What is the best starting point for a beginner to SMT?
>>389260196
Don't.
>>389260196
Either SMT3, Raidou 1, SMTIV or Persona 3.
>>389260196
SMT4 Apocalypse
SMT 1 on SNES is kind of the beginning but you might get lost if you dont play dungeon crawlers. Combat's easy though.
SMT 2 is a direct sequel, play it after 1.
Nocturne is the face of the series in the west, often considered the best one. Pretty tough.
Strange Journey is hard in both dungeons and combat, don't start with it.
IV has lopsided difficulty (retarded beginning and everything after is ez) but the story sucks.
IV: Apocalypse is a psuedosequel to IV that makes it less of a gameplay clusterfuck at the cost of an even worse story.