Just finished this earlier. Thoroughly enjoyed everything about

You should probably play the sequel then jump to strange journey or nocturne

You are just getting started

>>389470710
I plan on playing Nocturne. Is it worth waiting for the remake of strange journey or just play the original?

>>389470507
Gameplay is improved in IVA but the normal difficulty is too easy so bump it up. Cast is fucking garbage.

>>389470815
Hard to say but Id wait for the remake
Also beware of kanekofags as you interact more with the fandom

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>>389470507
Gameplay in Apocalypse is a lot better. Fixes up most of the issues IV had. Story is a lot worse, though. If you do play Apocalypse, be sure to kill yer friends, boyo.

>>389470815
the remake is pretty far away anyways and its more fun to compare the new stuff when you know what the old one is like

Congrats you just got through the worst game in the series, enjoy the rest.

>>389471150
I was talking about IV though. Final is pretty good.

>>389470507
The characters look very appealing. No moe shit. Shame I don't have a 3ds

>>389470507
IV:A has much better gameplay and a bit better plot, but much worse cast and the atmosphere isn't as good.
Still worth a playthrough, just go with the hardest difficulty
The other games are worth it. I and II can feel dated but Nocturne and Strange Journey are great games

>>389471201
Yeah my bad, I misread like a retard.

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>>389470507
The sequel has the best combat in the entire franchise. The dungeons are improved from IV but can be mediocre compare to some others. Story and cast depends on preference. Nocturne is really good and is in second place in terms of gameplay. Story and cast are pretty shallow so don't expect much if you want something out of it. SJ, I, and II are all decent too. Remember to play the other Megaten titles like Persona and Digital Devil Saga

>>389470507
Those games have the best OST I've fucking listened to.

>>389471001
Top kek, that's rich considering I played every other mainline game and IV is by far the best. Try again, and this time make sure you bait properly.
In case you are being serious, try and get some taste next time before you post. I will know so watch out.

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>>389471972
>Top kek
And you probably expect me to take the rest of your post seriously.

>>389472093
I do, and you had better. What are you, some pussy that gets triggered by a phrase? Get real and stop smelling your own fart, loser.

>>389471001
>IV
>worse than SMT "we're going to insult you for not picking the edgelord route" Nocturne
Pick one.

where should i start with?

>>389472326
Persona 3

>>389472216
>and you had better
I didn't, I never take IVbabies seriously.
>>389472316
The closest thing to Nocturne insulting you is the demon ending which you deserve if you're a bitch.

>>389470507
Sequel his way better gameplay wise. Heroic cast sans Dagda is a downgrade, but the villains are great

I'm playing Apocalypse now, what's the best ending gameplay-wise?

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SJ > III > I > II > IV > IV:A

>>389472680
And I don't take you seriously.

>>389472680
This you CapCuck?

>>389470984
>>389470904
Alright. Thanks.

>>389472680
The entirety of Nocturne is built around TDE+STR build. The game tries so hard to get you to hate all the reason barers by having them boss you around and never going into much detail about their philosophies. On top of that, Kagutsuchi is a joke of a final boss by himself and Lucifer is nearly impossible to beat without Pierce.

Unless you get really autistic with party set-ups in order to make shit work, Nocturne is a very limiting game.

>>389473412
The original version (Jap-only) doesn't have TDE and Pierce though

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>>389473153
Massacre has a pretty tough fight, if that's what you want.

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>>389470942
>Significantly better minor villains and better takes even on old villains
>Even has some of the best of the franchise's songs on the tracks, some very charming and memorable designs all around, and as you mentioned, the gameplay is all-around superior

>Main story is markedly worse, to the point where it's hard to recommend it to anybody that likes the punchy stories of the mainlines

Why does Fatlus do this

>>389473157
I can't even begin to guess why you would put III above IV or IV:A beyond raw plot, and even then, there's no reason SJ is above 1 or 2

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>>389473412
You realize the original Japanese release had no Labrynth of Amala right? It was added in Mainiax, the version released in the US.

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>>389473705
SJ is near perfect in every way, just sadly on the ds.

Nocturne is better then IV and IV:A for one reasons: dungeons. IV and IV:A have basically no dungeons. You basically inly have Lucifer's Palace and YHVH's Universe.

I fucking love SMTI, SMTII is excellent as well but not quite as good in my opinion. I enjoy all the games, even though it's at the end I still think IV:A's gameplay is good.

>>389473157
III > I > SJ > II > IVA > IV

>>389474207
>Nocturne has better dungeons
>IV/IV:A have better scaling, demon variety, enemy variety as a whole, raw mechanics from the base, options for growth, negotiation, items, boss encounters, and in every single route, a superior final boss
>Somehow Nocturne is better

I don't understand you Nocturnefags. I'm left assuming none of you have ever played anything but Nocturne and just parrot opinions online. If we went back in time and gave Persona 4 the dungeon layout of Persona 5, but improved nothing else, and got rid of the dungeons in P5, but gave us all of the other innumerable gameplay improvements, I can't fathom anybody ever saying without a minor degree of irony that P4 was superior.

>>389474207
>SJ is near perfect in every way, just sadly on the ds.
SJ has no builds and pathetic combat compare to Nocturne, Final and weak chaos route boss. Plus the final boss is just unfair. It's not perfect in every way.

>>389474207
>sadly on the ds
That just makes it easy to emulate.

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>>389474575
You realize I put Nocturne second, saying it's not the best, right? Just a difference of opinion, many people prefer Nocturne. Othen then how you can choose what skills carry over in fusion it's not that much better. If you like IV/IV:A better that's cool.

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>>389474740
Build barely matters, equipment is more important. If you want physical get a good sword. If you want magic get a good gun.

Mem Aleph is a fantastic final boss that truly challenges the player, even if she is kicking your ass you can cheese it with overpowered password demons. Pillar Zelenin is pretty lame though. Also Demiurge is a pretty good fight.

>>389471796
I agree. I can't believe how good some of these sound..

>>389473153
Massacre leave you with no partner for a fairly tough boss and force you to stick with one partner for the rest, as well as removing assist gauge entirely.

Bonds makes IV's party playable for the final boss. Hoyboy and fluffy hair may be bland but they are much better than IV:A's party

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>>389472326
Yes

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>>389473157
Why do you prefer I over II? I found I to have way to much easy trash encounters.

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>>389473803
I wish we'd got the third Japanese release with Raidou instead of Dante.

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>>389475980
I think I just enjoy the post apoc setting of I over the more cyberpunk feel of II. It's weird as I'm a huge sci fi fan, why I love SJ, but I didn't care for II as much. In I I really love how shit goes down real fast. When the nuke hits and the game really starts it's such a memorable opening that always stuck with me.

>>389471796
>descend down the tower
>this start playing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDsDYCI3fyc

>>389477221
I think that is my favorite overworld theme of all time.

>>389473157
fucking shit taste. IV:A gameplay on war difficulty is jrpg perfection. Back to /smtg/ with you.

>>389478253
Isn't War just normal difficulty?

>>389478716
War is Hard.
Apocalypse is DLC-only which is just War with bonus -100 Agility for your side and can't be switched

>>389479060
Ah I looked up a gamefaq thing on google and it said great war was hard, but its probably due to translation.

Anyhow, War is fucking dumb for tripling the compendium costs, I've gladly beat it on Apocalypse due to that noise.

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>>389474740
>Plus the final boss is just unfair.
>Meme Aleph
>Unfair
Literally equip Gibo Eyes and use demons of different alignments, there is nothing unfair about it in any way, it's a pushover like all SMT final bosses.