I could probably come up with worse sequels if given more time, but two jump at me immediately.

My mind is telling me Trine 3. The game sets up a whole story, and then just ends 1/3 into that story. It was hugely disappointing when I played it. However, I loved playing the game. Everything up until the (premature) ending was great, so that isn’t my pick.

Instead my pick is Ori and the Will of the Wisps. The game is good, but it is just the first game again, almost beat for beat. At least that is how I remember it. I was so excited to play it, but the whole way through I felt like I had already played the game before. I managed to get to the end of the game, but I had almost given up on the game by then. It was “more Ori”, but that was not what I wanted, I wanted to see how they would evolve Ori. Afterwards, whenever someone would ask if I recommended the game I would say that I 100% recommend playing either game, they are both great, but once you have played one don’t bother with the other.

I’m cautiously optimistic about this one. I loved GW2, even though I haven’t kept up with it in a while, so I’m interested to see what they are planning for the sequel. Orr also seems like a fun setting. I live the descriptions in GW2 of Orr pre-sinking. (Also, the gods (presumably) saying “we promise you magic” is funny, considering how horribly that ends in this case.)

However, GW2 is dripping in style, and I love the painterly style it has. I’m not seeing that same style in this trailer. It looks kinda generic, tbh. (The design of the mount is stellar, though.)

Also, being set in the past means that the Sylvari don’t exist yet, and the Charr are still the “great enemy”, so those two are out. We seem to have gained Kodan as a playable race, though (probably means no Norn as well, since they would have quite a bit of overlap). Also, this seemed like the perfect chance to give the people the Tengu they have wanted, but playable Tengu remains a dream, it seems.

I feel like Sea Shanty 2 from Old School Runescape is a strong contender. Even if you have never played Runescape there is a good chance you know it.

“In the room ahead is a spider artifact. Take it! We will need it to reach the Santieri Crystal.” Also “There is but one gift I can offer that is equal in value to an Elder Scroll and my daughter: I offer you my blood. Take it and you will walk as a lion among sheep, men will tremble at your approach, and you will never fear death again.”

I think you are taking that post the wrong way. For context every character in Star Rail falls into 3 (iirc) categories: short, medium, or tall, and every character within a category has the exact same body type, just with different accessories and textures. What that post is saying is that this is a character is in a category (medium/maiden) that does not have the exact same body as other characters in the same category, which might mean that in the future the characters will have more diverse models/body types.

That’s not to say that some people don’t get unduly angry over how their characters look, but that’s not what is happening here.