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		<title>Ludus Novus 015: Curse of Ludus Novus</title>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What do we look for in digital game sequels, and why is it different than in other forms of media?  Why don&#8217;t we see more sequels that give us more of the same good stuff?</p>
<p>References:</p>
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<li><i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00005JKCH?ie=UTF8&#038;tag=ludnov-20&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=9325&#038;creativeASIN=B00005JKCH">Spider-Man</a></i><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=ludnov-20&#038;l=as2&#038;o=1&#038;a=B00005JKCH" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" /> and <i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00005JMQW?ie=UTF8&#038;tag=ludnov-20&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=9325&#038;creativeASIN=B00005JMQW">Spider-Man 2</a></i><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=ludnov-20&#038;l=as2&#038;o=1&#038;a=B00005JMQW" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" /> directed by Sam Raimi</li>
<li><i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0590353403?ie=UTF8&#038;tag=ludnov-20&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=9325&#038;creativeASIN=0590353403">Harry Potter and the Sorcerer&#8217;s Stone</a></i><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=ludnov-20&#038;l=as2&#038;o=1&#038;a=0590353403" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" /> and <i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0439064864?ie=UTF8&#038;tag=ludnov-20&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=9325&#038;creativeASIN=0439064864">Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets</a></i><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=ludnov-20&#038;l=as2&#038;o=1&#038;a=0439064864" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" /> by <a href="http://www.jkrowling.com/">J. K. Rowling</a></li>
<li><i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0000A1VEU?ie=UTF8&#038;tag=ludnov-20&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=9325&#038;creativeASIN=B0000A1VEU">Prince of Persia: Sands of Time</a></i><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=ludnov-20&#038;l=as2&#038;o=1&#038;a=B0000A1VEU" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" /> and <i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0002AL28W?ie=UTF8&#038;tag=ludnov-20&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=9325&#038;creativeASIN=B0002AL28W">Prince of Persia: Warrior Within</a></i><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=ludnov-20&#038;l=as2&#038;o=1&#038;a=B0002AL28W" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" /> developed by Ubisoft Montreal</li>
<li><i><a href="http://www.penny-arcade.com/">Penny Arcade</a></i>&#8216;s <i>Warrior Within</i> strip, &#8220;<a href="http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2004/12/03/">On Discomfort</a>&#8220;</li>
<li><i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0001O3YD0?ie=UTF8&#038;tag=ludnov-20&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=9325&#038;creativeASIN=B0001O3YD0">Pitch Black</a></i><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=ludnov-20&#038;l=as2&#038;o=1&#038;a=B0001O3YD0" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" /> and <i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0002VEUV2?ie=UTF8&#038;tag=ludnov-20&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=9325&#038;creativeASIN=B0002VEUV2">The Chronicles of Riddick</a></i><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=ludnov-20&#038;l=as2&#038;o=1&#038;a=B0002VEUV2" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" /> directed by David Twohy</li>
<li><i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00009TW6R?ie=UTF8&#038;tag=ludnov-20&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=9325&#038;creativeASIN=B00009TW6R">Halo: Combat Evolved</a></i><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=ludnov-20&#038;l=as2&#038;o=1&#038;a=B00009TW6R" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" /> and <i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000NV8F58?ie=UTF8&#038;tag=ludnov-20&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=9325&#038;creativeASIN=B000NV8F58">Halo 2</a></i><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=ludnov-20&#038;l=as2&#038;o=1&#038;a=B000NV8F58" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" /> by <a href="http://www.bungie.net/">Bungie Studios</a></li>
