P5 was my first foray into Persona but P4 was the game that cemented my love for the series and allowed Persona to become my favorite video game franchise, even if I haven't played all of the games. I first started playing P4 only a few weeks after finishing P5 which in some ways might've been to its detriment but in others ultimately served to enhance the experience. The setup for P5 is almost the complete opposite of P4. In P5 you play as somebody from the countryside who's forced to move to a big city for a year. In P4 you play as someone from a big city who's forced to move to the countryside for a year. This symmetry lends well to playing these games in close proximity to each other, even if the transition is a bit off putting initially. I found P5 extremely overwhelming when I first started off while in P4 I found it frustrating and honestly felt that the game was a bit antiquated. Like Inaba itself though, the more time you spend with P4 the more of its charm you're able to discover, charm which isn't immediately obvious. There's a certain magic to it that P5 simply wasn't able to capture in my eyes, even if it was an extremely high quality game. I didn't even grow up playing P4 and yet it manages to evoke these strong feelings of nostalgia within me. With the release of P3 Reload people are speculating about the possibility of P4 being remade. I almost don't want that to happen because I know that no matter what improvements are made I'm not going to like it the same way I do the original. Persona 4 is an absolute gem and truly a one of a kind experience. Not to mention it probably has my favorite soundtrack out of any video game.