Tinks
Tinks
Since 7131 Days
Dev'd by ArcSystemWorks (Blazblue, Guilty Gear)
Awesome characters and animations per usual
13 playable







Gameplay PS3 HD(720p):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2IOg1eCBWk

Reviews
Cheat Code Central 4.4 out of 5
Giant Bomb 4 out of 5
Game Informer 8.5 out of 10
PlayStation LifeStyle 8.5 out of 10
EGM 8.5 out of 10
GameTrailers 9 out of 10
IGN 9 out of 10
Game Revolution 4 out of 5
Destructoid 9 out of 10
GamesRadar 4.5 out of 5


Really, really want to play this. As a fan of Arc's franchises of Guilty Gear and Blazblue (with the exception of it's sequel).
I'm excited to play this one!


Review comments:
An extensive story mode penned by the original creators of Persona 4, dual language tracks and one of the slickest interfaces you've likely seen.

Razor sharp hand drawn sprites and animations meet a dazzling array of effects. An embarrassment of visual riches.

Both the Japanese and English audio tracks are full of character, and the soundtrack is toe-tappingly infectious. I'm singing “Reach Out to the Truth” in the shower. Badly.

Imminently playable without sacrificing depth or complexity. Seamlessly blends many mechanics from the RPG into a frantically paced fighter that anyone can enjoy.

One of the most comprehensive story modes to grace a fighter, plenty of modes, and a solid online experience will keep this in your system for a while.

And that's the real hook, the strange alchemy that transforms a deep, rewarding RPG into an equally deep and rewarding fighting game. To watch or play a fight in Persona 4 Arena is to behold the impossible. It weaves the majesty and imagination of one of the best role playing franchises of all-time into the snarling bravado of a one-on-one brawler so effortlessly, one wonders why it's never been done so well until now. If you count yourself as a fighting game fan, but have always harbored an irrational aversion to “anime fighters”, now is the time to get over it. Persona 4 Arena is the genuine article. Miss it at your own peril.


According to Gamespot the online play is more solid on PS3 than Xbox360 with same region and other region opponents.
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Phaethon360 - Mr Pant<s>s</s>ies
Phaethon360
Since 7047 Days
I want a PS3 version of Persona 3/4 or a new Persona game. I never asked for this...

/Adam Jensen
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Tinks
Tinks
Since 7131 Days
Aren't they making Persona 5 too?

Edit: http://n4g.com/news/834576/persona-5-uses-new-inte...
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Tinks
Tinks
Since 7131 Days
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Isomac
Isomac
Since 6969 Days
I am mainly interested because of the story mode.. I want to know what's happening in the persona world. Although the game looks very good otherwise too. Fuck europe, we are probably getting this next year or something.
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Hail to the king, baby!
Victory needs no explanation, defeat allows none.

Tinks
Tinks
Since 7131 Days
Can't you import from USA? That is rough.
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Megido
Megido
Since 6527 Days
The game will be region locked, for some retarded reason :P
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Nerd Rage

Optimusv2
Optimusv2
Since 7094 Days
Looks really cool, but not exactly the kind of game I want.
In reply to

Halo Reach using 360 tesselation unit extensively.

Hironobu Sakaguchi is coming back to reclaim the throne :)

Seeing it in motion on your HDTV, will blow your mind!!

Don't ask any questions just shut up and buy Halo : Ghosts of the Onyx one of th

GriftGFX - He can also<br>ban your ass!
GriftGFX
Since 7202 Days
Posted by Phaethon360
/Adam Jensen
Dani Jensen?
Posted by Optimusv2
Looks really cool, but not exactly the kind of game I want.
How awful.
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Optimusv2
Optimusv2
Since 7094 Days
It's hilarious how pretty you are :D
In reply to

Halo Reach using 360 tesselation unit extensively.

Hironobu Sakaguchi is coming back to reclaim the throne :)

Seeing it in motion on your HDTV, will blow your mind!!

