If I had a nickel for every 2000's RPG sequel that had better combat than the original, but worse map design, and to this day is still brought up as a point of comparison against its follow ups, and contains a location named Twilight Town, I'd have two nickels which isn't a lot but it's weird that it happened twice.

Literally the bare minimum for some of the greatest games of all time that deserved so much more.

Hunger Games but good