How good is this game without the nostalgia?

[Kunyomi]

A very large portion of the people playing seem to be people that have played it before, but how good of a game is it for people like me without that nostalgia wave to ride? (In terms of gameplay only, not taking into account DRM or performance issues)

[Auster]

Първоначално публикувано от Dollmaster:

Is it really a good game? Never played it yoo.

Being good is relative. But, considering that 96% of the ~7000 reviews here on Steam are positive and that most reviews have less than 10 hours of play time registered, I'd say quite a few people enjoyed it in previous releases.

[Derus]

Here!

The first ever Persona game I heard of was Persona 5 and I just watched someone else playing it. It was interesting, but in the end waaaaay too long and drawn out.

And still, I bought P4G the second it was on Steam. P5 is more stylish and has better graphics, sure. But considering that I didn't know anything about it, I couldn't put it away in the weekend. I wanna know how the story goes on. The first 3-4 hours were very intriguing and I was so sucked in.

If you like japanese games, JRPGs or maybe even VNs, then you'll love this. I ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ LOVED Danganronpa series, maybe that's the reason that the first 3 hours were not a problem for me. But for some people it might be just too much dialogue.

[Cabletitties]

First time playing, love it. Although I have about 60 hours in P5 and I'm a surface level weeb, that probably helps.

[DogMeat]

First time Persona player that started playing the PS2 version about a month ago. I was in the late game (November) and stopped playing awaiting this version. The game is great, I'm having a blast.

I'm not a big fan of JRPGs, but I've played a number of ones I really enjoy in the past. Earthbound, Chrono Trigger & Anachronox. Just to give you an idea of my tastes.

[Noma]

It put FInal Fantasy 13 to shame, the same way Persona 5 put Final Fantasy 15 to shame, probably the same way the project Re Fantasy will probably put the next Squix poop to shame. Don't be a scatophile, buy Persona.

[Moga CMDR]

I played it way late, it was really dated when I played golden on the PSTV. Still a very good game, but its more polarizing than many because it is very unique.

As others have mentioned, the dungeons are bland visually, which is probably my biggest complaint. Also the PSTV and older versions just ran, like well the lower budget console games they were. Visual yuck. So i basically stopped playing newer games till I was done because it helped me tolerate the visuals and framerate.

But I was really drawn in by the story and most of the characters. The gameplay is pretty tried and true turn-based stuff, a tad less forgiving than a lot of games, which was nice.

The persona system was exciting, always trying to make a better one but also needed different ones for different occasions.

I like the social link stuff and got connected to a few of the side characters pretty strongly.

If you can tolerate the old visuals and enjoy turn-based RPG, you won't need nostalgia to enjoy the game. The issue may be the social link system, which some people just never came to grips with.

[Foolishバカ]

The only SMT game I ever played was Tokyo Mirage Sessions and I liked it a lot. But it always had a reputation of being the most casual EZmode SMT game available. Now playing this I am enjoying my time with it.

[mimizukari]

Първоначално публикувано от Kunyomi:

A very large portion of the people playing seem to be people that have played it before, but how good of a game is it for people like me without that nostalgia wave to ride? (In terms of gameplay only, not taking into account DRM or performance issues)

obviously it wouldn't be overwhelmingly positive if it didn't hold up to this day

[Redblaze27]

Only thing that really aged are a graphics.

[mimizukari]

Първоначално публикувано от Redblaze27:

Only thing that really aged are a graphics.

debatable.

I like the 'okage the shadow king' look to this game. Still cleaner than vita/ps ver

[Redblaze27]

Първоначално публикувано от Kurumi Tokisaki:

Първоначално публикувано от Redblaze27:

Only thing that really aged are a graphics.

debatable.

I like the 'okage the shadow king' look to this game. Still cleaner than vita/ps ver

There are a number of low-res assets Atlus didnt upgrade from the jump from PS2 to Vita, and the increased resolution going to PC makes them really stick out.

Like there is a low-res jpeg hill in the background of some shots I find really out of place.

[mimizukari]

Първоначално публикувано от Redblaze27:

Първоначално публикувано от Kurumi Tokisaki:

debatable.

I like the 'okage the shadow king' look to this game. Still cleaner than vita/ps ver

There are a number of low-res assets Atlus didnt upgrade from the jump from PS2 to Vita, and the increased resolution going to PC makes them really stick out.

Like there is a low-res jpeg hill in the background of some shots I find really out of place.

they got rid of the film grain filter and it's all super clean as heck now. ps vita looked so low res