Why did the Persona series take off while the other SMT's didn't?
Why did the Persona series take off while the other SMT's didn't?
Gavin Kelly
Dominic Martin
If SMT is seinen, then Persona is shonen.
And shonen is popular as fuck.
Logan Moore
Because Persona gameplay is boring but at least has other stuff to do while SMT gameplay is boring and has nothing but grinding to do.
Jackson Watson
Jordan James
This.
Also, Persona took off when it developed a more stylized aesthetic and dating sim elements.
Evan Rogers
Fujoshitters
Braindead weaboos
Casuals
Daniel Hill
Logan Martinez
Never woulda guessed the badguy is defeated. Wow you really ruined it.
Christopher Moore
Persona is the one with a dating sim, i.e. the only way to sell to Japs anymore.
Also P5 had actual marketing so people elsewhere noticed.
Xavier Martin
The same reason haremshit anime flourishes while others struggle.
Charles Sanders
>cute girls
>friend simulator
>powerful aesthetics
>makes SMT combat simple and easy instead of obtuse and ballbustingly unforgiving
Wyatt Walker
waifus and wish fulfillment
notice how the first persona games lacking these are universally ignored by "hardcore" personafags
Adam Gonzalez
Jesus Christ would not allow it.
Evan Smith
Persona 1/2 are unremarkable games and it's not because of the lack of those elements, they have boring gameplay even for their time
Jackson Mitchell
Digital Devil Saga was 100x better than Persona. Don't@me
Wyatt Young
Jack Lee
I've actually played them though, I finished P2 because at least their stories were interesting but I didn't end up finishing P1. A game being old doesn't excuse it of having boring gameplay, there are a lot of good jrpgs which still hold up today.
Daniel King
Felt like I had friends
romancing a girl and hearing "I love you"
Joshua Murphy
Mass appeal obviously
Landon Williams
Because it's actually fun.
Connor Martin
Stay mad.