I had heard of it, and vaguely remember glancing at reviews for it upon release, but never would have been even remotely interested in it were it not for GiantBomb opening my eyes. 

" @SethPhotopoulos said:

" @Turambar said:

" I learned of GB through P4 actually. "

I did too.    

Same here. The ER was posted on another forum I frequent. I have P4 to thank for introducing me to GB. :D "

I knew about it 2 years before I knew about GB.

I was into the Digital Devil Saga series, but never really considered playing Persona until I watched some of the Endurance run.  I'm currently working my way through Persona 3 (work and school is ruining that commitment) but I really like it.  Don't know why I never played it; it's my type of game.

" I've heard of the series but I didn't know much of anything about it.  
 
It's pretty ironic looking back at this video.  
 
  

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" @eternitymemory said:

" @SethPhotopoulos said:

" @Turambar said:

" I learned of GB through P4 actually. "

I did too.    

Same here. The ER was posted on another forum I frequent. I have P4 to thank for introducing me to GB. :D "

This. "

No, I didn't. The only JRPGs I knew were Final Fantasy games...

I actually never watched the P4 ER because I was already playing the game.

Been an SMT fan for years.

I already had it preordered as I was a huge Persona 3 fan, and to be fair its still in it's plastic wrapping due to watching the ER and not feeling the need to play it myself any more lol

I learned about Persona 3 in a Swedish video game magazine (which made me buy P3 FES) and thus was already stoked about Persona 4 before GB did the endurance run. Too bad GB didn't help sales much, at least not here. Most online stores sell it for €20 new, but it still doesn't sell. No one cares about PS2 games it seems. There are still copies of P3 and P3 FES in stores here in Sweden. 
 
It's good for me though that PS2 games can be found so cheap. I picked up Valkyrie Profile 2 for €10 in a bargain bin while in the US it's rare and costs several times that amount even if it's used.

Never heard of it before GB.

I had sunk about 30 hours into it right after it came out and then moved on to other things before the ER.  Watching that reminded me I liked the game and I finally played through and finished it about a month ago.  

I'd never heard of Shin Megami Tensei OR Persona before I came to GB. I have them to thank for that!

There was a fanboy of Persona 4 on some other site I was on, so I guess the answer would be: "Yes."

I have a friend that's really into SMT games. He had been trying to convince me to buy P4 for a couple weeks when he found the ER and had me watch it, so I discovered the two at about the same time, really.

I, like many I suppose, learned about GB after playing P4.

I knew of Persona 3 as the game where teenagers shoot their brains out, but I hadn't heard of P4. Then, I saw the Endurance Run, and now I'm playing through Persona 3 FES as well. 

"I learned of Persona 3 prior to release, and played it when it came out. Then I played Persona 4 when it came out. I was still playing it when Vinny and Jeff started. I also created an Endurance Run thread on GameFAQs' Persona 4 forum, helping bring in new members who knew of the game even before they knew of the site. "

Took a chance and bought Persona 3, and absolutely loved it.  I was incredibly excited when I heard P4 was coming out, so, yes I had heard about P4 before Giant Bomb's ER.  

I'd known about the Persona games and I was aware of Persona 4 for a while since people were always posting fan art about it everywhere.
 
There was that Amazon sale where tons of people bought it and that's when I bought it.

I had wanted to play Persona 3 before the endurance run, so I also wanted to play P4.

I beat it two months before the ER started

I must admit I'd never even heard of Shin Megami Tensei before Giant Bomb.

I knew about it, but hadn't had any experience with the series until after I saw the Endurance Run.  I had heard about Persona 3 and it had been one of those games that I had meant to get but never got around to it because I already have too many unbeaten RPGs.  Then FES and 4 came out and I still didn't get them, but I did end up getting Strange Journey when that came out.  I still need to go back and get P3FES. 
 
I've also just recently been able to actually watch the Endurance Run (I didn't have internet except at school) so I've been watching it pretty much nonstop over the last couple weeks.  I'm on 154, only 2 left!

I heard of the site because of my interest in P4, other way around. Persona 3 was already one of my favourite JRPGs at that point.

" I learned of Persona 3 prior to release, and played it when it came out. Then I played Persona 4 when it came out. I was still playing it when Vinny and Jeff started. I also created an Endurance Run thread on GameFAQs' Persona 4 forum, helping bring in new members who knew of the game even before they knew of the site. "

I have persona 3, and FES and 4 before the run.. but I'm glad to see the run opened the series to new fans non the less ^^

Actually played   Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga back in 2005 because I liked the look of the art style but couldn't get into it. Was always interested in Persona 4 due to the critical  success  but it took GB to push me into finally playing it (found it hard to go back to last gen systems so was wary of doing so but have not regretted the decision - game holds up well). 
 
Incidentally, despite being a long time member and regular podcast listener since early 2008, I have never seen the P4 Endurance run. Make of that what you will. Just seemed like too much of a time investment and not as portable as the podcast (at least not until I recently got my ipod touch) and I wanted to experience the game first hand without spoilers.

I played through and loved Persona 3 so was eagerly awaiting it pre endurance run.

Ive always wanted to play the game before GB did the endurance run.

no, GB is pretty much the only place I learn about games ever so...
 
If it aint on Giant Bomb, it doesent exist.

