>>35727220This chart is a bit old but it’s still fine. I haven’t played it yet, but I heard Digital Devil Saga plays more like a regular RPG than a monster tamer. They don’t really have the same feel as Pokemon, though; until the endgame, demons are tools, and you’ll reguarly be replacing them as you go along. Almost all the games take place in seperate worlds, although there are usually quite a few references to other games.
I started with P3P, and I think that or FES is the best starting point. Go FES for an overall better experience imo, go P3P for controllable party members (the AI in FES isn’t as bad as you would think).