Persona 5 Compared to the Other Games (at least P3 and P4) Story Wise is Way Less Entertaining

[beerdrinker85]

I feel like P3 with it's darker theme was way more enjoyable and emotional, and I feel the same with P4 (P4 wasn't as dark). However P5 was more in my opinion more "kiddy" and less emotional. Yes some scenes you could say were emotional but not nearly as much as P3 and P4. P5 seems just like a modern kiddy Persona game. I also dislike P5 less now because it seems like the characters are just revamped characters from previous games. If you look at the characters and see the similarities with the previous games' characters you will most likely dislike P5 more. Some of the similarities include the "funny guy." (Yosuke, Ryuji, and Junpei) It's not bad to have a funny guy but they all seem really similar if you look from afar. So overall I like P5 but I feel like it's just another Persona game with better graphics and more to do (social links, how to gain stats).

[KornPortable]

It's just different theme.... P5 is a struggle of the teenage against adult (Prison/Rebellion)
because you kind of know them enough before the boss dungeon(awakening and all)
it feels really Personal each time you get into that arc

P4 is a mystery and pursuing the truth(Detective/Face the truth)
It's nice idea to have character face their own dark inner thought and
a finding a culprit add a flavor into it

P3 is to deal with loss of a love one(An Inevitable end)
compare to other 2 this effect most npc in their world You saw people became lost more
when the moon cycle progress while the main plot progress simultaneously with character plot

for me I like 3 more
unlike other 2 that every chapter specifically is a character arc(You get to know a new Character solve their problem and move on to the next with unite goal in mind)
in P3 characters join the team but not entirely "IN" the team yet and their problem start to grown
when the plot move the character story also progress in a different way intersect each other

...my point is among the 3 P5's story seem to be the lightest one and that just may not work for you as well as the other although gameplay wise it's so good

[dethduck]

For me P3 felt like a bunch of coworkers working together, except MC and Aegis, which felt like their relationship grew with each other as the game went on. Ending hit hard though.

P4 felt like a group of close friends who were all friends with each other as well as MC.

P5 just feels like a bunch of people hanging together only because they're all friends of the MC.

[BorringGuy]

basicly its more polished but more shallow

[Jfray]

Originally posted by dethduck:

For me P3 felt like a bunch of coworkers working together, except MC and Aegis, which felt like their relationship grew with each other as the game went on. Ending hit hard though.

P4 felt like a group of close friends who were all friends with each other as well as MC.

P5 just feels like a bunch of people hanging together only because they're all friends of the MC.

True, in p5 they never interact or hang-out without the MC. Also, in p3 they console each other and grew up without the need of the MC everytime.

[Canteu]

Out of all the Persona games P5 was the one I cared least about the story and the characters. It was all just circumstantial bonding because "we're all misfits". I honestly skipped a lot of the dialogue just to get to the end.

[Redblaze27]

Persona 5 is about about societal trappings and how screwed up those systems can be.
I mean, the prosecution in Japanese court has something like a 93% success rate, which is disturbingly high.

[The Hermit]

Originally posted by Canteu:

Out of all the Persona games P5 was the one I cared least about the story and the characters. It was all just circumstantial bonding because "we're all misfits". I honestly skipped a lot of the dialogue just to get to the end.

All human relationships form from locality and circumstance. For instance, in P3 you all just know about the Dark Hour, which leads you to being recruited into SEES; the entire story revolves around exploring this concept. In P4, you all just happen to be in the same homeroom around the time the Midnight channel; the entire story revolves around exploring this concept. In P5, you happen to be in the same homeroom around the time you gain access to the metaverse; the entire game revolves around this concept.

[Canteu]

Originally posted by The Hermit:

Originally posted by Canteu:

Out of all the Persona games P5 was the one I cared least about the story and the characters. It was all just circumstantial bonding because "we're all misfits". I honestly skipped a lot of the dialogue just to get to the end.

All human relationships form from locality and circumstance. For instance, in P3 you all just know about the Dark Hour, which leads you to being recruited into SEES; the entire story revolves around exploring this concept. In P4, you all just happen to be in the same homeroom around the time the Midnight channel; the entire story revolves around exploring this concept. In P5, you happen to be in the same homeroom around the time you gain access to the metaverse; the entire game revolves around this concept.

Ok, great point, but all the characters in P5 have the same shtick.

[Redblaze27]

Originally posted by Canteu:

Ok, great point, but all the characters in P5 have the same shtick.

That's the entire theme of the game.

The game has a statement its trying to make.

[Canteu]

Originally posted by Redblaze27:

Originally posted by Canteu:

Ok, great point, but all the characters in P5 have the same shtick.

That's the entire theme of the game.

The game has a statement its trying to make.

Fair enough, I understand this but it is still the story I enjoyed the least.

[DogMeat]

In P4 it seems like the characters would have become friends if the Midnight Channel had never existed. Half the cast are bonding before things even start going down.

[Chaosdile]

P4 cast is by far the most natural yah. Also P5 just has really poor writing all around, and the characters don't work as well off each other.

[Zelkin]

Wow, such hatred for P5, just because it has the better combat system, higher stakes story and more likable characters (except for Akechi, he straight up sucks).

I forgot how toxic the P4 part of the fanbase was.

[DogMeat]

Originally posted by Zelkin:

Wow, such hatred for P5, just because it has the better combat system, higher stakes story and more likable characters (except for Akechi, he straight up sucks).

I forgot how toxic the P4 part of the fanbase was.

Is Yosuke the exception for you?

[Zelkin]

Originally posted by DogMeat:

Is Yosuke the exception for you?

I've had Yosuke as my icon since the day I made a Steam account.

... but yes, he is. I cosplayed as him.