Getting into a new-to-you franchise

[mαrkαsscoρ]

If there's a game/series you're eyeing that has had multiple installments in the past, what's your approach for wanting to get into it? Do you start w/ the most recent or upcoming entry? Do you try to go back and seek out an earlier one? And how much research do you put in to knowing where you want to start, if any?

I know this is a case by case thing since for some franchises, it's better to start w/ the latest game(s) than others, but just in a general sense, what's been your approach in the past?

 

[TheGreatCthulhu]

I go with the one where the fanbase has a general consensus on what is the best representation of the series.

Hence why I started with Phoenix Wright: Trials and Tribulations, and then I eventually have bought that franchise on multiple platforms.

 

[Mikey the Gengar]

I really like starting with the first one. If I don't like the first one all I have to do is say I didn't like it and the fans will make it quite clear whether or not the other games are similar or not

 

[mαrkαsscoρ]

I really like starting with the first one. If I don't like the first one all I have to do is say I didn't like it and the fans will make it quite clear whether or not the other games are similar or not

how far back would you go? like if the first games were 8 or 16 bit

 

[Mikey the Gengar]

how far back would you go? like if the first games were 8 or 16 bit

I started fallout by playing fallout 1

 

[A Link In Time]

I prefer starting with the first entry of a series if possible, but I'm sometimes hesitant to do so when the first game is 3rd generation or older. I think game design has come a long way since those days. That's why I ultimately got into Dragon Quest with 7 and not 1, but I'd like to finally play 1 when its HD-2D remake drops.

 

[thePlinko]

I tend to lean towards going earlier, but ultimately I like asking people who I know are knowledgeable in the series their opinion first.

 

[Daku Rinku]

Save for anime, I have chosen not to get involved in new franchises. I am too busy with the ones I know.