It usually takes a few years before the release of the first installment of FD. I usually replay the first installment and then play FD again. If I play FD directly, I will forget the plot of the first installment and feel disconnected.
Just play fd is my choice. And if fd was good, I may replay original game as well. I rarely read games the second they are out, so when the time for reading comes, not only fd is published, but sometimes even sequel is already available.
If a fandisc comes out years after the main game, I've probably already forgotten most of the story by then. I'll go look up some game reviews or check the CGs I saved to help refresh my memory. I don't usually replay a whole game.
I'm usually a latecomer, so I tend to play both original and sequel/fandiscs back-to-back!
If I have left some note/screenshots previously, I'll reread those; if I remember absolutely nothing, I might skim through reviews instead! Though I rarely end up needing to.
I wil to play the new fandisc. I want to see their sweet storys after the story.I prefer sweet stories.I want to see the characters I like live happy lives.
I play the fandisc right away.
Of course, it might have taken a long time for the fandisc to come out, but if I play the main game and then the fandisc right after, it takes a long time, so I might get tired by the time I play the fandisc.
If I don't remember well, I look up the summary of the main game and then play the fandisc.
It depends on how long ago I played the previous game. I usually remember the plot of whatever I've played, unless it was really boring. But in that case, I don't really feel the need to play the next one anyway
I'm too lazy to replay the original game so I will play FD directly, but many times FD reminds me how interesting the original one was that I went back to replay that after one route in FD
I just consistently replay the game from the very beginning. But playing like that, I get tired and quit, only to eventually forget that a fan disc was released... So these days, whenever a fan disc comes out, I just play that first. That works the best way, I find.
Im way too impatient after waiting years for an fd, theres no way I can responsibly contain my excitement and play the original first especially if I can finally romance some side characters I've been dying for!!