Can you play "A Machine for Pigs" before "The Dark Descent" (story wise)

[its_ArchroniX]

I plan to start playing the Amnesia Collection again soon. I played "The Dark Descent" very briefly and have almost no memory of this game, it has been a while. Now I was wondering if it is possible to play "A Machine for Pigs" first instead of "The Dark Descent"? I have never played "A Machine for Pigs" or even seen gameplay of it so I don't know what it is about or anything like that so maybe this would be better to start with instead of "The Dark Descent" which I have played before.

 

I'm mainly talking about the story here. I'm not quite sure if the two (not counting Justine) games are connected?

[Sylvanticore]

It's been a while since I played AMFP on PC but if I recall there was hardy any, if at all, any connection between the two games

[TalesofGaming]

A Machine for Pigs, I would say, is pretty standalone other than I think the main character is Daniel's distant relative. Also, A Machine for Pigs is more story-based as in there aren't as many dangerous encounters as in The Dark Descent so it's a much smoother ride.