Which game from The Devil Came Through Here Trilogy should I play first?

[DustRadio]

Between The Cat Lady and Downfall.. I know the original Downfall was made before The Cat Lady but it was remade to include themes from at Cat lady. I would like to play Downfall first unless it spoils anything in The Cat Lady.

[dollieganger]

I would suggest you play TCL first :) i think its better that way.
in a chapter in TCL you get to meet joe and ivy and by playing downfall you learn to understand their story basically. but thats my view of it ^_^

[adam1224]

If I remember correctly, there are reference-level connections between the two game - seeing the other game's protagonist in a scene, and in Downfall I think you see TCL's protagonist's name on a postal box.

Ignoring the order of creation of the games, I still suggest you to start with TCL. The buildup in that game makes a great base for Downfall, and Downfall has a few elements and namedrops that regards Lorelei, the last game.

In a dramatic sense, Downfall is the highest, middle point in the trilogy, it works a lot better as a reflection to, and escalation from The Cat Lady's themes.

[bliss]

The Downfall remake is expanded substantially, such that is clear you should play TCL first. Multiple characters originally introduced in TCL were added to prominent parts of Downfall, including a player character in one section, with multiple references to TCL plot. Downfall also occurs chronologically after TCL.

On the other hand, TCL shows characters from Downfall in a more passing teaser-like form which does not spoil Downfall.

[DustRadio]

Cool, thanks guys!

[Stigma]

Originally posted by bliss:

The Downfall remake is expanded substantially, such that is clear you should play TCL first. Multiple characters originally introduced in TCL were added to prominent parts of Downfall, including a player character in one section, with multiple references to TCL plot. Downfall also occurs chronologically after TCL.

On the other hand, TCL shows characters from Downfall in a more passing teaser-like form which does not spoil Downfall.

+1

[beroun]

I was wondering which game to play first! Thank you for this info. And I suppose Lorelai is the 3rd game in the series and should be played last?

[adam1224]

Originally posted by beroun:

I was wondering which game to play first! Thank you for this info. And I suppose Lorelai is the 3rd game in the series and should be played last?

I guess so, haven't played it yet.
It was released as the last game of the series, and if I remember correctly, Lorelei is namedropped around the end of Downfall and it's a big moment.

I feel it would be super spoiler-y to play it before the others, as dramatically and story-wise it would fit best after playing TCL and Downfall
I'm pretty sure someone who already played it can shine a bit more bright on the topic.

[Nilex]

I had the same dilema as OP so thanks for clearing it up for me :)

[Lцсᶖаᶇ º¹]

I would say Lorelai -> TCL -> Downfall. The 'meat' of the trilogy is going to be in TCL so you should treat that as the main course.

[ThereIsNoMe]

Lorelai is meant to be the last game and if you play it first the mystery of TCL kind of goes away. You're not meant to know who Queen Of Maggots is when you first meet her. I'd say TCL -> Downfall Redux -> Lorelai.

[Stigma]

Originally posted by ThereIsNoMe:

Lorelai is meant to be the last game and if you play it first the mystery of TCL kind of goes away. You're not meant to know who Queen Of Maggots is when you first meet her. I'd say TCL -> Downfall Redux -> Lorelai.

+1
Yup, play it chronologically.