History Main / EvenBetterSequel

*** Of course, in reality Russia saved the day in Europe, with the other Allies merely helping out. If you ever get to play the [[http://www.boardgamegeek.com/wiki/page/EuroFront_series EuroFront game series]], and you will see. In 1942-43 there are piles and piles of Soviet and Nazi units smashing each other on the gigantic sprawling meatgrinder of the Eastern Front, while a small little handful of Allied Units hang out in North Africa, England, and then Sicily... a mere side-show to Russia.

*** Of course, in reality Russia saved the day in Europe, with the other Allies merely helping out. If you ever get to play the [[http://www.boardgamegeek.com/wiki/page/EuroFront_series EuroFront game series]], and you will see. In 1942-43 are piles of units smashing each other on the gigantic sprawling meatgrinder of the Eastern Front, and a small little handful of Allied Units hanging out in North Africa, England, and then Sicily... And so on.

* ''HarvestMoon'' was a cult classic SuperNintendo. Full of CrowningMomentOfAwesome, CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming, excellent characterization for its system, and its bright graphics. ''HarvestMoon 64'' is considered one of the best video games the ''Nintendo64'' had to offer and upped everything that made the first game to eleven. It's also one of the only direct sequels to a previous game in the series.

* [[AssassinsCreed Assassin's Creed]] was [[http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/xbox360/assassinscreed generally liked]] by the gaming community, despite the somewhat repetitive nature of the missions (even the bonus ones) and its long, simplistic combat. The sequel, [[http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/xbox360/assassinscreed2 Assassin's Creed 2]], is one of [[EvenBetterSequel these]], having improved dramatically in nearly every way from the original with a much wider mission variety, an improved combat system with more options, a more compelling main character, more ways to get to your targets (and take care of them), and lots of fun extras for the completionists out there.

** Also, World War II had the nukes.

* ''PacMan: Championship Edition'' received positive reviews, praising the successful reimagination of the franchise. ''PacMan: Championship Edition DX'' received even more positive reviews.

* ''PacMan: Championship Edition'' received positive reviews, praising the successful reimagination of the franchise. ''PacMan: Championship Edition XD'' received even more positive reviews.

* ''{{Persona 3}}'' was an excellent, intelligent game combining tried and true RPG devices with an intriguing social simulation system. ''{{Persona 4}}'' greatly improved the battle system, provided even better artwork, smoothed out the pacing and writing, and generally provided a more cohesive gaming experience.

* ''The EvilDead II''. Many people still love the original, but the second is still considered a good chunk better. Not to mention it had 100% less [[WhenTreesAttack tree rape.]] This was what Sam Raimi wanted to do all along, but nobody though people would be interested in a horror comedy. When the first one was a success, he got to do things just the way he wanted.

* For many, Superman II is even better than the first.

** This troper considers this to apply throughout the series. Each book is more mature and in many ways deeper than the one before it, with the exception of the Wangst heavy Order of the Phoenix, but even that book had an excellent and quite brilliant ending. This troper considers The Deathly Hollows the best of the lot, even with a somewhat slow middle and 100 pages of Wangst in the woods. YourMileageMayVary of course, but this troper considers Book 7 to be the only one of the series to even be in the same league as ''TheLordOfTheRings'' in depth and quality(which might be considered ironic in that Book 7 is the only one of the series in which influence of TheLordOfTheRings can be easily detected).

* [[YourMileageMayVary Mileage varies]] on whether ''PhoenixWrightAceAttorney Justice For All'' fits, since, while a good game in its own right, it is considered the least impressive of the original trilogy. ''Trials and Tribulations'', however, fits this trope like a glove. Even deeper insight to the character's pasts, have the most epic plot of any of ''AceAttorney'' games with the added novelty of playing as Mia and [[spoiler: even the chance to play as Edgeworth in the last case]].
** ''Justice For All'' should get mentioned if for no other reason it refined the first game's mechanics (Health bar instead of chances) and added the magatama witness interrogation. The mechanics were so well polished at that point the third game changed BARELY anything. It also added Pearl Fey and Franziska von Karma.

* The Beatles were incredibly popular and well-loved with their first few albums, and were breaking new ground with them. But there were still critics at the time convinced that The Beatles were nothing but [[EstrogenBrigadeBait a passing fancy for the ladies]] who would inevitably give way to the next big thing. The lads from Liverpool responded by churning out the likes of Revolver, The White Album, and of course, Sgt. Pepper. [[YouShouldKnowThisAlready The rest is history]].

* ''TheAdventuresOfTomSawyer'' is still considered an American classic, though it's pretty light and inconsequential. The sequel/spin-off, ''AdventuresOfHuckleberryFinn'', tackled slavery and other more important topics and is widely considered MarkTwain's magnum opus. The novel commonly appears in high school reading lists.