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Persona 4 Golden

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First release
Jun 15, 2012
Developer
P Studio
Genres
Role-playing (RPG), Adventure · Drama, Fantasy, Comedy
Platforms
PlayStation Vita

Persona 4 Golden is an enhanced version of the role-playing game Persona 4, combining turn-based combat with daily life simulation. Players control a high school student who moves to the rural town of Inaba for one year and becomes involved in investigating a series of murders linked to a mysterious world inside television sets. Gameplay is divided between exploring randomly generated dungeons where players fight Shadows using summoned creatures called Personas, and navigating daily life by attending school, building friendships through Social Links, and developing character attributes. Golden adds new story content including the character Marie, additional Personas, online features, new difficulty settings, expanded voice acting, and additional animated cutscenes over the original PlayStation 2 release.

Also known as Persona 4: The Golden, P4G

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Storyline
A high school student arrives in the rural town of Inaba to spend a year living with his uncle and young cousin. Shortly after his arrival, a series of mysterious murders begins. Victims are found hanging from elevated structures with no clear cause of death. The protagonist and his classmates discover they can enter a fog-filled world through television screens, and that people who appear on a local urban legend broadcast called the Midnight Channel are the next to be targeted. Using the power of Personas, physical manifestations of their psyches, the group forms an Investigation Team to rescue potential victims from the TV world and identify the killer before the fog rolls in.Read more

A high school student arrives in the rural town of Inaba to spend a year living with his uncle and young cousin. Shortly after his arrival, a series of mysterious murders begins. Victims are found hanging from elevated structures with no clear cause of death. The protagonist and his classmates discover they can enter a fog-filled world through television screens, and that people who appear on a local urban legend broadcast called the Midnight Channel are the next to be targeted. Using the power of Personas, physical manifestations of their psyches, the group forms an Investigation Team to rescue potential victims from the TV world and identify the killer before the fog rolls in.

Release dates
PlayStation Vita
Jun 15, 2012
PlayStation Vita
Nov 20, 2012
PlayStation Vita
Feb 22, 2013
Time to beatIGDB · recorded
Main Story
74h
Main + Extras
130h
Completionist
164h
Game modes
Single player
Perspective
Third person
Keywords
life simulation, basketball, anime, cyberpunk, serial killer
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At a Glance

Critic Score
86
Main Story (IGDB)
74h
Main + Extras (IGDB)
130h
Completionist (IGDB)
164h
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How it plays

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  • Englishinterface, audio, subtitles
  • Deutschinterface, subtitles
IGDB · recorded 19 Oct 2026
Also in 7 other languages

Language data: IGDB · recorded 19 Oct 2026