How I imagine it feels to be a MegaTen Fan

[@firescale2091]

Since this was requested, here's every game featured. If I missed your favourite series then you can consider it a slight against you and your country. SMT crew: Nocturne (a.k.a III) Strange Journey Devil Summoner: Raidou Kuzunoha vs. The Soulless Army Digital Devil Saga Final Fantasy Jocks: 7, 6, 10, and 1 Nintendo Cheerleaders: Paper Mario and the Thousand Year Door Earthbound Pokemon Platinum Pokemon Gold The back of the box of Fire Emblem Path of Radience Xenoblade Chronicles Disgaea Drama Geeks: 1 through 5 (no room for D2 ¯\_(ツ)_/¯) From Softwares technically JRPGs even if they don't act like it: Sekiro Demon's Souls Dark Souls Bloodborne Dragon Quest Plain Janes: 1, 2, 8, and Builders (does that technically count as a JRPG?) Kingdom Hearts Wannabe's: Original Chain of Memories Birth By Sleep Drop Dream Distance Suikoden Dweebs: 1 back of the box for 2 and Tierkreis 3 Tales of Nerds: the Abyss the back of the box for Symphonia Phantasia Vesperia Group of games I made up just so I could put Baten Kaitos playing cards: Baten Kaitos Golden Sun Back of the Box of Star Ocean 1 Shining Force 3 Valkyrie Profile Bolivian Kids: Conception 2 Hypderdimension Neptunia (is there more than one? I have no idea...) Criminal Girls Invite Only Stella Glow Persona Conquerors: 3, 4, 5 and 4 Dancing All Night Edit: Jesus Christ you try to edit a "then" to a "than" and your entire comments formatting goes straight to hell. Hope this is readable now.

[@farrisnagatome703]

Many thanks from the west coast!

[@kenzicu5336]

Thanks, also btw there are more than one Neptunia games

[@Puffle573]

Neptunia has like 17 games?

[@kenzicu5336]

@@Puffle573 idk yet, but they have alot, starting from PS3

[@SeTirap]

You know there are western RPGs too bro ^^'

[@Demi-fiend]

SMT V is the guy who only goes on the first day of class and then never shows up at school anymore.

[@_GLXC]

just be glad persona 5 didnt end up the same way. that went through years worth of hoops of fire just to finish getting developed

[@ryuukishi4451]

Hehe thats me

[@Mugiwara2k]

Or just never came to school ever, period.

[@ci7210]

@@_GLXC Atlus nearly went bankrupt durring development. Say what you want about Sega but they helped make Persona 5 happen.

[@sirlezard670]

I actually forgot SMT5 was supposed to exist. Whatever happened to that? We haven't had news about it for litteral years ever since it was OFFICIALLY TEASED.

[@minipiwi]

You know as a Dragon Quest fan the fact that I was wearing a plain T and some basketball shorts while watching this kinda hurt.

[@BlinJe]

xD

[@cookedflores9444]

No more likes keep at 69

[@notimeforcreativenamesjust3034]

Im wearing the same thing...

[@brightgalaxy4603]

I can relate. It hit too close to home for me.

[@mightquinnable]

Makes me want to punch the air

[@mikemimson4771]

In the Japanese dub, the Final Fantasy table and the Dragon Quest table are switched.

[@dc7981]

Lol

[@lindayoung8304]

D C lol

[@EJ-bq1nu]

You deserve more likes my man

[@mohamedaminekhadhraoui6417]

They're both crazy popular tho I think final fantasy has much much more soul depending on the game.

[@Honest-King]

Explain the joke to me like I am a Ryuji

[@yoshka1038]

I like the fact that there's P4D instead of P1 or 2 lmao Edit: Can some of you pls go outside for once

[@KaiMCGRPS]

That hurts me on spiritual level

[@Joulourde]

@@KaiMCGRPS that hurts me on a jungian level

[@AbdallahAhmed-qz6uu]

what do you mean, Persona started with 3

[@KaiMCGRPS]

@@AbdallahAhmed-qz6uu nah, it started at 5

[@JayAreAitch]

@@AbdallahAhmed-qz6uu HHAHAHAHAHA YOU'RE SO FUNNY

[@CamC159]

"robots pretending to be kids" As a kingdom hearts fan, that's accurate

[@Raiken132]

Yeah, KH has so many characters that want to become a "real one".

[@blueflare3299]

I dont get it.

[@wsgattrad2417]

My existence truly does feel as though it may very well be synthetic

[@skullythekidd0175]

Way to accurate

[@gajaan316]

@@wsgattrad2417 Ok I believe you

[@rozza1903]

I don’t know how I feel being told I’m a “Goth Kid” by the Shin Megami Tensei fanbase

[@thetower5265]

Damn

[@Cinko420]

Rozza I'm a cheerleader, apparently. Despite me being a guy. Time to buy some pom poms!

[@NoHolllw]

@@Cinko420 Good luck at dental school

[@OMGmyFACE]

We're the metal heads with jncos instead of goths.

