I just couldn't get into Persona 3, I LOVE the music, artwork and general atmosphere that the game presents but character wise and plot wise, I just couldn't get into it. I felt like the story was really dark, the overall atmosphere was kind of gloomy and didn't present a carefree/happy go lucky vibe that was given in Persona 4. Overall Persona 4 was a lot more colorful and upbeat, seems like they went for a much more gloomy overtone in Persona 3 and a lot of fans ate that shit up. I'm not trying to claim one is better than the other, honestly more people claim Persona 3 was far superior to Persona 4 but I think they both had redeeming qualities and non-redeeming qualities. Of course that's all subjective to the player, I didn't care for how dark and dreary Persona 3 was. Persona 4 had it's moments but nothing like Persona 3, but the fact that Persona 3 went for the gloomier route did unlock certain doors that Persona 4 couldn't access.
The music is phenomenal in both games, I sometimes just listen to the soundtracks of both games at night while browsing the internet. I really wanted to like Persona 3 since so many people I know are big fans of it, I just couldn't get into it. It makes me feel a bit sad because it seems like they were seeing something in it that I couldn't, I mean, they like Persona 4 but not nearly as much as they like Persona 3.
>>344598461
Persona 3 is a game about people trying to understand each other and "connect" P4 is just waifubait, with shallow characters.
>>344598661
Yeah, I won't argue that. I get that Persona 3 had a deeper more complex story, I just really felt more drawn to Persona 4. Like I said, not saying Persona 3 was bad but it wasn't my cup of tea.
I honestly can't get into 4. 3 is just much more appealing to me.
>>344598834
the story in both is nothing to write home about. this series really gets too much credit for things it doesn't deserve. anyway, it's stylish, so play it for that.
>>344598461
Well, at the very least you gave it a shot and didn't just immediately write it off as an edge fest like some P4 fans, let's hope P5 can bring something to the table that fans of both games can enjoy.
Persona 3 and 4 are a trilogy meant to be looked at as one whole. P3 leaves you with melancholy and P4 is the pick-me-up you need afterward.
NEVERFELTLIKE
>>344599456
So what's Cinco?
>>344599187
I do admit Persona 4 is more about "waifu wars" and it seems like 95% of the fanbase in Persona 3 was big into Mitsuru, for obvious reasons.
I too also am a big Mitsuru fan for "obvious reasons" but I did like the girls in Persona 4, I'm a big fan of Naoto but I actually romanced Chia on my first play through and then Yukiko on my second play through, Naoto grew on me after a while but I didn't like her at first.
Yukiko is pretty popular in Persona 4, but I'm really big on Naoto. I never cared for Rise, Rise was your typical pop star singer who wanted to escape the spotlight and be a normal girl. All the girls had sex appeal so that was good enough for me, but if I had to pick a girl it'd be Naoto.
>>344599464YOURAFFECTION
Persona 3 was better imo. I think its the gameplay that brings people down, but i thought that was the best part since it worked into the message and point of the game. (Dealing with the monotonous depressing routine of everyday life).
>>344598661
Dude both are Waifu bait games. Besides, Yukiko and aigis are the only ones worthwhile. Persona 4 had better characters imo tho
>>344600275
Mitsuru>Aigis
Aigis catered to the cyborg/android fans who have a fetish for wanting to date a sex robot.
>>344598461
>well thought out and honest OP
>first reply is shit posting
But anyway I'm actually playing through both at the same time right now, and I've been having a fun time with each.
I think they're both good games but there's definitely a notion to be made that each are for very different people.
>>344599456
>two games
>a trilogy
Anon did you miss something, or...
>>344600408
B-but Aigis is a cute grill who just wants you to teach her how to love. Mitsuru isn't wife material, you nigger
>>344600791
Persona 5
>>344598461
You only need P4 in your life.
>>344600687
>Playing through both at the same time
I'd only suggest that you stop and focus on one at a time, I think you absorb more from each game if you devote your time to one and not both. If you beat Persona 3 first then go and focus on Persona 4 or vice versa.
>>344600829
>Not wanting a sassy, intelligent, sophisticated, rich and mature attractive girlfriend.
Mitsuru is everything you could want in a girl wrapped up in one body.
>>344600983
>Yukikofag
Get out
>>344598461
Yeah blame /v/'s common practice of pushing any opinion into shit posting territory if it's said enough. I think Persona 3 is better, but I hate it when I see the same people who love Persona 3 treat Persona 4 as this abomination when chances are they enjoyed it a lot too when they first played it. Initially I thought Persona 4 was better, but Persona 3 was able to sit with me and I was able to appreciate it more the more time I thought about it. Well Persona 4, it was the opposite, I started to like it less as time went on. I still love both though and I highly hope that Persona 5 is able to get the best of both worlds.
