Even the gentlemen monsters, which were just plain funny in past games, were a shadow of their former selves in this game. (zeboyd.com)
The xbox brand as a whole is but a shell of its former self since its inception... The 1st xbox remains as my favorite xbox. (n4g.com)
It has been widely assumed that pregnancy and motherhood turns women into a less intelligent version of their former self, to put it politely. (bounty.com)