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Culture
Persona 4, Explained In Pictures
5:00PM Luke Plunkett | Persona has one of the most unique core mechanics in all of gaming. But the series’ finer points may be lost on newcomers, or those ignorant of its enduring appeal. For those people, then, there is this comic. More »
Culture
Hey, Who Wants Another Persona 4 Figure?
1:00PM Brian Ashcraft | Joining Teddie, former teen idol Rise Kujikawa is the latest Persona 4 character to get immortalised in PVC. The 1/8 scale figurine is priced at ¥7,140. On sale in late October. More »
Culture
Persona 4 Teddie Figure, So Cute, So Round
3:00PM Brian Ashcraft | Comic relief character Teddie (”Kuma” in Japanese) from Japanese Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4 is getting his own figure. Lucky him! More »
Features
Persona 4: Reflecting The Self
4:00AM Kotaku US Edition | Recent Persona games have become cult hits thanks largely to their gameplay framework — traditional Japanese RPG leveling mechanics reframed around personal improvement, social relationships and the concept of the self. More »
Culture
A Beary Atlus Christmas Card
3:00AM Mike Fahey | Atlus steers away from their regular mascot Jack Frost this year in order to make way for the new face of Christmas cards, Persona 4’s Teddie. More »
Is This The Last PS2 Game Magazine Cover?
3:40AM Mike Fahey | Who would have thought that this late in the console’s life cycle that a PlayStation 2 game would make the cover of a major gaming publication? The latest issue of Play magazine features Atlus’ upcoming RPG Persona 4, with a whole slew of special Shin Megami Tensei-themed features packed inside. It’s really an odd sight to see, especially considering the other games listed in the top-right corner of the cover – Afro Samurai, Mirror’s Edge, Resistance 2, Sonic Unleashed, and Prince of Persia – all big name, current generation titles. More »
Persona 4 Makes It Personal
10:00AM AJ Glasser | I’m pretty sure the Persona series wasn’t the first JPRG to pair off dungeon crawling with high school – but whoever first had that idea deserves a freaking medal. High school is all about routines and drudgery; why shouldn’t your RPG experience match that in length, anxiety, and tedium? More »
Persona 4 – There Will Be Only One
1:40AM Mike Fahey | Atlus fans wary of Persona 4 for fear that they’ll get FES’ed like they did with the previous installment of the PS2 RPG series can stop worrying now, as Atlus issues a press release announcing…nothing, basically. “We are today able to announce that at no point in the future will we announce the release of a “FES” version of Persona 4,” said Tim Pivnicny, Vice President of Sales and Marketing. “The very finest, most definitive version of Persona 4 will be the one released on December 9, 2008.” More »
News
This Is What Atlus USA Looks Like
7:40AM Mike Fahey | Rather than spending the Sunday after BlizzCon 2008 exploring the wonders of Disneyland like a normal person, I instead made my way from Anaheim to Irvine to check in with the lovely folks at Atlus USA. While the majority of my time there was spent soaking in Persona 4 goodness, which I will discuss with you all later this week, I did get a little time to poke about the office. If you’re an Atlus fan it really is a treasure trove of swag. Game art, standees, and behind the wall with the awards on it a stack of game cover art, including some from unannounced titles. I tried to thumb through them, but Atlus Aram, the hyperkinetic spokesperson for all things Atlus USA, slapped my hand away. I apologise for the blur in some of the shots; that’s actually Aram speeding in front of the camera to move things. The man has far too much energy. Check them out. More »
