Persona 4 Golden

 PC
Metascore
87

Generally favorable reviews - based on 29 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 25 out of 29
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 29
  3. Negative: 0 out of 29
  1. GameSpew
    Jun 13, 2020
    It’s the best the game has ever looked or played, and is available at a more than reasonable price.
  2. God is a Geek
    Jun 13, 2020
    Am I a convert? Not yet, and I may never be, fully. But I’m glad I finally had a chance to see what everyone else has been telling me for years.
  3. IGN
    Jun 13, 2020
    Persona 4 Golden’s Steam version is a fantastic way to play this game, with solid graphics options, arbitrary resolution and framerate support, relatively fast loading times, and good support for remappable keyboard controls. Steam features such as achievements and cloud saves are included, and even the minor online aspects of the “Golden” version were faithfully ported. Additionally, this release adds the ability to choose between English and Japanese voice acting, a very welcome addition in what is inherently a very Japanese game. The nit-picks such as video asset quality, locked aspect ratio, and even the far-worse-than-it-could-be performance are all at least somewhat understandable from a development and prioritization perspective, and do little to detract from the quality of the port in most practical cases.
  5. Polygon
    Jun 13, 2020
    If you’re excited to play Persona 4 Golden again, or curious to dive for the first time, the game is still as excellent as it was when it was first released 8 years ago, just finally more convenient.
  6. Rock, Paper, Shotgun
    Jun 23, 2020
    Persona 4 is a twisting tale of dreams gone rogue in a town sapped of purpose. It brings personal demons to life in gaudy but plausible ways, and uses this to rejuvenate the dog-eared framework of a town-and-dungeon fantasy RPG. Unceremonious as it is, the PC port leaves all of that peculiar magic intact. It’s just a shame that the insight and empathy on show here doesn’t extend to everybody.

Awards & Rankings

15
#15 Best PC Game of 2020
23
#23 Most Discussed PC Game of 2020

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User Score
8.9

Generally favorable reviews- based on 1064 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 960 out of 1064
  2. Mixed: 45 out of 1064
  3. Negative: 59 out of 1064
  1. Leanest
    Jun 13, 2020
    10
    Persona 4 Golden is one of the best JRPGs of all time. Don't let its graphics deceive you it is an awesome game with nice gameplay
  2. YannySp101
    May 1, 2021
    10
    After playing Persona 5, I really wanted to play more Persona games. Persona 4 Golden released on steam last year, so I finally got the chanceAfter playing Persona 5, I really wanted to play more Persona games. Persona 4 Golden released on steam last year, so I finally got the chance to play it.
    The story in Persona 4 is really good, relatable and very engaging, even if the writing is not very consistent. Overall though, it's great, and the additional story in Golden is quite interesting as well, albeit not anything special.
    The gameplay on the other hand, it's just okay; the combat system itself is fine but I'll explain later why the gameplay as a whole didn't age very well.
    The main characters, however, are the best part of the game and their interactions are probably the best I've seen in a videogame.
    The music took some time to grow on me but I ended up absolutely loving it!
    The art style is nice, although the visual quality is a bit outdated.
    Also, there are so many awesome school trips and events in the story, it's actually impressive! And it's worth mentioning that the dialogue is very funny at times... like, it had me laughing out loud! Persona 4 Golden is undoubtedly one of the funniest games I've ever played.
    Now, Persona 4 has one issue that affects the gameplay though; the dull dungeon design. The dungeons in that game are literally copy/paste, empty corridors, which is something Golden could improve on but it didn't.
    Another issue is the unnecessarily complicated saving system in the dungeons.

    Pros:
    + Great story
    + Incredible characters
    + Hilarious dialogue
    + Events & trips
    + Exceptional music

    Cons
    - Poor dungeon design
    - Complicated dungeon saving system

    Narrative: 8/10
    Gameplay: 6/10
    Content: 8/10
    Characters: 10/10
    Music: 10/10
    Art Style: ?/10

    Final Rating: 9.5/10
    - Outstanding -
    I gotta say, playing Persona 4 Golden after Persona 5/Royal made me realize how much Persona 5 improved upon its predecessor.
    Much like Persona 5/Royal though, Persona 4 Golden is one hell of an experience! One that I hopefully won't forget anytime soon.

    Do I recommend it?:
    Yes! Go treat yourself with some Persona, either 5 or 4, it doesn't matter.    … Full Review »
  3. ggdales
    Jun 15, 2020
    10
    One of the best RPGs ever created is now on steam. If you have even the slightest interest in this game - buy it.
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