| spemanig said:
I'm really eyeing Nocturne, as it seems to be the closest thing to something I'd like. Aren't the Devil Survivor games SRPGs? If so, I may have a more difficult time enjoying them, even with the press turn system. I just don't gel well with SRPGs, and I'd probably need a better entry point into that genre. But I'm actually very interested in Strange Journey, mostly because it's that artist's most recent game, which is both sad, and extremely curious... I've heard a lot of interesting things about the difference between the first two Persona games and the last. Funnily enough, P2 is quite strongly his least favorite, but it's another game that I just don't know literally anything about, other than there a girl in it with hearts on her tits. I'll look into P2 though, as it doesn't seem as... animu as the latter two. I'll wait until after I try P5 before I decide on playing P3/4 though lol. |
Since you liked SMTIV you'll like Nocturne. It is very similar, but better. I'm not a huge fan of SRPG's myself, but Devil Survivor is a lot of fun despite the SRPG elements. The core gameplay is indeed press-turn and demon merging. However, there are tactical elements and on-field turns. The fun thing about it being an SRPG is that you have three parties that you control at a time, all with their own demons, and you implement them to take out certain enemies on the field. If anything can get you into SRPGs (in prepartion for the maybe release of Fire Emblem X SMT) then I think these games will. Strange Journey is again more like a numbered title, except you aren't in Tokyo and it is a lot more science-fiction like. The characters are simplistic, but not as flat as SMTIV's, and the gameplay is more retro than Nocturne's and IV because the dungeons are first person.
Persona and Persona 2 have a teen setting, but the tone is much more in line with the SMT series. Unlike SMT though there is a lot of grinding involved. The card system (gives you personas) is not as fun as demon merging.
