Any games where you liked the sequel more than the first?

[Blue Musician]

So, are there any games out there where you liked the sequel better than the original? I'm sure there are a few.

For me, I sort of enjoyed Drakengard 2 more than the first. The first was brilliant and I loved everything about it, but there was something about the second game that made me enjoy it even more.

I also liked Parasite Eve 2 more than the first one.

Now, you guys?

Age of Empires 2, although AoE3 was utter crap in comparison.
Silent Hill 2.
Diablo 2.

 

[Cyrax987]

I really have to say Mass Effect 2. It really improved the story and combat sequences a lot, only thing I kind of missed was the skill point system for weapons and being able to buy armor for your squad.

 

[Chancie]

I preferred Shadow Hearts Covenant. The original Shadow Hearts was good too.

Ah, another Shadow Hearts fan!
I personally think they're both great, though I like the first a little bit more. It's a close call, though.

Now, From The New World was one that I really didn't like it. It was a decent game, but a terrible Shadow Hearts game.

*Hugs*

Hello, my brother!

Yea, FTNW really did suck. I liked it in a way, but it was the death of the series. Also it was short, the characters weren't fleshed out at all. Getting Soul Energy took FOREVER, and it was too comedic at times. Also, Johnny, I love ya, but you ain't got nothing on Yuri.

Haha, you and I share the same views on the third game. xD Almost to a T. It just lost the same feeling that SH1 and Covenant had. :/ It was too happy-go-lucky. And I liked Johnny too, but Yuri still was sooo much better.

 

[Chaosweaver]

Jagged Alliance 2 is a lot more polished in terms of gameplay.

Totally agree. Nice Grunty pic BTW.

Fallout 2 was also a brilliant game, and better than its predecessor IMHO (which was also a good game).

 

[The Amazing Tea Alligator]

So, are there any games out there where you liked the sequel better than the original? I'm sure there are a few.

For me, I sort of enjoyed Drakengard 2 more than the first. The first was brilliant and I loved everything about it, but there was something about the second game that made me enjoy it even more.

I also liked Parasite Eve 2 more than the first one.

Now, you guys?

Age of Empires 2, although AoE3 was utter crap in comparison.
Silent Hill 2.
Diablo 2.

What's your opinion on AoM (- those goddamn titans of course)?

 

[Drexlor]

Assassin's Creed II, Kingdom Hearts II, Just Cause 2, Battlefront 2 (except for the lack of Cloud City and the Kashyyyk map with the sniping towers).

 

[Chancie]

Assassin's Creed II, Kingdom Hearts II, Just Cause 2, Battlefront 2 (except for the lack of Cloud City and the Kashyyyk map with the sniping towers).

Oh, I totally forgot about Kingdom Hearts! Hrm, that's a toughie for me. I liked the story of the first better, but the gameplay of the second.

 

[Wayneguard]

I liked Kotor 2 better than the first.

 

[Dexiro]

Crash 1 < Crash 2 < Crash 3.

Nostalgia might make people think otherwise but i think each sequel made massive improvements on the last in every aspect.

 

[RatRace123]

Assasin's Creed 2
Uncharted 2
Jak II
Ratchet and Clank: Going Commando
Crash Bandicoot 2
Sonic the Hedgehog 2
Halo 2
Saints Row 2
Soul Calibur 2 (technically it's third in the series, but whatever)

There are lots of game series that are better than their predecessors. One I won't mention is Mass Effect 2, though. I like the first one better than the second.

 

[johnzaku]

Z.O.E. 2 (zone of the enders 2, the 2nd runner)

hell yesh ;]

check it out

 

[Lust]

Street Fighter 2.

Have you played the original? I haven't.

 

[kannibus]

Okay, gonna say it. I liked Baldur's Gate 2 better than the original. It just seemed to have a more epic story.

 

[Fenring]

ODST to Halo 3, Rock Band 2, Call of Duty 2, Civ IV, Far Cry 2, GRAW2, Gears 2, all great games.

How could you say Gears 2?

Because while the singleplayer was worse than the first, everything else was better. I've had a lot of fun with the mp, and Horde... man, Horde is just friggin awesome.

 

[Blue Musician]

So, are there any games out there where you liked the sequel better than the original? I'm sure there are a few.

For me, I sort of enjoyed Drakengard 2 more than the first. The first was brilliant and I loved everything about it, but there was something about the second game that made me enjoy it even more.

I also liked Parasite Eve 2 more than the first one.

Now, you guys?

Age of Empires 2, although AoE3 was utter crap in comparison.
Silent Hill 2.
Diablo 2.

What's your opinion on AoM (- those goddamn titans of course)?

I didn't mentioned AoM, but I will give you my opinion.

I loved it. I just plain loved it. I replayed the singleplayer so many times I cannot count, I used to have a whole lot of maps, some like the Tower of Babylone by The Vandhaal, the Art Contest Map, etc, etc, etc. It had extremely fun units which I never got bored of them for the most part, the story, while somewhat weak to my standards, was good enough to keep the game going and to make it interesting. The civilizations were nearly completely different to make enjoyable to play as each faction. And the God selection with God Powers made it sometimes difficult to decide which to choose depending on the situation.

I played a whole lot of MP, but I got pwned a lot as I am not much of a strategy person in this game. For me it's one of the few RTS that I enjoyed.

AoE3 was a disappointment. The Metropolis, while it was interesting on shipments and stuff like that, lacked personalization and for some reason it allowed you to zoom in into some individual structures but just for that, only zooming.
The story was not good, especially for an RTS, units were not fun and lacked special abilities that made the mythological units from AoM fun. Also for one reason no formation except the default one worked in my game. The civilizations had the same issue that with AoE2, not very different and not enough unique units. Even with future patches it didn't got fixed the formations nor unique units. The map editor felt like a screwed up version of AoM, the units had extremely confusing names that made it a chore to find, and it included units that were only animations!

It just felt like a chore to play that game and it wasn't just as fun like AoE2 nor AoM.

What do you think about AoM BTW? I felt you asked like wanting me to bash it.

 

[flying_whimsy]

Megaman Legends 2 (well, to be fair, Megaman X and Megaman Legends were both way better than the original series, but Legends 2 is still my favorite)
Kingdom Hearts II
FFVIII (if you can call it a sequel)
Parasite Eve II
Dead or Alive 2 (esp. the ultimate version)
Bushido Blade 2
the Twisted Metal sequels (and the related/rip-off Vigilante 8: 2nd Offense)
Tony Hawk 2 through THUG2
the Mario franchise
Half-life 2
Fear Effect 2 would be on here but since it got altered it for US release it gets disqualified
several of the Star Wars games like Jedi Knight II and III and the X-Wing games
Team Fortress 2

I could keep going, but I'll stop with the greatest giant robot game of all time: Zone of the Enders 2

 

[Sir Thomas Sean Connery]

Hmmmmmmm...... Oh, I don't know, only about 80% of all the games I play...

 

[Jayde111]

Assassin's Creed 2