So this game is like Persona but with way less story and no party?

[toughnails]

Sounds like a straight downgrade, what's even the point?

[Shiroka]

SMT is the Main Series while Persona is a Sub from it.

You still have a Party but they consists of demons itself you recruit/fuse.
By talking to them before starting the battle you can recruit them or even ask for Items/Money if you know how to respond to their demands.

Story depends how you like which is also different from title to title. Some are morbid/sinister and most delve into human concepts/thoughts similar to Persona.
SMT Strange Journey has a Story which makes you wonder if we really are nothing but parasites and a plage upon Mother Earth for example. Its Endings are also somewhat depressive and not happy at all...

In either case, not everyone likes the added school/dating sim part of Persona and rather spend their time getting/unlocking all the demons and fuse the best one with skill inheritance etc.

If you can, try out SMT4: Apocalypse. It has a more Persona Feeling and is an ideal entry imo!

[Dank Sidious]

It's a complete upgrade. Instead of having just persona to switch from and predetermined party members with a small pool of skills to choose from you have a completely customizable party that are basically like MCs personas in Persona games. The protagonist in SMT also gets some special features that are not available to regular Demons (the equivalent of personas in SMT)

The best part is that the game doesn't waste your time with BS social sim like eating burgers, playing games, watching movies for stats or pointless Social Links half-of which are filler where nothing happens.

So, it's an 80-hour campaign of pure JPRG gameplay and absolutely no visual novel BS. Whereas Persona 3 for example is an 80-hour campaign that wastes your time with completely pointless nonsense that isn't story or combat gameplay.

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You don't have to deal with a poorly-written story.

[pat]

Yes if you look at the story and party of actual story character then it's a downgrade. In SMT games you recruit demons as your party member and while some of them look cool as hell they don't add anything to the story. If you want frequent lighthearted interaction between story characters you will be very disappointed.

I've played this game on switch and I have to say I don't like it very much compared to persona games. Maybe because I've played nocturne (smt3) before and this has very similar post apocalyptic settings, angels vs demons plot, and "recreate the world in your vision" goal. Also the MC has this weird transformation thing that feels like power ranger or something.

[Radiant Mantra]

Sheesh, you don't have to play it, brother.
you don't vibe with it? move along

[Codesterz]

I actually preferred SMTV over Persona 5. SMTV feels more like a game and less like a VN in comparison to Persona . It has a strong emphasis on exploration, combat, and team building vs Personas talking, talking, talking, talking, exploration, combat, and more talking.

[Unmotivated]

Persona's life sim elements kill the pacing for me and tend to make me forget that there even is a larger story.

It's literally a JRPG series with nearly 80% of it being filler, and even that filler is fequently simplified and even profoundly stupid to read and cramped together.

I'm cool with the idea of Persona being the "pre-apocalypse Shin Megami Tensei" as that's what i especially got from P3's opening, but good god is the pacing abysmal and takes forever to even get anywhere.

[Sylph]

Stephen would be disappointed in you

[Sylph]

Originally posted by Codesterz:

I actually preferred SMTV over Persona 5. SMTV feels more like a game and less like a VN in comparison to Persona . It has a strong emphasis on exploration, combat, and team building vs Personas talking, talking, talking, talking, exploration, combat, and more talking.

SMT5 was better than P4G for me

[Sixtyfivekills]

Shin Megoomi Tensei 5 is a younger edgy brother of hit video game franchise called Persona 5. Its Persona 5 without the heart. - IGN

[13thPalace]

The point is to actually play a real Shin Megoomi Tensay game. You can play this or another real game like Nocturne or Strange Journey.

Until now you've just been playing what amounts to fan games.

It's another divine opportunity gifted by Atlus to shed the mark of the casualry and to transform into a real gamer.

[EternalLoop]

How dare you to compare shin megamind games to the weak fursona games

[Shiroka]

Btw guys, there is no point helping OP anymore.

On the Metaphor Steam Discussions which opened days ago, he stated that SMT was boring so he probably isn't interested anymore in this.

Save your breath for when we negotiate with the Demons instead in SMT5 ^^

[Artur]

Mainline SMT games and spinoffs focus more on the gameplay, so if that's not your cup of tea just stick to Persona.

[ez game ez life]

We might as well ask you what the point of your post is.
Why are you comparing apples and oranges?