<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[Grinding Down]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[https://grindingdown.wordpress.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[Paul]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://grindingdown.wordpress.com/author/mylifecomics/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[The Top Five Sequels I&#8217;m Not Interested&nbsp;In]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p>What? My second list already?</p>
<p>Yes, people. This is what <em>chaos</em> looks like. Enjoy this list of game titles with the number <em>2</em> at the end&#8230;</p>
<h3>5. Left 4 Dead 2</h3>
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<p>I&#8217;m no good at shooters. I&#8217;m just as no good at horror games where the littlest of things make me jump. Hence, I was never meant to excel at shooting frenetic zombies, and this sequel looks to be more of the same.</p>
<h3>4. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2</h3>
<p><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="241" data-permalink="https://grindingdown.wordpress.com/2009/11/09/the-top-five-sequels-im-not-interested-in/mw-comment3_1512714c/" data-orig-file="https://grindingdown.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/mw-comment3_1512714c.jpg" data-orig-size="460,288" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}" data-image-title="mw-comment3_1512714c" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="https://grindingdown.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/mw-comment3_1512714c.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://grindingdown.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/mw-comment3_1512714c.jpg?w=460" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-241" title="mw-comment3_1512714c" src="https://grindingdown.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/mw-comment3_1512714c.jpg?w=460&#038;h=288" alt="mw-comment3_1512714c" width="460" height="288" srcset="https://grindingdown.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/mw-comment3_1512714c.jpg 460w, https://grindingdown.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/mw-comment3_1512714c.jpg?w=150&amp;h=94 150w, https://grindingdown.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/mw-comment3_1512714c.jpg?w=300&amp;h=188 300w" sizes="(max-width: 460px) 100vw, 460px" /></p>
<p>Oh hey, look! Another shooter where you shoot things&#8230;just like you did in that first game where you shot things!</p>
<h3>3. Bioshock 2</h3>
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<p>I&#8217;m still late to the party when it concerns <strong>Bioshock</strong>, which is a story-driven adventure, a solo game, all about immersion. Seems like the sequel is adding in multiplayer&#8230;why? Because that&#8217;s what people demand now in <em>every</em> game? Seems forced.</p>
<h3>2. Mass Effect 2</h3>
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<p>I&#8217;ll admit that I greatly enjoyed <strong>Mass Effect</strong> though I&#8217;ve only been able to play through it once despite its design for multiple run-throughs. Truthfully, the storyline isn&#8217;t <em>that</em> captivating nor does it differ terribly based on who I play as and how I play them. That&#8217;s pretty much going to be the same with <strong>Mass Effect 2</strong> and rumor has it Shepherd is biting it in this murky middle. Meh.</p>
<h3>1. Assassin&#8217;s Creed 2</h3>
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<p>Repetition, repetition, repetition. Good for learning a new language, horrible for a videogame. And this is something that <strong>Assassin&#8217;s Creed</strong> suffered from greatly. Switching scenery might fool me at first, and giving Altair the power to, y&#8217;know, swim is nice, but I get the feeling that this one will not have learned from its mistakes and will just be more climbing, more running, and more stealth kills. Plus, I&#8217;m still totally bitter about the first game&#8217;s &#8220;ending&#8221;&#8230;</p>
<p>And there you have it. Feel free to argue, but it&#8217;s pointless. These are games <em>I&#8217;m</em> not interested in; your wants and desires will surely vary.</p>
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