I didn't care for *blank* until they released *blank*

[Shoggoth2588]

It seems like every day we hear about more sequels, prequels, re-imaginings, reboots, spin-offs and other such expansions to established franchises. It's not something new that we've had to put up with but recently it seems like there's been a boom of these kinds of projects and products. A lot of these are made because...well, that's just the way things go. As an example, Beast Wars was introduced because the owners of the Transformer's Brand knew fans of the earlier incarnation were growing up and they wanted to make something new for the next generation. This is also why Power Rangers seem to change up powers, costumes, etc every few years.

Of course not every transition is a smooth one. A lot of people still dislike The New 52 because of the number of characters who were changed or outright killed off during this reboot. The Escapist's own Yahtzee once mused that Nintendo must be making products that make their earlier products look good retroactively. So that's what brought me to make this thread and ask...

TL,DR - What have been some aspects or indeed, shows/games/movies etc that you liked more retroactively once their sequel/remake/re-imagining released?

As much as I loved Skyrim, it seemed to discourage exploration in that if you found a back-door to a quest-related cave or dungeon you would be met by a door that can't be opened no matter how awesome you are with a lockpick. In Oblivious, there are a few instances where it's possible to find back doors and essentially skip decently lengthy sections of those dungeons.

What about you guys? I put this thread in off-topic so feel free to talk about movies, comics, TV Shows, etc. Anything really that you think looks better by virtue of the newer version not reaching your expectations.

 

[Redlin5_v1legacy]

I've never heard of Oblivious but I want to play that Elder Scroll game.

Ahem...

Going through Pokemon White made me really appreciate the older Pokemon games as it fell flat for me. Fortunately Black 2 was better for me and I love Y so the balance has been restored.

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For now.

 

[Vault101]

Hmmm this may not be exactly what you mean

But the honor Harrington series... a space opera featuring the titular character as a totally awsome captain. The first book while adore by many I found a trial to get through, the long winded explanations of everything (which I didn't understand) the loads and loads if characters who most of the time were nothing but names to me...I didn't know what was going on and I found it boring, I only finished because if the main character m

Then I read the second one which has a more traditional plot structure and I had a better grasp of the world building, I loved it and now I'm reading the series

Sometimes it might be worth it to stick with things you never know

In fact I don't think I loved mass effect until the second one

 

[Vern5]

I never really had a problem with the massive amounts of text that comprised the Morrowind experience. However, I came to cherish those text boxes once I had to deal with the terrifying face-to-face dialogue of Oblivious (lol) and its small team of overworked voice actors.

Also, attempting to play the newer pokemon games makes me yearn for simpler times when there weren't stupid minigames, bizarre plots, or anything beyond raising mons and fighting other mon-raisers. Blue and Red herald a simpler time when EV training was a thing relegated to the feverish nightmares of some programmer in Japan.

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... When did you get back from the Ban-lands? Or did I imagine that whole thing!?

 

[Vault101]

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... When did you get back from the Ban-lands? Or did I imagine that whole thing!?

I don't wanna talk about it....it's too traumatic, I've seen some things man...0_0 (seriously though I don't think it wise to derail any threads)

I just can't do text In video games...well mabye now that I read but as much as plan scape torment was great...uhhhh all that text

 

[Vern5]

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... When did you get back from the Ban-lands? Or did I imagine that whole thing!?

I don't wanna talk about it....it's too traumatic, I've seen some things man...0_0 (seriously though I don't think it wise to derail any threads)

I just can't do text In video games...well mabye now that I read but as much as plan scape torment was great...uhhhh all that text

I can't begin to imagine. Either way, welcome back!

The text isn't so bad. What really sells it is small bits of voiced dialogue for moments that don't require verbosity. Well, except for the constant bits of "Heya!" in Baldur's Gate.

 

[ccggenius12]

Blue and Red herald a simpler time when EV training was a thing relegated to the feverish nightmares of some programmer in Japan.

EV training still existed in the original games, there was just no way to track them.

OT: Each new iteration of sports games makes me appreciate the previous one more. If you like those games but don't want to spend much money, you can get them for next to nothing if you're willing to be a year behind.

 

[RedDeadFred]

Hmmm this may not be exactly what you mean

But the honor Harrington series... a space opera featuring the titular character as a totally awsome captain. The first book while adore by many I found a trial to get through, the long winded explanations of everything (which I didn't understand) the loads and loads if characters who most of the time were nothing but names to me...I didn't know what was going on and I found it boring, I only finished because if the main character m

Then I read the second one which has a more traditional plot structure and I had a better grasp of the world building, I loved it and now I'm reading the series

Sometimes it might be worth it to stick with things you never know

In fact I don't think I loved mass effect until the second one

Ah! ZOMBIE!!!! Ehem... sorry.
Edit: It seems you've actually been back for a while. Sorry retreading what is most likely an old joke.

OT: I didn't care for the ending of ME3 until they released hte EC. Then I found it tolerable.

 

[Drummodino]

I'm sure this is fairly common, but I didn't care for Telltale Games until they released The Walking Dead. Even now I have no interest in their previous works, but I eagerly follow what they're working on these days. Can't wait to play their Game of Thrones game.

EDIT: It seems I misinterpreted the question. Uh, I'll go with I really appreciated running around the cities from the Assassin's Creed games up to Revelations once I played 3. It is much more fun climbing around Venice, Rome and Florence then running around the American frontier. The buildings are too far apart and the wilderness was kinda dull as well.

 

[Professor Icepick]

I didn't care for Arc System Works fighters until they released the original Blazblue.