Persona 4 is a game in two parts: one part dating sim and one part dungeon crawl. When the next victim is a student at the high school, our hero and his growing circle of friends launch their own investigation into the murders and their connection with a local legend. His arrival to the sleepy burg coincides with a scandalous affair between a government official and a newswoman that escalates to accusations of murder after the woman is found dead, her body hanging unnaturally from an antenna. Taking place in the sleepy, rural town of Inaba, the player protagonist is sent to live with his uncle and attend a new school while his parents work abroad for the year. The player protagonist and his friends take it upon themselves to solve a bizarre murder mystery while at the same time maintaining their social and academic obligations as high school students. Persona 4 Golden is all about being a teenager blessed with an extraordinary power to fight back against a growing supernatural evil. The only threads that connect them is a methodical combat system and emphasis on social encounters, so there’s no need to fear missing out. Persona 4 Golden doesn’t require previous experience with other Persona games or the mainline Shin Megami Tensei series. With game mechanics that challenge the player from start to finish and a fantastic cast of memorable characters, there is absolutely no excuse to miss out on what has become Atlus’ finest work.

Also, the adventure occurs in a “present” day version of our world so instead of traveling across a fantasy realm to defeat a big bad boss, you’ll wade through the tumultuous, hormonal seas of adolescence. Persona 4 Golden is a delightfully unconventional role-playing game that eschews “traditional” gameplay. No longer a PlayStation Vita exclusive, I’m really happy that more and more people now have the chance to play one of the best games to come out of 2008-well, one of the best games “period” as far as I’m concerned.

Atlus’ Persona 4 makes a surprising (and wholly welcome) debut on the PC, bringing this phenomenal fan-favorite entry in the Shin Megami Tensei spin-off series to a larger audience. It’s an older one but speaking as a longtime fan, age hasn’t slowed it a bit. Greetings, PC friends! Today I’m going to introduce you to one of the best RPGs ever made.

Persona 4 pc version