[@leoogdom]

At least you're not the "guys with no personality" (tears)

[@spaceburger7462]

For those confused, the backside of the box is shown when the character's heads are turned towards the back

[@charlescaulkins8306]

Yeah, I liked that little attention to detail personally. Very clever.

[@zubair1149]

I had no idea! That's a neat detail.

[@John-se6it]

Except for the fan service table

[@LostSoulSilver]

Ohhhhhh

[@CasualDraws]

When the spin off games get more popular that the original to the point where fans of the spin off don't know the original

[@pixeiotto122]

And claim they actually do, and maybe even try to make you think they know more than you

[@firestar4407]

Just like Puyo Puyo. I bet most players don't even know what the heck is ''Madou Monogatari''.

[@captainmega6310]

@@pixeiotto122 never encountered those guys except on Twitter

[@modernhiendai]

Original ? Novels.

[@tonyknighton4019]

Just Like Phantasy Star..

[@stonexl]

Disgaea being the people who always touch each other is perfect with how much those games reference other entries.

[@lightdarksoul2097]

They're kinda connected no with Laharl in almost every entry

[@llm-reacts]

Also how the characters literally pick each other up and form towers

[@dinkcrab2427]

God this hurt me as main line fan

[@epicgizmo5565]

persona is the main line tho :/

[@dinkcrab2427]

@@epicgizmo5565 nope it's spin off of spin off game

[@Wildcat12]

epic gizmo Persona is a spin off of a spin off of a video game adaptation of a book series. That makes Persona spinoff games spinoffs of spinoffs of a spinoff of a video game adaptation of a book series

[@rickyrobby2299]

If it helps any my first jrpg was ff10 and it was my favorite until persona 3 and then i played dds i guess its not mainline but dds 1 and 2 felt better to beat than the ff 10 and p3

[@TReyDon0fTX]

@@epicgizmo5565 new to the club I see?

[@elainehelmont4647]

Now imagine being a persona 1 and 2 fan. You can't hang out with persona fans cuz they only know 3 to 5 and not with megaten fans cuz u don't know enough of megaten 😭

[@amimm7776]

As a persona 2 fan (can't in good faith call myself a fan of 1) I doubt there's an old school persona fan thay hasn't played a non persona smt

[@nikiardo]

​@@amimm7776 I'm like that, I've played every single persona game but the only SMT game I've played was nocturne and I dropped it halfway through because I got bored.

[@seankw5827]

P2 is the best persona smt3 sucked kinda. Smt4 apocalypse and 5 are equal or better than p2.

[@mystrenula3911]

​​@implord4197he biggest difference between persona and megaten at large is a difference in focus, with story and in smt especially themes being the most important part, while in persona even from Persona 1 the whole point has been the characters

[@nmr7203]

I've always found that odd, because Persona 1 was the first game in the series I saw despite 4 having came out by then

[@spooky0407]

Phantasy Star: eating lunch outside Etrian Odyssey: out exploring the woods near the school

[@dwarfplanets533]

Ayo Etrian Odyssey! Glad you mentioned that!

[@spooky0407]

@@dwarfplanets533 EO is based and kinopilled

[@gabrielwarren6955]

Phantasy star fans eating lunch outside. Ya. Ya that sounds like me

[@tonyknighton4019]

Glad you mentioned Phantasy Star!

[@tastethepainbow]

Ogre Battle/Tactics Ogre: playing tarot cards on the roof

[@luciofidelis4620]

"Look at me. I'm the Megami Tensei now." - Persona

[@hermellinvalerio5283]

I am thou.

[@66Kusmu]

@@hermellinvalerio5283 And thou art I.

[@Samm815]

@@66Kusmu And we are one happy family~!

[@alexanderticonuwu7591]

@@Samm815 We are Legion.

[@SylumSolosEverything]

Something about this comment got me triggered.

[@miguelmata4557]

We'll always have Dante from the Devil May Cry series... *Cries in Demi-fiend*

[@senorbones2910]

Atlus in 2022: persona 6 (featuring Dante from devil may cry)

[@sirlezard670]

But I wanted Raidou though

[@freetoplayking7362]

Cries in gaias rage

[@croviel92]

Not anymore, watch the trailer of the remastered version of SMT 3

[@sirlezard670]

@@croviel92 Huh... What?

[@Gigamyt3]

Breath of Fire- eating in the broom closet; ignored by everyone else.

[@kristianerskine449]

Still hurts

[@medecko4394]

I literally started playing it.

[@Galvatron102]

what is brearth of fire

[@medecko4394]

@@Galvatron102 It’s supposed to be an RPG game.

[@thefool8224]

@@medecko4394 .too bad they never went past 4 5? who that?

[@chiphead9980]

Shin Megami Tensei V: Am I a joke to you? Atlus: Yes

[@Kage-pm6qi]

*More painful take* SMT V: Am a joke to you? Atlus: ...who the hell are you? This isn't Intelligent Systems Fire Emblem character our cross over ended a long time ago.

