Gamertell has posted a positive review of Atlus' Shin Megami Tensei: Persona for PSP.
From the review:
"The Persona spin-off has become the darling of the Shin Megami Tensei series, thanks to the PS2 hits Persona 3 and Persona 4. Fans of that series owe it to themselves to check out where it all began with SMT: Persona. It doesn't follow the exact formula of later games, but it's still a wonderful adventure with many concepts that were revolutionary at the time, and still daring in the video game world.
Even if you aren't a Shin Megami Tensei fan, or don't even know the first thing about the games, SMT: Persona is a wonderful starting point and fantastic addition to the PSP's robust RPG library."
The Nerd Stash: "The rarest PSP games of all time are some of the most underrated titles with niche gameplay styles and huge fanbases."
Demon negotiation is a Shin Megami Tensei staple. Ever since Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei was released on the Famicom in 1987, players have been able to talk with their supernatural enemies and attempt to get them to join their ranks. Each game offers its own variation on this unique form of communication and recruitment, but Shin Megami Tensei: Persona has one of the most interesting and realistic approaches to the mechanic.
How Atlus’ localization of the popular Persona games have helped the JRPG make a resurgence in the West.
NIS America has always done a great job of localization and has helped the genre as well.
Each one is different so you start of with anyone.
Start off with persona 4 golden ps vita
Till persona 5 comes out.
It's a unique game and a gem.
Never got into Persona but so glad to see the series making it's way to the US with such polish.
