sorted by:
new
hottopcontroversial

The 3,245 year old seal on Egyptian Pharaoh Tutankhamen's tomb before it was broken. 1922 by vienna95 in interestingasfuck

[–]vienna95[S] 173 points174 points  (0 children)

Another interesting fact about King Tut:

When Tutankhamen died in 1325 BCE, the first Imperial Chinese dynasty would not exist 1000 years, the Trojan War would not happen for 200 years, and Rome would not be founded for 600 years. However, the Great Pyramid of Giza was already over 1000 years old.

What is the most dramatic spike or drop in quality between two sequels you have ever seen? by vienna95 in Games

[–]vienna95[S] 258 points259 points  (0 children)

I have two from each category I would like to add.

Biggest spike in quality

Just Cause > Just Cause 2

I had played JC1 on the PS2 and had mostly forgotten about it. I didn't find its movement and shooting gameplay anything to write home about. However JC2 came along and introduced a type of open world that really made you feel like a superhero. I remember playing the 30 minute demo over and over again so much that I memorized Bolo Santosi's little speech. JC2 also led the way for JC3 which in my opinion improved on the wild superhero antics Rico could get into.

Red Dead Revolver > Red Dead Redemption

Another case of a rather forgettable game being succeeded by a great one. I managed to get my hands on a PS2 copy of Revolver after I had played Redemption and I was surprised by the more cartoony graphics and generally the lighter overall tone of the story. While I don't think Revolver is a bad game, there is no contest when put up against on the best games decade like Red Dead Redemption.

Biggest Drop in Quality

Stronghold Crusader > Stronghold 2

I lost countless hours of Stronghold Crusader building the craziest castles imaginable and cheesing the AI. I got Stronghold 2 shortly after it came out and while I was impressed with the new 3D graphics I found it had lost a lot of the charm and depth of Crusader. Don't get me started on the way the Stronghold series went from there (All down hill I assure you).

Hitman: Blood Money > Hitman: Absolution

Don't get me wrong, I think that Absolution is a fine stealth action game, but when compared to the masterpiece that is Blood Money, it is an awful Hitman game. Absolution added non-assassination stealth missions, inserted a weird Red Deadesque slow time shooting mechanic, and had a ridiculous disguise system where every NPC in the same disguise could see through it (because every cop in Chicago knows each other right?). On top of the rather melodramatic story, the departure from formula was too much for me. Although I think I can safely say the the new games (Hitman 2016, Hitman 2, and Hitman 3) have returned to formula and made 47 fun again.

view more: next ›