Persona is in a good spot right now as one of the most popular RPG franchises in the world, but that wasn’t always the case. In a recent discussion, Persona general producer Kazuhisa Wada revealed that the series could have disappeared after the release of its second game. Persona 3 reinvented the franchise in many ways with tons of gameplay...
Persona 3 was the keystone.
Truly. I’d say it really defines the modern iteration as we know now.