Persona 4 is the latest in the Persona offshoot of the Shin Megami Tensei series and is similar to it's predecessor (Persona 3) abeit with some improvements. In this installment, you play as a high school student who gets involved in solving a serious of murders that occur in the town. The ... Read review
Persona 4 is the latest in the renowned adventure series from Atlus, following on from ... more
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Persona 4: The PS2's RPG Swansong
Advantages: Great battle system, great plot, Social links are interesting Disadvantages: Can be difficult, very long game
...the Persona offshoot of the Shin Megami Tensei series and is similar to it's predecessor (Persona 3) abeit with some improvements. In this installment, you play as a high school student who gets involved in solving a serious of murders that occur in the town. The game is two distinct parts: the dungeon crawling and the daily routine. Balancing these two is the key to success in the game.
The dungeon crawling is similar to that in Persona ... ...turn-based system. Although simple, it works extremely well and is good to play. Each member has a 'persona', a demon-like entity which gives them special abilities. The player character has the ability to change and fuse persona, which gives him the ability to change his skills and elemental alignments. One major change from P3 is the ability to control the other members of your party.
The social aspect is unique to the Persona RPGs ... more
Persona 4 is the latest in the Persona offshoot of the Shin Megami Tensei series and is similar to it's predecessor (Persona 3) abeit with some improvements. In this installment, you play as a high school student who gets involved in solving a serious of murders that occur in the town. The game is two distinct parts: the dungeon crawling and the daily routine. Balancing these two is the key to success in the game.
The dungeon crawling is similar to that in Persona 3: attacking the enemy initates combat, which is a turn-based system. Although simple, it works extremely well and is good to play. Each member has a 'persona', a demon-like entity which gives them special abilities. The player character has the ability to change and fuse persona, which gives him the ability to change his skills and elemental alignments. One major change from P3 is the ability to control the other members of your party.
The social aspect is unique to the Persona RPGs and is often compared to japanese visual novels. These are subplots where the main character interacts with other NPCs and learns about their issues in life. This sounds mundane but it is also a large portion of the game. It is also vital to increase the strength of the social links, as it strengthens the power of fused persona. In fairness to Altus however, they have managed to create an interesting subplot with each of the social links, which makes it feel like less of a grind and gives party members and minor characters some personality.
At the reduced RRP of £19.99, this game represents fantastic value for money. It'll last most people at least 60 hours, if not 100+. Althought the replayability may be low initially (due to the long playtime), it would be worth playing a second time (or time) simply to max out the social links. For fans of Persona 3 or SMT games, this is a must have. For others, it's cheap game which is represents fantastic vaue for money and hours of enjoyment. One of the best RPGs on the PS2.
Advantages: Great Graphics and music, Story is amazing! Disadvantages: Gameplay is repetitive at times, Dungeons are long.....
Persona 4 has by far overstepped the boundaries of traditional role playing and ideals in the video game genre, the whole game surrounds itself around this idea that if you look at the television at midnight on a rainy day u will see your soulmate. But it only gets crazier from there.... The tv's are actually a portal to other worlds, and its all wrapped up in a huge murder mystery where u have to chase the killer into the TV to save the victems..... ... ...emotions you get from this game while playing through the storyline is unbelievable. I have never played a game that has touched my heart as much as this one, made me sad or angry, this is definitely one u guys should not pass up, probably the best rpg for ps2 hands down, rivaled only by FF12 or an equally engrossing game, so go get it and have a great time, its easily a 100 hour game. ...
fate185 19.03.2009
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Advantages: Good Graphic Improvement, Good BM used, Good angle side, More atractive "seiyuu". Disadvantages: -
In the begining of this year ATLUS published their new game titled "Persona 4". This is part of persona sequel but the story is different from Persona 3. The story begun 2 years after the persona 3 story end when the main character (in manga his name is Shouji seta) moved from the big city to town named Inaba. he live with his uncle Dojima and his niece Nanako. He moved to Yasogami Gakuen (high school) and at first he met his new friend there such ... ...Hotel). As long you play it you will met the other characters. Chie told Yosuke and Shouji Seta about urban legend that they can see a someone in the night when raining and called Midnight Channel and they agree to watch that channel. In trailer Shouji Seta was sucked into TV and at the school he told that he saw something and he was sucked into the TV and oddly they saw something same with him but they didn't believe if shoji was sucked up. Shortly ...
Korochi 27.06.2009
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Product details
Age
16+
Publisher
Square Enix
Developer
Atlus USA
Genre
Role-Playing Game (RPG)
Release Date
13th March 2009
Max Number of Players
1 Player
Platform
PlayStation 2
Aka
Persona IV
Manufacturer's product description
Shortly after an urban youth begins a year-long stay in the countryside town of Inaba, the rural town's peace is shattered by a horrific murder that leaves no clues or suspects. As the lone incident develops into a series of bizarre crimes, he discovers that only he and his friends have the power to solve the baffling case, bring those responsible to justice, and restore harmony to his new home.
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