Uhm, guys there are two other titles in this series. Is this one a prequel of sorts? Do I have to play the other two first?
#3 in the series...
and... no... each game stands on it's own...
All you would miss playing them out of order is like watching Star Wars in the order it was produced, instead of watching it in "time" order...
Anikin Skywalker was the hero in #1.... But he was the bad guy later...
Without knowing the story of the royal family, you would not know if Opala's sister was the "bad" girl, or not...
And so far... it is still a question in #3...