[@djhero0071]

I think not releasing an apocalyptic game in a year with a pandemic is a good idea. We already have Last Of Us 2 for that. (Though these motherfuckers DO owe us a goddamn update at least).

[@joharalif4701]

Uno reverse card

[@im_really_feeling_it4971]

😏

[@thedinolord3034]

This has certainly aged well

[@TheMorlun]

>Kids with no personality >Dragon Quest That's why Persona took your table.

[@Zeeno]

you seem triggered.... good lmao

[@JayAreAitch]

Ok but was he wrong?

[@doyoubelieveingravity2252]

J H while dragon quest games get hated on for being too simple, I thought it oozes style and personality. When you look at a dragon quest game you know it’s a dragon quest game. Also this video is a joke so I shouldn’t really be explaining this but I already wrote it.

[@doyoubelieveingravity2252]

Mr. Green I want to argue with you but I can see that both of us will disagree with each other so maybe we shouldn’t

[@sadam-kd5ug]

Dragon quest is like the Father of JRPG

[@BlazeBurnsMC]

Falcom JRPG fans: "first time?"

[@benedict6962]

Falcom fans eat by sneaking food into the library since they spend every waking hour reading NPC dialogue and worldbuilding

[@zaneheaston8254]

What’s Falcom?

[@danguy6591]

@@zaneheaston8254 0:40

[@zaneheaston8254]

Dan Guy Way to ruin the joke

[@cosmosofinfinity]

;_;

[@Arexion5293]

Can confirm, I'm a goth robot pretending to be a kid with no table to sit on.

[@Darkyan97]

Looks like I found my people.

[@dlobelow760]

Hey can I sit here and roll my blunt, fellow android?

[@blazingreaperx1394]

So lemme guess, Fromsoft, Kingdom Hearts and SMT?

[@Arexion5293]

@@blazingreaperx1394 Yup.

[@galacticpopcorn9981]

I'm a goth left-handed cheerleader.

[@chasekimball12]

“Guys with no personality who always wear basketball shorts” feels like a personal attack

[@basicname1555]

yes it does

[@krislegionau4997]

No kidding , I had to pause after that I love Dragon Quest

[@Gunplabro]

Any one who has played Dragon Quest knows it's the chad series. It's the only game series on this whole list where motorboating some tiddies is an attack.

[@kenazshidqibaswara6701]

Persona: I don't need to listen to you! You aren't my FATHER! SMT: I'm you father.

[@nr2676]

Digital Devil Story Megami Tensei: And im a grandfather both of you !

[@soxirhtribal1414]

"The Nerds." Shows Tales Of I-

[@christianlopez707]

Pretty much every JRPG got roasted in this video, except FF and some of Nintendo's RPGs.

[@yagirlsheila7705]

I mean, yeah, he's speaking the truth. Saying this as a hardcore fan btw

[@foreverfizz8]

I'm a huge Tales fan, and can't deny it. I almost tried learning Melenic (Eternia)

[@soxirhtribal1414]

@@foreverfizz8 Can't judge you, I went through Abyss 4 times to get the lyrics to the Grand Fonic Hymn and I sing it to this day XD.

[@KidNamedKewlHam]

As if we're learning about something in each of the Tales Of games like memorizing the Grand Fonic Hymn

[@Manudyne]

Smh. Instead of "Excuse me gentlemen" he should have said *HOY!*

[@DJWarwing]

I accidentally read smh as "shin megami hensei"

[@Manudyne]

@@DJWarwing It happens to me too sometimes

[@canadianbacon3846]

"I'll end it thus"

[@moh.syafrianabie8899]

@@DJWarwing smh = Shin Megami Hentai

[@Manudyne]

@@moh.syafrianabie8899 "What in blazes?"

[@lorenzoantonelli6467]

As a Disgaea fan, I'm just glad someone remembered the series exist.

[@SuccubiPie]

Kingdom Hearts was perfectly accurate

[@xigabrelless1980]

Never before have I been so offended by something I completely agree with

[@climax90hero]

@@xigabrelless1980 same here lol

[@RexcorJ]

It hurts, but it's a pain I cannot argue against.

[@matabishippuden6965]

The kh fanbase is honestly one of the best I've seen.

[@raidoukuzonoha883]

matabi shippuden it’s a toxic fanbase

[@princeapoopoo5787]

The fact that's games with motoi sakuraba soundtracks gets their own table resonates with me on a deeply primal level.

[@lioneaglegriffin7730]

Valkyrie Profile? Golden Sun? That table of dorks was a better list of “awesome underground JRPGs you haven’t played” than any ranking list webpage could ever showcase for clickbait.

[@lioneaglegriffin7730]

White-Van Helsing Which school clique? If it’s the aforementioned dorks, Baten Kaitos is on the far left with the cards just like its befitting card-based combat gameplay.

