Sounds pretty cool, I wonder what the the school part of the game will be like. Hopefully everything is at least a little more then "leveling up your communities" it probably will but it could happen, it has the potential to be really cool.

Persona 3 is really good news, although i haven't gotten around to playing the earlier Persona games. I will definatly be considering this game if it comes over to the western hemisphere.

It looks good judging from the little amount of screenshots i have seen.

To those who have played the earlier Persona games: Am i missing out on alot of good stuff or are the games just not worth it?

I only have Persona 2: Eternal Punishment (I had two opportunities to buy the original, but passed due to finances). Having played little less than five hours of the sequel, I can say that it's a fun and different game. The story is interesting and I like what I saw of the battle system. Unfortunately, with Eternal Punishment being a sequel of Innocent Sin, a game that was never released stateside, it feels like you're missing something in the plot.

I hope Atlus decides to rerelease the other Persona games if they bring Persona 3 here. Highly unlikely, but it'd be nice.

You really aren't missing anything important at all... the necessary information from Innocent Sin is all explained later in Eternal Punishment. The only thing you really miss out on is the character interaction. I mean, you don't know much about Lisa/Eikichi, etc but at the same time you don't really need to. Everything you need to know about the events in IS will be revealed by the end of the game.

Still, of course IS is worth playing. It's the better of the two games IMO (maybe just cause Tatsuya seems more the type for the "quiet role" and Maya should be talkative...) but like I said earlier; Eternal Punishment is the best 'tacked on' sequel I've ever seen. It has a surprising amount of depth and a pretty good storyline all things considered. :)

Has the game been fan-translated at all, available as an ROM or something online? I know there's a fan-translated script available, but I hate playing RPGs and having to look at a separate screen for a translation.

You know, the character designs aren't as bad as some people claim they are. I think this guy's kind of nailed the bizarre creations Kaneko's known for, although he's still my favorite character designer.

As far as I know, there isn't a fan translated ISO floating around (it's rare for a PS game to get translated, too difficult I think). However, there's still a Persona remake planned for the PSP, and it hasn't been confirmed which one it'll be. It has to be either 1 or IS, or it could be a compilation (like they did with the first two Suikodens), and the chances now are higher of a US release than a few years ago.

http://www.1up.com/do/previewPage?cId=3148719&did=1 <-- in-depth article on devil summoner

I felt the same way, too. That is, until I stumbled upon this: Crime and Punishment.

It's a fan site dedicated to the references of Innocent Sin in Eternal Punishment as well as miscellaneous stuff such as the occult references and character background. Sure, it's not quite the same as actually playing Innocent Sin, and it's a damn shame I had to experience it this way. But it's certainly better than nothing, right?

Don't miss out on a great game simply because you haven't played its previous installment.

Does anyone happen to know the name of the first song in the Persona 3 trailer? Or is that a song exclusively done for Persona 3 and won't be available until the OST is released?

Thanks for pointing this site out, AyZee. I'll give it a read once I finish Eternal Punishment.

Persona 3?

Can't wait to see what comes out of this one. After seeing the pictures, I'm hoping I'll be impressed and buy it when it comes out, it looks very good. Of course, this means I have to finally get around to beating Persona 2 (since I'm near the end, might just start over since it's been a good year).

I love Atlus' SMT series, especially DDS. I don't know, it did have it's faults; however, I loved the story. I think that's why I loved it so much.

I STILL need to beat Nocturne as well. I dont' own it, so it's taking a long time to beat. Mostly because I'm borrowing it when my friend gets bored with it every so often and then give it back when it wants to play it. I've been playing the damn game since summer of last year. But that just means it lasts longer..or something.

I dunno if this is the same thing, but several years ago I played a RPG called Revelations Persona. Beggining took place in a school. Thing that pissed me off though was that it always froze at the first battle. It seemed so interesting too... Either way i'm probably gonna at least try this one out. The SMT games are such a refreshing breath of air in the RPG world. No matter which series.

Aha, now here's some people that'll recognize my avatar image and signature quotes.:biggrin:

Yes, Persona: Revelations was the first part of the Persona series. A few of the characters in it managed to appear in Persona 2: IS and EP. (Nate and Ellen are the only ones I know of off the top of my head, though...)

Ever since I stumbled upon the Megaten games through Digital Devil Saga, I've been hooked on it. Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne is easily my favorite RPG.

I'm hoping that Atlus decides to bring Persona 3 and the Devil Summoner over. I'm more concerned about the former, since it might be passed up due to sensitive content...

http://www.atlus.co.jp/cs/game/pstat...na3/index.html

In the downloads section there are 2 new videos. I only got the downloadable one, which is seventeen freaking minutes long. This OST is going to make my ears bleed with joy. I think I shat myself a couple of times from the music in the movie.

Persona 3 trailer on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1Ie0...ch=persona%203

The famitsu trailer for Persona 3 is bloody (emphasis on the bloody) fantastic. I'll be sure to import when it's released.

However can't anyone see why this will be difficult to localize in the U.S.? (rhetorical question, by the way. I don't want this thread to end up in the Political Palace.)

They had better bring it over. I'm sick of companies not bringing games over for political reasons. Sure... I mean you are shooting yourself in the head most of the game but... yeah.

They'll bring it over, but the problem with it is that I'm sure they'll censor the gun-to-head thing by making it some other more "friendly" object. While I can't immediately think of what they'll use, remembering back to La Pucelle makes me hope they don't tear it up too badly in the localization.

Otherwise, this'll be the one I'll finally have to master Katakana/Kanji/Hiragana for. Lord knows I have plenty of time to do so.

Censoring the gun-to-the-head thing is going to be difficult, especially since it's seen in the trademark animation sequence. Intrigue aside, I won't lie when I say I was a tad uncomfortable watching the trailer.

Fuck yes.

Now we need Persona 3. With NO censorship. Hell, they got DDS over here, and that had cannibalism! What's the problem with sticking a M rating on it and leaving the suicide summons in?

Don't know if anyone has read this, but it's Siliconera's review on Devil Summoner.

http://www.siliconera.com/2006/04/20...wer/#more-1171

Also Persona 3 is confirmed to be shown at E3 so it's about 99.7% certain we'll be getting the game in English. :)

What concerns me more is the censorship rather than them bringing it over. You know it's going to happen, but it's hard to even imagine to what extent.

It's make or break time for Atlus.

I don't think it will be as bad as everyone is making it out to be. The one thing everyone assumes will be censored is too vital to remove without ruining the game. I have faith Atlus wouldn't let it go that far. Guess there is a chance we'll see at E3, though.

well when every character shot themself in the head every time they "summon" the avatar I guess I'm really worried about the censorship XD

I have yet to see the trailer but I have faith in Atlus USA. I mean, the didn't edit the bath scenes in Riviera, DDS had a fare share of goriness and Nocturne's story was untouched from what I know.

None the less, I know have a real reason to go find a copy of Persona 2 now.