Posted this in the Labyrinth of Galleria thread, but I have to do a little evangelizing for this game I am pumped about:
Do you need to play the first game (Refrain)?
From
This Review it seems like it's not important at all:
"For players who didnāt play
Labyrinth of Refrain, you absolutely donāt need to: this is a spiritual sequel and you can leave your inexperience at the door."
And for some hyping of this game (note I haven't played it myself yet):
"If that were all you really saw,
Labyrinth of Galleria would be a decent if somewhat forgettable RPG, similar to
Labyrinth of Refrain.... And yet there is something truly special that ratchets everything from āgoodā to āfantasticā in the blink of an eye."
from that review I just linked, and this entire review from RPGSite:
I Hate That I Can't Talk About Why I Love Labyrinth of Galleria
Just... hrgggggh. I have had this review and various hinting comments about twists/really cool things this game does but are spoiler-y living in my head for literally years, and I can't wait to see what all the fuss is about next week.