Can you name a sequel or successor that's basically superior to the original?

[jDSX]

I forgot Persona 4! It's just better than the previous Personas.

Lets just say both P3 and P4 are better than the first two.

 

[The Catboy]

Lets just say both P3 and P4 are better than the first two.

I enjoyed P4 way more than P3. P3 took itself a little too seriously, making the school life feel forced. P4 had a nicer mix to it, feeling more fleshed out and believable, as well there school sections were still enjoyable and important to the story.

 

[tbb043]

I can name a few:

1.) Mass Effect 2 (to Mass Effect)

First one, and you're wrong out of the gate.


Anyway, if you go by initial US release, Final Fantasy II was better than the first one in most ways, but that might not be fair since it was actually the 3rd sequel.

 

[Sakitoshi]

Last Blade 2, at least imo.

Good sir, you are right on everything about that game.
The jump from 1 to 2 is notorious, the game got even more detailed and the backgrounds are alive. Is a shame little to no one know those games.

Lets just say both P3 and P4 are better than the first two.

I enjoyed P4 way more than P3. P3 took itself a little too seriously, making the school life feel forced. P4 had a nicer mix to it, feeling more fleshed out and believable, as well there school sections were still enjoyable and important to the story.

Persona 4 is like scooby doo made a rpg, the story get serious too late, the power of friendship makes the game feel like a little girl tv show and don't remind me of Teddie.
Persona 3 story can seem pretty straightforward at first but the plot twists make it change and get really good.
If we talk about combat then is kind of a tie. Persona 4 simplified thing too much (physical damage got a big cut. in 3 there are pierce, slash and strike damage, in 4 there isn't any kind is only physical) and buffed almighty skills almost outclassing normal skills but added nice things like better strategies for your allies and total control of them (t-thanks for casting marin karin Mitsuru. but let's be honest, she is the only one with a bad AI). If we consider Persona 3 Portable then this is completely invalid and 3 wins again. In P3P you got the 3 kinds of physical damage and the strategies.

But don't get me wrong. Persona 4 is still a great game, just not as great as 3.

 

[Pienkaito]

Street Fighter 2
Mortal Kombat 2
Streets of Rage 2
Sonic The Hedgehog 2
Super Mario Land 2
Donkey Kong Country 2
Super Smash Brothers Melee
Pokemon Gold/Silver/Crystal
Mario Strikers: Charged Football
Super Mario Brothers (If you count Mario Brothers as a prequel)
Earthbound
Mega Man 2
Mega Man Battle Network 2
No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle
Dead Rising 2 (Kinda, I found it quite nice)
Sonic Allstars Racing Transformed
Bayonetta 2

Well, here are a few.

 

[ultimatetemper]

WarioWare Touched > WarioWare GBA.

 

[mustafag32g]

spyro gateway to glimmer was way better than spyro the dragon. It had better and varied gameplay and at the same time a good story with feelings involved

 

[The Catboy]

Good sir, you are right on everything about that game.
The jump from 1 to 2 is notorious, the game got even more detailed and the backgrounds are alive. Is a shame little to no one know those games.



Persona 4 is like scooby doo made a rpg, the story get serious too late, the power of friendship makes the game feel like a little girl tv show and don't remind me of Teddie.
Persona 3 story can seem pretty straightforward at first but the plot twists make it change and get really good.
If we talk about combat then is kind of a tie. Persona 4 simplified thing too much (physical damage got a big cut. in 3 there are pierce, slash and strike damage, in 4 there isn't any kind is only physical) and buffed almighty skills almost outclassing normal skills but added nice things like better strategies for your allies and total control of them (t-thanks for casting marin karin Mitsuru. but let's be honest, she is the only one with a bad AI). If we consider Persona 3 Portable then this is completely invalid and 3 wins again. In P3P you got the 3 kinds of physical damage and the strategies.

But don't get me wrong. Persona 4 is still a great game, just not as great as 3.

My one real problem with P3, is that it took itself a little too seriously. Like everything seemed more tactical and almost military like. I liked the ragtag group from P4 because they weren't a planned group, they were just kids who got in over their heads. P3 they were a specialized group of people, they knew what they were in for, with the exception of yourself.
Basically I found the group in P3 to be a little less relatable compared to P4. It's not that they are bad group, but it felt like they were already ahead in the game and were just catching up.

 

[Bubsy Bobcat]

Tomodachi Life (To Tomodachi Collection)
Animal Crossing: New Leaf (To Animal Crossing: City Folk)
Jazz Jackrabbit 2 (To Jazz Jackrabbit)
Halo 2 (To Halo: Combat Evolved (Talking about the console versions, of course)

Spoiler: And one people will hate me for saying...

Super Smash Bros. Brawl (To Super Smash Bros. Melee)

 

[GaaraPrime]

I don't know if anyone mentioned it before....

Almost EVERY GTA (Grand Theft Auto) title bests its predecessor.

GTA San Andreas (to GTA Vice City) (PS2)
GTA IV (to GTA San Andreas) (Xbox 360/PC)
GTA V (to GTA IV) (Xbox 360/PC)

Each and every one of the above was better than it's predecessor

Also,

God of War 3 (to God of War 1/2) (from PS2 to PS3)
Sly 3: Honor Among Thieves (better than Sly 2: Band of Thieves) (PS2)
MediEvil 2 (better than MediEvil 2) (PSOne)

 

[Bimmel]

Golden Sun 2 (3 was trash)
No More Heroes 2
Danganronpa 2
Gunman Clive 2
Mega Man 2
Metroid Prime 2 (fuck off haters)

Hm... why?

 

[jDSX]

GTA IV (to GTA San Andreas) (Xbox 360/PC)

Each and every one of the above was better than it's predecessor

Are you kidding me? SA had more of everything that GTA IV didn't (not including dlcs) for example look at post game content, barely there in IV yet gta before always had extra missions (and I am not talking about hanging out for darts either) plenty to do after the main storyline which IV lacked.

 

[GaaraPrime]

Are you kidding me? SA had more of everything that GTA IV didn't (not including dlcs) for example look at post game content, barely there in IV yet gta before always had extra missions (and I am not talking about hanging out for darts either) plenty to do after the main storyline which IV lacked.

I agree the story and the scale of the city was bigger in SA, but GTA IV was definitely superior in the graphics department At that time, it looked like a technological marvel and such a BIG STEP UP compared to SA. It was just so gorgeous

And I totally agree with you. Once I finished the story, there was literally nothing else left to do that was remotely interesting

 

[lytro]

Halo 2 vs Halo 1

 

[tiamat999]

dynasty warriors strike force 2
Lord of apocalypse from arcana
X-men legends 2
Imo marvel ultimate alliance 2

 

[Real_Redwolf]

Sonic 2, Sonic CD, and Sonic 3 & Knuckles are far better than Sonic 1. (Still a pretty good game though.)

 

[andeers]

DKC2 > DKC
DKCTF > DKCR

 

[730]

Bravely Second. Only downside I can think of is the new music compared to the original (and the censoring but that's not in the JP version), but it fixes the infamous second half/last third of the first game.

 

[ElyosOfTheAbyss]

Super Mario Bros 2 (JPN)

 

[EarlAB]

Doom 2.