Parent Game: Persona 4
Persona 4 Golden

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Summary

An enhanced rerelease of Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4 (2008) featuring quality-of-life improvements, gameplay enhancements, new locations, balance tweaks, online functionality, new difficulty options, an additional side character storyline and a changed endgame.


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Persona 4 Golden Reviews & Ratings

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Review by CallenAmakuni [user]
October 27, 2020

Been a while, really. Been a while since I played a game this good. Been a while since I've last sunken 70 hrs into a game in a singleBeen a while, really. Been a while since I played a game this good. Been a while since I've last sunken 70 hrs into a game in a single fortnight.I have a lot of feelings about this game, all of them strong. I heard about Persona a bit here and there before, but since they were Playstation locked, and my PS4 is 2k miles away for me right now, I had to wait for its PC release.I stumbled upon P4G on a steam sale, and now I wish I could've paid full price to support Atlus even more, make them bring P5R to PC faster.But enough gushing, let's get down to business:Pros:- THE WRITING. For the love of god this is how you write a mystery, how you write plot twists, how you write characters, how you write chemistry and humor. The characters are high-schoolers but they could have easily been adults without changing much of the themes handled. Mature, but not without their pinch of craziness because the game was made by people who know how to balance things out.The end of the game really felt like saying goodbye to a group of my own friends. Bravo.- Visuals. Now, this is a decade-old game. Technical mastery is not something I expected. But even then, the updated Inaba does the job. The dungeons are innovative in their art styles, the interface is also super stylized.- Personas. They're the core of the dungeon side of gameplay, and they're a fantastic core. They allow for such flexibility of builds, for some very creative uses of their skills, and they're cool. Izanagi FTW.-THE MUSIC. I'm a sucker for games that have a good soundtrack, and this one blows a lot of other soundtracks out of the water. You definitely feel the late 2000s-early 2010s vibe, and that's awesome. The max s link music makes me shiver, the dungeon battle osts get my blood pumping, Never More makes me choke on my own tears.And how could I not mention the opening? Catchy, rhythmic, perfect... Never skipped it once.- The slice of life aspect of the game is also perfectly mastered. The s links are well-thought-out, advance naturally, you can get a part-time job, you have to actually remember your courses to ace your exams... For 70 hrs, I was back in high school.- Choices that matter. Sometimes games offer choices, mostly they're just illusions (ain't that right, Horizon: Zero Dawn? Joking I still like you). Here, a bad choice can lead you to a bad ending. Simple. And good.Cons: Yes, there are a few.- While I loved the dungeons, their design sometimes felt lacking in both clarity and complexity if that makes sense.- For god's sake, implement an autosave feature. And that's because...- ...I crashed a few times after 1.5 hrs crawling through a dungeon. Having to redo an entire dungeon I *just* almost cleared because I forgot to exit and save (or just didn't have the time to do it) is not a good experience.9.5/10 GG EZ.One of my favorite games ever, and I'm probably about to plunge back in with a NG+ in order to fuse you-know-who as soon as I can.Best JRPG I ever played and I'm excited to play P5R Day One whenever it finally graces PC with its presence.Sega, Atlus?Thanks a lot. You made me fall back in love with video games.

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Review by VG_Alex [user]
July 16, 2020

'Persona 4 The Golden' is a JRPG game with the campus as the background and mysterious and supernatural events as the theme to launch a'Persona 4 The Golden' is a JRPG game with the campus as the background and mysterious and supernatural events as the theme to launch a wonderful story. The soundtrack of the game is an excellent master's work, and the gameplay is still as good as it is today. The various life of high school and the comfortable rural town makes the life feels more real. The only deficiency in the game is the maze design. The high repetition of material utilization greatly affects the game experience. The character modeling are obsoleted today, but the game is still great that I was deeply influenced by the excellent characterization and wonderful music.Graphic: 7.5Music: 10Narrative:8Gameplay: 9Score: 8.6

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Review by RPG Fan
July 6, 2020

Persona 4 Golden has been a bucket list game for me for several years now. I put the Devil Survivor series on my "best of all time" RPG list, and wanted to find out how this sister series played. At 90 hours, it better have been worth it! Occasionally misty-eyed, infrequently laughing out loud, and other times pensive as I sit idly, controller in hand, I can honestly say it was time well spent. With this successful port, I hope that Atlus finds the drive to put Persona 5 on PC as well, because I'll definitely bite.

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Review by Darksen [user]
June 22, 2020

Very good! thanks for the one of the best game of 2x past generation! Very interesting story, reallyelaborate characters and their stories!!

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Review by Digitally Downloaded
June 15, 2020

Persona 4 Golden is a genuine, bona fide work of art, and one of those games that show the potential for the video game format to offer more than cheap thrills. It's one of those games that you get the feeling will be remembered as a masterpiece well into the future too. With most AAA blockbusters falling out of the public discourse just a few months after release because they offer nothing but passive entertainment, it's games like Persona 4 that we continue to discuss. Even in comparison to its own sequel, it seems to have the combination of characters, narrative, and ideas that help it to continue to be worthy of thought. We'll still be talking about Persona 4 fifty years from now, and hopefully, it remains as accessible as this new PC release has allowed it to become.

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Game Information
Release Date June 15, 2012
Publisher NIS America, Atlus USA, Atlus
Total Rating 91%
Content Rated M (Mature)
Game Modes Single player
Player Perspectives Third person
Genres Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Visual Novel
Themes Fantasy, Comedy, Drama
Platforms PlayStation Vita