Persona

Atlus has confirmed that Persona 4 is coming to the PS3. It’ll be a digital download of the PS2 version, and will cost $10 when it’s out on April 8. If you don’t own a Vita, and have never played a Persona game, and you are a human being who likes good times, you simply…

Persona 4 (Probably) Coming To The PlayStation 3

It’s been awesome on PS2 and Vita, so sure, why not make it a hat-trick and let Persona 4 be awesome on the PS3 as well. Perhaps as a stop-gap until the release of Persona 5 (in 2015), the ESRB has a listing for Persona 4 for the PlayStation 3. It could be a PS2…

First Look at the Persona-Branded 3DS XL

Upcoming spin-off title Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth is getting its own emblazoned 3DS XL. This is it. Well, the back of it, anyway. As you can see, it reads “3DS LL” because in Japan, “XL” is called the “LL.” And here is the front, courtesy of Famitsu: I like how you have to…

Persona 3 Really Is Buffy, Down To The Smallest Characters

Persona 3 is perhaps best described as “Basically, Buffy The Vampire Slayer at a super fashionable Japanese high school.” If you’re anything like me, that description alone would be enough to make you want to play. Note: This post originally ran on 5/21/2012. Seeing as how we’ve finally got confirmation that Persona 5 will be…

Four (!) New Persona Games Are Coming To North America

Here’s an afternoon bombshell courtesy Atlus: Four new Persona games are coming to North America over the next two years, including the game we’ve all been waiting years to play: Persona 5 Persona 5 will be out in 2015 for PS3—yes, PS3!—as will a Vita spinoff called Persona 4: Dancing All Night. Both the dungeon-crawler…

Atlus (The Company) Is Back from the Dead

Last year, there was concern about Atlus. Its parent company, Index Corporation, was in a pickle, and the Atlus brand ended up in Sega’s hands. But Atlus is no longer simply a brand. Atlus is back! As a company, Atlus ceased to exist as a registered corporation in Japan a few years back. On paper,…

Hurry Up And Localise The Persona 3 Movies Already

There isn’t a Persona 3 movie. There are three of them. The first was out late last year. This is the first trailer for the second one. Nice to see you again, Shinjiro.

PSN And LIVE Updates, Persona Games, Let Us Cling Together [Deals]

If you’ve still got a PSP laying around, you better pick up Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together for 5 bucks (choose Amazon as seller). Beyond that, we’ve got your weekly Playstation Network and Xbox LIVE deals, and the former includes a slew of Persona games. We’re big fans of Amazon Prime, so it’s exciting…

Persona 4‘s Train Station Is Real (And It’s Closing)

Persona 4 takes place in a rural town called “Inaba.” And the town’s train station, Yasoinaba Station, is where the game’s protagonist arrives on the scene. The station is based on an actual place, and soon it will be gone forever. The real station is Isawa Onsen Station (石和温泉駅) and is located in Yamanashi Prefecture.…

What Games Taught Me About Having Two Girlfriends At Once

Sometimes, when we are lying in bed—after the giggles subside and our hands finally give it a rest—my girlfriend likes to joke about how video games prepared me for a life where I “go out with all the cuties.” Cuties, as in, cute people—gender doesn’t matter to me. And girlfriend as in…one of my girlfriends.…

Devoid of Details, Japanese Still Want Persona 5 So Damn Bad

Atlus proves that sometimes, name value is all you need. The 2014 game lineup is looking pretty exciting so far. With the upcoming release of the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in Japan, Japanese gamers have a lot to look forward to. Japanese gaming magazine Weekly Famitsu asked its readers what games they were looking…

​Persona Q‘s Mitsuru May Be Tiny, But She Still Kicks Ass

Being re-imagined as a wee chibi characterisn’t close to enough to make Persona 3’s Mitsuru Kirijo any less of a badass, as evidenced by this new character trailer for the 3DS crossover game Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth Miiiiight be time to finally replay Persona 3 Portable as a girl protagonist. I’ve been meaning…

There’s A Little Catherine In The Latest Persona Q Trailer

Chibi-fied characters from Persona 3 and 4 aren’t the only things to drool over in the latest trailer for Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth for the 3DS — there’s a little Vincent in there as well. A very little Vincent, along with some of his sheepy friends, and while the characters only appear in…

3DS Persona Trailers Feature the Heroes of Persona 3 and 4

Oh, and gameplay. Don’t forget the gameplay. The trailers, each clocking in at a bit over a minute, show the chibi-fied characters of Persona Q engaging in banter, running around, and beating up a few select baddies. Here’s hoping the game comes to the West—at the moment, Q is only announced for Japan, where it…

What Do You Think of the Live-Action Persona 3 Actors?

Japanese role-playing game Persona 3 is coming to the Tokyo stage. Here’s a first look at the cast members in full Persona 3 garb. As JetFusion notes, the stage play is called Persona 3: The Weird Masquerade ~The Blue Awakening~ and opens next January at Tokyo Dome City’s Theatre G-Rosso. Persona soundtrack composer Shoji Meguro…

Wanna Know What Happens After Persona 4? There’s a Manga for That

Is the wait for Persona 5 enough to drive you insane? Are you dying to know the fates of all your favorite characters from Persona 3 and 4—and Persona 4: Arena only served to whet your appetite? Well, you could always pick up a copy of manga Persona X Detective Naoto to get a teaser…

Sega Promises Not to Screw Up Atlus

It wasn’t long ago that we got the news that Persona series developer Atlus had become part of Sega. But if you’re worried that Sega’s involvement might dilute the potential greatness that will be Persona 5, fear not. “[Game development] will be the same as it’s been before.” Sega head honcho – and now Atlus…

The Persona 3 Movie Will Leave You Wanting More

This last weekend saw the release of Persona 3: Birth of Spring, the first movie based on the excellent JRPG Persona 3. But while it is an excellent adaptation of the game, its limited scope keeps it away from much of what made the game so great. Good – Overcoming Ambivalence Makoto Yuki (the official…

The Internet Reacts To The New Persona Games

Persona 5 and a bunch of Persona spin-offs were finally announced this weekend, and the internet is already packed with cool reactions to the announcements. Let’s take a look at some of those reactions, shall we? Those chairs in the P5 teaser made everyone’s imagination run wild. As well as the unexpected Vita spin-off, Persona…

Persona 5 Announced for the PS3

Atlus has finally (finally!) made an official announcement regarding Persona 5. It’s headed to the PlayStation 3 next winter in Japan. Here’s the game’s teaser trailer. No word yet on a Western release. トレーラー映像 / PERSONA5 [Atlustube@YouTube]