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3.5
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Description

A group of high-school students decides to visit their sick friend Mary. But once they exit the girl's room in the hospital, they see their home town has changed. They can't leave it, and it is infested by demons. At first, it seems that the giant Sebec corporation and its manager Guido are the ones responsible for the terrible accident. But Guido is not the only one the young heroes have to confront - they must look deep into their hearts, and perhaps find the truth there...

"Persona" is the beginning of a sub-series to Megaten universe, and one of the few Megaten games that were released outside of Japan. Like all Megaten games, "Persona" makes it possible to contact demons during random battles. In this game, demons can award you with a spell card. If you combine spell cards from different demons, you can fuse more powerful creatures (personae), which you can then attach to your characters, changing their parameters, strengths and weaknesses, and learning new spells. While important locations are isometric, dungeons are explored from first-person perspective.

Alternate Titles

  • "女神異聞録ペルソナ" -- Japanese title
  • "女神异闻录" -- Chinese title (simplified)
  • "Persona: Revelations " -- Common title
  • "Megami Ibunroku Persona: Be Your True Mind" -- Japanese title

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User Reviews

A very original game that takes Megaten to a new level Unicorn B. Lynx Bronze Star Contributing Member (60462) 4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars

The Press Says

GamePro Feb, 1997 4.5 out of 5 90
Electronic Gaming Monthly (EGM) Mar, 1997 8 out of 10 80
IGN Oct 20, 1997 7.5 out of 10 75
GameSpot Feb 27, 1997 7.3 out of 10 73

Forums

Topic # Posts Last Post
Snow Queen quest 6 Donatello (89)
Jun 19, 2009

Trivia

In the Subway dungeon, there are several commercials hanging on the walls; one of them is the front cover of Devil Summoner, Atlus' Megaten RPG for Sega Saturn.


This entry to the MobyGames database was contributed by Vance (97) on Jun 30, 2001.
 

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