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mohab, do gaming w What video game franchises do you not need to start from the very beginning to enjoy? What would you recommend as the entry point into your favorite series?

Any action/fighting/shmup franchise because the stories are typically nonexistent/shit anyway:

  1. Bayonetta: I recommend the original as a starting point for an authentic action experience, but Bayonetta 2 is more beginner-friendly.
  2. Devil May Cry: either 3, or 5 will work—3 if you're after a challenging experience, and 5 if you're looking for an insane combo simulator. 1 could work as an entry point, but it's too old and will not appeal to everyone.
  3. Ninja Gaiden: I recommend the original Ninja Gaiden 2 on XBOX (not Sigma) if you're after nonstop action, and Ninja Gaiden Black if you're more of a souls-like fan.
  4. Crimzon Clover: World EXplosion is the superior game.
  5. Under Night In-Birth: I recommend Sys:Celes because it's the only one with functional netcode.
  6. Persona 4 Arena Ultimax because it's the only Persona Arena game, they just started at Persona 4, and the story has tie-ins for Persona 3 and 4.
  7. Guilty Gear: start with XX Accent Core Plus R if you need the "the most Guilty Gear" because every character has the most moves they've ever had throughout the series. -STRIVE- for beginners, and Xrd if you find XX inaccessible. OG Guilty Gear is a broken artifact, maybe to be admired, but not taken seriously.
  8. DoDonPachi: DaiOuJou: widely regarded as a shmup goat and the best DoDonPachi game. I recommend the Black Label release.
kate, do gaming w What video game franchises do you not need to start from the very beginning to enjoy? What would you recommend as the entry point into your favorite series?

counter strike!

iamtherealwalrus, do games w What are your favorite board games? I'm looking for games that are satisfying and lead to a sense of accomplishment or fulfillment or connection.

Stardew Valley the board game.

Ashen44, do gaming w What video game franchises do you not need to start from the very beginning to enjoy? What would you recommend as the entry point into your favorite series?

Monster Hunter. There’s tons of recurring stuff between games due to the nature of the series, but other than being able to go “hey, I recognize that from this other game!” there’s no reason to play the games in any particular order. I’d normally recommend World or Rise to new players, but with Wilds coming out in a month I’d say that’s the best option if you have the hardware for it. Wilds is a thematic sequel to World though, so starting with World before Wilds is something you might consider, though it’s not really necessary.

ryathal,

I haven’t actually played any of the old monster hunters before world, but from what I understand they are far more clunky, and you tend to fight the game almost as much as the monsters.

Ashen44,

You aren’t wrong, they’re definitely significantly more clunky, but they also absolutely have their own charm to them. If you’re a fan of “older” game design they might really appeal to you. There’s a much greater focus on the out-of-hunt preparation phase, and while the lack of many QOL features might be frustrating to some players, to others it adds to the personality of the games. They’re definitely games worth trying if you’re interested in retro gaming, or in Monster Hunter history, and they’re all easily emulatable.

That being said though, most players should probably just stick to the newer games, it truly cannot be overstated how much of a leap World was for the franchise. The amount of quality of life features and gameplay improvements is staggering, and going backwards from that can be a bit jarring.

Bosht, do games w What are your favorite games for killing nazis?

Sniper Elite: Nazi Zombie Army 1/2/3 or however many there are. Granted they’re zombies, but still solid

apotheotic, do gaming w What video game franchises do you not need to start from the very beginning to enjoy? What would you recommend as the entry point into your favorite series?

The witcher 3 can be played with a great experience even with no background on the series!

DrSteveBrule,

Good to hear. I tried to start with 1, but just can’t do with those controls.

apotheotic,

I try to forget but it haunts me

Rolive,

The story of witcher 1 is still quite good and worth experiencing. I’d suggest playing it on easy only so the bad gameplay doesn’t matter too much.

CorrodedCranium,
@CorrodedCranium@leminal.space avatar

I started with number 2 and felt a bit lost. I wonder if it would have been easier to start with 3 in that case.

apotheotic,

I think genuinely yeah. 2 built on 1 iirc. 3 is sort of its own thing insofar as the overall story arc

LordCrom, do gaming w What video game franchises do you not need to start from the very beginning to enjoy? What would you recommend as the entry point into your favorite series?

Uncharted

You can pick up any game in the series and you get a complete story.

Plus imho, one of the best series in recent memory

hyacin, do gaming w What video game franchises do you not need to start from the very beginning to enjoy? What would you recommend as the entry point into your favorite series?

Fire Emblem: Three Houses

Hooked me and then I explored lots of the rest of the series!

ILikeBoobies, do games w What are your favorite games for killing nazis?

What a weird question, just mod nazis into whatever killing game you enjoy the most

SPRUNT,

Not the same. That’s like killing the actors who played nazis in movies.

ILikeBoobies,

Vs killing the actors playing Nazis in a different game?

vulgarcynic, do games w What are your favorite games for killing nazis?
@vulgarcynic@sh.itjust.works avatar

Been playing quite a bit of the saboteur lately. Its a great game.

Dalek_Thal, do gaming w What are some games you like that most people hate and/or were panned by critics?
@Dalek_Thal@aussie.zone avatar

Veilguard was excellent, but it pissed off bigots and now it’s outright unsafe to speak positively about it on the other site.

PanArab, do gaming w What video game franchises do you not need to start from the very beginning to enjoy? What would you recommend as the entry point into your favorite series?
@PanArab@lemmy.ml avatar

Favourite Series - Recommended Entry Point

  1. Final Fantasy - VI
  2. Atelier - Sophie
  3. Dead or Alive - 5 Last Round
  4. Senran Kagura - Burst Renewal
  5. Romancing Saga - 2 Revenge of the Seven
Kingofthezyx,

Final Fantasy - VI

I actually think IV, but then skip to VI and go from there.

otp,

4 is better if you want an old school fixed-class character-driven JRPG. But 9 and 10 do that in a more modern way.

6 is better if you want an old-school blank-slate character-driven JRPG. But 7 and 8 do that in a more modern way.

7, 8, 9, and 10 are all retro themselves though.

5 is great if you want an old-school “character class” JRPG. And if you want it to be character-focused, you’ve gotta look at something like 10-2.

Recommending specific games from the franchise really depends on what someone is looking for.

deus, do games w [UFO 50] I won Bushido Ball with every character

Bushido Ball is awesome. I’ve been trying to get a cherry on it lately but it’s pretty hard.

TyrianMollusk, do gaming w Forza Horizon 5 will be coming to PS5. Likely other xbox exclusives will too.
@TyrianMollusk@lemm.ee avatar

I wish companies could do genuinely good things like release big games on more platforms, without everyone’s response being hand-wringing about what bad things it might mean for their own hardware.

Especially when it’s Microsoft, whose Xbox platform already extends into this tiny other thing people might have heard of, called Windows… I think they’ll be ok, somehow.

I’m more interested in this being FH5, which is just switching into a kind of maintenance mode, where weekly activity playlists repeat instead of doing new things, and both of those before there’s even talk about FH6. Adding significant new players to FH5 now seems an interesting choice.

boaratio, do gaming w What video game franchises do you not need to start from the very beginning to enjoy? What would you recommend as the entry point into your favorite series?

The Witcher. The first 2 games are real bad.

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