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10 Sequels That are Better Than The Original - Den of Geek

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Gaming sequels aren't quite as cursed as their movie equivalents. Here are ten gaming releases that significantly improved on the original...

Bigger, better and more badass, the strange thing about videogames is that sequels usually trump the originals. The engine's in place and the success of the original gives the developers more freedom to play with new ideas.
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Published: 39 days 16 hours ago | Article | PlayStation 3 | Xbox 360 | Wii | PC
 
 

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ikiru3385 - 39 days 15 hours ago
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I actually felt Fable was better than Fable 2
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bnaked - 39 days 15 hours ago
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but most sequels are better..
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Blaze929 - 39 days 12 hours ago
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whoa whoa whoa...maybe im the odd one in the bunch but i did NOT think God of War 2 was better than God of War 1. I liked GOW1 a WHOLE lot better than I did the second.
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swiftshot93 - 39 days 12 hours ago
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wow...GTA3 and Half Life 2...its too weird to think of them as sequels because they were so revolutionary...
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sunil - 39 days 12 hours ago
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Uncharted 2 deserves a place on that list !
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KiRBY3000 - 39 days 11 hours ago
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1.5 - yeah right...
we all know that final fantasy 7 is a SEQUEL to final fantasy 6. *facepalm* (btw hardcore fans like FF6 better)

sequel: A sequel is a work in literature, film, or other media that chronologically portrays events following those of a previous work.

on that list belongs
MGS2 then MGS3 (technically 3 is a prequel but whatever)
Silent Hill 2
Killzone 2
Ace Combat 2
Cool Boarders 3
SSX3
Soul Calibur
Max Payne 2
Monkey Island 2
Red Alert 2
Warcraft 2
Need for Speed III: Hot Pursuit

worst sequels?

Devil May Cry 2
pretty much every Tomb Raider games after the 1st
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The Matrix - 39 days 10 hours ago
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Gow II > Gow (both are great games though)
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monkey602 - 39 days 9 hours ago
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I actually agree with that list. Fully agree. That's never happened before!

@Kirby. Agreed with DMC 2 for worst sequel ever but I thought Tomb Raider 2 was the best of the series

I must be the only person in the world who actually prefered the first Killzone
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n4f - 39 days 7 hours ago
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final fantasy is not a sequel to final 6
killzone 2 should have been there because the first suck but second one is way better
its seems there is a lot playstation game on this list cause im pretty sure i could think of better sequel on other system
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kraze07 - 38 days 20 hours ago
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I like the first KZ more than Killzone 2 too.
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PopEmUp - 39 days 15 hours ago
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but why playstion 2 console there instead of a game? lol
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hitthegspot - 39 days 14 hours ago
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Gotcha ya...
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swiftshot93 - 39 days 12 hours ago
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Pretty amazing how God of War 2 was better than the first. God of War 2 had much better levels, better puzzles and more boss battles. Graphics were even sharper, story was more epic, and there was overall a better flow to the game while it being longer than the first. Even the beginning for GOW2 was better, and anyone who played the first God of War knows how mind blowing the first's beginning was.
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FwanK - 39 days 12 hours ago
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Twisted Metal 2
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bozebo - 39 days 12 hours ago
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5 - nice
good call on everything except fable 2, that was a dire game compared to 1.

another good one would be lotr return of the king (game)
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JBaby343 - 39 days 12 hours ago
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6 - You Could Put A Lot More Than 10
But I guess they had to keep the article within a reasonable length. I would like to add Uncharted 2 and Killzone 2 to the list as both were significantly better than the previous iterations (though the originals were still great fun).

I'd like to see a list about originals that were better than the sequels.
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ForROME - 39 days 11 hours ago
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I thought Fable was a joke, both 1 and 2, you can leave those over hyped games off IMO

However I would put uncharted 2, I like the scenery better in 1 but the story better in 2, HALO 3 smoked HALO 2, GT series etc there are a lot better titles to point out then whats on that list
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Ravage27 - 39 days 11 hours ago
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8 - wow for a list like this
you just can't leave out Killzone 2
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Relientk77 - 39 days 11 hours ago
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Uncharted 2 on PS3

Diablo 2 on PC (one of the best PC games, ever)

#1 I do agree with, PS1 and PS2 are my fav systems

edit: Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando, and Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal on PS2

Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare on various platforms
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Briyen - 39 days 10 hours ago
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god of war II was better? no way, the huge puzzle in the game on kronoses back, the newness of it all, the shock factor of kratos getting impaled by a log??!

the 2nd one was good, but it was way more of the same, the gore and the fighting style was the same, kratos dies comes back again.

other sequels added new things, but i felt kratos was just more of the same, like a ratchet sequel
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Gun_Senshi - 39 days 10 hours ago
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11 - lots of flawes
GoW 1 > GoW2
HL 1 > HL 2
Fable 1 > Fable 2
Final Fantasy VI > Final Fantasy IV > Final Fantasy VII
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bnaked - 39 days 4 hours ago
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lol, Half Life 2 is better in every way! Haf Life 1 was a milestone, i know, but for me Half Life 2 is in the top 3 of the best games ever created.. Together with Uncharted 2 and MGS4 :-)
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ico92 - 39 days 9 hours ago
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uncharted 2 is one of the most improved sequals i've ever played i mean come on i dont think anyone expected it to be the 2nd highest rated exclusive and 5th highest rated game of all time that shocked alot of people
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bnaked - 39 days 4 hours ago
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i knew it after the E3 this year :-)
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RENVY - 39 days 9 hours ago
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playstation 2 is a sequel?
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111111 - 39 days 6 hours ago
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No way is ff7 better than 6. Music, characters and scenario-wise; not a chance. I love ff7 like the next guy, but just no.
Same goes for biohazard 2, which is a great great game. But not better
than part one.
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In ff6 you're a thief that demands to be called a treasure hunter. In ff7 you're some emo kid trying to save the planet. FF7 was good but I don't get it either. Just thank God they didn't include Chrono Cross.
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oobob - 39 days 4 hours ago
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No Fallout 2 or Diablo II or Warcraft 2 or Quake 3? Lame.
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"Final Fantasy 7"

Oh hell no, FFVI was so much better.
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