What game should I play first if I wanna...

Marlyjade

What game should I play first if I wanna really get into Persona

I recently finished the anime for P5 and never played a persona game. I get why this series is so hype tho, the concept is awesome, and I am an old fan of Cathrine. But considering the rabbit hole that is Megami Tensei spin-offs, which is a best hook into the games.

Yu-Narukami

Depends what you're looking for really. Persona in general is mostly just an easier version of the mainline games with more straightforward themes and the whole dealing with personal demons aspect. Persona 3 is often considered the best game story wise but the gameplay is fairly lacking between lack of party control and some unbalanced encounters. The only exception to that is the PSP version of Persona 3 but you'd be sacrificing 3D custscenes and overworld for better gameplay. Next is Persona 4 which in my opinion is the most middle ground game in the series. The story is alright as long as your okay with a lot of happier moments and a murder mystery. The gameplay is also a lot more balanced than P3 with full party control right off the bat. The worst part about P4 though is that if your not using a guide it's fairly easy to get trapped into a bad ending. Now, the older Persona games...haven't aged well admitingly. The story in both games is top notch but both games require a fair amount of dedication and grinding to get through.

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Slagmire2248

i started out with persona 5 and am going back to play persona 3 and 4, but if you want to play 3 and 4, get the extended versions like FES and Golden

Flareon

Fellas... i'm not sure where to place the Catherine player. Like, it's not real shin megami tensei but at the same time it's still a semi-mature game.

MRWATERNOOSE

try monokuma it's pretty nice if you want a balance of roleplay and slight horror

Rebellion

I started with Persona 4, after watching gameplay of Persona 5 and watching the P4 animation. So I'm biased towards that. Definitely start with that.

Marlyjade

try monokuma it's pretty nice if you want a balance of roleplay and slight horror You mean danganronpa? Oh I'm getting that for sure. And the closest game to persona I've played is Conception 2. It's an objectively terrible 3ds game and even worse anime. I haven't played cathrine fully, I just played it with a friend and got into the story and art. But yeah, I'm gonna get a switch and try that package that was mentioned. I am surprised to get an answer so fast lmao