Paul writes: "It’s a general rule of thumb, in the movie world as well as the gaming arena, that the sequel to a film or game is usually not as good as the first. This can be seen every day: Iron Man 2 is not as good as Iron Man, Final Fantasy X-2 is not as good as Final Fantasy X, no CoD game has been as good as Modern Warfare, and so on. However, for every Predator 2, there is an Aliens, and the same goes for games. What I will attempt to do here is list the five games that I think were better than the games that preceded them - the 5 gaming sequels that blew the prequels away."
Gary Green said: Tempting as it is to dedicate our first installment of PlayStation Icons to a franchise-leader like Crash Bandicoot, Spyro, or even Sackboy, instead I’m choosing a character that I, like so many others, connected with on a personal level. He’s a moody, world-weary teen, a proud loner with no time for the drama of others, and yet he’s also a hero just waiting for the motivation to unleash his full potential. He’s a warrior. He’s a leader. He’s the king of internal monologues. It’s time to meet Squall Leonhart.
Ahmad from eXputer: "Borderlands 2's unrivaled storytelling is something that has to lean into the core elements of the next iteration in the Borderlands series."
I'm curious how they are going to do the Siren since they've kind of wrote themselves into a corner regarding the lore.
it will probably be alot like wonderlands, since that is the last borderlands game
but we'll see soon
Most people do. But the people that create the games don't seem to understand that.
I bet it will be even worse than BL3 when it comes to story and character designs.
An upcoming change in Forza Horizon 4 can prevent completionist gamers from earning all achievements in the open-world racing game.
When this happens they should just give people who have bought and played the game the achievements/ trophies automatically. Either that or replace them.
Delisted? Just 6 years after release? What a crappy digital future we're heading into.
I understand why online Achievements / Trophies exist, but I don't like them.
Sometimes you have to do something stupid online such kill an opponent while they are using a specific character skin such as in Gears of War 3. But I have no control over which skin other people select!
Mine is Twisted Metal 2. Improved on the original in so many ways but sadly has yet to be topped again for me.
I would add AC2. That game is the very definition of blowing its prequel away. It redefined everything about Assassin’s Creed & the potential of what could be done with it.
Also if the author prefers FF8 over 7 that’s his choice but to say “it didn’t have a boring section in the middle of the game when we were lost in Cloud’s memories – or whatever that bit was.” well that bit is actually a very interesting one many will argue.
Killzone 2 and Uncharted 2 were renowned sequels