Never played previous

[Tonald Dump]

Question ive never played the previous 2 titles do i need to for this installment ?

[Hero-of-Canton]

Technically no, but it is absolutely worth doing so. The story is continuous between the three.

[Tonald Dump]

i dont fancy forking out for all three what about 2 and 3 only

[Brma]

You can but you'll miss the whole beginning so you won't know characters or lore.
I would honestly suggest starting with 1. Then you can decide when to buy the second and third if you ever do.

[Hero-of-Canton]

If you only want to play one or two games I'd go with one or two. Why would you want to play the third and not the first?

[Tonald Dump]

ok ill start at the beginning thanks for the help

[RasaNova]

Originally posted by Hero-of-Canton:

If you only want to play one or two games I'd go with one or two. Why would you want to play the third and not the first?

Depends... I was going to ask the same question as OP. Some games fundamentally change or improve game mechanics, or don't change the gameplay enough so there is no reason to play the earlier games vs jumping to later entries. Does each game feel different from the others, or is it essentially the same gameplay but refined improved or expanded from one to the next?

[Tonald Dump]

i want the full experience so just picked up a key for 6.49 cant go wrong at that price start at the start and see where i go

[Hero-of-Canton]

Combat in the games is definitely significantly different but I wouldn't say that combat in the third is more fun than the first. In the first one one combat involves stretching your resources pretty thin to make it through intact while in the third its mostly about developing high powered specialists and comboing them with eachother. (The second is somewhere inbetween these two)

It's probably going to be a matter of personal preference which one has more enjoyable gameplay. Personally the second is probably my favorite just because I love playing with Bolverk.

[Metadragon]

Originally posted by Technoir:

i dont fancy forking out for all three what about 2 and 3 only

save your money and dont get them at all then. They are a single narrative. Its like playing Masseffect 3 without playing the previous games. Its possible but your missing out. You starting with 3 without playing the others is gonna leave confused and the game with your negative review.

Spare all of us the trouble and dont buy it at all or buy them all.

But yeah it seems you got it cheap somewhere so good on you.

[Tenebrais]

Even aside from the story, TBS plays pretty differently to most tactics games, and I feel like the first helps ease you into the system better with its low-level encounters.

[RasaNova]

Originally posted by Metadragon:

Originally posted by Technoir:

i dont fancy forking out for all three what about 2 and 3 only

save your money and dont get them at all then. They are a single narrative. Its like playing Masseffect 3 without playing the previous games. Its possible but your missing out. You starting with 3 without playing the others is gonna leave confused and the game with your negative review.

Spare all of us the trouble and dont buy it at all or buy them all.

But yeah it seems you got it cheap somewhere so good on you.

Wow, judgemental much? It was a perfectly reasonable question, and it was answered to the OP's satisfaction.

The Mass Effect narrative comparison is helpful though, so thanks for that.

[Metadragon]

Originally posted by RasaNova:

Originally posted by Metadragon:

save your money and dont get them at all then. They are a single narrative. Its like playing Masseffect 3 without playing the previous games. Its possible but your missing out. You starting with 3 without playing the others is gonna leave confused and the game with your negative review.

Spare all of us the trouble and dont buy it at all or buy them all.

But yeah it seems you got it cheap somewhere so good on you.

Wow, judgemental much? It was a perfectly reasonable question, and it was answered to the OP's satisfaction.

The Mass Effect narrative comparison is helpful though, so thanks for that.

yes I am.

and?

I also answered his question.

[RasaNova]

Originally posted by Metadragon:

Originally posted by RasaNova:

Wow, judgemental much? It was a perfectly reasonable question, and it was answered to the OP's satisfaction.

The Mass Effect narrative comparison is helpful though, so thanks for that.

yes I am.

and?

I also answered his question.

Yeah I actually misread that last line in your post and took it as more of an insult to the OP when it really wasn't, so sorry about that. And yep you did answer, and I acknowleged & thanked you for that.

But still, the tone of your reply could have been informative without being confrontational, which just leads to random internet strangers like me judging you for judging others. (See, I'm no better!)

[hedop]

Originally posted by Technoir:

i want the full experience so just picked up a key for 6.49 cant go wrong at that price start at the start and see where i go

Far be it from me to criticise you but all 3 titles are worth their weight in gold and and the normal price is absolutely fair. I hope you buy the second one full price, because it would seriously help the studio to make some dough who have produced these excellent games on a shoestring budget.

But I agree with all posters that came before: You need game 1 and 2. The lore will totally confuse you otherwise and you will have no emotional connection with many of the characters.

[Metadragon]

Originally posted by RasaNova:

Originally posted by Metadragon:

yes I am.

and?

I also answered his question.

Yeah I actually misread that last line in your post and took it as more of an insult to the OP when it really wasn't, so sorry about that. And yep you did answer, and I acknowleged & thanked you for that.

But still, the tone of your reply could have been informative without being confrontational, which just leads to random internet strangers like me judging you for judging others. (See, I'm no better!)

The only tone there is the one you overlay on to my words.