Persona is one of the biggest hits in the genre of RPGs, Shin Megami the universe is probably the third largest in Japan immediately after the Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest. On these sides perhaps success is not the same, but Persona is undoubtedly a very successful game in our European territory.
Golden is a new version of a game released four years ago. The Combo Caster did not yet exist, but the critical acclaim was relatively unanimous in Persona 4 as one of the best PS2 games. Originally thought of as a game for PSP, Persona 4 Golden was eventually released for the Vita due to the limitations of the PSP and cuts that would have to be made to make the port for PSP.
Atlus has announced a collaboration with a well-known Japanese distillery to launch the Persona series' very own whiskey, releasing tomorrow.
I'll have to make this a mission the next time I blow through Tokyo.
Hopefully soon, given the limited availability.
Only one of the games on the top ten is completely original.
90 percent of Metacrtitic's top ten highest-rated games of 2023 so far are remasters and remakes, with Hi-Fi Rush acting as the only wholly original game to make the list so far.
We might only be in March, but it seems like we've already got tons of great games to be talking about, including Dead Space, Resident Evil 4, Hi-Fi Rush, Persona 4 Golden, and Metroid Prime Remastered. There is one commonality between those games, however - most of them are remakes and remasters.
Persona 3 Portable, Persona 4 Golden, and Persona 5 Royale receive high praise and low prices with accolades trailer & generous sales.
Already own physical versions of Persona 5 Royal and Persona 5 Strikers along with digital versions of Persona 3 Portable and Persona 4 Golden on Switch. Will definitely double dip if physical versions of Persona 3 Portable and Persona 4 Golden.