LogFAQs > #955163540

Yeah, one of the things that really stuck with me about SR2 was that, in the middle of all the wacky and borderline-juvenile chaos, shit could turn really dark at the drop of a hat; and for reasons I still can't fully explain, those jarring tonal shifts actually worked.

On my first playthrough I chose the Gang quests in the following order - Ronin, Sons of Samedi, and finally Brotherhood - and in hindsight I feel that I got pretty lucky with that choice, as it was optimal in terms of story progression and leaving a positive effect on me. Ronin hits you fairly early-on with Aisha's death, but it's a more secondhand tragedy since Gat is the one most affected; still, it was a great way to actually get me invested in the plot and characters early-on. Then you've got a more detached sense of downtime with the Sons, and finally things get much more personal with the Brotherhood, with the murder of your protege quickly escalating into a nemesis-like rivalry with Maero, something that is given extra weight by the fact that Maero starts off as a fairly reasonable guy.

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