Go on, they also like the game to be changed massively from the original too. For sequels and 'we have to make changes because people want them' take this.

I go to a restaurant and buy a nice Lasagne meal. I love it that much I'd like it again, only the next time I go in the waiter says 'We've used a similar sauce and made you Spaghetti Bolognese'.

No, just try and improve on my Lasagne please.

I've yet to come across a quality series in which a sequel, or subsequent sequels, have been WORSE than the original:

Super Mario Bros 2 and 3 were amazing, as were
Legend of Zelda Sequels
Devil May Cry sequels minus part 2
MGS 2 and 3
Sly Cooper 2 and 3
God of War 2 and 3
Resident Evil 2, 3, and 4
Killzone 2, Liberation, and 3
Resistance 2, and presumably 3
Uncharted 2
Little Big Planet 2
Super Mario Galaxy 2
Metroid 2 and Super Metroid
Castlevania 2 and 3, and SOTN, AOS, DOS, and OOE
Contra and Super C
Earthbound 2
Final Fantasy 2-6, IX, and XII
Dark Cloud 2
Tomb Raider 2, Legends, Anniversary, and Guardian of Light
Assassin's Creed 2 and Brotherhood
Red Dead Redemption (technically a sequel to Red Dead Revolver)
Grand Theft Auto Vice City and San Andreas
Halo 2 and Reach
Gears of War 2
Call of Duty 4
Ratchet and Clank GC, UPA, TOD, and ACIT
Dead Space 2
Mafia 2

man, I could literally go on listing phenomenal sequels to great franchises.

sequels only suck for a few reasons:

1) Franchise whoring (see Madden)
2) Shifting the franchise to a newer, lesser talented developer than the original (see, Devil May Cry 2, Crackdown 2, and the Silent Hill titles NOT developed by Team Silent)
3) Altering the core foundation of the franchise in some significant way as to, pretty much, not be the same game (see Silent Hill 4: The Room, Resident Evil 5: for the record, I actually ENJOYED Silent Hill 4 and Resident Evil 5, but in comparison to earlier iterations, they are pretty weak)

Seriously, dude. Do a little bit of intelligent research before you make such a blanket statement as "Sequels Suck and HERE'S WHY!!!11!"

SOME sequels most certainly do suck. The majority of gaming franchises that are worth a damn have had EXCELLENT sequels. Nobody is forcing you to buy Kane and Lynch and Army of Two sequels. Be more discerning of the crap you buy, and you'll find sequels that literally EMBARRASS their predecessors.

Who would have thought Marvel vs Capcom 3 would be number 6.

Some games sequels aren't bad, I think Call Of Duty is one of those games that is starting to sux because of to many each year.

Final Fantasy is kind of that way, I think now its hard for them to get alot of people to enjoy there games and the combat style.

Kingdom Hearts 2 is a great sequel. Batman: Arkham City, Uncharted 3, and inFAMOUS 2 will be great sequels too. There is already a big list and I agree with it lol

BS article is BS. Obviously the guy has no clue as to how the industry works. If say Developer A makes a new ip, and it fails than more than likely that developer studio will sink and go bankrupt. The cost's of creating a decent AAA title have skyrocketed. Last generation it was easier for a development studio to try a few new ip's, and risk failure.

With this terrible economy, and the HUGE production cost is the major reason of lack of new ip's. To much risk, very little reward. Activision know's that regardless of how Call of Duty is recieved it will still sell. They can't say the same for some new ip.

Blame the times, nothing else.

galaxy 2 is better then 1.
Majoras mask is as good if not better then Oot.
Uncharted 2 was as good if not better then 1.
Resident Evil 4 was good

If a game sucks and happens to be a sequel theres a little phrase that applies,
"post hoc ergo propter hoc"

yea thats why Uncharted 2 was better then the first. Thats why Killzone 2 was better than the first. Thats why MK9 will be better than the last.

eh, i disagree since my favorite games have been sequels (SH2, Mass Effect 2, Ocarina of time)

LBP1 was great but come on LBP2 is ten times better.No question about that.