News - Persona 3 (PS2) Screenshots
Posted by
Ian Pueschel
at 01:54:09 AM EST on 4.22.2006.
Some new screenshots of
Persona 3 for the PS2. No word yet on the U.S. release date, but it'll be arriving in Japan on June 22nd.
Source:
VideogamerX
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nxname 4.24.2006 at 04:34:51 PM
humm... People 3?
¿porqué está el titulo en español?
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sirsniffy 4.24.2006 at 02:48:45 PM
The graphics actually look smooth and bright, it's the characters...they are out of proportion. Their heads are too big...pseudo SD just looks weird compared to the sleek characters in previous installments.
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vinny 4.24.2006 at 01:25:08 PM
The graphics don't look that great, but they're still good. Hopefully, the gameplay will still deliver.
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eggmanimn 4.24.2006 at 12:32:18 PM
I don't think the graphics are bland at all. In fact, in picture 6, you can clearly see that each of the models contains all of the little points of interest that the drawn versions have. Being fully 3D always seems to annoy some people.
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rahvii 4.24.2006 at 09:27:37 AM
Yeah the graphics are bland, but if the animation is good would be great... wich is something i highly doubt to happen.
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sirsniffy 4.24.2006 at 09:15:52 AM
If we manage to get this game in the US, I will dress up as Ulala and hit on my fat, Jamaican boss.
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cainkid 4.24.2006 at 05:07:36 AM
Galerians was also god awful...
if I know the series your talking about
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polster 4.23.2006 at 07:15:11 PM
"We definitely will not get this game in the US if the only way to activiate your Persona is to shoot yourself in the head..."
--> If anyone is familiar with the series, Galerians, Rion who is the main character injects himself in the neck with a "gun" that gives him abilities, etc. You can say it's the same thing to some extent.
Galerians: Ash was the sequel; it was rated teen while the first one was rated mature. You be the judge.
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stormfeather 4.23.2006 at 03:40:38 PM
"We definitely will not get this game in the US if the only way to activate your Persona is to shoot yourself in the head..."
Haven't we been through this discussion already?
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sirsniffy 4.23.2006 at 08:35:06 AM
We definitely will not get this game in the US if the only way to activate your Persona is to shoot yourself in the head...
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teitoku 4.22.2006 at 04:12:24 PM
Man, you're right. The graphics look like Katamari or something.
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rahnyc 4.22.2006 at 02:23:56 PM
persona is a very boring series persona'lly speaking. i hope this one is good, though!
the graphics kind da look outdated, kind da look like psp graphics. this game seems extremely rough around the edges, then again its not about thee graphics.
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darkdragoon 4.22.2006 at 02:07:59 PM
They probably didn't have it in Japan due to differing gameplay (eating demons as opposed recruiting them) and setting. Atlus just figured it'd work better in America to tack on the DDS thing to kinda show that they were a part of the same overall series, even if they were in different subsects. Kinda like how they tacked on "Revelations" to both Persona and Last Bible.
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sugoi 4.22.2006 at 01:14:53 PM
I didn't know that about DDS. I guess it seems a little bit odd that they didn't have the MegaTen brand in Japan, considering they use many models (and the same freakin' engine) lifted straight from SMT3.
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darkdragoon 4.22.2006 at 01:07:24 PM
Of course, we can't also forget that IS featured a scene where students murder their principal. That wouldn't exactly have gone well with most parents, given Columbine was still well in people's minds. The whole Jun being gay thing also probably didn't help, either.
Also, Atlus dropped the whole Revelations thing after releasing Last Bible over here. Even then, only LB and the first Persona used it. All the other games have kept the Megami Tensei title in the US (and, in the DDS games case, had it ADDED).
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darkdragoon 4.22.2006 at 01:07:24 PM
Of course, we can't also forget that IS featured a scene where students murder their principal. That wouldn't exactly have gone well with most parents, given Columbine was still well in people's minds. The whole Jun being gay thing also probably didn't help, either.
Also, Atlus dropped the whole Revelations thing after releasing Last Bible over here. Even then, only LB and the first Persona used it. All the other games have kept the Megami Tensei title in the US (and, in the DDS games case, had it ADDED).
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darkdragoon 4.22.2006 at 01:07:24 PM
Of course, we can't also forget that IS featured a scene where students murder their principal. That wouldn't exactly have gone well with most parents, given Columbine was still well in people's minds. The whole Jun being gay thing also probably didn't help, either.
Also, Atlus dropped the whole Revelations thing after releasing Last Bible over here. Even then, only LB and the first Persona used it. All the other games have kept the Megami Tensei title in the US (and, in the DDS games case, had it ADDED).
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sugoi 4.22.2006 at 11:28:46 AM
You're referring to the "Devil Kids" games, which were actually vastly superior to the pokemon titles that they were competing with.
As for why Atlus only released Eternal Punishment... there were a number of reasons for it. The story was a lot more controversial in Innocent Sin, although I don't think neo-nazis and reviving Hitler are anything that someone would bat an eye at today...
Anyway, I think the odds of us getting a unedited Persona 3 are pretty good. Yes, the suicide theme is more than prevalent; it is at the core of the game AND gameplay. However, the markets have matured, and I think a lot of people would appreciate a game with this level of social commentary and depth.
I hope so, anyway.
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cubesquared 4.22.2006 at 10:36:41 AM
Bzzt! Wrong, Onizuka-sensei! Persona 1 came out in English as a huge hit, then Atlus collapsed, and HALF of Persona 2 was released for PS1. Atlus' reconstitution came too late for them to translate Persona 2: Innocent Sin, but late enough to translate Persona 2: Eternal Punishment; two games which tell seperate aspects of one storyline, and were meant to be played in order. Sorta like .hack, only each game was a full game in unto itself instead of a blatant attempt to sell one game four times. There were huge petitions on the internet at the time for Innocent Sin to be translated, but that never ended up happening.
Various other Megami Tensei series (or Revelations as it's called here) games came out in English, mostly only a few monster-collecting games for various Game Boy systems.
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onizuka sensei 4.22.2006 at 09:46:04 AM
Persona 2 was a sleeper hit in rpg circles on PSone. One and two were released in the states.
I feel that this is gonna be another good addition to the series. Graphics and art look cool and I'll buy if it comes my way.
And it doesn't look neat (bad word) it loooks very untidy. LOL sorry jekku, just my english sense of humour.
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duque501 4.22.2006 at 09:28:46 AM
Is this the game where kids need aim guns to their own heads in order to cast a spell?
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cainkid 4.22.2006 at 03:38:22 AM
i'm a sucker for living the lives of random children, especially if it ends in nonsensical violence that will inexplicably save the world.
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jekku 4.22.2006 at 02:40:04 AM
Looks neat. If it ever comes here, I'll definitely have to try it out.
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sugoi 4.22.2006 at 02:05:50 AM
It looks so very awesome.
Pleeeease bring it out here, Atlus! I can't get enough MegaTen. ^_^
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eggmanimn 4.22.2006 at 02:03:33 AM
As cool as the game looks, the idea that you have to go through a regular school day like some dating sim and THEN fight monsters and such sounds kind of stupid/boring.
digg this story!
