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Persona Series Takes Next Logical Step: A Fighting Game

Upgraded version of Persona 4 headed to Vita, too, alongside a teaser for number five.

Gamers have been patiently waiting for news on Persona 5. This isn't much, but it's somethin'.
Gamers have been patiently waiting for news on Persona 5. This isn't much, but it's somethin'.

Why? Because. Because why? Because yes.

These are the reasons--the only reasons anyone should need, frankly--why Atlus has decided to produce a fighting game based on Persona 4, called Persona 4 The Ultimate In Mayonaka Arena.

The news comes from the latest issue of Famitsu in Japan, courtesy of Sinobi and translated by Andriasang.

In development at Arc System Works, the developers of BlazBlue, the game features characters from both Persona 3 and Persona 4 but chronologically takes place after the events of Persona 4.

It's coming out in arcades first next spring, followed by a release on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 that summer.

Atlus is also releasing a revamped version of Persona 4 for PS Vita called Persona 4 The Golden, sporting some new upgrades and tweaks, such as a new character named Mary and more voice acting.

There's also a little thing called Persona 5, which is coming...eventually. But it is coming.

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I'm replying again to this to express my hype x 2!  :D

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Two words: ENDURANCE RUN!

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Vote Charlie Tunoku in 2012, he's bringing awkward hugs, his great grampa's rusty sailor sword, and he'll be casting BUFU all across the globe next year!
 
Also, I call dibs on Nanako and Dojima, and I hope Dojima has a gun, or he throws a cup of coffee, or jingi fudonshi

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@EisforExtinction: they have names. also... spoilers

since the dude from p3 is... dead... i don't see that happening... it'll be funny when its out and hes not playable to see people bitch about why hes not in it and you can be like, i guess you didn't play p3.

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Fuckin' sign me up!

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Soooo I guess I am getting a PS Vita

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@Laketown said:

@skrutop said:

I'm hoping that they go ahead and call P4's main character Charlie Tunoku.

why would they, the endurance run is not at all that popular (also it sounds like he's being named Yu Narukami, which is what he was named in the manga & anime)

Actually, Yu is his name in the anime only. He's named Souji in the manga.

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@Hailinel said:

@Laketown said:

@skrutop said:

I'm hoping that they go ahead and call P4's main character Charlie Tunoku.

why would they, the endurance run is not at all that popular (also it sounds like he's being named Yu Narukami, which is what he was named in the manga & anime)

Actually, Yu is his name in the anime only. He's named Souji in the manga.

The scans for the fighting game say Yu Narukami by his character, so I'm guessing that's what he'll be called in this.

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Enhanced Persona 4 will sell me a Vita.

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Being the smart customer I am, I will gladly shell out loads of money for anything Persona 3/4 related.