[@Oimiri]

Theta Beta Gamma I actually wanna ask the same, I can’t read or identify the dorks table- and the games look super interesting. I was able to read Valkyrie Profile, Golden Sun and Baten Kaito but the other two, I can’t read- If you can cite those two, I’d love to know more about those games ^^

[@lioneaglegriffin7730]

Rose Clementine It’s hard to read because some are the back cover since the characters are faced from behind. But the other two at the dork’s table are Star Ocean: First Departure (PSP remake) and Shining Force III (Sega Saturn). Cheers!

[@NEETKitten]

They forgot Eternal Sonata though

[@MetagrossOverlordX]

Ah yes, the complete lack of TWEWY fans. This is truly accurate

[@nolasmor]

If we make a Square Enix table, then there would be Kh, FF and Twewy.

[@MetagrossOverlordX]

@@kyestar88 we hang out in the parking lot because our parents (Square Enix and Jupiter) abandoned us

[@WhiteHairSupremacy]

It gets an anime so there's that at least.

[@indecisiveponderer643]

@@WhiteHairSupremacy I guess we're just gonna forget the upcoming sequel

[@joshuaharper1206]

They're a Nintendo RPG

[@xanafer]

im just happy Disgaea is included

[@nutking2506]

Same

[@anexplosion5436]

I think this is the most publicity we ever got.

[@larxenenobody6226]

It's all we ask.

[@abelg9053]

Nice

[@xanafer]

@@abelg9053 Aye

[@CountXDracula]

This is a little too spot on...

[@raindrain1]

Putting Baten Kaitos on the card playing kid was a truly inspired move.

[@Chelaxim]

That table should have had Lost Kingdoms 1&2 and Phantasy Star Online Episode III. If I had a nickel for each time a GameCube JRPG had a card based battle system I'd have 5 nickels. Which isn't a lot but it's crazy that happened 5 times.

[@arctohru]

Me, who enjoys both SMT and Persona equally: *Sits half on the table and floor*

[@nategwright]

*Sits on floor and uses bench as a table

[@himasekiwari155]

@@nategwright hahah😂 bruh

[@raphaelpulmano2212]

So one of your buttcheeks extends down to the floor? (I hate myself for saying this)

[@arctohru]

@@raphaelpulmano2212 No, it required around 2 years of practice and stretching cheeks to reach this level of enlightenment

[@AmberAmour]

*Joins in

[@Soft_Machine]

This is so accurate that it hurts

[@Wafflyy]

Facts

[@adityawiryawan560]

Guess they got their table again

[@ihavenonamestilldonthaveon8970]

Its only gonna be theirs until the persona 6 game comes out.

[@radiantansel202]

@@ihavenonamestilldonthaveon8970 Not happening soon

[@ihavenonamestilldonthaveon8970]

@@radiantansel202 hopefully not. I want them to have a chance at being popular again. Even though i started off from persona, im not gonna deny that SMT is a lot lower in popularity and needs the spotlight. It's kinda sad that the original series got overshadowed though. But also pretty funny too. Imagine getting beaten by your spinoff! Well, not really hard to when it already happened but you get what i mean. It's insanely unlucky.

[@theazureknight9399]

@@ihavenonamestilldonthaveon8970 SMT is a spin off too. It's based on the universe of a book series called Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei. This makes both Persona and SMT spin offs of the book. People just call SMT "the original" and created this whole confusion because the stupid localization team of the Persona games for some reason decided to release them as "Shin Megami Tensei: Persona" on the west, when in Japan it was "Megami Ibunroku Persona" or just "Persona". This is what caused the misconception that Persona is a spin off of SMT. One was never a spin off of the other. In short: Perona isn't a spin off of SMT. Both SMT and Persona are different spin offs of Digital Devil Story. Regarding the popularity. SMT was never mainstream, not even in Japan. It never got close to big names like Final Fantasy. And that's because it's been a nieche series for the start, even before Persona was ever a thing. SMT is very difficult to get into for new players and it's themes are pretty damn controversial with their relentless criticism of organized religion and mocking of political ideologies, not to mention the, admittedelly, really edgy dark humor. In short, really not for everyone. It's no wonder that the first SMT game to have come to the west was the third one. Persona, however, especially 3 to 5, was designed to appeal to the mainstream. The colorful visuals, very marketable characters, easily digestible but very well done and tightly written story, the slice of life aspect, the dating sim, multiple difficulty levels, flashy action. All in all, Persona was created with the intention of catering to the mainstream audience. (And there's nothing wrong with that btw). So yep, Persona did take SMT's place as ATLUS' most profitable IP (Yes, they are different IP's). But that was kinda their intention from the start, and it wasn't a spin off that outshone the main series because, as explained, it's not a spin off of SMT. Just wanted to clear up some common misconceptions people have regarding this subject.

[@the_j_machine2254]

@@theazureknight9399 what edgy humour do you refer to when you speak of "SMT's dark edgy humour"? 4th last line of 3rd last paragraph.

