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Phantasy Star III was a great way to illustrate how to flush a game's potential down the toilet. I love the premise of the game but hate the execution. Hugues Johnson is working on an editor for the game. That could prove interesting. The other downer sequels aren't really "the worst" but moreso just disappointing.

ActRaiser 2: no simulation mode and some jumps were unncessarily difficult. The soundtrack is also weaker.

Twisted Metal 3 & 4: didn't jive well with 1 & 2. Gameplay was not as intuitive or entertaining as 2. Weaker soundtrack that leaned too heavily on commerical music.

Twisted Metal Black: better then 3 & 4 but still needed polish. Some of the stories felt forced and cliched just make the game seem more edgy. Minion, the midboss, was made too hard and the final boss was too easy.

Shining Force CD: was a port from the game gear version and looked the part. I hate the kiddy graphics that make pegasus knights look fat and lazy compared to their Shining Force 1 counterparts that were sleek and menacing. Gameplay was alright but no exploration mode made it feel too forced. There was no real incentive to carrying over your saved file to the third book unless you powerleveled a few toons. Character balance was rather poor. A few toons were too powerful and some far too weak. Overall issues that could have been addressed with the port were ignored.

At least with Shining Force 2 and on they fixed some of the glaring AI problems that plague the first game. I'm looking at you Mr. High Priest who casts Heal 4 to cure 5 hit points of damage.