Disappointing Sequels

[EBHughsThe1st]

Ever played a sequel to a game that was disappointing? Like, one you were excited for because it 1). Looked good or 2). Was a sequel to a game you really liked? I sure have...

Battlefield: Bad Company 2...damn that could have been good. The game shifted it's focus from the humor and charm of the first one (a la golf carts, Milt Buckner, and explosions) to a Modern Warfare 2 clone almost. Sure, there was more character and story when you compare the two, but all the things I loved about the first one were gone.

You had no health meter, so in place was the edges of your screen turning red, a trope I hate in gaming. Since you can't track your own health, and have no way to refuel it, going out into battle guns blazing and grenades ready was no longer an option without ending up huddled behind cover. You have no reason to blow things up which kind of sucks. I love blowing things up.

Then the story. I won't say much, but in my opinion I thought it was way too serious for Bad Company. I wouldn't have minded it too much, but It took all the fun out of the dysfunctional team of misfits known as B-Company...

Feh. Anyways, you have any?

 

[Netrigan]

Blood 2.

The first game is an under-appreciated classic from the 2.5D era of FPS games. Using the Duke Nukem engine, it was a wickedly hard horror shooter with tongue more than a bit in cheek. It also featured one of the greatest cannon fodder villains of all time, the Cultists, who were these robed guys who spouted Latin-esque gibberish at you while trying to Tommy Gun you, shotgun you, dynamite you, etc. You also played a demonic cowboy seeking revenge in a late 30s world. The level design was amazing and the guns were some of the best to ever be presented in a shooter. Highlights include a flare gun (the alt-fire was bad-ass), napalm cannon (alt-fire was like rolling thunder, which was amazing when you had the Akimbo power-up), a voodoo doll, and hairspray (for use with your trusty lighter). The enemies were also tons of fun with crawling hands, miniature shotgun-toting clones of yourself, shrieking ghosts phasing in and out of reality, and so on. Brilliant game.

The sequel was set in the near future with boring ass military weapons and most of the Cultists were now a camouflage-clad soldiers spouting the usual "cover me" style dialogue in the usual warehouse/slum style game levels. Just a shit game through and through.

Monolith would continue to put out games featuring boring soldiers spouting the usual "cover me" style dialogue in warehouse/slum style game levels. Imagine sucking everything vaguely interesting out of F.E.A.R. and making it buggier than shit and you have an idea how bad Blood II was.

 

[Radeonx]

Oblivion, Fallout 3, and Fallout: New Vegas

All 3 were buggy, boring, un-fun, and overall, bad games.

Also: Half Life 2 (All Episodes)

Half Life 1 was mediocre at best, but the sequels were just plain shitty. I was severely disappointed.

 

[Ice Car]

DAWN OF A NEW WORLD DAWN OF A NEW WORLD DAWN OF A NEW WORLD DAWN OF A NEW WORLD

That is ALL. PERIOD.

 

[BRMXJzjsoawk321]

Left 4 Dead 2.

I seriously didn't have any fun with that game. Dunno why, I just hated it so much I uninstalled.

 

[Bloodstain]

Does Oblivion count as a sequel?
Also, the upcoming Max Payne 3 will be a major disappointment.

 

[Zantos]

Fable 3
-The only thing it had to stand on was it's improved graphics, and if i played games for just the graphics i'd just give up and watch films instead.

Fable 2
-You could have been amazing, why did you put your fantastically improved controls to such a poor story?

Any Spyro the Dragon game that wasn't for the original playstation
-It is my lifes mission to find who was responsible for finding the person responsible for this and exacting my revenge for the murder of my childhood hero.

 

[Maddenfreak]

i wasn't overly impressed with ultimate alliance 2

 

[Cogwheel]

I would mention Legacy of Kain: Blood Omen 2, but I can't. Because it doesn't exist.

Such a shame the series ended with Defiance.

 

[dagens24]

I was very dissapointed with Kingdom Hearts 2 back when I care about that stuff.

 

[Valagetti]

Fallout New Vegas and Bioshock 2, it just simply didn't live up its predecessors.

 

[pyrosaw]

Oblivion, Fallout 3, and Fallout: New Vegas

All 3 were buggy, boring, un-fun, and overall, bad games.

Also: Half Life 2 (All Episodes)

Half Life 1 was mediocre at best, but the sequels were just plain shitty. I was severely disappointed.

I can understand why someone doesn't like new Bethesda games. They are EXTREMELY buggy. But what is wrong with Half Life 2? Matbe it wasn't the jewel encrusted masterpiece everyone expects of it, but it certainly wasn't shitty.

 

[Janus Zeal]

While I haven't fully played through it yet I have heard that Chrono Cross was very disappointing to those who really liked Chrono Trigger.

 

[Sacman]

Deus Ex Invisible War... even the lead designers admit that it was a poor sequel and too dumbed down...<.<

 

[Arcane Azmadi]

Deus Ex Human Revolution... even the lead developers admit that it was a poor sequel and too dumbed down...<.<

You mean Invisible War, right? Human Revolution isn't even out yet.

 

[Quaxar]

No one? Guess it's my duty then... Force Unleashed 2.

 

[Captain Schpack]

Bioshock 2. The first game was oh my god atmospheric. Serious I bought and sold it multiple times because I would get to scared to play it. Bioshock 2 was more like a shooter, less atmospheric, and didn't make sense in some areas.

 

[Radeonx]

Oblivion, Fallout 3, and Fallout: New Vegas

All 3 were buggy, boring, un-fun, and overall, bad games.

Also: Half Life 2 (All Episodes)

Half Life 1 was mediocre at best, but the sequels were just plain shitty. I was severely disappointed.

I can understand why someone doesn't like new Bethesda games. They are EXTREMELY buggy. But what is wrong with Half Life 2? Matbe it wasn't the jewel encrusted masterpiece everyone expects of it, but it certainly wasn't shitty.

Supreme Commander 2. Took pretty much everything that made SupCom awesome and dumbed it down.

Oblivion, Fallout 3, and Fallout: New Vegas

All 3 were buggy, boring, un-fun, and overall, bad games.

Also: Half Life 2 (All Episodes)

Half Life 1 was mediocre at best, but the sequels were just plain shitty. I was severely disappointed.

I can understand why someone doesn't like new Bethesda games. They are EXTREMELY buggy. But what is wrong with Half Life 2? Matbe it wasn't the jewel encrusted masterpiece everyone expects of it, but it certainly wasn't shitty.

He's just trolling. NO-ONE can be seriously that tasteless.

I'm not trolling at all.
Half Life 2's story, the best part of the game, was average at best. It wasn't engaging enough to keep me excited for most of the game. The characters didn't appeal to me, and I found them annoying after a while.
The game boils down to a bland FPS with some puzzles and 1 gun added in to help keep things interesting. The physics are good, I'll give it that, but overall, the game was sub-par at best.

 

[Chimpzy_v1legacy]

Deus Ex: Invisible War
Thief: Deadly Shadows
F.E.A.R. 2
FarCry 2
Resident Evil 5
Doom 3
All 3D Sonic games.
More than I can remember right now, really.

Some are outright bad, some are decent, but fall short of the mark and some are unable to improve on their predecessors in any significant way, making them more of the same.

 

[BENZOOKA]

WH40k: Dawn Of War II.

Dawn Of War was great. I did not like DoW II one bit.