Because its already sold very well on Vita, plus a PS2 classic is a much simpler (and cheaper) thing to get ported than that.
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Persona 4 now on North American PSN as a PS2 Classic - $9.99
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Because its already sold very well on Vita, plus a PS2 classic is a much simpler (and cheaper) thing to get ported than that.
Fair point, I haven't played the one that never got localized on PSP.
The Chie war is kind of hilarious, especially the hyperbole of some of these replies. If you played P4 first, you probably prefer old Chie. If you played P4G first, you probably like new Chie just fine. I fall in the later category, and have since heard a lot of the old voice work in the Giant Bomb's P4 Endurance Run as well. I can see the appeal of the old voice, though since my main P4 experience is defined with Chie with her new voice, that's the one I feel more familiar with, and therefore prefer.
I think there are definitely cases (especially in anime dubs) where voices don't match the character very well, making the whole thing off putting. However, I feel Atlas are pros with localization, and I generally trust their judgment with voice casting.
I think there are definitely cases (especially in anime dubs) where voices don't match the character very well, making the whole thing off putting. However, I feel Atlas are pros with localization, and I generally trust their judgment with voice casting.
hardcastlemccormick
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More access to a good videogame is never bad.
Persona started with 3, remember?
Isn't one of the big complaints with Persona 2 that Tatusuya and Maya are way less compelling as silent protagonist than as voiced party members? I played about 30 hours of Innocent Sin and wouldn't exactly say Tatsuya's personality really shines through. P3 and P4 gives the player way more dialogue choices which allows the protagonist's personality to shine more easily IMO.
buddha0991
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Yea but they released these crappy prequels for PSP that are nothing like real Persona games, remember?
I played OG first and never liked Chie's actress, always felt out of place. Not to say she was bad, just didn't felt the way I perceived her character. New VA fit it better, although there were some rough spots.
Psycho_Mantis
Banned
Yooooo are you taking shots at the P3 MC aka the god of the Persona universe.
KingItachi
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I love OG Chie, Erin Fitzgerald Chie is horrible.
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Gotta agree here; it was executed just fine for PSP.
P3P and P3 FES are both good, sadly there's no P3 definitive edition out there.
KingItachi
Member
There is no error she is horrible.
Tracey Rooney is OG Chie, though.
buddha0991
Member
Yeah, I'd really like to see P4 on PS4. Especially because of the share functionality.
KingItachi
Member
Your right my bad it's Erin that's horrible how the hell did I mix them up.
Nothing. Unlike P3P, the Golden actually fixes a lot of shit in P4 for the better.
Coolbgdog12
Member
The superior version of Persona 3 is fes emulated on pcsx2. I bought both, the portable one first and was taken aback at the inferior presentation. I then found out fes had anime cut scenes and 3d character models. needless to say, for now the emulated version is the best.
Ooo, is that from Ultimate Suplex Hold?
I'm not sure if you're agreeing or disagreeing with me. Not only was Marie a great character that added one of the more compelling story arcs, she fleshed out the other characters better with her interactions with them. She felt like a natural fit despite being added into a new edition of the game.
Isn't having no emotions/being stoic (which I would describe P3MC as) the exact opposite of emo?
He's laughing since most people here hate Marie for being shallow, having a bad social link, and for being a bad poet.
Can they add an option to replace Chie & Teddie's voices? I'm too used to their new voice actors (Erin Fitzgerald & Sam Riegel respectively).
Before people cry fowl on my opinion of Chie, she's supposed to be full of energy. Erin conveys that side of her MUCH better than the OG Chie. Plus Erin's Chie is twice as adorable when she's shy.
Before people cry fowl on my opinion of Chie, she's supposed to be full of energy. Erin conveys that side of her MUCH better than the OG Chie. Plus Erin's Chie is twice as adorable when she's shy.
Yeah, it's from Ultimax.
And I suppose that was a reaction to most people I've seen pretty much having the opposite opinion of her character than yours. I guess I don't have a particularly strong opinion of Marie either way, but I wasn't too into her personality or poetry.
