Vita Game Recommendations

[Skyblade]

Well I don't know about the other Persona games, but P3P was basically climbing one gigantic tower with floors that looked mostly the same and had nothing but enemies and randomly generated treasure. Isn't that the definition of dungeon crawler?

The dungeons in Persona 4 are far better organized, and have a much closer connection to the story. Persona, as a series, is centered almost entirely around the psychology and characterization of the characters in the world. Character growth and relationship growth are core concepts studied from several different angles. The dungeons in Persona 4 are another way of studying the minds of the individuals the dungeons are based on. I won't say any more than that for fear of spoilers.

Also, the writing in the games, overall, is top notch. If you played a male character in Persona 3 Portable, you saw the weakest of ATLUS's writing, as it was executed exactly the way it was in the original Persona 3, before ATLUS had refined some of it's writing and techniques along the follow up games. It's still good, but it has some definite flaws, and some rather "meh" Social Links (whereas the female main character, or the main character from Persona 4, have much better Social Link options).

In terms of technical execution, Persona 4 is hands down better. It ties the dungeon in with the main themes, characters, and story much better. It improves (most) of the combat. And the Social Links are fun all across the board. I don't like the story itself as much, but it is well worth playing (it also has a fully 3D world, unlike P3P's 2D overworld). And Persona 4 Golden is easily the best game currently on the Vita.