This was the first Megami Tensei game I played, and is still one of my favorites.
In my Megaten reviews I always mention what I thought of the story, and this is quite possibly the best in the whole series. Every dungeon culminates in an emotional moment that'll leave you a bit misty-eyed and happy to welcome the new member into your party if relevant. And the amazing soundtrack serves to make you feel those emotional moments so much more. You'll want to continue investigating the TV world and solve the mystery of the midnight channel.
This game continues the life sim gameplay set up in Persona 3: Spending time in your daily life between dungeons, doing social links, etc. Honestly between 3 and 4, I'm not sure whose social links I prefer, they're both pretty solid overall.
The combat is similar to Persona 3, which I described in that review, so I won't go into it too much. A major difference is shuffle time, which now only serves for recruiting new Personas.
The dungeons are a pretty weak point. I think I prefer them over Tartarus, but not by much. At least each dungeon feels different in theming and tone, but unfortunately the dungeons are all just a series of randomly generated hallways that aren't very interesting to explore.
In my Megaten reviews I always mention what I thought of the story, and this is quite possibly the best in the whole series. Every dungeon culminates in an emotional moment that'll leave you a bit misty-eyed and happy to welcome the new member into your party if relevant. And the amazing soundtrack serves to make you feel those emotional moments so much more. You'll want to continue investigating the TV world and solve the mystery of the midnight channel.
This game continues the life sim gameplay set up in Persona 3: Spending time in your daily life between dungeons, doing social links, etc. Honestly between 3 and 4, I'm not sure whose social links I prefer, they're both pretty solid overall.
The combat is similar to Persona 3, which I described in that review, so I won't go into it too much. A major difference is shuffle time, which now only serves for recruiting new Personas.
The dungeons are a pretty weak point. I think I prefer them over Tartarus, but not by much. At least each dungeon feels different in theming and tone, but unfortunately the dungeons are all just a series of randomly generated hallways that aren't very interesting to explore.