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Prey #2 -- MB-74AC9A316A1EDDDE - Taken by Servizio. 32 entrants total.
Prey -- MB-A8736A23242F3074 - Taken by Kagemusha. 44 entrants total.
P4 is good for people that just want a more casual and laidback experience that's more lighthearted than the other Persona games (though it still has some pretty dark moments).
Since you mentioned P2: If you like the other Persona games, trying the PSP version of Innocent Sin and the PS1 version of Eternal Punishment (since the PSP version was never localized and it hasn't been fan translated yet as far as I know) is probably a good idea. The Persona 2 duology is pretty good, and Eternal Punishment actually features a core cast that isn't in high school, unlike all of the other Personas. Also the combined story is better than P3's and P4's, but that's just my opinion.
Digital Devil Saga 1 and 2 are really good too for pretty much all of the reasons Aeana mentions. Just make sure to play them back to back if you do get around to playing them, they're essentially the same game broken up into two parts. Also the American opening to DDS 1 is still pretty great.
I've never really touched the Raidou Kuzunoha games, but from everything I've heard, including all of the spoilers I've read, they seem to be okay. They also have some really interesting ties to the first SMT, and some of the Persona games have references to them, so there's that.
Also if you ever have access to a 3DS or can otherwise play them, get SMT IV, Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers, and Devil Survivor: Overclocked.
There's also SMT: Strange Journey on the DS if you want to try out some more of the main SMTs.
It's been sitting in my backlog for a while, but I've already had everything in the game spoiled for me, so that's okay.
P4 is good for people that just want a more casual and laidback experience that's more lighthearted than the other Persona games (though it still has some pretty dark moments).
Since you mentioned P2: If you like the other Persona games, trying the PSP version of Innocent Sin and the PS1 version of Eternal Punishment (since the PSP version was never localized and it hasn't been fan translated yet as far as I know) is probably a good idea. The Persona 2 duology is pretty good, and Eternal Punishment actually features a core cast that isn't in high school, unlike all of the other Personas. Also the combined story is better than P3's and P4's, but that's just my opinion.
Digital Devil Saga 1 and 2 are really good too for pretty much all of the reasons Aeana mentions. Just make sure to play them back to back if you do get around to playing them, they're essentially the same game broken up into two parts. Also the American opening to DDS 1 is still pretty great.
I've never really touched the Raidou Kuzunoha games, but from everything I've heard, including all of the spoilers I've read, they seem to be okay. They also have some really interesting ties to the first SMT, and some of the Persona games have references to them, so there's that.
Also if you ever have access to a 3DS or can otherwise play them, get SMT IV, Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers, and Devil Survivor: Overclocked.
There's also SMT: Strange Journey on the DS if you want to try out some more of the main SMTs.
It's been sitting in my backlog for a while, but I've already had everything in the game spoiled for me, so that's okay.
Go with P4 first since it's probably the easiest to get into out of the three options and closest to feeling like P3 (and probably weakest of the three if you're okay with older games), then the DDS duology (since both are PS2 games, though keep in mind that it's closer to Nocturne than it is P3), and then the P2 duology (I'd recommend at least trying Eternal Punishment if you end up liking Innocent Sin since it's sort of a continuation of its story).
Human Revolution's "Missing Link" chapter is a bit of a drag. Not because of the lack of augments, especially so-late in the game (when nearly maxed out) but because I'm going through it and like "WHEN THE FUCK DOES THIS END SO I CAN GET TO THE END GAME AREAS ALREADY!?"
Go with P4 first since it's probably the easiest to get into out of the three options and closest to feeling like P3 (and probably weakest of the three if you're okay with older games), then the DDS duology (since both are PS2 games, though keep in mind that it's closer to Nocturne than it is P3), and then the P2 duology (I'd recommend at least trying Eternal Punishment if you end up liking Innocent Sin since it's sort of a continuation of its story).
i have the eternal problem of wanting to play p4 but also liking the feeling of knowing that no matter what i could always go and play p4 for the first time haha
Human Revolution's "Missing Link" chapter is a bit of a drag. Not because of the lack of augments, especially so-late in the game (when nearly maxed out) but because I'm going through it and like "WHEN THE FUCK DOES THIS END SO I CAN GET TO THE END GAME AREAS ALREADY!?"
But Game for Windows Live DRM = no thank you. I already have 2-3 GfWL titles that aren't going to be migrated. For $2, I'm not paying for a tennis title that means I'll have to crack it when GfWL shuts down.
Human Revolution's "Missing Link" chapter is a bit of a drag. Not because of the lack of augments, especially so-late in the game (when nearly maxed out) but because I'm going through it and like "WHEN THE FUCK DOES THIS END SO I CAN GET TO THE END GAME AREAS ALREADY!?"
I don't mind it, but honestly the place it's at (after China pt. 2) it just feels like pointless filler. They could've put it earlier in the game and it would've been fine. At this point I'm past the big revelations and this is just prolonging it because... well... "we need to show what he did during that time-skip in the non-Director's Cut, lol!" :|
