Shin Megami Tensei (and other ATLUS RPGs)

kookkui · **Posted:** Tue Dec 01, 2009 11:54 am

Ok I never really got into the whole SMT series but I always hear about it. So I got a good deal on Persona 4 fired up the ol PS2 and wow. I am in love, the game is super awesome I am so addicted to it. I am about 40 hours in and all I do at work is think of crap I want to do when I play it agian. And I bought Persona 3 FES and gonna hit that right after 4, so I am pretty much gonna play them backwards.

Vic_Niguel · **Posted:** Sat Dec 05, 2009 1:12 am

^I can tell already that you're probably not gonna like P3 (or as much), since everybody who's played it backwards tend to like 4 best.

P4 seems to be the most popular of the series, according to the most fans and the amount of stuff I see on Danbooru (a search for "Persona" what results is more than half seems to of P4.)
So I find it odd that Atlus is choosing to make P3P rather than P4P.

Link wrote:

Persona on PSP is surprisingly well done. Very cool remake/proper port.

Yeah, it's definitely more playable now.
But despite the improvements, it's still my least favorite of the series.

Link · **Posted:** Tue Dec 08, 2009 5:45 pm

I'm having a lot of fun with Persona on the PSP, despite it's... genericness at times.

I'd try a Max Ambrosia run but I don't feel like replaying it all. I'm probably going to try out the Snow Queen quest sometime after I finish the main quest.

Tinglenator · **Posted:** Fri Dec 11, 2009 7:19 am

I have to agree with what most people say that Persona 4 is the better of the persona games, HOWEVER, if were talking about the better endings, i think the ending to The Journey was much better than the ending to Persona 4.

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The Fabled Ninja · **Joined:** Sat Jun 14, 2008 1:01 am **Posts:** 733

I recently got Persona PSP and I got one thing to say.

Where's the sound in the battles? All I get is music and that's it. No sound effects or voice acting, only in cinematics. Is something wrong? Also, I got the game via torrent, so yeah I'm a bad man. Did this happen to anyone else?

xXOtakuDickXx · **Posted:** Fri Feb 19, 2010 8:58 pm

The Fabled Ninja wrote:

I recently got Persona PSP and I got one thing to say.

Where's the sound in the battles? All I get is music and that's it. No sound effects or voice acting, only in cinematics. Is something wrong? Also, I got the game via torrent, so yeah I'm a bad man. Did this happen to anyone else?

probly the torrent bro

never played the PSP version but i played it on PS1 (as much as i could take of it anyways) and i don't recall anything like that

The Fabled Ninja · **Joined:** Sat Jun 14, 2008 1:01 am **Posts:** 733

xXOtakuDudeXx wrote:

The Fabled Ninja wrote:

I recently got Persona PSP and I got one thing to say.

Where's the sound in the battles? All I get is music and that's it. No sound effects or voice acting, only in cinematics. Is something wrong? Also, I got the game via torrent, so yeah I'm a bad man. Did this happen to anyone else?

probly the torrent bro

never played the PSP version but i played it on PS1 (as much as i could take of it anyways) and i don't recall anything like that

Well, I read a man's blog about the sound so it's not just me. He said quote:

"The only negatives I’ve seen thus far have to do with sound effects. While I do miss the original voicing (remarkably good for the time) the new stuff is better. But the small pieces that formed a greater feel for the game – the sort-of-scifi sound effects, the Persona summon sound effect, even the surprised scream when you walk into a trapdoor – all are missing, usually simply silent. When the Deva System goes into overload, there’s no indication whatsoever."

So it's not just me that experienced it.

Kakeh · **Joined:** Mon Aug 03, 2009 12:28 pm **Posts:** 941

I was disappointed with Persona PSP(the remake(

Probably because I played Persona 3 and 4 first. I knew going it was a totally different game than 3 and 4, but still. 3 and 4 were amazing, but this remake,and from what I have seen on youtube, the first one was just boring. It's not a bad game, but for me it was really boring. I forced myself to complete it......and it was a generally short game

now persona 3 portable, I am waiting for

Vic_Niguel · **Posted:** Fri May 14, 2010 2:18 pm

I tempted to get it just to play through FemC or "Hamuko's" story.

