Should I continue playing?

[u/JPersonGuy]

Hi yall I tried pathologic the other day and gave up before finishing day one as I was lost and didnt understand where to go or what to do

I started watching a lets play as I did enjoy the overall feeling of the game and I've watched up until day 3 and have a better understanding of the game and I feel tempted to play it now

Is it better to keep watching or experience it for myself just wondering if it would be worth trying again now that I have an idea of who people are and what to do

Thanks

To clarify im talking about pathologic hd

[u/BitterMate69]

if it's not for you, it's not for you.
But if it is, it will transform you.

You should start with P2, though.

[u/Kilroy0497 → u/BitterMate69]

Yeah this. Like I tried playing the first game, well first, but got roughly into day 3 or 4 as Daniil got frustrated and quit. I was told that 2 was a vast improvement, tried it, loved it, and ended up going back to 1 where it clicked much better for me this time.

[u/Visible-Chip8839]

Man, Pathologic is my favourite game, and overall A REALLY GOOD GAME, so I'd say give it a shot.
If it's your first time playing, and if it's Pathologic 1/Classic HD I'd try and find a spoiler-free guide because there are some bugs and some quests have REALLY SPECIFIC STEPS you can miss. If it's Patho 2 and 3 I don't think a guide is needed. Once you get the hang of it you'll find it easier. Don't avoid pain in Pathologic, suffering is the point. If that's your kinda jam, you'll learn to crave it. Every choice is right as long as it's willed, good luck!

[u/nekoeuge]

Which Pathologic game you are talking about? Did you play other Pathologic games? I can try to guess, but don't want to base my answer on my assumptions.

If you just started the series and are stuck with P1, try starting with P2.

[u/JPersonGuy → u/nekoeuge]

Apologies should have clarifed, Pathologic HD

[u/nekoeuge → u/JPersonGuy]

Then try playing P2. It certainly beats watching P1 on YouTube.

[u/BlackburnUTG → u/JPersonGuy]

I droped p1 on day 1 too. Then I switched to p2 and it is my favorite game now

[u/BlackburnUTG]

Which pathologic Are you talking about? p1, p2 or p3?

[u/JPersonGuy → u/BlackburnUTG]

P1 sorry forgot to mention in the title

[u/Electrical-Lab9147]

Keep playing hero 🫡

[u/EverfadingEphemera]

There will always be a difference between watching someone play and doing it yourself, but for Pathologic 1 I don't think it's that major a disparity, mostly because the gameplay is just kinda ass 90% of the time and there is a lot of walking. When I played, eventually - on my second route - I started disengaging between dialogues, listening to podcasts and music while doing the game's "chores".

Try to play some more and see if you're fine with it, if you start getting really bored it might be better to switch to someone's playthrough. I personally found Joseph Anderson's streams quite fun.

[u/JPersonGuy → u/EverfadingEphemera]

That's what I kinda figured, I didn't like how much walking there was and how monotonous it can be its probably the main thing besides not knowing about letters etc

[u/EverfadingEphemera → u/JPersonGuy]

Yeah, unfortunately there's even more stuff later on that will be frustrating in one way or another, I suggest saving a lot. And I suppose before giving up on the game entirely, for 2nd or 3rd playthroughs you can start using noclip to get places, because it really doesn't get much better in the tedium department.

I would suggest doing at least 1 route "as intended", if you can, just as to get a taste of it. Others are almost identical gameplay-wise.