@Fizgot: Is there a reason not to? The technology isn't that outdated yet and its a piece of hardware that almost every gamer owns.

Turambar

These characters look a lot better than P3 (the main character was a little too....ahem...emo for my tastes).
I freaking love Teddy

ShareYourTreats

Purely from a visual pov, none of the above can sadly compare to Mitsuru or Aigis...

Turambar

Based on my 25 hours with Persona 4 (JP version), I can already tell all of you that P4's characters are all a lot more likable than those in P3. And a lot less annoying too.

"Teddy" is the official translation for "Kuma"?
I was half-expecting "Bear" as a translation, but "Teddy" sounds just right.

Tigerfog

@indyjoe:

It should. If anything there might be a bit of frame rate slowdowns.

akumaserge

I am trying to figure out if these designs are 3d or photoshop?
You know you can pull this out on photoshop as digital painting?

This is also look like TWEWY, hence the boy with headphone and the girl in the green jacket have pins. =)

Shachihoko

@Fizgot: This surprised me too... I thought PS2 games were done except for the multi-platform stuff. I want it to die already so that so many Wii games can quit being PS2 ports.

Mezodon

I loathe RPGs as a general rule - still need to beat FFXII, but people will tell me that's not an uncommon situation.

But I loved P3. I had no idea what it was until a few months after release, when every top-10 list for the year had this stylish-lookin' PS2 RPG on it. I went out and snapped it up for (a ridiculous) $70.00, and spent like 130 hours with it.

Never has an RPG managed to move me so much, or make me care about the characters. Damnit, Junpei - you deserve to get back all the love you can give!

Chances

Is this going to work on the BC 80GB PS3?

indyjoe

Dammit! I still didn't beat Persona 3 and this one is coming soon.

I blame Dragon Quest VIII, Okami, Rock Band and Disgaea for this!

AxelMinami

OH GOD CHIE

animemecha

@Fizgot:

Yep! And I hope they don't stop for a while yet =P

(the post outside this thread was meant to reply here)

StormTec

Yep! And I hope they don't stop for a while yet =P

StormTec

They are still making PS2 games? seriously?

Fizgot

I beat persona 3 FES a few months back and have now become a huge fan of the series. I even preordered just to get the booklet and CD.

ZenGaijin

@phrequency: That's Funny my friend leaves by the end of the year for japan as well. So this game will be his last big JRPG for him as well.

lurkingsalt

can't wait for this... hopefully i'll be able to beat it before i leave for japan on christmas. i'll be setting some work time off for this too among other rpgs... =D

phrequency

the Persona series always did look pretty good. I just never got around to playing them.
lol but if i started now, i don't think id be able to beat one and two. Before p3 came out.

Cmdr.Trehugr

Anybody knows who does the art for this?
this looks freaking stylish

Mako13

@Turambar:
While I sort of agree, they seem to be going for an all human/other world vibe instead the of the science-esque angle taken in 3 (with Aigis). Still, I can't wait for P4 to hit NA shores in a few months. I just hope the soundtrack is as great as P3's was.

SpishackCola

Etrian Odyssey II is my GOTY. This is the only one that stands a chance of knocking it into 2nd place!

CANNOT FUCKING WAIT!!!

jeffx

I've already pre-paid for this game... x_X

Time for me to actually beat P3 FES, though... I've got a good two months, so I should be okay.

Altersparck

@Tigerfog: I like most of the characters in P3. They are all better than the characters square has been filling their recent final fantasy games with. I have really grown to care about each character in P3 more than I have in any other recent rpg i've played.

Methusalah

It sucks that they still haven't brought back demon recruitment but I'll still pick it up, anyone else getting Eternal Poison too?

ForwardInReverse

I need to reserve the game tomorrow so I can get that artbook they are giving out but I'll be playing the game of course. I'm also thinking of picking up Eternal Poison and Luminous Arc 2. God so many good games my wallet is going to run dry. I gotta try to leave a few games for later until they price drop like for example Bioshock which I finally got for 20 bucks. Sweet game.

Bluejuan85

This really should have been a PS3 game. Oh well, at least the next Shin Megami Tensei game will be on an HD console. Yeah, I'm an HD whore.

Prism Ra

My dilemma is that I just don't have time with all these current-gen titles coming out to jump back to PS2. I'd love to check this series out, but I'll just enjoy the great character designs for the time being.

sascha23

Persona 3 was pretty much the best JRPG to ever be made. I can't wait to play this! If you haven't played P3, I can't recommend it enough. It crushed even Nocturne and Xenogears in my pantheon of "best. rpg. ever."

onidavin

Just another reminder to myself that I need to get back to work on FES...

Rebochan

p3fes is in my top5 best-jrpg evahhhh and p4 looks so much better than p3 i can´t wait to play this game (and the soundtrack is awesome check it out in youtube!!!)

scion14

The new protagonist looks like a cross between P3's protagonist and Akihiko. I really liked the cast of P3, with the exception of Aigis. I hope they manage to capture that feeling again for P4. Definitely a Day 1 purchase.

