So I am almost done with SMT 4 (only my second ATLUS title with EO4 being the first) and am looking to dust off my PS2 and get into some Persona.
It looks like I will be starting with Persona 3 and am wondering if I will be lost without playing the previous titles. Also,does Persona 3 FES include the original game as well? Is this the best version to get?
Persona 1 and 2 have no story interaction with 3, or very very very very minor ones, so you're good to start it up. FES is just 3 with a new social link, character costumes, and a few other improvements, but it's mostly the same. The only key difference is when you start it up, you pick either the Journey, or the Answer. The Journey is your regular course through the game, the Answer is a 1 month later thing, so obviously start with the Journey first.
And yeah it's probably the best version to get. 3 Portable is worth playing after as it gives you party controls, a new protag, and better slinks. Probably better off doing FES, then 4, then 3P.