Poll: Do you ever buy the sequels to games without ever playing the originals?

[Nautical Honors Society]

Hello escapists, I have always been late on the gaming curve. In all actuality I feel as though I have just caught up on "the times" so to speak.

And because of this I have a few games that are the sequels in the series, but have never played the original.

Honestly, I do feel bad playing the second part of a series without playing the first...makes me feel like a poser or something.

Anyway I own Halo 3 (and ODST), and Assassin's Creed 2 and have never beaten the originals of those games.

Have you guys ever done this, and if so does it make you feel bad?

 

[DividedUnity]

I played FF13 without ever playing the originals. I dont think its essential to go back and play them but if you like a game in the series then its always worth a look back.

 

[Jack_Uzi]

Only, as you, AC2, because I've been told 2 is much better. If the over-all gameplay of the sequels is good, I wouldn't do it. I want to uderstand the references made in the 2nd or 3rd part of a game.

 

[Hurr Durr Derp]

Depends on the game.

For some games the story either isn't important or isn't connected to the previous games in any significant way. For other games, you'll be missing a lot of the plot if you didn't play the ones that came before it.

So yeah, I do sometimes buy sequels without having played the original, but I usually do a quick bit of e-research on whatever title I'm going to buy, so if I need to play the original I'll find out about it that way.

 

[Faulty Turmoil]

I've only done it twice.
The first with Oblivion and second with MGS3.
I generally don't do it because I feel like I am missing out.

EDIT: I mean 3 times, I forgot about Fallout.

 

[tehweave]

Unfortunately I have, but the only instance I know of is Fallout 3. I did buy and play the originals after I beat 3, but I still did it.

I guess you could say that with Zelda: Ocarina of time as well, but I've played through all the zelda games at this point, so it might not work as well.

 

[SenorFuzzeh]

Nope. Cuz then you usually miss so much and the game expierence isn't the same. Before I played MGS4 I went back and played 1-3 that I had never played before, and now its one of my favorite game series. Thatd be like if someone played Mass Effect 2 without playing the first, it wouldnt be the same expierence!

EDIT: the onyl time ive done it is one games where it doesnt really matter if you played the orginals, like the FF games or Street Fighter, or Elder Scrolls.

 

[meepop]

Why yes I do, but only because the game must be good or I've only seen the predecessor and known that the sequel was an improvement. Like Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney--I got the 2nd and 4th games before the 1st or third and it helped because I filled in missing plot points in between ;P.Or, in a choice that's probably gonna earn some flames, Pokemon. I never played Red, Blue, Yellow, Gold, Silver, or Crystal. I started on Ruby and Sapphire, those are the ones I liked. They were sequels because every time you began anew; it's not like in ME 2 where you can bring a character from the first one over, unless you have 2 DS's to trade all your Pokemans.

 

[Ironwampa]

It's hard not to buy a sequel without playing the original. Some of those originals date back to times before we would have been able to play that sort of game.

 

[superbatranger]

If the story in the sequel doesn't really relate to the story in the first one, then yes. But if they'e connected in a way that it's beneficial to play the first one, then I try get the first one beforehand. That way, I'm not left feeling lost when they talk about things that happened in the first game.

 

[RobDJClark]

I dont like doing it. But I played DMC3 first. Which was kinda useful. I also played Kingdom Hearts 2 before the original. And various other games. I only did this because I know that if I see a pre owned game, even if its a sequel, by it anyway, cause you never know when your gonna see it on the pre owned list again.

Oh yeah, I played Shin megami tensei lucifers call, and Persona 3 and four, without ever playing the original ones as well.

 

[AvsJoe]

I have never played the original Zelda game. So yes.

 

[Timmey]

Yup, I bought Fallout 3 without playing the first two.

Yeah this is what i did as well

 

[Feste the Jester]

I got COD 3, 4, and 6 without ever owning 1 or 2. And I got Halo 3 and ODST without ever owning 1 or 2.

 

[Sun Flash]

I bought Saints Row 2 because it was a fiver and supposedly quite good. Enjoyed it so much, I went out and got the original. I've been going through it going "Oh so THAT'S what happened" or "Oh Yeah, I killed him, didn't I?"

Looking forward to Saints Row 3 now.

 

[Nautical Honors Society]

Nope. Cuz then you usually miss so much and the game expierence isn't the same. Before I played MGS4 I went back and played 1-3 that I had never played before, and now its one of my favorite game series. Thatd be like if someone played Mass Effect 2 without playing the first, it wouldnt be the same expierence!

EDIT: the onyl time ive done it is one games where it doesnt really matter if you played the orginals, like the FF games or Street Fighter, or Elder Scrolls.

A little off topic, but I was wondering should I get Mass Effect? Im sure I could pick up the first one for like $20.

How are the gameplay mechanics, because I have played KotOR before and I was not a huge fan of the combat.

Does the combat flow nicely?

OT: If the sequel to the game relies heavily on the story of the original, with not recapping, then I like to play the original first.

 

[nicholaxxx]

fallout 3
MGS4
(to an extent) Blazblue, because I hadn't played the guilty gear series.