Great game sequels - an IFDB Poll

by Teaspoon
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Whilst writing a review of "All Alone", Joey Jones's sequel to his game "If I Wasn't Shy", I became curious - how many examples of sequels are there in IF? Preferably good ones.

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Andromeda Apocalypse — Extended Edition, by Marco Innocenti
4 votes
"A Comp Winning Sequel" [+]"A Comp Winning Sequel: The whole Andromeda cycle is a great example of successful sequels in IF. " --Joey Jones... "Even better than the first - and the bar was already set very high" [+]"Even better than the first - and the bar was already set very high: Different from the first game, and they're both wonderful stories!" ( - Full review) --mjhayes... "This one is even better than the first (it also won the Comp)." [+]"This one is even better than the first (it also won the Comp)." () --Kinetic Mouse Car... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Denk...

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The Mary Jane of Tomorrow, by Emily Short
3 votes
(No comment) [+](No comment) --Billy Mays... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Sobol... (No comment) [+](No comment) ( - Full review) --Lance Cirone...

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The Impossible Stairs, by Mathbrush
3 votes
"Authorized sequel to Impossible Bottle" [+]"Authorized sequel to Impossible Bottle" --Amanda Walker... (No comment) [+](No comment) ( - Full review) --Kinetic Mouse Car... (No comment) [+](No comment) ( - Full review) --Denk...

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Birdland, by Brendan Patrick Hennessy
3 votes
"A sequel (of sorts) to Bell Park, Youth Detective" [+]"A sequel (of sorts) to Bell Park, Youth Detective" --Molly... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Sobol... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Karl Ove Hufthammer...

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Scroll Thief, by Daniel M. Stelzer
3 votes
"Unofficial sequel to the 7-8 Infocom Zorkian games" [+]"Unofficial sequel to the 7-8 Infocom Zorkian games" ( - Full review) --MathBrush... (No comment) [+](No comment) --Jason Lautzenheiser... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Spike...

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Damnatio Memoriae, by Emily Short
2 votes
"Since "First..." [+]"Since "First Draft of the Revolution" is on here, it's only fair that this should be as well. Just as good a game as "Savoir Faire", if a lot shorter." --Christina Nordlander... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Sobol...

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Earth And Sky 3: Luminous Horizon, by Paul O'Brian
2 votes
(No comment) [+](No comment) ( - Full review) --MathBrush... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Denk...

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Fourdiopolis, by Andrew Schultz
2 votes
"Threediopolis, plus a bit extra" [+]"Threediopolis, plus a bit extra" --Andrew Schultz... "Puts an..." [+]"Puts an interesting spin on Three while letting both games feel worthwhile." ( - Full review) --Lance Cirone...

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The Origin of Madame Time, by Mathbrush
2 votes
"Authorised sequel to The Owl Consults" [+]"Authorised sequel to The Owl Consults" ( - Full review) --J. J. Guest... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Denk...

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The Magpie Takes the Train, by Mathbrush
2 votes
"This is a smaller..." [+]"This is a smaller game based on "Alias 'the Magpie.'" This one, "The Magpie Takes the Train," is done by a different author who received permission to make a sequel. Both are equally fantastic." () --Kinetic Mouse Car... (No comment) [+](No comment) ( - Full review) --Denk...

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First Draft of the Revolution, by Emily Short, Liza Daly and inkle
2 votes
"Set in the world of Savoir-Faire" [+]"Set in the world of Savoir-Faire" ( - Full review) --MathBrush... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Sobol...

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The Spectre of Castle Coris [2015 ADRIFT version], by Larry Horsfield
1 vote
(No comment) [+](No comment) ( - Full review) --Denk...

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Unnkulian Unventure II: The Secret of Acme, by David Baggett
1 vote
"a series of good quality zork-a-likes" [+]"a series of good quality zork-a-likes: gets better and better with each entry." --jakomo...

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A Roiling Original, by Andrew Schultz
1 vote
""kitchen sink" Sequel to Shuffling Around" [+]""kitchen sink" Sequel to Shuffling Around: Release 4 should be coming soon" --Andrew Schultz...

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New Year's Eve, 2019, by Autumn Chen
1 vote
(No comment) [+](No comment) () --Kinetic Mouse Car...

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The Mulldoon Murders, by Jon Ingold
1 vote
"Sequel to the very long Mulldoon Legacy" [+]"Sequel to the very long Mulldoon Legacy" ( - Full review) --MathBrush...

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20020, by Jon Bois
1 vote
(No comment) [+](No comment) --Kinetic Mouse Car...

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The Day time stood still, by Marius Müller
1 vote
"Game nine and counting in a series" [+]"Game nine and counting in a series: I've only played this game in the series thus far, but it did a very good job of getting me up to speed while implying the backstory of the previous games." () --Teaspoon...

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The Lurking Horror II: The Lurkening, by Ryan Veeder
1 vote
"Unofficial sequel" [+]"Unofficial sequel" ( - Full review) --Denk...

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Fingertips: All Alone, by Joey Jones
1 vote
"The game that inspired this poll." [+]"The game that inspired this poll.: Sequel to "If I Wasn't Shy"." ( - Full review) --Teaspoon...

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Dash Slapney, Patrol Leader , by Andrew Schultz
1 vote
"speed-IF sequel" [+]"speed-IF sequel: Not especially deep but I hope it is fun" --Andrew Schultz...

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Xanadu - The World's Only Hope, Part 2 - Revenge, by XanMag
1 vote
"Deception, imprisonment, and dietary discomfort never felt so good." [+]"Deception, imprisonment, and dietary discomfort never felt so good.: Xanadu, Part 2, is longer, more diverse, and with more difficult puzzles than the first, but the built-in hint system proves helpful if needed. Blerk, a mischievous and trusting companion, adds humor and pleasantly breaks-up a long game by allowing the player to switch POV to accomplish game-critical tasks." --XanMag...

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Earth and Sky 2: Another Earth, Another Sky, by Paul O'Brian
1 vote
(No comment) [+](No comment) ( - Full review) --MathBrush...

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Lady Thalia and the Rose of Rocroi, by Emery Joyce and N. Cormier
1 vote
(No comment) [+](No comment) () --Kinetic Mouse Car...

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Xanadu - The World's Only Hope, by XanMag
1 vote
"Adventurous, and often silly, exploration in a puzzle-filled world of danger." [+]"Adventurous, and often silly, exploration in a puzzle-filled world of danger.: Xanadu - TWOH, is the simplest of the three both in coding, puzzles, and length, but the staple for all three remains constant throughout - a likeable, but hapless, main character persists with wit and logic." --XanMag...

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Starship Quest, by Larry Horsfield
1 vote
"Best in the series so far" [+]"Best in the series so far" () --Denk...

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Hard Puzzle 2 : The Cow, The Stool and Other Animals, by Ade McT
1 vote
"Even more milking than the first!" [+]"Even more milking than the first!" ( - Full review) --CMG...

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Sunday Afternoon, by Christopher Huang (as Virgil Hilts)
1 vote
"Sort of example" [+]"Sort of example: Rev. Steven Dawson, the main character of Muse: An Autumn Romance, is a minor character in this." --Molly...

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Poll created on April 9, 2016