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The Persona 3 Films Continue to Impress

I’ve been more than a little impressed by the first two movies in the Persona 3 film series. And with its focus on character development and thematic exploration, the third film, Persona 3: Falling Down, sets the bar even higher. On the surface, Falling Down doesn’t seem like the third film in a tetralogy—rather it…

By Richard Eisenbeis Published April 6, 2015

Fear The Hypnotic Dance Power Of Persona‘s Kanji

I’ve been watching this for hours. I’ll be watching this for hours. What did I say about Persona 4: Dancing All Night? Oh yes, best gifs ever. This week Kanji Tatsumi steps into the spotlight, finding a wonderful balance between his macho exterior and his inner backup dancer. Stay to the end for an appearance…

By Mike Fahey Published April 4, 2015

We Don’t Need To Justify A GIF Of Persona 4‘s Chie Dancing

She’s a non-nonsense tomboy who loves kung-fu and steak. Here she is dancing. *sigh* Fine. The GIF comes from the latest trailer for Persona 4: Dancing All Night, coming in June to Japanese PlayStation Vitas and hopefully pretty damn quickly to other PlayStation Vitas. We just want it for the endless GIFs it will provide.

By Mike Fahey Published March 29, 2015

JRPGs, You’re Better Than This

64 hours. 23 hours. 42 hours. 28 hours. Somewhere on a grassy plain trying to figure out if I should spend my days hunting down one of many pending side quests. Somewhere deep in the ocean chasing mermaids. Somewhere making preparations for my next strategic battle. These are all the places I’m willing to leave…

N. Ho Sang Published March 12, 2015

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Fan Game Crosses Persona with Mario Kart

Following in the steps of the Persona dancing game, one fan decided the next logical step would be a Persona go-carting game. Persona 4: Racing All Afternoon is a recently completed fan-game by MaxieManGames. In it, you race Mario Kart-style against members of the Persona 3 and 4 casts. Many of the game’s resources come…

By Richard Eisenbeis Published February 25, 2015

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Getting To Know Persona 5

The new trailer forPersona 5 was just the right balance of entertaining and intriguing. But if the trailer alone wasn’t enough, here’s more info from the game’s director. In a recent interview with Weekly Famitsu, Persona 5 director Katsura Hashino revealed details on the game’s protagonist and what all the masked man stuff was about.…

By Toshi Nakamura Published February 12, 2015

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Analyzing the Persona 5 Trailer

You’ve see the trailer. Now, let’s dive in and see if we can parse what it all means, whether that’s going through the obvious hints or deciphering the vague clues. We open up on a cityscape. It could certainly be Tokyo Bay. Maybe it’s somewhere outside the country. We’re taken into what looks like a…

By Brian Ashcraft Published February 5, 2015

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First Look at Persona 5 Gameplay

Atlus just released a new Persona 5 trailer. It’s slick, stylish, and provides a quick glimpse at gameplay footage. The trailer also provides a short sample of the game’s score, which is also very cool. Persona 5 is slated to come to both the PS3 and the PS4 sometime this year in Japan. To contact…

By Brian Ashcraft Published February 5, 2015

Man Draws Cool Sketches Every Day For A Year

Artist Gabriel Picolo has been doing a sketch for every day of the year. He now has one of the best sketchbooks on the planet. While he’s not quite done, he’s almost there, and his collection now includes everything from personal reflections to abstract pieces to, well, a ton of video game pics. His Persona…

By Luke Plunkett Published December 29, 2014

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The Persona 4 Arena Musical is an Uneven Mess

A few months back, I got to see the second Persona 3 musical—and I rather enjoyed it. So needless to say I was excited heading in to the new Persona 4 Arena musical. Sadly, I got my hopes up for nothing because, even being charitable, Arena is an uneven mess of a play. Good –…

