Forget Persona

There are so many better options, please stop blindly praising persona as the GOAT when it’s….like that….. and there are many better options.

13 Games

The Caligula Effect 2
The Caligula Effect 2
Hard to point to a single aspect, really feels like its aiming for a similar stylization as persona but it just handles its themes and battle system with more care. Also better queer rep
Tokyo Xanadu eX+
Tokyo Xanadu eX+
Modern day slice of life sim against fantasy plot backdrop
Blue Reflection: Second Light
Blue Reflection: Second Light
School/fantasy rpg plus better queer rep
Soul Hackers 2
Soul Hackers 2
A Year of Springs
A Year of Springs
Crystar
Crystar
Navigating metaphysical worlds of real world traumas
The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel
The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel
Slice of life school and larger military conflict narrative intertwining
Yume Nikki
Yume Nikki
Dream spaces
Scarlet Nexus
Scarlet Nexus
Party member relationship developments
Xenoblade Chronicles
Xenoblade Chronicles
Character bonding system
Final Fantasy XV
Final Fantasy XV
Small moments of mundanity and character interaction amid an epic journey
NEO: The World Ends with You
NEO: The World Ends with You
Stylish urban teen jrpg
13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim
13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim
High school students involved in a world threatening conflict that no one can comprehend

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ZapRowsdower

9 months ago

Yakuza 7 does a better job being an urban set RPG that speaks up for the underclasses in the face of reactionary government movements than P5 does.

Weatherby

9 months ago

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poyfuh

9 months ago

persona was hugely important to me as a teenager and it is UNBELIEVABLE to me that Kids These Days are about it the way they are, it's so fucked up, they deserve better
belleshade

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