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** ''FanFic/FallingBackwards'' is another MLP example. With the original being a sad, yet heartwarming {{Dramedy}}, about Rainbow Dash receiving brain damage, that mentally regresses her, after a failed stunt and having to be taken in by Twilight, and [[HilarityEnsues Hilarity]] and heartwarming ensue. The Cannon and alternate sequels, Flying Forwards and Raising Rainbows on the other hand, both introduce villains, conspiracies, kidnapping, and nations on the brink of war.

* ''VideoGame/DragonAgeII'' had been heavily actionized in comparison to its [[VideoGame/DragonAgeOrigins predecessor]]. Whereas the first game typically had 5-6 enemies per room that took a while to kill and had most of the same skills the player party had, and you had to place a heavy emphasis on tactics. Here you fight dozens of much weaker enemies per encounter, usually in several waves that often teleported out of nowhere. The combat became far more over-the-top, with rogues jumping several metres through the air and even ''heavily armored'' templars able to do backflips, every kill led to a shower of blood (if not someone [[LudicrousGibs exploding outright]]) and enemies were lucky if they could have two or three skills. Relatively rare and challenging mini-bosses like Revenants and [[HornyDevils Desire Demons]] were also downgraded to EliteMooks.

** ''Film/GodzillaVsKong'' ups the ante even more, with Godzilla appearing and destroying Pensacola, Florida ''not even 10 minutes in'', then of course the titular conflict gets 3 rounds of battle, and spliced between them is Kong vs a Warbat. [[spoiler: Then there’s Godzilla vs Mechagodzilla, and ''then'' Godzilla ''and'' Kong vs Mechagodzilla.]] Oh yeah, and unlike the other 2 films, there is no cutting away from these fights, so you get longer and more intricate scenes of giant monsters beating the tar out of each other.

** ''Film/GodzillaVsKong'' ups the ante even more, with Godzilla appearing and destroying Pensacola, Florida ''not even 10 minutes in'', then of course the titular conflict gets 3 rounds of battle, and spliced between them is Kong vs a Warbat. [[spoiler: Then there’s Godzilla vs Mechagodzilla, and ''then'' Godzilla ''and'' Kong vs Mechagodzilla.]]

** ''Film/GodzillaVsKong'' ups the ante even more, with Godzilla appearing and destroying Pensacola, Florida ‘’not even 10 minutes in'', then of course the titular conflict gets 3 rounds of battle, and spliced between them is Kong vs a Warbat. [[spoiler: Then there’s Godzilla vs Mechagodzilla, and ''then'' Godzilla ''and'' Kong vs Mechagodzilla.]]

** ''Videogame/ResidentEvil7'' inverts this, as it's far more SurvivalHorror than action. However, the sequel to this game, ''Videogame/ResidentEvilVillage'', is plays it straight, bringing in more combat and action while still retaining extensive horror, sometimes even using horror from other genres.

Tends to happen with horror films. Occasionally, as with ''Film/{{Alien}}'', it's because [[Creator/JamesCameron the director]] feels the first was perfect and tries to do new things - which ironically in ''Film/{{Aliens}}'''s case made it an EvenBetterSequel. Other times, it's because anyone who ''[[ActionSurvivor survives]]'' a horror movie [[TookALevelInBadass graduates with a few levels in badass]], and when you put an ActionHero into a horror movie, it becomes an action movie.

This can also happen in some video games, particularly those in the horror genre. Often, the first installment will be based on survival, not combat, and encourage you to avoid the enemies rather than fight them directly. Possibly in an effort to appeal to a wider audience (after all, survival is hard, but blasting shit is ''fun''), subsequent games will add more ammo and weapons, or go into a full GenreShift. Of course, it can happen to other genres as well--as technology has improved, the RPG genre as a whole has become faster paced and more action-oriented, for example.

** ''Film/TheSpyWhoLovedMe'' also featured way more action and bigger setpieces than ''Film/TheManWithTheGoldenGun''.

* ''Machinima/RedVsBlue'' only had sparse gunfights (after all, it's basically a video game deathmatch [[ArmedFarces where everyone involved is very incompetent]]) until season 8, where with Creator/MontyOum's character animation the restrictions of the ''Franchise/{{Halo}}'' engine were off and thus an uptick in action scenes ensued, starting with a car breaking through a wall. [[Machinima/RedVsBlueTheProjectFreelancerSaga The following two seasons]] were even half machinima, half animation to give more room for the action. Things quieted down afterwards (season 11 downright had no custom animation), with only the occasional combats... until season 18, which for being the first fully-animated and done by the same people of ''Webanimation/DeathBattle'', mostly centered around frantic battles and chases.