>>344601005
>I'd only suggest that you stop and focus on one at a time,
That's kinda how I've been approaching it,I got through some of the first opening acts of P3 and P4, but as of now I've been focusing more on P4.
>>344601005
>not wanting a cute, blonde, loyal robot girl who wants to be with you unconditionally and won't cheat on you with Jamal
But Mitsuru is second choice
>>344601086
You first.
>>344601306
While Mitsuru does look like a coal burner, I still like to think she'd stay away from them.
>>344601086
Let the Larryfag be. They don't derail threads the way Fuukafgs do with their mind-numbing attempts to be cute and non-confrontational while defending their waifu.
>>344601086
Leave her alone. I bet you also bully Fuuka
>>344598461
Holy shit this so much
A year back or so I tried to get into P3 and I loved every single "piece" of it, the music, the style, the characters, the concept... but I just couldn't get into it for some fucking reason.
Maybe it'll be easier because since then I got heavily into SMT games thanks to Devil Survivor.
>>344601523
Elizabeth is objectively the best waifu with every other answer being wrong and this is coming from a Mitsurufag
>>344601768
But anon, Margaret is better than Elizabeth in literally every way
Persona 3 is supposed to leave you emotionally conflicted. Like you have no idea what's going on, but you feel that something is wrong, even though the ending/reunion is sorta happy? In that, it's a fucking masterpiece.
Then The Answer came around and destroyed it. Just pretend it doesn't exist.
>>344601671
P4 does it best. I don't feel sorry for P3fags. They're like the middle child no one wants.
>>344601768
I didn't know we had such a patrician in this thread. Excellent taste on both accounts, anon.
that music playing at the dorm is forever imprinted in my memory, even though to this day i can't make out a single word
that's the curse of having english as your 2nd lang
fuck it's a great game
>>344601993
P4 is amazing. P3 is amazing as well but something just isn't as great as P4. Still a really good game and there's no excuse for not playing either
>>344598461
>Love the music, artwork, and atmosphere
What a fuckin phony baloney poser. Do you wear "I <3 Nerds" t-shirts too? So hip, so chic.
>>344598661
>Persona 3
>not Otaku bait
>>344598461
you might like Radiou alot better, has a similar atmosphere and almost identical OST
persona 4 is gay and if you like it over 3 you have problems
>>344602136
Luckily they're both on the Vita.
>>344602032
>filename
>>344602313
And you get access to the real best girl in the version you get on Vita.
>>344601987
The Answer let's them have their cake and eat it.
Artsy, effectively emotional ending, and a thematically consistent explanation after the fact.
I started with 4 and I think that 3 is much better.
Main problem with P4 is that characters are style over substance. Yeah, they are colorful as fuck. And they behave like fucking cartoon characters. But they're so shallow in comparison to P3 cast that it hurts to look at them.
>>344599549
>it seems like 95% of the fanbase in Persona 3 was big into Mitsuru
I thought that Aigis going off of merch and polls she just destroys every other girl by a lrage margin it seems. Not that I dislike Mitsuru becuase I like both Aigis and her.
>>344602158
It's also shallow as fuck in the gameplay department with random difficulty spikes for no god damn reason.
Those games have the greatest characters, art, and music, but the games are assballs
>>344602149
B-but I was being honest when I said that? What makes you think I was faking that? To not upset P3 fans? I'm trying to play devil's advocate, nothing wrong with it.
>>344601897
It's wrong to tell lies...
Too bad we never had the option to romance Toriumi
>>344602505
>turns yukari into a bitch
>the entire arena battle sequence has no sense from the storyline standpoint - let's just brawl each other for no reason whatsoever because we decide to go through that unknown doors into space anyway
>your main character is turned into doors
Doors should be the running theme of this game
>>344602582
You have to make a choice tho anon. Which is better
>>344602505
The Answer is the writing staff's canon fanfiction. They couldn't leave well enough alone and let the simple, poignant ending be what it was, and in the process they ruined it.
The worst part is that you can't ignore that The Answer exists. It isn't optional supplemental content when the franchise keeps shoving it in your fucking face, like with Elizabeth's goals in Ultimax.
>>344601432
SHE DABBIN
>>344602816
I love Aigis, so that isn't hard for me. I also really liked Mitsuru and Lizz a lot though.
