Honestly, I don't think Persona and SMT appeal to different audiences. Persona may have a wider audiences due to the characters and the heavier story focus, but they have so many similarlities I don't think you can really lump them entirely in two differnet buckets.
I strongly disagree. I don't think they target even remotely the same audience.
You can't deny that there is a very large overlap though. Persona games are still at their core SMT games. They just have additional (albeit very focused) social sim gameplay elements to complement the SMT gameplay.
Honestly, I don't think Persona and SMT appeal to different audiences. Persona may have a wider audiences due to the characters and the heavier story focus, but they have so many similarlities I don't think you can really lump them entirely in two differnet buckets.
I strongly disagree. I don't think they target even remotely the same audience.
I find the differences only superficial, and sometimes not even that deep.
Perception is cool though.
"We'll toss the dice however they fall, And snuggle the girls be they short or tall, Then follow young Mat whenever he calls, To dance with Jak o' the Shadows."
You can't deny that there is a very large overlap though. Persona games are still at their core SMT games. They just have additional (albeit very focused) social sim gameplay elements to complement the SMT gameplay.
Honestly, it's not additional; it's different. It's completely different in setting, tone, and theming. There isn't a large overlap. There are important, core, and obvious overlaps since it is still a spin off and there's always going to be some, but the games are so far from being alike.
On one hand, I'm disappointed because it doesn't resemble FE or SMT. Looks more like Persona. It's nowhere near what I was expecting. On the other hand, it looks pretty good.
You can't deny that there is a very large overlap though. Persona games are still at their core SMT games. They just have additional (albeit very focused) social sim gameplay elements to complement the SMT gameplay.
Honestly, it's not additional; it's different. It's completely different in setting, tone, and theming. There isn't a large overlap. There are important, core, and obvious overlaps since it is still a spin off and there's always going to be some, but the games are so far from being alike.
Says someone who hasn't played them.... The setting might be different, but the actual game's core and themes are similar. You have two opposing forces pulling the strings behind the scenes (Philemon vs. Nyarlothotep - implied in Persona 3 and 4, characters in Persona 1 and 2 - or YHVH vs. Lucifer.) You have dungeon-crawling (albeit it is a little bit different in 3 and 4.) In most games the characters are teenagers/young adults, yes even in SMT. Shadows and demons are practically the same thing. The magic and attacks are the same. Combat is somewhat different, but even in the SMT series combat is different (SMT I & II don't have press-turn.) And when I spoke of overlap I was talking about the overlap of consumers. The majority of SMT fans like Persona and vice-verse.
The differences are literally superficial, as Outlawauron said. It is the equivalent of Windwaker vs. Twilight Princess.
Half of the following would fit right at home in SMT:
Honestly, it's not additional; it's different. It's completely different in setting, tone, and theming. There isn't a large overlap. There are important, core, and obvious overlaps since it is still a spin off and there's always going to be some, but the games are so far from being alike.
Says someone who hasn't played them.... The setting might be different, but the actual game's core and themes are similar. You have two opposing forces pulling the strings behind the scenes (Philemon vs. Nyarlothotep - implied in Persona 3 and 4, characters in Persona 1 and 2 - or YHVH vs. Lucifer.) You have dungeon-crawling (albeit it is a little bit different in 3 and 4.) In most games the characters are teenagers/young adults, yes even in SMT. Shadows and demons are practically the same thing. The magic and attacks are the same. Combat is somewhat different, but even in the SMT series combat is different (SMT I & II don't have press-turn.) And when I spoke of overlap I was talking about the overlap of consumers. The majority of SMT fans like Persona and vice-verse.
The differences are literally superficial, as Outlawauron said. It is the equivalent of Windwaker vs. Twilight Princess.
I wasn't going to continue the argument, but yeah. Persona 3 is just dark/mature or darker than just about every SMT game.
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