spemanig said:
sc94597 said:
If you want more ambigious characters and something which will bridge you to the Persona series definitely play Devil Survivor and Devil Survivor 2. You should find a sale for the 3DS version at something like $15 as well. The endings in that game are much more complex to achieve, and don't strictly follow the chaos/order paradigm.
I'd also recommend playing Strange Journey. It is pretty standard SMT, but in a retro science-fiction settings.
Nocturne is great, and I'd say it does the Chaos vs. Order thing the best, so of course that is a no-brainer.
Persona 1 & 2 have interesting stories and plots (Persona 2 has the best story in the entire meta-series) but their gameplay is crap.
Persona 3 & 4 definitely take getting used to, but they are addicting. You mentioned before that you might not like their tone though.
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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.
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Devil Survivor is a SRPG/turn-based hybrid. You encounter enemies on the field SRPG style, but battling is done in a traditional turn-based system. I'm particularly not a big fan of the traditional SRPG combat, so this one was one of the most enjoyable "SRPGs" I've played. The SRPG elements bring tension and suspense to some of the missions.
Devil Survivor has several routes to take (more than 3), and your actions in-and-outside of missions affect the outcome. If I remember correctly, you can choose which route to pursue at the end (if you met the criterias). I'd definitely recommend it for the story, and the best thing about it that pretty much each alignment isn't too extreme.
