Judgement101 said:
tanis1lionheart said:
Just don't play the older Persona games...I doubt you'd like them.
They're a lot harder, and darker.
:/
Which is the best in the series?
Out of Persona?
Persona 1:
Great game, but a bit dated. The PSP port/remake makes it so playing the original PS1 version is only for the retard or nostalgic.
It's genuinely creepy and very 'old school JRPG' in the battles and feel of the overall game.
It's got that 'gothic' feel that you don't really see outside of games like 'Blood Omen'.
Persona 2 - Part 1:
Sequal to P1.
Good game, fixed lots of battle/music gripes from P1. The story is weird, and, not your typical 'Pretty people save the world from some emo kid with a big sword' crap.
Persona 2 - Part 2:
While never officially getting a an English release there is a fan-translation that probably better than P1 & P2p1's 'official translation' (and it's easy enough to convert to an eboot).
Continues the story which, for me, can get really 'Metal Gear Solid' convoluted is worth the weird ride towards the end.
It also updated graphics/game play/music, however...might be a bit dated by today's standards.
Persona 3:
The first 'mainstream' Persona game has little/nothing to do story wise with the original games, and is very 'JPop'.
The music is great, the battle system is so much more fluid, and I personally loved the story.
Only issue with the game is the AI...really stupid sometimes.
Persona 3 - FES:
Continues the story of P3 and adds loads of new stuff like Persona, equipment, difficulty settings, and...as stated previous a new story mod that fixes/officially ends the story in P3 via a tale from Aigis' point of few.
However, 'The Answer', Aigis' story, is basically a turn-based dudgeon crawler...which is kind of a shame.
Persona 4:
Again, pretty much a standalone story.
Takes place in a small town where you get to go inside a TV and 'solve murder mysteries'.
While I love P3 for bringing me back into JRPGs, P4 has a superior battle system (no more AI controlled units...unless you want them) and an overall more socially relevant & mature story that keeps you playing.
One thing that more of a nit-picking than anything else is the 'yellow' of it all.
I hate yellow, and the MC looked a bit too dorky for my taste.
Beyond that, it really is a better game to P3 in terms of dudgeon's actually changing depending on who/what you're going after.
However, some of the puns are really un-bear-able.
Persona 1 Portable:
Taking everything good about P1 and giving it fresh paint is all good. From the removal of 'black-face' to the addition of 'The Ice Queen' this is an old school JRPG's fan dream come true.
This game is hard, at times a grindfest, and features some of the best 'gothic' looking rpg elements in any game I've played.
While it moves away from the 'lets date to gain powers' crap of the never Persona games, it updates it's 'bribe a demon/monster to help you in battle or join your side or run away or give you an item'...a very weird, very cool, game play element.
Persona 3 Portable:
Missing FES kind of hurts it, I think. However, all the rest seems to be here.
While lots of the anime cut-scenes got cut, the core of the game is here...WITH A NEW PATH TOO BOOT!
Adding in the combat improvements of P4 & an added story mode that allows you to play as a female (which was a bit awkward became I'm a male and all) really makes this THE JRPG to play on the PSP.
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TL;DR?
Persona 3:FES (PS2)
Persona 1 Potable (PSP)
Persona 2: Part 2 (PS1)
Persona 4 (PS2)
Persona 3 Portable (PSP)
Persona 2: Part 1 (PS1)
Persona 1 (PS1)
Persona 3 (PS2)
