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The_Popo
03/01/24 2:33:28 PM
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Street Fighter to Street Fighter II?

Duke Nukem II to Duke Nukem 3D?

Metroid to Super Metroid?

Those are just some of the first to immediately come to mind for me. I know Im leaving out a ton of options.

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Mechu
03/01/24 2:35:02 PM
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Grand Theft Auto 3

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ANort
03/01/24 2:35:51 PM
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Ratchet & Clank to Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando

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TheDurinator
03/01/24 2:36:18 PM
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Metroid 2, which is a bad game, to Super Metroid, the greatest game of all time.
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meralonne
03/01/24 2:37:13 PM
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Dark souls 2 to Dark Souls 3.

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trappedunderice
03/01/24 2:37:49 PM
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Mechu posted...
Grand Theft Auto 3
Yeah definately this
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theAteam
03/01/24 2:38:51 PM
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Almost definitely GTA 2 -> 3

Honorable Mention Dynasty Warriors 1 -> 2 but idk if that counts, they aren't even the same genre

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BucketCat
03/01/24 2:43:56 PM
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splinter cell pandora tomorrow to chaos theory


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ToadallyAwesome
03/01/24 2:45:29 PM
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I sticking with Street Fighter to Street Fighter 2. That game created a whole genre and community that has influenced countless things.

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ellis123
03/01/24 2:45:59 PM
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ToadallyAwesome posted...
I sticking with Street Fighter to Street Fighter 2. That game created a whole genre and community that has influenced countless things.
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dancing_cactuar
03/01/24 2:49:05 PM
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GTA 2 to 3
Metroid II to Super
Final Fantasy II to III, if only because II is such unbelievable trash that even something mid like III is elder god tier compared to it

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Tyranthraxus
03/01/24 2:51:18 PM
#12:


The_Popo posted...
Metroid to Super Metroid?

You're missing one in there.


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inTaCtfuL
03/01/24 2:51:22 PM
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Probably not the best answer but I thought of Smash 64 to Melee

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Guide
03/01/24 2:53:39 PM
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theAteam posted...
Almost definitely GTA 2 -> 3

Even as a major old school SF diehard, it's probably this or OoT. SF2 was a refinement of a lot of things in SF1, but it didn't actually break new ground, it just became the first good version of what was an extremely tiny genre.

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CRON
03/01/24 2:55:16 PM
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Just Cause 1 to Just Cause 2 was a massive jump by every metric. The first game was a forgettable, boring mess and the second game to this day remains one of the greatest open world titles ever released.

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Foppe
03/01/24 3:09:18 PM
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Kid Icarus GB -> 3DS

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philsov
03/01/24 3:09:25 PM
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Fallout 2 -> Fallout 3
Persona 2 -> Persona 3
Heroes of Might and Magic 1 -> 2 (#3 was also an absolute gem, but 1 to 2 was an even bigger jump)
Super Mario Kart -> 64
Final Fantasy 3 -> 4

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ArsGoetia
03/01/24 3:10:56 PM
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chrono trigger -> chrono cross
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Foppe
03/01/24 3:14:03 PM
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ArsGoetia posted...
chrono trigger -> chrono cross
More like Radical Dreamers -> Chrono Cross

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mercurydude
03/01/24 3:18:39 PM
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Zelda 2 to A Link To The Past was like wow.

And I'm not dissing Zelda 2, it's difficult but still a great game, but LttP is such a step up.

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UnsteadyOwl
03/01/24 3:20:32 PM
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ToadallyAwesome posted...
I sticking with Street Fighter to Street Fighter 2. That game created a whole genre and community that has influenced countless things.
Same. The difference in how bad Street Fighter 1 plays and how smooth Street Fighter 2 is by comparison is like night and day.

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StephenYap3
03/01/24 3:23:33 PM
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As far as the ones I played (and in my opinion)...

  • Mega Man > Mega Man 2
  • Mega Man 10 > Mega Man 11
  • Super Smash Bros Brawl > Super Smash Bros for Nintendo 3DS/Wii U (As important single player content is to me, I'd give those up in the latter games if it meant getting better gameplay and plenty of fun customization options).
  • Metroid II: Return of Samus > Super Metroid
  • Atelier Sophie: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Book > Atelier Sophie 2: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Dream
  • Dragon Ball Xenoverse > Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2
  • Bobobo-Bo Bo-Bobo: Ougi 87.5 Bakuretsu Hanage Shinken > Bobobo-Bo Bo-Bobo: Majide!!? Shinken Shoubu
  • Bobobo-Bo Bo-Bobo: Majide!!? Shinken Shoubu > Bobobo-Bo Bo-Bobo: 9 Kiwame Senshi Gyagu Yuugou

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PurpleOutsider
03/01/24 3:23:46 PM
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Street Fighter is barely playable. Even if some of the others are bigger leaps in technology, the older installments are still... functional games.

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Srk700
03/01/24 3:26:03 PM
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Not the biggest jumps, but I'd give honorable mentions to Assassin's Creed 1 ---> AC2, Tekken 2 ---> T3, and Soul Blade/Edge ---> Soul Calibur.

But yeah, SF1 ---> SF2 would probably be my pick.

