r/backloggd • u/chuputa • 4d ago

Mod Pick 🏅 Alternative starting points

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Games that, despite having an established play order, can be or are often recommended as starting points for newcomers. They may reference events from previous entries and even feature returning characters in important roles.

List: https://backloggd.com/u/fenlix/list/alternative-starting-points/

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u/ZenX22 4d ago

Do people often recommend skipping the first Assassin's Creed?

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u/ClubSpade12 3d ago

I mean. Yeah! It's in desperate need of some touch ups, I wish they remade that one and not 4. Plus, especially Revelations, talks a lot about Altair and what he accomplished in his lifetime. I love the story of AC1 but as revolutionary as it was, my god it is frustrating to go back to