Aja on 19/5/2009 at 23:48
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I agree. Though Prime 1 came close.
If Prime 1 had more interesting bossfights it would be close. But I hated every singe one—from that stupid plant at the beginning to the overly-difficult endboss, not one was either awe-inspiring or exciting. And that sucks because in almost every other respect the game was a worthy successor.
Volitions Advocate on 19/5/2009 at 23:54
I've never played it all the way through...
But weren't Metroid 3's bosses just rehashed 32bit versions of the original metroids bosses?
Renault on 19/5/2009 at 23:57
Quote Posted by dethtoll
As for Doom 2... eh. Sandy Petersen's levels are crap and the game actually looks even more abstract than the original.
Yeah, but he actually created more levels for the first Doom than the second.
HamburgerBoy on 20/5/2009 at 00:00
Lands of Lore: Guardians of Destiny. I guess that a lot of people saw it as streamlined compared to Throne of Chaos (no currency, no party, simplified skill and inventory system) but it is still very slick and a great FPS/RPG. I don't know any game from the 2.5D era that had more detail in scenery, semi-non-linearity, and good old adventure. You could remove all the combat and RPG elements and it would still be fun exploring and clicking around on stuff.
Pyrian on 20/5/2009 at 00:00
Far Cry 2. ...Though it's pedigree as a "sequel" is pretty shaky.
JohnnyTheWolf on 20/5/2009 at 00:00
WarCraft II, better than the original?
I had fond memories of that game too, until I bought a copy of Battle Net edition. I was amazed how stupid the AI was, at least, in the solo campaign (not a MP fan). It barely attacks you and, once it runs out of gold (which happens way too quickly), well... you get the picture. I remember breezing through the Orc campaign because of that.
I say WarCraft III is a better sequel, despite some annoyances and crappy difficulty settings.
Nameless Voice on 20/5/2009 at 00:13
I wasn't quite sure if a second sequel (e.g. Warcraft 3) counted, but have you played the original Warcraft? You have to press 'M' or 'A' and click on the ground whenever you wanted your troops to move, no right-click. It was a control nightmare.
JohnnyTheWolf on 20/5/2009 at 00:15
Quote Posted by Nameless Voice
I wasn't quite sure if a second sequel (e.g. Warcraft 3) counted, but have you played the original Warcraft? You have to press 'M' or 'A' and click on the ground whenever you wanted your troops to move, no right-click. It was a control nightmare.
No, I haven't. I don't really care honestly, since I suppose it is also a nightmare to make it run on XP.
But hey, if Metroid 3 counts, why couldn't WarCraft III?
Aerothorn on 20/5/2009 at 01:38
Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts and Bolts. Admittedly, it's pretty different from the originals, but it recognizes that the traditional platformer game was just tired and introduced an engaging and innovative vehicle creation system.
Other sequels I consider to be huge improvements (though of course, many will disagree!)
Chrono Cross
Final Fantasy VIII
Metal Gear Solid 4 (though each game improves on its predecessor, IMHO, this is big one)
Front Mission 3
Half-Life 2
Hitman 2
We <3 Katamari
Pikmin 2
Suikoden III
Summoner 2
