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Persona Community Thread: The Butterfly Effect
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In all seriousness, I feel like all the different games are so seperate in terms of tone and the like, that any attempt at continuity is kind of a waste?
cj_iwakura
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By that logic I suppose SJ isn...
oh wait you haven't played it.
Go play it.
Dantis
"doesn't buy SMT games to actually play them"
cj_iwakura
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Well, it's fun to try, and the fact that Tamaki appears in Persona 2 suggests Atlus does care about that stuff.
cj_iwakura
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A friend pointed these out to me. He compared it to the Zelda universe. The events of the various MegaTen games created alternate time-lines and worlds.
A "rouge" Messian? They wear blush!?
buddha0991
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Dantis
Judges various games without playing them
Judges various games without playing them
We have a winner.
PS. Ys just finished downloading. Going to sleep now, but I'll definitely play it tomorrow. If it's not good, Noi and Marche are to blame!
CrazyTank940
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I can tell you're already judging the game since you still haven't played it yet
Future of Persona
Persona 2: Eternal Punishment (NA)
- PSone classic release confirmed on February 16, 2013 via ESRB listing.
- The PSP version will never be released in North America ever for reasons other than fear of low sales, according to Atlus USA staff member Nich Maragos.
- On the 25th of February, a PS Blog article by Nich Maragos went go up that stated a localization of the PSP version could not happen as well as talked about name differences in the PS1 title compared to Persona 1 for the PSP.
- Released for PSone Classics on February 26th, 2013
Persona 3 The Movie
- Announced in May of 2012.
- Only one teaser trailer so far.
- Will be split into multiple parts. Number of parts has not been officially announced (I think).
- Official website teased, on December 28, 2012, that part #1 of the movie will be released in 2013.
- According to the official Twitter account, the next big update will be in spring.
- On March 27th 2013, the official website was updated and the first movie was announced as "Spring of Birth" for a Japanese release in fall of 2013.
Persona 4 Arena (EU)
- "Sorry, Europe." A bummer that the first ever region locked PS3 game had to be a Persona game.
- Europe, presently, has been waiting for this game for a little more than 6 months compared to the NA release. The delay for Atlus' last console release, Catherine, was a little more than 6 months.
- Zen United has hinted in the past that the Limited Edition for Europe will contain something special. The official website still has a dedicated page hinting at such a thing.
- On February 20th, Zen United said via Twitter that P4A for Europe is not cancelled. They also said they will be announcing something "soon."
- On March 18th 2013, P4A was given a release date of May 10th along with a Limited Edition bundle with an OST and a Digital Fan pack.
- On March 26th 2013, a 12" vinyl of the soundtrack was announced as a pre-order bonus only available at GAME.
- On April 18th, 2013, the Zen United Limited Edition of Persona 4 Arena was revealed. It was disappointing to many.
Persona 5
- Development was first confirmed in March of 2010 in Dengeki PlayStation where Hashino stated that they were preparing to start work on the next Persona game.
- In August 2011, Hashino stated, in a Famitsu interview, that "preliminary development" on the next Persona title was nearly complete.
- In the same interview, Hashino stated that the Persona Team wants to challenge more new things in Persona 5 similar to the changes they made from Persona 2 to Persona 3. He also stated that they had solidified Persona 5's themes.
- The only members of the development team that we know of, stated in the same interview, are: Hashino (director), Soejima (character designer) and Meguro (composer).
- Apparently learning from Catherine's development using the Gamebryo engine, Hashino stated that the Persona Team had completed their own engine and that it would ease the implementation of their ideas into the game.
- In May of 2012 in a Famitsu interview, Meguro stated that "if" there was a Persona 5 and "if" it was radically different from Persona 3 and Persona 4, the music would change as well.
- In August of 2012, Hashino told Famitsu that the staff was now focused on the "next numbered entry" in the Persona series and that Soejima had submitted sketches. Yay.
- During the Game no Dengeki Kanshasai 2013 event on March 17, Hashino stated that the Persona Team is "working hard" on the development of the next Persona title.
Series Cliffhangers
Things that have been unanswered in the encompassing narrative of the series and that I'd assume would be revisited in the future, which I think only applies to Persona 4 Arena at this point. So, Persona 4 Arena spoilers:
- The identity of the mysterious girl the anti-Shadow weapons are based on (particularly Labrys' model).
- The identiy of the "Eerie Voice."
- The identity of the Malevolent Entity.
- The members of the Shadow Operatives other than Mitsuru, Aigis and Akihiko.
