Persona 4 Golden takes an interesting page from Dark Souls
This is a column by Kat Bailey dedicated to the analysis of the once beloved Japanese RPG sub-genre. Tune in every Wednesday for thoughts on white-haired villains, giant robots, Infinity+1 swords, and everything else the wonderful world of JRPGs has to offer.
It’s always around the month of May that I take a look at the lengthy list of daily decisions in Persona 4 and start to sweat a bit.
“Should I be going to the sports club so much? Shouldn’t I be building my relationship with Yukiko?”
“Crap, I forgot to buy a book to read.”
“Exams are coming up and I still haven’t hit the first Knowledge threshold. I’m screwed.”
More than most RPGs, Persona 4 is about the long game. It’s set over the course of a full Japanese school year – from April to December – and there are important decisions to be made almost every day. Most of the time, you end up hanging out with various non-player characters, some of whom won’t become friendly until you get to know a specific character. It’s big, complicated, and stressful.
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