Honestly, I was intimidated at first too, I’ve never really gotten too into fighting games. The only ones I’ve played have been the Super Smash Bros. series and Tatsunoko vs. Capcom on the Wii. Aside from those, I’ve only played a little bit of multiplayer & the arcade mode in Marvel vs. Capcom III and Soul Caliber V a couple times, but that’s about it. The system is complex, but it makes pulling off some basic combos pretty straight forward, so it eases you into the experience since you don’t have to master all the advanced techniques hold your own. The lesson and challenge modes are great resources while you’re learning the game. Lesson mode is a fantasticly done tutorial mode that teaches you each technique. It’s really helpful and very streamlined. The early challenges in Challenge mode do a great job of introducing some good combos for each character. Another good resource is the online mode where you can just observe matches between other players if you don’t want to fight yourself. Simply put, the game provides a plethora of resources for players of any skill level to improve learn more and get better at the game.

I sadly haven’t yet played the Digital Devil Saga games, though I’ve heard good things about them. However, Shin Megami Tensei III Nocturne and the Devil Summoner games (all on PS2) are really good, as was Devil Survivor on the DS (haven’t played the sequel yet). Recently I borrowed DemiKids on the GBA from a friend, so I’m looking forward to playing that. The only SMT game I couldn’t really get into was Strange Journey. I loved the premise and story but actually playing the game was kind of a bore for me. I adore the Persona series, especially 3 & 4, so I can’t recommend them enough.

Thanks for the explanation, Tim.

If you have the means, I’d say play Persona 4 fist anyway, but it won’t ruin your experience if you happen to give it a try. And you can always play other modes, like arcade or versus and just wait on the story mode I suppose. I’m kind of surprised Ahmed, did you not play the game on PlayStation 2? I kind of assumed that you did for some reason. Anyway, you’ll definitely enjoy Persona 4, it’s excellent. I’m hoping to get a Vita eventually so I can play the Golden and see how it differs from the PS2 game.

Nice impressions David. Sounds like a very complex fighter. Kind of intimidating.

Now the question is…since ATLUS and Arc System Works teamed up for a Persona 4 fighting game, will they return the favor and give us a BlazBlue RPG? Because I would DEFINITELY play that.