The M&M series was my first GOG purchase, Dec 2013, when they added PSC and I could finally get something... And it's still sitting there. Tried the first one, saying I'll take them in order, but the lack of saving except at inns made me too wary to really do much of anything, and no automap and needing to keep the list of spells on paper sure didn't help either, so eventually "officially" gave up.
Had played 6 before, and that had me completely hooked, and started 7 but then gave up on it. Still a very free world with systems that just feel like they... work, despite being limited in quite a few ways, but missed the great character development freedom of 6 too much, in 7 classes were more... typical, had to follow certain development paths, it wasn't pretty much anything goes anymore. Plus, I of course wanted the learning training first, to get all the exp boost, and while getting expert was easy, the mastery was not. Actually did make it to the Mount Nighon area with my very low level party, after a whole lot of saving and reloading through those tunnels and probably quite a pile of lost exp in the long term as monsters likely killed each other around me as I ran, also won piles of gold playing Arcomage there, but then meant to also get the +10 int/per boost from there and couldn't find a way to avoid some hydras or something, and then when also thinking that I'll have to get back through those tunnels as well I left it for a while and then abandoned it for good.
Was thinking that maybe I'll have another go someday, but it's been years and years and the thought of even doing that again never appealed. May be a nice game otherwise, and of course you're not supposed to get those skills and boosts so early, but I won't play it if I don't, and when adding the character development restrictions too and comparing to their lack in 6... Yeah. Probably on a "if I'll be old and gray and newer games will no longer be playable then, or not on any acceptable terms, or computers (or OSs) that could run them will be unacceptable to use" list.
Wouldn't say there's really a story connecting them. What I do recommend (just based on what I played of 1 and 7 and playing 6 to the end, and what I read of the rest) is not hold the others to the standard of 6 or you'll probably be disappointed, and also probably not play the first ones if you already played a later one unless you can really drop expectations of features. I mean, 1 and 2 are really old games and they show it, and the lack of saving except at inns and automapping in 1 really hurts, and I have no idea why couldn't they show a menu of spells and instead you have to print them out in order to know what to type to cast something (any casting requires typing first spell level, then spell number, no indication whatsoever what's what unless you have the list in front of you). Know that in 2 you can save anywhere and I think mapping is a skill? Or available completely. Not sure, but there is something. (There is a great guide with all maps from 1 though.)

If you're not afraid of retro gaming and drawing your own maps, it's a very good idea to start with the first one. I did the same and I think these games aged very well (in my opinion much better than the Ultima series).

And if you want the whole story, you have to start playing Heroes of Might and Magic as well at a certain point (I think after the fifth game). But story-wise it's not really important and you won't miss much, if you don't do it.

You two make it sounds like I'm in for a big treat. Thanks

Yeah, but that's why some users sign each and every one of their posts. It makes it a lot easier to find them using the forum search.

They weren't really connected or continuous as some other series were.They just got better and better as they were developed and improved each time.The original was on Mega Drive was a pain in the arse (funny story)......You were trapped into fighting 4000 thieves and one of your hero's would kill 40 or 50 in one swipe.So what happened then was a little dah dum (music sound) followed by a line of text across the TV.........thief died horribly..........and this would take an hour or so to complete the 40 or 50 kills.I used to hate it when it done that and go for a walk and come back...........I found out later or figured out that by pressing the down/south movement button it went thru in a flash.......Which one to try? No particular order,they were all fun games.

I didn't know it either.


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me neither

i didnt know it too

May i have StarCrawlers if one is still available?

I wouldn't mind playing Starcrawlers, too, if they haven't already been gifted. Thank you!

Edit: it was given for free, right? I wouldn't feel "guilty" to get a game that didn't cost anything. Otherwise... well...

Granted.
It was technically free. It was part of a promo whereby you'd get a copy if you spent $15 or more on whatever sale was going on. Do you still want it?

Technically, since zeo doesn't charge for donations, every game is given for free.

saint's row 2 pleeeaasee since its a daggered game

In this case yes, thank you.