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I agree with Persona 4.

they felt the most "real" and relatable, from what I can remember.

P3. I prefer the more true to life dynamic that SEES had going. They were allies of circumstance that grew closer to one another through their shared struggles. Not everybody liked each other, and it was nice to see their relationships develop and watch them iron out their beefs over the course of the game.

• P3 cast are all carrying their personal baggage and are clearly not so much friends as partners, especially early on. The harrowing journey they go on helps them to settle the baggage they're carrying, and pulls them together.
• P4 cast are either already bonded at the game's start, or bond together over the shared goal of solving the mystery. They all have their inner demons, but they're all friends who support each-other.
• P5 cast are social outcasts and those who have been let down by society at large in some way. They bond over a shared desire to undo the injustices done against them, and they feel like good friends by the game's end.

I didn't like P4 too much. But even I gotta say it had the best cast.

Edit: one thing I really hated in regard to the cast was how they copped put Renji's sexuality. That really sticks in my craw, even now. Also how Naoto just mysteriously started becomming more femme in the dancing game sequel. Yikes, Atlus.

Yeah. The P4 gang is very wholesome and fun, but the P3 crew felt more realistic. I love how their relationships evolve over time. For example, Yukari and Mitsuru basically hate each other at the beginning but are best friends by the end of it.

It's a shame so many (mostly recent) P4 players simply don't get it, and just say dumb shit like "Wahhh they made Kanji bi instead of gay" or "Wahhh they didn't make Naoto trans"

I really enjoyed the growth of Kanji and Naoto, and the themes of their stories. They were very well done, especially for a Japanese game that originally came out in 2008

It's a shame so many (mostly recent) P4 players simply don't get it, and just say dumb shit like "Wahhh they made Kanji bi instead of gay" or "Wahhh they didn't make Naoto trans"

P4, by a lot.

P4 for me as well.

Kanji is my favorite character out of the games I've played (3, 4G, 5R), and as others have also mentioned they felt more like a group a friends than the other crews.

I didn't vote yet. I've been playing 3psp and 5r recently, but I did really like the cast in Persona 2: Innocent Sin.

Interesting topic to read. I rarely played the spinoffs but watched some videos of them. This post doesn't have much value besides a bump, but Persona 4 and it's dark Scooby-Doo like mystery was a very fun time. Maybe I should play Golden again as I never played it much have it on steam, but busy playing 3 and 5r at the moment and w/e I do.

Like, for example, barely anyone had contact with Yusuke in P5S and he almost doesn't make it to the reunion they had.

They also go their separate ways on P5R and it doesn't feel like they want to hang out more after it...idk, a feeling I got.

I'd highly recommend it, it's great. Adds a lot to the main story with the extra social links!

I'm going to abstain from voting because I only played 5, but I do want to address

So you've never had that one really flaky friend in your group that was hard to contact and always either late or didn't show up at all? Because that's Yusuke. He's kind of an eccentric introvert who's easily distracted by art, whether he's making it himself or just looking at it.

And as for this point, half of them graduated high school and they were ready to start the next part of their lives. They're most likely going to be moving to different places, starting different careers, and naturally drift apart just like all friend groups do after high school. If I recall they do say they're going to keep in contact with each other, though.

literally Hitler, somehow.
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What the fuck, Persona?

3's cast actually had lives outside of being a party member

They did? Besides Mitsuru being on the student council, I don't remember P3 going into much detail of what they were doing outside of SEES.

Junpei(esp. around Fall season) , Mitsuru's inheritance and the entire relevance to the game, Shinjiro and Akihiko.

I guess you could say that those are still SEES stuff but I just feel like the P3 cast had more tight relevance to the plot, and character development.

I'm probably just biased cause I really enjoyed Junpei's arc.