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I was watching a video of Wipeout XL/2097 and recalled the first time I saw it in person. The graphical leap from Wipeout to Wipeout XL was massive:
Wipeout 1:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukOU1FpKTOM
Wipeout XL:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4SJ27_uIHKs
This was fairly common on PS1.
Tekken was another example. The leap between Tekken 1 & Tekken 2 was massive:
Tekken 1:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUtEr25l928
Tekken 2:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ci3I9xrNF9c
And then of course came Tekken 3:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PnvKM2Ycdu0
Ridge Racer is another good example:
Ridge Racer 1:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DkR-B5np6R0
Ridge Racer Revolution was a fairly decent upgrade:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_RtwNK5R2E
But then Rage Racer came along and we had another massive leap forward:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HaC6CbImTH8
Not to leave out, of course, R4 which was jaw-dropping:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNrwmxB4OW8
What about Tobal?
Tobal 1:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPlUJh8Iu_Y
Tobal 2:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6TzqbiIZDqQ
What other PS1 sequels completely out-did their predecessors visually?
I feel like this was a very prominent phenomenon on PS1. If I look at, say, Gears of War 1, 2, and 3, sure there are pretty big differences. But they feel less notable?
What do you think?
Wipeout 1:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukOU1FpKTOM
Wipeout XL:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4SJ27_uIHKs
This was fairly common on PS1.
Tekken was another example. The leap between Tekken 1 & Tekken 2 was massive:
Tekken 1:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUtEr25l928
Tekken 2:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ci3I9xrNF9c
And then of course came Tekken 3:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PnvKM2Ycdu0
Ridge Racer is another good example:
Ridge Racer 1:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DkR-B5np6R0
Ridge Racer Revolution was a fairly decent upgrade:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_RtwNK5R2E
But then Rage Racer came along and we had another massive leap forward:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HaC6CbImTH8
Not to leave out, of course, R4 which was jaw-dropping:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNrwmxB4OW8
What about Tobal?
Tobal 1:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPlUJh8Iu_Y
Tobal 2:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6TzqbiIZDqQ
What other PS1 sequels completely out-did their predecessors visually?
I feel like this was a very prominent phenomenon on PS1. If I look at, say, Gears of War 1, 2, and 3, sure there are pretty big differences. But they feel less notable?
What do you think?