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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.

    Persona 4 is so GAY

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    Edited By BoG

    Literally. Let me show oyu with a list of the characters from the least to the most homosexual:

    • The Main Character: That's me, I guess. I once told a guy he was good looking, and my favorite color is purple. The only problem is I don't like dudes. I did max out the social link with Naoto, though...
    • Ryotaro: He's either still single because he is bitter about his wife's death, or maybe...
    • Yukiko:The least gay of the gay characters. Her inner feelings reveal that she probably once might have had a crush on Chie, but that's gone, or something.
    • Yosuke: He always acts like a total homophobe around Kanji, and he always talks about girls like he is trying to prove something.
    • Daisuke: He hates girls and he really likes the main character. That's about all I can say.
    • Chie: Her soulmate might be another girl, and she is overprotective of Yukiko
    • Kanji: "I vastly prefer men." - Kanji's shadow. He may say he isn't like that, but he gets so defensive about it. Loves to sew.
    • Naoto: I can just tell. No doubt about her preferences.

    By the way, there's totally nothing wrong with that. It's just a theme that really stood out in the game. Considering Persona 3 only had that one girl who had a creepy crush on Mitsuru and that one scene where Yukiko wanted to take a bath with Mitsuru, it's a shock to see that everyone is swining for the other team in this game. As long as they save the world, it's cool with me, though.
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    #1  Edited By BoG

    Literally. Let me show oyu with a list of the characters from the least to the most homosexual:

    • The Main Character: That's me, I guess. I once told a guy he was good looking, and my favorite color is purple. The only problem is I don't like dudes. I did max out the social link with Naoto, though...
    • Ryotaro: He's either still single because he is bitter about his wife's death, or maybe...
    • Yukiko:The least gay of the gay characters. Her inner feelings reveal that she probably once might have had a crush on Chie, but that's gone, or something.
    • Yosuke: He always acts like a total homophobe around Kanji, and he always talks about girls like he is trying to prove something.
    • Daisuke: He hates girls and he really likes the main character. That's about all I can say.
    • Chie: Her soulmate might be another girl, and she is overprotective of Yukiko
    • Kanji: "I vastly prefer men." - Kanji's shadow. He may say he isn't like that, but he gets so defensive about it. Loves to sew.
    • Naoto: I can just tell. No doubt about her preferences.

    By the way, there's totally nothing wrong with that. It's just a theme that really stood out in the game. Considering Persona 3 only had that one girl who had a creepy crush on Mitsuru and that one scene where Yukiko wanted to take a bath with Mitsuru, it's a shock to see that everyone is swining for the other team in this game. As long as they save the world, it's cool with me, though.
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    #2  Edited By jakob187

    BoG...it's a JRPG.  You have to actually know what gender people are in order to judge this supposed gayness.  = P

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    #3  Edited By Red
    BoG said:
    " As long as they save the world, it's cool with me, though."
    But they're gay people! What was the last thing they did that didn't involve complaining?
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    #4  Edited By Dolphin_Butter

    Well, so long as you aren't saying the game is bad.

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    #5  Edited By weltal

    Yosuke/Kanji = Hawt. Perfect match, really.

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    #6  Edited By Systech

    I guess I would play for the lulz then?

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    #7  Edited By Gump

    Yeah, since I have seen the P4 trailers. The game per se looks very, but very GAY. With no judging the personality or preferences of the characters. In my humble opinion.

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    #8  Edited By Snail

    Gay people saving the world?

    /sold.

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    #9  Edited By PaperPlain

    WTF?! This game is noy ga- Oh wait... I see your point.

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    #10  Edited By kush

    I don't have a problem with it at all...it's realistic and humorous at times. It's for these reasons that I play and love the series. Though the penis persona is so ridiculously hilarious that I can't help but post an image right here...

