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"Origionals or Sequals?"

Origional games like Jet Set Radio are hard to come by now. Many of the new games to hit the shops are sequals. Will there be any origional games to come out next year or will sequals continue to be made. Will the world of gaming be run by games like Gran Torismo 34 or Tomb Raider 75. Please post your replies because i really would like to hear what you say.

½pint wrote:
> Well, a sequel usually improves upon an original,

lol... theres an opinion I dont often hear :)

I would suppose that sequals work for a number of reasons...

Largly since they follow on from a successful original, then both 'gamers' who liked the original will want to play the further adventures...

'Casual' gamers, who dont really know what they are buying are more likly to purchase somthing they have tried before and enjoyed... Or, since the original was popular it was probably a title that they heard raved about by friends...

Also, dont forget that games are very brand loyal... and will be prepared to repeatedly buy the same game with imporved graphics... They will, it seems, defend the game to the death and can forgive almost any design flaws, usually hoping that the next game will be much better...

Just look how they are about their consoles... Also, see how defensive and upset Nintys got on this forum from the Rare Christmas card...

THPS3 - best game ever!

Some say that sequels are worse, but which would you prefer; Donkey Kong (the original) or Super Mario 64. Hm, I wonder!! :)

I agree that sequels of games in a series do get progresively worse after time! The same happens with films, and I fear it could happen with 'The Matrix'!! But this cannot be said for consoles. The N64 - GameCube transformation will be GREAT for Nintendo.

Original games are the best usually. This isn't the case for the following though:

Zelda (cuz of the N64)
Grand Theft Auto (cuz of the PS2 and #3)
Resident Evil (not always greater than the last, quite similar)
and several more gaming series'.

Sequels may get progressively worse, but look at the final fantasy series. About 15 FF games are out and Final Fantasy X is one of the best games on the PlayStation 2. Some sequels are good (FF) and some are bad (Army Men). They are only games though, and as long as we get quality games I don't care.

well my opinion is that once you have played the original game and you like it you say to your mates things like i wonder what they will do in GTA4 will it have interenet hat would be wicked so everyne loves sequels

Most games this year will be sequals. You know I heard they were coming out with Mortal Kombat 5. Talking about over kill.

ADH wrote:
> Rez certainly looks original, but strange. Not one i'm exactly excited about.

"Original & Strange" - sounds like the recipe for a classic to me.

As long as Shiggsy still lives on. Nintendo will keep coming out with origonal games.
Luigis Mansion: Nothing like it before!
Pikmin: Nothing to compare it to!

Rez certainly looks original, but strange. Not one i'm exactly excited about.