I mean...I think a mainline Persona would do well on the 3DS. I think it could sell somewhere near 400k, which would be amazing for Atlus. But I really think they just have this loyalty to Sony for some reason. And I'm okay with that, since Nintendo gets Etrian Odyssey, Shin Megami Tensei, and a few quirky little games (Radiant Historia!).
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Atlus is working hard on the next Persona
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I mean...I think a mainline Persona would do well on the 3DS. I think it could sell somewhere near 400k, which would be amazing for Atlus. But I really think they just have this loyalty to Sony for some reason. And I'm okay with that, since Nintendo gets Etrian Odyssey, Shin Megami Tensei, and a few quirky little games (Radiant Historia!).
The dialogue just needs to be less cheesy.
buddha0991
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even 2 has it, but its more balanced
No thanks. Detective work and investigation was P4's thing and I don't want that to be the main theme in P5. Plus, the search for one's identity is a rather important concept in the series and the adults of Persona 2 have to do similar soul searching, so it's not just limited to teenage drama.
The train crashed! Twice! Can you blame me!?
i could be down with inner teen bullshit if they just handled it better
cosmicblizzard
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I think it's charming. The exposition could be trimmed down though.
THIS MAKES ME FEEL ALL TINGLY.
I played through both P3 and P4 really late to the party and they were both the best rpgs I've played in a really long time. Probably 3-400 hours total pumped into those two games.
And even if they made P5 in the same structure I'll probably still enjoy it, but I'm totally down for a shake up in the Persona formula, whatever it will be.
Palette Swap
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Damn, seeing that timeline, isn't it guaranteed to be a next gen title or a very late current gen game?Not really. We've had confirmation for 2 years now:
Persona 5
- Development was first confirmed in March of 2010 in Dengeki PlayStation where Hashino stated that they were preparing to start work on the next Persona game.
- In August 2011, Hashino stated, in a Famitsu interview, that "preliminary development" on the next Persona title was nearly complete.
- In the same interview, Hashino stated that the Persona Team wants to challenge more new things in Persona 5 similar to the changes they made from Persona 2 to Persona 3. He also stated that they had solidified Persona 5's themes.
- The only members of the development team that we know of, stated in the same interview, are: Hashino (director), Soejima (character designer) and Meguro (composer).
- Apparently learning from Catherine's development using the Gamebryo engine, Hashino stated that the Persona Team had completed their own engine and that it would ease the implementation of their ideas into the game.
- In May of 2012 in a Famitsu interview, Meguro stated that "if" there was a Persona 5 and "if" it was radically different from Persona 3 and Persona 4, the music would change as well.
- In August of 2012, Hashino told Famitsu that the staff was now focused on the "next numbered entry" in the Persona series and that Soejima had submitted sketches. Yay.
- During the Game no Dengeki Kanshasai 2013 event on March 17, Hashino stated that the Persona Team is "working hard" on the development of the next Persona title.
I'd really want to see a logo or something. ANYTHING.
I mean, odds are it will release in 2014. Which probably means 2015 for a localization.
Then again, P4 released late 2008 in the US.
Where's your persona example? That's right you don't have one.
PaulExcellent
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That's super.
Show me the game.
Show me the game.
buddha0991
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We tried to warn you about dat train dawg
Atlus is pretty okay with releasing games on hardware that's already been succeeded. I'm expecting Ps3/360.
You'll be back for the next Famitsu scoop :lol
BRocknRolla
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Can't wait. I feel like they've gotten better with every iteration. (Don't yet know the deal with P4A, but I assume I'll enjoy it as a one-off oddity when I get around to it.)
Hope they've got a next gen version planned. Have a feeling that by the time this comes out I'll have moved on from the current consoles. Well, not my Wii U I suppose, but who knows if it would make it there?
Hope they've got a next gen version planned. Have a feeling that by the time this comes out I'll have moved on from the current consoles. Well, not my Wii U I suppose, but who knows if it would make it there?
Both times it was pretty easy to jump off.
They aren't all the same?! Many people don't see Persona as a series as much as one game.
