Tatsuya going from a silent MC to a proper, active and talkative character in this works, but Maya going from non-silent to silent from IS to EP is really jarring. Why force that trope?
Anyway, I prefer most things to IS here. The cast is almost all adults, the music is better, and it's got the climax of Persona 2, since it's the second half. I also really like the ED song. The gameplay is better but still nothing crazy for me. My problem with Persona 2, and especially Persona 1 gameplay is that it just looks very bland aesthetically, or even ugly, to me, especially the combat. I also think I was burnt out at this point from IS so I didn't appreciate it as much as I could have, I was definitely forcing myself to finish IS. Oh well. It's pretty good. Also, I didn't play the PSP-exclusive Tatsuya scenario.
Anyway, I prefer most things to IS here. The cast is almost all adults, the music is better, and it's got the climax of Persona 2, since it's the second half. I also really like the ED song. The gameplay is better but still nothing crazy for me. My problem with Persona 2, and especially Persona 1 gameplay is that it just looks very bland aesthetically, or even ugly, to me, especially the combat. I also think I was burnt out at this point from IS so I didn't appreciate it as much as I could have, I was definitely forcing myself to finish IS. Oh well. It's pretty good. Also, I didn't play the PSP-exclusive Tatsuya scenario.