![]() Meet Uncle Dojima – who for some reason always carries his jacket over his shoulder. The story of Persona 4 starts innocently enough – the silent protagonist Yu Narukami (who you can rename if you desire) has travelled to the fictional rural town of Inaba from Tokyo to spend a year with his Uncle while his parents are working abroad. Does P4 Golden deserve to retain its title as an absolute classic? Or has it aged poorly like a dilapidated shrine that is best avoided? Find out in our Persona 4 Golden Remaster review! Persona 4 Golden Remaster Review – Story It’s now 15 years since the original version of Persona 4 and the classic JRPG combo of Persona 3 Portable (PSP version) and Persona 4 Golden (PS Vita version) have been remastered in HD for release on the Nintendo Switch, PC, PS4 and Xbox. It did take a few years for the true follow up to Persona 4… maybe your nose is the problem? These ongoing successes have fully cemented this series amongst the big hitting JRPG franchises. The Persona 5 ‘extras’ version ‘ Persona 5: Royal‘ released in 2019 further enhanced that title and is considered the best JRPG released in many years. However, fans were rewarded for their patience with the blockbuster Persona 5 (2017), being widely seen as the best JRPG of that year. Once again, Persona 4 Golden was a massive success, and it holds the title of the best rated game on the PS Vita from any genre.įollowing this massive success, there were a few years where only some further spin-offs from the spin off series were released (‘ Persona 4: Arena‘ the one-on-one fighting game and ‘ Persona 4: Dancing All Night‘ the rhythm game). The Persona 4 ‘ Golden‘ version added new characters, Social Links, Personas and side quests plus some extra animated cutscenes. Yu Narukami has the official calendar to prove it.Īn expanded version of Persona 4 was released on the PS Vita handheld in mid-2012 – this time being one of the first games released on the system. To this day, Persona 4 remains the highest rated PS2 RPG on Metacritic not named ‘ Final Fantasy‘. Despite the release of the much-hyped PS3 in November 2006, Persona 4 released on the Playstation 2 console to critical acclaim in 2008 and was amongst the final wave of amazing JRPGs that appeared on the PS2 after the PS3 dropped including: Persona 3 and Persona 3 FES, Odin Sphere, Ar Tonelico 1 and 2, Rogue Galaxy, Atelier Iris 3 and Wild Arms 5. These elements were a massive hit and one could argue that the Persona ‘spin-off’ series has now become more popular than the original Shin Megami Tensei series. Tarot cards play an important role in your adventure. The Persona series also features strong use of psychological themes and Tarot cards along with various religious, mythological, and literary influences. The overarching theme in the Persona spin-off series is a focus on the human psyche and the dichotomy between how a character wants to be perceived by the people around them and what is in fact their true self. This also coincided with the first release of a Megami Tensei game in the west – Revelations: Persona. After some reasonable success over the Famicom and Super Famicom generations in Japan, the geniuses at Altus decided that a spin-off focusing on High School aged characters was a good idea. ![]() The Megami Tensei franchise started as an extremely niche RPG series way back on the Famicom (Nintendo Entertainment System) in Japan in 1987. Thou art I… And I am Thou… Should you establish a bond with this stylish JRPG? Find out in our Persona 4 Golden Remaster review.
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