In cinema, sequels don’t tend to improve much on the original. For every Terminator 2 or Aliens, there’s a Caddyshack 2 or The Exorcist 2: The Heretic. In video games, it’s often the other way around as duds like Devil May Cry 2 and Castlevania 64 are the outliers next to entries that vastly improve the gameplay experience, like Devil May Cry 3 and Castlevania: Symphony of the Night.