Taking a sharp left turn in direction for the long-running series, Persona 4 Arena takes a much loved RPG and converts it into a beat-em-up. This kind of change can break a series, destroying a cherished canon or making fans feel lost and jaded in response. There isn't much cross over between the two genres to begin with, let alone a spin off from a series that has never strayed far from leveling up and mastering turn based combat. This is why it is a near miracle that Persona 4 Arena turned out as well as it has.
It's hard to imagine a time before Persona spin-offs, but Persona 4 Arena marked the turning point from a humble RPG series to something greater.
Persona 4 has been an incredibly popular series for Atlus over the years. After its initial release on the PlayStation 2 in 2008, it has received a remake, multiple sequels, and various adaptations. Out of all of the ways that fans imagined their favorite characters interacting on screen, seeing them beat the life bars out of each other probably wasn’t what they had in mind. Today, we’ll be taking a closer look at one of the most interesting genre crossovers of the early 2010s, Persona 4 Arena.
Atlus’ Persona series has exploded in popularity. This means there are not only mainline installments, but also ports, updated releases, reimaginings and spin-offs. There are all interesting games that do cool things with elements from the series, but it is also a series where you probably shouldn’t go and begin with the very first game. Fortunately, it isn’t difficult to find a good starting point.
Frome what I remember, the PSP version of Persona 3 added the ability to command your teammates in battle? There was something different/better about battle for the PSP one. I remember noticing because I played 4, started 3 on PSP, then started over when i got the ps2 version.
I would def recommend playing either 3 or 4 before 5. the menus and the colors and fonts and everything in 5 was just SO MUCH to get used to. I felt like it was a comic book and an episode of JoJo at once. Amazing game, though lol
Should get it in the post tomorrow
Good review. I thought the engine was easy to learn with enough depth to keep you playing.
Hell this is only like a year late but points for trying!!