Twelve years ago, Atlus released the first half of a two-part sequel to PERSONA, which was itself a cousin in the SHIN MEGAMI TENSEI universe. That game didn’t hold up to Sony’s 1999 localization standards. Something about using guns in schools after the Columbine incident. And zombie Hitler. We can’t forget about zombie Hitler. But I’ve...

“Popular opinion” is a relative thing. Many gamers couldn’t tell you what SHIN MEGAMI TENSEI means, much less how to spell or pronounce it. But among hardcore RPG fans, the vote is in and this series, and specifically its cousin series PERSONA, is the best thing since the guy who coined the phrase “the best thing since sliced bread.” I...

PERSONA has become a phenomenon all its own. A cousin to Atlus’ flagship SHIN MEGAMI TENSEI series, the Persona franchise has quickly outsold the main-series SMT series in Japan. In America, we don’t even have access to SMT 1 and 2 (3 is “Nocturne” for PS2, and some argue that “Strange Journey” for DS is 4, but I assure you...