<li><i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00009ECD7?ie=UTF8&#038;tag=ludnov-20&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=9325&#038;creativeASIN=B00009ECD7">Starcraft</a></i><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=ludnov-20&#038;l=as2&#038;o=1&#038;a=B00009ECD7" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" /> and <i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00009ECD8?ie=UTF8&#038;tag=ludnov-20&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=9325&#038;creativeASIN=B00009ECD8">Starcraft: Brood War</a></i><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=ludnov-20&#038;l=as2&#038;o=1&#038;a=B00009ECD8" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" /> by <a href="http://www.blizzard.com/">Blizzard Entertainment</a>
<li><i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000OZHDWO?ie=UTF8&#038;tag=ludnov-20&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=9325&#038;creativeASIN=B000OZHDWO">Sam &amp; Max: Season One</a></i><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=ludnov-20&#038;l=as2&#038;o=1&#038;a=B000OZHDWO" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" /> by <a href="http://www.telltalegames.com/">Telltale Games</a>
<li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001440YD4?ie=UTF8&#038;tag=ludnov-20&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=9325&#038;creativeASIN=B001440YD4"><i>Half-Life 2</i>, <i>Half-Life 2: Episode 1</i>, and <i>Half-Life 2: Episode 2</i></a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=ludnov-20&#038;l=as2&#038;o=1&#038;a=B001440YD4" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" /> by <a href="http://www.valvesoftware.com/">Valve Software</a></li>
<li><i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00000DMAD?ie=UTF8&#038;tag=ludnov-20&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=9325&#038;creativeASIN=B00000DMAD">Grim Fandango</a></i><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=ludnov-20&#038;l=as2&#038;o=1&#038;a=B00000DMAD" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" /> by <a href="http://www.lucasarts.com/">LucasArts</a></li>
<li><i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00008Z0HX?ie=UTF8&#038;tag=ludnov-20&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=9325&#038;creativeASIN=B00008Z0HX">XIII</a></i><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=ludnov-20&#038;l=as2&#038;o=1&#038;a=B00008Z0HX" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" /> by Ubisoft Paris</li>
<li><i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00003OPEQ?ie=UTF8&#038;tag=ludnov-20&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=9325&#038;creativeASIN=B00003OPEQ">Anachronox</a></i><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=ludnov-20&#038;l=as2&#038;o=1&#038;a=B00003OPEQ" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" /> by Ion Storm</li>
<li><i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0002Y2XXQ?ie=UTF8&#038;tag=ludnov-20&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=9325&#038;creativeASIN=B0002Y2XXQ">Katamari Damacy</a></i><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=ludnov-20&#038;l=as2&#038;o=1&#038;a=B0002Y2XXQ" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" /> and <i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000A5K5MI?ie=UTF8&#038;tag=ludnov-20&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=9325&#038;creativeASIN=B000A5K5MI">We Love Katamari</a></i><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=ludnov-20&#038;l=as2&#038;o=1&#038;a=B000A5K5MI" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" /> by <a href="http://www.namcogames.com/">Namco Games</a></li>
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<p>The music for this episode is &#8220;<a href="http://www.jamendo.com/en/track/78726">Darien Gap</a>&#8221; by <a href="http://www.joshwoodward.com/">Josh Woodward</a> and is available under a <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/">Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 License</a>.</p>
<p>This episode&#8217;s topic suggested by <a href="http://irrsinn.net/">Lissa</a>.</p>
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References:

Spider-Man and Spider-Man 2 directed by Sam Raimi
Harry Po[...]</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>What do we look for in digital game sequels, and why is it different than in other forms of media?  Why don&#8217;t we see more sequels that give us more of the same good stuff?
References:

Spider-Man and Spider-Man 2 directed by Sam Raimi
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer&#8217;s Stone and Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J. K. Rowling
Prince of Persia: Sands of Time and Prince of Persia: Warrior Within developed by Ubisoft Montreal
Penny Arcade&#8216;s Warrior Within strip, &#8220;On Discomfort&#8220;
Pitch Black and The Chronicles of Riddick directed by David Twohy
Halo: Combat Evolved and Halo 2 by Bungie Studios
Starcraft and Starcraft: Brood War by Blizzard Entertainment
Sam &#38; Max: Season One by Telltale Games
Half-Life 2, Half-Life 2: Episode 1, and Half-Life 2: Episode 2 by Valve Software
Grim Fandango by LucasArts
XIII by Ubisoft Paris
Anachronox by Ion Storm
Katamari Damacy and We Love Katamari by Namco Games

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