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The Top 7… Fantastic sequels to forgettable games

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108 comments

  • jackthemenace - September 3, 2012 11:39 a.m.

    I'd have liked to see Army of Two on there. I've played both, and I thought the first one was a bit crap- and until recently, I thought that was the opinion of the general populus. Then the sequel came out and I loved it to bits.
  • SentientSquidMachine - September 3, 2012 11:42 a.m.

    Fatal Frame 2 Soul Calibur 2 Tony Hawk Pro Skater 2 Crash Bandicoot 2 Guitar Hero 2 Max Payne 2 Sillent Hill 2 The Witcher 2 Sonic 2
  • cokelogic - September 3, 2012 11:48 a.m.

    I think you got greedy to include Sonic.
  • sijones - September 3, 2012 11:52 a.m.

    How about Assassins Creed 2? The first was basically an impressive tech demo but the sequel actually had proper actual (varied) gameplay. And was awesome.
  • Net_Bastard - September 3, 2012 11:53 a.m.

    Saints Row 2?
  • DarthPunk - September 3, 2012 11:54 a.m.

    Assassin's Creed 2
  • Net_Bastard - September 3, 2012 11:55 a.m.

    Tony Hawk 1? Forgettable? You're hilarious.
  • onetimebuster - September 3, 2012 12:01 p.m.

    What about mortal kombat 2? the first one was good but it wasnt great.
  • crazor89 - September 3, 2012 12:18 p.m.

    Red Steel was one of the first games I got for the Wii after NGamer (a Future magazine I might add) gave it 90% in a review. I've never forgiven them for misleading me so...
  • SDHoneymonster - September 3, 2012 12:20 p.m.

    I don't actually think all that much of the first Uncharted if I'm honest - the sequel was a massive leap forward. The first one was a shooting gallery with pretty graphics, saved by Sully and his wonderful moustache.
  • SDHoneymonster - September 3, 2012 12:22 p.m.

    So basically I'm saying Uncharted 2 would have been on this list if I made it, I didn't mean to just criticise the first one.
  • Kieran712 - September 3, 2012 12:33 p.m.

    Eh I see where your coming from. But I think Uc1 to Uc2 makes the former seem bad compared to the latter. At the time Uncharted was extremely pretty and fairly fun to play. So it was still a solid game to begin with. Then Uncharted 2 comes out and blows it out the water making it look lame.
  • brickman409 - September 3, 2012 12:35 p.m.

    fallout 3? well some people say the first two were great but i say they're easy to forget after ten years
  • SDHoneymonster - September 3, 2012 12:39 p.m.

    Just personal opinion. I'm a relative latecomer to the PS3, so I can see why perhaps it had a bigger impact when it first came out, but I was just underwhelmed by it. Pretty yes, but nothing special.
  • golub - September 3, 2012 12:47 p.m.

    Dudes, Spiderman 1 & 2 ----> worst to best spidey game
  • Thedigitalg - September 3, 2012 1:05 p.m.

    I would add FF13 and FF13-2 to this. I really enjoyed 13, but could understand the hate for it. 13-2, however, blew it out of the water and is probably my favourite game of the year.
  • BladedFalcon - September 3, 2012 1:15 p.m.

    That doesn't mean the first uncharted wasn't any good. It just means Uncharted 2 was a really good sequel. This list are for games that even when they came out, they were kinda meh, or bad. Doesn't really count if the original game was good, even if the sequel made it look obsolete later.
  • Zeedar - September 3, 2012 1:21 p.m.

    Red Dead Revolver -> Red Dead Redemption
  • Meleedragon27 - September 3, 2012 1:21 p.m.

    Well, I was originally gonna come in here and mention Assassin's Creed 2, but it seems two other commenters beat me to it. So, instead I'll just say Super Metroid as a sequel to Metroid on the NES. You people can defend the original all you want, but it has aged TERRIBLY to the point where it's borderline unplayable. The bad controls, the overly stingy health system where Samus was super-fragile and health pickups were not only rare but didn't even restore all that much health (made even worse that Samus would respawn with only 20 health upon dying, where most baddies deal about 15 damage), the long corridors that all look identical to each other where navigation was a pain even with a map (and don't even get me started on the lack of maps)... it may have been groundbreaking for 1987, but it's absolutely terrible by today's standards. Super Metroid, on the other hand... now there's a game that's aged wonderfully and fixed almost everything wrong with the original. I remember playing it about two or three years ago and it held up pretty darn well. Seriously, I still think it was one of the best games on the SNES, and it's hard not to see why Retro aped a lot of the mechanics for their games (<3 Metroid Prime). Yes, I'm well aware of Metroid II's existence, but being a portable title on the GB, I never played it. Is it any good? Regardless, I'll still stand by Super Metroid as a great (console) sequel to a now-forgettable game.

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