Just finished Amnesia and....

[CD Set]

You'd think people would understand that Penumbra: OVERTURE is the first game.

Yeah, see... I think that's one of those big words most people don't seem to understand the meaning of.

[Spooder Wekd]

upon googling overture, penumbra series is the first thing to pop up!

[hollowleviathan]

Not for me.

Add my voice to the chorus saying you should play them in order, but I really enjoyed Requiem, myself. Don't skip it!

[Monkeyballs25]

You'd think people would understand that Penumbra: OVERTURE is the first game.

Hardly, I didn't know what Overture meant till I checked just now, only that it had some connection to classical music.

[w3sp]

Okay, after having finished Amnesia and all 3 Penumbra games (2+1), this is my personal ranking of those games:

1. Amnesia
Scariest game I've ever seen and played! Might re-play this game now that I finished the Penumbra games.

2. Penumbra - Black Plague
Very scary and creepy at some parts, but it lacked a little bit intensity and surprises. But maybe that's just because I've played it after Amnesia.

3. Penumbra - Overture
It was very scary early on when the first dogs appeared, jeez. But then...later on I was able to handle the weapons a bit better and could safely kill all dogs while standing on boxes, etc. The weapons made the game a lot less scarier.

3. Penumbra - Requiem
Some nice puzzles, but the game itself wasn't scary at all, unfortunately...finished it in 3 hours.

[Petike]

You'd think people would understand that Penumbra: OVERTURE is the first game.

"Overture" is probably a too artsy word. Or doesn't sound that obvious. I dunno.

[hollowleviathan]

The second hint to the order of the games can also be found in the name of this forum (Penumbra: Overture, Black Plague & Requiem).

[Toasty]

I, for some CRAZY reason, never like Overture that much and I accidently spoiled the Overture ending so I started with Black Plague

[gandalf91]

You'd think people would understand that Penumbra: OVERTURE is the first game.

"Overture" is probably a too artsy word. Or doesn't sound that obvious. I dunno.

Sure sounds a hell of a lot better than something like Penumbra: The Beginning, or Penumbra: Origins. I liked the term "Overture" being used so well in context. Would not propose anything different.

[Darkchef]

Okay, after having finished Amnesia and all 3 Penumbra games (2+1), this is my personal ranking of those games:

1. Amnesia
Scariest game I've ever seen and played! Might re-play this game now that I finished the Penumbra games.

2. Penumbra - Black Plague
Very scary and creepy at some parts, but it lacked a little bit intensity and surprises. But maybe that's just because I've played it after Amnesia.

3. Penumbra - Overture
It was very scary early on when the first dogs appeared, jeez. But then...later on I was able to handle the weapons a bit better and could safely kill all dogs while standing on boxes, etc. The weapons made the game a lot less scarier.

3. Penumbra - Requiem
Some nice puzzles, but the game itself wasn't scary at all, unfortunately...finished it in 3 hours.

I would say about the same, requiem just seems rather pointless to me...