SMT 5 Vengeance is bad vibes? (lemmygrad.ml)

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I have played and enjoyed Persona 3, 4 and 5. While I don't like the themes and stories as such, the games are fun. I am giving Shin Megami Tensei V Vengeance right now and it feels bleak and unfun. I haven't reached Tokyo Tower yet but should get there soon. Does it get better or should I consider dropping it?

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[-] BreakerSwitch@lemm.ee 2 points 4 days ago

Haven't played 5, but SMT is a very different series, despite being what persona spun off from. The biggest differences in my mind are the lack of social aspects in general and that SMT is just kind of brutal.

If the difficulty isn't such a turn off, I might recommend Devil Survivor, which has some systems just a couple steps away from social links, your decisions determining who stays with you and how the plot goes. It's a TRPG.

There are plenty of SMT games with appeal, but that's the closest one to persona, and even it isn't that close.

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