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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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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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really?
 
Sweet. Finally got this quest.

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Woo!

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lol wut

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Bring it!!!!

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New Scrub League Confirmed

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really? fuck yes!

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inb4 Endurance Run comments.

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Fucking awesome.

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Huh, to 360. I guess this is my chance to play some Persona then, even if it's not really a Persona game.

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Aww, no 3DS?

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Can't wait to bust fools as Kanji

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The new character is named Marie. Jesus get your shit together Klepek.

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This does not make any sense.
 
I love it.

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I think I'm gonna main Rise. Maybe Chie. Chie will be the new Chun Li.

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Well we know Jeff will be using Chie as his main in the fighting game

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@Creamypies said:

inb4 Endurance Run comments.

Persona 4 The Ultimate In Mayonaka ER would be awesome. It would document Jeff's quest to become the best P4:TUIM tournament player in the entire world.
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Nameless Persona 3 Protagonist vs. Nameless Persona 4 Protagonist.

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@Joeyoe31 said:

The new character is named Marie. Jesus get your shit together Klepek.

Hm? That's not what it says on Andriasang. Probably multiple translations floating around.

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I'm gonna preorder this game so hard it will need stitches and counseling when I'm done with it.

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*facepalm.png"

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I'll be teddie. 

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Wait.
"It's coming out in arcades first next spring"
My brain can't process that.  I mean, I know arcades are still a thing in Japan.  But an arcade cabinet (however different from our American cabinets it may be).  Of a Persona game.  Truly, this is the age of things that make no sense whatsoever.

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@Joeyoe31 said:
The new character is named Marie. Jesus get your shit together Klepek.
stop being a dick
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Weird...but uh...no no just weird yay for P5. And What?

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I hope Ultimate Mayonnaise whatever Arena gets into EVO.

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I'm going to kick Yosuke's ass, so much.  Thank you, Atlus!

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@Kyreo said:

I think I'm gonna main Rise. Maybe Chie. Chie will be the new Chun Li.

Rise is mine! don't even try it! 
 
Her or Yukari!
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I'll repeat the general sentiments I had in the thread in the Persona boards:
 
What the fuck.

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I hope the fighting game shows up at Evo.

And damn it. I don't want to buy a Vita. They better do something amazing with the game in order to justify putting it on a new system like that. Wasn't there supposed to be a 3DS Persona game?

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Starting an online petition for Funky Student as a secret character. Or as overpowered and cheap last boss.

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Wait so the fighting game has both Persona 3 and 4 characters? So I can play as Shinji and Kanji... Can I pre-order now?

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God danmit! I didn´t want a Vita ... anyways  the fighting game is been made by Arc System so I don´t know what to thing about that , the Persona 4  port on the other hand CAN´T WAIT! (but I still don´t want a Vita)

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What made me excited in this article was the Persona 5 bit.

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Sony, Atlus- I am in now for a PS Vita, this Persona fighting game, the Persona 4 Vita game, and Persona 5. Consider my monies spent.

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My mashin' hand is twitchin'!

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The final boss stage will be the Meat Dimension, a single meaty platform in the middle of a void filled with floating meat products.

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My excitement is palpable.

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In matchups between Yosuke and Charlie, Charlie's intro dialogue should be the caption from the episode of the ER where Jeff and Vinny max out their S. link with Yosuke: "This fight will be over in two hits, Yosuke: me hitting the X button, and you hitting the ground."

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Sweet. Glad p4 will come to vita. This king kills my 3ds and its even out yet.

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Persona 4 Vita was what I guessed when they threw up that teaser site last week, the Persona 5 news is obvious but its nice to have confirmation, never in a million years would have guessed a Persona 4 fighting game but I am intrigued. Since it is set after Persona 4 I wonder if they are going to attempt to tell an actual story or is it just going to be nonsense fighting game style endings?

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Hopefully they will do something creative with the persona system, like the persona cards and fusing system somehow making a relevant game element.

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chie fights like bruce lee.

Every game needs someone that fights like him!

Perfect match.

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Whoa, an Xbox 369 release? That's sweet. Looking forward to hearing more about this strange project.

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I like this logic

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Vita? That's too bad.

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Teddie gona put you inside him biatch.

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Well,  at least I'll have a reason to tote around a PS Vita for hundreds of hours.

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TAKE MY MONEY