Don't ask any questions just shut up and buy Halo : Ghosts of the Onyx one of th

GriftGFX - He can also<br>ban your ass!
GriftGFX
Since 7202 Days
Thanks. And like Tinks said.. there will be other Persona games. I don't know anything about the series but this looks awesome.

I hope the netcode on the 360 version isn't too bad. I don't have a PS3.
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BLackHawkodst
BLackHawkodst
Since 6088 Days
Not feeling this at all!, just give me a new Persona game pls..
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Prepare To Drop!!

GriftGFX - He can also<br>ban your ass!
GriftGFX
Since 7202 Days
Posted by BLackHawkodst
Not feeling this at all!, just give me a new Persona game pls..
Arc System Works resources are really going to waste on this 2D fighter.

This is worse than port begging :(
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Tinks
Tinks
Since 7131 Days
Arc System works games never get a good response on this board. There are no fans of Guilty Gear or Blazblue here really.
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Phaethon360 - Mr Pant<s>s</s>ies
Phaethon360
Since 7047 Days
Grift loves BlueBallz.
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GriftGFX - He can also<br>ban your ass!
GriftGFX
Since 7202 Days
Posted by Tinks
There are no fans of Guilty Gear or Blazblue here really.
There are very few fans of fighters here period. Generally speaking, if games don't have standard shooter controls most people can't be "arsed" to learn how to play them. Learning things is bad.

This is on my shortest of short lists. I've been neglecting 2D games for too long. I really need to get into KOFXIII too.
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Megido
Megido
Since 6527 Days
Seems Namco are at least trying to get the community in to the actual game with TTT2. Saw today that they actually got the Level Up Your Game guys to make a basic tutorial for it and they posted it on their own youtube channel. More of that kinda shit for all fighters pls :P
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Nerd Rage

fabreezwait
Since 5381 Days
I used to love fighters as a kid, but as the years have rolled by, they have lost allot of their appeal to me.
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Jollipop
Jollipop
Since 7085 Days
Posted by Megido
The game will be region locked, for some retarded reason :P
Not on Ps3 it won't be.

I would sooner they made P5 than this rubbish tbh.
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Marumaro for the WIN !!

GriftGFX - He can also<br>ban your ass!
GriftGFX
Since 7202 Days
Posted by Jollipop
I would sooner they made P5 than this rubbish tbh.
Oh look! Another one!

Do people think they wasted Persona 5 resources on this or something? Arc System Works made this. They were never making Persona 5.

Cry moar noobs.
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Isomac
Isomac
Since 6969 Days
This is region locked even on PS3...
In reply to

Hail to the king, baby!
Victory needs no explanation, defeat allows none.

Jollipop
Jollipop
Since 7085 Days
Posted by GriftGFX
Oh look! Another one!

Do people think they wasted Persona 5 resources on this or something? Arc System Works made this. They were never making Persona 5.

Cry moar noobs.
Don't be a bitch.
Posted by Isomac
This is region locked even on PS3...
Is this the first game to be region locked on PS3 then :S, strange.
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Marumaro for the WIN !!

Tinks
Tinks
Since 7131 Days
"The game takes place two months after the events of Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4 and features characters from both that game and Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3.[8] The plot focuses on a fighting tournament starting in the TV World where people fight using their alteregos known as Personas. The console versions added a story mode that follows each character's participation in the tournament."

Partial region lock issue from wiki:
This backlash forced Atlus to issue a press release, in which they state that because both the Japanese and US versions are virtually identical and with their release dates only weeks apart, a region lock was put in place by one of the higher ups in Japan in order to prevent reverse importation (as the price of games in the United States is cheaper than the price in Japan).[21] They further state that this will not be a reflection of a new Atlus policy.[21]
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Tinks
Tinks
Since 7131 Days
Reception:
During its debut week the PlayStation 3 version of Persona Arena sold 128,000 units while the Xbox 360 version sold 9,346.[54] Media Create later reported that both versions sold 90% of their stock with the PS3 selling 128,000 units and the Xbox 360 10,000 making the former the fastest selling fighter surpassing the debut of the PlayStation 3 version of Tekken 6 (lolmegido) that sold 103,000 units
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