Classic Game Room HD - PERSONA for PSP, Shin Megami Tensei

[@xaviersejour9183]

The Japanese pop music is a fan favorite part of the PERSONA games.

[@darkanimecommandersoto9992]

Xavier Sejour I am a fan of Japanese music in general. To hear it in this game is just plain AWESOME!

[@Agadyne]

It is VERY hard to go back and play Persona 1 and 2 after playing Persona 3 and 4.

[@darkricky1722]

Thats why i am playing this games first.

[@KazuyaMithra]

P1 yeah. P2 IS is easy as cake. P2 EP is nice balance between old and new.

[@shibuyariver9451]

Nah

[@BrutalSamba]

The music is the sole reason I'm buying this game.

[@Phantom-kc9ly]

This review was pretty bad. Music is purely up to opinion. I can't get enough of the soundtrack. Not since January when I started P3. Sounds to me like he didn't pay attention to the story which is required in all Atlus games. You have to like dungeon crawlers and the trademark negotiations to enjoy this game.

[@GiordanDiodato]

yeah he probably wasn't the best option for reviewing it.

[@imascatmanworld]

The negotiation system in P1 is crap and the story is mediocre. The best part of the story is when the retarded main villain dies in the 3/4 mark. Fuck getting your level average up to get cards.

[@GiordanDiodato]

CommentSection Barbarian I feel like Eternal Punishment's negotiation system was worse. I mean, you don't get a new Persona right away. Oh no, you have to use points to BUY a Persona.

[@imascatmanworld]

Giordan Diodato For the first few dungeons it's obnoxious but during a mid-late dungeon getting free cards is easy. So, where in P1 it's harder to get cards later. P2 it's harder to get cards earlier. Personally prefer P2.

[@rastapopolus7001]

The pop music never fit the game. Look up the PSX version. Persona 1 and 2 had a very different mood to 3 and beyond. It's very justifiable to bash the music because it's really out of place in this remaster.

[@Odinarcade00]

dude you just tore into this game when it isnt even a SRPG its a turn based rpg dungeon crawler.....jeeez its not even like front mission lol

[@donaldtramp3661]

+Christopher Harvell It makes you wonder if he has played any turn based RPG like Final Fantasy prior to this review

[@caiopatric]

Why would you turn off the music...

[@dyldragon1]

The music is fucking amazing. It's just not as good as the 3 or godly 4 soundtrack.

[@James-gj8rn]

i know i'm late but Yeh Persona 4 had the BES VIDEO GAME SOUNDTRACK of ALL TIME

[@Perfectcrime87]

This game has the best soundtrack in the series!!! This is also my favorite game in the megaten series. It has the best negotiation system and the battle system is awesome!!

[@ProjectTony]

You're high

[@ShakeAlmighty]

I did like this game, but it really made me appreciate how far Persona 3 & 4 has come.

[@Chr15Andr3w]

Persona 4: Golden is one of the greatest games I've ever played.

[@KazuyaMithra]

casual

[@rogerjones7126]

+KAZ NO!

[@TheNorilla]

+Chr15Andr3w It's good, but nowhere close to greatest... but that could be me.

[@JT-xi3xr]

Chr15Andr3w I hate chie's new voice actor.

[@pisces6220]

Play SMT IV. That’s way better for a beginner in Mega-Ten community

[@Hawlo]

It's true. Persona is okay on the PSP, but it's still not as great as other entries in the SMT games. ...but I DO like the music.

[@renashugofan]

I love the soundtrack to this game. Persona games have some of the best music ever. I am still listening to the soundtrack to 3 and 4.

[@caiopatric]

when he talked about the music a manly tear fell from my eye :'(

[@TheGabiMom]

Love your reviews and the informative/fun presentation. Subscribed. Looking forward to more from you. Keep em coming!

[@MetroAndroid]

From everything I heard in this video, the music in this game sounds awesome. Difference of opinions though.

[@manafreak696]

I bought this game for my birthday which was last month. I love the music for it because it's much different from the others for the later games. ALSO, my god did he ever bad mouth this remake. I have played Devil Summoner and P3, I will admit that the interaction in those games are better but those are LATER models of the game. I have never played the first one and seeing it like this has made a huge impact on me. If you don't like the music, don't turn the volume on. It's simple.

