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[lughnasadh123]

Well deserved for an amazing game. Loved my time with it from start to finish even past the prologue leaving me with that empty feeling of not wanting to move on yet. Nor did I really understand the complaints about gameplay or movement. It's everything I wanted from a Cowboy sim.

 

[cash_longfellow]

I can name 20 sequels off the top of my head that were better.

 

[Heimdall_Xtreme]

Best sequel ever.

 

[BaldingAshCrimson]

That's wonderful.

In a list that has Portal 2, an  actual video game made by people that care about video games, a movie sequel to a game, won.

I am indeed triggered.

 

[cormack12]

Best sequel ever.

 

[adamsapple]

 

[Jakk]

I mean, it's a prequel, not a sequel, but I still agree. For me, it's the best singleplayer game of all time.

 

[Angry_Megalodon]

Uncharted 2 not being in that list is a travesty. It's the game that turned the tables for Playstation and influenced most 3rd person adventure games..

 

[FinalBossWithTheMostPower]

It took me years to finally warm up to RDR2 after absolutely loathing my time with the first one.

I spent most of February playing it, and didn't want it to end

Not only is it probably the best sequel it's one of the top five best games ever.

Well deserved.

 

[Gaiff]

Uncharted 2 not being in that list is a travesty. It's the game that turned the tables for Playstation and influenced most 3rd person adventure games..

Is it? Uncharted 2 still strikes a right balance between cinematography and fun. TLOU is the one game that cared a lot more about writing and characters than the game. Sure, it was largely influenced by Uncharted but games like GOW 2018 and Horizon seems to be much more influenced by TLOU than Uncharted 2.

 

[SoloCamo]

If the top award was named best slow paced, boring game play, you have to have a lot of free time to play it sequel I'd understand.

 

[Pancakes and Sausage]

Red Dead 2 is the most boring and overrated game ever made.

It also baffles me how people call it an open world game while failing quests for literally stepping six inches off of the approved path. Seriously fuck off

What a disappointment after Red Dead 1

 

[DeathGuise]

It's amazingly close but I'd say that Galaxy 2, Portal 2 and RE2 are better

That's a particularly cutthroat race though, I'm not going to press the matter

 

[Hrk69]

I can name 20 sequels off the top of my head that were better.

 

[gtabro]

That just goes to show how the vast majority of people haven’t played RDR 1 which apart from the graphics is superior in every other aspect to 2.

 

[Angry_Megalodon]

Is it? Uncharted 2 still strikes a right balance between cinematography and fun. TLOU is the one game that cared a lot more about writing and characters than the game. Sure, it was largely influenced by Uncharted but games like GOW 2018 and Horizon seems to be much more influenced by TLOU than Uncharted 2.

Uncharted 2 was the "level-up" moment for ND. TLOU is a better game but the foundations of the studio had already been established. Playstation was kind of struggling up to that moment.

In terms of impact, Assassins Creed 2 would be similar in defining the "Ubisoft formula" and setting up one of the most recognized franchises in modern videogames. For example, RDR 2 is a masterpiece, but it's just an iteration/improvement of the previous game.

 

[Pasta la Vista]

Great sequel and one of my favorite games of last gen. Best sequel ever? Not even close.

 

[GermanZepp]

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

Nice graphics though.

The honey is not made for the mouth of the donkey

 

[Gaiff]

The honey is not made for the mouth of the donkey

And RDR2 is hay which is what donkeys eat.

 

[Polygonal_Sprite]

Love everything about the game except the out dated mission design and the laggy controls.

For official sequel I'd go with either Super Mario Galaxy 2 or TLOU II.

 

[yamaci17]

From an improvement perspective, I'd say what they achieved with Portal 2 over Portal 1 is more impressive. But as the overall game, sure, RDR 2 is definitely the best of the bunch

 

[nikos]

Look at the rest of the garbage on that list. Only SFII deserves to be there. ACII was good too.

 

[lame gag1990]

Remember folks, graphics over fun gameplay.

