Good Entry for new player to series?

[Mace]

As title says. Just wondering if this builds on an existing story or is a stand alone style story. Never played the Amnesia games but have been wanting to get into them.

[nicks husband coach]

every amnesia game is connected to the lore

[Sir Tontonolous]

Originally posted by playergod:

every amnesia game is connected to the lore

That being said, some are far more loosely connected than the others.

Rebirth very heavily relies on you having played Dark Descent prior, but I'd say A Machine for Pigs and The Bunker are both games that can be played on their own just fine. The Bunker does have some definite nods to past entries, but nothing so severe that you're going to be lost in any major capacity.

Besides, this game is easily the most gameplay focused of the series. You could skip over every non essential note and I'd reckon you'd still have a very good time.

[Gaydolf Honkler]

For the most part this is its own story, but there are a few mysteries that won't be answered unless you've played previous entries especially Amnesia: Rebirth, but it is mostly self contained, so I'd say go for it. It's a really good game, but be warned when it comes to the gameplay this game isn't all that close to the earlier entries, other than evading a spooky monster in the dark, survival horror elements (with exception to A Machine for Pigs) and some sort of puzzles.

[Mace]

Much appreciated guys!

[Blackburn]

I think it is the best entry,
because, there is no much story, The game is about gameplay mechanics: and those are the best in the series.. the game is true immersieve sim

[Coldflame]

having not played and knowing very little about the amnesia games i still had a good time and wasn't really confused about much. a few questions that seem like they might have been answered by prior games weren't the kind of questions that need to be answered for the horror to work

[MacNeuver]

Well every Amnesia has a different story and characters, but they are all connected to the lore

[Gdudism]

This game doesnt care much for the overall franchise lore, except for some minor references.

[Gdudism]

Theres no orb in the bunker, mainly, thus lacking the #1 cross-games lore connection.

[Gdudism]

There IS laudanum though, its in the medkit.

[Boss]

There is overall lore and The Bunker is connected to it, but this might be the game with the least connection to that.

[Zippy]

This game connects to Rebirth the most out of all the others.

[mw00]

this one has the most refined gameplay, so yes. All of them are really good. Amazing series, amazing dev. They haven't made a bad game yet, even Rebirth was pretty decent.

[morko]

You don't need to know anything about the other Amnesia games to enjoy this. You might actually be better off, since the supernatural aspect of this game will be more of a mistery to you. Some things are better left unknown, which is sadly not the case with this game if you've played the previous one(s).