[@moshXpit91]

Great review of an underrated game as always mark! Can't wait to watch again in HD though. Stupid youtube takes too long to process =[

[@PCAJZA70]

Yes. you can try using Romote Joy for your PC (need Custom Firmware) or if you have a 2000 series or higher, you can buy the Component Cables at Best Buy/Gamestop/ where ever you buy your electronics.

[@bernabe_bb]

I love this version, is Persona4ized to be more friendly user, just like every other Persona port on the PSP (except for P2 which is more a direct port). I really like Persona 4 no matter how big of a fan I am of the Shin Megami Tensei main series. Persona is just a different series and there is not much sense in comparizing the two saying that Persona is too easy or whatever. Oh yeah, I'm loving the way you say Shin "Megame" Tensei haha.

[@lastvaquero]

I remember playing this for the playstation, it was awesome, shows how far the series has gone today ;D

[@Blaxot]

I stand corrected, looking at my iPod at the moment. "Crystal Defenders - Vangaurd Storm" by Square Enix.

[@Yarsh52]

Thank you! Persona 3 was alright and I've never beat Persona 4, but of all the SMT games, I really like Nocturne (thought it's hard and I have yet to beat it), loved DDS (despite it taking forever to master all the mantras), and Devil Summoner is loads of fun. I think people just enjoy the Social Links and general Anime J-pop zaniness that Persona 3 and 4 have. I come to enjoy dark, thought provoking stories, not a high school/ dating simulation.

[@ArtForSwans]

I can tell that Persona 1 is more deeply rooted in the main series than the newer ones. First person dungeons, enemies are "demons", etc. The ones after that though, it looks like the P2 duology started to step away from the main series, and 3 and 4 deviated entirely, becoming their own special beast. I do know that P3 was the one that made the Persona series and indeed the entire SMT series finally reach popularity here in the states.

[@kaliaprophet]

This is a re-release of the original Persona game. The original release was on the PS1. It was meant to be complex and it has an amazing story line. It is old school so if you aren't into that you won't like it (and will miss out on how truly cool this game is).

[@GangWarlord]

This game is probably set in stone as my fave RPG. The 1st chance I got to play it was this PSP port, and it really enlightened me on how stripped down the series has become. The battles that took place on a functional battlefield were such a breath of fresh air to me, words can barely describe it. Also the story, characters and designs are great and really show what Okada and Kaneko were capable of as a team. And okay, I'll stop wanking now. I believe that's about all I've wanted to say. Peace!

[@napalmB]

Are you serious? I love your reviews, man, but the music in the game, and the whole Perona series for that matter, is excellent. Its one of the main selling points for me.

[@andrewwebsterphillips]

@Jiyaijo I'm about to start this one up. Persona 3 and 4 got me reinterested in the series althought they are a good deal different. I recently played Persona 2 that I had collecting dust for awhile and loved every minute of it. P1 looks to be similar. I would love to see Persona 2 Innocent Sin and Eternal Punishment remade on PSP.

[@germanasaroti]

i loved the music, it is such an important apect in smt series.

[@almostunbreakable516]

I love the music...

[@24hourcoffee]

I would kinda like to recommend Persona 3 and Persona 4 for you, Mark. They are similar to this game (obviously, because they are the sequels), but MUCH more polished, fleshed out, and overall much better games. Although, you might have the same complaints about the music as you do for this game. I'd still like to give this game a try because I love Persona and SMT.

[@CC_Reads]

living for the music. i think it fits because its contemporary japan and these teens are battling like anime characters that they watch on tv.

[@progrocker69]

Great review as always, but frankly I disagree with most of Mark's criticisms. I played the first Persona game on the original PlayStation, and loved it. This game is set up in very much the same vein as that original Persona title. True, the characters don't move around much in battle; and yes, the battle sequences take some time. But, the rewards from figuring out how to negotiate properly with the enemies can be very rich indeed. Also, I love the square-shaped grid style of mapping.

