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P3 - stylish music, presentation, visuals (persona evokers never get old), story and characters. Evry part of the game just shouts "i'm awesome". Every part except...
Party AI is... not very helpful. But P3P seems to have cured that
Party AI is... not very helpful. But P3P seems to have cured that
Persona 3. I loved Persona 4 almost as much, but the story kind of felt like peddling through hummus considering how long the game is. Persona 3 was a big shock to me considering how little I knew about it before I purchased it.
In hindsight, the only thing I don't like, or wish was a little better is the character depth. It was great, but Persona 4's characters had way more dimensions. Well, I haven't played Persona 3 on the PSP yet and I hear there's a lot more dialog, so maybe my complaint has already been adjusted.
In hindsight, the only thing I don't like, or wish was a little better is the character depth. It was great, but Persona 4's characters had way more dimensions. Well, I haven't played Persona 3 on the PSP yet and I hear there's a lot more dialog, so maybe my complaint has already been adjusted.
Persona 4. I loved all of the main characters as opposed to 3 where I was indifferent to most of them. The Persona 1 remake for PSP was horrible.
I didn't like the grinding.
I didn't like the grinding.
Persona 4. More likable characters, better dungeon design, better gameplay (P3P fixed a lot of the original and FES's gameplay quirks, but 4 is still better with it's more manageable dungeons and lack of tired status keeping you from using party members). I also prefer P4's soundtrack, but only just.
Overall I'd say P4. It's the most solidly designed game of the bunch, and thus the most fun to actually play. The combat was overall the best variation of the press turn system so far IMO, and it really just made a lot of nice little improvements over P3. The characters were also some of the most entertaining and likeable in the series.
The thing I didn't like about the game? The reveal of who the murderer was. Felt rather underwhelming and forced.
From a pure story standpoint P2 was the best, (specifically Innocent Sin), It's just too bad it wasn't all that much fun to play. Here's P5 can mix the great story of P2 with great gameplay like P4.
The thing I didn't like about the game? The reveal of who the murderer was. Felt rather underwhelming and forced.
From a pure story standpoint P2 was the best, (specifically Innocent Sin), It's just too bad it wasn't all that much fun to play. Here's P5 can mix the great story of P2 with great gameplay like P4.
The original Persona on playstation is literally the only one I've played so my vote goes to that. I've owned P3 on PS2 for about a year now but it's still shrink wrapped, terrible, I know.
The one thing I didn't like about Persona was the world map. I thought it was so lame that my party was represented by that green arrow thing.
The one thing I didn't like about Persona was the world map. I thought it was so lame that my party was represented by that green arrow thing.
Persona 2 is pure sex. Characters, dungeons, persona system, and skill system all rocked and I preferred over the newer ones. The atmosphere was never really matched in the more j-pop oriented ones...
A huge drawback to the game is how long the average battle could be, although I liked the frequency of them and option for negotiating...
A huge drawback to the game is how long the average battle could be, although I liked the frequency of them and option for negotiating...
@DaedHead8 - The overworld map in Persona 1 on the PSX was godawful. The PSP remake was drastically better if for no other reason than the fact that they overhauled the overworld map to make it much less annoying. The little green icon thing is a pretty common staple of MegaTen games though, but it's usually not as big a deal in games with maps that aren't complete crap.
i played p4 with AI...
i'd say i liked p3 better but only thanks to FES (and now portable) having more options thans persona 4 did
i'd say i liked p3 better but only thanks to FES (and now portable) having more options thans persona 4 did
Persona 4 easily. Not only was it a better game than P3, but the pacing and characters were vastly superior. P3's characters, though enjoyable, felt very cliche. Persona 4 did an better job of portraying actual teenagers than any other game I've played with teenage characters.
P1 never really clicked with me. I've never really liked the the whole 1st-person dungeon crawler thing, and the story read like...well like something the SNES-PSX era.
P1 never really clicked with me. I've never really liked the the whole 1st-person dungeon crawler thing, and the story read like...well like something the SNES-PSX era.