Aquamarine
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It also makes much more sense when you consider the Japanese market. PS3 + Vita + 3DS + PSP (to a lesser extent) games sell in Japan right now. Other consoles? Not so much.
I REALLY, REALLY do not expect the PS4 to come out and light the Japanese market on fire at launch. Its titles so far seem distinctly Western-oriented, and I expect that trend to continue with the remainder of the games unveiled.
If I was Atlus, I'd be very hesitant about committing to an untested platform with a potentially-small JRPG fanbase.
XANDER CAGE
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The amount of time it's been taking is painful, but at least we can assume it's not going to be a lazy sequel.
buddha0991
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Or 2.
BIONIC-ARRRMMM!!
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Even Atlus know Gamebryo is a piece of dogshit. If only Bethesda would learn. inb4skyrimisusinganewengine
BRocknRolla
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Why would you wish bad on the 3DS? Seems kind of senseless. The Devil Survivor games are great there. If they could figure out a good way to port it, why wouldn't you want people on that platform to have the opportunity to enjoy it?
Ah, but I notice you left out Wii U as well. Guess you've just got an anti-Nintendo agenda.
Personally, I'd love to try out the series. I dislike Sony hardware. So I'd love any game, even a remake/port on a Nintendo system. But that's just the nature of the game, right?
Blood Diamonds
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My GOD.
The time has come.
I... I... I can't believe this...
:')
The time has come.
I... I... I can't believe this...
:')
Since 2010 apparently.
I absolutely do not want Persona 5 on the 3DS if it means lessening the scope of the game for other platforms, which would most certainly be the case.
Blood Diamonds
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I REGRET NOTHING
Aquamarine
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I don't understand how those two pieces of evidence add up. Are you saying that Atlus couldn't possibly be creating an engine for the 3DS? Is it not "worthy" of a new engine?
Well, Wii U then.
I don't understand how those two pieces of evidence add up. Are you saying that Atlus couldn't be creating an engine for the 3DS? Is it not "worthy" of a new engine?
well, it does seem like they could just reuse the P4 engine if they were going that route.
I don't understand how those two pieces of evidence add up. Are you saying that Atlus couldn't be creating an engine for the 3DS? Is it not "worthy" of a new engine?
the interview they gave out was comparing it to Catherine's engine, and how they wanted to make it better so that was why they were creating a new engine from scratch.
What does this even mean.
Blood Diamonds
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The P5 Protag has to have even more swag than P3 & P4's
I don't think they can pull it off.
I don't think they can pull it off.
That's fine. I don't own one yet, but I would get one for P5.
I almost feel like Persona 4 Golden wouldn't even be capable on the 3DS.
And Hashino's already said they completed a new engine, so it's not as though that would be compatible with the old one.
You know how some people detest playing games on Nintendo systems? I dislike playing games on Sony systems.
Fanboys?
Palette Swap
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The thing is, if you live in Europe and like JP games, you'd better like Sony hardware because they're the only region free guys around. Despite the P4A debacle, they're often our best shot at getting these games, if at all.
If PS4 is region locked, things are going to really suck.
Blood Diamonds
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I've heard of people that don't like stereotypical first-party Nintendo games because of the younger themes and color palettes, but never because of the actual console.
You crazy man.
I enjoy Sony games, I liked a good deal of PSP games. It has one of the best libraries in the history of gaming. Never even owned a DS. But I never liked the hardware.
BRocknRolla
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Why would they possibly do that? Is there any precedent in the series for making a lesser game for a portable console and the porting it up to more capable machines? Aren't all the portable versions altered versions of console games? Some even subsequently reduced in scope to match the power of the handheld. Since when are 3DS games holding back consoles?
You should play P3P for sure.
Also, it's a little weird that you had time to watch an 80 hour game... but not play it? Unless you work at a computer where you can watch YouTube for a couple of hours per day... in which case, your job sounds boring but I'm slightly jealous
Uhh... lol. What the fuck are you talking about? Is the DS controller too much for you or something
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