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Eh, I'm all for sequels so long as they do them right. Modern Warfare 2 is perhaps my most anticipated game for this year(hoping it does come out this year).
There were some new IPs shown at E3 that looked promising, such as Alan Wake and Brutal Legend. I have to admit though, quite a few sequels listed in the OPs thread I'm looking forward to playing.
I've got nothing against sequels, as long as they either make a crap game not crap or keep the same consistant standard up.
Left 4 dead 2 looks good tbh, since the original badly needs new content so even the same game with new levels would be good.
Left 4 dead 2 looks good tbh, since the original badly needs new content so even the same game with new levels would be good.
Well, I'll exclude the earlier games since the franchise was just getting rolling back then, but from 7 onward I've been growing irritated with many of the character archetypes being recycled (admittedly FF is not the only franchise guilty of this) but also with the entire "down with the man" mentality of the games. While FFX is one of my favorite games, I just can't stomach much more.quack35 said:
Halo ODST isn't really a sequel - it's a brand new campaign, with new characters - set during the events of Halo 2. It's really a spinoff, but there's a lot of originality there.
Halo Reach is more of a prequel but once again, will probably have a new cast of characters and probably won't even really involve Halo itself.
I'd hesitate to call the Sims 3 a sequel since it doesn't have much of a story. It's more like Sims v3.0.
But yes, they are revisiting a lot of existing IPs, because let's face it - these are successful titles and people want more of them.
Halo Reach is more of a prequel but once again, will probably have a new cast of characters and probably won't even really involve Halo itself.
I'd hesitate to call the Sims 3 a sequel since it doesn't have much of a story. It's more like Sims v3.0.
But yes, they are revisiting a lot of existing IPs, because let's face it - these are successful titles and people want more of them.
It's easier to get funding to make a game which is innovative in it's own ways as a sequel to an existing and successful franchise: look at Falout 3, it's a new developer who imposed a new viewpoint (arguably changing the genre) and a slew of new facets and features to the franchise.
I'm ambivalent about it. While it's important to have fresh ideas and new games coming through to keep things interesting, there's also value in evolving what is already there without having to go right back to first draft. With a sequel, you know roughly what to expect, and that can be a good thing.
It's a worse problem when there are too many movie sequels, because narrative is necessarily more important in movies. A game might be narrative-focused, but it doesn't have to be, so a sequel that keeps the story and updates the gameplay is nothing to be ashamed of.
It's a worse problem when there are too many movie sequels, because narrative is necessarily more important in movies. A game might be narrative-focused, but it doesn't have to be, so a sequel that keeps the story and updates the gameplay is nothing to be ashamed of.
EDIT: Rewording thanks to Headshot Gamer UK shooting my post down. =P
I only count the Dirge of Cerberus and FF X-2 as sequals. Final Fantasy 1-13 in my opinion are stand alone games, due to different characters and different gameplay systems.
I only count the Dirge of Cerberus and FF X-2 as sequals. Final Fantasy 1-13 in my opinion are stand alone games, due to different characters and different gameplay systems.
ummm, as mentioned before, final fantasy games are normally totally unrelated. (Notice how FF4 and FF7 are totally different.webbo619 said:if the sequal can pull it off then hurayyy for them
but i think ones like FFXIII are just not necessary, 13 sequals is WAY too much.
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I'm fine with sequels as long as it is not being made just to milk a franchise, an example of that would be halo reach or (arguably) left 4 dead 2.
