Hello everyone! I really want to get into the jrpg genre but I have no idea which game would be good for a beginner. I have played persona 5 and I really enjoyed it. Any recommendations would be really appreciated!
If you liked Persona 5 then don’t sleep on Persona 4 Golden. And there’s an upcoming remake of the excellent Persona 3, but they recently ported Persona 3 Portable to modern systems if you don’t want to wait
In addition to what others have said, I recommend The Legend of Heroes, which is a six game serialized series. Start with Trails from Zero (if you are on a PS4 or PS5 or Switch) or Trails in the Sky (if you are on Windows) and work your way forward from there. That will keep you busy for quite a while.
Surprised Pokemon hasn’t been mentioned yet, they’re light on story compared to more serious RPGs but they’re designed to be fun (at least following the main story) and are mostly successful. I haven’t played the latest generation but Sun and Moon was a good pair, my biggest complaint was an overly long intro.
If you enjoyed Persona 5, I definitely recommend checking out the other Persona games. Persona 1 and 2 are a little less beginner friendly and are more like the Shin Megami Tensei series they spun off from. 3 and 4 are a lot like Persona 5, so they’ll be familiar experiences.
The announcement for Persona 3’s Remake just got leaked recently so if you want to experience that game but have the more modern quality of life experience, you could wait for that game to come out next year.
Not really what you would think of when mentioning a jrpg, but the Mario & Luigi series are excellent games!
