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NuXCOM_90Percent@lemmy.zip 3 weeks agoIts a beloved series for a reason.
That said? It is also basically a genre at this point. Metaphor Refantasio (sp?) is literally “Persona but adults in fantasy land”. And Clair Obscur is a related genre but took a LOT of inspiration from the Personas.
hessnake@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
100% agree with this take. Metaphor is a compelling story that’s got much less teenage angst and Expedition 33 is my GOTY.
It’s kinda sad thinking about how much I loved P5 when it first released and how I wouldn’t enjoy it nearly as much if I played it today.
NuXCOM_90Percent@lemmy.zip 3 weeks ago
Yeah. My tinfoil on why there hasn’t been a true new Persona game in almost ten years (P5 base was 2016?) is because Atlus et al realized this.
Going back to the same stories but with new content or better graphics lets people rely on nostalgia. Doing something new set in the same high school environment (which is a big aspect of Persona’s themes and motifs) makes all those 30 and 40 year old fans start to question what they are doing with their lives.