Aside from being developed by Frictional Games, the game worlds are not connected.
Both series are worth playing, but I would personally play the Penumbra games before Amnesia, simply because they were made first. The choronological order of the Penumbra games is Overture, Black Plague, Requiem. I enjoyed Black Plague the most, followed closely by Overture, and Requiem last because it was only puzzle based :/
Amnesia The Dark Descent is a work of art, so save the best until last!
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I'd say Penumbra just for a single reason.
Amnesia is more well done, so passing from Amnesia to Penumbra is harder than the reverse.
Storywise it doesn't matter because the stories are different. The only thing similar is the fact that they are made by the same studio, hence the gameplay is more or less the same.
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I've only played Amnesia and I give it a great review!
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I have bought all the penumbra games. Can't wait to play trough them. Got some hours into the first one and I thought it was great. But now I have to start all over again as that save file is on another computer.
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I have played them all and I honestly don't see what the fuss is about Amnesia :/ I absolutely loved Penumbra, but Amnesia seemed more... dumbed down physics wise, which is what I enjoyed most about Penumbra. Amnesia is more plot based though, less physics puzzles. I've never done any custom maps/mods/whatever for either of the games though...
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No spoilers please!
(just getting that right out of the way up front)
Mostly for those who've played both, would you recommend playing through Amnesia first or the Penumbra series first?
Or just parts of the Penumbra series?
EDIT: Sounds like I'll be starting with Penumbra then. Thank you all for your input! :)
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