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Which To Play First?

So I took advantage of the weekend special GOG has going on and bought 6 games for $35:

-- Machinarium
-- Botanicula
-- Resonance
-- The Whispered World
-- The Blackwell Bundle
-- Gemini Rue

Any recommendations on which I should play first? And why? (the shortest? the best? the worst?) Do you even like these games?
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I just read through the descriptions and watched some of the trailers. The look and feel of them didn't appeal to me. I was particularly disappointed by the Wadjet games. The cover art looks appealing, but the actual game graphics are like some old side-scroller (think really old non-3D Duke Nukem). I always hated those games. Here we have great graphics and CPU capabilities today, and these guys generate some old-fashioned style games... no thanks.
I love these "old fashioned" games :) Gemini Rue was made by one guy! And it's awesome! Absolutely recommend playing it.

I've only really played Gemini Rue out of these but I picked up The Blackwell Bundle, Resonance and Machinarium in the sale. I'm an hour or so into Blackwell Ep 1 and I'm enjoying it so far. Its only just getting started so I can't say much more!
I haven't played Machinairum or Botanicula yet, but I do have them and have enjoyed Amanita Design's other games (Samorost etc.). Just haven't gotten around to playing their other games yet but I do reccomend them as they make quite creative and visually interesting games.

I've watched a playthrough of Gemini Rue, story seems interesting and nice style. I watched a short playthrough and interview with the creators of Resonance, the style looks nice (I like 2D art), but don't know a lot about it.

Not heard of Blackwell Bundle and only seen art for Whispered World but looks nice.
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Machinarium is the most essential of those. It's genuinely brilliant, the best adventure game of the last 5 years for sure. I'd start there.

After that, I'd probably go with Resonance and Gemini Rue in either order.

Whispered World is a bit of a bimbo. Beautiful to look like, but not much going on inside.

Botanicula was disappointing to me.
I played a demo of machinarium...
It was great.
I do want to play the full thing at some point.

Played Gemini Rue, and really liked it but wished they hadn't forshawdowed so much as I predicted the twist. Have not played Resonance, but I have heard this game is absolutely amazing storywise.
Matt