I think you expect too much. 2 points:
1.) If a game is good 5 years ago, it is still good 5 years later. Why? It's still the same game!
2.) If a games' sequels don't differ much from a well-designed/ fun predessessor, then it should be no less fun than the predessessor. Why? Because everything you liked about the predessessor is apparant in the sequel, along with an entirely new environment, and in many cases, new enemies. Win win!
If you disagree with this, then perhaps you dislike the fact that nothing changed between each Metal Slug (well, 5 did introduce a stupid slide..), and KoF is still basically the same game now, to what it was. Also, if you disagree, I guess you like the way the Crash Bandicoot series (after 2) was f**ked over with stupid "enhancements" such as turning most of the game into vehicle-based levels, and also the introduction of the crappy cannon. And perhaps you liked Munch's Oddysee, simply because it ditched the 2D for the 3D, so it could 'look' better.
Oh, and if your going to compare GTA2 with GTA3, at least be fair with the comparison and compare the mission's/ objectives with eachother.
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..and furthermore, whats FPS doing on consoles anyway?
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Exactly. The main thing is that you play the game with a mouse and keyboard, and that's why you'd play them on the PC. Console games used to in a different league than PC games, but now nearly whatever comes out on PC, comes out on console aswell. Now why would I want to play a game that was made for PC, on an (underpowered) console which I would have to buy a mouse and keyboard for to play properly. For those who remember, I think I have previously talked about this, cause I really couldn't understand why people on the boards chose to play the PC games on their console rather than the PC. I guess you could say that if you played them on the console, you wouldn't have to upgrade your system everytime a new game came out (you know what I mean)..
eus Ex Invisible War. Great for the ten bucks I spent on it, but when I loaded the demo on my new PC, I knew I had made a mistake. The art design is still shit, as with most of Spector's recent titles, but at least it's high-res shit, like Thief Deadly Shadows......