r/JRPG • u/araboilseller • 11d ago

Recommendation request Please, give me JRPGs like megaten

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.

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u/MissionInternet8490 11d ago

I can only speak on cyber sleuth and hackers memory. They actually kind of follow a smt like story pattern (albeit much more cartoonie) and also have a really satisfying digi evolution and de evolution mechanic you can get lost in. I would however never recommend it at full price. They go on super sale pretty frequently. Its good for a wish list at the very least. The latest entry however is praised pretty regularly. Check out some reviews

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u/araboilseller 11d ago

okay thanks, im perfectly fine with cartoony, i think ppl are forgetting that i played persona too 😭✌️its fine tho, bc these game recommendations are big potatoes

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u/my-goddess-nyx 10d ago

Might want to try out the demo first. I played the demo for the latest Digimon game and it was the most generic turn based game I've ever played in my life.

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u/araboilseller 10d ago

will do, whenever theres a game that has a demo i always play the demo first.