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Persona/Shin Megami Tensei Anonymous 02/05/18 (Mon) 00:51:30 22e60f No.14275208

I avoided this series for the longest time because it didn't seem like my cup of tea. Recently though I've become extremely burned-out/depressed with the games I have, and want to get into something fresh and new. Everyone makes a big fuss about these fucking games but I know absolutely nothing about them.

What's the best jumping-in point for the series? I'm considering emulating Persona 3 as a starter. but as I understand it, Persona is something separate from SMT but still connected somehow?

Anonymous 02/05/18 (Mon) 00:52:52 9faa20 No.14275219

Persona 3 FES is a good start for Persona

SMT Nocturne is the only good mainline game

Anonymous 02/05/18 (Mon) 00:54:06 be110c No.14275231

Play SMT Nocturne first

A lot of people hate Persona but the only genuinely shit entry in the series is Persona 3

Anonymous 02/05/18 (Mon) 00:56:13 5ac450 No.14275240

SMT IV is the best one but Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE is great for a spinoff

If you want Persona play Persona 4 Golden

Anonymous 02/05/18 (Mon) 00:56:26 10f488 No.14275242

>>14275219

I thought P3P was the more definitive edition to P3. Why they'd release three versions of the game with zero consistency baffles me.

Anonymous 02/05/18 (Mon) 00:58:24 bf0857 No.14275258

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If you wanna start with Megaten go with Nocturne, if you wanna go with Persona play 1 and 2 because they're actually SMT games and not loosely affiliated with it like the rest of the sub-series.

>>14275240

Forget my shitty advice, this guy has probably played more SMT than anyone on this entire website.

Anonymous 02/05/18 (Mon) 00:59:12 4f81e8 No.14275263

>>14248964

Anonymous 02/05/18 (Mon) 01:00:22 b9023a No.14275268

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Consult this chart, OP.

Anonymous 02/05/18 (Mon) 01:01:04 626540 No.14275271

>>14275208

>What's the best jumping-in point for the series?

SMT Nocturne.

>Persona is something separate from SMT but still connected somehow?

Yes.

First two Persona games were rather strongly connected to SMT.

But newer ones are closer to waifufag school VN with JRPG gameplay.

>>14275242

>Why they'd release three versions of the game with zero consistency baffles me.

Money.

P3 FES has extra story mode.

P3 portable has additional feMC.

>>14275240

>This is bait.png

Anonymous 02/05/18 (Mon) 01:01:08 ae456d No.14275272

Oh shit i'm sorry

Anonymous 02/05/18 (Mon) 01:02:22 442779 No.14275275

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File: 0d68c8ea9055a10⋯.png (3.25 MB, 1600x4491, 1600:4491, SMT.png)

>>14275208

Start with Nocturne, Strange Journey is also a nice game to go through though sadly I've dropped that one mid-way, I would probably avoid the upcoming remake.

Anonymous 02/05/18 (Mon) 01:04:21 9faa20 No.14275281

>>14275242

No, P3P cuts out a lot of stuff to fit on the PSP.

Anonymous 02/05/18 (Mon) 01:04:27 22e60f No.14275282

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>>14275268

That actually helps a good bit, definitely more than faggots trying to tell me which ones are "shit". I'll figure that out when I fucking play them.

>>14275272

𝘢𝘱𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘪𝘻𝘦𝘵𝘩 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵? 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘧𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘢𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘶𝘴 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘰 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘱𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘶𝘴.

Anonymous 02/05/18 (Mon) 01:06:43 84029a No.14275289

>>14275219

P3 is a very flawed game in all its iterations. If OP wants to get into the series he should play any mainline SMT after 2 or start with P4 or 5 if he's looking to get into Nusona.

Everything prior should only be played if you genuinely like the series and want to experience its roots. The spin-offs are great but aren't something I'd recommend as a starting point.

>>14275258

Enough of this meme. P1 and 2 aren't good for anything other than their music and story.

Anonymous 02/05/18 (Mon) 01:06:48 442779 No.14275291

>>14275282

Forgot to mention, avoid Purse-Owner 3&4, you should try Persona 1, 2:Innocent Sin, and 2:Eternal Punishment.