[@VNReader]

The music is so great in this game. Revelations Persona had a more fitting soundtrack but I simply prefer this soundtrack just for the catchy music.

[@wildthinker1000]

This game was a real travisty to the origional Revelations: Persona release for the playstation 1. Granted i'm sure it followed the story line, but the origional hade a more dynamic feel to it as the summonings were a bit more played out and by far the biggest difference was the soundtrack. It wasn't any of this barbie bubblegum pop music by any means, I'd say the ORGIONAL music actually helped to captivate the feel for this game.

[@jason854656]

@weichiang hey yeah i was wondering , if you got the time, would you recommend any of the new final fantasy games? they don't really grab my attention. like are the stories any good or is it the same thing over and over? The latest final fantasy game i got to play was X ha so im kinda behind

[@AnticDispossession]

You need to do Persona 3 and 4, and SMT: Nocturne on the PS2. The SMT games you haven't reviewed are the best ones!

[@ptbwf]

Hey!!! I loved DemiKids(Devil Children). Devil Survivor is also actually very good. Devil Summoner Raidou 1 and 2 doesn't seem to be all that fun, but at least Devil Summoner 1 and Soul Hackers are good games and they are in the same series.

[@rav1997]

Persona 4 golden got me into it. After that i bought dancing all night. After that i dug out my psp from wherever the hell it was and bought persona 1,2 and 3. cant wait to play them

[@pantcake]

Great review, though I did find the music catchy haha I'm a huge fan of Persona 3 and Persona 4 on ps2, perhaps you should give them a review as well? Anyways, I'm definitely getting this if I ever get a psp, again great review!

[@LadyMariaLovesYou]

As always still has awesome music

[@MetaJay1]

I get slammed all the time for hating on Persona 3 and 4's music and how out of place it is! Thank you so much for mentioning this. I heard that their was an option to change it to the original PSone music, however. I don't remember it being so terrible.

[@notyoursavior78]

The only thing I totally didn't agree with is that negotiating isn't boring, heh it's awesome and so fun. I haven't played this port, but I played the original and both Persona 2's some. I liked the negotiation system a lot. The J-pop isn't for everyone so it didn't bother me much that he didn't like it.

[@Nicky.Slunsky]

I LOVE THE MUSIC!

[@S3iG4kU]

The music seems fine mark. Actually that means nothing coming from me, because I love anime, and the opening japanese music played in them.....The battle music is catchy. Unless its the same song over and over again...I think I would understand. But is it? OR does it choose a different song?

[@FrontManagement621]

O_o how I had no idea Persona was that old. I thought that first one that came out on the Advance(I think) was a reboot of an older Shin Megami Tensei game but I really didn't know about it. I never got the chance to play any Shin Megami Tensei games outside the free MMO that they have out now.

[@xRocketzFighterx]

persona games look amazing but I've already beaten SMT lucifer's call and Digital devil saga in the shin megami tensei series. the game looks great but I'm to busy with other games I'm gonna have to put this on the wait list

[@M4R14NO94]

If you have either the PSP-2000, PSP-3000 or PSP Go models and an HDTV, yes

[@yaoi4evandnevayuri]

What?! The music is the best part of the series!!! DDX It's what MAKES the series. Just b/c you don't like that type of music, don't push it down like that. Other people like catchy music. Look at Persona 4, that has got to be one of the most awesome game soundtrack ever.

[@kittykitty101001]

I'm fine with the music. It's kinda catchy. This game is really good guys.

[@TheKaiserTheKaiser]

I love the music in this game...

[@MooeysAura]

oh now he's talking about the text fonts I just cannot wait..... what's next you don't like one of the floor tiles

[@dwahuntur]

1992 and 1994, both for the super famicon (snes), you could probably get them on wii virtual console if you really wanna play them, ill warn you though, they are the definition of old school rpgs

[@gitgud3245]

Well this gane make you ready to play Persona 2 a master pice in history and characters

[@Kanchoba]

could u recommend some other game? Or games? What are your favourite psp games?

[@Korrag4kreations]

Eh, the music would fit if the combat wasn't as slow as it is. J-pop is really much better for fast-paced combat and it doesn't help that there's only one common fighting theme. All in all I like it but I can understand how you might not.

