Sequel: a published, broadcast, or recorded work that continues the story or develops the theme of an earlier one.
Just because it tells the story from before the first piece of work does not mean it is not a sequel. Prequel sequels are everywhere and basically always have been
I can’t think of another example where a title with a 2 in it had a story that took place before the first one. The closest I can think of is The Godfather 2 (assuming I’m even remembering right) and that had the prequel parts as flashbacks within a story that took place after the first one.
Sequel: a published, broadcast, or recorded work that continues the story or develops the theme of an earlier one.
Just because it tells the story from before the first piece of work does not mean it is not a sequel. Prequel sequels are everywhere and basically always have been
I can’t think of another example where a title with a 2 in it had a story that took place before the first one. The closest I can think of is The Godfather 2 (assuming I’m even remembering right) and that had the prequel parts as flashbacks within a story that took place after the first one.
The immediate one that comes to mind because it was a big deal back then is FNAF2
Okay, that’s 2.5 examples between us then. I’d hardly consider that to be “everywhere”.