Sequels: There really a point to them?

[Weegee]

They want the powerful green stuff. And I am not talking about me.

[PikmanOlimar]

Originally Posted by Pikachufangirl

It depends on the game for me :P I enjoy sequels to games with long story line, keeps me entertained and I don't need a new game for a while.

^yeahh wat she said some games are better if they have sequals!

[pascal]

Originally Posted by way2nice4ds

They don't have to do it one go; they could add them little by little.

But that's the thing, how much do you expect from your developers? that stuff costs massive cash, in order for it to exist, they need money, and in order to get that, well, they need to sell games!
The only exception to this would Burnout Paradise, but now that Burnout Paradise: the Ultimate Box is coming out, that's kind of voided.

[Nobody]

Originally Posted by pascal

But that's the thing, how much do you expect from your developers? that stuff costs massive cash, in order for it to exist, they need money, and in order to get that, well, they need to sell games!
The only exception to this would Burnout Paradise, but now that Burnout Paradise: the Ultimate Box is coming out, that's kind of voided.

I don't see why they can't run ads over and over to sell more copies; how is that any different from running ads for a sequel? And doesn't the "word of mouth" trick work? It seemed to work for Blizzard; maybe they could look to them for advice.

[martheus37]

They're just tryin' to keep interest in it.

[Nobody]

Originally Posted by martheus37

They're just tryin' to keep interest in it.

But GTA 4 is doing the same thing; without a sequel so why can't everyone else?

[Suntro]

Originally Posted by ¿Metanic?

I'm a Zerg guy. <33333

No way Protoss all the way.
I challenge thou to a battle upon the release of Starcraft 2.

[Nobody]

Originally Posted by Suntro

No way Protoss all the way.
I challenge thou to a battle upon the release of Starcraft 2.

Terrans FTW!

10char

[Chrono917]

I could go on for 3 paragraphs, but I'll give u the simple answer: Money

If u have a huge fanbase for a game, why keep continuing patching or expansions if u could make another game with the same name, knowing the current fan base would buy it in 2 seconds?

Btw, ur way off about Resistance. Is that really the ONLY thing u noticed? How about the fact u can't use more than 2 weapons, or have a regenerative life instead of a health bar (similar to modern shooters)? You think they could just magically patch in more players..? Not to mention a whole new cooperative mode, character development, a whole new story, etc. Maybe the modes, story, and weapons could fit in an expansion, but as for the gameplay; if ur gonna change that much of the core gameplay, why not make a new game? Yeah..

Also,

Sequel - a literary work, movie, etc., that is complete in itself but continues the narrative of a preceding work.

[Jake]

If you keep making expansion packs, and someone doesn't have the original, they have to fork out more cash to play the game that they want.