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    Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4

    Game » consists of 5 releases. Released Jul 10, 2008

    Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4 is a role-playing game developed and published by Atlus for the PlayStation 2. It is chronologically the fifth installment in the Shin Megami Tensei: Persona series. Like its predecessor, its gameplay combines a traditional role-playing game with elements of a social simulation. Its critical and commercial success spawned a sizable media empire, including several spinoff titles.

    How many times have you beaten the game?

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    #1  Edited By SmasheControllers
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    #2  Edited By SmasheControllers

    I've beaten it 2 time playing thought my third time now.

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    #3  Edited By MiamiRedHawks

    Just finished it a couple of days ago.

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    #4  Edited By FluxWaveZ

    Once.  Persona-wise, I'm currently going through Persona 3 FES once more.
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    #5  Edited By wosifat

    I've only beaten it once so far, and I got the bad ending.  I tried to figure out how to get the good ending and still haven't, but got it spoiled.
    How many endings are there, anyway?

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    #6  Edited By SmasheControllers
    @wosifat said:
    " I've only beaten it once so far, and I got the bad ending.  I tried to figure out how to get the good ending and still haven't, but got it spoiled. How many endings are there, anyway? "
    There's 5? I think 3 bads, 1 good, 1 true.
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    #7  Edited By FluxWaveZ
    @SmashedControllers said:
    " @wosifat said:
    " I've only beaten it once so far, and I got the bad ending.  I tried to figure out how to get the good ending and still haven't, but got it spoiled. How many endings are there, anyway? "
    There's 5? I think 3 bads, 1 good, 1 true. "

    I thought there were only 2 bad endings, but I'm not sure at all about that so that may be wrong.
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    #8  Edited By nick69

    Finished once with the true ending, got up to level 93, got Zaou gongen, and a bunch of other persona. I tried to go in and play it a second time through, but only got up to where I beat yukiko's castle, and then gave up. 
     
    I'm pretty much burnt out on playing persona 4. I need a new persona to play

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    #9  Edited By SmasheControllers
    @nick69: I recommend Persona 2: Innocent Sin, It's my favorite of the Persona games or If you can't read Japanese, Persona 3 Fes.
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    #10  Edited By nick69
    @SmashedControllers: That's probably the plan, get Persona 3 FES. But since I can't read Japanese, Persona 2 is out of the question.
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    #11  Edited By FluxWaveZ
    @nick69 said:

    " @SmashedControllers: That's probably the plan, get Persona 3 FES. But since I can't read Japanese, Persona 2 is out of the question. "


    I think there was an emulated version that fans translated that was completed a short while ago.  I don't think it's really illegal to get it because it's not as if Atlus or any company is making money on it anymore. 
     
    @SmashedControllers: Dude, can you read Japanese?    
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    @FluxWaveZ said:
    " @nick69 said:
    " @SmashedControllers: That's probably the plan, get Persona 3 FES. But since I can't read Japanese, Persona 2 is out of the question. "
    I think there was an emulated version that fans translated that was completed a short while ago.  I don't think it's really illegal to get it because it's not as if Atlus or any company is making money on it anymore. "
    It's ashame not many people play P2: IS because the story is so good with a ton of twist and turns and the gameplay was different from any other RPG's then and now.
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    #13  Edited By FluxWaveZ
    @SmashedControllers: Yeah, it's a shame.  But it's also a shame that many people look at Persona 4 and quickly decide they never want to play it because they see a JRPG with teenagers.  It's sad, really.
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    #14  Edited By wosifat

    Did Persona 2 not come out here?  And is there a reference for which ending is which, good, bad, or true, and how to get them?

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    @wosifat: P2: IS never did but EP did and if you want to know the endings check gamefaq.com or buy the Guide.
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    #16  Edited By FatalError

    I've beat it two times so far.  
     
    I'm going to go through it on expert later on.

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    #17  Edited By wosifat

    I'm wondering what the difference is between the difficulty levels anyway.

