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Atlus USA Booth Plans for E3 2016 Include Yakuza 0

InTheSky May 7, 2016 1 Reply

Towards the end of February, it had been noticed that two different branches of SEGA would be representing the company at E3 2016 – Atlus USA and SEGA Europe. While at first this may have raised questions about the whereabouts of SEGA of America in particular and what plans there would be for any upcoming English-localized SEGA titles from Japan, we now have our answer courtesy of an update to the Atlus USA profile on the official E3 2016 website. Quoted below:

ATLUS U.S.A., Inc. is known for high-quality, deeply immersive, uniquely Japanese and indie video game experiences. Our award-winning catalog continues to grow across a variety of genres and platforms. Visit our booth featuring highly anticipated titles from ATLUS and SEGA, including Persona 5, Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse, and Yakuza 0.

Interestingly, there’s a wide swath of genres listed in this Atlus profile page, including Fighting/Wrestling, Indie, Music/Dance, Role-Playing, Strategy, Action, Adventure, and Localization. These cover virtually all modern active gaming platforms. So we can probably expect more than what’s listed at the description, at the very least. With yet-to-be-released titles such as Valkyria Chronicles Remastered (releasing later this month!) and Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA X, this is to be expected. Nevertheless it must be said that this doesn’t guarantee that these two titles in particular will be present, though we would hope to see a generous offering of titles on display.

You Can Now Watch the Recent Persona 5 Trailer With English Subtitles

Draikin May 6, 2016 Leave a reply

Dualshockers (via Maya) pointed out that Youtube user Ryan Shrinefox has added English subtitles to the recent Persona 5 trailer, allowing us to gain a bit more insight into the game’s storyline. You can view the video below. For more information on the recent May 5th event for Persona 5, which contained plenty of new details regarding the game and its upcoming release in Japan, you can view our article here.

Persona 5 is scheduled to be released in Japan on September 15 for the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3. A release date for the West hasn’t been announced yet, but Atlus did reveal that the game will be featured at E3 (June 14-16), so there’s a good chance we’ll learn more about the game’s release in the West there.

Persona 5 Gets Release Date in Japan, New Trailer, DLC and Anime

Draikin May 5, 2016 Leave a reply

In the ongoing live stream for Persona 5, Atlus has revealed that the game will be released on September 15, 2016. A new trailer was shown as well, showing more gameplay and new characters including Futaba Sakura, the orange-haired girl who serves as the navigator, and the rest of the game’s party members. A special edition for the game was announced as well, along with DLC.

Persona 5 the Animation: The Day Breakers, the previously-announced anime project based on the game, was also confirmed to air in September. The show ended with a message from the game’s main character, stating that there will be more info at this year’s E3 in Los Angeles. You can view the new trailer below, as well as a staff interview.

During the stream, Atlus announced a 20th Anniversary Edition, which contains a copy of the game, an artbook featuring illustration by Shigenori Soejima, a collection of five CDs featuring a selection of the best music from the past five Persona games, various costume DLC for the character and a Persona 5 art treasure box. The suggested retail price: 13,800 yen (excluding tax). The regular version of the game will cost 8,800 yen (excluding tax). You can view the contents here:

For more detailed translation of the contents, you can visit Gematsu’s article here. The official website for Persona 5 also received an update following the announcement. In addition, Atlus also opened a separate E3 website for the game, which for now only contains a teaser image.

Official Persona 5 Website Updated With New Character Artwork

Draikin October 4, 2015 Leave a reply

The official Persona 5 website received an update, adding more details regarding the characters’ Persona and some impressive artwork from character designer Shigenori Soejima. You can view the characters (left) and their Persona (right) below, along with some details on who the Persona’s are based on. It’s interesting how all of the Persona’s seems to fit the “thief” and “outlaw” theme of Persona 5.

Persona 5 Animation Project Announced

InTheSky September 19, 2015 Leave a reply

Atlus has announced an animation project for Persona 5. It appears to be a short movie rather than an extended TV anime series. Much like the announcement of the Ace Attorney animated series, details are pretty limited right now.

Some may be bewildered by the announcement of an animation project before the game itself has come out, but this isn’t unheard of. Sega’s Hero Bank is one example, where news of the animation surfaced shortly before the first game’s release. And besides, Persona is a prominent series for Atlus and surely they plan on making Persona 5 similarly as popular as Persona 4 is.

Additionally, the opening theme has been more fully revealed with a teaser at a recent Persona stage event at TGS. The artist behind the song is Lyn, and a video capturing footage of the event (after the break) shows off a verse and a chorus of the song. It’s pretty nice!

There is also a special 20th anniversary project for the Persona series in the works, but not much else is known at the moment.

