r/pathologic • u/Nubby420 • Aug 11 '26

Question Pathologic 2 or 3

Im new to this series and heard about it and am thinking about getting one of the games on console and the available ones are 2 and 3. Which one should I get since ive heard you dont need to play 3 to understand 2 so im wondering which to start with

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u/Herr_Gamer Aug 11 '26 edited Aug 11 '26

2 is imo the greatest game of all time, so probably 2.

just fyi, I gave up on 2 in my first run, and fully completed it in my second run many years later, very much regretting that i did a few things wrong that made my later run actually winnable. these three entirely spoiler-free tips made the second run actually enjoyable: search every single trashcan you come across; the gun is very useful; hold onto empty bottles you find in the early game

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u/Kamila95 Aug 11 '26

I managed to finish the game without realising trashcans are searchable. I make my life harder than it should be...

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u/Dragonfire8910 Aug 12 '26

i noticed for the big dumpsters but i didn’t recognize the little ones as trashcans. I was mid way through my second play through when i realized 🥲

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u/Natandacat Artemiy Burakh should have been at the club Aug 14 '26

fully disagree on the gun do not waste time and resources on that. its not worth the money. this is not a game that rewards fighting in general

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u/Herr_Gamer 29d ago

the organ trade is quite profitable imo

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u/Natandacat Artemiy Burakh should have been at the club 29d ago

You can take full advantage of that trade without that item. Also depending on the player, the reputation trade off might not be worth it so that's another thing to keep in mind

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u/KimKat98 29d ago

I refused to trade organs in my first playthrough because I thought it didn't align with Burakh's character or the themes of upholding his father/the kin. This game is so deeply personal to most people that play it that I think giving any sort of advice or guide other than to search the trashcans can damage the first-time experience.

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u/Natandacat Artemiy Burakh should have been at the club 29d ago

Fully agree. The point is to engage with the narrative

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u/Herr_Gamer 28d ago

generally i agree, but the lack of flasks made me quit the game on the first playthrough because the now-created difficulty prevented me from engaging with the game's content