Why This Game Wasn't Released in the US | Persona 2: Innocent Sin Recap

[@Angie-jo9hj]

"Now that we assemble mount olympus, it's time to end fascism." gotta be my favourite line from this amazing video

[@invertebrado]

"How we go 0 to Hitler?" Is one of my favorites quotes now lmao

[@gabriel0742]

For some reason when I was in high school I thought Eikichi was just the coolest character in a video game and I tried to look exactly like him.

[@KingCHIPPee]

Bc Eikichi is the coolest

[@howdytherestranger2139]

Nah he is tho lol

[@diegoyanez1868]

I thought Eikichi was a butch woman

[@koga7582]

Did you had a gun on your guitar?

[@TheBlackSeraph]

1. Principle Hanya doesn't necessarily survive jumping out of the clock tower - I believe there's a rumour you need to spread to allow him to survive, otherwise he doesn't appear in the final chapter. 2. I believe Yukino isn't guaranteed to stay in the party after her colleague's death, so you can miss out on Durga if Yukino refuses to leave her wannabe lover's body behind. 3. Regarding father issues, the over overcoming of paternal figures is the most primal Jungian archetype...

[@VaalanHei]

1. Yes, gotta spread a rumor for that 2. Also true! You get a different outcome when the gang faces off against Anna

[@matteste]

Actually, regarding Hanya, he supposedly did survive, but if you spread the rumor that he didn't then some students will comment on them seeing him running around only for him to then drop dead right then and there. Those rumors are some scary shit.

[@Moondramon]

Also it's funny because the personas are either greek or roman and that has strong themes(at least for the gods) of defeating the father to supplant him.

[@fiona17.72]

dude you’re literally so underrated the amount of effort you put into your videos is insane

[@fiona17.72]

@@court-court likewise gamer

[@keip4568]

When haven't I seen this comment on any other channel? I'm sorry but I've seen it said on many channels.

[@GrandTemplarVigilant]

Hitler wasn’t actually the reason Innocent Sin wasn’t localized. Atlus at the time only had the time resources to localized one of the games so they chose Eternal Punishment because they felt it had a more definitive ending. The reason why Hitler was censored in the remake was actually due to a rule in the Japanese rating system that said they weren’t allowed to have real people in their games.

[@SlyStrife]

You are correct, there's actually an interview with Gail Salamanca out there where he states this. The Hitler rumor is very over marketed but I can understand why people would think this. Funny enough this is the exact same reason why we didn't get Eternal Punishment PSP years later; EPP was Atlus's swan song on the PSP, so by the time Atlus USA was finished with Innocent Sin PSP Atlus JP had retired it's resources working on PSP titles. Honestly it was just a case of bad timing both times, nothing elaborate like the crazy rumors in the fandom.

[@molberding5]

@@SlyStrife Yeah, plus P4G came out the same year as Eternal Punishment PSP. It's clear where the priorities were. Glad we finally got the fan translation though

[@ivyward1393]

the way i see persona lore is that 1 and innocent sin are the original timeline in which nyarlathotep and philemon are duking it out hardcore, and then at the end of innocent sin an alternate timeline is created by philemon starting with eternal punishment. i see eternal punishment as kind of the bridge between p1 and innocent sins and 3, 4, 5 and i think philemon created yet another timeline for 3/4/5. since nyarlathotep and philemon are eternally destined to battle it out, nyarlathotep enlists various threats like nyx, izanami, and yaldabaoth to torment society but philemon loses more and more power with each timeline that is created and leaves igor to basically enlist the protagonists to fight against evil in his stead and can only appear in the 3/4/5 timeline as the blue butterfly, guiding the players to the velvet room

[@lainhikaru5657]

I like this idea

[@molberding5]

I don't think it's necessarily another timeline just for 3-5. It's more that Innocent Sin is off on its own separate branch, with the split point being whether or not the group met as kids. After Eternal Punishment, Philemon and Nyarlathotep are both in weakened states, so they rely on other means like you mentioned. So the two timelines are: - P1-P2IS - P1-P2EP-P3-P4-P4A-P4AU-P4D-P5-P5T-P5S Though technically there's a third timeline for the FemC route of P3P

[@critical_6164]

@@molberding5 why wouldnt IS be connected to EP? I mean all that happened was a uni reset in IS, it’s still connected to EP.

