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[Donald mac Ronald]

Played the original trilogy on pc like 10 years ago.

Recently started playing the legendary edition on console.

Jesus mass effect 1 is bad from a gameplay perspective.
It's like the Devs had an idea for an RPG but just threw aload of shit together to see if it worked. It mostly did to a degree. It was a functional game, held together by duct tape. Wasn't balanced at all; AI is all over the place. Randomly just charging or hiding in cover.
Mako lol.
Terrible loot system. Just the same names for guns but with a number next to them.
Powers seemed clunky to use, I purposely made sure my main class was one that mainly uses guns (infiltrator).
Voice bug in nearly every dialogue scene. Audio always playing delayed after their mouths start moving.

Choice system and roleplaying all worked good.

Now enter mass effect 2. Bioware saw they had a hit on their hands and created a good world with good lore. They just needed to nail the gameplay, and they did I spades. Everything about this game Is a huge improvement. Lots of unnecessary skill points for the sake of them were removed and made the characters feel abit more unique and different.

Is it perfect? No but jump in gameplay, quality and polish is huge. Actually playing a class with powers is fun and works. Vanguard for example, Charging and using shotgun.

By first play through 10 years was full renegade. I'm doing paragon this time and boy it's not nearly as fun.

 

[Topher]

Uncharted to Uncharted 2 comes to mind

 

[FStubbs]

Street Fighter 1 to 2.

 

[March Climber]

I will state the obvious: Half Life 1 to Half Life 2

The answer might be a cheat since it is a generational difference, but there I said it.

 

[Hrk69]

Red Dead Redemption to Red Dead Redemption 2

 

[Skifi28]

Dragon Age 1 to 2. Just backwards.

 

[Bumblebeetuna]

RDR to RDR2
GTA2 to GTA3
MK to MKII
CoD3 to CoD4
MGS2 to MGS3

 

[Certinty]

Assassin’s Creed 1 to 2.

 

[Kacho]

Street Fighter 1 to 2.

You win

 

[clarky]

I will state the obvious: Half Life 1 to Half Life 2

The answer might be a cheat since it is a generational difference, but there I said it.

Half Life 1 was also awesome at the time though.

 

[NotMyProblemAnymoreCunt]

Xenoblade Chronicles to Xenoblade Chronicles 2

 

[Guilty_AI]

Wasteland 1 to 2

 

[Chuck Berry]

The go to answers for me are always Ass Creed 1 to 2 and Uncharted 1 to 2

If we're talking retro, the jump from Sonic 1 to 2 actually felt reasonably big at the time. Same with Streets of Rage 1 to 2

Also original Megaman to Megaman 2 was a pretty sizable leap

 

[Donald mac Ronald]

I will state the obvious: Half Life 1 to Half Life 2

The answer might be a cheat since it is a generational difference, but there I said it.

Interesting. Yeah it is a generational leap.

Personally HL1 is the goat. Ignoring HL2 physics and slightly better gameplay. It just felt like a corridor shooter .

 

[Gp1]

Massa Effect 1 is almost a KOTOR reskin from gameplay perspective.

ME2 is a proper cover shooter with rpg elements.

But street fighter 1 to 2 jump is huge.

Edit. Ass Creed forgettable London something to Assassin's Creed Origins.

 

[SJRB]

Not just in sheer graphical fidelity but in gameplay design, narrative, cutscenes, voice acting. Everything is quite literally a generational leap.

 

[Musilla]

I like ME1 much more than ME2

 

[violence]

Super Mario World to Mario 64

Pretty much any series that went from 2d to 3d was a jump but you can argue quality I suppose.

 

[Kacho]

Dino Crisis 2 was a way better game than Dino Crisis 1

 

[Chuck Berry]

I like ME1 much more than ME2

Not an unpopular opinion bro bro. I love the original one the most as well.

 

[ByWatterson]

FFVII Remake to Rebirth was gargantuan.

 

[March Climber]

Half Life 1 was also awesome at the time though.

It's like going from Terminator 1 to Terminator 2. Doesn't make T1 a bad movie, just makes T2 that much better.

Interesting. Yeah it is a generational leap.

Personally HL1 is the goat. Ignoring HL2 physics and slightly better gameplay. It just felt like a corridor shooter .

And to go perfectly with my example, I personally like T1 better than T2, but I understand why everyone loves T2 more.

 

[Sooner]

I like ME1 more than ME2, so, yes lots.

Street Fighter 2
Mega Man 2
Assassin's Creed 2
Uncharted 2
Super Mario Land 2
Portal 2
Suikoden 2
Silent Hill 2

 

[MrA]

You win

really need sf1 speech for context

 

[Honey Bunny]

ME2 fucking sucked. I loved 1 and dropped 2 halfway thru. Changed a coherent consequential classic space narrative with an episodic soap opera and a ridiculous final villain. And one of the worst cases of knee high wall syndrome.

