Awww. I really like mainline SMT, as well as the spinoffs. I love the atmosphere and feeling of Nocturne, as well as the ideological conflicts that come up in SMT games. Persona definitely does character-based story better than mainline, but I think that's also because mainline (except for Apocalypse) doesn't try to have character-based story but rather it's telling a story about the world and how the characters in that world are trying to change it. Plus, I just like games that allow you to punch God in the face.