Not many people play the Final Fantasy series in order, but then they aren’t telling a single continuous story. The Assassin’s Creed games sort of are, but it seems pretty common for players to dive in and out based on whether a given protagonist or slice of history is to their liking.
But then there are other series where it really is expected of you. Especially in RPGs that let you carry over a character or world state, like Mass Effect and Dragon Age. That said, if you skip the first Mass Effect because you’re not that into its more old-fashioned and intrusive RPG mechanics, the second one’s not a bad place to start. We’ve all done something like that, whether we go back to fill in the gaps later or just assume that it’s fine never actually finding out what happened in the first Saints Row. What series did you play out of order?
Source: N4G PC What series did you play out of order?