[@joeljames2683]

Cool video, but where are chess kids (Fire Emblem), the hipsters (Obsidian RPGs), and the imitation hipsters (Bethesda RPGs)?

[@Crystal_Dylan]

Joel James Fire emblem is shown here at the Nintendo RPGs table but for some reason they used the back cover of a Fire Emblem game instead of the box art. It’s the one between Pokémon gold and Xenoblade Chronicles

[@joeljames2683]

Crystal Dylan oh yeah, they have back of Radiant Dawn’s box. Weird that he only used the back.

[@Crystal_Dylan]

Joel James yes yes it is

[@Orange_Swirl]

@@joeljames2683 It says JRPG lunchroom...

[@joeljames2683]

Orange Swirl they have Fromsoftware game there. So it’s fair to say it’s just the RPG lunchroom.

[@galacticpopcorn9981]

"The goth kids" *shows FromSoftware games* I see what you did there

[@galacticpopcorn9981]

@Your Name FromSoftware makes dark and edgy games lol. Well, they're really good games, but dark and edgy nonetheless

[@tonyknighton4019]

@@galacticpopcorn9981 And which series are you referring to?

[@galacticpopcorn9981]

@@tonyknighton4019 the Soulsborne games lol

[@Jester8492]

@Your Name I mean they literally made a Gothic Horror game known as Bloodborne, and with everything based around the Gothic medieval style.

[@reavlin]

Jester live the game hope it gets a sequel soon, *looks at from soft with discontent*

[@DarkPollution]

Shoutout to watching this years later and then get a SMTV Vengeance ad

[@lainhikaru5657]

P1 and P2 have no table because we don't need a school table, we graduated already and abandoned our dreams of the youth to work a dead end job.

[@bzrkr444]

>tfw no new smtv news since last year

[@2tehnik]

I think you mean the year before last year

[@Andrei-vv4ou]

@@2tehnik I think you mean the year before that

[@2tehnik]

@@Andrei-vv4ou 2017 in either case

[@candybird]

It's been like 6 years

[@FleshCavern]

It's supposed to be coming to the switch but let's face it, if it does come it won't get 1000 damn remakes and you won't see the protagonist of it in Smash Bros, Persona is basically JoJo with Personas instead of Stands anyways

[@kiryuukanae5573]

Disgaea touch each other = all main line series always will have the previous character as a dlc

[@gummmie]

i like how 2/4ths of the SMT games arent even technically SMT games

[@dantemustdie00]

Yep, only Strange Journey and Nocturne count, Raidou is part of Devil Summoner and Digital Devil Saga is it's own series.

[@hvegaval]

They are still part of the Megaten multifranchise.(SMT is the mainline;Megaten includes DDS,Devil Survivor,Devil Summoner,Persona,Raidou Kuzunoha,Majin Tensei,Last Bible and probably many more obscure series that I didn’t listed and the mainline SMT.)

[@scottkliff1660]

@@dantemustdie00 Persona to Devil Summoner games "Come on...you know we're family. We got seats for you...if you're cool enough."

[@popopopopopo5284]

2/4th = 1/2 Bitch

[@Iemonzinger]

lmao "2/4ths"

[@RoseLostinValley]

As a huge fan of Disgaea, Persona, DQ, FF, Suikoden, Fromsoftware, AND Pokemon, this video is extremely accurate

[@Runexn]

as a trails fan, zero representation is perfectly accurate to how popular the games are...

[@oscarvinicios]

cries in Ys and Kiseki fan

[@Skallva]

Not really. I hear people talking about Kiseki a whole lot more than, say, Disgaea. It's definitely solidified itself in the jRPG circles. Same with the newer Ys games.

[@IceBlueLugia]

Yeah Kiseki is way more beloved than Disgaea

[@knightshade2654]

There's a Rean thread on /vrpg/ all of the time.

[@danielfielke3895]

The Nihon Falcom fan(s) is outside the cafeteria trying to convince everyone who will look in their direction to give their clique a try.

[@sludgewave4786]

Breath of fire is the sociopath kid eating alone, who will one day come back to school with his father Rifle and open fire, releasing a main title mobile game in the process.

[@poptart8050]

sits myself comfortably at the conception table

[@BurningAzure]

I can sit at the Cheerleader (Nintendo RPG (Pokemon)), Nerd (Tales of) Bolivian kid (Pure Unfiltered fanservice (Hyperdimension Neptunia)), and Lefty (Persona) tables

[@chaosyeshua1137]

I can sit at all the tables 👀

[@esteban8471]

A fellow Conception fan? Save a seat for me.

[@Heli-draws]

Don't worry guys,the Shin Megami Tensei table will be back in 2021

[@cyandeoidre2375]

We sure did - Some Person that only played Persona 5

[@Fermin-hw5pd]

They will be back stronger than ever in 9 days

[@HoytTheMage]

Who else got recommended this after the partner's mini direct

[@esteban8471]

I actually did a double take seeing Conception 2 and Stella Glow. They're two of my favorite games and I'm genuinely surprised they got acknowledged or even remembered that they existed, even for a joke video.

