Persona 4 Golden

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  1. MYSTIC7
    Jul 20, 2020
    10
    A great port of a masterpiece! Keep them coming and I shall reveal my money at you again.
  2. Galactica
    Jul 20, 2020
    10
    You get very emotional to the end of the game due to the genuine bonds you forged with your
    countryside friends and then leaving them behind.
    The Original Soundtrack alone warrants a purchase, just leaving "Snowflake" and "Heaven" here.
    Play it
  3. diegomc97
    Jun 19, 2020
    9
    Por fin se podrá jugar esta joya del rpg en una plataforma que no sea Psvita
  4. BulgarianCritic
    Aug 28, 2020
    9
    First I would like to start off by saying that this port was perfect and from all the hours that I have on the game I only crashed once.It's functional and easy to use and play for PC which most companies somehow always **** it up but not this one.
    The game is great I enjoyed the interactions you can have with it's characters and the story is also pretty good with some great twists in    First I would like to start off by saying that this port was perfect and from all the hours that I have on the game I only crashed once.It's functional and easy to use and play for PC which most companies somehow always **** it up but not this one.
    The game is great I enjoyed the interactions you can have with it's characters and the story is also pretty good with some great twists in the end.
    All of the characters personalities are fleshed out and when you interact with them you keep asking yourself why my friend's are so boring and wish I was in the game's group.
    Unfortunately this game is pretty old which will mean that the graphics are of course outdated as ****.
    The gameplay is an old style dungeon crawler and this is the one thing that i DESPISED about this game.It has the same issue as Caligula effect and that is that its annoying , boring and a total time waster of your time.
    The enemy designs are pretty cool and creative but unfortunately by the end of the game I was either escaping the encounters or trying to dodge them as much as possible due to the fact that it takes too long to fight some of them and the loading screen and attack animations can't be skipped and that just adds more time being wasted on dungeons that are so convoluted and hard to navigate at that the entire game becomes a long ass chore. I literally had to make up plans on my calendar of when I will have enough time to do a dungeon since it takes around 1-2 hours depending entirely if you get lucky and find the next floor door fast.You can't pause inside dungeons which means that one **** up can ruin your entire run and I just couldn't be bothered to waste more time running around like a jackass.
    The game's story and characters are great and it made me fall in love with the entire Persona franchise but unfortunately the gameplay is tedious and boring as hell.
    I will also suggest watching both Persona 4 and Persona 4 Golden the animation since there are a lot of cool things added that you can't find in the game.    … Expand
  5. VG_Alex
    Jul 16, 2020
    9
    'Persona 4 The Golden' is a JRPG game with the campus as the background and mysterious and supernatural events as the theme to launch a wonderful story. The soundtrack of the game is an excellent master's work, and the gameplay is still as good as it is today. The various life of high school and the comfortable rural town makes the life feels more real. The only deficiency in the game is'Persona 4 The Golden' is a JRPG game with the campus as the background and mysterious and supernatural events as the theme to launch a wonderful story. The soundtrack of the game is an excellent master's work, and the gameplay is still as good as it is today. The various life of high school and the comfortable rural town makes the life feels more real. The only deficiency in the game is the maze design. The high repetition of material utilization greatly affects the game experience. The character modeling are obsoleted today, but the game is still great that I was deeply influenced by the excellent characterization and wonderful music.

    Graphic: 7.5

    Music: 10

    Narrative:8

    Gameplay: 9

    Score: 8.6    … Expand
  6. elolugo
    Mar 7, 2021
    9
    First persona game that i've played.

    Pretty slow at the start. At around 12 hr mark it started to become fun. Lots of replay value.

    Pretty disappointed with the plot at the end though
  7. Luahanseng
    Aug 12, 2020
    10
    The best persona game ever release way better than the new release persona 5
  8. frankzhang2046
    Jan 16, 2021
    9
    I got into the SMT franchise from SMT4 on 3DS, later I played 4A, and devil survivors 1.
    By far P4G is my favorite SMT game, if not my favorite game of all time.
    The characters are just so likable and well written, this game makes me feel like I'm back in high school with my friends again. Couldn't recommend it enough, the music and story are both superb as well. If I have to list    I got into the SMT franchise from SMT4 on 3DS, later I played 4A, and devil survivors 1.
    By far P4G is my favorite SMT game, if not my favorite game of all time.
    The characters are just so likable and well written, this game makes me feel like I'm back in high school with my friends again. Couldn't recommend it enough, the music and story are both superb as well.

