Revelations: Persona
Revelations: Persona is where the series began, and it shows. It has a lot of ideas, and does a totally fine job of executing upon them—it was, after all, very well received upon its initial release. It was originally released as the first game in a totally different spin-off series, which only received one other title, Revelations: Last Bible, which in turn launched its own spinoff series. While revolutionary upon release, Revelations: Persona is the hardest game in the series to return to, as almost every aspect of it is iterated upon and improved in Persona 2. However, many of its characters reprise their roles in Persona 2, so for those of you who desperately need the complete context for every game you play, it could be worth starting at the beginning of the franchise.
