Poll: Is Persona 5 the Best Persona Game?

Persona 5 is the best visually and mechanically but I felt it dragged on a little too long with the story

In the graphics/gameplay department? Yep. The UI is the best in the entire MegaTen franchise, with all the style that they have going on. Really glad they put some classic MegaTen elements in the game too. I didn't like the generic shadows and the card shuffle hing in the last 2.

In the story department? P2 takes the cake for that. And P3 after. The story was overall pretty nice as I played it, but there aren't as many memorable parts as 2 and 3. One thing I also don't like about 4 and 5 is they put character development for the main cast behind social links/confidants. 2 and 3 did it well by having the playable cast always dealing with their personal issues as part of the main story, and have even more stuff for social links in 3. For 4 and 5 they kind of just have their badass moment in their respective dungeons, and just kind of there afterwards, so if you didn't have the required stats to continue their social link/confidant then uhh sorry, gonna have to drop another 100 hours for a second playthrough.

Overall it's a solid Persona game, just not the best imo. P2 takes that title for me.

I love Persona 5. It's my most played Persona title with over 200 hours, but it's not...

Persona 3.
I'll never forget that cast. Yukari, Mitsuro, Junpei, Akihiko, Aigis...
It was the darkest JRPG I've ever played. I don't think there ever will be anything like that again.

On a gameplay and design level, it's unquestionably the best game in the series. Almost every weird flaw in previous games is gone here (Persona 1/2 with their horrible, dated U.I. and, in the case of 2, an intolerable demon negotiation system; Persona 3/FES with its inability to directly control your characters; P3P with its visual novel-esque set-up that mars the set-up; Persona 4 and Golden with their lousy Persona acquisition mini-games), and it incorporates some great elements from mainline SMT that were missing in recent installments (guns and demon negotiation, in particular). The social link system is even more useful now. The dungeons went from being boring, featureless hallways to massive, intricately designed dungeons with well-integrated themes (Persona 4 made a half-step in this direction with themed hallways).

Story and character-wise? It's probably my favorite. The potent combination of themes relating to social oppression, vigilantism, cyber-terrorism, and the ways in which the media can be used as a tool to further the designs of the powerful and influential really do a good job of tapping into the chaotic zeitgeist of the modern world. And this all ties into amazing character development for the central cast of characters.

This is iteration done right. Easily one of the best console JRPGs I've ever experienced.

As I said in the P5 thread, I can't really compare P5 to the others, as I haven't played 3 or 4 since I was in high school, and I haven't played 1 or 2 period. On it's own, it's still a very well made RPG. It has it's issues (Lack of subtlety, strict free time), but they didn't ruin my enjoyment of the game much, and I think it's stellar. I'll have to replay 3 and 4 before saying "best game" though.

If I had to guess what everyone thought the best game is, it'd likely be P4. Though older fans would probably give P2 the nod as well. I've especially heard a lot of love for Eternal Punishment.

I think one thing that will hold P5 out of the best in series race is that we still have a "base" version of P5, while the other games have had an enhanced rerelease in some capacity (1 and 2 had PSP remakes, 3 had FES as well as a PSP version, and 4 had Golden). It would probably be safer to wait until 5 gets one. It'll take a while, but I think we all know it will happen.

Game play - Persona 5
Story / plot - Persona 4 Golden
Characters - too close to call

Both great games, hard to choose.

5 has the best gameplay but 4 has a much better story and better music. Both are fantastic games and some of the best rpgs I've played

I've only played P4 and P5 and loved them both. Don't make me choose between them because I...... okay, P4G was a little better.

@Tsurii Nah P3 is amazing, but I'm questioning the sanity of all those voting for P2...

Great story- probably the best in the series, but gameplay wise...

Persona 3 was the best character wise/story. Would love a remake with persons 5 engine . The story in 5 was a bit messy and the way characters introduced wasn't the best. Outing persona 3 /portable ans persona 3 fez in the category is poor

Persona 4 Golden was my first true JRPG experience so it holds a special place in my heart since that's my favorite genre now. I love everything about it, but Persona 5 was just better to me. It took a while for that to sink in because I never thought anything would top P4G but then I realized something finally did. P 3,4, and 5 are all incredibl, but P5 was the best

Easily P5. The others are still great RPGs, but P5 got every single aspect right for me.

Only played Persona 5 but I can't imagine the others topping it! Someone above mentioned something about the cast from P3 but that's exactly how I feel about this one. I mean, I'm interested in a dancing game because I love the cast that much hahaha.

@Comrade44 debt collectors say anything to get in your house.

I would say P4G is better than P5 because Morgana doesnt constantly tell you to go asleep.

Tbf I havent finished 5 yet just passed the beach anime clip, so cant really judge.

Persona 5 was my first and is one of the best games I've played in years, I loved every aspect of it so I don't see the others topping it. Hopefully I'll play them one day and find out.

Probably but I'm still on the first dungeon. I think Yakuza 0 came out around the same time...

I am gonna be that guy: havent played a single Persona game, unless Arena counts.

I still bought the SE of 5 and hope to play it someday. I also bought Q and will get one of the new rhythm ones.

It loads fast, great action, story, easy to understand and fun combat. It has a great art style. There is actual adult like themes and language. One of the best games of this and last gen PS3, 4, 360, XB1, Wii. A pure gem!

What about the Arena games and the Dancing All Night game? They should've been included in the poll.

Persona 4 Golden is my greatest game of all time. Persona 5 is outstanding, in artstyle, gameplay and music. But story was handled better in P4G. Persona 5's story was great too.

It is and it is not. If you compare every single aspect of the game it will undoubtedly be the winner but something like Persona 3 was way more daring and fresh in its time. I found P5 kinda formulaic, tame and brand-aware in comparison.

@Bliquid OMG somebody who gets it. Couldn't agree more.

5 is the best hands down.
3 and 4 are on the same level but with the fourth entry being more polished.
2 is a nice old school weird rpg.
1 isn't good, is dated and was never great since the start.