I don't know, I haven't played them, I'm just going with my rationale to it.
And again, I say part of the reason it's so hard to get into these games is it throws systems that while you're familiar with as a new fan of the series, they're so different in how they work that you don't know what you're doing at first. Throw in that the games are old enough and niche enough that there doesn't really exist good guides, and it adds another problem(at least in terms of persona 1). Yes, the wikidot or whatever for persona 1 is very precise in your info, but you can't throw a spreadsheet in someone's face and expect them to "get it".
The thing I'm still stuck on is I'm trained from 3 and 4 to constantly make new persona. Is that not important in the old ones, or not as important? Since hitting something's ele weakness doesn't seem that big of a deal, what am I looking for in terms of what I should be equipping on people persona-wise? Like, what types of skills, what type of strengths should they have, that kind of thing.
It's like anything else, there's a learning curve with every system, and I can appreciate that. But there's a difference between looking at someone's notes and figuring it out that way, and cracking open a text book and teaching yourself. My forays into P1 have resembled the latter rather than the former, which puts a barrier to getting through them. I don't think it's a bad game, but at the same time, I'm not seeing much good either with it. P2 from the bit I played(before I decided to punish myself and go back to P1) seems like it's going to be an amazing game, and the characters actually feel like characters(unlike 1's cast). Throw in very interesting story hooks early, and yeah, those games won't be a problem to get through(fans seem to love them more than 1 simply based on the amount of help with guides there are). It's just 1 that's....gah.
And Gaf is doing p4a again, but on the ps3? Will buy a second copy just cause then.
And again, I say part of the reason it's so hard to get into these games is it throws systems that while you're familiar with as a new fan of the series, they're so different in how they work that you don't know what you're doing at first. Throw in that the games are old enough and niche enough that there doesn't really exist good guides, and it adds another problem(at least in terms of persona 1). Yes, the wikidot or whatever for persona 1 is very precise in your info, but you can't throw a spreadsheet in someone's face and expect them to "get it".
The thing I'm still stuck on is I'm trained from 3 and 4 to constantly make new persona. Is that not important in the old ones, or not as important? Since hitting something's ele weakness doesn't seem that big of a deal, what am I looking for in terms of what I should be equipping on people persona-wise? Like, what types of skills, what type of strengths should they have, that kind of thing.
It's like anything else, there's a learning curve with every system, and I can appreciate that. But there's a difference between looking at someone's notes and figuring it out that way, and cracking open a text book and teaching yourself. My forays into P1 have resembled the latter rather than the former, which puts a barrier to getting through them. I don't think it's a bad game, but at the same time, I'm not seeing much good either with it. P2 from the bit I played(before I decided to punish myself and go back to P1) seems like it's going to be an amazing game, and the characters actually feel like characters(unlike 1's cast). Throw in very interesting story hooks early, and yeah, those games won't be a problem to get through(fans seem to love them more than 1 simply based on the amount of help with guides there are). It's just 1 that's....gah.
And Gaf is doing p4a again, but on the ps3? Will buy a second copy just cause then.
