Never played Persona. Is this the best one for story and psychological themes?
No, Persona started at 3.
>>719838639Yes by far, comparable to Planescape Torment but better
>>719838765Thanks anon
>>719838639Shouldn't you play Innocent Sin first?
>>719838639I think the 2 duology is massively overrated on here, it used to be talked about a lot more a couple years back, showed up in a lot of 3x3 threads etc but I hardly see it anymore.I didn't like Innocent Sin much, but you should still play it before Eternal Punishment, which I liked quite a bit more.Both of them are hard sequels to Persona 1 with returning party members and plot threads, that being said you can still skip it, but I think Persona 1 is worth a play anyway.Realistically if you've never played a Persona you should just play 3, 4 or 5, the 2 trilogies are basically 2 different series that just share a name. You won't get the experience that everyone thinks of when they hear 'Persona' from 1 or 2 duology. You can always return to it later
The only Persona game I've played is 1.
>>719842593I hope you used the original soundtrack patch
>>719842686Isn't that missing alot of songs because the PSP version had a smaller soundtrack and they could only replace the music files?
>>719842935That used to be the case but it's complete now
DDS1/DDS2DeSu1/DeSu2Catherine
You should just play SMT2.
I vastly prefer Persona 1 and the IS/EP duology to modern Persona, but that’s because I love the feeling of “90s SMT”, and how the games were just part of a wider fantastic/occult JP manga/anime culture back then. But no, I don’t think they are that really interesting to play for a younger audience.
>>719843282meh
>>719838639At most only contrarians and Tumblrites like P1/P2. P2 has decent story writing and Nyarlathotep is a cool villain but the gameplay is ass. P1 has a bit of that hardcore SMT playstyle but you’d have to be a masochist to enjoy it.
>>719842686I did, but I'd also sometimes mute the game and put on Lone Prayer in battles to mix things up.
>>719838639nah but you should start with shin megami tensei, mainly this one.
>>719838639Whatever story is in those games, it's delivered atrociously because 99% of the time you're exploring a dungeon and fighting.And on the rare occasion the story is actually advancing, the characters are repeating themselves and over-explaining everything to an insulting degree because the games are aimed at 10 year olds.
>>719843114Is there a definitive patched version then? With the restored music and japanese voices.I also remember hearing the PSP restored music was lower quality.
>>719843356P1 is easy as shit except for the final dungeon & snow queen quest. SP costs are determined by Persona level not spell so you can just put an insanely powerful spell on a weak Persona and melt everything.
Persona 2 is garbage.The gameplay is piss easy and aged poorly, dungeons are plain aside from the last one (there isnt even a superboss to test your party), the story is >le urban legends (DUDE HITLER IS STILL ALIVE XD) + daddy issues.If there's something they made right is eikichi being the best brosonaJust play any SMT game, SMT II in particular
>>719843507I'm sure someone's uploaded an ISO somewhere pre patched, but I'm pretty sure it's easy enough to do yourself.I haven't heard about it being lower quality, it's not mentioned on the mod page to my knowledge, but idk. Seemed fine when I played it
P1 is trash in every way except the musicboth P2s are kinda better but the gameplay is still badthe reason nobody talks about these is because they are very hard to acquire (legally obviously) and are missing on a lot of major storefronts like all the SMT spinoffsbut honestly you should just start from P3 or higher if you want to get into persona autism, go play mainline SMT if you want actual gameplay
EP is my definitely my favorite persona game, but you should play 1 and IS first.Also play the PSP version for the additional scenario added.
Thanks for the replies, my favorite game is Xenogears and i was curious to try other JRPGs with complex stories. At this point, i think I'll try pretty much all of them, between Persona and SMT
>>719843654>>719843282>>719843378Hi Marsh fanbase! I sure love watching people play SMT instead of playing it myself :D
>>719843717>I'm sure someone's uploaded an ISO somewhere pre patchedIndeed, I just found one. It seems like there's a new UI mod to mimic the PS1 UI, but the instructions only explain how to install it using emulators.
>>719844118If you like Xenogears then you should try Planescape Torment. Those two were the biggest story RPGs back then.
>>719844118DDS1 & 2 is the closest.
>>719844231dude this is a jrpg thread
>>719844261Forgot pic related.
>>719844118Nothing in the SMT series really has complex stories, most of them are gameplay focused. Also most games in the franchise aren't story related, off the top of my head only SMT4 and Apocalypse, Persona 2 IS & EP, and Digital Devil Saga 1&2, so if you've never played any you should go for a more recent one and then go back if you like it and want more.I would first pick something from the PS2 era onwards, especially for Persona where 3 onwards is vastly different
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>>719844334nta but he'd be able to stomach planescape torment anyways. the combat is just as tacked on as xenogears' is and has its share of cinematic cutscene attacks. just replace fights vs. gears and giant mutants with random thugs in alleyways. both are played solely for their stories and absolutely not for their gameplay
which order do i play persona 2?