[@ForestofCicadas]

It makes me incredibly happy that Disgaea had a table

[@MrComic23]

That Dragon Quest disrespect got me feeling a type of way.

[@yoso378]

Seriously! The last game had Sylvando and the series is basically filled to the brim with puns and dad jokes.

[@smartstuf1026]

Pissed

[@Helm-0]

I mean, it *is* pretty basic, but in a good kind of way.

[@christianlopez707]

In all fairness nearly every JRPG got roasted.

[@ruxis8179]

@@Helm-0 dq to me has always been the chill jrpg No real grinding needed, simplistic yet solid and sometimes emotional stories and a combat/job system that has enough going for it to be interesting Not surprising people dislike it though. Slow, samey and simplistic Adds to the charm for me

[@ruxis8179]

A small part of me felt immense pain when he said no personality to dragon quest

[@BigKahunaShake]

as a Valkyrie Profile fan, I will be forever clinging to that table for dear life in fear that someday someone asks us to leave

[@AmberAmour]

Same

[@namepending5620]

I can't wait for later this year when some random KZbinr grabs a random smt game and does the whole "remember this old game, it's really underrated" song and dance for the millionth time

[@ikagura]

And Phantasy Star is the guy smoking outside

[@admiralAlfonso9001]

nice PSO dreamcast pfp

[@ikagura]

@@admiralAlfonso9001 Thanks!

[@3misanchez567]

Non-Tales of Games With a Sakuraba Soundtrack: *exist* Dark Souls: *NO*

[@janedoe2982]

Unfortunately this clip doesn't have a group of scene kids and emos to more accurately depict Disgaea fans.

[@stonexl]

They're certainly always touching each other though, with how much cross pollination the games have.

[@mqfii8992]

With the announcement of Nocturne remaster and V, I guess SMT can now sit on the floor next to Persona.

[@missplayer30]

Can they at least force themselves into the seat? I know it's gonna be crammed here, but at least they get to sit.

[@SuperDanMan11100]

SMTV would be that new kid that sits down and the Persona table and acts as if they were old friends this entire time. Only time will tell if it sticks or not.

[@cedrictan1156]

Thank you for giving Suikoden their own table. Criminally underrated, with better writing and stories than most FF games, honestly.

[@Nick-os3gn]

Dweebs unite!!!

[@Neobelmont1]

So I'm not the only one?

[@dc7981]

Suikoden characters make even the lesser FF characters look god tier in comparison lmao

[@drkickyoface]

I'm a left-handed goth robot with no personality that likes to play football every once in a while

[@joanjoestar3252]

I love how most of the fanservice games are on the Vita 😂 such a good system

[@BurningAzure]

@Chris Armstrong And will remain that way since Persona 4 Golden got ported to Steam.

[@Melkac]

"such a good system" Yeah must be why it sold so terribly.

[@katt5896]

@@Melkac the system was great and was better than the 3ds however Sony pure greediness and incompetent fucked any chance the thing had

[@Melkac]

@@katt5896 "And was better than the 3DS" LMAOOOOO

[@ConductorElcrest]

Stella Glow is the oddball out lol

[@PixelCaffienated]

1:00 - It hurts just a little bit. It only hurts more when P2 isn't on this table. that, is where it stings....

[@critical_6164]

Persona 1-2 are more alike shin megami tensei in terms of themes.

[@pineapplepearjuice6717]

Dragon quest cant be considered without personality cuz it has the puff-puff.

[@650pm]

As an SMT fan, I don’t even hate the Persona franchise nor the people who play the games. Because I understand why people like Persona more. But if I had to say, I hate the people who only play Persona 5 and start being biased saying that “this is the best RPG of all time”

[@lainhikaru5657]

I hate being a die hard persona 2 duology fan. We had the best characters, the best story, a fun rumor mechanic and we were comndemned to see our world crumble as they turned our beloved dark world building into anime clichés : the game. So we're just like Tatsuya in that regard, doomed to suffer forever.

[@masonwalsh3546]

Is Shin megami tensei bad?

[@650pm]

@@masonwalsh3546 Nope, far from it. However, I highly suggest playing SMTV Vengeance since ever it has a good way of bringing in newcomers but also gives challenging content too. I personally love Nocturne and SMT4

[@masonwalsh3546]

@@650pm what about Shin megami tensei Dx2

[@650pm]

@@masonwalsh3546 It’s technically not an accurate way to experience the franchise because it locks you out of Some of the other SMT games’ traditional mechanics and all in all, Dx2 is just a gacha game.

[@AshtonTheMelon]

I would kill for another Digital Devil Saga

[@baggyyy]

I'm a filthy casual (p3-5) and it's still kind of painful. Hope you'll get your smt v someday folks.