    That's right...I'm a talking penis!
    That's right...I'm a talking penis!
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    #11  Edited By Snail
    Kush said:
    "I don't have a problem with it at all...it's realistic and humorous at times. It's for these reasons that I play and love the series. Though the penis persona is so ridiculously hilarious that I can't help but post an image right here...

    That's right...I'm a talking penis!
    That's right...I'm a talking penis!
    "
    I always wondered why you loved the game so much.
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    #12  Edited By ArbitraryWater

    Wow. I am now sold on Persona 4. Now if only I had a PS2...

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    #13  Edited By Coltonio7

    You're welcome for the observation BoG =D

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    #14  Edited By LordAndrew

    I don't know. It seems to me Kanji only thinks he might be gay. The developers intentionally left it ambiguous though, so who knows?

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    #15  Edited By toowalrus

    Yep, it's pretty homosexual.

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    #16  Edited By BoG
    Weltal said:
    "Yosuke/Kanji = Hawt. Perfect match, really."
    It totally ruins my point, but I totally feel like Chie and Kanji are meant for eachother. But that would mean they aren't gay, so...
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    #17  Edited By Dolphin_Butter

    Rise/Kanji. Seriously.

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    #18  Edited By zitosilva

    And notice how the heterosexual relationships seem to be based on taking girls back to your room and then just staring at their faces. It's a twisted world out there.

    But seriously, the whole thing about Kanji now knowing exactly about his sexuality was pretty cool and very well made. It wasn't stereotypical and uniche for a videogame, as far as I can tell.

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    #19  Edited By MrsIronNipples

    What's wrong with homosexuality?  It wasn't a big deal with Poison from Final Fight or Eagle from Street Fighter.

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    #20  Edited By auspiciousqueue

    More fodder for yaoi enthusiasts?

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    #21  Edited By fr0br0
    zitosilva said:
    "And notice how the heterosexual relationships seem to be based on taking girls back to your room and then just staring at their faces. It's a twisted world out there.

    But seriously, the whole thing about Kanji now knowing exactly about his sexuality was pretty cool and very well made. It wasn't stereotypical and uniche for a videogame, as far as I can tell."
    I know. At first I was like "Wow so they made the tough biker guy gay? How original..." But then they just totally twisted it and made it confusing so we felt just as confused as Kanji to what he really liked. Very interesting to see in media in general.
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    #22  Edited By BoG
    Fr0Br0 said:
    "zitosilva said:
    "And notice how the heterosexual relationships seem to be based on taking girls back to your room and then just staring at their faces. It's a twisted world out there.

    But seriously, the whole thing about Kanji now knowing exactly about his sexuality was pretty cool and very well made. It wasn't stereotypical and uniche for a videogame, as far as I can tell."
    I know. At first I was like "Wow so they made the tough biker guy gay? How original..." But then they just totally twisted it and made it confusing so we felt just as confused as Kanji to what he really liked. Very interesting to see in media in general."
    I agree, the whole situation sorrounding Kanji is very well written. So far, one of the game's highlights is the writing and humor that separate it from other games. It really all feels natural, and makes the characters more real.
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    #23  Edited By BoG

    I forgot to mention, Teddie is without a doubt the most heterosexual, not only in this game, but ever. 

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    #24  Edited By keyhunter

    1994 called, they want their gay-meplay mechanics back.

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    #25  Edited By azteris
    keyhunter said:
    "1994 called, they want their gay-meplay mechanics back."
    You should be shot.
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    #26  Edited By agent_lost

    now now now, since the game take place in japan let used proper name

    Yaoi = gay
    Yuri = lesbian

    I'm still playing Persona3 and have Persona4 next to it. so can't wait to play it

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    #27  Edited By LordAndrew
    Agent_Lost said:
    "now now now, since the game take place in japan let used proper name

    Yaoi = gay
    Yuri = lesbian

    I'm still playing Persona3 and have Persona4 next to it. so can't wait to play it"
    Those aren't quite "proper names". Those are terms generally used to refer to the fictional work itself, like a genre or a theme. Persona 4 doesn't really have any heavy yaoi or yuri themes. The closest it gets is Kanji's Shadow, which is an enormous exaggeration of the homosexual feelings he may or may not really have.
    No yuri or yaoi content in this game sadly. :(
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    #28  Edited By jondavis

    What faggotry is this?

