This is a giant wall mural in Akihabara of Yosuke from Persona 4
Hi All,
This post is actually a tribute to the best game I have ever played--Persona 4, which is currently being advertised all over Akihabara in Tokyo! I first played Persona 4 on the Playstation 2 back in about 2000 (I think that's when it came out), and am very happy that it is being re-released for the Playstation Vita with updated graphics, story, characters-you name it. How could a game this good get ever better?
Some of the great figures you can pick up from the series
Persona 4 is a Japanese RPG that involves you solving a murder mystery and a series of abductions in a supernatural setting. You fight shadows with your own generated avatars, which reflect your in-game relationships and are named after many famous mythological creatures from a variety of cultures. Your character, Yu Narukami, also levels up his own character attributes such as "understanding," "academics," "diligence" and the like. Everyone I have recommended to this game has loved it, and it is the reason I upgraded to the Playstation Vita.
The game display case at Yodobashi Camera's Video Game World
Me with my favorite character Yu Narukami-kun
Kuma-the strange bear creature from the shadow world-provides tons of comic relief
A cosplayer of Naoto at Akihabara, who was kind enough to pose for me
Persona 4 is really huge in Japan too, and during my visit to Akihabara, advertisements and goods were everywhere. If you are interested in the great story but for some reason don't want to play the game, you can also watch the Persona 4 anime that was created just in the last year. It's on Hulu!
My personal collection of Persona 4 swag
The master game strategy guide-I hope they release it in America!
The brand new highly detailed mini figures
The infamous Persona 4 purple curry--I wish I had been able to get this!
Watch the anime or play the game and find out why!
PREORDER the game for Playstation Vita at your local retailer and help preserve excellent Japanese RPG games and translations made by Atlus! Thanks for your support!
