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Jack Keane 2, Secret Files 3… sequels getting worse?
Sorry Advie, I seem to (unintentionally) always steal your thread ideas. 
However, I really wanted to discuss if you think recent sequels are noticeably weaker and more shallow than usual.
Recently finished: Four Last Things 4/5, Edna & Harvey: The Breakout 5/5, Chains of Satinav 3,95/5, A Vampyre Story 88, Sam Peters 3/5, Broken Sword 1 4,5/5, Broken Sword 2 4,3/5, Broken Sword 3 85, Broken Sword 5 81, Gray Matter 4/5\nCurrently playing: Broken Sword 4, Keepsake (Let\‘s Play), Callahan\‘s Crosstime Saloon (post-Community Playthrough)\nLooking forward to: A Playwright’s Tale
I liked Ace Attorney 3 better than the first two.
I liked ‘The Last Window’ better than Hotel Dusk
I liked ‘Chronicles of Mystery: The Tree of Life’ better than the first one.
I liked Dark Seed 2 better than Dark Seed…...
I could go on and on…...
I enjoy playing adventure games on my Alienware M17 r4 and my Nintendo Switch OLED.
I’d personally say Simon the Sorceror 2 is superior to the original, but I guess that’s up for debate. It went downhill from then on though - and that’s hardly up for debate 
He did say recent sequels…
I see a lot of generalisation here. Every game is different case. Variables are different, like extremely important budgets for time and money, which can help to bring in talent, give more polish etc. SF3 is example of that.
Other than that its always hard to find the balance between new and old (why 1st game was liked).
There are still recent examples that disprove the theory:
Zero Escape: Virtue’s Last Reward is supposedly better than 999.
All Professor Layton games are of the same quality.
Last Window (which is a 2010 game) was more or less equal in quality to Hotel Dusk, if not slightly better.
Some think Testament of Sherlock Holmes is one of the better SH games, but it’s up for debate.
Are you also already questioning Tex 6 and Broken Sword 5??? 
With the amount of non-sequels coming out - truly original games - why worry about sequels, though?
The truth can’t hurt you, it’s just like the dark: it scares you witless but in time you see things clear and stark. - Elvis Costello
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Zero Escape: Virtue’s Last Reward, Professor Layton games, Last Window
On your hobby-horse again? (just kidding DS games ARE slightly unappreciated).
But let me put it this way: There’re 9 sequels in top 13, and I’m sure there’s about 30% sequels in Top 100. Some newer games managed to grab the spot (Machinarium, BOUT) in the list, but can you think of a recent sequel (apart from Portal 2) that is able to do that?
Recently finished: Four Last Things 4/5, Edna & Harvey: The Breakout 5/5, Chains of Satinav 3,95/5, A Vampyre Story 88, Sam Peters 3/5, Broken Sword 1 4,5/5, Broken Sword 2 4,3/5, Broken Sword 3 85, Broken Sword 5 81, Gray Matter 4/5\nCurrently playing: Broken Sword 4, Keepsake (Let\‘s Play), Callahan\‘s Crosstime Saloon (post-Community Playthrough)\nLooking forward to: A Playwright’s Tale
He did say recent sequels…
I guess it was more in response to Kurunfinwe clearly badmouthing the greatness of Simon the Sorcerer 2! 
Damn. Why didn’t I see this last night when I ordered Jack Keane 2 lol. Ah well I’m sure it’s still good. Gotta support small adventure developers either way.
Damn. Why didn’t I see this last night when I ordered Jack Keane 2 lol. Ah well I’m sure it’s still good. Gotta support small adventure developers either way.
Adventure Corner gave JK2 78% (JK1 8.3 out of 10). Adventure-Treff gave JK2 77% (JK1 86%).
Yes, scores are a bit lower, but I believe JK2 would be good anyway. Not like Kasper, I liked JK1 (it may be different today, but back then it was a game which brought me back to adventues) and expect similar fun adventure. I just hope the ENG localisation will be good (not so many lost in translation jokes, good voiceovers).
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