I was one of those kids that were super into mythology. You know, the ones that read Percy Jackson till the spines wore out. That’s probably why I gravitated to the Shin Megami Tensei series when I got a bit older. It scratched the same itch with the bonus of being a fantastic video game. …
Persona 5 wasn’t my first time encountering Yaldabaoth because Persona 5 wasn’t the first time he’s appeared in Atlus’s games. He was the ultimate boss of Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey. He had a terrifying resistance to everything that constantly switched every turn. When he showed up in Persona 5, I got war flashbacks from …
Despite Atlus having a long history of making dungeon crawlers with their Shin Megami Tensei series and its various spin-offs, what makes the Persona series different from all of that are the life sim elements added to the mix. You can eat, get a job, work out at the gym, play at the arcade, or …
I first got into Persona way back in middle school. I remember staying up into the wee hours of the night, playing Persona 3 on my PS2. In those wee hours was the first time I came across Alice. She stuck out like a sore thumb in a game full of multiheaded hydras and beasts …
Nendoroids are some of my favorite figures to buy. I love their customizability alongside being affordable. They fill the same niche as Funko Pops! in that they cover a wide range of options for an excellent low price, but Nendoroid’s chibi style has always appealed to me more. When I learned that they were making …
The Persona series is fantastic. It combines life-sim elements with classic Atlus dungeon crawling. It’s got a lot of things to love about it. One of my favorite things is the demons or personas you can use during battle. I really like that all of them are based on demons, gods, or characters from real-world things. Examples …
There are a lot of things to love about Persona 4. From the cozy small-town setting to the vibrant cast of characters that make up the main cast and the music that’s sure to put you in the right mood. Amongst those loveable things, a personal favorite of mine is the way Atlus uses real-world mythologies …
Persona games are great. One of my favorite things about them is how they use real world mythology and literature as sources of inspiration. The inspiration comes out through the theming of their games, like Persona 4 using Shinto mytholgy, but it mostly shows through the countless legions of demons and personas the player can …
The persona series is absolutely fantastic. The games blend classic dungeon crawling gameplay with Life-Sim elements to make it truly feel unique. However, what really sets Shin Megami Tensei and Persona apart from many other games is their use of real-world mythologies. The personas you collect and the shadows you fight aren’t just made up …
Persona 4 is a great game. It combines life-sim elements with Atlus’ fantastic dungeon-crawling action and tells a beautiful tale about being taken out of your comfort zone but going from a total stranger in a foreign town to a well-respected and revered part of the community. The closeness and camaraderie created through your actions …
