4 JRPG Sequels That Are BETTER Than the Original... and 4 That Are WORSE

Most of the time, we think of video game sequels as being almost a sure thing. Yeah, every now and then there's a sequel that drops the ball, but by and large, sequels have all the good of the original and then some. So, I thought it would be fun to look at that dichotomy -- 4 JRPG sequels that exceeded their predecessors, and 4 that blew it. Let me know down in the comments if there are any games that come to mind for you -- especially in the "blew it" category, as those feel a bit harder to come by.

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00:00 Intro
01:52 Better 1
03:58 Worse 1
07:17 Better 2
10:23 Worse 2
14:22 Better 3
17:35 Worse 3
20:56 Better 4
23:09 Worse 4
25:57 Outro