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    Is purple gay now? I like purple. Oh no!

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    #30  Edited By TGB

    It seems like Atlus was far too heavy handed with its sexual innuendo in Persona 4. Clearly they lack the skillful subtly that is the people behind the Cho Aniki series possess!

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    #31  Edited By Buscemi

    I enjoyed this post thoroughly and my love-hate for Persona 4 continues to flourish. Yes, yes indeed.

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    #32  Edited By Omega

    Wow, BoG I gotta say your Gaydar is severely outdated.

    Liking feminine colours, sewing, and choosing not to marry are severely outdated gay stereotypes.

    I think we've moved on to more interesting gay stereotypes like bathroom stalls, bath houses, ...and republicans.

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    #33  Edited By Red
    Omega said:
    "Wow, BoG I gotta say your Gaydar is severely outdated.

    Liking feminine colours, sewing, and choosing not to marry are severely outdated gay stereotypes.

    I think we've moved on to more interesting gay stereotypes like bathroom stalls, bath houses, ...and republicans.
    "
    That's probably because gaydars only belong to gay people so they can find other gays.
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    #34  Edited By Omega
    Red said:
    "BoG said:
    " As long as they save the world, it's cool with me, though."
    But they're gay people! What was the last thing they did that didn't involve complaining?"
    Oscar Wilde, Michelangelo, and Leonardo De Vinci are some of the many gay people in history who accomplished a lot.


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    #35  Edited By GiantDragoon

    I was okay until Naoto. She's asexual, got it memorized?

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    #36  Edited By fr0br0
    GiantDragoon said:
    "I was okay until Naoto. She's asexual, got it memorized?"
    I haven't heard that phrase in ages...
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    #37  Edited By BoG
    Omega said:
    "Red said:
    "BoG said:
    " As long as they save the world, it's cool with me, though."
    But they're gay people! What was the last thing they did that didn't involve complaining?"
    Oscar Wilde, Michelangelo, and Leonardo De Vinci are some of the many gay people in history who accomplished a lot."
    I don't think you can label Michelangelo and Da Vinci. Michelangelo was speculated to be, and Da Vinci never showed any interest in anyone sexually. Wilde was bisexual, though I think he was only ever with one woman, so he's more on the gay side of the whol bisexual deal.
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    #38  Edited By Luke
    TGB said:
    "It seems like Atlus was far too heavy handed with its sexual innuendo in Persona 4. Clearly they lack the skillful subtly that is the people behind the Cho Aniki series possess!"

    Wha....?  Sexual Innuendos in video games?  I don't believe you!
      

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    #39  Edited By End_Boss

    The politically correct side of me demands that I be offended by this topic. Unfortunately, the rest of me is laughing too hard to hear.

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    Japanese games have allot of those undertones its why people who complain about their boss having a ponytail play these types of games

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    #42  Edited By luce
    JonDavis said:
    "What faggotry is this?"
    precisely

    a bundle of twigs i tell you
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    #43  Edited By raggedglory

    pic related

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    #44  Edited By subject2change
    ChrisTaran said:
    "
    "
    Now I want to watch Zoolander again. And that is amazing.
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    #45  Edited By GiantDragoon
    Fr0Br0 said:
    "GiantDragoon said:
    "I was okay until Naoto. She's asexual, got it memorized?"
    I haven't heard that phrase in ages..."

    Reno and Axel could be best friends if they met.
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    #46  Edited By Dauragon

    Chie is exactly my kind of girl. So given my track record that would definitely mean she's gay.

    Damn short hared tomboys! DAMN THEM ALL TO HELL!

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