Which Persona Game to Buy?

[Seraphiel]

Hi Guys,

I have wanted to get into the Persona games for a while but there are so many of them that I don't know where to start.

I have seen some people say that Persona 5 is a good place to start but there seem to be various versions of Persona 5 (like this one which is Persona 5 ROYAL, there's also tactica and strikers).

So, questions are:

-Which Persona game is the best to start with?
-If it is Persona 5, which version do I buy and what is the difference between them?
-If Persona 5 (or another Persona game) is there any lore I need to know before I play it?

Thanks.

[Dadpool]

Tactica and Strikers are spin-offs, Royal is the full version of Persona 5, and if you're not sure if you'll like the series, it's the best one to start with. You don't need to know any lore to any Persona game.

[Seraphiel]

Thanks!

[JyoKun]

Persona 5 has fun characters and the best OST for me.

[JI06CT3P]

Originally posted by Seraphiel:

Hi Guys,

I have wanted to get into the Persona games for a while but there are so many of them that I don't know where to start.

I have seen some people say that Persona 5 is a good place to start but there seem to be various versions of Persona 5 (like this one which is Persona 5 ROYAL, there's also tactica and strikers).

So, questions are:

-Which Persona game is the best to start with?
-If it is Persona 5, which version do I buy and what is the difference between them?
-If Persona 5 (or another Persona game) is there any lore I need to know before I play it?

Thanks.

You definitely want to play Persona 5 Royal first. Default Persona 5 (not royal) has its own easter eggs and texts, but doesnt have additional content like persona 5 royal.

Persona 5 Strikers is a really small game, could be a dlc for Persona 5 Royal, but the story is still a nice one, very simple comparing to Persona 5 Royal, but good. The game feels more like previous games in the series, like Persona 3.

Later you can try Persona 4 Golden. It has its own mystical plot.

Persona 3 is mostly about the gameplay only. There is a storyline but it is on the background of the gameplay, really old school piece of game industry.

[Ivas]

Originally posted by JI06CT3P:

Originally posted by Seraphiel:

Hi Guys,

I have wanted to get into the Persona games for a while but there are so many of them that I don't know where to start.

I have seen some people say that Persona 5 is a good place to start but there seem to be various versions of Persona 5 (like this one which is Persona 5 ROYAL, there's also tactica and strikers).

So, questions are:

-Which Persona game is the best to start with?
-If it is Persona 5, which version do I buy and what is the difference between them?
-If Persona 5 (or another Persona game) is there any lore I need to know before I play it?

Thanks.

You definitely want to play Persona 5 Royal first. Default Persona 5 (not royal) has its own easter eggs and texts, but doesnt have additional content like persona 5 royal.

Persona 5 Strikers is a really small game, could be a dlc for Persona 5 Royal, but the story is still a nice one, very simple comparing to Persona 5 Royal, but good. The game feels more like previous games in the series, like Persona 3.

Later you can try Persona 4 Golden. It has its own mystical plot.

Persona 3 is mostly about the gameplay only. There is a storyline but it is on the background of the gameplay, really old school piece of game industry.

Wow... Just wow...

Let's discuss this:
P5 Strikers can't be a dlc. First of all, it has a different genre. It's a real time action instead of turn based JRPG. And small? 70 hours for me, which is less than P5 but still a lot.

P3 is about gameplay? Have you played it?! The game carries its story despite its very outdated game design

[Mistie]

Play for first P4 it's good for starters and not cost very much. And only after P4 play P5. Because it'll be a little uncomfortalbe playing P5 and after P4 because of differents of this games. P5 more new game, but P4 is old but still so enjoyable game. P4 is my favorite. And maybe at last P3 portabe or Reload your choice.

[JI06CT3P]

Originally posted by Ivas:

Originally posted by JI06CT3P:

You definitely want to play Persona 5 Royal first. Default Persona 5 (not royal) has its own easter eggs and texts, but doesnt have additional content like persona 5 royal.

