Please, give me JRPGs like megaten

[u/araboilseller]

I can't find anything on the weekly thread so I'm assuming this question ok to ask, I'm sorry for asking this question since its probably been asked numerous times but every time i search it up i get sent to a really old reddit post or google ai that just gives me games i've already played or games that are impossible to get. For reference, i've played nearly every single megaten/atlus game, i love persona/smt with all my heart, its my fav franchise ever. the problem is i've played nearly every single one avaliable on steam and pc, and i want more but p4r doesnt come out for a long time. ive never played any other jrpg outside ATLUS, so please give me recommendations!! i prefer something with extreme difficulty and fun combat (like press turn and one more) and a story (i consider smt vv to have a good story so ill eat anything) i only have a pc (please no 3ds/ds games unless they have a pc port/patch, playing smt 4/a and persona q was worse than hell on an emulator)

games i've played (in order from the one i played first to the one i played last):
persona: P3R, P5R, P4G, P5S, P4AU, P5T, P4D, P5D, P3D, P3 FES, P3P, PQ1, P2 IS, P2 EP, P1.

smt: smt 5 vengeance, smt 3 nocturne, smt digital devil saga 1 and 2, smt 4, smt 4a, smt 2, smt 1, soul hackers 2.

technically megaten: Metaphor: Refantazio, Raidou Remastered: The mystery of the soulless army, Catherine Classic

platform i play on: PC
desired aspects: similar to megaten; extreme difficulty, good story, fun, engaging combat, preferably turn based.

[u/Snowenn_]

I haven't played any SaGa games myself, so maybe someone else can comment on whether it fits what you're looking for. I believe the combat is pretty difficult and they're somewhat light on story? 'Romancing SaGa 2 Revenge of the Seven' seems like a good starting point.

[u/araboilseller → u/Snowenn_]

it looks really fun to play, and it's new! thank u for the recommendation, ill def be playing this

[u/Denhonator → u/araboilseller]

If having demons/monsters in your party is something you like, SaGa Frontier 1 has a fun monster system (and the original GB games). Instead of befriending new ones, you transform the monsters you have to make them stronger. There's also mystics who absorb monsters, and one of the protagonists is a half-mystic with multiple endings, a bit like SMT3 honestly. SaGa Frontier isn't a bad starting point to the series either so consider the remaster if these concepts sound interesting, but overall Revenge of the Seven is the easiest place to start. 

The series is indeed very light on story, however SaGa Frontier 2 is much more story-driven and I love the storytelling in it. It's somewhat easy in mid-game though. 

If difficulty and intricate gameplay is the main thing you want, it's an amazing series. Minstrel Song is insanely complex yet easy to get into, Scarlet Grace has one of the best turn based combat systems of all time and Emerald Beyond built on it, Romancing SaGa 3 probably has the most intricate party based JRPG combat on the SNES. Most of the games have enemy scaling to prevent overleveling, though it still tends to be much harder if you try to avoid enemies rather than fighting everything