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While movie sequels generally suck, are computer game sequels generally superior to the original?
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yes
some recent examples
civ2
diablo2
baldur's gate2
now there are limits to how many sequal you can make. I don't like too many sequals (like ultima- I grew bored of that game) -
Ya, some are very similar to the orginal which is unfortunate, but they tend to have better graphics, and a better AI. So they tend to be worth purchasing if you never bought the first one. IMO.What if your words could be judged like a crime? "Creed, What If?"Comment
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Re: Sequels
Just as long as it's not overdone...by having too many sequals...Originally posted by Case
While movie sequels generally suck, are computer game sequels generally superior to the original?Comment
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no
some recent examples
Might & Magic 8
Master of Orion 2 (say some)
Imperialism 3A horse! A horse! Mingapulco for a horse! Someone must give chase to Brave Sir Robin and get those missing flags ...
Project Lead of Might and Magic TributeComment
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There's an Imperialism 3?"THE" plus "IRS" makes "THEIRS". Coincidence? I think not.Comment
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None of many X-Com sequels (at least 4, maybe more?) ever came near the original UFO/X-Com. A game I've played almost daily the last month, something I can't say of Civ2...
While movie tech has progressed slowly (apart from FX/animation), all sides of computer tech has improved with a violent speed.
Every year the resources available for a game programmer will multiply. The movie director has the same old actors to use.
C.Comment
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I just remembered that I found AoE better than AoE2...Comment
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Re: Sequels
Yes, here are a few moreOriginally posted by Case
While movie sequels generally suck, are computer game sequels generally superior to the original?
WarCraft II over WarCraft and for that matter StarCraft was even better
Myst III over I and II
Gran Turismo III
All sports games have gotten better
Imperialism II was better than I (didn't know about III)
Quake III
And there are tons more examples. Games seemingly get better with more and more details being allowed to be added as computer technology gets better. That said too many games lose sight of what is fun and just add extra elements.About 24,000 people die every day from hunger or hunger-related causes. With a simple click daily at the Hunger Site you can provide food for those who need it.Comment
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I dunno bout that... the NHL series seems not to be really improveing much. They will improve one thing then another will diminish. Take the latest installement NHL 2002, pretty game... similar to 2001, but apparently the defence sucks.Originally posted by tniem
All sports games have gotten better
Sigh, hoping for a game that truly catches the NHL spirit, not these arcade games.What if your words could be judged like a crime? "Creed, What If?"Comment
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None of many X-Com sequels (at least 4, maybe more?) ever came near the original UFO/X-Com
I don't agree with you fully (since I think that X-COM 2 and 3 were better than the 1st part) but I know what you mean. They started making some kind of a star-wars clone games and I don't even know if Xcom 5 or 6 exist. A shame really.Comment
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