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Persona 4 Arena Plays as Good as It Looks, But I Don’t
These sweet new screens of the Arcade Mode in Atlus’ upcoming Persona fighter jogged my memory of the time two weeks ago I would have beat the publisher’s PR master had he not surely cheated terribly. How did Atlus’ Aram Jabbari cheat during our Persona 4 Arena session during E3 2012? Well, first off we…
By Mike Fahey Published June 18, 2012 -
Persona 3: Official Design Works Explores the Artistic Process June 20
Persona 3 owes much of its success to the stunning work of legendary character designer Shigenori Soejima. The fan-favorite artist lends his commentary to 144 pages of character art, concept pieces and design work in Persona 3: Official Design Works, coming June 20 from UDON. UDON makes a sexy book, habitually going above and beyond…
By Mike Fahey Published June 12, 2012 -
Kotaku EastHere’s Why Japanese Gaming Is Not Dead
At the 2009 Tokyo Game Show, Keiji Inafune, creator of Mega Man, Onimusha, and Dead Rising uttered the following: “Man, Japan is over. We’re done. Our game industry is finished.” I hope Inafune was watching E3 this year. It’s true that over the past half-decade Japanese and Western gaming markets have gone in different directions.…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published June 12, 2012 -
Persona 4 Golden Takes Bonus Music Content to a New Level
I’m a big fan of the music of the Persona series. In fact, I like it so much that I’ll listen to it outside of the game. Here, Atlus’s Aram Jabbari walks us through the copious extras that P4 Golden will bundle in with the main game. I have to say, as a somewhat recently…
By Kirk Hamilton Published June 11, 2012 -
Kotaku East
New Persona Film Coming. It Won’t Be Dirty.
The end of Persona 4 The Animation: The Factor of Hope teases an upcoming Persona 3 feature film. The teaser appears at the end of Persona 4 The Animation. While it was done in traditional 2D animation, it did not specifically state that the picture would be live-action or an anime. It’s safe to say…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 11, 2012 -
Kotaku East
Goodness Gracious, That Perofella Adult Video Actress Has Been Busy
While porn star Tsubomi recently appeared in the Persona porno parody, that’s not all the 24 year-old has appeared in. She’s appeared in far more dirty films—a mind boggling number, actually. Her official blog recently announced an important milestone: Tsubomi appeared in her ONE THOUSANDTH blue movie. Granted that does include complations and supporting roles, but…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 7, 2012 -
Persona 4 Arena Kicks Out a New Trailer
Upcoming Persona fighter Persona 4: Arena gets a new trailer. This is it. The game will have dual language audio, which should definitely please the Atlus faithful. Persona 4: Arena will be out this summer on the PS3 and the Xbox 360.
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 5, 2012 -
Persona 4: The Golden‘s Intro Movie Drips With Style and Harmonica Riffs
If you want to get excited about the fall’s release of Persona 4: The Golden on the PS Vita, there are few better ways than watching its opening cinematic, which features a style-drenched, poppy run through the cast of characters, all accompanied by “Pursuing My True Self” by Shihoko Hirata. Man. If you are a…
By Kirk Hamilton Published May 29, 2012 -
How Does the Persona Porno Opening Match Up with the Game’s?
There’s a Persona porno parody called Perofella. Kotaku already ran some safe-for-work pics of the skin flick, so you vaguely know that it doesn’t really look like the game. But what about the opening? Now that does. Here’s a side-by-side comparison of the Persona 4 and Perofella openings. The line between parody and rip-off is…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 28, 2012 -
Let’s Take These Games And Turn Them Into Dating Sims
Examining why I play the games I do sometimes yields surprising insight. It’s become clear to me that many of the games I like…are kind of dating simulators, despite what the presentation or marketing might suggest. I don’t think I’m supposed to admit that, though. To say something like that feels like losing legitimacy as…
By Patricia Hernandez Published May 18, 2012 -
Kotaku EastYour Favorite Games Get Anime Openings
Japanese video-sharing site NicoNico Douga is well known for having its own unique net culture and memes. One of the most interesting of these is the “tegaki” style of video. “Tegaki,” literally meaning “hand-drawn,” refers to a type of video where a popular clip —usually an anime or video game opening—is altered to portray a…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published May 18, 2012 -
Kotaku East
A Totally Safe for Work Look at that Persona Porno
On May 25, Japanese role-playing game Persona is getting a porno parody called Perofella. The suspense must be killing you. Japanese website Asagawo Blog watched a screener and posted a handful of screen caps on its site. Since, well, Perofella is a dirty movie, many of the screen caps are dirty. Screw dirty! Let’s look…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 18, 2012 -
Kotaku EastThe Opening of Persona 2 Eternal Punishment Is Not Punishment
Remake Persona 2 Eternal Punishment is coming to the PSP. It follows Persona 2: Innocent Sin and was originally released in 2000. The PSP version is out this week in Japan. Persona [Atlus]
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 17, 2012 -
Kotaku East
Persona Sure Makes a Lovely Arcade Stick
Persona didn’t actually make it. It’s a game, and games cannot make arcade sticks. Rather, famed Japanese peripheral company Hori produced this PS3 fighting stick. It is to mark upcoming fighting game, Persona 4 The Ultimate in Mayonaka Arena, which is based on the Persona role-playing game. The game is a collaboration between Atlus and…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 9, 2012 -
Why Do Boss Fights Even Exist?
For this week’s Burning Questions, Kirk and Jason talk about one of the oldest traditions in video games: boss fights. Why do they exist? How do they reflect real life? Are they relics of a bygone era? What games shouldn’t have had them at all? My goodness! Those sure are some… Burning Questions Kirk: Why…
Kirk Hamilton & Jason Schreier Published May 2, 2012 -
Kotaku East
Persona 4 Website Mentions Xbox 360 and Kinect. Wait, What? [UPDATE]
Persona 4: The Golden is getting a Western localization—that we know. But, as Japanese websites have pointed out, it *might* be getting a PS3 version and an Xbox 360 version as well as a Kinect version. Persona 4: The Golden was released on the PS Vita. Since the Western version’s website also has a PS…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 2, 2012 -
Kotaku East
Persona 4: The Golden Is Coming to America
Good news, Japanese game fans! Persona 4 Golden is getting an official Western release. It will be out this fall in North America. Persona 4: The Golden is a PS Vita version of the PlayStation 2 role-playing game, Persona 4. It adds new animation, at least one new character and new voice acting to the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 2, 2012 -
This Persona 3 Aigis Figure is Ready to Clean House (and Tidy Up Your Wallet)
The only thing better than the sexy autonomous anti-shadow weapon from Atlus’ Persona 3 is that same sexy autonomous anti-shadow weapon in a maid outfit. I sat this not because I have a thing for maids, but rather because my home is incredibly cluttered, and I figure an android could fix that. In this case…
By Mike Fahey Published April 17, 2012