Persona 3- Because it's so subversive. Simulated suicide, implied teenage sex and promiscuity, drug abuse, alternative religions, mistrust of authority, in other words it was fresh and interesting with ample food for thought. To me much darker than Persona 4. Well, obviously the weakness is the fact that you cannot control your whole party in combat, but I'd also like to give the final boss a shout-out for taking way too long and being way easy to botch.
Persona 4, although 3 is a close second. Honestly the first two werent very good, but i still laugh at "the zombies ate alfred!"
Persona 4. I like how it didn't start off as "YOU must SAVE the entire WORLD". Spoiler warning it eventually did, but for the majority of the game it's you trying to find a killer who's causing chaos in your small town. That smaller scope was refreshing and actually made things more tense. Gamer's have saved the world billions of times in video games, but you can't really visualize that many people. Six or seven though, yeah I can wrap my head around that. Also being able to control your team mates and the special abilities they gain (like saving you from a fatal hit) made combat a blast.
If we're talking in terms of original releases, I suppose I'd go with Persona 4.
It didn't try to be dark for the sake of being dark, it wasn't in the cliched big city and the characters seemed very realistic in terms of behavior and the real life struggles they faced. The story was about facing the the truth about themselves, truths they knew, but just couldn't embrace.
Setting it in a rural town was also a nice touch. I get so tired of seeing modern games set in the big city in contrast to the kinds of places most people actually live. Nothing against Tokyo or Los Angeles, but the city gets a bit played out after a while.
The one thing I didn't like about Persona 4? December 3rd. Too much trial and error to get to the true ending and some of answers to get there were far to arbitrary. Doesn't help that the whole day is a cutzcene you're forced to repeat if you want to move toward the true ending. Turns out even after that you're still not quite there.
It didn't try to be dark for the sake of being dark, it wasn't in the cliched big city and the characters seemed very realistic in terms of behavior and the real life struggles they faced. The story was about facing the the truth about themselves, truths they knew, but just couldn't embrace.
Setting it in a rural town was also a nice touch. I get so tired of seeing modern games set in the big city in contrast to the kinds of places most people actually live. Nothing against Tokyo or Los Angeles, but the city gets a bit played out after a while.
The one thing I didn't like about Persona 4? December 3rd. Too much trial and error to get to the true ending and some of answers to get there were far to arbitrary. Doesn't help that the whole day is a cutzcene you're forced to repeat if you want to move toward the true ending. Turns out even after that you're still not quite there.
P3 just because of the remakes if they ever remade P4 it probably would've been my top but P3, and the thing i didn't like.. Mara... no more needs to be said
Persona 3 FES. I like the story better than P4. P1 is like a completely different game. I have yet to play P2. Also, in P3 they shoot themselves in the head. What's not to like?
Bonus: I wish the controls were more like persona 4
Bonus: I wish the controls were more like persona 4
P3. P4 is logically the better game but I think P3P proved that on an even plane P3 has an ever so slight edge in terms of characters, style, and story. Love all the SMT games though!
Persona 4. It had a really small handful of LGBT issues, so its already going above and beyond other videogames.
Persona 4, the Characters were a lot better (Yosuke > Junpei) and the varied level themes gave much needed variety to the dungeon crawling.
I didn't like the actually storyline events as much as Persona 3, but I may be unfair since I haven't finished either.
I didn't like the actually storyline events as much as Persona 3, but I may be unfair since I haven't finished either.
Persona 3. Everything tied together much nicer and interconnected better than 4 (and unfortunately haven't gotten around to the original yet,heh.)
I liked the story of Persona 3 and the systems of Persona 4, so Persona 3 Portable has my vote.
Bonus: The Answer. It was so stupid I nearly had a heart attack.
Bonus: The Answer. It was so stupid I nearly had a heart attack.
Ugh... that's a tough one. p4 did a lot right: allowing you to fully control your party, quicker movement around areas, and numerous other small updates across the board. In the end it just didn't live up the story and style of P3. The darker tones and atmosphere lead to much more unified story and setting. It felt much better trying to beat the clock in order to save unknowing people from certain death, then solving a supernatural murder mystery.
