Comment on What are some mainstream game series where you really do need to start from the first game?
ObsidianZed@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 months ago
This was a surprisingly difficult question and I had to dig into my library for inspiration but here are some games that I would recommend that (mostly) require starting from the beginning of the story:
- The Last Of Us
- Uncharted
- Dishonored
- God of War (2018 and Ragnarok definitely, original PS2+PSP games for extra depth and different game style)
- Hellblade (sequel doesn’t release until next month but I’m still pretty confident in this answer)
Loose Fits
- Portal
- Dead Space
- F.E.A.R.
- Resistance
Honorable Mentions as I can’t personally attest to having not beaten every game
- Shadow of Mordor
- Mass Effect (I know it’s been mentioned)
- Dragon Age (same as above)
- BioShock
CorrodedCranium@leminal.space 2 months ago
Is Bioshock Infinite that connected to the first the two games? I can’t recall a lot of callbacks.
I feel like that’s one of those situations where you could use Infinite as a starting point then go back and play the originals.
ObsidianZed@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 months ago
That’s probably the series I have the least experience with from my list so you may be correct.
Blahnominous@lemmynsfw.com 2 months ago
Without spoiling, there is a reveal that ties all the BioShock games together in Infinite. That reveal would be much more impactful if you have knowledge of the others, and might not make any sense if it’s your first BioShock experience.