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    @wosifat said:
    " I'm wondering what the difference is between the difficulty levels anyway. "
    There's a slit differences, easy you get 10 of these items that let you come back if you die in battle and i think you level up quicker.
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    #19  Edited By eirikr

    Twice, once normal, the other a max S.Link one. If you could get through the game faster without having to wait for cutscenes to end, I'd probably play it more.

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    #20  Edited By metalsnakezero

    2 and working on my 3rd playthrough.

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    #21  Edited By chandoo

    Twice (thrice if you count the GB Endurance Run)

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    #22  Edited By c1337us

    I havent started 4 yet. I am still working on Persona 3 first play through. I just got past defeating the Twelth shadow for those who have played it (about 60 hours in) my guy who I named Merry Weather is level 59. Once I have been through that I am going to take a break from Persona to play the games I have continued to buy but failed to play because I have been so focused on this one game. But sometime soon I'll start playing 4.

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    #23  Edited By FluxWaveZ

    I'm surprised 2 times is higher than 1 time.
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    #24  Edited By agent_lost

    2 time, I was amazed how many new stuff I was finding in my second run

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    #25  Edited By torus

    I just lost the game.

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    #26  Edited By amino

     
    I beat the game 6 times.Now stopping at the final dungeon in 7th playthrough.I make a bunch of experiments on how to defeat optional secret boss and final boss under ceertain conditions like playing solo,use one Persona only,no casting healing spell,beat the enemies under 20 turns,and so on.Playing for perfection and completion :P

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    #27  Edited By amino
    @SmashedControllers said:
    " @wosifat said:
    " I'm wondering what the difference is between the difficulty levels anyway. "
    There's a slit differences, easy you get 10 of these items that let you come back if you die in battle and i think you level up quicker. "
    Want to add some more:
    Difference between easy and normal:10 Moon Tsukabanes for easy.
    Difference between  easy/normal and expert:Enemies stats are higher,enemies are more clever,enemies give more damage(normal physical attack,Megidolaon,Last Resort and Namatame Shadow's Unerring Justice can one hit kill you though) and you rarely get any cool items from the chests.
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    #28  Edited By wosifat
    @amino said:
    "  I beat the game 6 times.Now stopping at the final dungeon in 7th playthrough.I make a bunch of experiments on how to defeat optional secret boss and final boss under ceertain conditions like playing solo,use one Persona only,no casting healing spell,beat the enemies under 20 turns,and so on.Playing for perfection and completion :P "
    First time through I did no buying any items that weren't absolutely necessary ( think I bought a Hard Boots for the guy at the bookstore who asked and one Tanaka item for the Prize Sticker for the Fox quest when I realized that there was no other way to beat it, and I paid Fox for healing and paid Margaret to summon Personae from the Compendium) and no getting Personae from fights, fusing only.
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    #29  Edited By cygnus_x89

    2 times. I currently playing through Persona 3: FES for the first time.

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    #30  Edited By ChrisTaran

    Beat Persona 4 and 3 both twice.  Will beat 3 a 3rd time when P3P comes out and will probably go back to 4 in another year or so.
     
    The Persona games are the type I like to play at least once a year (think Valkyria Chronicles will be the same for me on that too).

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    #31  Edited By Seedofpower

    None, I don't own the game and I don't plan on playing it.  Watching Jeff and Vinny play is enough for me.

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    #32  Edited By eroticfishcake

    Twice, thinking of playing it again. Was going to play P3 for the second time but with P3P coming out at some date I think I'll lay it off until then.

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    #33  Edited By Koihime

    I've finished the totally Awesome game Persona 4 like 5 times and this is my 6th time And I'm owning Izanagi No Okami FOR THE FIRST TIME...! He has a skill called Victory Cry that restores your HP and SP fully! AWESOME SWEET WORDS CANT DESCRIBE IT ^_^ Better than the Sp And Hp recovery Rise does..... IT'S AWESOME DUDEZ^_^

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    #34  Edited By fugie7

    still haven't beaten the game yet.

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    #35  Edited By Koihime

    I like Persona 4 i've been playing it and finished it 4 times and finally I'm having Izanagi-No-Okami ^_^

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