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Ten Underappreciated Sequels That Never Got Their Due

Jon Bowman: "When a sequel for a video game is announced, there are typically one of two thoughts that cross our mind: A) I hope it lives up to the original, or B) how did that game get a sequel? Whether it’s because a game didn’t live up to its hype or people had already checked out on a series, sometimes sequels don’t get the attention that they deserve. Here are a few examples of some of the unsung sequels that deserve a second glance."

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OpenGL2646d ago

Knack 2 was actually a decent game but it sold horribly because the original was surrounded by negativity. One thing though that still annoys me is that they never patched multiple game breaking bugs that require you to delete your save game.

TheOttomatic912645d ago

Said far better than I could have, also I believe that game breaking bug was a Pro exclusive one.

SuperSonic912646d ago

Underappreciation of good games is the product of the corporate gaming media's lack of genuine objectivity, professional and unbiased reporting..
Its ironic that a gaming site like Game Informer has this article.

Last year was the pinnacle of this travesty. Very few journalists were took off their nostalgia glasses to give honest reviews.
If the corporate media goes on like this many small but creative developers will not succeed no matter how great their games are.

MadLad2646d ago (Edited 2646d ago )

Bioshock 2 and Kotor 2 were far better titles, both narratively and mechanically.
Of course, this was after large amounts of patching in the unfinished content when it comes to Kotor 2.

lptmg2646d ago

Max Payne 3 was underappreciated?

ninsigma2646d ago

I was looking forward to knack 2 cuz I liked the first but he demo put me off it. Might get it at some point.

OpenGL2646d ago

The chapter they selected for a demo was a very poor choice.

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For All Its Flaws, Mass Effect: Andromeda's Approach to Romance is Something ME4 Can Learn From

While Mass Effect: Andromeda was let in several key areas, one of its approaches to romances is something Mass Effect 4 should consider revisiting.

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VenomUK146d ago

I hope Mass Effect 4 ignores the inferior prequels and instead closely follows the far superior Mass Effect: Andromeda and Dragon Age Inquisition.

anast145d ago (Edited 145d ago )

Mass Effect 4 should just make Mass Effect 1 but better with current tech. Fans would be happy. As far as romance, they should take notes from the Witcher and Cyberpunk.

Ristul145d ago

Later Bioware games have to little build up. You can have a normal conversation and all of a sudden BAM! The character you talk to becomes super flirty.

TricksterArrow145d ago

Reminds me of Baldur’s Gate. I wanted to practice some magic and Gale made it super weird. Not even gonna mention Astarion.

gold_drake145d ago (Edited 145d ago )

iii dunno about that.

the only really great and funny dating partner, is that outlaw guy anyways haha he was funny as hell.

other than that, i found every character to be very annoying.

ZeekQuattro145d ago

Shout out to Keri the Asari reporter. Current relationship status be damned as she's game either way. Anything for a good story. 🤣

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Mass Effect Companion Tier Ranking

One of the best things about the Mas Effect series is the companions you meet along the way. So here is a tier list of all the companions from Mass Effect!

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IAMRealHooman187d ago

Bro missing companions: Legion, Grunt, Samara/Morinth, Javik, EDI

anast187d ago

Legion, Zaeed, and Jack are my favorites.

RiseNShine187d ago

To think that Bioware at some point was capable of doing games like this, you see those characters and remember them like good old friends, and now check ME Andromeda, Anthem, Veilguard etc and wonder what the hell happened.

anast187d ago

They lost too much talent.

IAMRealHooman187d ago

some in andromeda are decent, I agree with peebee and Vetra being good companions. Except Liam he's trash tier

anast186d ago

Liam lol I can't stand that dude.

IAMRealHooman186d ago

it's like bitch but your shirt back on, your not blue or spikey get away from me

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BioWare Thinks Mass Effect Andromeda Was Better Game Than Reception Suggested

BioWare thinks Mass Effect: Andromeda was a better game than what reception suggested; taught the studio not to shoehorn open-world without any meaningful content in it.

thorstein222d ago

I played it and it wasn't as bad as people said. Is it in the 8-10 range? No.

It's a 6-7, which means it's a solid game.

LordoftheCritics222d ago (Edited 222d ago )

Veilguard and Andromeda are of similar level to me.
6 to 6.5 ish

Though I think i enjoyed Andromeda's combat and sense of scale a little bit more.

XBManiac221d ago

Veilguard has better graphics.

neutralgamer1992222d ago

I agree with you It was a 6.5 type game. Gameplay was solid everything else was lacking. Playing at launch with all the issues was just absurd. EA could have let the developers keep patching and fix the game but they stopped just like they did with anthem. It’s crazy to think multi billion dollar publishers can’t afford to keeping patching their games get medium size developers can support the game for years

But when you have android wilson running the company what else can we expect.

OtterX222d ago

Except 6-7 doesn't translate as solid. 6 means a bit flimsy, but still good/enjoyable if you can look past the flaws. 7, a little less flimsy, and enjoyable. 8-10 would be "solid".

But I get your point. I skipped the game entirely, so I don't have an opinion on it.

H9222d ago

I played this game back when I wanted to give every game I bought a fair chance and finish it, it was the reason why I stopped doing so, god the game was bad

TheNamelessOne222d ago

I actually enjoyed Andromeda. It wasn't a 10/10, by any means, but I played it years after the fact, after a lot of patching, and I had a good time with it.

anast221d ago

Same, I enjoyed it too. I might even replay it soon.

TheNamelessOne221d ago

Might do the same, honestly. Went through the trilogy a couple months back.

raWfodog221d ago

I liked it as well, and also played it for the first time over a year after it was released. The original trilogy was a better story overall IMO but I still enjoyed Andromeda.

lellkay222d ago

The game is so unbelivably bad, it's laughable.

pwnmaster3000222d ago (Edited 222d ago )

It really wasn’t. Well for me nd I’m a big fan of the series.
Was it mass effect standard? No
But overall I thought it was a decent game.
6-7/10.

Armaggedon221d ago

You might want to try playing a truly bad game. Go boot up two worlds or gollum to get the perspective you need

MatrixxGT221d ago

Wow, two worlds…red ringed my 360.

Armaggedon221d ago

Lol. Its one of the only games that I have experienced buyers remorse with. The only one I can think of is riders Republic.

matt139222d ago

So delusional, the title was an embarrassment to the original trilogy. it’s the equivalent of 2042 to the battlefield franchise.

thorstein221d ago

2042 had a redemption arc and what exists now is a pretty good FPS.

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