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Out of 3-5
1st. Persona 4 (Golden in particular),
I know it's an unpopular opinion given that most people prefer 3 or 5. But I love the characters and setting of the game so much, even after 100%ing it I still come back to replay it all the time. (Plus it had the best villain out of all the persona games imo)
2nd. Persona 3 (FES)
P3MC is still my favorite persona mc to this day, the game may be old but it has aged really well. The lack of a direct command option was kind of a turnoff, especially considering its the only persona game without them. The story has always been pretty good with great characters, and the message is still relevant today in 2019. Overall good game.
3rd. Persona 5
I hate to do persona 5 dirty like this. It's an amazing game I just don't like it as much as 3 or 4. In gameplay, art, music, and graphics it is superior to it's predecessors in every way. But the story just really falls off at the end (Akechi being able to take a photo of the culprit when it's already established taking pictures doesn't work in the metaverse) Shido being the worst final villain in persona history. I liked the characters, but couldn't connect with them as much as 3 and 4's. Besides yusuke being broke all the time, I felt that on a spiritual level.
@Geekdummy
Not really counting Yaldabaoth as a villain character considering he is your typical Evil god at the end of every persona game.
P4 is my favorite due to it helping me get through a tough time and a giving me joy at that time. I also find the gameplay and music to be the best in the franchise. Also the party members is my personal favorite in the franchise.
P3 is amazing and actually got me really emotional due to its amazing story which does not happened to me that often. It story, gameplay, characters and music is absolutely fantastic.
P5 was my first but my least favourite. P5 is only above P1 in term of personal favorite for me. The story was generic and perditable. Whoever thought that every villain should be connected (besides kamoshida) was really stupid or lazy. The music was okay not my favourite genre. I pretty much dislike the whole cast besides Yusuke, Kawakami, Velvet Twins and the shogi player (forgot the name). The MC felt bland and felt like he had no say in anything (morgana pretty much always spoke for you and force to due stuff even if you said no). And the fans did not help with them constantly praising it and raining hell on you if you had any criticism.