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P4G: Review Log 01: Everyday's Great At Your Junes!

Posted on Friday, November 2 @ 09:44:31 Eastern by Daniel Bischoff

If you were from the big city and your parents decided to dump you with your uncle Dojima in middle-of-nowhere, Japan, you wouldn't expect things to begin moving as rapidly as they do in Persona 4: Golden. When I began my year, I certainly didn't expect to meet new faces so soon, like Marie, a new character only available in Golden.

But that's how quickly things devolved into a murder mystery. The things I loved about Persona 3: Portable became quickly apparent in Golden. Characters had a back story. Relationships existed before I arrived. People didn't immediately come to me with their problems and questions. And then... that body was found hanging upside down from the TV antenna.

I thought we would have spent the entire time after school talking about what had happened, but Chie went on and on about this Midnight Channel thing. I think it sounds like a suburban legend, something the people out here cook up to keep from getting bored, but I'll check it out anyway. I wanna fit in, you know.

Tags: Persona, Persona 4, Vita, Review Log

Comments

Lien
Joined: Feb 2008

Posted: Nov 2nd, 2012 at 10:35 am
Better wash your hand after you touch that gas attendant... just saying...

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danielrbischoff
Joined: Nov 2009

Posted: Nov 2nd, 2012 at 11:21 am
Disgusting, Lien. Nothing short of what we expect from you though.

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Lien
Joined: Feb 2008

Posted: Nov 3rd, 2012 at 12:50 am
Hey just saying. The whole plot of the game happens cause you touch that dirty minimum wage part time worker's hand.

I mean, who ever works as at a gas station these days? Bums i tell you! And you know what bums use their hands for?

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Nick_Tan
Joined: Jul 2006

Posted: Nov 2nd, 2012 at 11:10 am
Nanako is just about the most precious character of all time.

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HorriblePerson
Joined: Sep 2011

Posted: Nov 2nd, 2012 at 11:12 am
Did you play the original P4, Nick?

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Nick_Tan
Joined: Jul 2006

Posted: Nov 2nd, 2012 at 12:02 pm
Oh, yes, about three times I would say. And then I watched the animation. And then P4: Arena. So it's right about time to play it again. :)

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Lien
Joined: Feb 2008

Posted: Nov 3rd, 2012 at 12:51 am
Ahhh? but did you read the books too?

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HorriblePerson
Joined: Sep 2011

Posted: Nov 2nd, 2012 at 11:11 am
I'm guessing you have the honor of reviewing P4G for the site, Daniel (or took it from one of your coworkers' cold, dead hands). Day one buy for me.

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danielrbischoff
Joined: Nov 2009

Posted: Nov 2nd, 2012 at 11:23 am
I do! It's such a big game I'm trying to do these review logs to keep plugging away at it. Can't get too distracted, you know!

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Nick_Tan
Joined: Jul 2006

Posted: Nov 2nd, 2012 at 12:03 pm
I've played the game enough times, and Daniel only just got into Persona with Persona 3 Portable. I couldn't have him walk the Earth without playing P4, now can I? That would be mean or something.

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HorriblePerson
Joined: Sep 2011

Posted: Nov 2nd, 2012 at 12:13 pm
You are such a generous fellow.

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Jonathan_Leack
Joined: Jan 2012

Posted: Nov 2nd, 2012 at 1:15 pm
This is a real Persona game, right? Not that ridiculous fighting game?

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Nick_Tan
Joined: Jul 2006

Posted: Nov 2nd, 2012 at 1:20 pm
You mean, ridiculously FUN!

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Lien
Joined: Feb 2008

Posted: Nov 3rd, 2012 at 12:50 am
Jon seems to hate fun apparently...

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Ananymous
Joined: Apr 2011

Posted: Nov 2nd, 2012 at 2:09 pm
I am jelly, damn you and your early review copies! *runs off into the sunset*

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danielrbischoff
Joined: Nov 2009

Posted: Nov 2nd, 2012 at 3:27 pm
No! Don't run away! You have to face your true self or it'll just go beserk.

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Nick_Tan
Joined: Jul 2006

Posted: Nov 2nd, 2012 at 9:46 pm
Heh, just one time I would like someone (besides the protagonist) to be so badass that he (or she) just accepts his shadow and it turns into a persona immediately.

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Axelownz
Joined: Apr 2011

Posted: Nov 3rd, 2012 at 12:42 am
Can't wait for this game. May pick up the Assassins Creed Liberation vita bundle and then pick this up too.

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danielrbischoff
Joined: Nov 2009

Posted: Nov 4th, 2012 at 9:43 am
Don't expect Liberation to be as good as P4G.... >.>

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Axelownz
Joined: Apr 2011

Posted: Nov 4th, 2012 at 9:53 pm
Not expecting it to, but i got it and played it a bit and its pretty fun i think. The setting intrigued me and the bundle was a good price and good way to get a Vita for P4G.

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