[@molberding5]

@@critical_6164 I never said they didn't connect. It's just that Innocent Sin is explicitly a separate timeline from Eternal Punishment, and due to the events of Innocent Sin (the aforementioned universal reset), the rest of the series is in the Eternal Punishment timeline. P1 still happens in both timelines since it takes place before the branching point, but after that it's either Innocent Sin (the Masked Circle forms, the Earth stops) or Eternal Punishment (the Masked Circle never forms, time continues on for the rest of the series)

[@carrot708]

There are other links between the gmes too. Like how in all of them, rumors effecting reality is part of the plot, albeit not to Persona 2's degree. The Dark Hour, the Midnight Channel, the fact that Phantom Thieves cannot defeat a boss untill the public knows they're after their target, etc.

[@fromthatonemovie]

Christ on the cross i was not ready for the insanity. The fact the bad guy actually wins and absolutely FUCKS UP the earth is crazy by itself. But then the game just goes "btw we have time travel so we can undo this." I feel like every major plot point makes you go "but why?" Only for the game to explain and leave you even more confused.

[@hayley9293]

You are seriously the first girl I've ever seen discussing early persona or SMT. After watching so much of this content made by guys, I genuinely thought that there were no other women who were interested in and played these games as I did. Courtney you are so epic! :D

[@iskraiskra_9007]

my god i put this in the background while at my job and i've had the best hour of my life you have a gift for comedic narration

[@NyarVAthotep]

For the record, the reason Todoroki suddenly became a good devil summoner is because Kyouji is using his body during the events of Persona 2.

[@XCal]

So one could potentially say he did it... WITH THE HELP OF KYOUJI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@Robin-234]

20:29 "Bullying- knock it off." That hit me like a BRICK. Was not expecting that lmaooo

[@court-court]

can’t believe cody ripped off eikichi’s song like that, where’s the justice

[@signas501]

If there's anything frustrating to come out of the disinvolvement with modern Persona from classic Persona coinciding the Devil Summoner timeline, it's the fact that to date Eternal Punishment has not gotten a remastered English dub on the PSP akin to its predecessor Innocent Sin. We've certainly gotten an English Sub, but the lack of acknowledgement can feel somewhat tedious.

[@zaqareemalcolm]

making me sad because it's become very unlikely we'll see some sort of intercontinuity crossover or acknowledgement between those megaten series, now that none of the old guards work for the company anymore

[@Trashboat1060]

Ever since I seen your persona 1 video I'm hooked and I actually enjoy the way you make your videos I'm hoping to see more

[@Trashboat1060]

Your editing reminds me of brutal moose I like it

[@tallflipkick]

13:16 For Todoroki. The reason he was a dumb detective turned smart and popular detective. Is because the character, Kyoji Kuzunoha, possessed him. He's from the original Devil Summoner. It's important that they noted he was a Devil Summoner for that very reason. The reason Kyoji is possessing him is because. Of the events of Devil Summoner 1. Where you, the MC, die along Kyoji. But your spirit is put into his body. And Kyoji is a spirit. Kyoji wants his body back but by the end. He let's the MC have his body and decides to go find another body to host

[@blakev8135]

WOW This 24 year old game is one heck of a trip🤯 Thank you for taking us on it!! Marvelously done video👍I know it's gonna get recognition it deserves very soon!

[@xerontokyo]

Originally because ATLUS USA is struggling to manage localization projects instead of doing the prior release they opt to localize the new one at that time

[@costby1105]

ATLUS USA was also starting to translate other Developers titles at the time too. 2000 was the first year where ATLUS USA translated 3 text heavy games released around the same time(Ogre Battle 64: Person of Lordly Caliber, Persona 2: Eternal Punishment, and Robopon). Also they had Both Rhapsody: A Musical Adventure and probably worked on the Localization of Maken X despite the game being published by Sega in North America and Europe. Either Innocent Sin or Eternal Punishment were going to get lost in the Shuffle.

[@xerontokyo]

@@costby1105 that too

[@indecision6326]

The full name of Eikichi's band is actually Gas Chamber of Love. I thought it was the song until you brought up the name, so that's something. Also, demon negotiation is nothing new. It's incredibly commonplace in mainline SMT.

[@MikeFlamingo]

These vids are so fantastic. The references are Nakeyjakey tier and I mean that in all the best ways. I seriously hope your channel takes off!

[@court-court]

i freakin love that guy. that's an exceptional compliment thank you!!

