So, as a human being who appreciates things, I've pretty recently fallen for the work of the Persona team. But in doing so, I've found it not so easy to see what projects they have actually worked on. Clearly I can assume the proper numbered Persona games, and every article of Catherine includes the words "Persona Team," but neither on this site nor on the Atlus site could I find a good old fashioned list outlining their history. Am I missing it somewhere? Help me people.

Well now I'm certain of it. There isn't, and never has been, a Persona team.

It's just Atlus. The "Persona team" is a pretty vague term, really, and the way I see it it just describes most people who are the core of the recent Persona games. They're not an actual established team, I don't think.

I don't know if they have a "team" that is really set. Katsura Hashino is the only one that really comes to mind other than the guy who does all their music.

It is just the internal studio that is best known for making persona 3 and 4. I imagine the actual personnel is pretty fluid. Remember it isn't that long ago when Japanese devs didn't let the team have their real names in the credits. Not as personality led as western devs.

@alternate said:

It is just the internal studio that is best known for making persona 3 and 4. I imagine the actual personnel is pretty fluid. Remember it isn't that long ago when Japanese devs didn't let the team have their real names in the credits. Not as personality led as western devs.

Uh, what?

@Hailinel said:

@alternate said:

It is just the internal studio that is best known for making persona 3 and 4. I imagine the actual personnel is pretty fluid. Remember it isn't that long ago when Japanese devs didn't let the team have their real names in the credits. Not as personality led as western devs.

Uh, what?

Shhh. Don't tell him.

@Hailinel said:

@alternate said:

It is just the internal studio that is best known for making persona 3 and 4. I imagine the actual personnel is pretty fluid. Remember it isn't that long ago when Japanese devs didn't let the team have their real names in the credits. Not as personality led as western devs.

Uh, what?

Yup, for example read this article on Ninja Giaden and Chrono Trigger dude Masato Kato.

http://www.1up.com/do/blogEntry?bId=9008133

Back in the day, most Japanese publishers forced their employees to use pseudonyms in the game credits, presumably to prevent the poaching of talented staff by rival companies. This made for very interesting game credits

@alternate said:

@Hailinel said:

@alternate said:

It is just the internal studio that is best known for making persona 3 and 4. I imagine the actual personnel is pretty fluid. Remember it isn't that long ago when Japanese devs didn't let the team have their real names in the credits. Not as personality led as western devs.

Uh, what?

Yup, for example read this article on Ninja Giaden and Chrono Trigger dude Masato Kato.

http://www.1up.com/do/blogEntry?bId=9008133

Back in the day, most Japanese publishers forced their employees to use pseudonyms in the game credits, presumably to prevent the poaching of talented staff by rival companies. This made for very interesting game credits

Dude, it's been a long-ass time since the age of Yuki-chan's Papa. I'm not sure what calendar system you're using if you think it wasn't that long ago.

Hell, if you want to go even further back, Atari refused to give developers credit at all.