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HylianFox
06/29/17 3:02:19 PM
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That N. Sane Trilogy topic got me thinking about Crash 2 being better than 1, and it occurred to me that Mega Man 2 is considered waaaaaaay superior to the first game(and most of the later games, really)

What other #2 entries in a series are usually regarded as better than the originator?
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Alucard188
06/29/17 3:03:13 PM
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Mass Effect 2
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Solar_Crimson
06/29/17 3:03:19 PM
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Webmaster4531
06/29/17 3:03:27 PM
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I believe Assassin's Creed. Never actually played 2 yet.
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Xelltrix
06/29/17 3:03:30 PM
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Spyro
FFXIII-2 (apparently)
Pokemon GSC
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TheMarthKoopa
06/29/17 3:03:34 PM
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Zelda 2
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06/29/17 3:03:35 PM
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mattnd2007
06/29/17 3:03:45 PM
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Uncharted 2
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chill02
06/29/17 3:03:50 PM
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DiRT 2
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Solar_Crimson
06/29/17 3:04:07 PM
#10:


Serious answers...

Pokemon Gold/Silver
Sin & Punishment: Star Successor

(The big one) Street Fighter II
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boxington
06/29/17 3:04:20 PM
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Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne
Grand Theft Auto V
Dark Souls 3
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chill02
06/29/17 3:05:02 PM
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boxington posted...
Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne
Grand Theft Auto V
Dark Souls 3

HylianFox posted...
What other #2 entries in a series are usually regarded as better than the originator?

>->
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Drowning__Fish_
06/29/17 3:05:21 PM
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Unpopular opinions:

Paper Mario TTYD (2)
Metroid Prime 2
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Xelltrix
06/29/17 3:06:03 PM
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Oh yeah AC2 for sure.
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boxington
06/29/17 3:06:54 PM
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chill02 posted...
boxington posted...
Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne
Grand Theft Auto V
Dark Souls 3

HylianFox posted...
What other #2 entries in a series are usually regarded as better than the originator?

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Gheb
06/29/17 3:07:13 PM
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Like others have mentioned, AC2 immediately jumps to mind.

Gold/Silver were also generally better than Red/Blue
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Kircheis
06/29/17 3:07:36 PM
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Sly 2: Band of Thieves
Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time/Darkness/Sky
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boxington
06/29/17 3:07:49 PM
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ArchangelBaruch
06/29/17 3:08:07 PM
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Mega Man 2
Mega Man Battle Network 2
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MC_BatCommander
06/29/17 3:08:17 PM
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Ratchet and Clank
Resident Evil
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ManLink4321
06/29/17 3:08:40 PM
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Super Mario Galaxy 2
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Nazanir
06/29/17 3:08:51 PM
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Diablo 2
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Webmaster4531
06/29/17 3:09:29 PM
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I guess ZX advent counts...

maybe.
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HylianFox
06/29/17 3:10:19 PM
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chill02 posted...
boxington posted...
Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne
Grand Theft Auto V
Dark Souls 3

HylianFox posted...
What other #2 entries in a series are usually regarded as better than the originator?

>->

haha yeah, I really did mean #2. So try not to say "OoT was better than ALttP" because a)OoT is the 5th Zelda game and b)ALttP was the 3rd

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PrettyBoyFloyd
06/29/17 3:20:01 PM
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Turok 2
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thompsontalker7
06/29/17 3:23:14 PM
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HylianFox posted...


What other #2 entries in a series are usually regarded as better than the originator?


Assassin's Creed 2
Uncharted 2
Gold/Silver

Are the big 3
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Webmaster4531
06/29/17 3:23:50 PM
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thompsontalker7 posted...
HylianFox posted...


What other #2 entries in a series are usually regarded as better than the originator?


Assassin's Creed 2
Uncharted 2
Gold/Silver

Are the big 3

Nazanir posted...
Diablo 2

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drunkmuggle
06/29/17 3:24:21 PM
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Webmaster4531
06/29/17 3:26:00 PM
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drunkmuggle posted...
mgs2

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meralonne
06/29/17 3:26:06 PM
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I liked Fable 2 over Fable.
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industrializeit
06/29/17 3:28:03 PM
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Time Splitters 2
Resident Evil 2
Turok 2
Star Fox 64 (2nd game released)
Donkey Kong Country 2
Kirby's Adventure (2nd game I think)
Dragon Quest 2
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chill02
06/29/17 3:29:24 PM
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industrializeit posted...
Kirby's Adventure (2nd game I think)


Kirby's Dream Land 2?
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HylianFox
06/29/17 3:29:40 PM
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industrializeit posted...
Kirby's Adventure (2nd game I think)

yep, Dream Land was 1st, then Dream Land 2 after Adventure

EDIT: Adventure was 1993, DL2 was 1995
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Albel-Nox
06/29/17 3:29:42 PM
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The Second Story
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KiwiTerraRizing
06/29/17 3:30:48 PM
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Shadow Hearts Covenant
Suikoden II
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MrMallard
06/29/17 3:32:40 PM
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Xelltrix posted...
Spyro
FFXIII-2 (apparently)
Pokemon GSC

Aye. FFXIII-2 is more or less the anti-FFXIII, its flaws are the first game's strengths and vice versa. The story is kind of dumbed-down as opposed to XIII's edgier plot, the framerate is worse and they had to write off XIII's one redeeming story quality to kick off the plot of this game, but the gameplay, exploration, leveling and general flow of the game is infinitely better than XIII.

My picks are:
Wario Land 2
Saints Row 2
Metal Slug 2
Metal Slug 3

And a more controversial pick, if later instalments can be counted as sequels to each other: Jak 3, to Jak 2. TPL still wins though.
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Iron-Tarkus
06/29/17 3:39:19 PM
#39:


Disgaea 2
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Valfalk
06/29/17 3:40:08 PM
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Monster Hunter 2 (PS2)
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Srk700
06/29/17 3:42:00 PM
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Borderlands 2
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06/29/17 3:43:01 PM
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HylianFox
06/29/17 3:45:59 PM
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I dunno if this fulfills my own criteria because they're not the first 2 games ever in the main series but:

CastleVania 2: Belmont's Revenge >>>> CastleVania: The Adventure

Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins >>>> Super Mario Land (and it gave us Wario!)
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Were_Wyrm
06/29/17 3:50:44 PM
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KotoR II
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HylianFox
06/29/17 3:51:03 PM
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Super Mario Bros. >>>> Mario Bros.

Although technically Donkey Kong is the first Mario game? It's confusing
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WaterLink
06/29/17 3:54:29 PM
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Any Valve game
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Srk700
06/29/17 3:54:45 PM
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2 others I just remembered.

Soul Calibur > Soul Edge (1st game in the series).
Super Smash Bros. Melee
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Xelltrix
06/29/17 4:13:41 PM
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Godnorgosh posted...
Devil May Cry 2
Dragon Age 2
Epic Mickey 2
Dark Souls II
Zelda 2


I only read the first name so I was about to rage until I saw Dragon Age and Dark Souls and caught on.
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