[@pistachoduck9128]

I like this guy

[@NickJerrison]

I like how you've played P3-5 and still consider yourself a casual while there are some P5-only's who can act all cocky.

[@baggyyy]

@@NickJerrison well I went like 5 to 3 to 4 and am playing it right now, only jumped on the train in 2018 so im farly new

[@SanctuaryADO]

@@baggyyy that's exactly the same story with me! Same order too (also the same order from most to least favourite). I want to try P1 and 2 at some point but the PS1-era gameplay and the concept of not really having social links worries me. I love the series and id just rather not expose myself to an experience that might taint my personal view of the franchise

[@mayuzoomy2237]

Same here

[@juice6521]

Shin Megami Tensei? Oh, you mean Persona.

[@DarknessDpa]

I saw that Stella Glow over there in the fan service table and I was like "Hey!!! That's not entirely true!! The other games tho I know are."

[@katherinem4468]

So true.

[@esteban8471]

Hey! Conception isn't all fanservice! It's just...mostly...fanservice... *awkward cough*

[@DarknessDpa]

@@esteban8471 Conception at least Conception 2 was all about literal lewd hand holding to make children.

[@esteban8471]

@@DarknessDpa Yeah, but Conception 2 wasn't all lewd either. There were plenty of nice little side events that were fun, wholesome or just straight up fucked up (the Ellie subplot). Plus, it had Alec who is still one of my personal favorite rival characters in gaming. Yeah, it was mostly lewd with the "lol hand holding lewd" thing, but there was more to it than that.

[@DarknessDpa]

@@esteban8471 Yeah I know, I was just saying some stuff.

[@guyjuprod]

Meanwhile there are arc the lad, star ocean, etc... They are the homeschooled kids who nobody has ever heard about.

[@AlucardC99]

Calling the Tales of kids Nerds really shattered my heart lmao

[@Neogears1312]

It’s way better than being a dragon quest fan.

[@kingdomheartsispeak4724]

Me who loves persona, conception, tales of, Caligula effect, smt, FF, legend of heroes, Tokyo xanadu and Tokyo mirage sessions equally: *sits at the back*

[@oscarmendez1477]

and stares menacingly.

[@amimm7776]

Right next to the Lunar fans

[@nunyobidness571]

I lost it at “Non-Tales games with a Sakuraba soundtrack.” Thanks!

[@Eduardo-tj3zr]

Incredibile to still see how the Ys games are overlooked.

[@user-yi5mt2df5q]

This hurts because its true.

[@Axl-md1qm]

Shin Megami Tensei, Kingdom Hearts, and Final Fantasy are my fuckin go to games

[@brainerdosanjos]

KZbin just recommended this to me.. the irony...

[@uhoh7545]

I played Stella Glow at 13 (I think?) and both looking back at my upbringing and looking at the back cover explains some things about me today.

[@joeyperez7432]

Wait, where would I sit? I like every single series they showed.

[@4wingedowl]

That means you never eat lunch in this town again

[@joeyperez7432]

@@4wingedowl Naw, it just means I eat "lunch" off campus. Mainly a diet of Hot Cheeto Fries.

[@Nougatbars]

As a kid who fit into a couple groups, Any table would work for you.

[@ayakashimira1417]

You would probably be like the student council leader and eat in a room with better lunch

[@alfredoamendez4299]

¿You like everything? that's impressive.

[@caribarts01]

ngl things are looking a lot better now

[@nightblade3709]

TL;DR SMT fans: Persona is just a spinoff series. It was way better back in our day Persona fans: OK Boomer

[@sladejosephwilson2300]

Noobs

[@brunoga1360]

@aprendizmetalero666 Don't mess with us Shin Megami Tensei fans, we reject god and we only have one joke to annoy Persona fans

[@THEGREATMAX]

This, except the SMT fans are actually right. Persona sucks

[@Arun_7]

@@THEGREATMAX wow such a controversial opinion. That definetely means you are an interesting person and doesnt come across like you have no personality at all so you just hate on popular things in the hope itll make you interesting.

[@auntjemima757]

@@THEGREATMAX “Haha SMT good, Persona bad” plz laugh

[@Zenkailord]

Well actually, you're the super hard and weirdly philosophical jrpgs

[@PLANTBAT]

Dude, I’m thankful that they’re keeping mainline alive, and porting everything to every platform. The current SMTV Vengeance trailer has over 3 million views as the time of writing this.

[@punchitstudiosinc.1246]

Man the remakes of the first 2 smt games would be amazing. The story in 2 is one of the best in the series and no one even knows about it. Only smt 3-5(plus SJ) wish atlus cared for the older games as much

[@MisC21]

The fact that Baten Kaitos is even here... Finally :’)

[@slightlyallthetime]

And the fact that the kid resembling baten kaitos is playing with cards

[@thatguy7155]

As much as i love Persona, i still think that smt deserves more attention

[@mrgrad07]

Those 2 girls checking out the Football jock/Final Fantasy table must represent PlayStation and Nintendo systems respectively then...