[@Ishidasouken]

its taste. I love it persona music is always great to me

[@trinitaterion]

Valkyrie chronicles, play it, is a very serious rpg with very addictive battles (never run from one!) amazing music and a very good story, getting the best ending is almost impossible without some guidance be warned. Also get the ys series. ff tactics, tactics ogre, half minute hero, final fantasy complete, etc.. there are TONS of good games for psp.

[@Moe598]

When you're forced to listen to the same tracks over and over, it's amazing how some people don't go insane.

[@yangabernard1]

I forgot to mention CGR looks like they didn't review persona:revelation/megami ibunroku persona on the PsOne!

[@ptbwf]

actually there are even older games called Megami Tensei : Digital Devil Story 1 and 2 which came out in 1987 and 1990, they based on a series of novels by the same name. Shin Megami Tensei 1 is actually kind of a sequel to Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Story 2

[@chaver28]

turn based rpgs are the greatest

[@MeMoshRocks]

This is an old game, in not too bad, it just how games used to be back in the ps1 days.

[@jjrosales1996]

I love this game its so awsome i dont know how people cant like this game

[@Nionel]

Man, I was hoping they would've updated this to be more like P3 or P4. I was looking forward to this too, oh well, looks like I'll just wait for Persona 3 Portable to come out for some SMT on the PSP. By the way, what's up with Mark? Wasn't he black in the original game?

[@Nomades50]

Cant argue with that. Persona 4 is indeed a superior game, but th storyline of persona 3 is indeed worth of attention. I think they will make an anime movie of persona 3, there has been some rumors, and a misteryous website about th subjct on the internet.

[@Drilbit]

you guys should do a review of lunar silver star harmony for psp, that game is awesome

[@Potatosaremyfriends1]

You should remember that this game was originally released on the ps1, so it is a little flawed. I personally love the music in this version and the ps1 version.

[@ZoanBlade90]

Not a bad game,good jumping off point,though. I kind of agree. I did think the music was good,but I'll remove my headphones after a while.

[@Stepith]

Well I'm getting this game anyways no matter how bad it is. I just enjoy Shin Megami Tensei games like this

[@jordanalves4052]

This is why I play the original persona revelations on the PlayStation.

[@LPHeroLine]

yeah, i was the same with the music. The story gets to be cool and all, but the controls, the battle system, the remixed music, just didn't click with me. I preferred Persona 2 Innocent Sin and onwards. But, the fact that this was a PSOne game all that time ago is surprising. If you compare the two versions, you'll see some pretty wild differences too.

[@duketogo1300]

@disgaea21 You mean you played the two Devil Survivor games on DS? Strange Journey on the DS has this same first-person Wizardry-styled perspective. Both the Persona series and the Devil Survivor series are spin-offs, fyi. The main series, Shin Megami Tensei, has always used this first-person perspective with the exception of the third on PS2, SMT: Nocturne. SMT: Strange Journey DS took it back to the old style, though that was on the DS.

[@javierortiz82]

The problem would be to hear it over and over, I've already had that experiences with other games before.

[@kemix1006]

I would suggest you play Persona 3: FES and Persona 4 on PS2, they are kinda like Persona 1 here, but I think you'd enjoy them more.

[@Nintendude4life]

You should REALLY play Persona 4! It's such a great game! :-)

[@sinistermoon]

Yeah that game would be cool for cheap. But it looks like I would have to play in hard to make it interesting to me. Awesome video.

[@ptbwf]

actually Devil Summoner is the first game in the Devil Summoner series. Soul Hackers is the sequel. Then the action rpg Raidou games were after that.

[@Kronosfall91]

"And the game gets much harder as you play through..." Until you unlock ANY Persona with Megido and then the battles are just a matter of keeping a watch on your SP .____.U And yeah, I agree with the music, the Update tried to make the music a lot like the recent titles... but it just doesn't suit the dark feeling you get in this game

[@akshizzy77]

@KeyofDestiny09 actually, the first Persona was released in America, but it wasn't localized very well.