- The meaning of Elizabeth gaining the Wild Card.
- The identiy of the "Eerie Voice."
- The identity of the Malevolent Entity.
- The members of the Shadow Operatives other than Mitsuru, Aigis and Akihiko.
- The meaning of Elizabeth gaining the Wild Card.
Figures
- There's a bunch of figurines coming out, I guess. There's this Mitsuru one by Vertex and some others? I dunno... I don't know about this stuff.
From johnsmith:
Mostly did this for myself because I am obsessed with Persona news and there's been nothing out for so long that I'm actually going insane.
cj_iwakura
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I believe Hashino also said he wanted P5 to be as drastic a change as P3 was coming off of P2.
Yeah, it was in the August 2011 Famitsu interview. I'll add it to the list.
"Drastic" worries me. Though I suppose change is for the best. I can practically play through P3/P4 in my sleep.
buddha0991
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Drastic, honestly, excites me, very much. I can't wait to see what new things they try!
CrazyTank940
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I must say, I'm curious on the drastic change.
Also how much do figures usually run for in US Dollars when they first release?
Also how much do figures usually run for in US Dollars when they first release?
These are the upcoming figures. There's also a ton of prize figures, and trading figures, but these are the big ones.
Megahouse - Chie
http://myfigurecollection.net/item/113941
Megahouse - Rise
http://myfigurecollection.net/item/113940
Megahouse - Labrys
http://myfigurecollection.net/item/141615
Ques Q - Elizabeth
http://myfigurecollection.net/item/144476
Ques Q - Aigis -School Uniform version
http://myfigurecollection.net/item/143044
Vertex - Mitsuru
http://myfigurecollection.net/item/118357
Nendoroid - Aigis
http://myfigurecollection.net/item/144353
Figma - Labrys
http://myfigurecollection.net/item/117923
Figma - Aigis P4A version
http://myfigurecollection.net/item/117961
buddha0991
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It's the only thing the game was really missing (that and alternate stages in the story mode).
Neat.
You should buy it to show your support for the earlier games and make them produce more.
buddha0991
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I don't buy figures. I'll buy the actual games though!
CrazyTank940
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The Mitsuru one does look nice, but I was hoping there'd be something along the lines of a P3 figure. The Aigis figma looks neat
buddha0991
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Agreed, impressive post there man.
Gah, I've been looking for a Yukari forever. That's amazing!
Now I need to track one down.
Garage kits don't count. I'm hoping this grievous wrong will finally be corrected after the release of the movie.
Thanks. I just wanted a single post to go to for everything I could look forward to concerning Persona. With barely any news about products related to the series, it's easy to just think that Persona 5 is the only thing going on, but there's a bit more than that.
SloaneRisette
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Preliminary development was almost complete in August 2011?
This makes me wonder how long they've been working on P5 and how far they've gotten by now...
This makes me wonder how long they've been working on P5 and how far they've gotten by now...
Young Magus
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There is something that had been bugging me....A friend pointed these out to me. He compared it to the Zelda universe. The events of the various MegaTen games created alternate time-lines and worlds.
How does the creation of the other side relate to DS and Soul Hackers and how long is it between the DS/Soul Hacker timeline and the Persona timeline?
Young Magus
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Speaking of Catherine, how long is the sale on PSN?
SloaneRisette
Member
There's a Catherine sale on PSN?
It wouldn't happen to be 10$ or less, would it?
It wouldn't happen to be 10$ or less, would it?
Super wishful thinking but I got that 10$ credit from Sony and I don't have enough disposable income at the moment to add some more money to my wallet.
CrazyTank940
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Sorry man, it's on sale for $20
SloaneRisette
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Profound sadness =\
Oh well, I don't need more games at the moment, so I guess it isn't all bad.
Nice post, Flux. :O
>_>;
Well you're lucky that I fell asleep then!
I want drastic. I know P3/P4 by heart, and I wanna see some new ideas, but hopefully without sacrificing the day-by-day system.
>_>;
Well you're lucky that I fell asleep then!
I want drastic. I know P3/P4 by heart, and I wanna see some new ideas, but hopefully without sacrificing the day-by-day system.
Sleep. Riiiiiiiiight.
buddha0991
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Robots don't sleep, Soph.
Yup, even Aigis needed sleep once she gained a heart!
CrazyTank940
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Sleep? Or pretend to sleep, and then break into our rooms as we were sleeping and "forgot" to leave by the morning
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