Fist of all, let me tell new players that you don't need to have played the previous games in order to enjoy this. It's not a trilogy, the games are just set in the same universe. There's little to no reference to events form the previous games and no recurring characters. That being said, this is a definite improvement over th rest. How so? 1. The missions are well conceived and interesting. Also, they have multiple ways of being solved, including, in quite a few case, non violent means. 2. There a lot more focus on story, you get a lot of info about what's happening in the universe. The missions rarely are what they seem. The game manages to simulate a believable mercenary illegal operation. 3. The matrix (the virtual reality where you go in order to hack computers for information and override systems) has been remade. Some might not like the changes (I'm neutral on this) but it's clear it's no longer a reskin of reality (meatspace as the call it in game). It's a whole new world. You might ask: so few changes? Well, the foundation was solid o begin with. The previous Shadowrun games were good games. This just improves the experience. I highly recommend the game.