Persona 5 Strikers is a really small game, could be a dlc for Persona 5 Royal, but the story is still a nice one, very simple comparing to Persona 5 Royal, but good. The game feels more like previous games in the series, like Persona 3.

Later you can try Persona 4 Golden. It has its own mystical plot.

Persona 3 is mostly about the gameplay only. There is a storyline but it is on the background of the gameplay, really old school piece of game industry.

Wow... Just wow...

Let's discuss this:
P5 Strikers can't be a dlc. First of all, it has a different genre. It's a real time action instead of turn based JRPG. And small? 70 hours for me, which is less than P5 but still a lot.

P3 is about gameplay? Have you played it?! The game carries its story despite its very outdated game design

I have finished them all.

It doesnt matter for me if its a diffrerent genre or not, P5 Strikers is small for any genre I would say.

I have made my point about P3 already?
Post game dlc with Aegis adds a little more to the game world and characters. But the actual and same answers we have got in the next Persona 4 game. So the dlc worth only to know a very little background of the main characters, however you wont be able to know anything important from them, or get some great memorable fan service scenes.

ps: persona 3 is all about death and how to overcome harships with it. If someone close to you have died, well, this game supposed to "help" you and give another reason to live or something, but you have to play a lot, before you and IF you get your answers, because this might be actually useless for you.
There are also easter egg in the Portable version about another their game ~ Catherine about hardships of life and stuff.

[Ivas]

Originally posted by JI06CT3P:

Originally posted by Ivas:

Wow... Just wow...

Let's discuss this:
P5 Strikers can't be a dlc. First of all, it has a different genre. It's a real time action instead of turn based JRPG. And small? 70 hours for me, which is less than P5 but still a lot.

P3 is about gameplay? Have you played it?! The game carries its story despite its very outdated game design

I have finished them all.

It doesnt matter for me if its a diffrerent genre or not, P5 Strikers is small for any genre I would say.

I have made my point about P3 already?
Post game dlc with Aegis adds a little more to the game world and characters. But the actual and same answers we have got in the next Persona 4 game. So the dlc worth only to know a very little background of the main characters, however you wont be able to know anything important from them, or get some great memorable fan service scenes.

ps: persona 3 is all about death and how to overcome harships with it. If someone close to you have died, well, this game supposed to "help" you and give another reason to live or something, but you have to play a lot, before you and IF you get your answers, because this might be actually useless for you.
There are also easter egg in the Portable version about another their game ~ Catherine about hardships of life and stuff.

Either English is not your native language or you have a problem formulating your point, because I sure as hell don't understand it...

[JI06CT3P]

Originally posted by Ivas:

Originally posted by JI06CT3P:

I have finished them all.

It doesnt matter for me if its a diffrerent genre or not, P5 Strikers is small for any genre I would say.

I have made my point about P3 already?
Post game dlc with Aegis adds a little more to the game world and characters. But the actual and same answers we have got in the next Persona 4 game. So the dlc worth only to know a very little background of the main characters, however you wont be able to know anything important from them, or get some great memorable fan service scenes.

ps: persona 3 is all about death and how to overcome harships with it. If someone close to you have died, well, this game supposed to "help" you and give another reason to live or something, but you have to play a lot, before you and IF you get your answers, because this might be actually useless for you.
There are also easter egg in the Portable version about another their game ~ Catherine about hardships of life and stuff.

Either English is not your native language or you have a problem formulating your point, because I sure as hell don't understand it...

This topic is about games and not your feelings about how people should speak. Looks like you are wrong to me.

[GameDos]

Originally posted by Seraphiel:

Hi Guys,

-Which Persona game is the best to start with?
-If it is Persona 5, which version do I buy and what is the difference between them?
-If Persona 5 (or another Persona game) is there any lore I need to know before I play it?

Thanks.

