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!

  • kratoz29@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    I was going to recommend you the Uncharted trilogy, but then I noticed you said on Steam Deck, then I proceed to be sad because I don’t have one lol.

    Is emulating an option? That opens up more stuff!

  • MrBusinessII@sh.itjust.works
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    1 year ago

    For games that you can download and play right away on the Steam Deck

    -Mass Effect Legendary Edition Remastered

    -Dead Space

    -Yakuza series

    -Uncharted Trilogy

    -Shadows of Mordor and Shadows of War

    I would also recommend Max Payne 1-3, but that I know of the first one, at least, does need a bit finagling.

    Also the Borderlands series, not sure if it can be played on Deck as is. 2 is a masterpiece though

    I also would also not recommend anything Ubisoft right now with the whole deleting people’s profiles and game libraries right now, even though Black Flag is one of my favorites. With all the other games and series everyone else is recommending, anything Ubisoft made can take a backseat for now imo.

  • Cloudless ☼@feddit.uk
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    1 year ago

    Ace Attorney Trilogy. I was immediately hooked even though I am not a fan of visual novel or detective games.

  • robmexx@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    Heya, i may be a bit late to the party (as I am with my games, lol) but I can highly recommend the Gears of War Franchise. If you’re into action games with interesting characters and we’ll balanced gameplay, this is perfect for you. Awesome pacing between action and story. I’ve binged through 1-4 in a few weeks. Now I’m a bit stuck on 5 because of that one Boss fight, but so far the series is amazing imo

  • LemmyLefty@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    I played them in alternating order of release

    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

  • Potatomache@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    Prince of Persia trilogy could work. It’s more linear than assassin’s creed so it could offer a change of pace.

  • dannyboy5498@aussie.zone
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    1 year ago

    As others have said I would 100% recommended the Mass Effect trilogy.

    I Also really enjoyed the crysis trilogy, it’s like playing through a Michael Bay alien movie. The 2nd and 3rd games especially.

    I’d also recommend the Arkham and Witcher trilogies. For the Witcher trilogy I’d wait till the remake of the first game comes out if you plan on playing them in order, as the first game hasn’t aged particularly well.

    • CephalonFaye@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      9 months ago

      By the time the Witcher 1 remake comes out we will also have a Witcher 4, so it won’t be a trilogy anymore. That being said, I’m hoping both entries turn out to be good, especially the W1 remake. It’s a fantastic game that’s really hard to recommend for newcomers to the series.

    • some_guy@kbin.social
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      1 year ago

      crysis is a lot like the matrix of video games. the first one was groundbreaking and set technical standard all releases were compared to - for years! - then 2 and 3 were very meh and forgettable.

      • ClaireDeLuna@lemmy.world
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        11 months ago

        I actually really liked Crysis 2, it felt like a polished Crysis and I enjoyed the city setting. The plot was quite basic but so was the first game.

        I am sad there was no Zero-G moments though.