[@AnaglyphicHacker]

i would reccommend 3 or 4 over 1 and 2. P3 Portable and P4 Golden have amazing music and better combat and story

[@vPUNKsTERNE]

Have you at least played Persona 1 or the Persona 2 games?

[@AnaglyphicHacker]

mendozajhons I have played partway into both, but only after i had already beaten 3 and 4, I think that make me more biased toward the newer games, i just cant enjoy the first two in the series.

[@vPUNKsTERNE]

* first three in the series* I suppose it's a matter of opinions :1

[@Anarkoliko008]

Actually persona 1 and 2 has way better battle system than persona3 or 4, because has a lot more strategies avaiable with different combinations and isnt as simple as P3 or 4

[@AnaglyphicHacker]

Sergio Ramos But story-wise, i felt Persona 3 and 4 did far better. I will admit the battles felt kinda generic, save for boss and some unique encounters though.

[@ya64]

Yep they are awesome. If you have a ps2 you may want to try persona 3 or 4.

[@3yE]

I tried Imagine a while ago and couldn't stand it, it had absolutely nothing to hook me and made a cheap, glitchy impression. What do you like about it? I play Phantasy Star Online and Rappelz though, but i can't say i'm too addicted.

[@christinecopeland5447]

Anything from Atlus, Xseed, or Aksys will probably be pretty damn good.

[@deadjames3]

Just because he only showed clips from the beginning doesn't mean he didn't finish it, that was done to avoid spoilers.

[@Millertheman]

Cgr s the best! and stop saying you thought he loved every game, he has done HEAPS of reviews of game he dosent like that much

[@akshizzy77]

I respect your opinion, but I love this game, especially the soundtrack, still great review.

[@CoDPlayeR07]

how do you get really good quality with you videos

[@lino332]

i understand that people didn't like the review, but, remember he probably played devil summoner 2, and devil surviver before he played persona, idk if i'm right but thats what i'm thinking. i think persona is one of the greatest games SMT has ever made arccording to to how old the game is. but cut him some slack everyone has different opinions.

[@Dukefazon]

At least they fixed what they ruined in the first localization "attempt", they reverted back the characters' look and names.

[@GTONeko]

From the way it looks, compared to Persona's 3 and 4, it's REALLY going to be hard to go back to where it all began. It's just a bit too.....basic for me. Don't get me wrong, I don't mind going back to older style of games, but to go now to it....that's going to be weird in a sense. Nice how they did do some upgrades for the overall look, but the battle music does seem to be off even more than 4 for me. Not really as much of a gripe on that, but still strange. Either way, I'll grab it.

[@Yarsh52]

I don't know. I was actually going to get a PSP for this and hopefully the eventual re-releases of Persona 2: Innocent Sin and Etneral Punishment.

[@MrMoo7]

Did you know you could press start and skip the animations to make battles go faster. If you wanna find the most 'classic' Persona game, I would review Persona 2 (Innocent Sin and Eternal Punishment, two difference games) for PS1. It's the only one that hasn't been remade and the one that is widely considered the best. You'll like it if you like classic style rpgs that aren't too different.

[@WilliamGeorgeBrowne]

i recommend trying the other personas like 3 and 4 just to get a better experience with the games

[@MRANAS2007]

the 8 phases moon system is exactly the same one used in shin megami tensei nocturne but instead named kagitsuchi or something and the roaming system in the city is just like nocturnes

[@TheClosetWriter100]

You should try the first Devil Summoner game on Sega Saturn.

[@aleic14]

@Jiyaijo Yes sadly, I was just saying that you can't compare a newer sequel if its better, but if one isn't thats the fault of the devloper, I'm just saying that in this case it isn't fair to compare backwards like that D:

[@notyoursavior78]

Yeah I was playing that game yesterday (Nocturne) it is. So Mark didn't like this? He seemed to like Devil Survivor and Devil Summoner 2 anyway. I loved Persona all of them 1 to 4.

[@kein97]

Play Persona 3 and 4 the're really good and they improved alot on their music choice

[@akshizzy77]

I agree, I adore this game, but I don't expect everyone to think the same of it.

[@AndarilhoMarco]

I liked the song. Probably they tried to recreate the feeling from battles in animes.