Persona 4 Golden

This is my first SMT or Persona game. I am loving it over 30 hours in.
Which SMT games are best?
And I've heard Persona 3 is great. How is it compared to 4?
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Nocturne is much darker, apocalyptic maybe, but it's awesome, and a great challenge. The game is not hard if you're prepared, but actually, that's the problem, nocturne is really unpredictable at times, and it punishes you for doing things wrong (hell, even one mistake can lead you to a certain death), the story is cool, especially the true demon path, but the character development isn't as heavy as the one in P4. The press turn system is awesome, BTW.

DDS is also good, it uses the same system as nocturne, but there's a few changes here and there. The story is good too, though I didn't like the ending of DDS2, but oh well...

alienfreaks04 posted...

This is my first SMT or Persona game. I am loving it over 30 hours in.
Which SMT games are best?
And I've heard Persona 3 is great. How is it compared to 4?

Personal opinion time!~

Persona 3 - Slightly better story, slightly worse gameplay than Persona 4. (Persona 3 FES for PS2 or Persona 3 Portable for PSP**)
Digital Devil Saga 1&2 - Fantastic games, highly recommended if you can track them down. (Both for PS2)
SMT: Nocturne - Cult favorite, recommended if you enjoy a challenge. (For PS2)
Devil Summoner 1&2 - Action RPG take on the SMT series with a bit of a pulp noir feel about a detective in early 1900s Japan. (Both again for PS2)
Devil Survivor 1&2 - Strategy RPG version of SMT where your actions determine who lives and dies. Pretty enjoyable series, my 3rd favorite behind Persona and Digital Devil Saga. (Both for Nintendo DS. First one re-released as "Overclocked" for 3DS with extra content)

A lot of people will probably mention Persona 2, but I never really got into it when I played waaaay back in the day on the PS1. But it is available now for the PSP**

**Can be purchased on PSN and played on the Vita.

Persona 3 is great, but may feel a bit dated compared to Persona 4, especially the console versions. The story is awesome though, if a bit dark.

I can also recommend Devil Survivor and its sequel, although they don't play like Persona at all. They're more like tactical RPG's. Both have great storylines, dealing with what is basically the end of the world. The first Devil Survivor leans more towards cynicism while the sequel feels more optimistic and idealistic.

Oh, and the first Devil Survivor has two versions: the original for the DS and Overclocked for the 3DS. I recommend Overclocked, as it is basically for Devil Survivor what The Golden is for Persona 4.

Nocturne.