Fumaofthelake posted:

Play 3 and 4 first if you think you might want to play 300+ hours of anime because if you play 5 first and try to go back the other ones probably won't seem as good. It's really hard to play 3 after playing 4 due to all the quality of life improvements.

And while I haven't played 5, after seeing the Baton Pass they're adding in 5, I think it would be something you'd sorely miss if you went back.