeback after a Poor First Game

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Zippy6 said:

I really can't think of many games that were "poor" and went on to have successful franchises.

The originals weren't poor by any means, but I can think of several second games that were a huge improvement on the first: Smash Bros Melee, Crash 2, Ratchet 2, SSX Tricky, Wipeout 2097...

I have to strongly disagree on Ratchet 2. It's quite different than the first one, it still has a somewhat similar level design (at least compared to the third one) but overall it plays and feels different. Strafing would be a big improvement but one could argue that the atmosphere and sense of exploration took a hit. Not to mention the first one was already highly coveted and to this day is considered one of the best in the series.