- If you are only going to ever play one game from the franchise, get Persona 5 Royal. This is at the moment the most polished game with the largest amount of features. If you are up to get more than one, I would advise starting with Persona 3 Reload and then Persona 5 Royal. That's cause even though P3R is a great game, it is still a remaster of an older game. In terms of things to do and mechanics, it is below P5R. So going from P5R to P3R might hurt the experience.

- Get Royal, it basically takes the main Persona 5 game and adds like 50+% more content.

- Nah, I started from P5 without any knowledge of the franchise.

[Ivas]

Originally posted by JI06CT3P:

Originally posted by Ivas:

Either English is not your native language or you have a problem formulating your point, because I sure as hell don't understand it...

This topic is about games and not your feelings about how people should speak. Looks like you are wrong to me.

Ok, let's assume that I understand your points correctly, which I doubt, but let's assume.

"It doesnt matter for me if its a diffrerent genre or not, P5 Strikers is small for any genre I would say." So, 70 hours is too little for any genre to be a full game. It only deserves to be a dlc. That's what I'm reading here. I don't even know what you think of games that last for 20h. Like Call of Duty (which I hate myself) or Dead Space (which I love)

P3. I genuinely don't understand why you bringing up the Answer... About the message itself in P3. I would say that the theme is not necessarily overcoming death, but rather about accepting mortality. Memento mori.

But more importantly, why are we talking about this? Your first comment said that its story is bad and the game is about gameplay. I said otherwise. And your answer is to talk about the theme of the game? What is it supposed to prove?

[Seraphiel]

Thanks guys, I bought this one.

[JI06CT3P]

Originally posted by Ivas:

Originally posted by JI06CT3P:

This topic is about games and not your feelings about how people should speak. Looks like you are wrong to me.

Ok, let's assume that I understand your points correctly, which I doubt, but let's assume.

"It doesnt matter for me if its a diffrerent genre or not, P5 Strikers is small for any genre I would say." So, 70 hours is too little for any genre to be a full game. It only deserves to be a dlc. That's what I'm reading here. I don't even know what you think of games that last for 20h. Like Call of Duty (which I hate myself) or Dead Space (which I love)

P3. I genuinely don't understand why you bringing up the Answer... About the message itself in P3. I would say that the theme is not necessarily overcoming death, but rather about accepting mortality. Memento mori.

But more importantly, why are we talking about this? Your first comment said that its story is bad and the game is about gameplay. I said otherwise. And your answer is to talk about the theme of the game? What is it supposed to prove?

I have finished Strikers less than 70 hours, you just have been playing it slowly, okay?
You should understand one simple thing: I am here to talk and not to argue about your opinions, lies and any other stuff.

[Worgen Freeman]

Originally posted by JI06CT3P:

Originally posted by Ivas:

Ok, let's assume that I understand your points correctly, which I doubt, but let's assume.

"It doesnt matter for me if its a diffrerent genre or not, P5 Strikers is small for any genre I would say." So, 70 hours is too little for any genre to be a full game. It only deserves to be a dlc. That's what I'm reading here. I don't even know what you think of games that last for 20h. Like Call of Duty (which I hate myself) or Dead Space (which I love)

P3. I genuinely don't understand why you bringing up the Answer... About the message itself in P3. I would say that the theme is not necessarily overcoming death, but rather about accepting mortality. Memento mori.

But more importantly, why are we talking about this? Your first comment said that its story is bad and the game is about gameplay. I said otherwise. And your answer is to talk about the theme of the game? What is it supposed to prove?

I have finished Strikers less than 70 hours, you just have been playing it slowly, okay?
You should understand one simple thing: I am here to talk and not to argue about your opinions, lies and any other stuff.

You are also wrong about it being a small game. Took me 55 hours, that is still a good length game, if you don't think so then you are just wrong.

[Big Shaq]

I tried getting into this series as well but I found the gameplay to be too boring. You just talk to NPCs all day long, fight in a dungeon for 30 mins, and repeat the process until the end of the game.