And Road Rash 3D, well, that was just abominable. Sequels are numerous and take on a variety of forms. Jesus, I love the Street Fighter series, honest to God, but Capcom has truly perfected the art of running in place. Sequels are proven money makers, and consoles need them. But with more mediocre sports, wrestling, fighting and action sequels on the way, the fact is, the PlayStation has become the wasteland of the sequel.
Good sequels exist.
These are fresh sequels at work, where the new installment is actually fundamentally better than the first. The fact is, original games are hard work. They take vision and require risk. While we're in this healthy status now in 1998, creativity should be flowing like a spring. Instead, developers are finding ways to defend redundancy.