# Best "fourth" in a series? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 17, 2009, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-fourth-in-a-series/486309 "2009-02-17T19:39:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2009, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-fourth-in-a-series/486309/1 "2009-02-17T19:39:29Z")
GameFaqs today has a top ten list of the best “fourth” games in a series. Resident Evil 4 was number one, which I nearly agree with. What, in your opinion, are the best fourth games/books/movies/whatever in a series? I’d say: Game: Myst IV or Resident Evil 4 Books: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Movies: Hmmmmm…Superman IV? No. Indiana Jones 4? No. Star Wars 4(Phantom Menace)? Definitely not. Star Trek IV? Maybe, but not quite. Somebody is going to have to help me out with the movie one. ---
**Author:** ![Giles](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giles/32/60_2.png) [@Giles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giles)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2009, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-fourth-in-a-series/486309/2 "2009-02-17T19:55:32Z")
Plays: Either **Henry V** or **Richard III** by Shakespeare. (The names are deceptive: the main run of Shakespeare’s history plays is divided into two tetralogies: 1. Richard II 2. Henry IV, Part 1 3. Henry IV, Part 2 4. Henry V 5. Henry VI, Part 1 6. Henry VI, Part 2 7. Henry VI, Part 3 8. Richard III And the second group, in historical order. was written before the first – a bit like the Star War series – so there are two possible number 4’s.) ---
**Author:** ![Bosstone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/22d042/32.png) [@Bosstone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosstone)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2009, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-fourth-in-a-series/486309/3 "2009-02-17T20:04:31Z")
[Mega Man X4](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mega_Man_X4) is my favorite of the X series, although an argument can be made for X or X2 being overall better games. ---
**Author:** ![cmkeller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmkeller/32/118_2.png) [@cmkeller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmkeller)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2009, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-fourth-in-a-series/486309/4 "2009-02-17T20:08:39Z")
Movies: Thunderball, the 4th of the James Bond films was pretty good. Comic books: Avengers # 4 re-introduced Captain America to the world. ---
**Author:** ![kasuo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/8c91f0/32.png) [@kasuo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kasuo)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2009, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-fourth-in-a-series/486309/5 "2009-02-17T20:11:34Z")
Final Fantasy IV (aka Final Fantasy II in the U.S. on the Super Nintendo) Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar ---
**Author:** ![Student\_Driver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3da27b/32.png) [@Student\_Driver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Student_Driver)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2009, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-fourth-in-a-series/486309/6 "2009-02-17T20:46:36Z")
Super Mario World. ---
**Author:** ![Yodalicious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yodalicious/32/8195_2.png) [@Yodalicious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yodalicious)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2009, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-fourth-in-a-series/486309/7 "2009-02-17T20:48:58Z")
> [@cmkeller](#): > > Comic books: Avengers # 4 re-introduced Captain America to the world. Winner ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2009, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-fourth-in-a-series/486309/8 "2009-02-17T20:49:04Z")
Andrew Lloyd Webber’s fourth stage show was Evita. I consider it his best. ---
**Author:** ![Bosstone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/22d042/32.png) [@Bosstone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosstone)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2009, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-fourth-in-a-series/486309/9 "2009-02-17T20:51:52Z")
The Fourth is the best day of July. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2009, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-fourth-in-a-series/486309/10 "2009-02-17T21:11:32Z")
> [@](#): > > No. Star Wars 4(Phantom Menace)? Definitely not. Ah, but _Phantom Menace_ is really Part 1. Part 4 is _A New Hope_. 😉 _Flashman at the Charge_ is the 4th in the Flashman series, and I think it’s the best. ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2009, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-fourth-in-a-series/486309/11 "2009-02-17T21:36:28Z")
**Mort** in the Discworld series was very good, though some of the later books were even better. **Foundation’s Edge** is also quite good. **Tommy** by the Who was their fourth studio album release (not counting **Magic Bus** , which was a compilation album of singles and live material). ---
**Author:** ![ultrafilter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/3d9bf3/32.png) [@ultrafilter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultrafilter)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2009, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-fourth-in-a-series/486309/12 "2009-02-17T21:38:36Z")
Led Zeppelin IV. ---
**Author:** ![Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troy_mcclure_sf/32/4150_2.png) [@Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Troy_McClure_SF)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2009, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-fourth-in-a-series/486309/13 "2009-02-17T21:42:20Z")
> [@Student\_Driver](#): > > Super Mario World. This and ST:IV. ---
**Author:** ![footballisplayedwithyourfeet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/9f8e36/32.png) [@footballisplayedwithyourfeet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/footballisplayedwithyourfeet)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2009, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-fourth-in-a-series/486309/14 "2009-02-17T21:45:49Z")
> [@ultrafilter](#): > > Led Zeppelin IV. Hadn’t thought of it myself, but YES!! ---
**Author:** ![jali](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ecae2f/32.png) [@jali](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jali)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2009, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-fourth-in-a-series/486309/15 "2009-02-17T21:49:44Z")
_Sea of Silver Light_ , book 4 of the _Otherland_ Series by **Tad Williams** was outstanding. ---
**Author:** ![RikWriter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/49beb7/32.png) [@RikWriter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RikWriter)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2009, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-fourth-in-a-series/486309/16 "2009-02-17T22:14:07Z")
Foreigner Four? ---
**Author:** ![mshar253](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6de8d8/32.png) [@mshar253](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mshar253)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2009, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-fourth-in-a-series/486309/17 "2009-02-17T22:24:05Z")
I just wanted to second Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. Resident Evil 4 was a good game, but kind of overrated. RE1 (way back on the PS1) was one of the scariest experiences I’ve ever had, and RE2 had really cool gameplay, with the multiple endings and all. Or maybe I just got too old for the Resident Evil series. ---
**Author:** ![divemaster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/divemaster/32/78_2.png) [@divemaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/divemaster)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2009, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-fourth-in-a-series/486309/18 "2009-02-17T22:33:53Z")
Stephen King’s \*\*The Dark Tower IV: Wizard and Glass \*\*is (IMO) the best of the series, and it’s not even all that close. ---
**Author:** ![Knorf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/58956e/32.png) [@Knorf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knorf)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2009, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-fourth-in-a-series/486309/19 "2009-02-17T22:44:55Z")
Johannes Brahms’ Fourth Symphony. (Beethoven’s, Bruckner’s, and Nielsen’s Fourth Symphonies get honorable mention.) Bela Bartok’s Fourth String Quartet. ---
**Author:** ![zamboniracer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/e9a140/32.png) [@zamboniracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zamboniracer)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2009, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-fourth-in-a-series/486309/20 "2009-02-17T22:59:17Z")
Lou Gehrig, the Pride of the Yankees, was #4 [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-fourth-in-a-series/486309.md?page=2)