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Persona 4

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First release
Jul 10, 2008
Genres
Role-playing (RPG), Adventure · Drama, Open world, Fantasy, Comedy
Platforms
PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3

An entry in the JRPG/visual novel hybrid Persona series in which the player has to harness the power of Personas and fight entities called Shadows by forging bonds with the locals of Inaba, a rural Japanese town thrown into unrest by inexplicable murders committed under cover of foggy weather and rumours of a television channel said to broadcast mysterious images on rainy nights.

Also known as P4, Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4

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Storyline
A city teenager arrives in the sleepy rural town of Inaba to live with relatives for a year while his parents work abroad. His quiet new life is upended when a string of bizarre, unexplained murders grips the town, the victims found hanging in impossible ways amid a creeping fog. A local rumor claims that gazing into a switched-off television on a rainy midnight reveals a hidden face, and when the protagonist and his new schoolmates investigate, they are pulled into a strange, fog-shrouded realm that exists inside the TV. There they meet a curious creature and awaken to the power of Persona, manifestations of their inner selves. Realizing the murders are tied to this eerie other world, the friends form an Investigation Team, balancing everyday school life, friendships, and part-time jobs with dangerous journeys into the TV World as they race to uncover the truth behind the killings.Read more

A city teenager arrives in the sleepy rural town of Inaba to live with relatives for a year while his parents work abroad. His quiet new life is upended when a string of bizarre, unexplained murders grips the town, the victims found hanging in impossible ways amid a creeping fog. A local rumor claims that gazing into a switched-off television on a rainy midnight reveals a hidden face, and when the protagonist and his new schoolmates investigate, they are pulled into a strange, fog-shrouded realm that exists inside the TV. There they meet a curious creature and awaken to the power of Persona, manifestations of their inner selves. Realizing the murders are tied to this eerie other world, the friends form an Investigation Team, balancing everyday school life, friendships, and part-time jobs with dangerous journeys into the TV World as they race to uncover the truth behind the killings.

Release dates
PlayStation 2
Jul 10, 2008
PlayStation 2
Dec 09, 2008
PlayStation 2
Mar 12, 2009
All 5 release dates
PlayStation 2
Mar 13, 2009
PlayStation 3
Apr 08, 2014
Time to beatIGDB · recorded
Main Story
60h
Main + Extras
91h
Completionist
118h
Game modes
Single player
Perspective
Third person
Keywords
life simulation, basketball, martial arts, anime, serial killer
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At a Glance

Critic Score
93
Main Story (IGDB)
60h
Main + Extras (IGDB)
91h
Completionist (IGDB)
118h
How it playsMediaCommunityBehind the gameRelated

How it plays

Languages

  • Englishinterface, audio, subtitles
  • 日本語interface, audio, subtitles
IGDB · recorded 19 Oct 2026

Language data: IGDB · recorded 19 Oct 2026