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.
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