Why didnt mitsuru just ride her bike to reach the top of tartarus?
>>344602724
Don't worry, Persona 5 will make amends. Are you ready, anon?I can't wait for her to be Cockblock 2: No Christmas Cake For You Boogaloo.
>>344602582
>Finding metal more attractive over flesh
Disgusting, though Aigis probably has some built in fleshlight and pleasure receptors or something. Human flesh against human flesh seems like it'd feel 10x better then flesh against cold hard metal.
>>344602795
Well if anything you get to see the P3 cast after three years, most of them worked for Mitsuru's "Shadow" organization. Junpei became a little league coach, and Akihiko basically traveled the world for three years training and getting muscle so he could grow stronger to assist Mitsuru. Ken is in middle school now and just some popular playboy and part of the student council, and Yukari basically is an actress for some power ranger show.
Every single Persona game has a milf. You can never romance her.
>>344602997
P I P E I T U P
D A B
A
B
>>344598461
I love both the games now but P3 doesn't REALLY get good until later in the game P4 is more consistently good but P3 has a much stronger finish. Stick with the game.
>>344602657
I was mostly joking, but it was almost like you deliberately avoided talking about any of the actual video game parts.
And now that the P5 has mainstream appeal from the artstyle and music, I bet next year people will think a post like that would be from a "P5baby."
The gameplay is just extremely repetitive. Same goes for 4.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRSECddpBZw
>>344603163
B-but anon, aigis is the most adorable!
>>344598461
P3 held a special place in my heart because it was the first Persona I ever played and it really stuck to me. I loved everything about just the sae as you, OP, and I did find it kind of lacking as well. I think, for me, I greatly enjoyed the concept of, "Shadows," and what they kind of meant for developing the characters. P2/P2.5 really had a focus on that and then they stepped away from it with P3. That is a nice change of pace, but I feel like they could only grow sso much with drama being forced into their face.Though that scene with Junpei when he was shot and killed was probably the best part of the entire game. Too bad it had no weight after Chidori's sacrifice.
>>344598461
I want to play P3 but only have a ps4 and comp. Is there a way of accessing it?
>>344603352
>trusting the opinions of a tranny-fucking crack addict
Yeah no, thanks, I'm good
>>344603564
funny considering he never talks during the review
>>344603504
Unless the games are re-made on next gen or become available on the PSN store then no, I know you can buy and play some PS2 games on the PSN store. It just depends if they make Persona 3 and 4 available on it.
>>344603504
PCSX2 (PS2 emulator) and the P3 ISO from a site called emuparadise.
>>344603504
Emulate P3FES on PC or P3P on PC if your pc it total shit.
>>344603684
>>344603727
Yeah I forgot to mention you could do what these people said an emulate it on your PC, that's what a lot of people do if you don't own a PS2 console.
>>344598461
I preferred it for the reasons you dislike it. P4 just felt like nothing was really at stake (HAHAHA STEAK) and everything was just happy fun scooby doo times. SMT games are generally darker so that was not was I was expecting and I didn't love it.
>>344603957
there was no steak in p3 too
>>344598461
>booboo P3 is too dark
Holy shit welcome to MegaTen you fucking 12 year old. Stick to P4 and the fucking dancing game, the rest of this series is not for you.
>>344603669
>implying Webb isn't just reading an actual reviewer's writeup off of a prompter
Do you believe in fairy tales, too? How about infomercials?
>>344604138
I disagree, you could see all the soulless people increasing as you got near the full moon, and you had the threat of a boss looming over your head on top of all the management shit. Half the time I rescue whoever in P4 the third day the dungeon is available and then I just sit there with my thumb up my ass for 27 days.
>>344603352
I am angry.
>>344604359
No shit, but it still has nothing to do with Sessler.
>>344604352
I knew at least one person would claim I didn't like Persona 3 because it was too "dark" and "edgy" even though that's not what I was trying to imply.
Everyone has different appeals, not everyone likes depressing, gloomy overtones in their games. I'm not saying that made Persona 3 a bad game it just wasn't my cup of tea, don't have to be a dick about it.
>>344604352
You implying that p4 sucks because it's light hearted? P3 has its own edgy charm, P4 was great because of how bright and colorful it was
>>344604375
>I just sit there with my thumb up my ass for 27 days.
same goes for p3, you reach furthest floor you can in one day and then wait until full moon
What elements whether they be gameplay, lore, and etc from Persona 3, 4, (any previous game in the series in general) do you want to return in Persona 5 that has yet to be seen or confirmed yet if possible? What do you not want to return from previous entries?
