A Year in the Life of Horny, Magical Teenagers
HIGH The Mystery Gang mocking their own corny "Persona!" cries while plastered.
LOW Cut-and-paste dungeons.
WTF Marie's "poetry."
Tag: Shin Megami Tensei
Persona 4: Arena Review
Old Friends Return in a Most Unexpected Fashion
HIGH Labrys' elegant, touching story.
LOW The white story text can sometimes be hard to read.
WTF I forgot how much I missed these characters until Arena reminded me.
Persona 4: Arena is wow
First, a disclaimer—this is NOT a review. Just saying. So, Persona 4: Arena… like, WOW. As someone who wasn't really a fan of the BlazBlue fighting games, I wasn't overly excited about the thought of those devs taking one of the best Japanese role-playing games from the last decade (if not the last… ever) and making a fighting game out of it, but I just received a review copy and I've been playing it for the last few days.
Atlus’s Vita game round-up
Given the present dearth of strategy and role-playing games on the young Vita, exposure to some classic Atlus games couldn't come at a better time. I recently had a chance to play nine of these games for the first time on Vita and I came away from the experience realizing that, even if most of these games are ports of earlier releases, no one picks up on and supports unique properties the way Atlus does. This is the company that published oddball titles like Hammerin' Hero and Eggs of Steel, after all.
Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor Overclocked Review
The Devil (Survivor) is in the Details
HIGH Fusing a kick-ass demon after 30 minutes of planning and multiple steps.
LOW The voice actress for Midori has as much appeal as listening to chalkboard scratching.
WTF So God imposed different languages on humanity as punishment for not living virtuously? Mind blown.
Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 2 Innocent Sin Review
The Holy Grail of JRPGs Finally Comes to America
HIGH The game's story and characters are engaging and sure to hold players' interest.
LOW Battles can be very slow.
WTF How did they ever get away with calling the villain Joker? I guess no one told DC Comics…
Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey Review
Shameful Voyage
HIGH A new Shin Megami Tensei title!
LOW Too bad it's terrible.
WTF A poop demon came out of the ship's toilet. I guess that's not all that WTF for Shin Megami Tensei.
Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3 Portable Review
Visit Tartarus for a Third Time
HIGH The addition of a female protagonist and new social links.
LOW Climbing the tower can still be a bit of a grind.
WTFÂ Yet another RPG with a dog as a playable character. WTF Japan?
GameCritics.com Podcast Episode 23 Transcript
Transcript of GameCritics.com Podcast Episode 23: Aram Jabbari of Atlus on the Business of Localization, Ratings PR and Demon's Souls
GameCritics.com Podcast Episode 23: Aram Jabbari of Atlus on the Business of Localization, Ratings PR and Demon’s Souls
With Demon's Souls nearing release, it's all things Atlus! We welcome Atlus USA's Manager of PR Aram Jabbari to the show. Localization strategies, digital distribution, aggregate sites, and much more are covered, and we take our best shot at getting you some Persona scoop! The back half of the show brings some of the most in-depth Demon's Souls discussion around. Featuring Chi Kong Lui, Brad Gallaway, Mike Bracken, and Tim "Tim Spaeth" Spaeth.
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Topic and Game References:
- Atlus
- Shin Megami Tensei series
- Trauma Center series
- King's Field series
- Cubivore
- Demon's Souls Review
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