Well, she made my experience better. I don't see what's so bad about her Social Link at all. She's really not any more shallow than half of the P4 main cast.
I could take or leave her poetry. I thought it was fine for what they were trying to do for her character. She's a bit of tsundere trope, but P4 is filled with tropes, and I don't mind them as long as they're done well.
You absolutely, positively have no idea what you're talking about.
The entire dialogue between feMC and the supporting characters/social links is totally different from the MC's in many cases. Many of the social links are with entirely different characters among the two paths.
In no universe is that "just a skin."
Green Mamba
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Chie's supposed to be the average, normal character. She was explicitly created to be a person you could actually feel like could exist. The original Chie's voice does that perfectly--she has some bad reads, but the voice is "regular ass teenager." New Chie sounds like "spunky anime stereotype." That's my feeling on the matter.
Though I'm also like the one guy who really likes Teddie's original voice.
Love Deterrence
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(nope)
You missed your chance to avatar quote me! I miss my Maya avatar, but I'm a hardcore Risette fan.
boredandlazy
Member
Another P4 thread devolves into a Chie battle... What a surprise.
My first exposure was with Golden so her newer voice doesn't bother me. In fact I like it a lot. Actually after hearing clips of her old voice I always wondered how that voice would have fit into P4 Arena...
My first exposure was with Golden so her newer voice doesn't bother me. In fact I like it a lot. Actually after hearing clips of her old voice I always wondered how that voice would have fit into P4 Arena...
Weltall Zero
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Heh, I have a strict code of saving portable games for commutes (I have 2.5 hours of commute everyday, so that's important) and I'm breaking it every now and then for P4G, it's just incredibly good. I only remember breaking this rule for 999's true ending in the past.
I'm just going by how she's conveyed in Japanese, which I believe Erin plays closer to (consistency between the performances across languages).
Plus, OG Chie sounds a tad too old.
Case in point
Nah, listen to some of the Japanese, she's way more spunky anime girl than regular.
Hell, her tagline in P4 Arena is "The Spunky Dragon with Deadly Legs"
KojiKnight
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*checks* Hmm Teddies voice in Golden doesn't sound different enough from regular to be an issue to me... As for New versus Old Chie, as I mentioned earlier, the only problem I have with both is that the acting is bad from both. Either they were both incapable of hitting their lines, or the voice director was shit... But then again others managed to do them just fine... so take your pick, maybe a combo of the two (inexperienced voice director worked better with the more skilled voice talent).
Green Mamba
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I really couldn't care less what her Japanese voice sounds like, if she's a spunky hyperactive squeaky case there then it's the wrong choice there too.
EDIT: The Arena taglines are intentionally over the top. I'm not saying Chie isn't supposed to be spunky--she is. But to play it up as a caricature is the wrong direction as far as I'm concerned.
Andrefpvs
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If there's something the voice director at PCB Productions isn't, it's shit.
I dunno, I think new Chie sounds more like a teenager, but it's just that. A prototypical girl teenager voice that you couldn't pick out of a crowd.
OG Chie's voice maybe ain't the best fit for the role, she sounds a bit older than the target, but it has a uniqueness and a personality to it. You hear that voice, you'd instantly associate that performance. A reading overheard in New Chie voice would conjure a hazy cloud of a hundred spunky anime girl roles.
buddha0991
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boredandlazy
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Um, what? You're telling us that the actual creators of the character are wrong? That's not your right to decide.
I interpret Chie as a brooding, depressed child who loves steak so much because it lets her eat away her sorrow. Death of the Author means my interpretation is as valid as any other.
buddha0991
Member
Chie was in hiding the entire time, she is actually a young, fiery Hispanic doctor apprentice named Maria Torres who grows up to be a pro.
SatelliteOfLove
Member
That's Chiecana.
Japanese Chie sounds like a doggy chew toy, same as Rise; it's that fake-two-octaves-up thing so many girls seem to do over there intentionally or some thing. Nerve wracking.
Japanese Chie sounds like a doggy chew toy, same as Rise; it's that fake-two-octaves-up thing so many girls seem to do over there intentionally or some thing. Nerve wracking.