Videogames, like any entertainment medium, tend to have more misses than hits. It's a simple fact that there are going to be more bad or mediocre creations made in a medium than good ones. However, even bad videogames can sell well, and developers and publishers still try to push sequels out to see if they will continue to sell.

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Every once in a while, a bad videogame series can still put out a good title. This isn't always the case, but it happens now and then. Sometimes, a series goes out on a high note; sometimes it's lightning in a bottle with bad follow-up titles.

10 Outlast: Whistleblower Topped The Base Game And The Embarrassing Sequel

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The original Outlast is an outright terrifying game for much of the runtime, with memorable villains like Dr. Traeger, the Twins, and Walker. However, the ending disappoints with the Wallrider conspiracy and the protagonist being unceremoniously shot to death. The sequel, Outlast 2, has an unengaging story with a lackluster villain and an even more disappointing twist.

Outlast: Whistleblower, the expansion to Outlast, tops both with a tight and thrilling story about the titular whistleblower of Mount Massive Asylum fleeing the terrifying Groom and actually surviving to see the light of day.

9 Marvel: Ultimate Alliance Declined After The First Game

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The Marvel: Ultimate Alliance series was the successor to the X-Men: Legends franchise that brought almost 30 playable heroes from across the Marvel Universe together to fight all-star villains like Doctor Doom, Loki, Ultron, Baron Mordo, and the Mandarin.

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The sequel attempted to adapt the Civil War storyline with an overly-simplified combat system, and it got gunshy with the ending by introducing the artificial intelligence known as the Fold. The recent third entry, exclusive to the Nintendo Switch, is difficult to a fault, even more simplified, and even more disappointing.

8 Army Of Two Never Topped The First Game

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Army of Two is very much a product of its time. It tells a War on Terror-era story with two hypermasculine dudebros with one of the most weirdly endearing friendships in videogames. The story isn't bad, but it isn't brilliant. The true appeal is the friendship between Tyson Rios and Eliot Salem.

The sequel, Army of Two: The 40th Day, tries to lean into the ridiculousness of Army of Two and loses some of the charm as a result. The third game, Devil's Cartel, completely abandons Rios and Salem, giving the player two uninteresting blank slates in Alpha and Bravo, and even makes Salem the final boss of the game.

7 The Red Faction Series Peaked With Guerilla

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The Red Faction franchise largely struggled to find its identity with its first two entries, even if the first game already had the Geo-Mod environmental destruction engine for which the series would become popular for. The third entry, Red Faction: Guerilla, provides the player with an open-world Mars environment where every significant structure is completely destructible. This gives the player ample freedom to experiment with approaches to missions and the catharsis that comes with being able to blow up everything in sight.

Red Faction: Armageddon backs away from the freedom of Guerilla and loses much of the appeal as a result. In the end, it didn't particularly sell well either and killed Red Faction as a series.

6 Sniper Elite 3 Is The Pinnacle Of What The Series Could Be

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The first two Sniper Elite games suffer to a large degree due to the claustrophobic city environments that result in levels that often feel quite the same. However, Sniper Elite 3 takes the player to northern Africa with vast natural environments dotted with buildings and structures to explore and navigate. The world is gorgeous, and the gameplay is gripping.

Admittedly, Sniper Elite 4 took some notes from Sniper Elite 3 but fails to measure up, falling into some of the same traps as the first two games.

5 No Dead Rising Sequel Has Measured Up To TheOriginal

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The original Dead Rising is a nice balance of personal tragic storytelling with ridiculously creative and over-the-top combat as Frank West finds new and innovative ways to dismember the undead. Dead Rising 2 tries to take a cartoonish, almost latter Saints Row-esque turn with a new protagonist and zombie-killing sports.

Dead Rising 3 tries for a younger protagonist and a more open world that failed to emulate the appeal of the first game or even the sense of humor of the second. Dead Rising 4 brings back Frank West only to fumble this return, going so far as to kill him in the end.

4 Far Cry Peaked With 3 And Hasn't Rebounded Again Since

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The first two Far Cry games are forgettable experiences that didn't garner too much attention (outside of a perplexing Uwe Boll adaptation). However, everything good about the franchise came with Far Cry 3, a character-driven story with a compelling main villain and a good emotional incentive to slash and burn through the games' pirate baddies.

Since then, Far Cry has been trying to recapture this magic but has, so far, been unable to. Far Cry 4 and 5 couldn't quite get the character formula right, and Far Cry: Primal and New Dawn proved to be similarly forgettable spins offs ...though Primal did get close to being interesting.

3 Borderlands 2 Improves The Gameplay And Tells A Good Story

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The original Borderlands had a lot of good gameplay elements and formulas, but the gameplay loop proved too repetitive and the story too forgettable to get a foothold. However, the stars aligned with Borderlands 2, which provided a great villain in Handsome Jack, and it cleaned up the gameplay enough to keep it engaging and refreshing throughout.

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The Pre-Sequel tried to capitalize on Borderlands 2 to disastrous results, and Borderlands 3 had downright insufferable villains and a weirdly convoluted story.

2 Witcher 3 Streamlines The Gameplay And Combat In A Way Prior Games Didn't

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The first two Witcher games, despite having great stories and writing, suffered from a convoluted and at-times obtuse gameplay and combat. The first game almost falls into a rhythm-game trap with its own sword combat, and the second takes a couple of steps back in quality.

Witcher 3: The Wild Hunt manages to create an exciting combat system with beautiful graphics that hold up to this day. The stellar writing gets to shine through exciting quests and a compelling main story.

1 Fallout: New Vegas Is The Best Modern Fallout Game

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Of the modern Fallout games (not counting the classic pre-Bethesda Fallout games), it's hard to deny that Fallout: New Vegas stands head and shoulders above its peers. With great writing, a good balance of RPG elements, fun combat, and a great spin on the series' morality system, Fallout: New Vegas gets everything about modern Fallout right.

By comparison, Fallout 3 falls short with a less interesting story and more frustrating combat. Fallout 4 strips away too much of the RPG elements and doesn't have all that good of a story to tell either. Fallout 76 has a myriad of issues, too many to really list here.

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