The new teaser site was revealed by Atlus Japan’s twitter account. The only thing on the site right now is a lone image whch resembles the logo of Persona 4.
There’s no word on what the site is about, but it’s resemblance to the Persona 4 logo has led people to assume it’s connected to that game somehow, with many hoping for a Persona 4 Portable for the PSVita.
For now we’ll just have to wait and see.
Anyone subscribing to Atlus’ newsletter recently received an email claiming to be from June 23, 1999. The email features editorial about whether the Playstation or Nintendo 64 is better, how panicked we should be about Y2K, and even a review of Star Wars: The Phantom Menace.
The noteworthy part of the email is that it mentions no new games coming out in Japan that week. Not many people would actually know this offhand, but Persona 2: Innocent Sin came out June 24th, 1999 in Japan. The reference to this date makes it seem likely that Atlus is hinting they plan to bring the PSP port of the game to North America. This will be the first time the game made it to North America as previously only Eternal Punishment, an alternate telling of the game, was released here.
Here’s a full version of the email for anyone who doesn’t subscribe to the newsletter.
The Mayonaka TV website has had a few countdowns since the first one ended, and the most recent one gives us our first substantial look at the series. The video can be viewed by going to the website, but here’s one without the TV border around it:
Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3 was one game that took me a very long time to get into. When I initially tried it, I was almost immediately turned off by how different it was. It wasn’t until much later that I decided to give it another chance and try to get used to the differences. I did, and today, Persona 3 is my third all-time favorite RPG.
In fact, I already wrote a lengthy review of this game. So, go ahead and check that out if you’d like. Or, you can continue reading this post, which will basically be a summary of said review.
Persona 3 takes place in the real world. You’re a high school student, and you’ve recently moved into a new town. Shortly after arriving, you are awoken from sleep one night when a monster appears on the dorm’s rooftop. The monster is soon revealed to be a “shadow” – a mysterious creature that only appears during the Dark Hour. The Dark Hour is a “hidden 25th hour” than only a certain few people can experience. In addition to the shadows that appear, the world itself has an eerie green glow to it during this hour. On top of that, the nearby school transforms into a gigantic tower that reaches toward the heavens, known as Tartarus. You and your friends decide that the answers behind the meaning of the shadows, and the Dark Hour must be hidden inside Tartarus. Through the course of a story that spans across several months, your team periodically enters the elusive tower to unlock the meaning behind these mysteries.