By Richard Eisenbeis Published December 26, 2014

Persona Q Almost Defeated Me, But I Won’t Let It Win

On Sunday afternoon, I almost threw my 3DS at the television. I didn’t do this, fortunately—would’ve been bad news for both the 3DS and the television—but the urge was there. I just wanted Persona Q to understand what I was going through. See, I was wandering around the third labyrinth of Atlus’s new dungeon-crawler, minding…

By Jason Schreier Published November 26, 2014

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Here It Is, the Official Persona Cheeseburger

It was inevitable. This was bound to happen. Behold, an official Persona burger. Called a “Bear Meat Burger,” it features cheese that’s been sliced and layered to look like Persona 4’s Teddy. And no, the meat isn’t actually bear meat. The burger is being served at the Lil’Rire Cafe in Tokyo’s Shibuya. As Famitsu reports,…

By Brian Ashcraft Published November 20, 2014

Time To Swoon Once Again Over Persona 3’s Protagonist

Look, Persona 4’s playable character was nice enough, I guess, but it’s always nicer going back to Persona 3’s quieter, more teenage hero. Or, in this case, a fantastic recreation of the guy. Doesn’t it look awesome? Shame then that you can’t buy it. Well, you can, but you’ll need to be at Japan’s Winter…

By Luke Plunkett Published November 18, 2014

I Can’t Stop Listening To Persona Q‘s Battle Theme

The first time you hear it, you’re like, “haha this is ridiculous,” and then the second time you’re like “OK this is kinda catchy,” and then by the third and fourth time you start getting really excited every time the woman starts singing the chorus, and then by the fifth time you’re dancing, by the…

By Jason Schreier Published November 14, 2014

Reviews

Persona 3 Works as a Stage Play, But Less So as a Musical

This past week in Tokyo saw the end of the second Persona 3 musical’s run. And while I had not seen the first, I decided with my vast knowledge of the series I owed it to myself to give Persona 3: The Weird Masquerade: The Ultramarine Labyrinth a watch. But while I can now say…

By Richard Eisenbeis Published October 3, 2014

Persona, I Am Ready To Dance my Ass Off

It’s easy to forget that with a fighting game out soon, a 3DS RPG on the way, and Persona 5 after that, there’s one more Persona game on the release schedule. This is Persona 4: Dancing All Night’s TGS trailer, and if you’re wondering why it’s been a little quiet lately (compared to the other…

By Luke Plunkett Published September 21, 2014

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Let’s look at Persona 4 Ultimax as a Visual Novel, Not a Fighting Game

Persona 4 Arena Ultimax, sequel to Persona 3, Persona 4, and Persona 4 Arena, is a fighting game. However, unlike many fighting games, it comes with a robust story in the form of a 14-hour visual novel. And since we’ve looked at Ultimax as a fighting game already, it’s only fair we look at it…

By Richard Eisenbeis Published September 9, 2014

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What’s New in Persona 4 Arena Ultimax

Persona 4 Arena Ultimax shares a lot with its predecessor Persona 4 Arena. When it comes down to the 2D fighting, they are largely the same game. However, outside of the fighting engine, there are a lot of new additions that make it worth playing—especially for Persona series fans. New Playable Characters Perhaps the biggest…

By Richard Eisenbeis Published September 5, 2014

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I Love Seeing the Persona 3 Characters All Grown Up

While it has “Persona 4” in the title, Persona 4 Arena Ultimax is really a sequel to Persona 3 as much as Persona 4—especially as Ultimax now includes every member of the Persona 3 main cast we are likely to get. [Spoiler Note: All the information in this article and the included videos are from…

By Richard Eisenbeis Published September 2, 2014

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The New Persona Fighter Lovingly Reminds Me of the Arcade Days of Yore

Remember the days when you would go to an arcade, put a quarter into the machine of your favorite fighting game, and wait for a challenger to walk up, put in his own coin and fight you? So it goes with Persona 4 Arena Ultimax. Ultimax comes with an online “Lobby” mode. For it, you…

By Richard Eisenbeis Published September 2, 2014