I could've added more options but thought  that one can specify why YES and NO thru comments.

"If you've honestly never played God of War, or just missed the opportunity, go out and get the God of War Collection- it's got the first two games (remastered in full HD at 60fps) on a single disc, plus all the special features, and two sets of trophies for those of you so inclined. And it's $30. While it's not essential, you'll definitely get the most out of GoW3 if you've experienced Kratos's journey in it's entirety."

http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3272557

so for me...i didnt play the first two...but i will buy God Of War III + The Collection...but i dont know which one i gonna play first...

I almost finished the first one but never played the second one. I will be playing it no matter what

I have played the PS2 versions of the both games, but I'm buying the Ultimate Trilogy Edition and I will play the remastered versions before I start GOWIII. I just have to figure out HOW I'm going to play FFXIII, Yakuza 3 and Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey at the same time.

No, but I am a little weary of spending $90 on getting into a series

Obviously the collection

me too probably mite get the ultimate Trilogy edition...but still mite skip and hurry off to GOW 3.

I am undecided....

I played parts of GoW 1 & 2, though I never actually finished them, I did, however, finish Chains of Olympus. I have ordered the trilogy, but I haven't decided whether to play the trilogy as a trilogy. The main problem is time, FF XIII is going to take priority

I almost beat the first one(had to give it back to my friend) and just played little of 2, and beat CoO for the psp, but Ill get it anyway.

No. I plan to borrow GoW collection from a friend so I could play GoW2 first [and trophies].