Persona 4, after playing Persona 3 you can tell that the very small improvements made, actually make a huge difference.
Also, I think P4 is the more western-friendly than P3, thus I enjoyed it a lot more.
Also, I think P4 is the more western-friendly than P3, thus I enjoyed it a lot more.
Persona 4. The characters, battle system, and dungeons were much better then that ones in Persona 3. Even though the battle system was made to be more like Persona 4 in P3P, you can't beat the great characters in P4. My only complaint with P4 is the hoops that you have to jump through to get the true ending to the game. It doesn't have to be as simple as P3's choice for the ending but it is ridiculous what all you have to do just to find out who the true killer is.
Persona 4 - Quick RPG gameplay, interesting characters and story, a good and colorful looking game even on a PS2, and deep demon fusing aspect.
Didn't like - Not much life with the main Protagonist.
Didn't like - Not much life with the main Protagonist.
I've only played two of them- 3 and 4.
My vote has to go to 4. More interesting plot and characters. Refined gameplay. Catchier soundtrack. I'm not passionate about this choice, but there it is.
My vote has to go to 4. More interesting plot and characters. Refined gameplay. Catchier soundtrack. I'm not passionate about this choice, but there it is.
Tough choice, but I'm going to have to go for P3, if only because of P3P. It combined the best aspects of P3 and P4 into a near perfect package. Plus the female story really does add a lot to the game. As a downside, I do sort of miss the anime cutscenes, if that counts.
Persona 3(fes). By far. I am quite a few hours into P3P and it is in 3rd behind 4. But as with all these games the jap pop techno rots my ears off.
@EggmaniMN -
I've played every single Persona release to date (that includes original releases, remakes, and add-ons) and I still prefer P4. P2 had a great story (for the most part), but the rest of the game wasn't really that special. And dear god, negotiation grinding for Tarot Cards to summon new Persona's was up there as one of my least favorite things in any MegaTen game.
Don't just assume that everyone would choose P2 even if they had played it.
I've played every single Persona release to date (that includes original releases, remakes, and add-ons) and I still prefer P4. P2 had a great story (for the most part), but the rest of the game wasn't really that special. And dear god, negotiation grinding for Tarot Cards to summon new Persona's was up there as one of my least favorite things in any MegaTen game.
Don't just assume that everyone would choose P2 even if they had played it.
played Innocent Sin and Eternal Punishment and their stories were awesome! But P3 and P3FES were addictive as hell and very polished games! P4 was interesting but not nearly as engaging. Just started playing P3Portable so can't say much. So far, P3FES is the best period.
Persona 4. P3P sounds like it fixed most of the gameplay niggles I had with P3, but at the end of the day, I still prefer the narrative, characters, dungeons and music of P4 over its predecessor.
Persona 3
The story, the combat system is great and for some reason it never gets old, the social links, the real final boss
What I didn't like was: the answer story and f*cking Fuuka
The story, the combat system is great and for some reason it never gets old, the social links, the real final boss
What I didn't like was: the answer story and f*cking Fuuka
really weird that this isn't about the shin megami tensei series as a whole. since i haven't really played my copy of P3...I'm gonna vote Devil Survivor.
Persona 4 was the only Persona game I played so far, so I guess I'm going with that.
Though if this was SMT general, Nocturne would definitely have my vote.
One thing I didn't like about it? The ending is damn near impossible to find out without a guide. I guess that's all.
Though if this was SMT general, Nocturne would definitely have my vote.
One thing I didn't like about it? The ending is damn near impossible to find out without a guide. I guess that's all.
@manasteel88
The Shin Megami Tensei franchise is pretty massive. There's just too many games to make a valid poll of every game in the franchise.
The Shin Megami Tensei franchise is pretty massive. There's just too many games to make a valid poll of every game in the franchise.
@manasteel88 - Persona is really a series to itself, its not main series SMT. Main series SMT is a whole different ballgame, Persona and Digital Devil Saga really the only sides of the series that I'd consider full-on JRPGs. Other installments and spin-offs take on more on different elements, more often its stuff that fits in with western RPGs from the late 80s and early 90s - vector dungones, alignments and all that.
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