@FluxWaveZ said:
@Hailinel: Yeah, but this was really the only opportunity we had to see two main Persona protagonists (Aigis doesn't count) directly meet each other and it's gone. Even though it's a Persona 4 fighter, they surely included the P3 characters to, at least partly, appeal to the fans and the P3 protagonist would have obviously been the most impactful form of fanservice.
When I had started Persona 4 for the first time, I was disappointed that Narukami wasn't like Minato (not his official name, but it's easier to refer to him by that). Minato's disposition depicted him as an aloof, introverted, quiet and slightly awkward teenager, which is mostly why I connected with him. This was, after all, Soejima's goal when he came up with Minato's design, from what he's said in an interview. I feel that a lot of Narukami's appeal comes from his depiction in the anime, which is accurate to how he behaves in the game. I feel that with a Persona 3 anime, Minato's personality would be as fleshed out and interesting, too.
But yeah, on one hand I'm very disappointed that what is probably my favorite Persona character most likely won't be making it in P4U and on the other, it's cool that Atlus is willing to stand by their plot and maintain the impact of the Messiah's death even though his inclusion would probably be the ultimate fanservice and make a lot of people probably more happy than irritated.
As much as I enjoy Persona 3, I'd have been irritated if they did include him, but then, Mitsuru was my favorite character and they put her in there.
Also, my opinion of Yu hasn't really changed since the anime came out. The series certainly gives him some great character moments, but like you said, he's pretty much the same way he is in the game. But the thing is, whereas the protagonist of P3 could be easily swapped out with another character (as is the case in P3P), the structure of P4 makes it very hard to imagine the game with someone else as the lead. The game works because Yu is who is is, and because of the nature of his personal connections to the characters. P3's protagonist has no such connections. He's easy to swap out because there's little that defines him as a person that couldn't just as easily describe someone else of a different gender and temperament.
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