2 is the Real Magic Number

[tdp316]

Have you ever noticed that 2 is just right, I can think of a few examples.. Sonic 2, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2, Cool Boarders 2. Is it just me or do games just go downhill after that? (No pun intended) Your thoughts?

 

[delet]

Prince of Persia: Warrior Within (second game). A resounding failure by most people (I'm not most people.) Your thread has thusly been disproved.

 

[hotdogoctopus]

Mario Kart 64..... uh...

 

[sheic99]

I think 3 is better, there is no chance a game with 4 or higher after it can work (Resi 4 excepted)

You forgot COD 4. Which is arguably the best in the COD series.

 

[tdp316]

Prince of Persia: Warrior Within (second game). A resounding failure by most people (I'm not most people.) Your thread has thusly been disproved.

Well played, I had totally forgotten about that one.

 

[Canadamus Prime]

No I would say 3 is the magic number. Usually any series hits it's peek at number 3, and after that goes down crashing and burning.

 

[Cherry Cola]

what about GTA? WHAT ABOUT GTA!? Became totally über-awesome after 2.

Also...

METAL GEAR SOLID 2.

The magic number can suck a cucumber.

 

[Mr.Black]

I think 3 is better, there is no chance a game with 4 or higher after it can work (Resi 4 excepted)

You forgot COD 4. Which is arguably the best in the COD series.

I don't count 3. It wasn't released for PC. Although I do like WAW, so there goes my argument.

But I could also say they were developed by different people.

Goddamn, am I arguing with myself now?

Well WaW was released on PC too *stokes the Furburt vs Furburt argument*.

 

[Deathkingo]

But ~One is the loneliest number you'll ever doooooooo
Two, can be as bad as one, the loneliest number 'since the number one~

You can stop now guys, Commi wins.

 

[JRShield]

Both COD2 and MW2 kicked ass, so there you go

 

[Axeli]

Resident Evil 2?

On one hand there's Kingdom Hearts 2 which was definitely a step down, but on the other hand it's technically the third game, the second being Chain of Memories, which was awesome.

Metal Gear Solid 2 was awesome if you weren't total Snake fanboy.
Complain about Raiden angsting all the time, but as I recall it, Snake angsted just as much in MGS1. And with much less trauma.

But then we have FF2, though I suppose not actually a sequel... But there's also FFX-2, of course. Not so great.

 

[-Drifter-]

Metal Gear Solid 2 was pretty much terrible (and not just because of Raiden.) But 4 was the best/second best in the series (Thought # 1 was the best, myself.)

 

[Sgtkillalot0]

Army of 2....2?

 

[TheSeventhLoneWolf]

Have you ever noticed that 2 is just right, I can think of a few examples.. Sonic 2, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2, Cool Boarders 2. Is it just me or do games just go downhill after that? (No pun intended) Your thoughts?

Now that you've said that I agree. used to play that with my dad on the ps1.

 

[teisjm]

Baldurs gate 2.

But then again, mario 64, WC3, (hopefully) diablo 3, resi4, from what i've observed on this forum FFVII, three-somes, and all sorts of other stuff.

I'm too lazy to do this myself, but i'm sur eyou can find several threads about sucky sequels as well.

Your statement is wrong.

also, my spelling sucks.

 

[Axeli]

Metal Gear Solid 2 was pretty much terrible (and not just because of Raiden.) But 4 was the best/second best in the series (Thought # 1 was the best, myself.)

Okay, but what one earth makes MGS4 the best? And where is exactly MGS2 faulty where MGS1 isn't?