Life is full of sequels.
From movies to books to video games.
If something is successful, there will probably be another one. The problem is, is that other one as good as
or better than the first one?
Long ago, when the earth was green and life was simple,
sequels didn't really rule. Sometimes a
good movie pairing just meant that there would be another movie starring the
same people. If a sitcom were good, and
some guest stars shone brightly, these guest stars would get their own
series. (Things aren't so different
today in this regard...though this doesn't seem to work for sitcoms anymore.)
This does seem to be the rule with video games. Some games have three or four sequels, all of
them eagerly anticipated. Some sports
games come out yearly, with what appear to be mostly cosmetic changes. Is our life supposed to feel like a rerun.
I played Socom Fireteam Bravo on my PSP. I liked it, so I bought Fireteam Bravo
2. I liked the second one, but I liked
the first one more. The sequel had
better graphics and seemed to be smoother, but I still liked the first one
more. If I could find number 3 at a
reasonable price, I would probably buy it.
I doubt I would like it more, but I would buy it, and like it....just not
as much as the first one. Maybe it is
because I learned on the first one, and as a result, spent much more time on it
than I did on the sequel.
This afternoon I bought God of War: Ghost of Sparta. Having completed Chains of Olympus, am I
going to like this sequel less?
I invite any reader out there to comment below about a video
game sequel that was better than the original.
Don't be shy.
I will comment not about sequel, but coincidentally today I was wondering if I had a PSP, because when I go home after work I have nothing to do, I have my iPod but I can't listen to the same songs everyday, I want something new, do you recomend a PSP?
ReplyDeleteNote: I can't imagine playing an action game on a video game, like this Fireteam Bravo... I'm very used to play it on PC, so I will hate to play in a video game, because it has no mouse.
I hear a lot of "God of War" everytime and I never played it, can you believe? haha
I know you can put Super Nintendo emulator to play on PSP, hehe
I love my PSP, but I also love my Nintendo Ds. You.re right though, if you like computer games and a mouse, you probably won't like it.
ReplyDeleteThe other problem is that the games aren't as long as they are on the bigger console games. A good player can finish Fireteam bravo is an hour or two. I heard a game like Skyrim takes 40 or 50 hours....
God of War is really good, and it took me a long time to finish it...but I died a lot.
I am not sure what would be the best thing for you..... let me think about it.