>>344601523
>and non-confrontationalI just want to understand... why is that a bad thing?
>>344604741
Maybe maybe not. The fatigue system usually kept me from doing that in my first run through and knowing you have a boss at the end of the month gives you an incentive to keep leveling. Now I know most of them are fairly easy, but I didn't on my first playthrough.
I also found the characters the town and even the plot worse.
P4 wasn't bad or anything but I found it a big step down personally.
>>344604527
You can tell they never even touched the game.
>>344603352
how is this a legitimate review
>>344604352
I will because those two are better games
>>344604958
Fatigue only removed your party members if you returned to the ground floor. If you kept pushing up they stay with you. You can 100% just go all the way up to the furtherst floor available then fuck off until it unlocks.
Plus it had far shittier dungeons than P4
>>344602582
>>344603081
Can we turn this into a lewd Aigis thread?Metis and Labrys are also welcome
>>344605365
Can you please kill yourself?
>>344605435
Haha I think about it every single day, friendo
>>344605365
robosexuals leave
>>344604934
P4G's move selection on fusion.
Fuck any cunt who called it casual you would just menu spam until RNG gave you what you wanted anyway you faggots.
>>344605485
>only think
Lmao pussy
>>344605365
I could, but people are having a good conversation, so I would rather not derail the thread.
So I'm on my first time playing through Persona 4 Golden. Well, I've started playing before but never gotten far into it.
I'm on day 04/25, I'm prepared to fight the boss of Yukiko's dungeon, I think. What's the recommended level to fight the first dungeon boss?
Also should I wait until the final day possible to beat the dungeon? I remember something about skipping days if you beat bosses early.>inb4 someone posts who the killer is, I already know
>>344605363
You're going to need to grind eventually, and you're unlikely to beat the boss up there the first time you make it up there. It generally takes me more dungeon days in p3 to clear it. The max s-link guide is a lot tighter on time for p3 than p4.
>>344605634
I don't remember but if you just fight all enemies you see on the way, you'll be fine. Only later on should you worry about what level you are, but not even by much
Also, you could save them first day and not stress about it until the next person disappears. It doesn't mater.?
>>344603684
>>344603825
>>344603675
FES or no?
>>344605742
Neither game required grind. If you beat every shadow you encountered you would always be an appropriate level for the boss
>>344604958
i personally like p4's rural town more and the murder mystery let me feel more involved with the story, like plot of both games though.
>>344605363
>Plus it had far shittier dungeons than P4
that's how i felt first time playing p4 after i beat p3 but later after i have played p3p i honestly think that tartarus is better even now as im currently playing golden
>>344605946
Yeah get FES on a ps emulator. It comes with more content and doesn't really take anything away
>>344605946
Yes FES.
I'VE GOTTEN STRONGER!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q2FAb4qmYt0&list=PLBAF8C0CDA4778263&index=35
EVERYDAY'S GREAT YOUNG LIFE JUNES!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=taWfTjTQ40Y&list=PLBAF8C0CDA4778263&index=36
>>344605946
play portable, female path, better music, senpai
>>344606098
You could at least post the best p4 song
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=iZUi9xKY8X8
>>344598461
> I felt like the story was really dark, the overall atmosphere was kind of gloomy and didn't present a carefree/happy go lucky vibe that was given in Persona 4
Holy shit this fucking summer is killing me
>>344605973
You're telling me you can get to the boss while killing all shadows and still have sp for the boss? Chances are your dudes are fatigued and low on SP so going to the start isn't an option.
>>344605791
Well, that's a relief.
Does it matter that I'm playing on hard, though?
>>344606151
Gotta admit the OST for portable was great
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F10BchAbWIQ
>>344605595
That menu-canceling bullshit really pissed me off when I went from P4G to P3 Fes.
I get the devs wanted to make an impression that every demon fusion is different, but goddamn, sometimes I just want moves XYZ and I have to X > Circle for ten fucking minutes to do it instead of just picking them.
>>344603081
>>344602816
>>344602582
Aigis is literally the only video game girl I ever had a dream about. I didn't want to wake up
>>344606187
>You could at least post the best P4 song
That's impossible, I have too many of them. Heartbreak Heartbreak is a great one as well.
>>344606191
I've been here for years, I just posted my opinion on the game. I still enjoyed Persona 3, just not as much as Persona 4. Persona 4 appealed to me a bit more, everyone has different things that appeal to them.
