It's the same, outside the dungeons not being randomly generated... and a few other tweaks.
So if you couldn't finish 3 or 4 doubt 5 will for you.
Not randomly generated? Oh damn, now I'm hyped. I loved P4G but found the dungeons boring. Not to even talk about P3P's dungeons.... made the game drag on for me.
Love the stuff outside the dungeons though, particularly in P4G.
I have to disagree with Noctis here. If I'm not careful, I could sink multiple 10+ hour long play session with Persona games. But they also work exceptionally well to just pick up and play in short bursts if you wanted to.
If you played Breath of the Wild, that's another game that works really well both in short bursts and in long sessions. I think what helps is the amount of different activities you can do.
The real question is will the game end abruptly because you didn't talk to a specific character at a certain time, thus chopping a few hours off your game?
I burned out on P3P around December but played P5 to the end without any significant gaps.
P5's improved QOL and presentation make it a lot easier to stick with imo. Overall structure of school->plot->dungeon is still there though, and the story can be painfully slow at times.
No, P5 doesn't pull that.
The school stuff is main point of the persona games after 2, so if you don't like that, the game isn't for you.
If you want something with a good story and no school life, play 1 and 2( IS, EP).
The real question is will the game end abruptly because you didn't talk to a specific character at a certain time, thus chopping a few hours off your game?
I didn't beat Persona 3 FES because I was underleveled at one of the bosses and I didn't have enough time to get back up there due to the stamina system.
I didn't beat Persona 4 Golden because the RPG dungeon is tedious and I'm underleveled again.
I hope this doesn't happen with P5. I just want to beat at least one of these games.
When did that happen?
When did that happen?
I don't know if P3 and P4 has this option, but in P5 you can change the difficulty at any time, so getting permanently stuck is not an issue with the easier difficulties. Also, dungeons are so much more fun. I think you can do it!
In P4G, I think there are some rules about when you need to interact with that horrible character so you can unlock the ski trip + her dungeon. Maybe.
In P4G, I think there are some rules about when you need to interact with that horrible character so you can unlock the ski trip + her dungeon. Maybe.
I mean it's a JRPG, not many of those don't have slow-burn stories. I think it's just not a series that speaks to you. The P5 dungeons are hand-crafted, but it's still set in a school, so if you hate that aspect and you just want to play something for 25 hours and be done with it, you should take a pass. This game is supposed to take even longer than the last two.
OP should give Tokyo Mirage a try.
It is pretty much the exact opposite of Persona.
Less focus on the story, but much better dungeons and battles. Still the story manages to be fun (and a even bit stupid), and character side-quests are also pretty decent.
I love JRPGs and rpgs in general, but persona games are different. For example in a traditional JRPGs, you go to different cities/town and explore different looking regions/dungeons. In P3 and P4, it's about the social link stuff and dungeons that looks samey. That's my problem with the previous games.
When did that happen?
In P4G, I think there are some rules about when you need to interact with that horrible character so you can unlock the ski trip + her dungeon. Maybe.
I know not doing the Marie stuff makes it so you won't get her dungeon and the added epilogue but pretty sure you still get the ski trip(though not the extra scene) and the Christmas and Valentine's events will still occur so I'm not sure what he's referring to.
If you don't talk toat a certain time, they opportunity passes and your game ends on December 5th instead of in February. The time when you need to talk to him is pretty early on so if you miss it, you can spend hours and hours and hours playing like I did, only to have the game flip you the bird. My oldest save only took me back to July and that still wasn't early enough to fix the problem. A complete restart was my only option. I got about 2 weeks in and haven't touched the game since.Adachi
Does it have the same menu based over world?
I'd love a Persona game that was slightly more like Yakuza in its over world design
If you don't talk toat a certain time, they opportunity passes and your game ends on December 5th instead of in February. The time when you need to talk to him is pretty early on so if you miss it, you can spend hours and hours and hours playing like I did, only to have the game flip you the bird. My oldest save only took me back to July and that still wasn't early enough to fix the problem. A complete restart was my only option. I got about 2 weeks in and haven't touched the game since.Adachi
Do you have a source for this? This is the first I've heard of anything like that and I can't find any info on the internet about this.
Op that's my fear as well. Never finished one Persona...
OP should give Tokyo Mirage a try.
It is pretty much the exact opposite of Persona.
Less focus on the story, but much better dungeons and battles. Still the story manages to be fun (and a even bit stupid), and character side-quests are also pretty decent.
The pacing in p5 is much, much better.
Are the high school bits essentially just a visual novel, or is it a bit more interactive, e.g. do you actually walk around the school and stuff, or does it just jump from dialogue scene to dialogue scene?
I'm glad to hear that the real focus of the game is the school and social stuff rather than the dungeon crawling.
Still makes my eyes water to think that this is a 100+ hour long game and it isn't portable, though. Will have to think very hard before buying it.
If those are native English speakers giving the estimates, they could be over-inflated due to slower Japanese reading speeds. But I have heard that P5 is longer than P3 & P4 so maybe not.
seems accurate enough
How long did it take you to finish P3 and/or 4? I'd like to know if it really is longer than those. I think P3FES' The Journey took me like 105 hours back in the day haha.
Modern Persona games might not be for you then.
If you enjoy the type of gameplay without the "padding", play the Shin Megami Tensai games.