 

[SmokedMeat]

It’s the GoaT.

 

[cash_longfellow]

Why? People are going to argue and not back down regardless of my list, I’m not wasting my time

 

[diffusionx]

Street Fighter 2 was the best sequel ever.

Anyone who doesn't think this should play Street Fighter 1.

So they made SF2 off that hunk of shit, and revolutioned videogames in the process.

 

[Hemingwayoffbase]

But… it’s not a sequel.

It’s a prequel.

 

[Woggleman]

It is up there and yes I do enjoy the gameplay.

 

[Hrk69]

Why? People are going to argue and not back down regardless of my list, I’m not wasting my time

Fair enough

I see you know how this community works

 

[cash_longfellow]

Fair enough

I see you know how this community works

Been here long enough lol. Especially when it comes to games people are in love with. There’s really no point in arguing that, because I will always be wrong, even though in my personal opinion another game might be better.

 

[cash_longfellow]

This was a missed opportunity for a poll, OP.

 

[DaciaJC]

Among those choices, RDR2 would be my pick as well. Well-written story, fantastic voice acting and presentation, beautiful art design and graphics, immersive gameplay, great music. It's the best video game Western of all time.

 

[The Pleasure]

Anyone who doesn't think this should play Street Fighter 1.

So they made SF2 off that hunk of shit, and revolutioned videogames in the process.

Remember those pressure sensitive buttons? It shaped my hand into the pimp hand it is today.

 

[The Incarnation]

NHL 94 or Road Rash 2.

 

[Hudo]

Red Dead 2 is the most boring and overrated game ever made.

It also baffles me how people call it an open world game while failing quests for literally stepping six inches off of the approved path. Seriously fuck off

What a disappointment after Red Dead 1

I share the same sentiment about RDR2. It's easily the weakest game made by Rockstar so far. It's as if it had two directors who were in disagreement with each other. One wanted to have this living, systemic open-world and the other wanted to tell a gripping story and they both compromised in the most restrictive ways possible. The missions don't use the open-world at all and even, as you said, punish the player for even attempting to do so and the open-world is not allowed to tell any bigger stories with its systems. And also, fuck the animations. They're nice to look at the first 3 or 4 times but after that, just let me pick up shit/do shit fast. Look at Uncharted 2 for how to do it right. It does not forget it's a video game and is better for it.

It does look really pretty, though.

 

[semiconscious]

It's not even a sequel.

(deserved anyway)

best game sequel is also the best game prequel?

 

[pxlwrld]

I would've picked HL2 as the winner, but RDR2 is just as deserving. It's still an unmatched game in many aspects 6 years after its release and probably my personal favorite of all time.

 

[tmlDan]

I don't agree, thought RDR1 was better than 2.

I'd say ME2 and UC2 were better sequels with massive improvements. They're not even on the list, HL2 deserves it more.

 

[Red5]

I love these threads, always brings out the elitist snobs. Suddenly Mass Effect 2, Halo 2, Portal 2, games that defined a generation are trash, lol.

Anyway, currently playing RDR2, great game, Arthur Morgan and Dutch are definitely one of the best written characters in video games.

 

[ReyBrujo]

RDR2 is great but the first one was also great so it polished what was already fine. It's like TotK polishing and expanding what BotW had achieved. Both were successful and could spend more time expanding on those ideas. Street Fighter 2 had to be done from scratch, had to be completely redrawn and rebalanced because if people had remembered how awful SF1 was they wouldn't have played SF2. And it single-handedly revived the fighting genre and set the norm for every fighting game that came afterwards. And then thanks to one of its multiple versions literally revived the whole competitive fighting gaming scene. It's not even close.

 

[Mozzarella]

For the past few years i see Red Dead Redemption 2 reaching circlejerk levels that wasn't even possible.
People are quick to make fun of mainstream games like TLOU, Bioshock, Witcher, Zelda BOTW, Skyrim and even Elden Ring.
But when it comes to RDR2 i noticed a new unrelenting circlejerk unlike any other. Game is worshiped by casuals, this surprises me because from 2018 to 2020 RDR2 was put under the critical lens, something must've changed for it to become the top dog.
I remember in IGN poll God of War destroyed it, now if they re-do the poll im betting all my money on RDR2.

