Persona 4

Persona 4

Released: July 10, 2008
Type: Main Game

Platforms:

PlayStation 3 PlayStation 2

Genres:

Role-playing (RPG) Simulator Quiz/Trivia Visual Novel

Game Modes:

Single player

Themes:

Fantasy Comedy Drama Educational Open world

Player Perspectives:

Third person

Ratings

User Rating

87.3
Based on 252 ratings

Critics Rating

92.8
Based on 4 ratings

Total Rating

90.0
Based on 256 ratings

Summary

An entry in the JRPG/visual novel hybrid Persona series in which the player has to harness the power of Personas and fight entities called Shadows by forging bonds with the locals of Inaba, a rural Japanese town thrown into unrest by inexplicable murders committed under cover of foggy weather and rumours of a television channel said to broadcast mysterious images on rainy nights.

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Involved Companies

Atlus

Role:
Developer Publisher

Ubisoft Australia

Role:
Publisher

Game Engines

RenderWare

Keywords

life simulation basketball martial arts anime serial killer detective murder investigation magic grinding crime solving dating turn-based summoning support ps2 fishing 21st century death cooking mythology multiple protagonists bromance chosen one multiple endings modern high school playstation 2 dialogue trees crime fox billiards sequel resurrection dreams silent protagonist good vs evil day/night cycle harem puppet boss fight anthropomorphism genie throwing weapons students alternate costumes leveling up voice acting cat broken english mind control human polygonal 3d shopping transforming boss love triangle deliberately retro party system cameo appearance randomly generated dungeons cartoon cutscene original soundtrack release non-player character save point buddhism treasure chest moral decisions branching storyline melee adultery fusion stat tracking unbeatable enemies optional boss difficulty level internet culture reference female antagonist subtitled silence vending machine interaction coming of age cross culture language skills shinto order and chaos punctuation mark above head villain been here before nurse hallucination multiple enemy boss fights unskippable cutscene alternate reality camera control power of friendship not-so-bad guys teenager recurring character meme origin androgyny camping book adaptation ambient music cross-dressing new protagonist in sequel day-based narrative fake tv show women in refrigerators syndrome new game plus fire manipulation resized enemy journalist fast traveling dream sequence battle screen sociopathy adapted to - anime status effects ghoul phoenix sealing your own fate unrequited love contextual controller rumble seasons impossible to lose tomboy yandere potential love interest false death health from romance j-pop skull for a head gender exclusive equipment comic relief monsters that look suspiciously like genitalia ps2 classics western published japanese games monomyth framing inner-thoughts world changing dimensions forensics promotional drink tie-in adapted to - theater modern day mythology male protagonist dating simulation philosophical

Alternative Names

P4 Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4

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