/vr/ - Retro Games

>>10189464
>You can't play a new character, you can't make different decisions
Play better JRPGs.

>>9574214
>Thief and BM are the worst physical and magic-based classes, respectively, but you can get hella good mileage out of Monk if you dedicate yourself to grinding.
Thief was hit the hardest in terms of bugs. It's supposed to make up for its weaknesses in sheer luck and agility, but in practice, it's a total paperweight. It becomes better after class change, but that's not saying much when even a fourth-rate Knight w/Icebrand can out-damage a first-rate Ninja w/Katana. But in a bugfixed/remade version? Thief becomes MUCH more viable and almost feels like another class entirely, and Ninja's access to Haste and bugfixed Temper means it's not to be underestimated. Meanwhile, both the Black and White Mages are simply too damn squishy even accounting for bugfixed Int, and taking full advantage of them by decking out their magic slots makes them lowkey the most expensive classes to maintain, so they're hardly worth wasting slots. This ironically makes the default party of the NES/MSX version the best beginner-friendly one in the long run since it has the most reasonable variety; in the original/bugged version, Thief is just too much of a drag in the long run and you're better off replacing it with literally anything else. I dunno why remakes then swap out Monk and Red Mage for White and Black Mages. That's just a straight-up worse setup even in those versions. All the good magic can be learned by Red Wizard, and physical stats are way more important in this game, so it's a nobrainer. Overall, Warrior>Monk>Red>Ninja>Black/White>Thief.
>>9576006
Been thinking of starting a Persona marathon, but I'm still waiting for that fan-retranslation of the original PSX game to come out because hell no I'm not playing the butchered localization nor the PSP rerelease. Should I tide myself over with Megami Tensei->II->Shin->ShinII->If? Should I bother with the Digital Devil Story novel trilogy and MSX game? How about Devil Summoner/Soul Hacker, which I hear is in the same timeline?