Anonymous 02/05/18 (Mon) 01:08:08 626540 No.14275297

>>14275275

>though sadly I've dropped that one mid-way

Let me guess.

Eridanus?

Anonymous 02/05/18 (Mon) 01:11:44 84029a No.14275314

>>14275291

1 is piping hot camel shit with a ridiculously good soundtrack in it's original release. 2 is even worse in the gameplay department but has the best story out of all the Persona games. Neither should be played as an entry into the Person series and they're sure as hell not better than 4 or 5. I know 4 gets a lot of flack for being a shitty upbeat Japanese Scooby Doo simulator but it's a better game than either of the original Personas.

Anonymous 02/05/18 (Mon) 01:13:42 276ec7 No.14275321

>>14275314

Kill yourself VN tard.

Anonymous 02/05/18 (Mon) 01:14:58 84029a No.14275326

>>14275321

You recommend 2, a glorified visual novel. You're the one the noose is calling for.

Anonymous 02/05/18 (Mon) 01:17:26 668439 No.14275339

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>>14275314

>being a nusona faggot

>>14275208

If you want to dive right into mainline I would recommend Nocturne first. Not incredibly difficult unless you want it to be. 3D environment for it's levels is entry level friendly. If you're used to more traditional JRPGs Digital Devil Saga would be better, but it's missing the crucial demon recruitment mechanic that almost all other games have.

Anonymous 02/05/18 (Mon) 01:20:35 84029a No.14275353

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>>14275339

You can pigeonhole me all you want but that won't make 1 or 2 any less shit.

Anonymous 02/05/18 (Mon) 01:23:11 a0dd76 No.14275362

>>14275353

Even your post looks like it comes from a weak person.

Anonymous 02/05/18 (Mon) 01:26:07 84029a No.14275373

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>>14275362

As long as I'm not as weak as the responses I've been getting I'll be just fine.

Anonymous 02/05/18 (Mon) 01:26:37 be110c No.14275375

>>14275282

Good luck, OP. I still think Persona 3 is hot garbage but maybe you'll think differently.

Anonymous 02/05/18 (Mon) 01:28:08 a0dd76 No.14275383

>>14275373

>implying weak things deserve strong responses

Its like wasting a bullet on a trapped zombie rather than just stomping on its head with a boot

Anonymous 02/05/18 (Mon) 01:28:29 2128bd No.14275385

Nocturne's the best start for the mainline unless you just have a major hard-on for Wizardry, in which case either SMT or SMT2 would be fine.

I'm in the minority here on /v/, but Persona 1's gameplay is straight ass. That battle grid is awful. P3/4 play more like traditional JRPGs with SMT elements, which makes them more widely palatable, but both games have ungodly slow, uneven story pacing.

As I have to do in all these "new to SMT" threads, look into Digital Devil Saga for straight JRPG gameplay in an SMT-themed universe, Devil Survivor for tactics gameplay in an SMT-themed universe, and the Devil Summoner Raidou games for action combat in an SMT-themed universe. If you like any of the mainline games you should also look into Soul Hackers and Strange Journey, both of which are stellar SMT games but a bit too hardcore for newcomers.

Anonymous 02/05/18 (Mon) 01:44:18 80763f No.14275450

>>14275208

>This thread again.

SMT: Nocture is your best bet for the mainstream series.

Try Strange Journey for something closer to the originals.

For Persona people are going to tell you to only play one and two, play them all and draw your own conclusions. Unless you have so little free will you do whatever anonymous internet users tell you to do.

Anonymous 02/05/18 (Mon) 01:49:20 442779 No.14275477

>>14275326

>what are ids

Anonymous 02/05/18 (Mon) 01:52:40 703f6c No.14275492

oh shit, I'm sorry

Anonymous 02/05/18 (Mon) 01:52:49 442779 No.14275494

>>14275297

No, the world after. Ouroboros can still go suck a dick. If SJR changes his first phase, I don't mind.

polite sage for double post

Anonymous 02/05/18 (Mon) 05:48:13 f012c1 No.14276393

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