This or P5 Royal?

[Ashuran]

Hello everyone. Am choosing between this or persona 5 royale as a gift for myself this christmas. To those who have played both which would you recommend more? thanks

[MicroStutterEngine]

All of them are great great games, from P5, to. P3, to Re:fantazio to SMT vengeance. Just get whatever you like, they're all great games.

[jacobjoy]

Would you rather play as a high school student in modern day Tokyo, or an eldan outcast in a world of fantasy and magic?

Both games are fantastic with modern gameplay and stories. The mechanics between the two are similar if you've played any other Personas - forming bonds and using the press turn system strategically in battles.

[Ashuran]

Originally posted by jacobjoy:

Would you rather play as a high school student in modern day Tokyo, or an eldan outcast in a world of fantasy and magic?

Both games are fantastic with modern gameplay and stories. The mechanics between the two are similar if you've played any other Personas - forming bonds and using the press turn system strategically in battles.

Yea. P4 golden is one of my favorite in the series.

[Phishfood]

I prefer this, all your party members in the Persona games are just dealing with teen angst, it's the same ol stuff all the time. Plus the combat is less strategic.

Persona you've got your main character who can have nearly any combination of attacks and spells, then you've got your electric guy, your ice girl etc and you just need to figure out what combination of party members you need for any particular dungeon.

Metaphor you can switch out what class your members are on the fly and mould the entire team to be what you want.

[jacobjoy]

Originally posted by Phishfood:

I prefer this, all your party members in the Persona games are just dealing with teen angst, it's the same ol stuff all the time. Plus the combat is less strategic.

Persona you've got your main character who can have nearly any combination of attacks and spells, then you've got your electric guy, your ice girl etc and you just need to figure out what combination of party members you need for any particular dungeon.

Metaphor you can switch out what class your members are on the fly and mould the entire team to be what you want.

this might be one of the most smoothbrained takes on persona i've ever heard LOL

a character in P5 literally tries to kill herself in the first major act. that's not just teenage angst. that's real ♥♥♥♥.

[jacobjoy]

Originally posted by Ashuran:

Originally posted by jacobjoy:

Would you rather play as a high school student in modern day Tokyo, or an eldan outcast in a world of fantasy and magic?

Both games are fantastic with modern gameplay and stories. The mechanics between the two are similar if you've played any other Personas - forming bonds and using the press turn system strategically in battles.

Yea. P4 golden is one of my favorite in the series.

i hated the ai controls in P3 so P4 was the first one i ever finished. i like the big city atmosphere of P3 and P5 more, but the party in P4 feels more fun so yeah i like that one more

[phoenixds24]

I personally prefer P5, though Metaphor: Refantazio is still a very good game. There's some frustrating gameplay mechanics that I just don't like--if you mess up and get ambushed in dungeons, which unfortunately happens a bit more often than it should due to clunky mechanics, you can get alpha-striked and effectively wiped out in a turn or two. The story is pretty interesting, but the twists are generally not very imaginative, in my opinion. I think you'll be happy with either game, though, they're both quite good.

[Phishfood]

Originally posted by jacobjoy:

a character in P5 literally tries to kill herself in the first major act. that's not just teenage angst. that's real ♥♥♥♥.

I see... so what you're saying is, it's extreme teen angst

[Kyutaru]

Originally posted by Phishfood:

Originally posted by jacobjoy:

a character in P5 literally tries to kill herself in the first major act. that's not just teenage angst. that's real ♥♥♥♥.

I see... so what you're saying is, it's extreme teen angst

One of the most deplorable crimes is the cause of it. It's beyond angst, it's trauma.

[Elitepatriot]

If you like novel games this is the one for you. So far I feel like I am reading a novel instead of playing a game.

[Kay0otik]

p3 is so slow compared to the others and feels so small.

[Isaac]

If you're a story guy, Metaphor is objectively the best game made by Atlus, followed by Persona 3. It all depends on your taste, but game-wise Metaphor is Atlus' current peak.

[Topher]

Even though I enjoyed the mechanics, as a full grown man, I could not get into the high school setting at all of the Persona games. Could not identify with any of the characters. I play RPGs mainly to experience and be immersed a good story. Just couldn't do it with Persona and I tried several times. Metaphor is a better setting and story, IMO. Doesn't lean as heavily on the social aspects, though there is some of that,

[Ashuran]

Originally posted by Topher:

Even though I enjoyed the mechanics, as a full grown man, I could not get into the high school setting at all of the Persona games. Could not identify with any of the characters. I play RPGs mainly to experience and be immersed a good story. Just couldn't do it with Persona and I tried several times. Metaphor is a better setting and story, IMO. Doesn't lean as heavily on the social aspects, though there is some of that,

Thanks. you are right as I grow older the high school setting does start to lose a bit of its appeal compared to when we were younger. I will get metaphor then :)

[MicroStutterEngine]

Originally posted by Topher:

Even though I enjoyed the mechanics, as a full grown man, I could not get into the high school setting at all of the Persona games. Could not identify with any of the characters. I play RPGs mainly to experience and be immersed a good story. Just couldn't do it with Persona and I tried several times. Metaphor is a better setting and story, IMO. Doesn't lean as heavily on the social aspects, though there is some of that,

Oh wow, so I'm not the only one feeling that. I think a Persona game with adults would really hit home, I do reccomend the Like a dragon RPG duology if you're into adults ina jrpg setting. You have a nurse, a detective, a triad and a hitman all bundling powers to defeat a greater evil corpo