Sicae had not been developed yet the last time I played MBML but I noticed after perusing the Character Guide that many characters are in both games (or that was the impression I got). Can anyone tell me how/if the two plots tie together and if they do which game should I play first? I noticed that the characters I identified as being in both games are younger in age in Sicae even though that game came out after MBML. Is it a prequel or something? Should I play Sicae first? Does it matter?
Sicae is a prequel to MBML, but as I understand it the two are so independent of each other, just taking place in the same universe with some character overlap, that it really doesn't matter which you play first. At the moment, playing both concurrently, just like they are being developed concurrently, seems the logical choice.
Personally, I found it difficult to get into Sicae. I found it dry, confusing and slow-going, and at some point just stopped playing. But I seem to be a rare exception, possibly caused in part by the fact that I had just had an overdose of exciting MBML action and there was more exposition in Sicae than my ADHD brain could cope with at the time. I am certainly going to make a fresh start later.