...it would be a bad idea to try to get your friend into Persona by pointing them to the first Revelations: Persona when you could just let them play Persona 5.
I think playing an earlier game is good, but the first game is often very flawed.
A series like Pokémon is pretty much always good, just because it's a good monster-catching premise. The story and basic mechanics don't have to change for it to be good. But bleh, the quality-of-life changes over time and the general lack of a cohesive arc to the games don't make it necessary.
And playing the first Legend of Zelda could make you hate the series before it got started.
For example, I had played and beaten Link to the Past twice, but I just did it, because I wanted to complete the game. I disliked it, and even playing it a third time after becoming a fan, it was just okay. And I even beat Phantom Hourglass and played Link's Awakening (my favorite of the ones I first played) and Spirit Tracks, because I loved even bad DS games.
But I didn't become a fan and start marathoning the games until I played Ocarina of Time in 2011. So maybe before you just randomly suggest a game that's widely considered one of the best in the series (e.g., LttP), consider what you think your friend might like in the game and pick a game that might suit them best over chronological order.
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Re: Talking Point: Is It Ever A Good Idea To Start At 'The Beginning' Of Series Like Zelda Or Dragon Quest?
...it would be a bad idea to try to get your friend into Persona by pointing them to the first Revelations: Persona when you could just let them play Persona 5.
I think playing an earlier game is good, but the first game is often very flawed.
A series like Pokémon is pretty much always good, just because it's a good monster-catching premise. The story and basic mechanics don't have to change for it to be good. But bleh, the quality-of-life changes over time and the general lack of a cohesive arc to the games don't make it necessary.
And playing the first Legend of Zelda could make you hate the series before it got started.
For example, I had played and beaten Link to the Past twice, but I just did it, because I wanted to complete the game. I disliked it, and even playing it a third time after becoming a fan, it was just okay. And I even beat Phantom Hourglass and played Link's Awakening (my favorite of the ones I first played) and Spirit Tracks, because I loved even bad DS games.
But I didn't become a fan and start marathoning the games until I played Ocarina of Time in 2011. So maybe before you just randomly suggest a game that's widely considered one of the best in the series (e.g., LttP), consider what you think your friend might like in the game and pick a game that might suit them best over chronological order.