[@queenismyfavoriteband9904]

smtv never

[@raum2539]

Funny joke

[@coolcool5181]

SMTV Stopped Making This Video game

[@smartstuf1026]

Mike the guy so did you just now notice the 2 year old reveal trailer?

[@raum2539]

@@smartstuf1026 did you notice the games only been in development for 2 years? Give them time...

[@juro7854]

That is bullshit

[@buf4549]

So accurated It hurts...

[@NegativeNanase]

SMT RISE UP! WE HAVE OFFICIALLY TAKEN BACK OUR RIGHTFUL SEAT THAT PERSONA STOLE FROM US!!!

[@Silver_Mars]

Yeah they remake nocturne hd and a confirm trailer of SMT V but it's in 2021 on switch,so try to survive until then

[@grugmangaming5152]

ONE MORE GOD REJECTED

[@buarki1268]

@@grugmangaming5152 IM THE BUG INSIDE YOU

[@xeroh9894]

we all know p5a is around the corner... if not the p5s eng dub.

[@granzedora]

*The God you workshiped is dead*

[@kitsunehanyou09]

Needs a table for forgotten PS1 JRPG gems, like Xenosaga, the Wild Arms games, and Legend of Dragoon

[@basicallytrash1343]

I've never played a mainline SMT game but I think it's sad that a lot of Persona fans don't even know that it's an SMT spinoff.

[@holicxhunter]

I think Disgaea and Kingdom Hearts should be switched, KH more likely to be theater and touching eachother lol

[@notimeforcreativenamesjust3034]

Nah because kingdom hearts is from Disney and we all now Disney is soulless. -Also Disgaea is actually good-

[@dc7981]

@@notimeforcreativenamesjust3034 Cringe but also a bit based

[@aeroga2383]

@@notimeforcreativenamesjust3034 yeah I love KH but Disney drags down its full potential

[@sandwormleto3358]

This is it. The perfect meme

[@SlamBolts]

The Kingdom Hearts and FromSoft depiction was ON POINT.

[@lens_hunter]

I just wanted to say that I like every franchise in this video.

[@scottkliff1660]

Nintendo Table: Hey SMT mainline, you can hang with us...when Xenogears is out sick. Persona table: Hey wait, Devil Summoner...where you going Cuz? And hey bring Nocturne too, we hung with him back in middle school and he's cool with you. Digital Devil Saga and Tokyo Mirage Sessions eat under the bleachers.

[@realkingofantarctica]

Shin Megami fans in 2021: *"ONE MORE COMPANY ACCEPTED!"*

[@shaggyturtlestudios]

If I don’t have a table, then I’m eating standing up.

[@RaifSeverence]

Dweebs shouldn't have been suikoden, that shouldve been Star Ocean. Then the Sakuraba tables would be complete.

[@apothisiii5549]

God I think Kingdom Hearts is cheesy, then I remember that star ocean exists.

[@Nehfarius]

At least Suikoden has a spot at one of the tables.

[@hypermonkey600]

Meanwhile Secret of Mana is being home schooled...

[@FuryXDMGS]

Secret of mana is homeschooled and years later it got a really Good job that pays a lot and makes him happy but nobody remembers him

[@Абдулло-щ3е9э]

The fact that Persona 3 being the last Persona game to hold the SMT title on the box art struggled to raise the correct hand was perfect.

[@infernoROBO]

Persona 4 had the SMT title. It was when P4G that it dropped it.

[@Абдулло-щ3е9э]

@@infernoROBO But did Persona 4 start the drop of was it P3?

[@infernoROBO]

@@Абдулло-щ3е9э No. Persona 3 and ORIGINAL Persona 4 both had the SMT title above in the box art. It was when Persona 4 Golden, the updated version of Persona 4 that originally came out on the PS VITA, that it dropped the SMT title and it went that way too for Persona 5. So yes, in a way, Persona 4 started the drop but in its updated version.

[@Абдулло-щ3е9э]

@@infernoROBO Let me clarify the question I said previously: Did Persona 3 OFFICIALLY drop the SMT title BEFORE the original Persona 4 release, or was it only dropped after Persona 4? It's also kind of confusing since when you look up box art the Japanese covers (rated with Cero) seem to have dropped it earlier compared to North America (rated with ESRB). So I guess when I say 'officially' I mean when Atlus decided to say "No SMT in marketing, period" and reflected that on all official distributions. I believe that would have been P4, where in both the western and Japanese releases you don't see the SMT title.

[@infernoROBO]

@@Абдулло-щ3е9э The thing is that Atlus never put SMT above the Persona games at all in Japan because SMT is already well known there that Persona didn't need it. Reason why North America got it was for the tactic of marketing SMT under the Persona name. But as Persona became more popular, it became its own thing and dropped the title beginning after Persona 4.

[@RainnX3]

It's about to get way better when the SMT Nocturne remaster comes out and SMT 5 IT WILL BE OUR TABLE IN 2021