| segajon said: all right looks like a tie beween you guys, i'll just go with my original plan and get persona 3 fes/4, and pick up an old tales game for ps2. maybe even tov |
Dude, that sounds like an excellent plan. I envy you for getting to play those games for the first time.
I'd say first pick up Symphonia(or Abyss) first and then FES. That way you will know if you want to explore either series more thoroughly, with minimal expenditure.
If you do go with SMT first, don't try another game(besides FES), those games, while generally high in quality, have several factors that will make you avoid playing future games in the series, like plague. Random battles, no VA, only one dungeon, slow gameplay, confusing and extremely difficulty gameplay. If you are a new jrpg fan trying to step into the super-hardcore world of SMG, start with the FFVII of the series, which is Persona 3. It's much better for beginners than pretty much any SMT game out there, and if you want to like the series, you should start there.
As for Tales, if you like anime and character development, that will be your favorite, period. That series requires much less entheuiasm to be love, and you can rank all of the games I've recommended as top of the genre picks.
I don't need your console war.
It feeds the rich while it buries the poor.
You're power hungry, spinnin' stories, and bein' graphics whores.
I don't need your console war.
NO NO, NO NO NO.