[@indranilroy4822]

While the gameplay was a bit cumbersome due to the card requirements for certain persona and the possibility to miss out on certain fusion spells due to not using skills in the correct order, I absolutely loved this game because of the bizarre plot and how it perfectly encapsulates the batshit insane nature of rumors in how shit really hits the fan when you find out nazis and ancient aliens are involved out of nowhere- like you said going from 0 to hitler real quick Edit: I wonder how the history Channel guys would react to this lol. Also hitler being included in this game was probably a ballsy and genius move because what other historical fascist villain has the most batshit insane rumors associated with himself

[@nekotorin]

Someone talking about my favorite Persona game of all time in 2023? You got yourself a new subscriber

[@jellyfish5611]

got recommend your p1 video, which i already watch, and i'm already halfway thru this one. always been interested in the persona series and knew it was sort of insane but didn't expect it to be THIS insane. thanks for taking the time to share your wonderful recap of the first two games they're very entertaining !!

[@Hi-yt2xk]

I wish these games were more accessible to play, they deserve some modern day ports. Also your video was amazing, definitely subscribing. I hope that you do a follow up with eternal punishment, but even if you don’t your style of humor is great I’m excited to see whatever you decide to make next

[@court-court]

thank you!! eternal punishment is an exceptional game, a true gamer’s game. would never skip over it 😤

[@johnnielloyd5217]

As much of a Clusterfuck as this game's story and gameplay feels like at points, the characters and moments within are what really helps it shine. that's why when it comes to story and characters, this one is pretty up there for me. The persona 2 Duology isn't as... "Down to earth" as say, some of the later games with what they go through. But when they hit hard, they hit hard just as well, and arguably better in some areas. Edit: Can I just say you made a Bitchin Vid. New fav of mine. Very accurate and very funny.

[@slenderminion2229]

Their ridiculously half-assed censorship of Hitler will never _not_ be entertaining to me.

[@some_rando_w_internet]

It's been 2 months, And yet I still have no idea what the 1998 movie Armageddon ft. Ben Affleck, Bruce Willis, Steve Buscemi, Liv Tyler and possibly Owen Wilson is. It's a shame.

[@court-court]

if i ever hit 10k all 10,000 of u can come over to my house for a pizza & armageddon (1998) watch party

[@chasecolvin7288]

@@court-court 11.5k now ....

[@SiaMinaX]

I’m living for these videos, the editing is immaculate

[@merciless972]

Ah yes, the infamous Mayan ruins in Japan. The ones right behind the hello kitty museum.

[@lasertaster]

The Fuhrer….fascism….Lovecraftian Eldritch deities….Mayan doomsday prophecies…..Mount Olympus gods…the Zodiac. And people say Stephen King was under the influence when he wrote his stories. This recap is 11/10

[@Bluified_]

When I saw your video in my recommended and clicked I was thinking I would see something like 100k subscribers. Heavily underrated

[@SerifSansSerif]

Eternal punishment was my second RPG ever and one of the best games I've played (along with Brave Fencer Mushishi, which is so underrated it's criminal...)

[@kazanrokuyari6439]

Yooo i just found your videos today and DAMN, this is a really good recap and the humor is great. Don't stop pumping out the content and I can't wait to see the eternal punishment recap whenever that happens!

[@court-court]

Working on Eternal Punishment now! It may take me a bit, but rest assured she's in the oven

[@bananabike279]

"Hey Persona 2, what have you been up to?" * cults, murder, the third reich * "... jezus freaking christ."

[@CharaCoutureDrag]

Your sense of humor is like my *exact* cup of tea holy moly. It’s been a really long time since I’ve had as many teehees watching a video like this

[@faebees5793]

This video got me to play the persona 2 duology and while my heart may be in shambles ive never regretted a thing less! Truly an underrated gem of a story

[@DeathPunchGodwin]

Honestly all your persona reviews have been great. ALot of the videos about them are overviews and leave out key details. Def learned alot with this one.

[@stinkymcgoo582]

Girl keep these coming, these are so funny and your editing is top notch. Finally not some monotone analysis and your sense of humour is refreshing!

[@ganjalinajolie3002]

My guy you are so unbelievably funny, it makes the insane lore so much easier to take in.

[@TheThievesDen]

Was having a rough night. Never seen your content before. Genuinely made me laugh. This was great thank you

[@court-court]

thank you for the kind words, genuinely hope things get better for you buddy

[@JonJonFE]

17:22 "open mouth kissing up there" fucking destroyed me

[@teah4869]

I'm sorry, when you started talking about the aliens I had to rewind the scene 3 times because I was laughing too hard lmao This game is a fever dream indeed

[@daneyal7162]

"Now that we've assembled mount Olympus, it's time to end fascism"....this should be written on a shirt or something.

