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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.

    Would like it if they continue the story?

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    #1  Edited By SmasheControllers

     I mean it be nice to get P5 but i really liked the characters in P4 and it be nice to see the story continue. What do you think?

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    #2  Edited By eirikr

    What would be left to continue?

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    #3  Edited By SmasheControllers
    @Eirikr: what was there left in P3? Make something up.
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    #4  Edited By eirikr
    @SmashedControllers said:
    " @Eirikr: what was there left in P3? Make something up. "
    Exactly. The Answer was horrible. P4's characters deserve better than that.

    On the other hand, I don't want to outright disagree and I think if a story were to continue, to do it in the fashion that P1/P2 did with extended character cameos.
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    #5  Edited By Stang

    Nope. The 100+ hours I played is more then adequate. Bring on the new faces. P4 is one of my all time favorites, but enough is enough.

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    #6  Edited By SmasheControllers
    @Eirikr: The Answer wasn't horrible just a little rushed. If they work on "P4 FES" for a long time it may be good. Maybe have a have a side time work on "P4 FES" and another time on P5. I'd rather get P5 but another P4 okay too.
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    #7  Edited By Brendan

    Only if it comes with Endurance Run added.  I can't imagine P4 anymore without Endurance Run.

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    #8  Edited By SmasheControllers
    @Brendan: I can't imagine any Persona game without ER. They should ER P3 Fes, then P5 if it comes out.
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    #9  Edited By NoDeath

    Atlus have flat out said they're not making a FES expansion for P4. Also the story was very much ended. Hell, if you get the true ending ( -------------------------spoilers) The TV world pretty much ceases to exist (end spoilers----------------------). As much as I want more Persona, I think I'll just wait for P5.

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    #10  Edited By KaosAngel

    P3 got a sequel in form of anime, so who knows...maybe they'll make the sequel to P4 with an anime as well.  I mean, P3 characters are already inside the story of P4...so it's the same world.

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    #11  Edited By Shiftshaper

    Why do people keep asking this question? The story is as done as can be, just freaking accept that. It's thanks to these people that all the popular franchises get sequels that ultimatly lessen the experience.

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    #12  Edited By Darkstar614

    I don't know guys, Persona 42 sounds like an epic game.

    Seriously though, as much as I loved the characters in this game.. I feel they could only make it worse by continuing the story. They put a bow on this game basically. Which isn't a bad thing, cliff hangers and sequels in this day and age are starting to wear on me.

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    #13  Edited By Vect

    The Persona 4 True Ending does put things at an end. From that point on the characters move on with their lives as High Schoolers, with their supernatural adventures behind them.

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    #14  Edited By penguindust

    No one needs another FES to muck things up.  Let well enough alone.

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    #15  Edited By s-a-n-JR

    The characters in P4 are truely memorable and after completing the game, i must say that i do miss them! But i'd only agree to seeing those characters return if the story didn't suck and it made sense somehow. I'd hate to taint the awesome story and the way that it ended with something that sucked. 

    <SPOILERS>.....................I do wish that the MC stayed in Inaba though, that's the only thing i'd change about the ending. I guess it's up to the players imagination to determine whether the MC moves back later on. I certainly hope he did!

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    #16  Edited By moji22

    Yeah. I never liked director's cuts much. Good thing there isn't gonna be a P4 FES... the game was packed with everything it should have had.

    They should start with a new state like they always do in the next Persona. I'd like to have a protagonist that isn't a highschooler, though. Yeah, Persona is all about highschool kids saving the world, but they could pull another Maya character (an adult working with high schoolers) like they did with P2. Something like that needs to be done right though, otherwise it'd just be kinda creepy.

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    #17  Edited By damswedon

    I'd prefer 5 to have the ccharactersof 3+4 as the adults in charge of the main team. then 6 is the major end of the story for this world where you choose from all past characters

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    #18  Edited By EvilTwin

    We don't even need another Persona right now, let alone one that is a direct sequel to 4. 

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    #19  Edited By KaosAngel
    @damswedon said:
    " I'd prefer 5 to have the ccharactersof 3+4 as the adults in charge of the main team. then 6 is the major end of the story for this world where you choose from all past characters "
    Persona Trinity Soul has you covered.
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    #20  Edited By Pepsiman
    @Darkstar614 said:
    " I don't know guys, Persona 42 sounds like an epic game.Seriously though, as much as I loved the characters in this game.. I feel they could only make it worse by continuing the story. They put a bow on this game basically. Which isn't a bad thing, cliff hangers and sequels in this day and age are starting to wear on me. "
    Hey now, I love Persona as much as the next guy, but I'm not quite yet ready to speculate on Persona 42. Maybe I will be once we hit 16: International Edition or something, but right now seems a bit premature to be discussing a number 42 installment.

    I'm being a smartass, I know.

    In all seriousness, though, I definitely agree. The true ending wraps things up nicely as it is. I think those characters pretty much earned the right to go back to having normal lives and I would therefore just prefer another new crew unless Atlus could do a damn good job at convincing me that reusing the Persona 4 bunch is a viable idea. I really love that game and its characters, but let's keep them in a state where they can stay that way; going the route of Square-Enix by expanding on an already finished product a la Final Fantasy VII spinoffs could do the series more harm than good.
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    #21  Edited By FluxWaveZ

    There will not be a direct sequel to Persona 4.  Atlus has said that they'll never make a P4 FES and Persona 4's True ending wraps things up nicely.  There will be a Persona 5, and there will probably be references from Persona 4 just like there were Persona 3 references in Persona 4.

