#when I beat p2 I wanna make connections between that and p5

[hakonel]

It's interesting how Persona 2 (Eternal Punishment, at least) feels more like a "SMT game" than a "Persona game" It's a much darker game, the personae are actual demons that can manifest in the physical world normally, and there's like, no slice of life moments or social links that have kind of become a big part of Persona is known for Like 10 hours into P2 and so far I've had to chase down a serial killer, save children from getting burned down in a building, and fight the Taiwanese mafia. Someone give these adults a break lmao The main difference is probably the slice of life I'd say? They slow down the pacing of the story and allow the player to take a breath and get some ramen with their pals, which makes you get attached to them even more. The downside is that I think this makes it so if you want more in depth development it'll be optional? Like I really appreciate how the cast of P2 seems actually invested in what's happening and they have their own motivations for going along with Maya, whereas in P4 it kinda feels like...Teddie and Naoto are the only ones with motivations beyond "I can't let this slide! Murder is bad!" Which isn't a bad thing, but it feels like they're being pulled along by the MC. At least in P5 they're all shown to be competent without him, which I really liked. ...Actually, it's just P4 that feels like that now that I think about it, cause everybody in P3 also had their own motivations and their own growth that was tied to the story lol But yeah Persona 2 is pretty cool where's my HD remake Atlus hmmmmm???