Persona 5 Delayed Until Summer 2016 in Japan, New Trailer Revealed

Draikin September 17, 2015 Leave a reply

Atlus has announced that Persona 5, which was scheduled for a worldwide release in 2015 on PS3 and PS4, has been delayed until Summer 2016 in Japan. Atlus U.S.A. has also confirmed the game will be released in 2016 in the Americas, but no announcement has been made for the European release.

At the same time, Atlus has released a new trailer, which shows more of the game’s gameplay and story elements (we embedded the video and an unofficial translated version below). The main protagonist is shown held captive and interrogated regarding his ability to “steal hearts”. Apparently, the concept of “stealing hearts” will be an important aspect of the story. Also making an appearance are the other playable characters: the cat-like creature Morgana (who doesn’t like being called a cat), and Anne Takamaki and Ryuji Sakamoto. In the first part of the video, these three can actually be seen running off a pyramid, suggesting that we may see more of the world than just Japan this time around. There’s also talk about a mysterious subway accident which hasn’t been resolved. Aside from the usual dungeons and Persona summons that fans of the series will be familiar with, we also see some interesting gameplay elements, such as the characters entering into paintings where the gameplay then shifts to 2D side-scrolling.

Atlus Talks at Length About Their Franchises and Upcoming Releases in Extensive Interview

InTheSky August 19, 2015 Leave a reply

In an interview with godisageek.com, Atlus’s John Hardin reaffirms their plans to release Persona 5 in 2015 for North American gamers. Incidentally, they also acknowledge that Europe has in the past seen releases that lag behind North America to varying degrees (Shin Megami Tensei IV!)

The interview offers a variety of other tidbits. For example, Persona 4: Dancing All Night is canonical. Hardin also offers some thoughts on the impact of voice acting on the localization process and the delicacy of changes in voice actors for a character. He also speaks at length about the Etrian Odyssey series and comments on the necessity to provide review copies as early as possible to reviewers (especially for lengthy RPG’s like the Etrian Odyssey series.)

Atlus also mentions that they are working on bringing Stella Glow and Legend of Legacy to North America. The company is excited to be handling these projects, and considering Atlus’s tendency to keep an eye out for RPG’s with old-school sensibilities in their blood (especially so with Legend of Legacy, which is frequently compared to the SaGa series from Square-Enix) this makes sense. A first-print edition of Legend of Legacy with certain physical bonuses may be in the works, too.

One of the most interesting exchanges in the interview involves Hardin’s personal philosophy on DLC, towards the end of the article. He spends a lot of time elucidating his rationale regarding certain talking points on the issue of how companies and consumers handle DLC. In essence. In general, Hardin takes an affirmative stance on how DLC tends to be handled and is skeptical of certain criticisms of DLC practices.

I’d love to hear what other people think about his ideas on DLC! It’s a long interview and quite substantive, so please check it out.

Persona 5 E3 2015 Trailer, Preview of PV 02 from JPN Persona 4: Dancing All Night

InTheSky June 16, 2015 Leave a reply

Atlus recently uploaded a new preview trailer for Persona 5 for E3 2015. It’s a trailer that you should be familiar with if you’ve been keeping up on Persona 5, as it is the February 5th Promotional Video.

Yesterday, a preview segment for the next Promotional Video (PV #02) was uploaded to Persona Central’s YouTube account. Keep in mind the game hasn’t released yet in Japan (June 25) and that this new video is a nine-second teaser of what will be found in the Blu-Ray that accompanies first-print copies of Persona 4: Dancing All Night in Japan.

Continue reading to check out the two videos!

PlayStation Japan Updates Persona 5 Product Pages, New Hi-Res Screenshots Added

Draikin May 1, 2015 Leave a reply

The PlayStation Japan’s official PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4 pages for Persona 5 have been updated with new information and screenshots. While the screenshots have been shown before on the official website, they’re now available in a much higher resolution. It’s likely that these are still from the PS3 version, just like those on the official website, and if the resolution of the images is any indication, the PS3 version will probably run in 720P. You can take a look at the new screenshots in the gallery below. Persona 5 is scheduled for a release on the PS3 and PS4 in 2015 in Japan and North America.

First Print Copies of Persona 4: Dancing All Night Contain Special Persona 5 Preview

InTheSky February 6, 2015 1 Reply

The recently-finished Persona series livestream hosted by Atlus has proven to be eventful especially for those awaiting Persona 5 news, treating fans not only to more footage of animated cutscenes, but also first looks at main characters and gameplay. Bolstering the Persona 5 preview momentum is an article from Siliconera announcing that first print copies of Persona 4: Dancing All Night for the Vita will include a Blu-Ray disc with content previewing Persona 5.

Persona 4: Dancing All Night releases in Japan on June 25, 2015. Persona 5 is also tentatively set to release in 2015 for both Japan and North America, so it appears we may be looking at a Q3 2015 or Q4 2015 release window for Persona 5.