>>719844851THIS A JRPG THREAD YOU DUMB BITCH
>>719844913play in this orderPersona 2 the infinitePersona 2 the animationPersona 2 arena ultimax the fighters in the arenaPersona 2 x TekkenPersona 2: Asura's revenge.Persona 2: Second Impact
>>719844769Meh I didn't really consider Catherine an SMT game>>719844913Innocent Sin first, Eternal Punishment secondPersona 1 before them is optional
>>719845081YO SHUT THE FUCK UP YOU DUMB AUTIST
I'm not a big fan of Persona 2: Infinite Tsukiyomi. Is Persona 2: vs Shin Megami Tensei - The Global Order - any better?
>>719845198god I wish those titles where real
>>719845272what about titties? why do they have hearts on them?
>>719838765>Persona 2 is comparable to Planescape Tormentnow that's something you don't hear everyday
>>719845340keep the wrpg talk out of jrpg threadsthank youuuuuu
>>719843282wake me up when a better translation is released
LEEP THIS BODLIED MEMLY
>>719845402imagine being that close minded
>>719845490close the door every now and then i fall apart and i need you more tonight>>719845405I CANT WAKE UP
>>719838639That one is fucking terrible, and is the second half of a story that you won’t understand unless you play the first half (which is better)
>>719845662Whiuh version of P2 should I play Persona 2 The First or Persona 2 First Revival?
Play Jack Bros.
>>719845753Meet and Jack?
>>719838639I played 1 and 2IS and finished on the psp wouldn't recommend eitheryou would be better off just glancing at 3/4/5 and just playing the one with the most appealing opening / soundtrack / characters
>>719838639Only 1 is worth playing, both 2s are VN slop and 3-5 are a huge waste of time. 5 is only ok for its demon models.
>>719845827>>719845916Tekken 8 any good
>>719845943idk but I blow loads to Lili
>>719846284overrated i like xiaoyu the best
>>719838639No, all 6 persons games are about the same story wise and all of them have similar themes. P2 duology became famous because the gameplay is such dogshit that the story is the only thing people talk about but it isn't actually better written than any of the other games.
>>719842593But did you play SMT 1, 2, if and devil summoner beforehand?
>>719843356Some people prefer more SMT-type themes and darker stories
>>719846941>SMT-type themes and darker stories?????
>>719842593what causes this type of autism?
>>719848475Most autists are obsessed with playing a series in order even if it’s detrimental to do so
>>719838639Not P2 that's for damn sure, and even then EP is only half the story. Play the PSP ports if you must.>>719845340They're decent stories with thoroughly mid gameplay, it's rather appropriate.
>>719846998 Bro you really typed out four question marks like you’ve never touched an SMT game in your life. Have you played Nocturne? Or DDS? Shin Megami Tensei literally pioneered “everyone dies, the world ends, maybe you become a god” before Persona started handing out friendship bracelets and solving trauma with dance battles.
>>719846941>>719850192Innocent Sin had more romance bullshit than 3-5, it felt like 70% of NPC’s dialogue was about someone having a crush on someone, or how all the boys of x school were so hot or something, and that wasn’t just in the school, that was out on the world map.Then you had all of Lisa’s BS dialogue too
>>719843654>>le urban legends (DUDE HITLER IS STILL ALIVE XD) >+ daddy issues.You can summarize any game like this. Never listen to people who have retarded criticisms like this, they likely haven't even played the game at all.
>>719852489I agree with you that every game can be summarized poorly but the final boss is literally the main parties dads all combined into one
>>719852870And it was kino
>>719838639Persona 2 has the same shitty plot twist as Final Fantasy VIII, yet you never see Persona get the hate that Final Fantasy did for pulling it
>>719853191What the fuck are you talking about? The Mask circle all being childhood friends? It actually makes sense in Persona 2, unlike FF8 where it comes out of nowhere
>>719853271How does it make sense? Lisa tagging along with you fine, she had a crush on you in the past that persisted through the erased memories, but just coincidentally teaming up with a random journalist, and a kid from another school who all knew each other but forgot is just as bad as FF8
>>719838639Persona 2 is garbage because it has the cancer known as (((bisexual))) representation.Avoid any video game series with at least one installment featuring that garbage.
>tfw there will never be a Persona 2 anime
>>719838639Play Innocent Sin first
>>719853404>who all knew each other but forgotAre you talking about Eternal Punishment? Because they didn't forget, those memories never existed or happened on the Other Side.
