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[Orayn]

Armored Core 4 and Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots. What do these games have in common? They both have sequels that use a Roman numeral V. Does this drive anyone else crazy? I'm kind of obsessive about getting sequel numbers right, like Dead Space 3 and Dark Souls II, so it's kinda bizarre and off-putting to me when a series changes the way its entries are numbered.

Share anything else you find explicable in iterative game naming.

 

[andrerobot]

Roman numbers are hard.

 

[CriterionDog]

Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy, then just simply Jak II, and then Jak 3. WTF

 

[NinjamicWZ]

V looks cool. So does X.

 

[Brawly Likes to Brawl]

I find it weird that Nintendo waited until this gen to start applying numbers to Mario Kart.

 

[hikarutilmitt]

The reverse: putting a subtitle for the first game in a series.

 

[IceDoesntHelp]

Metal Gear Solid XIII

 

[Vodh]

Saints Row
Saints Row 2
Saints Row: The Third
Saints Row IV

 

[Josephl64]

It's never really bothered me to be completely honest

 

[BassForever]

Obligatory

AVGN Chronologically confused video

 

[espher]

The reverse: putting a subtitle for the first game in a series.

Fine with that if it is indeed a series. Unless you mean only the first game has a subtitle, in which case, I agree.

 

[TheExodu5]

Saints Row
Saints Row 2
Saints Row: The Third
Saints Row IV

Next up...Saints Row 101.

 

[braves01]

Roman numerals are pretentious, maybe even more than subtitles.

 

[DedValve]

Saints Row
Saints Row 2
Saints Row: The Third
Saints Row IV

Never noticed that before, Saints Row don't give a fuck.

Next one will obviously be Saints Row Five

Spoiler

that would be pretty cool

 

[hikarutilmitt]

Fine with that if it is indeed a series. Unless you mean only the first game has a subtitle, in which case, I agree.

Or, say, if it's the only game..?

But yeah, See DAO as an example of this trend (not the first, but certainly not the last).

 

[KingDirk]

None of the examples listed are as inane as Kingdom Hearts HD I.5 Remix.

I.5!

 

[Zoator]

At least they didn't pull a Square-Enix and mix Arabic and Roman numerals in the same title. See: Final Fantasy X-2, Final Fantasy XIII-2

 

[Jarmel]

Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy, then just simply Jak II, and then Jak 3. WTF

Halo:Combat Evolved

 

[Orayn]

Fine with that if it is indeed a series. Unless you mean only the first game has a subtitle, in which case, I agree.

Dragon Age boomeranged on this one. They had Dragon Age: Origins, then Dragon Age II, then they were going to have Dragon Age III: Inquisition, but wound up droppping the numbering again because apparently it's a new IP now or something.

Next up...Saints Row 101.

Will buy if it's a crossover sequel co-developed with Platinum.

 

[Vodh]

Next up...Saints Row 101.

And after that Saints Row T

 

[jabuseika]

Saints Row
Saints Row 2
Saints Row: The Third
Saints Row IV

Followed by
Saints Row Cinco

or

Saints Rows

just to keep messing with my OCD.

 

[CronoShot]

Super Mario Kart
Mario Kart 64
Mario Kart: Super Circuit
Mario Kart: Double Dash
Mario Kart DS
Mario Kart Wii
Mario Kart 7

 

[Shamdeo]

Final Fantasy XIII
Final Fantasy XIII-2
Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII





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[Squire]

Roman numerals are stylish.

 

[terrisus]

XBox
XBox 360
XBox One

 

[KarmaCow]

Followed by
Saints Row Cinco

or

Saints Rows

just to keep messing with my OCD.

5aint5 Row

 

[Josephl64]

None of the examples listed are as inane as Kingdom Hearts HD I.5 Remix.

I.5!

I'm more bothered by their capitalizing of Remix being "ReMIX"

 

[salromano]

In Metal Gear Solid V's case, it was changed to V for Victory.

 

[Trojita]

It's hilarious when it messes with Steam's alphabetical order.

 

[EmptySpace]

None of the examples listed are as inane as Kingdom Hearts HD I.5 Remix.

