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06-06-2008, 04:52 PM
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What determines Roman Numeral sequel-counting?
Ok, say a game comes out, and it's really good. And then the sequel comes out. What factors do you think affect the numbering scheme? In specific, why do you think they went with "Ninja Gaiden II" instead of "Ninja Gaiden 2"?
Is it purely a "me-too" kind of thing, trying to be like Final Fantasy?
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06-06-2008, 04:55 PM
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Re: What determines Roman Numeral sequel-counting?
I think it's because of the mature and epic theme.
Call of Duty wasn't much of an epic game (story wise) but God of War was, for example.
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06-06-2008, 04:59 PM
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Re: What determines Roman Numeral sequel-counting?
hmm Turok II or Turok 2?
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06-06-2008, 05:01 PM
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Re: What determines Roman Numeral sequel-counting?
No, not at Propaganda yet.  Just website stuff for now.
And it spurred when I saw "Ninja Gaiden II", actually.  Seriously, do they think Ninja Gaiden is mature? |
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06-06-2008, 05:17 PM
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Re: What determines Roman Numeral sequel-counting?
Using a numbers usually only caters to little kids games - because they won't really know how to read numerals.
Who knows.
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06-06-2008, 05:37 PM
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Re: What determines Roman Numeral sequel-counting?
Warcraft II, Warcraft III... Those fit because they're set in a medieval setting. But it also looks cool in Starcraft II...
I guess it just stands for mature, serious and maybe epic games. But it's not a guarantee.
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06-06-2008, 07:48 PM
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Re: What determines Roman Numeral sequel-counting?
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Originally Posted by Dyne
why do you think they went with "Ninja Gaiden II" instead of "Ninja Gaiden 2"?
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Because if Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze can do it, so can they.
Or because they did roman numerals with the original NES Ninja Gaiden trilogy, so they're stickin' with it. |
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06-06-2008, 08:08 PM
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Re: What determines Roman Numeral sequel-counting?
Well, the II in Ninja Gaiden works because the "II" is two blood slashes. It's hardcore.
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06-06-2008, 08:26 PM
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Re: What determines Roman Numeral sequel-counting?
I think it's just a matter of preference on the side of whoever names it.
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06-06-2008, 08:35 PM
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Re: What determines Roman Numeral sequel-counting?
A better question is how two games came out after GTA3 and the third game after was GTA4.
Its like the other two never existed....
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06-06-2008, 08:51 PM
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Re: What determines Roman Numeral sequel-counting?
It's GTA IV.  |
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06-06-2008, 09:11 PM
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Re: What determines Roman Numeral sequel-counting?
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A better question is how two games came out after GTA3 and the third game after was GTA4.
Its like the other two never existed....
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numeral based around engine, not games |
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06-06-2008, 09:44 PM
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Re: What determines Roman Numeral sequel-counting?
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A better question is how two games came out after GTA3 and the third game after was GTA4.
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The same way GTA: London 1969 can come out between GTA and GTA2.
Edit: Actually, even the Playstation version required you to own the original GTA, so it was more of an expansion pack...
But... But even so....
What Jim said... Also, all the actual numbered games have taken place during the present day...
Edit Edit: No... GTA2 supposedly takes place sometime in 2013...
Hm....
Let's just say that the GTA series is special.
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06-06-2008, 10:58 PM
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Re: What determines Roman Numeral sequel-counting?
Isn't it because all the numbered versions happen in Liberty City?
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06-06-2008, 11:36 PM
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Re: What determines Roman Numeral sequel-counting?
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Isn't it because all the numbered versions happen in Liberty City?
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The very first GTA features all 3 cities from the PS2 trilogy (Liberty, Vice and San Andreas)...
The city is GTA2 doesn't have an official name.
So no...
GTA is just special...
Or, as Jim says, it goes by game engine... |
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