 

[Zacfoldor]

Uncharted 2 springs to mind first and foremost.

Diablo 2 was a great game.

Street Fighter, Arkham City, Silent Hill, Resident Evil, Mortal Kombat to name a few more.

Witcher 2 was a huge jump from Witcher 1.

I can't think of a single series that went from straight up trash to great. There is always something in that first game that inspires a great sequel.

 

[Donald mac Ronald]

I like ME1 more than ME2, so, yes lots.

Street Fighter 2
Mega Man 2
Assassin's Creed 2
Uncharted 2
Super Mario Land 2
Portal 2
Suikoden 2

Do fighting games count?

I love the suikoden series but I disagree. Suikoden 2 is goated but I wouldn't say it was a huge leap.

 

[FoxMcChief]

Final Fantasy 5 to Final Fantasy 6
Final Fantasy 7 to Final Fantasy 8

 

[Dragon_Rocks]

God of War 1 to God of War 2.
Helldivers 1 to Helldivers 2 maybe.

The opposite is DMC1 to DMC2.

 

[intbal]

Vice City was a pretty big upgrade over GTA III.
(Yes, GTA III was the first of that series.)

Rallisport Challenge 2 was a gigantic leap in quality over the first game.

 

[Donald mac Ronald]

Final Fantasy 5 to Final Fantasy 6
Final Fantasy 7 to Final Fantasy 8

They're not sequels. They're separate games.

 

[Success]

Uncharted to Uncharted 2 comes to mind

True.

Uncharted one was to clunky I could not make it past the few hours.

Then went to Uncharted 2 and my body was ready.

 

[Zephyranthes]

There are a lot of first sequels from the 8-bit and 16-bit eras that had huge jumps in quality due to how experimental games were back then:

Megaman 2
Mario 3 (2 doesn't count)
Sonic 2
Street Fighter 2
Pokemon Gold/Silver

 

[StereoVsn]

I like ME1 much more than ME2

Yep, ME2 kills a lot of exploration and RPG details. It is more an action shooter with RPG elements.

I really wish they instead went the other way. Beginning of decline for BioWare I would say.

ME2 is a good game, but both narratively and from gameplay perspectives, it didnt quite hit the promise from the first game. IMO of course.

 

[Insanemaelstrom]

God of war 1 to god of war 2( speaking about greek trilogy).

Age of empires 1 to age of empires 2.

Gran turismo 1 to Gran turismo 2.

Gran turismo 3 to Gran turismo 4.

Uncharted 1 to Uncharted 2( as others mentioned).

 

[Last Hearth]

Mass Effect 2 was a slicker action shooter, but Mass Effect 1 had better role playing, better plot, better villains, better tone and atmosphere, so I consider 2 a downgrade from 1.

 

[CompleteGlobalSaturation]

Not just in sheer graphical fidelity but in gameplay design, narrative, cutscenes, voice acting. Everything is quite literally a generational leap.

I thought MGS1 had a better narrative and overall a more enjoyable 'game', although the gameplay design was certainly improved in the sequel.

MGS3 however is such a huge improvement over MGS2.

 

[Hudo]

I dunno, man. I wouldn't call it a jump. To me, it feels like they've changed focus. Mass Effect 1 was BioWare's Star Trek RPG, whereas Mass Effect 2 was BioWare's Gears of War 2. Now, don't misunderstand, I think both games are great, but Mass Effect 2 clearly went the "let's make it a squad-based action game with dialog" route. But it was a pretty successful execution of that idea.

But I kinda wish they'd leaned harder into the "Star Treky" direction.

 

[mèx]

What do you mean? Mass Effect 1 is the better game.

 

[T-Cake]

Borderlands 1 to 2. Maya was so much better than Lilith. And Axton was so much better than Roland.

 

[Laptop1991]

Vice City over GTA 3 was one of the biggest for me and Command and Conquer Red Alert 2 over 1.

 

[Wolves hunt in packs]

Mafia 2 to Mafia 3.

 

[Soodanim]

Not just in sheer graphical fidelity but in gameplay design, narrative, cutscenes, voice acting. Everything is quite literally a generational leap.

This is my answer and I find it hard to think anything can top it. MGS1 is a basically glorified MG game with some 3D thrown in here and there when you get down to it. MGS2 is the first true MGS title from a gameplay perspective.

 

[Roberts]

Witcher 1 to 2 was the first example that popped into my head.

 

[kevboard]

Red Dead Redemption to Red Dead Redemption 2

biggest downgrade in history

 

[Player Respawn]

GTAV to...

 

[Ulysses 31]

Doom 64 to Doom 2016.

 

[pepodmc_]

Devil may cry 2 to devil may cry 3

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[Generic]

The Last of Us 1 to 2. The first game feels ancient.

 

[March Climber]

The Last of Us 1 to 2. The first game feels ancient.

What about Part 1?