should i watch anime before playing ?

[Barrel-roll]

because of story or the game doesn't start with explaining the basic concepts

[Sun Ra]

It explains it as it progresses.

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WATCH ANIME FOR SAKE OF GOD
the game story is horrible while the anime story is masterpiece
other stuff are good you can check my review for full detail

[Cutlass Jack]

I felt the reverse. The Anime diverges from the story quite a bit. The best it can do is spoil parts of the game for you. Wasn't a fan of the anime really.

[Barrel-roll]

Originally posted by Cutlass Jack:

I felt the reverse. The Anime diverges from the story quite a bit. The best it can do is spoil parts of the game for you. Wasn't a fan of the anime really.

maybe i did't like the intro of game but the rest gonna be find
dunno just started
i will update my review with the progress

[Wyrtt]

Originally posted by Cutlass Jack:

I felt the reverse. The Anime diverges from the story quite a bit. The best it can do is spoil parts of the game for you. Wasn't a fan of the anime really.

Spoil what? Game tutorial spoils any mystery or tension in the story within minutes.
This is the first time I ever saw adaptation to be 2 levels above its source materail. Anime builds up whole VR world reveal with several episodes showing all main characters and how they break one by one. MC has an actual personality and not best warrior who gets the gun first aka every persona game.

Man for now game story is such dissapoitment of half assed dialogs and non existant characters.

[Cutlass Jack]

Originally posted by Wyrtt:

Originally posted by Cutlass Jack:

I felt the reverse. The Anime diverges from the story quite a bit. The best it can do is spoil parts of the game for you. Wasn't a fan of the anime really.

Spoil what? Game tutorial spoils any mystery or tension in the story within minutes.
This is the first time I ever saw adaptation to be 2 levels above its source materail. Anime builds up whole VR world reveal with several episodes showing all main characters and how they break one by one. MC has an actual personality and not best warrior who gets the gun first aka every persona game.

The MC gets a personality but his personality was annoying, so I consider that a wash. It made me really grateful for the new female option since the anime ruined him for me. But its a given that an anime has to ruin a customizable main character.

As for spoilers it ruins things like who people are behind their avatars, that sort of thing. As you generally play a game much longer than watching an anime, Its good to keep surprises.

Personally, I feel most Anime based on video games are done for people who've already played the game. They tend to be a bit terrible on their own since they try to shoehorn game mechanics in without really explaining anything. They count too much on gamer knowledge.

A good recent example is Persona 5. Gorgeous anime, and if you loved the game you'll have fun watching it. But if you haven't played the game it was largely unintelligible. Caligula wasn't quite that bad since it wisely chose not to follow the game plot. But I still think its more enjoyable when you have the game to compare it to.

Long story short, I feel its always best to watch an anime adaptation after playing, unless its specifically a prequel.

[Wyrtt]

but not in this case. Game story is bland and gamey. Persona 5 anime is a mess. IT doesnt know what to do with gameplay part and just drags story instead to fill the void.
Caligula anime improved the story while still having enough action

[Fell_Star31]

The story of the anime is a watered down, unfaithful, and bland version of the game, events happen out of order, the presentation is more banal, some main points of the story are altered without reason and, as I said earlier, the anime is way more superficial and contrived, it seems like the adapter of the anime tried to portray the story of the game out of hearsay rather than possessing knowledge about the source material. And moreover, being made before the Overdose riedition, it lacks some characters and is an adaptation of only half the complete game.