>>344606187
this is the best p4 song
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5nTv5cSv_kE
>>344605634
The days don't skip, you just have a period of time between whenever you cleared the dungeon and the deadline where the plot doesn't advance, and the person thrown into the TV recovers.
In terms of preparing, a safe bet is having your party's level match the level of the highest level shadow in the dungeon (usually the red ones). Of course, if your strategy is sound, you can be a couple levels lower and still have an okay time fighting the boss.
>>344598461
You talk as if P3 came out after P4. Whether it was intentional or not, a lot of the "edgy" aspects and designs (like "shooting" themselves to summon their Personas), as well as the dark, forboding atmosphere of the game was what originally drew so many people to the series in the first place, whether they thought it was cool or controversial. Once they had a well established audience, they knew they could switch things up a little bit for P4. It's great though, because they kept almost everything people liked about P3, while making it different enough to not feel like playing the exact same game.
I think Persona 3 had a WAY better opening song than Persona 4, but Persona 4's is still catchy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63O7X2jeWFM
>>344606373
>2016
>not menu cancelling for over an hour to create the perfect combination
>not getting it, then accidentally cancelling again due to muscle memory
Is Persona 3 Portable worth playing if I already finished FES?
>>344606380
Did you marry?
That's the saddest thing I've ever heard :,(
>>344606879
I did that once, it took me a while to realize, but I had to walk around the neighborhood for a little bit afterwards.my fury was indescribable
>>344606879
>Rage
>Do it even faster now to make up for lost time
>Very first combination post rage is the one you wanted.
>You cancel it again.
>>344606925
yes, if it's been a while since you have played p3 and also for fem route
>>344603352
I have no words.
>>344606879
>>344607291
this sure takes me back plus all that noise lowering to make chances better
>>344606925
Fem route gives all new social links so its pretty much a new game
>>344607291
Reminds me of rolling for stats in old DND based games.
>>344606785
in general p3 had more music that could be listened to outside the game, credits song is way way better
>>344598461
your first sentence described how i felt perfectly. i just loved the shit out of persona 4, i was so fucking hooked on that game. i played it with headphones in my room with the lights off everyday till i beat it.
when i tried playing persona 3 afterwards, i didn't really feel that much from the characters, except for junpei and chidori notably, the big twist also got me. however the game just felt like it dragged and i ended up probably 10 floors before the end of the game and just never finished it. the music is great in both but i could listen to 4's all day, i can't do that with 3. only a few songs stand out and the rap does get tiring.
>>344605363
>>344606023
I hate P4 dungeons. P3 randomization feels clunky and plainly annoying sometimes, but P4 has unique dungeons that are also clunky feeling, if not downright uncomfortable and thoughtless sometimes.
I think having randomly generated dungeons that are pretty playable is a more commendable feat than subpar unique dungeon floor design.
>>344603352
I must remind them.
>>344600791
It's the primary color trilogy. P3 is blue, P4 is yellow, and P5 is red.
>>344610620
>How dare you be hyped for a video game
>Y-you're just a fat loser virgin who only likes persona because you can't get a girl irl
>B-baka Onii-chan, persona is for weeaboos
K
>>344610620
>Tumblr
wew
>>344610920
sonic, tails, and knuckles
>>344612175
>Comparing Persona to Sonic
Holy shit, you're a really advanced level of autism and cancer, aren't ya?
>>344612718
lol. why are you so serious?
>>344612897
Because I'm Batman
P3
>otakubait
>edgy and gloomy
P4
>waifubait
>rainbows and ponies
P5
>patricianbait
>perfect balance
>>344610920
you miss one color gigantic retarded faggot
>>344613695
Did I? Like, I know the subtractives are magenta, cyan, and yellow, but most people just go with RYB.
>>344613516
It also has the best girl in the franchise thus far.
>>344613516
I would let Potter-kun fuck me in the ass, he's way more based than Yu and Minato.
Also does anyone have that picture of the Anne showing her crotch zipper? Her outfit has like a fucking crotch zipper, TRIPLE A+ SLUT OUTFIT. God I'm gonna waifu Anne so hard when the game comes out, already started fapping to what lewd pictures I can find of her. Her outfit is already pretty fucking slutty.
>>344614105
I prefer Anne, but Anne will probably be pleb/common tier since she is part of the MC crew.
>>344598461
Biggest problem for me in P3 was Tartarus. Dungeons weren't much better in P4, but at least it wasn't 200+ floors of the same shit.
>>344598461
Reminder that Persona 4 was a rushed title literally built on top of Persona 3.