[@Arexion5293]

You asked if the real life name drops were necessary for the Last Battalion, and the answer is yes. The game, like Deus Ex 1, deals with real life conspiracy theories, Y2K being the biggest one. Yes, Persona 2 is more Y2K than YIIK.

[@nopatiencejoe6376]

The League references always catch me off guard lmao. Also, thanks for covering such an underappreciated game with your great narration and sense of humor!

[@orcapeaches4933]

Im only like 15 minutes in and I'm genuinely wondering how you don't have more subs. Keep up the good work dude

[@rialvita7141]

Fans from P3 and forward wanting to save Door-kun, when we have an entire timeline with a worse than dead world. Well, two if you count FEMC as canon.

[@SokiHime]

I fell onto your video out of nowhere despite not watching any smt content four months and after just listening for a minute, I was hooked for the full hour Instant subscribe

[@adomisk3047]

Never cared for Persona but I love these types of recaps for games. The way you bring in references and articulate thoughts is great. I hope you do SMT cuz I hear that shit is off the walls too.

[@mikevignola4213]

SMT will never get a proper "offical" release at least not 1, 2 and IF. Not when the recurring villian is God and the fact that Catholics are not exactly accepting of criticism.

[@iwannaseehowlongyoucanmakethis]

@@mikevignola4213 but… smt 4a? you also kill god in that one, straight up YHVH, and that got released. and also smt if is just a highschool drama with demons in it.

[@mikevignola4213]

@iwannaseehowlongyoucanmakethis well alot has changed politically in the last 30 years. The bigger issue is that unless they get a full on remake treatment there might not be much interest since the game design of the older SMT games is extremely slow and dated in addition to being much more difficult than the more recent iterations.

[@shuaketron3000]

everything u said went in one ear and out the other this game is so insane 😭 love ur vids already tho ur so underrated!!

[@RLACDC2000]

33:38 the split second of rain on me killed me where I stood

[@malakai_adam]

I like your commentary! I'm so used to guys doing all the game content I watch so it's a nice audio/humor change from my usual.

[@iskraiskra_9007]

also my hot theory that Ginji and Adachi are somehow related stands they have the same working man who would shank you energy

[@kairiwillow]

This game is so wild 😂😂😂 thank you for another amazing hysterical video!!!

[@alexthehedgehog8982]

I love your content, you deserve so much more views 😭😭😭😭

[@tophboph]

A Rachel & Jun reference was NOT on my bingo card

[@siuchaos2606]

Your growth is nuts, calling 10k subs by the end of this month GOOD WORK FELLOW MEGATEN GAMER SLAYYYY 🎉🎉🎉

[@efemji]

i usually hate game storyline explanation that is longer than 30 mins, but this made me stay. great video! (coming from a guy who used to sit 3 hours just to understand kingdom hearts story)

[@unqualifiedprofessortanuki1757]

Yasuo absorbing the life energy from other people is basically just what Yasuo players do anyway.

[@court-court]

bming in all chat with one hand, sucking your soul out with a crystal skull in the other

[@TiaCosm]

This plot is …certainly a thing. Thank you. I enjoyed and will be sticking around

[@reversecolin1256788]

if i had a nickel for every time I meet Philemon id have 2 nickel's which isn't a lot but it's weird that it happened twice... (hes only in 2 games)

[@ditayeah2625]

"How did it go 0 to Hitler?" WOW WHAT A WAY TO INTRODUCE A VIDEO ... I love it

[@perongeIuk]

I can't believe I'm 41 minutes into an obscure video game from japan from 1999 and suddenly Jun's kitchen and Haku are being mentioned. I love your work

[@LadyDee_09]

Loved this. My first video and I'm already hooked.

[@Garabeto]

I actually LOVED this story, kinda want to play the game, thank you for such great videos

[@antlkth0n]

This video is so great lol. Me and my gf watched it all the way through and it was so much more entertaining than the popular Megaten guys on here. You should definitely play Nocturne or Digital Devil Saga if you get time! I'd love to see you do the stories from those two.

[@court-court]

thank you for the kind words!! glad you guys enjoyed it, can't believe y'all just upgraded my status to "family channel" 😤

[@oriongear2499]

I wish both Innocent Sin & Eternal Punishment were re-released on the PS3 when Atlus decided to re-release them.

