I enjoyed Persona 2, the characters and story are charming and interesting, while the JRPG gameplay is fine. I wonder if they could adapt it to have the P3 calendar system in a remake. After P4 and P5 get remade and P6 gets milked to death, maybe we'll see a P1 and P2 remake. I agree with OP, the occult themes are what sets SMT apart, and they should lean into it more, instead of just using it in superficial ways, but I doubt nu-Atlus will.