Edit: Thanks so much for all your awesome recommendations and feedback. Based on sheer popularity it looks like my next 3 franchises will be Mass Effect (5 votes), Dead Space (3 votes) and Batman Arkham (3 votes). I love Lemmy!
So since picking up my steam deck last year I’ve been slowly but surely working through some old trilogies that I never got round to playing. I’m a very casual gamer who plays when opportunity strikes, so it’s taken me a year to play all 3 bioshock, mafia and tomb raider games. I played them in alternating order of release (bioshock 1, mafia 1, tomb raider, bioshock 2, mafia 2, tomb raider 2 etc) and I must say I thoroughly enjoyed the experience of watching each story unfold and graphics improve.
So as I approach the end of Mafia 3, I’m looking to repeat this exercise. The Assassin’s creed collection just went on sale on steam, so I’m thinking I may start there, so am looking for recommendations for another 2 franchises to compliment (or change up) my playing experience over the next year.
Any help much appreciated!
I don’t mean this in a rude way, but what are you?
As for your question, here are a few options (not all trilogies): Mass Effect Dragon Age Stalker Deus Ex Amnesia Dead Space (skip 3) Dishonored Far Cry 3-6 Metro Saints Row Wolfenstein
Why skip far cry 1&2? 1 is a little dated yes but iconic in itself. The setting of far cry 2 is one of the most unique in gaming history and it brought some very interesting mechanics into gaming which were revolutionary for that time.
There might be a lot of nostalgia speaking here though. I had so much fun with both games!
I still maintain the opinion that the original Far Cry is the best. Followed by 3 and 4. I couldn’t get into Far Cry 2 for some reason though some of the tech in it is rad.
Surely it should be far cry 2, 3 and that weird one ive never played but people love. Everything past that is a reskin of 3
Haha no offence taken, but why do you not agree with my play tactic? I find the gradual progression of both technology and storyline very satisfying!
I suppose I get it if you’re really interested in watching technological progression in particular, but to me it’s like taking a bite of dessert and then of dinner and then of breakfast: even if you have very similar styles (3rd person mission oriented/linear shooter, for example) there’s still some degree of continuity between parts of a trilogy/franchise that’s greater than between franchises, not to mention world and characters and story and themes.
I’ve done deep dives into franchises by going straight up through the years (my favorite is Geneforge/Avernum/Avadon) but bouncing between them would really throw me off.
Yeah I get what you’re saying, but I figured that I didn’t want to get bored of the same (albeit improved) game mechanics by playing a franchise straight through. I really enjoyed switching between FPS and third person perspectives for example, and also that warm, familiar feeling of returning to a game story was increased by taking a complete break from the whole world for a few months or so (as I said I’m a very casual gamer!)
You are very much right where you should be.