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    #22  Edited By KaosAngel
    @FluxWaveZ said:
    " There will not be a direct sequel to Persona 4.  Atlus has said that they'll never make a P4 FES and Persona 4's True ending wraps things up nicely.  There will be a Persona 5, and there will probably be references from Persona 4 just like there were Persona 3 references in Persona 4. "
    Let alone a fully fledged anime that covers what happens later down the road.
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    #23  Edited By FluxWaveZ
    @KaosAngel said:
    "@FluxWaveZ said:
    " There will not be a direct sequel to Persona 4.  Atlus has said that they'll never make a P4 FES and Persona 4's True ending wraps things up nicely.  There will be a Persona 5, and there will probably be references from Persona 4 just like there were Persona 3 references in Persona 4. "
    Let alone a fully fledged anime that covers what happens later down the road."

    I can envision something like Trinity Soul happening, it's unlikely but it could happen.
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    #24  Edited By KaosAngel
    @FluxWaveZ said:
    " @KaosAngel said:
    "@FluxWaveZ said:
    " There will not be a direct sequel to Persona 4.  Atlus has said that they'll never make a P4 FES and Persona 4's True ending wraps things up nicely.  There will be a Persona 5, and there will probably be references from Persona 4 just like there were Persona 3 references in Persona 4. "
    Let alone a fully fledged anime that covers what happens later down the road."
    I can envision something like Trinity Soul happening, it's unlikely but it could happen. "
    No...what I mean is that if there was a post-P4 anime it would be the same as Trinity Soul.  P3 and P4 take place in the same time (only a year or two apart) and Trinity Soul takes place a few years after P3 when everyone is grown up.  There would be no point for a Post-P4 anime because it would be the same story as Trinity Soul.

    We already knows what happens after P4.
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    #25  Edited By FluxWaveZ
    @KaosAngel said:
    "@FluxWaveZ said:
    " @KaosAngel said:
    "@FluxWaveZ said:
    " There will not be a direct sequel to Persona 4.  Atlus has said that they'll never make a P4 FES and Persona 4's True ending wraps things up nicely.  There will be a Persona 5, and there will probably be references from Persona 4 just like there were Persona 3 references in Persona 4. "
    Let alone a fully fledged anime that covers what happens later down the road."
    I can envision something like Trinity Soul happening, it's unlikely but it could happen. "
    No...what I mean is that if there was a post-P4 anime it would be the same as Trinity Soul.  P3 and P4 take place in the same time (only a year or two apart) and Trinity Soul takes place a few years after P3 when everyone is grown up.  There would be no point for a Post-P4 anime because it would be the same story as Trinity Soul.We already knows what happens after P4."

    But even if it's within the same time frame the stories take place in different locations.
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    #26  Edited By KaosAngel
    @FluxWaveZ said:
    "But even if it's within the same time frame the stories take place in different locations. "
    I guess...but I think the story would be the same.  Special Cop Unit have persona and can summon in the real world to fight gangs who have them.  Trinity Soul is enough, and I guess Kanji/Rise would be the best bet for the Special Cop Unit as was Akihito in P3.
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    #27  Edited By s-a-n-JR

    I hope there are cameos of P4 characters in P5. E.g.

    ............SPOILERS:............

    ((((((((((TV commerical with Rise (since she went back into showbiz), or Chie in some sort of police training academy :P))))))))))))

    ..........END SPOILERS.........

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    #28  Edited By FluxWaveZ
    @Sanj: Those would'nt be great cameos...  Why not something where you're character actually meets them, just like when the Persona 4 MC meets Chihiro, the principal and Mr. Edogawa from Persona 3.
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    #29  Edited By SilvarusLupus

    All I'm going to say is that the ending Persona 4 is perfect and really as no loose ends to tie up.

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    #30  Edited By AlexWP

    I would love to see the characters from P4 back in P5 but I don't know how you'd do that. It all ends so nicely if you get the true ending.

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    #31  Edited By SilvarusLupus
    @Dethfish77 said:
    " I would love to see the characters from P4 back in P5 but I don't know how you'd do that. It all ends so nicely if you get the true ending. "

    Well they could mention Naoto in P5. Like she became a big detective or something like that. Or even Rise on a commercial.
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    #32  Edited By sgjackson

    I think everything's wrapped up nicely enough in 4 that I'm content with the story. I'd honestly want to see them do a new game with new mechanics keeping in mind the lessons they've learned from the Persona games.

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    #33  Edited By disgaeamad

    In Persona 5, Kanji becomes a death metal singer and he's currently touring Europe, where he happens to be playing in the same town as the MC, helping him from time to time using the experience he had from P4.

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    #34  Edited By c1337us

    I havent started P4 yet. But I am already starting to see signs of the point were I fell like I have had enough of the characters from P3 and want to move onto something fresh. I anticipate that this will be the same when I do finally finish P3 and get into P4 as well. I think Persona 5 should just be a whole new start.

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