Why Do We Prefer Sequels?

jayintune writes "2old2play has up an editorial about our love affair, as gamers, with sequels." From the article: "Sequels make us feel comfortable. Control schemes and gameplay doesn't need to be totally relearned. If you train to be a sniper in Halo 2, hopefully you will still be a good sniper in Halo 3. I still remember the disappointment I felt when they totally changed the light saber controls when Jedi Outcast came out. For an 'old school' player like me with many hours of practice, a new control scheme was just too much to relearn. A good sequel will retain mechanics to retain the existing user base and hopefully add new players as well."

Comments

Re:Same reason we prefer McDonald's

[demondawn]

...I assume you live in Canada? In the U.S., "we don't have to worry about the food being bad" would be a logical fallacy.

fear of death?

[mackil]

Perhaps it is our inner fear of death that makes us love sequels. As long as the story continues, our hero or heroine, will live forever in our minds. This might possibly negate the feeling of our own impending doom as we sit in the theater.

On the other hand, there are those sequels where we wish death would visit us before the end of the movie. So in conclusion, who knows really.

Re:Same reason we prefer McDonald's

[rob1980]

and we don't have to worry about the food being bad

Haven't seen and/or played Final Fantasy X-2 then, I take it? :)

Dupe? Not this time!

[Rixel]

That's odd.....I think this is one of those rare submissions that would be a lot funnier if it WAS duped.