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Kotaku East
Devil Survivor 2 Is Much Better Than I Expected
Devil Survivor 2:The Animation is an anime based on the 2011 DS game Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor 2. A few months back, I called it one of the anime you’d be okay skipping last season because of its first half being rather cliché and boring. And while its second half wasn’t amazing enough to…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published July 30, 2013 -
All Your Friends Are Back In This New Trailer For The Persona 3 Movie
Mitsuru! Akihiko! Yukari! So good to see you! The upcoming Persona 3 film, titled Persona 3 The Movie #1: Spring of Birth, has got a Japanese release date and a new trailer, which you can watch above. It’ll be out on November 23 in Japan. I’ve played so much Persona 4 since the last time…
By Kirk Hamilton Published July 22, 2013 -
Kotaku East
The Atlus Brand Will Carry On, Says Japanese HQ
Atlus’s parent company is in trouble. It’s being investigated and going through what sounds like bankruptcy. Scary times. But wait! The good news is that Atlus USA previously told Kotaku that it was “unaffected” by the Index Corporation proceedings in Japan. Index Corporation is Atlus’ parent company. But what about Atlus Japan? You know, where…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 3, 2013 -
Atlus USA Says They’re Currently ‘Unaffected’ By Financial Troubles
Early this morning we caught wind of bankruptcy-like “civil rehabilitation proceedings” at Index Corporation, the Japanese parent company of Persona-makers Atlus. But their subsidiary, Atlus USA, says they’re “unaffected” by those proceedings and will be carrying on day-to-day activities. Atlus USA is a California-based publisher that localizes and distributes both their Japanese parent company’s games…
By Kirk Hamilton Published June 27, 2013 -
That’s One Hell Of A Persona Statue
This Persona figure, by Vertex, will probably cost you $120-130. Which is a lot for something that’s only 1/7 scale (not much bigger than your standard action figure). Then again, your standard figure isn’t of Persona 3’s Mitsuru Kirijo. Depicted here in her combat gear from fighting game Persona 4: Arena, she comes with a…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 13, 2013 -
Kotaku East
Shin Megami Tensei IV Is as Deep and Interesting as It Is Hard
In recent years, the Shin Megami Tensei series has found new life in the West thanks to the popularity of spinoff titles Persona 3 and Persona 4. But now, after a decade since the release of the third game in the core series, comes Shin Megami Tensei IV And while it is a game that…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published June 11, 2013 -
Kotaku East
This Game’s DLC Lets You Hit Level 99 In An Hour
I’ve already talked a bit about how hard Shin Megami Tensei IV was on the default difficulty—and how the game makes you humiliate yourself in order to switch to easy mode. But if even easy mode is still too much for you, you can always download the first DLC dungeon. It completely breaks the game.…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published June 11, 2013 -
Kotaku East
How Shin Megami Tensei IV Stripped Me of My “Gamer Pride”
Like a lot of gamers out there, I take a lot of pride in my skill at video games—perhaps too much. At this point in my life, I’ve been playing video games for close to two-and-a-half decades. Somewhere in my late teens, I decided that I had to master the games I played, not just…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published June 4, 2013 -
The Games That Make It Hardest To Say Goodbye
There haven’t been a ton of new games out lately, so maybe you’ve had time to finish one or two that had been sitting on your backburner. And maybe, if you were lucky, one of those games was good enough that you had a hard time letting go. It’s a unique and lovely thing, the…
By Kirk Hamilton Published May 27, 2013 -
Persona 4 Arena: Official Design Works Now Comes In English
Earlier this week, Luke Plunkettcelebrated the work of Atlus art director Shigenori Soejima, the man behind eye-catching style of the Persona series. He recommended Soejima’s art book, available for shipping in 1-3 months from Amazon — just in time for the English release of Persona 4 Arena: Official Design Works from UDON. Let’s take a…
By Mike Fahey Published April 26, 2013 -
Culture
Kazuma Kaneko’s Art Is Summoning Devils Into Your Eyeballs
Earlier this week, I showcased the works of one of my favourite video game artists, Atlus’ Shigenori Soejima. It’s only fair, then, that I close out the week doing the same for the other half of the studio’s artistic engine room. Where Soejima is mostly responsible for the more recent entries in the Persona series,…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 26, 2013 -
This Almost Makes Up for Europe Waiting Over a Year for Persona 4 Arena
Japan was playing the Persona fighting game in March of 2012. In North America we got our chance in August. Europe has to wait until May 10, but if they preorder at Game they’ll score this awesome 12-inch vinyl copy of the arrange soundtrack for their troubles. Man, I would have totally waited until May…
By Mike Fahey Published March 27, 2013 -
Turn-Based Combat Is The Best Kind Of Combat
Editor’s Note: I’m on vacation today, but since I know you’re all craving your regular dose of JRPG goodness, I’ve enlisted the wonderful Kirk Hamilton to jazz up Random Encounters this week. Be nice! —Jason Schreier Oh boy, here we go. If I’m gonna take over Jason’s column for a week, that means I’m gonna…
By Kirk Hamilton Published March 15, 2013 -
Oh Yes, Persona Cosplay Is Pure Magic
Megami Tensei spin-off series Persona looks great. Its characters are cool. Their clothes are cool. Persona is cool. So, it’s pretty easy to see why fans love cosplaying as characters from the Persona games—especially Persona 3 and Persona 4. As we do every Wednesday, here’s a round-up of some—not all—of the best Persona cosplay the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 27, 2013 -
Persona 2: Eternal Punishment Is Out On PSN Today
Persona 2: Eternal Punishment, the second-second game in Atlus’s twisted demonic series, is out on the PlayStation Network today. A brief explanation: Persona 2 is actually two games: Innocent Sin and Eternal Punishment. Both were released on PlayStation, then re-released for the PSP. While the PSP remake of Innocent Sin was brought to North America,…
By Jason Schreier Published February 26, 2013 -
Persona 4’s Chie Is High-Kicking Onto Your Desktop
Oh look. Just in time for my delayed-thanks-to-a-late-PAL-release playthrough of Persona 4 Golden. It’s a terrific figure of Chie, the game’s loud-mouthed ass kicker. She comes with two outfits and glasses, but also a strangely absurd pricetag; ¥9,400 (USD$100) is a lot for a 1/8 scale figure that doesn’t really do anything.
By Luke Plunkett Published February 25, 2013 -
There’s No Shame In Liking A Game For Your Own Reasons (No Matter How “Stupid”)
This weekend, I came upon a curious conversation: a stranger telling a friend of mine if they wanted to play Fire Emblem: Awakening for the “throwaway romantic skits,” that they were doing it wrong. And all I could think was: those “throwaway” skits are the only reason I care about that game! The reasons we…
By Patricia Hernandez Published February 18, 2013 -
Demons, High Schools, And Sex: Just Another Day At Atlus Games
Sex sells. Except when it doesn’t. Two years ago, when the people at Atlus tried to convince big-box stores to distribute their newest game, Catherine, they found that companies like Walmart and Target weren’t interested in selling sex. Store reps were turned off by the game’s box art, which features a shirtless man trapped inside…
By Jason Schreier Published February 7, 2013
