What's a game you know that suffers from first game syndrome?

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Magnadeus 2 Mar, 2024 @ 8:49am

For people who aren't aware, the term "first game syndrome" is a game that started off poorly, but got much better with future installments.

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Senator Armstrong 2 Mar, 2024 @ 8:52am

Far Cry
Assassins Creed
Elder Scrolls
Fallout

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MEGA MAN 2 Mar, 2024 @ 8:53am

starcitizen

Electric Cupcake 2 Mar, 2024 @ 8:55am

Megaman 2 and Street Fighter 2 are probably the best known examples.

jeremywyx 2 Mar, 2024 @ 8:57am

minecraft, i know its huge now but in teh indev phase no a lot of peopel played it. then it got better and betetr and the rest is hystory...

vkobe 2 Mar, 2024 @ 8:57am

no man sky

Gary Flank 2 Mar, 2024 @ 9:00am

The Settlers
Saints Row

Goldias 2 Mar, 2024 @ 9:08am

Farcry
Shadow hearts
Persona
Judgment

potato 2 Mar, 2024 @ 9:34am

you mean a game that got post launch updates and made better? or games that had sequels better than the original game?

Pierce Dalton 2 Mar, 2024 @ 9:34am

TimeSplitters.

Nightlight 2 Mar, 2024 @ 9:36am

The first Mega Man game is definitely the worst of the classic Mega Man series. You can tell they were still working things out.

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xDDD 2 Mar, 2024 @ 9:39am

Age of Empires 1
Warcraft 1
The Elder Scrolls Arena

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Magnadeus 2 Mar, 2024 @ 9:48am

Originally posted by potato:
you mean a game that got post launch updates and made better? or games that had sequels better than the original game?

Sequels better than the original. But if it's a single game that had a very bad start that has no sequels, then it get better with updates, that counts too.

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mimizukari 2 Mar, 2024 @ 10:58am

Mega Man Battle Network. BN1 was nothing more than a concept, a good concept but so clunky, none of the QOL from the future games would exist yet and you'd even need to waste a spot in your attack folder to escape from battles...

BN2 and onwards are goated games... and yet when I went back to the series recently BN1 might've been the only one I 100% completed xD

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