* ''VideoGame/{{Metroid}}'':

* The original ''VideoGame/TombRaider'' had even balance between combat and platforming/puzzle solving. Its sequel shifted focus closer to combat by letting Lara start with a shotgun in addition to her trademark pistols and adding greater quantity of both monster and human enemies.

*** [[http://www.fimfiction.net/story/119332/a-new-home-ii-a-queens-revenge A Queen's Revenge:]] Queen Chrysalis shows up and tries to TakeOverTheWorld, and ''definitely'' WouldHurtAChild, especially one connected to one of the Element bearers. It's not as dark as the {{Gorn}} fics that follow in the footsteps of ''Fanfic/{{Cupcakes}},'' but compared to the tone of the previous arcs it's like expecting the next episode of ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManAndHisAmazingFriends'' and instead getting one of the movies. However, the fourth and current arc, [[http://www.fimfiction.net/story/128882/a-new-home-iii-the-quest-for-the-lost-locket The Quest for the Lost Locket,]] doesn't continue this progression.

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** [[VideoGame/ResidentEvil2Remkae The]] [[VideoGame/ResidentEvil3Remake remakes]] for 2 and 3 invert it and play it straight, with the former turning up the survival horror aspect considerably. 3, meanwhile, is much like it's counterpart with balls to the wall action.

* The first two ''VideoGame/{{Turrican}}'' were slow, methodical MetroidVania platformers while the console sequels and ''Turrican 3'' were fast-paced run & gun shooters more akin to ''VideoGame/{{Contra}}''.

*** Original story: An abused five-year-old in the human world wishes for a loving family on the same night Fluttershy wishes she had a child or a younger sibling to take care of. With a little help from Princess Luna, they both get their wish. Most of the story is about Fluttershy as a new mommy and poor Toby slowly learning that no, here he's not going to be mauled for breathing the wrong way, and the others trying to figure out where he came from and such. There are sad moments and about as many TastesLikeDiabetes moments.

** The fanfic ''ItsAlwaysSunnyInFillydelphia'' involves Applejack going on a date with Soarin of the Wonderbolts (her only customer in the season 1 finale "The Best Night Ever") and the two of them falling in love. Its sequel, "Semper Fidelis", plunks the two of them in an action-packed adventure inspired by one of the G1 ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyTVSpecials'' "Rescue at Midnight Castle".
** There's also a fanfic called [[http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=a%20new%20home%20fimfiction&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CB8QFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.fimfiction.net%2Fstory%2F88624%2Fa-new-home&ei=vcCXU62PKYykqAb_0IGIDg&usg=AFQjCNEQHNISu1xSJkSt2WNUdC4fRXAsjg&bvm=bv.68693194,d.b2k "A New Home."]] The first three sagas in TheVerse:

** ''Fanfic/{{Windfall}}'' by Warren Hutch was a ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' fanfic about the Mane Six PuttingTheBandBackTogether to be there for the birth of Fluttershy's first child, full of laughs and SugarWiki/{{WAFF}}. The sequels, while still largely comedies, are rather more action-packed:

* ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry'' might seem like an odd pick for the trope since it was always an action game with copious amounts of RuleOfCool, but the first game still had a lot more survival horror elements compared to the sequels and could be a bit slower at times as a result. Compare the first mission of the first ''Devil May Cry'' to the first mission in ''Devil May Cry 3''. The first game opens with a lot more suspense and you don't fight your first enemy until you're about 80% through the mission, the rest is just building atmosphere. In ''Devil May Cry 3'' you will have already killed 5 demons within the first 20 seconds. (This is partially attributable to the fact that ''[=DMC=]'' started off life as a ''Franchise/ResidentEvil'' GaidenGame.)

* ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry'' might seem like an odd pick for the trope since it was always an action game with copious amounts of RuleOfCool, but the first game still had a lot more survival horror elements compared to the sequels and could be a bit slower at times as a result. Compare the first mission of the first ''Devil May Cry'' to the first mission in ''Devil May Cry 3''. The first game opens with a lot more suspense and you don't fight your first enemy until you're about 80% through the mission, the rest is just building atmosphere. In ''Devil May Cry 3'' you will have already killed 5 demons within the first 20 seconds. (This is partially attributable to the fact that ''[=DMC=]'' started off life as a ''Franchise/ResidentEvil''
GaidenGame.)

* ''VideoGame/ActraiserII'': The simulation portion from its predecessor is completely nixed and the player character has more special moves and is a lot more nimble overall.

** ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry5'', the {{Unreboot}}, takes this even futher. While there are still collectibles, hidden missions, and some optional side paths, platforming is almost next to none. Most stages are linear hallways with the combat being the star and getting even more expansive. Nero gets new robotic arms called Devil Breakers, and Dante gets even more weapons and is allowed to select the amount the player chooses without being limited to just two or three. Newcomer V can be described as a mage type fighter the summons three different demons to the fighting for him.