Ofcourse RDR2 is not a bad game, its a good game even, i just fail to understand where did that love come from?

 

[Gp1]

No love for Dark Souls and Witcher 3?

 

[rodrigolfp]

It is up there and yes I do enjoy the gameplay.

For more games with 400+ms of input lag. Read this, all devs.

 

[Woggleman]

For the past few years i see Red Dead Redemption 2 reaching circlejerk levels that wasn't even possible.
People are quick to make fun of mainstream games like TLOU, Bioshock, Witcher, Zelda BOTW, Skyrim and even Elden Ring.
But when it comes to RDR2 i noticed a new unrelenting circlejerk unlike any other. Game is worshiped by casuals, this surprises me because from 2018 to 2020 RDR2 was put under the critical lens, something must've changed for it to become the top dog.
I remember in IGN poll God of War destroyed it, now if they re-do the poll im betting all my money on RDR2.

Ofcourse RDR2 is not a bad game, its a good game even, i just fail to understand where did that love come from?

For all intents and purposes Arthur Morgan is one of the best characters and a fan favorite. I noticed that during the pandemic when many people had time to really sit down and take it in there was a turnaround on it.

Also why do some people seem so offended that a lot of people actually like this game. If you don't like or consider it to be fun gameplay then fine but many people do and they have their reasons. There are many fines that are arcadey and fast paced so enjoy them and let people enjoy a game that takes a different approach.

 

[Pegasus Actual]

RDR was one of my favorite games of all time. I tapped out on RDR2 a couple of hours in on two different attempts at playing it. That is not what I call a good sequel.

Yeah, Half Life 2 was a good one...

I think I will have to go with:

Best console game... therefore best console sequel therefore possibly best overall sequel.

 

[Perrott]

For the past few years i see Red Dead Redemption 2 reaching circlejerk levels that wasn't even possible.
People are quick to make fun of mainstream games like TLOU, Bioshock, Witcher, Zelda BOTW, Skyrim and even Elden Ring.
But when it comes to RDR2 i noticed a new unrelenting circlejerk unlike any other. Game is worshiped by casuals, this surprises me because from 2018 to 2020 RDR2 was put under the critical lens, something must've changed for it to become the top dog.
I remember in IGN poll God of War destroyed it, now if they re-do the poll im betting all my money on RDR2.

Ofcourse RDR2 is not a bad game, its a good game even, i just fail to understand where did that love come from?

Oh... yeah... why would people like RDR2, arguably Rockstar's best game only rivaled by perhaps GTA IV?

 

[nemiroff]

RDR2 is a legit marvel and one of the wonders of the videogame world. I love it..

..But it also sadly has glaring mission mechanic problems which is hard to unsee..

 

[SirTerry-T]

Should have been Saboteur 2 on the Speccy.

Recency bias in full effect!

 

[Wildebeest]

The only one there that stands out for having a sequel that was clearly much better or revolutionary is Street Fighter 2. In the top 4. RDR2, no opinion, don't care. HL2, some actual innovative tech, but in some ways no better than and not as groundbreaking as HL. Portal 2 is just Portal with more jokes and some bells and whistles, the biggest complaint about Portal is that it felt like a long tutorial with some lamp shading trickery to make you feel satisfied such as going behind the scenes a "boss fight" and a song, but Portal 2 didn't deliver anything substantial that took Portal to the next level. Mass Effect 2 is obviously loved for its characters, "standardisation" of third-person shooter gameplay, or whatever, but it is a less ambitious and interesting sequel to Mass Effect that never really delivered on the promises that game made.

 

[Mattyp]

RDR1 was one of my games of the generation.

2 is horse shit. Looks great, but literal horse shit. Cannot recommend.