Silent Predator

Still anticipating this, but how many games is Atlus bringing over this year? Good grief!

Caduceus

Pleasenorepetitiverandomdungeons, Pleasenorepetitiverandomdungeons, Pleasenorepetitiverandomdungeons...

SenorKaffee

@Chances: Junpei deserves nothing for attacking into moonless gown over and over. Its not like putting him on heal/support works either (I tried it)

Plus there is not nearly enough love in the world to pay that guy back, I ALMOST felt sorry for him (see above)

Flowen

If Chibi-Robo and Vault Boy had a love child, that's what it would look like...

RubyMars

@Rebochan: I don't despise the dungeon system in p3, but I'm still glad to hear that.

Methusalah

@Caduceus: I'm not complaining! Well, my wallet is. But I'm not!

Rebochan

@SenorKaffee: The dungeons are all different this time.

Rebochan

I need to buy a new ink cartridge in order to print out those demon fusing charts.

Forkball

Arg, I don't want to wait for P4! I WANT IT NOW DAMMIT! ;_;

Chunky-MonkeyLOL

Persona 3 is one of the best games I've ever played. Hands down. Day one purchase for sure with many late nights to follow. :)

Cal_Naughton_Jr

I seriously cannot wait for this game. (I think) I'm nearing the end of Persona 3 now, the first game to keep me playing over 50 hours since Final Fantasy IX.

Tamachan87

Hell I'm still waiting for them to release Persona 3 out here.

Hassun

Everyone should go play Personal 2 Innocent Sin while you wait. The English Translation is done!

[tsumi.wordpress.com]

henhowc

@Prism Ra: i'm guessing it was because of dev costs back at the time p4 was decided on and the fact that they could recycle some p3 stuff (various engines and tools they used).

phrequency

@Chances: persona 3 was pretty moving, especially the social links at the end. i expect the same, if not better, from persona 4.

though i must say i love rpgs as a general rule, but i too haven't finished ff12... as interesting as the gameplay was, i felt the storyline and flow didn't hold up well to keep me interested.

phrequency

Question: Is it too late to jump onto the bandwagon? Thinking about picking up Persona 3, but do I need to play or familiarize myself with parts 1 and 2 first?

Sorry, while I have always held a measure of interest, I'm a noob.

GrassJelly

@GrassJelly:
You do not need to play Persona or Persona 2 before playing Persona 3. Persona 3 is not a continuation of the story from the first two games.

rbenchley

@GrassJelly: No problem. From what I understand, these games are connected only thematically to each other - there is no real connection amongst them. I am playing Persona 3 FES right now and it's pretty solid. I've never played another Shin Megami game before, either.

FightingChance

@GrassJelly: I jumped in with Persona 3: FES and I'm absolutely loving it (80+ hours in so far). I never played 1 or 2, and I get the feeling that the stories are stand-alone.

boxmyth

@GrassJelly:

Persona 3 was my first foray into the series and it is a brilliant game. So much so that it's currently my game of the year (us Brits only got it in February!).

The only game that can beat it is Persona 3 FES which is coming to Europe on 17th October. I've pre-ordered and am now counting the days!

HiddenAway

@ZenGaijin: same here; i never got into persona 1 on PS1, but p3 FES made me a fan, cant wait for this.

TheIrishNinja

Aside from the new Main Character all of these don't even compare to P3, it's a bummer. Hopefully they'll their personalities and voice acting will make up for it.

GrimAlpha

@SpishackCola: I got the OST for the game and it's pretty damn nifty.

Turambar

@henhowc:

I really want to but my game time is severely limited so I doubt that I could beat it before Persona 4 comes out. I think I'm going to go ahead and buy the game and download the patch for a later date when I do have time to play it.

captainapplesauce

@Chances:

I love Junpei!

em

Hooray!

I really like the character designs.
I'm excited about this one; my boyfriend pre-order it from Amazon for me as a Christmas present. ^____^
I loves him (but for more than that, of course).

em

I like the guys' pants. :D Classy.

Omata

@Prism Ra: Maybe I'm wrong here, but isn't the next SMT a Devil Summoner sequel on PS2?

cio

Yay! I'm on the last stretch of FES also, so this is great timing.

Nice character designs. I just wonder if we'll also get the same weird-ass character side-profiles in the battle screens. That artwork gave me some bad shivers.

dbc

Cannot wait. P3 felt like it was always rushing you along. Maybe they'll loosen this one up a bit.

ayrkain

Need to work on FES pronto.

zerokoolpsx

I'm still praying it has a more forgiving save system. Having to plan out the whole day in P3 was torture

surft

@cio:

From IGN:

[ps3.ign.com]

I don't think anything has been officially announced yet.

Prism Ra

@ZenGaijin:
Same here. I beat P3:FES a month ago and I can't wait for P4.

Striker5005

Hopefully they have a progressive scan and 16:9 option. Tired of playing PS2 games in 4:3 on my HDTV. Not like the lack of this option would stop me from buying this bad boy though....

LokeSTL

@ForwardInReverse: I cannot choose one, I must have BOTH.

Taizen