The SMT name was only added on for the North American releases. The titles have always just been standalone Persona-whatever in Japan.

@dungbootle said:

The titles have always just been standalone Persona-whatever in Japan.

What about Megami Ibunroku Tensei or whatever? (The first one.)

By saying it's going to be a fresher take on the series like P3 do they mean it's going to be like P3 or that the they're going to change the game like they did from P2 to P3? Probably the latter right?

I dunno how I feel about that. I would've been perfectly okay with another Persona 3/4 style Persona game. Not too many games out there that mix elements of visual novels and gameplay like Persona 3 and 4 do. I guess on the other hand it's cool that they're trying to come up with something new if that ends up being the case.

As long as it'll still have a bitching soundtrack I'm at least slightly on board. Might have to rethink my plan of "buy the next-gen console that has the Persona on it" though.

@Video_Game_King: They dropped it for Persona 2 onwards

@DonutFever said:

@dungbootle: That's true, I guess I meant that Atlus and Atlus USA are trying to make the series more accessible.

More accessible? P3 and P4 were already a drastic step in that direction, to the point that it divided the fanbase. I'm (mostly) happy with the change in direction for Persona, but I don't think there's a lot more they could do without sacrificing more than they should.

@dungbootle:

I'm aware, but I still wanted to list the one exception.

@xMrSunshine said:

By saying it's going to be a fresher take on the series like P3 do they mean it's going to be like P3 or that the they're going to change the game like they did from P2 to P3? Probably the latter right?

I dunno how I feel about that. I would've been perfectly okay with another Persona 3/4 style Persona game. Not too many games out there that mix elements of visual novels and gameplay like Persona 3 and 4 do. I guess on the other hand it's cool that they're trying to come up with something new if that ends up being the case.

As long as it'll still have a bitching soundtrack I'm at least slightly on board. Might have to rethink my plan of "buy the next-gen console that has the Persona on it" though.

P4 is my favorite game in the franchise, but I'd be very disappointed if P5 just ended up being Persona 4.5. This is the perfect opportunity to try to mix things up. That being said, I'm certain it's going to maintain much of the "flavor" of P3/P4 since those are the games that pushed the series into it's current success.

Eh, I have a solid amount of faith in the people working on P5. As long as they don't do anything crazy like block puzzles, then I'm on board. Well, I was never not on board, but...you know what I mean.

@DonutFever said:

@dungbootle: That's true, I guess I meant that Atlus and Atlus USA are trying to make the series more accessible.

More accessible? P3 and P4 were already a drastic step in that direction, to the point that it divided the fanbase. I'm happy with the change in direction for Persona, but I don't think there's a lot more they could do without sacrificing more than they should.

I have more faith in Atlus than I have for any of the other surviving JRPG powerhouses. I mean, they actually iterate on their series' with a pretty good awesome : shit ratio. If it is an actual reinvention, then kudos to them for doing it before stagnating interest in the series, and if not then whatever - I think I could take 1-2 more of that style of game before it becomes kind of irritating and repetitive.

@Zeik: I'd be disappointed in P4.5 as well for sure but if they'd just go through the same kind of change they did for P3 to P4 I'd be happy. P4 and P3 look very similar on the outside but as everyone who's played both should know they're pretty different tonally and stylistically. Tone of the story, music and even the color palette are completely different in P3 and 4. I guess it would be pretty hard for them to come up with a new fresher style that they could use for P5 since P3 was pretty grim and P4 was a lot more cheerful.

So I guess what I want is P4.75? I just don't really see what new they would do with the game that wouldn't change it too much. I seriously hope they keep the combat more or less the same because for whatever reason I really enjoy it.

Persona 5, a modern military FPS where you S. Link with your guns. Ranking up gets you unlocks like a red dot sight and a silencer. Now you can romance your AK-47 but watch our or the M4 might get jealous resulting in a reversed S. Link that then causes the gun to jam more when used.

Persona 5, a modern military FPS where you S. Link with your guns. Ranking up gets you unlocks like a red dot sight and a silencer. Now you can romance your AK-47 but watch our or the M4 might get jealous resulting in a reversed S. Link that then causes the gun to jam more when used.

@xMrSunshine said:

Persona 5, a modern military FPS where you S. Link with your guns. Ranking up gets you unlocks like a red dot sight and a silencer. Now you can romance your AK-47 but watch our or the M4 might get jealous resulting in a reversed S. Link that then causes the gun to jam more when used.

You know, Catherine was supposed to be a story about war. And i still want to see Atlus telling a story about war...

I hope they mix it up. I don't see them making a better game in that format than Persona 4. I don't see they making a better game then P4 regardless, but I'd like variety.

@xMrSunshine: I want more than the change from P3 to P4. P4 was a fairly incremental update from P3, and while I thought it was a great game and I don't hold that against it I would definitely be disappointed if P5 only updated P4's systems instead of doing something new and interesting. Last gen we saw both Nocturne and P3 come to fruition, which made radical changes to the series as a whole and it ended up being for the better. While I don't want to see a complete tonal shift like P2 > P3, I do want to see some changes to system mechanics. Even if they don't end up all being for the better I'd be happy to see them take those chances rather than play it safe and just rehash what they've done before. Atlus has good developers, it would be shame to let their creativity stagnate.

I'm sure the combat will be similar if nothing else, as the Once More system was just a modification of Nocturne's Press Turn system, which has been in every MegaTen game since in some form. I do want to see some changes to that too though. I enjoy's P3/P4's combat, but there's a few things that are a bit too abuseable about it that I hope they fix.

@Zeik said:

@xMrSunshine said:

By saying it's going to be a fresher take on the series like P3 do they mean it's going to be like P3 or that the they're going to change the game like they did from P2 to P3? Probably the latter right?

I dunno how I feel about that. I would've been perfectly okay with another Persona 3/4 style Persona game. Not too many games out there that mix elements of visual novels and gameplay like Persona 3 and 4 do. I guess on the other hand it's cool that they're trying to come up with something new if that ends up being the case.

As long as it'll still have a bitching soundtrack I'm at least slightly on board. Might have to rethink my plan of "buy the next-gen console that has the Persona on it" though.

P4 is my favorite game in the franchise, but I'd be very disappointed if P5 just ended up being Persona 4.5. This is the perfect opportunity to try to mix things up. That being said, I'm certain it's going to maintain much of the "flavor" of P3/P4 since those are the games that pushed the series into it's current success.

Yep, they should improve on what they've got, like the changes they made from P2 to P3.

Well, with Persona 4 they hit a very high level with that style of game. It's nice to see them going for something slightly different.

After playing through P4A's story mode, I recognize that Atlus still knows how to write good stories. As long as the gameplay isn't extremely off-putting, I'm pretty much down with anything.

@MikeGosot said:

@xMrSunshine said:

Persona 5, a modern military FPS where you S. Link with your guns. Ranking up gets you unlocks like a red dot sight and a silencer. Now you can romance your AK-47 but watch our or the M4 might get jealous resulting in a reversed S. Link that then causes the gun to jam more when used.

You know, Catherine was supposed to be a story about war.

@Colourful_Hippie: You fucker, I was just gonna... Oh man.

@TooWalrus said:

@Colourful_Hippie: You fucker, I was just gonna... Oh man.

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