Edit: Also toss up SF5 ---> SF6 in the honorable mentions.
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Foppe
03/01/24 3:27:20 PM
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[LFAQs-redacted-quote]

Both Battlespire and Redguard were between them.

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Tyranthraxus
03/01/24 3:28:22 PM
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Street Fighter 1 2 isn't the biggest. The biggest would be something cheating as fuck like Baldur's Gate 2 3

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Darkninja42
03/01/24 3:28:56 PM
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Just for a different answer/honorable mention, Devil May Cry 2 to 3. 2 was so bad Itsuno begged for a chance to redeem himself and never looked back

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ViewtifulJoe
03/01/24 3:30:10 PM
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StephenYap3 posted...
Dragon Ball Xenoverse > Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2
This is a pretty crazy one.
I doubt it's number one but I did think about it.

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archizzy
03/01/24 3:41:36 PM
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CRON posted...
Just Cause 1 to Just Cause 2 was a massive jump by every metric. The first game was a forgettable, boring mess and the second game to this day remains one of the greatest open world titles ever released.

Always love seeing the love for JC2. Greatest game in the series and so much fun. I still enjoyed JC3 quite a bit but JC4 was straight garbage to me and put me off. I couldn't stomach it and dropped playing after a few hours.

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Ratchetrockon
03/01/24 3:41:54 PM
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dmc 3 DA on ps2 to dmc 3 se ubisoft port

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VGAddict90
03/01/24 3:42:39 PM
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Legacy of Goku 1 to Legacy of Goku 2.
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thisworld
03/01/24 3:43:02 PM
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GTA 2 to GTA 3
Fallout 2 to Fallout 3
Ninja Gaiden 1/2/3 (NES) to Ninja Gaiden
Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake to Metal Gear Solid
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Corbenik
03/01/24 3:45:41 PM
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infamous 1 to 2

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Smashingpmkns
03/01/24 3:46:12 PM
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MGS to MGS2 broke my brain as a kid

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SaikyoStyle
03/01/24 3:46:25 PM
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Legend of Zelda to Zelda 2

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Justin2Krelian
03/01/24 3:48:52 PM
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For me, probably Police Quest: SWAT to SWAT 2. Maybe WWF Warzone to WWF Attitude.

Granted, there were a lot of older simulation (or wrestling) games that had a huge jump from the first to the second. And in most of these, the third installment falls a bit short of the second. SimCity, Oregon Trail, WWF SmackDown also stand out, though not by as much.

Also, while the earlier FF games were pretty good, FFVI was way better than any JRPG I know of that came before it (or video game for that matter).

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VGAddict90
03/01/24 3:49:06 PM
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Super Smash Bros 64 to Super Smash Bros Melee.
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FortuneCookie
03/01/24 3:50:19 PM
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https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/9/9ae42e23.jpg

If we're going by games produced on the same hardware, I'd have to go with Super Mario Land to Super Mario Land 2. Super Mario Land 1 is great. It has fun gameplay for 15 to 20 minutes. But it looks to be somewhere between NES and Atari 2600 for graphical capabilities and, again, it's 20 minutes or less once you know what you're doing. Super Mario Land 2 looks like a Super Nintendo game in monochrome and has a map with many more levels than its predecessor.

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weeb98
03/01/24 3:52:17 PM
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i havent played them but... helldivers 1-2?
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kage_53
03/01/24 3:52:33 PM
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philsov posted...
Fallout 2 -> Fallout 3
Persona 2 -> Persona 3
Heroes of Might and Magic 1 -> 2 (#3 was also an absolute gem, but 1 to 2 was an even bigger jump)
Super Mario Kart -> 64
Final Fantasy 3 -> 4


Are you serious? Fallout 3 is hated on by many people who played Fallout 1 and 2 before 3. Its so watered down.
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Doe
03/01/24 3:58:57 PM
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https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/0/009f24ed.jpg https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/d/d78e1673.jpg

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Justin2Krelian
03/01/24 4:00:08 PM
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I mentioned my opinions, trying to come up with some general consensus picks that I didn't see come up...

Suikoden IV to V (I know IV was considered mediocre at best, and V was apparently the best since II)
Xenosaga II to III

Does FF14 to FF14 ARR count? What about the CDI Zelda games to Link's Awakening?

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ellis123
03/01/24 4:01:25 PM
#44:


Justin2Krelian posted...
V was apparently the best since II
It is just flat out better than II.

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GuerrillaSoldier
03/01/24 4:04:57 PM
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Mario Bros. to Super Mario Bros.


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Archgoat
03/01/24 4:07:30 PM
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Red Dead Revolver to Red Dead Redemption
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Doe
03/01/24 4:08:22 PM
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Realer answer: Team Fortress classic to Team Fortress 2 (some on CE will despise me for this)

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Tyranthraxus
03/01/24 4:11:54 PM
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Doe posted...
Realer answer: Team Fortress classic to Team Fortress 2 (some on CE will despise me for this)

You're wrong.

Not because TF2 isn't better than TF, but because Action Quake is better than both.

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GeminiDeus
03/01/24 4:13:35 PM
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Silent Hill to Silent Hill 2.

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EyeWontBeFooled
03/01/24 4:18:05 PM
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GuerrillaSoldier posted...
Mario Bros. to Super Mario Bros.
Undeniably the correct answer.

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