I.5!

358/2

 

[ReturnOfTheRAT]

Saints Row
Saints Row 2
Saints Row: The Third
Saints Row IV

I love Volition.

 

[Kuro Madoushi]

Final Fantasy XIII
Final Fantasy XIII-2
Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII





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I thought it was XIII-3??? Did they change it again? Wtf...

 

[Vodh]

5aint5 Row

whatcha' talkin' 'bout, 5 obviously is 5, fool!

Also:
Dissidia Final Fantasy
Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy

 

[Raonak]

Final Fantasy XIII
Final Fantasy XIII-2
Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII

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This one really annoys me.

 

[MaximoffZero]

It's hilarious when it messes with Steam's alphabetical order.

This is why I really want to be able to manually organize my games.

 

[MYE]

Metal Gear Solid 4

Metal Gear Solid V

Metal Gear Solid 5+1

Metal Gear Solid IIIIIII

Metal Gear Solid O C T O

Metal Gear Solid 3 x 3

Ten Metal Solids

Ten Metal Solids: The Second Gear

 

[Dart]

I like the Uncharted approach

Uncharted: Drake's Fortune

Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

Uncharted 3: Drakes Deception

Roman numerals are alright I guess, doesn't bother me to much.
The FF titles are ridiculous though I mean FFXIII - 2? oh & Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII really?

 

[thetechkid]

None of the examples listed are as inane as Kingdom Hearts HD I.5 Remix.

I.5!

Its the Final Mix of 1 and the stuff between 1 and 2, it makes sense.

Saints Row
Saints Row 2
Saints Row: The Third
Saints Row IV

I'm hoping for Saints Row Episode Five.

 

[Yuripaw]

Did schools stop teaching Roman numerals after I went? I remember learning that shit when I was in elementary school. When I worked at GameStop, this kid was pissing me off every time he said grand theft auto eye vee. I kept correcting and said "it's four, not eye vee"

 

[Zoator]

I thought it was XIII-3??? Did they change it again? Wtf...

It was never XIII-3, although people occasional refer to it as XIII-3 (this was especially true before the game was announced).

 

[Lima]

XBox
XBox 360
XBox One

Except you don't capitalize the b. Stop doing this people.

 

[AdmiralSnackbar]

Really ? The numbering style for armored core is what bothers you.

Not that the series went from Armored Core 4 to the stand alone expansion thing of Armored Core : For Answer and then from Armored Core V to Armored Core: Verdict Day.

But I'm sure to the Japanese guy coming up with these they probably sound like a brilliant play on words.

 

[Shamdeo]

whatcha' talkin' 'bout, 5 obviously is 5, fool!

Also:
Dissidia Final Fantasy
Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy

Dissidia 012[duodecim] prologus: Final Fantasy

 

[EmptySpace]

god of war using roman numerals is kinda funny if people think about it.

 

[PAULINK]

Its the Final Mix of 1 and the stuff between 1 and 2, it makes sense.

I think he's referring to the fact that the game uses a roman numeral I with a decimal .5

I didn't even realize it was an I until it was pointed out, but now it annoys me

Anyways, the hyperdimension neptunia series has a weird iteration thing going on.

Hyper Dimension Neptunia
Hyper Dimension Neptunia Mk 2
Hyper Dimension Neptunia Victory (the V is prominent on the cover).

 

[NameGenerated]

Stoked for Final Fantasy X-Seven.

 

[Vodh]

Bioshock
Bioshock 2
Bioshock Infinite

 

[coolasj19]

Except you don't capitalize the b. Stop doing this people.

Nah. Fight the man! Nobody tells me how to type the name of a console!
I can't think of any janky naming conventions. Sorry.

Spoiler

PS1, PS2, PS3, PS4

 

[b&jy77VjiKn$#F]

V or FIVE? I'm confused.

 

[FyreWulff]

Never noticed that before, Saints Row don't give a fuck.

Next one will obviously be Saints Row Five

Spoiler

that would be pretty cool

Next one will be A Fifth of Saints Row or Saints Take The Fifth