What games would you have liked to see given a sequel? It could either be an honest-to-goodness continuation, or another story told using the same system/characters. Similarly, what games got sequels when they really shouldn't have?
Games that needed sequels:
Super Mario RPG. Sure, it had spiritual successors in Paper Mario, and the half-baked tag-team games, but I'm talking about a real sequel. Use the same system, maybe even the same characters, and tell a new story. I want to see Bowser, Mario, and Peach together again, kicking butt.
Final Fantasy Tactics. I don't know it's demon-spawned successors as sequels. They're mutant parasites which sucked out the marrow of FFT, and made themselves into shambling monstrosities which only bore some resemblance to the original. An entire cast with deep storylines, an epic tale (which actually made sense), and more moral ambiguity than you can shake a stick at. This game needs a real sequel.
Should Not Have Been Made:
Final Fantasy X-2. It took everything that was good about the original, stripped it down for parts, then incinerated those parts and put the ashes into slutty costumes. Instead of fun characters with backgrounds you cared about, we got the pink bishoujo ghetto, and more furry appeal than I like to contemplate. The plot could have been good if it weren't bookended by terrible game mechanics and annoying fetch quests.
Games that needed sequels:
Super Mario RPG. Sure, it had spiritual successors in Paper Mario, and the half-baked tag-team games, but I'm talking about a real sequel. Use the same system, maybe even the same characters, and tell a new story. I want to see Bowser, Mario, and Peach together again, kicking butt.
Final Fantasy Tactics. I don't know it's demon-spawned successors as sequels. They're mutant parasites which sucked out the marrow of FFT, and made themselves into shambling monstrosities which only bore some resemblance to the original. An entire cast with deep storylines, an epic tale (which actually made sense), and more moral ambiguity than you can shake a stick at. This game needs a real sequel.
Should Not Have Been Made:
Final Fantasy X-2. It took everything that was good about the original, stripped it down for parts, then incinerated those parts and put the ashes into slutty costumes. Instead of fun characters with backgrounds you cared about, we got the pink bishoujo ghetto, and more furry appeal than I like to contemplate. The plot could have been good if it weren't bookended by terrible game mechanics and annoying fetch quests.