Darkseid · **Joined:** Tue Jun 01, 2010 5:43 pm **Posts:** 2555

This thread made me hornier than the ecchi one.

BTW, Persona 4 is the greatest game ever made.

Arremer · **Posted:** Fri Jul 23, 2010 6:37 pm

My bastard cousin nabbed SMT Nocturne at gamestop before I got to it. RAGE!

Link · **Posted:** Tue Aug 31, 2010 1:12 pm

http://spong.com/article/22342/JRPG-Publisher-Atlus-is-Dissolved

D:

Darkseid · **Joined:** Tue Jun 01, 2010 5:43 pm **Posts:** 2555

Link wrote:

http://spong.com/article/22342/JRPG-Publisher-Atlus-is-Dissolved

D:

Darkseid · **Joined:** Tue Jun 01, 2010 5:43 pm **Posts:** 2555

Atlus wrote:

Dearest Atlus Fans,

Recent news out of Japan that Index Holdings, the parent company of Atlus Co., Ltd. (and its wholly-owned private subsidiary Atlus U.S.A, Inc.), would be merging the Atlus brand into itself has created uncertainty as to the future of Atlus and its games. We want to assure our fans and affiliates that Atlus remains in operation and will continue, as always, to support our beloved community with the finest quality game experiences possible.

The Atlus-Index merger allows us to achieve greater synergy among the Index group companies and further strengthens the foundation of Atlus, both in Japan and here in the United States.

-Shinichi Suzuki
President/CEO, Atlus U.S.A., Inc.

(wary)

Kakeh · **Joined:** Mon Aug 03, 2009 12:28 pm **Posts:** 941

Quote:

Game developer Atlus is bringing PlayStation 1 role-playing game Persona 2: Innocent Sin back for the PSP 11 years after its original release.

As noted by website Siliconera, one big gameplay change is the ability to see the demons' emotions. This, it seems, will simplify in-game negotiation.

Macross Frontier anime studio Satellite will handle the game's new opening, but Atlus is also including the original opener, too. There were plans to include the entire original game, but those plans were shelved as it's impossible for UMD.

Persona 2: Innocent Sin will feature PSP-style widescreen support to make maps and menus easier to navigate.

Persona 2 was released in two versions: Innocent Sin and Eternal Punishment. While Eternal Punishment was released in North America in 2000, Innocent was not. No word whether this remake will be released in the West.

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Link · **Posted:** Wed Oct 27, 2010 3:35 pm

THANK GOD! This better come out in the fucking west, especially after 3 versions of Persona 3 came out here.

Kakeh · **Joined:** Mon Aug 03, 2009 12:28 pm **Posts:** 941

Link wrote:

THANK GOD! This better come out in the fucking west, especially after 3 versions of Persona 3 came out here.

they will. Persona is popular over here. Plus they released Persona 1 portable (which the original never made it here) so I am sure this one will be as well. Persona 2 has a decent fanbase and some never got to play the game as they were introduced to the series with P3.

Darkseid · **Joined:** Tue Jun 01, 2010 5:43 pm **Posts:** 2555

Kakeh wrote:

Link wrote:

THANK GOD! This better come out in the fucking west, especially after 3 versions of Persona 3 came out here.

they will. Persona is popular over here. Plus they released Persona 1 portable (which the original never made it here) so I am sure this one will be as well. Persona 2 has a decent fanbase and some never got to play the game as they were introduced to the series with P3.

....uhh, we did get the first Persona, just heavily edited.

Kakeh · **Joined:** Mon Aug 03, 2009 12:28 pm **Posts:** 941

Darkseid wrote:

Kakeh wrote:

Link wrote:

THANK GOD! This better come out in the fucking west, especially after 3 versions of Persona 3 came out here.

they will. Persona is popular over here. Plus they released Persona 1 portable (which the original never made it here) so I am sure this one will be as well. Persona 2 has a decent fanbase and some never got to play the game as they were introduced to the series with P3.

....uhh, we did get the first Persona, just heavily edited.

.........Well. I've never seen it D: so it doesn't matter

Darkseid · **Joined:** Tue Jun 01, 2010 5:43 pm **Posts:** 2555

Kakeh wrote:

.........Well. I've never seen it D: so it doesn't matter

It was called Revalations Persona here, this was the cover art:

Overall bad port, but we did get it.

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