~Hakurei Shrine~ > Help Me, Eirin!
What is a good order to play the games?
CyberAngel:
To add to the above, don't be afraid to play on Easy. You'll get the story and a good taste of gameplay, and will be able to come back and pick your favourites once you have a good idea what the series as a whole can give you.
nav':
^True. Plus Easy is a very good choice should you ever become interested in playing for score.
thehelmetguy1:
Hmm, I will take a look at it then.
Karisa:
I'd personally recommend against starting with EoSD, even though it's a very common choice. It's missing multiple features from later games (boss icons, stage practice replays, auto-collecting items below full power, quick restarting with Esc-R), and has more boss movement randomness than usual. I feel it doesn't give a good first impression of the series. It plays more like the PC-98 games actually, so if you like it, you might also enjoy MS and LLS.
MoF seems like a better choice for simple mechanics, though if you play on Easy, be warned that the final spell is unusually difficult for an Easy mode, actually more dangerous than the Normal version.
For EoSD to IN, are you using vpatch? The older Windows engine tends to have significant input lag on newer computers, but there's a patch to prevent that. The patch also contains several useful features that weren't included in the older games, like the ability to speed up replays with control (and slow them down with shift), and to resize the window in windowed mode.