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[LectureMaster]

Indeed, RDR2 one of the best games of all time.

 

[cormack12]

Deserved. Earned.

 

[Hrk69]

That sounds about right

 

[Davevil]

 

[The Pleasure]

Street Fighter 2 was the best sequel ever.

 

[dreamstation]

Out of the finalists I would have went HL2 but what do I know

 

[bitbydeath]

That entire top 16 is kinda rubbish.

 

[RyRy93]

That entire top 16 is kinda rubbish.

You don’t think any of those games are good?

 

[Guilty_AI]

eh

 

[The artful mincer]

No

 

[Robb]

 

[Denton]

It's not even a sequel.

(deserved anyway)

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

This reminds me that RDR2 should have won GOTY over GOW at TGA.

 

[bitbydeath]

You don’t think any of those games are good?

I can understand Half-Life 2, the others not so much.

 

[hemo memo]

I would choose Portal personally.

 

[Wolfpact1983]

 

[Bartski]

correct choice

 

[dispensergoinup]

might be recency bias on my part but i do agree

 

[SJRB]

Hell yeah, incredible game.

 

[Seider]

Isnt Red Dead Redemption the game Red Dead Revolver 2?

Then Red Dead Redemption 2 would be Red Dead Revolver 3.

 

[Gaiff]

This game is so fucking trash lol. $500M budget, only to put the player to sleep at every turn.

Nice graphics though.

 

[Gojiira]

List is objectively wrong if MGS3 isnt even top 10. No Uncharted 2? No God of War 3? No DMC3? Monster Hunter World?
Actually Id put World over all of them tbh

 

[Kurotri]

Got that right, bitch

 

[Killjoy-NL]

It's not even a sequel.

(deserved anyway)

If prequels count, Shadow of the Colossus should've won.

But I guess RDR2 is a good choice as well.

 

[tommycronin]

Just be glad LOU2 didn't win guys

 

[Hudo]

I can spontaneously think of 10 sequels that are better:

Sim City 2000
Civilization II
Age of Empires II
Half-Life 2
Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun (it was known as C&C2)
Max Payne 2
Diablo II
Uncharted 2
Pokemon Gold/Silver
Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge

Edit: That RDR2 for some reason also apparently beat out Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 and Super Mario Galaxy 2 is fucking laughable. Come on.

 

[kunonabi]

SFII not winning or at least making it to the finals is ridiculous. Silent Hill 2 not even being on the list is almost as dumb.

This is really more of sequels in popular franchises being voted on for fun by a bunch of 15 year olds than an actual serious examination of important sequels in the medium. It's something I'd have expected out a disposable online poll and not something as supposedly respected as the BAFTAs.

 

[TVexperto]

it should have been halo infinite

 

[Mr Moose]

Is a prequel, has shit controls, average story. Checks out.

 

[Fake]

Just no.

 

[Ulysses 31]

Mortal Kombat II was a great sequel...

 

[Gaiff]

Street Fighter 2 was the best sequel ever.

This. It massively improved virtually every aspect of the first game. There isn't one thing SF does better than SF II. The fact that it's also by far the most influential fighting game of all time further solidifies its place.

 

[Krappadizzle]

As far as the jump in quality...I'm hard pressed to find one that's more impressive. HL1-->HL2 was a huge leap, but it wasn't on the same caliber. BotW-->TotK was a good jump too, but not nearly as impressive comparatively.

 

[LordCBH]

Great game. But I’ll disagree. Ocarina of Time exists.

 

[Krappadizzle]

Great game. But I’ll disagree. Ocarina of Time exists.

Not a sequel.

 

[xrnzaaas]

I would never put it above Half-Life 2, Diablo 2 or Assassin's Creed 2. While I can't argue that Rockstar made an awesome world with incredible attention to detail the main story dragged on for too long. I recently replayed RDR1 thanks to the PS5 remaster and I never got bored or tired with the main plot.

 

[LordCBH]

Not a sequel.

Technically neither is RDR2, it’s a prequel they stuck the number 2 on

 

[Krappadizzle]

Technically neither is RDR2, it’s a prequel they stuck the number 2 on

 

[Topher]

Still to this day do not understand the appeal of RDR2, but obviously plenty of people love it.

 

[Krappadizzle]

Still to this day do not understand the appeal of RDR2, but obviously plenty of people love it.

Beautiful open world, awesome music, great(and annoying) animations, brutal combat, pretty good story and well written characters in a Western setting. We just plain don't get a lot of Western themed games so having one of such production value in such a niche genre really helps it stand out. There's a lot to like about it.

When every open world game is sci-fi/post apocalyptic/modern day/fantasy it's easy to see why RDR2 stands out.

 

[Neff]

Street Fighter 2 was the best sequel ever.

This. It's not even up for debate.

 

[Days like these...]

SMB 3

 

[Topher]

Beautiful open world, awesome music, great(and annoying) animations, brutal combat, pretty good story and well written characters in a Western setting. We just plain don't get a lot of Western themed games so having one of such production value in such a niche genre really helps it stand out. There's a lot to like about it.

When every open world game is sci-fi/post apocalyptic/modern day/fantasy it's easy to see why RDR2 stands out.

Don't necessarily disagree with anything you've said, but let me ask, do you really enjoy the gameplay? That's what kills it for me.

 

[Putonahappyface]

Well deserved, but there is no way I could've chosen with so many deserving choices.

 

[StereoVsn]

I don’t necessarily agree with the RDR2 (Half-Life 2 or SF2 for me), but keep in mind this is BAFTA. They aren’t going to examine gameplay improvements necessarily.

So naturally story heavy games will be front and center.

 

[intbal]

Those are some good games, but...

Chaos Theory

 

[Raven117]

This reminds me that RDR2 should have won GOTY over GOW at TGA.

No question.

GoW is faux -artsy bull shit. RDR2 actually had something to say. And it was awesome.

 

[Topher]

This reminds me that RDR2 should have won GOTY over GOW at TGA.

 

[SeasonedInTheAbyss]

RDR2 is one of favorite games so far. But no SMB3 or Mega Man 2 kinda leaves this just wrong.

 

[Krappadizzle]

Don't necessarily disagree with anything you've said, but let me ask, do you really enjoy the gameplay? That's what kills it for me.

I do. Though to be fair, I like to boot up RDR2 during the winter, get a nice cup of hot coffee, add a few mods to RDR2(a slo-mo mod really let's me enjoy the game more) and just kind of take it in. Toggling slomo during an intense gunfight or mishap can lead to some impressive things to see. I also enjoy just taking in the ambiance and atmosphere, fishing, seeing NPC's routines, watching the wildlife hunt, seeing a good sunrise or sunset from the top of a mountain or checking out a lighting storm.

I just find it to be super immersive to let yourself get lost in. If I try to play it as just a "game" per say, it feels like I'm just going through the motions at this point. But taking it holistically I find to be very enjoyable.