First game in a series you loved and the rest you hated.

What are some game series in which the first game you loved but thought the sequels or prequels ruined for you? For me it would haver to be Knights Of The Old Republic series and Kingdom Hearts. KOTOR 1 was amazing. It captured almost every feeling you had when watching the first 3 films. The sense of adventure and discovery, A New Hope, an evil force growing stronger and having them cripple your team by taking an ally and a shocking twist, Empire, and in the end redemption if you played good, Return of the Jedi. Also the story was very easy to follow which is a plus. KOTOR 2... it seemed to me they wanted to go "edgier" and focus on "the dark side' of the Star Wars universe, also too many bad guys. I never had a clear picture of who I was fighting or why I was doing any of the things I was doing, plus it was buggy as hell.  
 
Second example for me would be Kingdom Hearts. The first game was great, even though it did have it's flaws. You went into some fun disney worlds, the story was fairly easy to follow, and you got some old and new spiky haired teenagers. Kingdom Hearts 2 and the other games... again for me the same problems as KOTOR 2. They went for a more complicated story and made it dark for the sake of making it dark. 

resistance

Resistance 2 was a giant fly-kick to the balls. 

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Skate. I probably complain about this too much, though. I thought the first one was pretty great, and had so much room for growth and potential. I feel the sequels have really failed to deliver on that potential, and in many ways have taken a turn for the worst.
 

Not to be boring but: Halo, God of War and Half Life.

@Red12b: demon king dude from DBZ

" What are some game series in which the first game you loved but thought the sequels or prequels ruined for you? For me it would haver to be Knights Of The Old Republic series and Kingdom Hearts. KOTOR 1 was amazing. It captured almost every feeling you had when watching the first 3 films. The sense of adventure and discovery, A New Hope, an evil force growing stronger and having them cripple your team by taking an ally and a shocking twist, Empire, and in the end redemption if you played good, Return of the Jedi. Also the story was very easy to follow which is a plus. KOTOR 2... it seemed to me they wanted to go "edgier" and focus on "the dark side' of the Star Wars universe, also too many bad guys. I never had a clear picture of who I was fighting or why I was doing any of the things I was doing, plus it was buggy as hell.   Second example for me would be Kingdom Hearts. The first game was great, even though it did have it's flaws. You went into some fun disney worlds, the story was fairly easy to follow, and you got some old and new spiky haired teenagers. Kingdom Hearts 2 and the other games... again for me the same problems as KOTOR 2. They went for a more complicated story and made it dark for the sake of making it dark.  "

Dead Rising, and Pokemon after they moved to DS.

Mercenaries. I loved the first one,but the time Mercs2 came out it just felt outdated and boring.
Far Cry. To be fair i dont hate FC2,but it was a huge disappointment.
Mortal Kombat games that came after ultimate.
F.E.A.R the add ons are horrendous and on Fear2 i couldn't put my finger on it but it just didn't get its hooks in me like the first one did.

Pokemon after Gold/Silver.

Final Fantasy. First one was awesome, and they all sucked after that.
 
Fighter/Thief/Black/White FTW.

Skate and Crackdown 
  
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Halo. Well I wouldn't say hate, but they were no where near as good as the first.

Probably Pokemon post-Gold/Silver generation.

" Fear2 i couldn't put my finger on it but it just didn't get its hooks in me like the first one did. "

Halo is the only one that comes to mind. 

Pokemon & Soul Calibur. I didn't >hate< Pokemon Gold/Silver or Soul Calibur 2, but I felt that both of those series really dropped off after the second entry.

I don't hate it, but I like Left 4 Dead far more than I like Left 4 Dead 2.

Halo and post-UMK3 Mortal Kombat 

" I don't hate it, but I like Left 4 Dead far more than I like Left 4 Dead 2. "

" @Artemis_D said:

" I don't hate it, but I like Left 4 Dead far more than I like Left 4 Dead 2. "

Me too. I think it has something to do with the setting. "

Devil May Cry

" Devil May Cry "

errrhmmm I haven't really played another final fantasy game I liked as much as the first one I played? but I didn't start with ff1 
 
no bioshocks?

" What are some game series in which the first game you loved but thought the sequels or prequels ruined for you? For me it would haver to be Knights Of The Old Republic series and Kingdom Hearts. KOTOR 1 was amazing. It captured almost every feeling you had when watching the first 3 films. The sense of adventure and discovery, A New Hope, an evil force growing stronger and having them cripple your team by taking an ally and a shocking twist, Empire, and in the end redemption if you played good, Return of the Jedi. Also the story was very easy to follow which is a plus. KOTOR 2... it seemed to me they wanted to go "edgier" and focus on "the dark side' of the Star Wars universe, also too many bad guys. I never had a clear picture of who I was fighting or why I was doing any of the things I was doing, plus it was buggy as hell.  

DiRT, Resident Evil, Loaded, Super Mario Kart, Blaster Master

" Dead Rising, and Pokemon after they moved to DS. "

Devil May Cry

" @kingclaw: The Game "

" DiRT, Resident Evil, Loaded, Super Mario Kart, Blaster Master "

Mercenaries.

" Not to be boring but: Halo, God of War and Half Life. "

I loved socom 1 and 2, but hated 3, combined assault and confrontation. I never played the psp games but I heard they were good. I realllllly hoping for socom 4.

Not that I've played it yet but I don't think I don't think I'll like Valkyria chronicles 2;I've seen some videos on Youtube and I dunno I'm not feeling the new characters that much.

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" Dead Rising, and Pokemon after they moved to DS. "

Dude, Dead Rising 2 isn't even out yet."

I really liked Viewtiful Joe, but the sequel... meh. The story felt forced, the bosses weren't as fun, the combat just felt like more of the same, and Silvia was a terrible addition.

Oh, and I know this isn't a case of every game after the first sucking, but I haven't enjoyed a single Metal Slug after 3.

Modern Prince of Persia. Sands of Time is a timeless (no pun intended) classic, whereas the sequels have been pretty meh so far. 

" @Jazz: Really? I can't really see how God of War 2 was worse than the first. It was practically the same game. "

" @Jazz Really? I thought Half-Life 2 was a good sequel, but I can see why you'd think that. "

" Modern Prince of Persia. Sands of Time is a timeless (no pun intended) classic, whereas the sequels have been pretty meh so far.  "

I would say Kingdom Hearts, but Birth By Sleep destroyed that idea.
OP, play that.

" Modern Prince of Persia. Sands of Time is a timeless (no pun intended) classic, whereas the sequels have been pretty meh so far.  "

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" @Artemis_D said:

" I don't hate it, but I like Left 4 Dead far more than I like Left 4 Dead 2. "

Me too. I think it has something to do with the setting. "

Yup. Who wants to play a zombie during the day? Plus the levels just didn't have the same impact that the first ones did. Also I didn't like the characters as much. Still the gamplay was improved so I can't say I hated it. "