Persona 4 dated for early March

By Robert Purchese Published 13 February, 2009

Stylised and original RPG for PS2.

Square Enix plans to release PS2 role-playing game Persona 4 here on 13th March. And the PAL box will include a special soundtrack CD with 24 songs on.

Persona 4 has a brand new plot for the supernatural detectives to get to the bottom of, plus lots more dungeons to delve into and bosses to batter. Square Enix reckons the whole thing will take around 60 hours to finish.

The stylised art influenced by manga and Japanese pop culture returns, blending to create a world refreshingly devoid of orcs and goblins and robes and wizard hats.

We're big fans of the series; we awarded Persona 3 a 9/10, and called the RPG one of the finest on the whole PS2. High praise indeed, although a love of turn-based battles and a strong narrative helps.

Head over to our Persona 3 review for an idea of what to expect.

Or pop into our Persona 4 gallery for the latest screenshots.

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About Robert Purchese

Bertie is Eurogamer's Senior Staff Writer. When he's not hunting down news stories he's often found playing with his kids or gabbling about fantasy games and strange online worlds.

Read more articles from Robert by visiting the Robert Purchese archive page.

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Comments (27) Latest comment 3 years ago

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  • menage #1 3 years ago

    I'll buy it. It will probably never be played much with and go straight into the ps2 library, but better that than regretting it afterward. P3 was rather ace.

  • HermitArcader #2 3 years ago

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  • aliki #3 3 years ago

    /fap

  • Cid #4 3 years ago

    I still haven't got Persona 3. Despite all the great reviews it just...doesn't look like my sort of RPG. That said, Persona 4 does remedy one of my main concerns by giving you full control over your party's actions.

    I've had it pre-ordered for a while now. If I enjoy it then I'll go back for P3.

  • PinkSpider #5 3 years ago

    I have this pre-ordered.

    As it comes with the OST I can sell my wrapped NTSC version :D

  • Steroyd #6 3 years ago

    Awesome!

  • Cloud-Strife #7 3 years ago

    F**king f**k yeah...Loved persona 3...havent finished FES yet though...

  • Rash' #8 3 years ago

    this game is getting bought. i too have no time for it, but better get it now then regret it later.

  • RandyKleen #9 3 years ago

    If only I hadn't sold my PS2 three years ago and wasted my money on 'modern' consoles.

  • menage #10 3 years ago

    Wow, just pre-ordered this. This a awesomely cheap for what it's worth.

  • andywilkie35 #11 3 years ago

    had this on preorder the day they started taking them. Need to finish Persona 3 FES first though, about 40 hours in and from what I can tell about another 60 to go!

  • LHH #12 3 years ago

    "The stylised art influenced by manga and Japanese pop culture returns"

    Yeah, just like anything manga or anime related these days.
    Gone are the days when different workshops had their own unique styles but all slightly familiar. Now it all looks like it came from an anime production line in Korea or something.

    Anyways, not really fond of JRPGs but thought I'd take a look as everyone and his son is banging on about this.
    PS2 as well, didn't expect that.
    Edited by 1 at 13/02/09 @ 14:00

  • HiddenAway #13 3 years ago

    Official Soundtrack?!

    Pre-ordered!!!

    Oh, and in the US, was this playable on a BC PS3?
    Edited by 1 at 13/02/09 @ 14:30

  • Ninja_Tino #14 3 years ago

    Can't wait, and so cheap as well!

  • neonemesis #15 3 years ago

    Pre-ordered this from Play weeks ago and I didn't see anything about a soundtrack mentioned then. Sounds like a nice addition.

  • kopykatt #16 3 years ago

    pre-orders are cool. No up-priceing now they've included the OST (If you use the right sites that is, hmmm).

  • saku_luk #17 3 years ago

    yes it works with BC ps3

  • CunningLinguist #18 3 years ago

    I'm holding back on getting persona 3 just because I know this is just around the corner. I have a feeling it will get a perfect 10.

  • KraftWerk #19 3 years ago

    I'm over 30 hours into the game, and it's very good. I liked Persona 3 as well, but I stopped playing it. This one has had me hooked. The gameplay is a little meh, but the battle mechanics are good, and the supporting characters are strong enough to make it hard to prioritize who to invest time in getting to know. The music is repetative, but not really irritating. So, not an instant classic, but a must buy for any RPG interested PS2 owner, in my eyes. It's a fun game to play.

  • Tuffty #20 3 years ago

    Loving Persona 3 at the minute, 70hrs in and still a fair bit to go. Lovely. Don't see myself completing it by the time P4 comes out though so I don't know if I will buy it then or wait.

    Ah fuck it, may never get it again knowing what PAL JRPG releases are like.

    Also, SE releasing an Atlus game? I presumed they were rival companies of sorts. Shows how much I know ;)

  • Ranger_Ryu #21 3 years ago

    Can't wait,will probably have to hunt through stores to find it though :p

  • Incarta #22 3 years ago

    I just aquired a copy of Persona 3 FES and will be starting it tonight. If I like it, I'll grab Persona 4 as the reviews for that were even better.

  • Meho #23 3 years ago

    "Square Enix reckons the whole thing will take around 60 hours to finish."

    In my case, the final save was made after 92 hours. And I have to say I loved every minute of it. Sure, you have to do some conscious levelupping in order to survive the dungeons but combat is so much fun I didn't mind it. To all the people currently playin P3: P4 is an improved, more comfortable game. Warm recoomendations. Oh, and a soundtrack CD with the PAL release? I know I am getting THAT!!!

  • bionutz #24 3 years ago

    In the first round I clocked in around 120 hours +. Still didn't do all velvet room quests, but I simply enjoyed the game so much...

  • captain_sora #25 3 years ago

    omg ddue persona 3 is so good but i got stuck at da final boss and fes it sucks how u cant play as him anymore but it is cool how u can battle against ur team mates and dat got my interest in dat part of da game.

  • captain_sora #26 3 years ago

    does anyone no how to get da true ending in persona 4 da date 3/20 keeps on gettin skiped for me.

  • captain_sora #27 3 years ago

    o and dere is goin to b a game dat is kinda like da persona series but its different u can check it out and its called devil sommoner 2 i m goin to buy it wen it comes out