The Big Question: What's The Best Threequel?
Splatoon 3 launched this week, and is a hit with fans so far. This third instalment solidifies Splatoon's place among Nintendo's other elite franchises, having not missed a step so far. This got us thinking about all the other threequels that have brought a series of games together.
Having two games to live up to, pulling off the third game is no small feat, and one that can make or break a trilogy's legacy (looking at you Mass Effect). So with that in mind, this week's Big Question is: what is the best threequel?
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The general consensus is that Spyro 2 is the purple dragon’s best outing, but you’re actually all wrong. The third game, Year of the Dragon, is full of that classic Spyro charm we all adore, bringing together the best of the first two games, and adding a ridiculous amount onto that. Yes, I know the controls in Sgt. Byrd’s levels are ass, and Bentley is frankly, pretty boring, but when you were a kid, it was the best thing ever. FIVE characters to play as? Holy shit. And you also get to beat up Money Bags at the end of the game, taking back all of the gems he conned you out of over the trilogy. Beautiful stuff. Also also, Hunter gets a girlfriend, and we love that for him.
Moving successfully from 2D to 3D is no small feat. No one could imagine GTA 3 until it arrived. But Rockstar designed a 3D open world that would go on to become super influential. Not only that, GTA 3 has one of the most entertaining and funniest soundtracks ever produced (those radio stations are still hilarious). It created countless playthrough videos and Easter Egg moments before YouTube became a thing. Gaming would be forever different had GTA 3 been of a less winning design, but
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