[PS2] Shin Megami Tensei Series/Persona 3

I had a question about this series.. I keep hearing about it, but I'm not familiar with it. Was Shin Megami Tensei the original RPG (how many games were there or was it just one?) and Digital Devil Saga and Persona spin offs?

Devil Summoner, is that a spinoff too? What's the difference between the games? Do they all just share the same backstory and world in Shin Megami Tensei? Been trying to do some research online so I got a bit confused

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Ahh thanks I'm just kind of curious, I tend to play games by series and know the entire series in and out, if I don't, I feel like I'm missing something. Even if it's a standalone game, I feel like I need to get the entire experience. This sucks when it comes to RPGs since I have no time to play through everything.

Why all the spinoffs? Was the original series just that good? I do like RPGs, but it turns out that I'm pretty oblivious to the rest of the genre and just focus on the ones I like

There's nowhere I can't reach.

I've never played any of the Shin Megami games, but I thought Devil Summoner was pretty fun. It's an interesting style, and the random battles don't happen too often where it gets annoying. The graphics are decent, I thought. I like the style, and the overall mood is kind of light hearted. I don't have much to compare to, but as a standalone game it was good. I only played for a few hours though. If you're a fan of the series I don't see why you wouldn't like it.

But compared to Okami, I probably would have gotten Okami too Although Atlus games are hard to come by.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.