I bought the game beforehand (a month or so before, as it happens, as Atlus released it in Europe in 2009), but wasn't very proactive in playing it so they ended up catching me up. I also owned Persona 3 and FES.

I did, but had no interest. It's hard to pitch, as S. Links often make it seem like a dating game.

I did from when I used to listen to 1up's podcasts more frequently. There was an episode of Retronauts dedicated to the Persona series.

I knew of it but nothing much about it. SMT games first came to my attention when P3 was covered by gamespot if memory serves. It wasnt until giantbomb that I played them

" I learned of GB through P4 actually. "

I played and beat Persona 4 before I knew what Giant Bomb was.

I knew of Persona 4 and the Persona series before coming to GiantBomb, but had no interest in them. Then I watched the ER, and started to get into the series more. 
One of many ways I have been influenced by GB, so yay!

I actually played through both Persona 4 and Deadly Premonition immediately before the Endurance Runs started. It's kind of creepy, really. Finished P4 then a week or so later the ER starts, and the exact same with DP. And, coincidentally enough, they're two of my favorite games from recent years.
 
Don't want to start a new thread so I suppose I'll ask here. I haven't watched the P4 ER in its entirety yet. Do the guys get the final, "true" ending or one of the two previous ones?
 

HUGE ENDGAME SPOILERS

Nah. Never heard of the Persona games pre-giantbomb. I have heard of some of the other SMT games, but I hated those. 

" I actually played through both Persona 4 and Deadly Premonition immediately before the Endurance Runs started. It's kind of creepy, really. Finished P4 then a week or so later the ER starts, and the exact same with DP. And, coincidentally enough, they're two of my favorite games from recent years.
 
Don't want to start a new thread so I suppose I'll ask here. I haven't watched the P4 ER in its entirety yet. Do the guys get the final, "true" ending or one of the two previous ones?
 

HUGE ENDGAME SPOILERS

SPOILER WARNING: Click here to reveal hidden content.

Ya know, since it goes from Yamano's husband, to Adachi, to finally the gas station attendant/superbeing.

"

I started SMT games with SMT: Nocturne. I bought P4 day one and beat it that christmas season. I actually couldn't watch that Endurance Run because the 100 hour journey was still too fresh. It being a year later, I've started watching the P4 ER.

" @Duke_of_IRL said:

" I actually played through both Persona 4 and Deadly Premonition immediately before the Endurance Runs started. It's kind of creepy, really. Finished P4 then a week or so later the ER starts, and the exact same with DP. And, coincidentally enough, they're two of my favorite games from recent years.
 
Don't want to start a new thread so I suppose I'll ask here. I haven't watched the P4 ER in its entirety yet. Do the guys get the final, "true" ending or one of the two previous ones?
 

HUGE ENDGAME SPOILERS

SPOILER WARNING: Click here to reveal hidden content.

Ya know, since it goes from Yamano's husband, to Adachi, to finally the gas station attendant/superbeing.

"

They got the true ending. "

@the_hiro_abides

" I started SMT games with SMT: Nocturne. I bought P4 day one and beat it that christmas season. I actually couldn't watch that Endurance Run because the 100 hour journey was still too fresh. It being a year later, I've started watching the P4 ER. "

I knew about P4 long before it came out thanks to randomly buying P3FES and loving it.  Like a lot of other people i learned about Giant Bomb thanks to P4.

" @SethPhotopoulos said:

" @Duke_of_IRL said:

" I actually played through both Persona 4 and Deadly Premonition immediately before the Endurance Runs started. It's kind of creepy, really. Finished P4 then a week or so later the ER starts, and the exact same with DP. And, coincidentally enough, they're two of my favorite games from recent years.
 
Don't want to start a new thread so I suppose I'll ask here. I haven't watched the P4 ER in its entirety yet. Do the guys get the final, "true" ending or one of the two previous ones?
 

HUGE ENDGAME SPOILERS

SPOILER WARNING: Click here to reveal hidden content.

Ya know, since it goes from Yamano's husband, to Adachi, to finally the gas station attendant/superbeing.

"

They got the true ending. "

Ahh, awesome, thanks. Currently on episode 54 and was just thinking it'd be a real bummer for the guys if they invested triple-digit hours into the game only to get one of the lesser endings.
 
 

@the_hiro_abides

said:

" I started SMT games with SMT: Nocturne. I bought P4 day one and beat it that christmas season. I actually couldn't watch that Endurance Run because the 100 hour journey was still too fresh. It being a year later, I've started watching the P4 ER. "

This was my problem too. I watched something like 20 episodes at the time they were currently going on, but it was just too soon. For some reason I didn't have a problem watching DP all the way through a week later. Probably because of the craziness of the entire thing and it being rife for good commentary, and the fact that it isn't 100 hours long.  EDIT: Really wish they'd do a Persona 3 ER at some point, though I doubt it'll happen. I believe Vinny said he's beaten P3, or at least played some of it. A friend of mine played it to completion and didn't stop talking about how brilliant it was for a week. I played it for about ten hours but then life just got too hectic to be able to invest that kinda time into a game. I've been curious about why it's so much better than four (according to the friend). Guess I won't know.  EDIT 2: Both Yosuke from P4 and the boxer kid from P3 are voice actors in Fallout: New Vegas. Shocked the hell outta me when I found out. "

Yosuke's va is the P3 main character.  GB also said that they wouldn't do another Atlus game or at least a SMT game for an endurance run. "