[@donnadiel]

PERSONA 2 CONTENT LET'S FUCKING GO

[@765craven4]

They stopped Yasuo before his 10 death power spike

[@court-court]

cut down in his prime 🙏🏻😔

[@twitchyrascal5025]

After watching your Persona 1 and 2 videos, I can for sure say that I don't think these games are my cup of tea, but your videos are awesome/ loved hearing you talk about both of them!

[@MRJazzygameplay27]

"So zombie shadow Hitler" said in the most normal tone of voice.

[@modder15]

The kuzunoha detective agency is probably the modern day successor to the raidou kuzunoha era from devil summoner

[@lunardum]

Yesss! Thank you for this 🥳

[@Blanket420]

that is one hell of an opening. HITLER, WHAT?

[@jamesmarkey3933]

Great content Courtney thank you for the videos!

[@lucaskincanyon7393]

God I wanna see a sequel of Persona 1 and 2 series that’d be so cool.

[@Faizan1631]

New top tier KZbinr just dropped

[@Chaosflower]

I just found and started this video and this is already one of my favorite videos on the internet 😂

[@OgreDLink]

Ayo this'll be fun. Well at least they never had to deal with a vampire mask.

[@Tasty_Tango45]

Let’s goooo! New Courtney video 🎉

[@lancelot9106]

thanks once again, love ur humor

[@absupinhere]

I just found your channel and have binge watched all your vids. They're hilarious. I'm subbing.

[@andrewsizemore7823]

Yasuo? Y-Yasuo??? Killed me

[@andrewsizemore7823]

Also great video!

[@vento662]

Out with yet another banger, fantastic work!

[@HashBandicoot356]

I just spent the last TWO FUCKING YEARS tweaking on the P2 duology. I beat (the absolute fuck) out of Innocent sin and then Eternal Punishment twice, both on PS1.

[@critical_6164]

Took you two years? Damn, i beat Innocent sin within like 2 weeks.

[@natefrm3rdnation332]

Dude, you’re awesome. Thank u for this vid!!

[@danielgomez8776]

So, around 16:30 when the kids meet Maya and everyone is overwhelmed by nostalgia... does it mean that there's been more than one time loop?

[@ARaider510]

I’m sorry. I’ve been working while listening/watching the breakdown. I know I’m missing the forest for the trees, but is the ultimate weapon in this universe: rumors? There’s a rumor you lick toads for fun, so now you’re doomed to lick toads?

[@feeamerie5011]

I saw old school SMT Persona and subbed 🫶

[@slick3190]

Can't wait for the Eternal Punishment video

[@court-court]

working on it, chief! may take me a bit, but rest assured she's on the way 😤

[@slick3190]

Great to hear, keep up the grind 💯

[@dvd123abel]

Earned a sub this vid was super dope

[@lachemoilcul]

I was surprised to see your sub count after seeing the quality of this video. I hope you'll blow up soon, your content is really funny and it's nice to see women make videos about games for a change.

[@Shangori]

I might slightly understand why they won't remake/bring this out on something like the switch, but I wish they did. I love these games so much

[@vallum12100]

Awww jeeze, another channel doing long deep dives, GUESS IMMA SUB TO IT! Good job on the vid, hope and look forward to more!

[@cerphusrodriguez2786]

Imma keep a buck fiddy chief - this video was GREAT and the explanation was mad entertaining and informative. Unfortunately if you asked me what the story was about I could not fucking tell you if my life depended on it cuz holy shit I got lost after the 10 minute mark.

[@FromBeyondTheGrave1]

47:08 But but Isaac the Freezer's goal was to stop Central, not create a philosopher stone. He had learned the truth of the Military and was trying to stop it.

[@yearslikefevers]

i don't know who you are but you're funny as hell and i subscribed. please keep being yourself

[@ChiefMedicPururu]

Maya and Yukino aren't students, they're grown-up adults.

[@slothsluht]

Seen Armageddon? Watched it monthly as a family 😂

[@court-court]

the chokehold that movie has on dads is insane lol

[@daneyal7162]

If Ekichi would've tried to come up with this name for his band TODAY, they wouldn't even be allowed to ENLIST any competition, which is a good thing, because you'd have to be a SPECIAL kind of inconsiderate to name your band after a method that was used to EXECUTE JEWS IN THE HOLOCAUST!

[@subzeroburwell]

I think I found my new favorite gaming channel