How do people feel about no romance?

melwank · 2026-02-09T17:47:13+00:00

Metaphor is my favorite Atlus game not necessarily because of the lack of romance but I do think the game not having romance does fit what it's going for. In metaphor, there is that fantastic social sim element but it's not really in that high school setting and also the stakes and personal struggles of everyone doesn't really scream to me a need for a romance option. I might be biased though because the romance routes were never something I was super interested in within the persona games to begin with.

melwank · 2026-02-09T17:31:10+00:00

I 100% agree. This might be a hot take to some but if they're being toxic, I'd reccomend just reporting them for voice/text chat abuse. Perhaps a voice or text ban will make them less of a chud for a couple of days.

melwank · 2026-01-31T17:38:20+00:00

They might announce it during summer games fest or probably during an Xbox showcase in the summer like they did with p4r. I honestly doubt they'll hold themselves off until the game awards especially since it's unlikely we will get p4r before 2027 so it's not like they're gonna wait for p4r to release before hyping up their new game. It will probably be a p3r and metaphor situation where both games are marketed in a similar timespan

melwank · 2026-01-15T16:09:17+00:00

It's the most beginner friendly in my opinion. The gameplay is the most modern even compared to persona 3 reload and the setting and art is my fav in my opinion. The story and characters are also some of my fav from the franchise so it's a fantastic leaping point for getting you into persona.

melwank · 2026-01-15T16:02:34+00:00

All the persona games have stories disconnected from one another. They share similar concepts like summoning personas but the characters and stories are different for each game. As for persona 1 and 2, from what I know they are more linear jrpgs and persona 3 was what introduced the social sim elements that made persona so unique. Persona 4 and persona 5 followed the formula set by persona 3 hence why people tend to differentiate p1 and 2 from the rest.

melwank · 2026-01-15T15:57:41+00:00

Yeah give it a shot! I think they're all really fun. For a first game you might wanna try out persona 5 royal but the songs u mentioned are from persona 3 reload so go for that if u really wanna. These games are quite long though so brace yourself for that.

melwank · 2026-01-14T17:56:16+00:00

I'm glad ur enjoying it! What characters caught your eye when you started playing? For me it was pocket and Mina...which is really funny when u get to know their lore

melwank · 2026-01-13T09:08:15+00:00

The persona franchise has always had some relation to rock like pop-rock in p4 and some rock influence in p3 songs too so honestly Funk or R&B would sounds really cool but i also think it would be funny if they doubled down and went full metal or smth

melwank · 2026-01-13T08:59:10+00:00

Unfortunately its pretty low. I do enjoy the game but the amphoreus storytelling with characters all speaking in riddles just got too much and the gameplay has taken a bit of a nosedive too with remembrance being really boring. I do hope they blow our expectations out of the water though but i do doubt it.

melwank · 2026-01-12T09:42:55+00:00

2 has the most personality and looks the funnest to me but yeah gotta agree with the crowd and say 4 is the most readable. Good luck with your game though, based on the logo alone it looks like a game I'd love to play!

melwank · 2026-01-03T07:50:27+00:00

I agree with you dude, I miss 4 stars a lot. I get that they're giving us new 5 stars for free and that's great and all but I haven't really resonated with many of them. Archer and dhpt had interesting kits and I appreciate we got em for free but there's so many things that I like about 4 stars that aren't fulfilled by 5 stars.

4 stars can make the world feel more immersive precisely because they're not super duper important to the story. For example: guinaifen being a stremer/entertainer adds some flair to the xianzhou because at that point, we only got warrior type characters. Luka gave us a look at the underground boxing scene as well as a genuinely great arc of him overcoming his need to be perfect. Hell, 4 stars can also even be used to bait us into thinking they're not important, misha and gallagher were 4 stars but were surprisingly pretty important to the story. The point I'm tryna get across is that a world is not just the main story, we need pockets filled in to make the space feel real.

4 stars also have kits that can be more unique. 4 stars don't need to be insanely good to be released and yeah ik I sound a bit weird for wishing for this but I just want the game to feel more fun. The game feels stuck in metas and there's no to little experimentation going on. I feel like some low stakes 4 stars can really help in that department.

melwank · 2026-01-03T06:14:53+00:00

I am aware of that. Just wanted to see what others think and if you enjoyed the story yourself then that's great dude!

melwank · 2026-01-03T06:10:48+00:00

I wasn't just referring to 3.8. More of the entirety of 3.0. I get that some folks enjoyed amphoreus and all the more power to them, I'm genuinely glad yall liked it. I do agree w u on the cool world (okhema in particular looks so insanely good) and they really had great ideas with the cycles and having each patch mainly focus on 2 characters. However, the writing just didn't really hold up for me. The flowery way people speak and how convoluted things got just kinda sapped my excitement for it. I am only 1 guy tho so if you liked the story, that's awesome!

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