    If I have to list one negative, it'd be the demon compendium isn't as informative as in SMT4 and 4A. That aside, just purchase and enjoy this masterpiece.    … Expand
  9. MatthewDavisMed
    Jul 12, 2020
    9
    Truly an amazing port of a game for a handheld console. If you missed out on the PS Vita version because you don't own one (like myself) this is definitely for you.
  10. ErfXIII
    Jul 6, 2020
    7
    This Is a very good game buy it. but persona 3 is the best one.
    there is no good way to play persona 3 right now!!
    so Atlus? Where... is... Persona 3... ?!
  11. disposable
    Jul 1, 2020
    10
    Persona is that rare series which only gets better each game. Accordingly, Persona 4 Golden is a bit clunkier than Persona 5, but much more polished than 3. Expect a fairly simple combat system with almost pokemon-like moveset selection on the personas, mixed with basic dungeon exploration that's made entertaining by the environments full of personality. The plot's good too; it has somePersona is that rare series which only gets better each game. Accordingly, Persona 4 Golden is a bit clunkier than Persona 5, but much more polished than 3. Expect a fairly simple combat system with almost pokemon-like moveset selection on the personas, mixed with basic dungeon exploration that's made entertaining by the environments full of personality. The plot's good too; it has some incredibly powerful moments that make you feel stuff. Play it… Expand
  12. Drasglaf
    Jun 30, 2020
    10
    One of the best JRPGs ever made. It's worth the price, don't doubt it. Hopefully Atlus will bring more classics to PC after this one!
  13. DarkFireUmad
    Jun 24, 2020
    10
    Persona 4 Golden es un sueño hecho realidad para muchos y sobretodo para los amantes de esta serie de spinoffs de Shin Megami Tensei, yo personalmente cuando se filtró que estaba en Steam días antes del anuncio estaba eufórico esperando el día de su salida ya aquí estoy después de casi dos semanas de su lanzamiento haciendo la review con el juego recién acabado.

    Vayamos por partes:    Persona 4 Golden es un sueño hecho realidad para muchos y sobretodo para los amantes de esta serie de spinoffs de Shin Megami Tensei, yo personalmente cuando se filtró que estaba en Steam días antes del anuncio estaba eufórico esperando el día de su salida ya aquí estoy después de casi dos semanas de su lanzamiento haciendo la review con el juego recién acabado.

    Vayamos por partes:

    Port: El port en líneas generales desde mi punto de vista es bueno. Puede mover el juego a 144fps cosa que muchos otros juegos no pueden, está todo en FullHD y no sé si en QuadHD y 4K (no tengo ese tipo de monitores) pero se ve muy bien dentro de que sigue siendo el mismo juego de PSVita que viene de un juego de bajo presupuesto de la PS2. Algo negativo del port es que tengo compañeros que han sufrido problemas de congelamiento y de pantallas negras, no ha sido mi caso, pero veo interesante el comentarlo.

    Este review pone que es un juego que recomendaría, pero no es para todo el mundo, por eso voy a dejar una serie de "problemas" que algunos jugadores no estarían dispuestos a pasar por alto para que ellos no jueguen a un juego que no les guste:
    - Juego de fácilmente más de 70 horas.
    - Gráficos MUY pobres incluso para un juego de 2008 en PS2 originalmente.
    - JRPG por turnos en general hay gente que no les gusta.
    - Curva de dificultad en mi opinión inversa, la primera mazmorra es MUY dificil por la falta de recursos y más adelante el juego si gestionas bien es más "sencillo".
    - Dentro de los JRPG es un juego que más que difícil te pone en situaciones injustas.
    - Es una japonesada y entiendo que no mucha gente le interese este tipo de cosas.

    Antes incluso recomendaría que le echases un vistazo al Persona 5, es más amigable con los nuevos jugadores y es más actual en general, pero si puedes pasar por alto todo lo que he comentado aquí, Persona 4 Golden va a ser de lo mejorcito que juegues del género, es cierto que yo dentro de la saga Persona he jugado solo al 3 y al 5 antes que este y Persona 4 Golden está un escalón por debajo de esos dos en líneas generales, pero aún así sigue siendo un juego soberbio.

    Ahora sí, el juego:

    El punto fuerte de Persona 4 es en mi opinión el grupo de personajes principales, creo que es el mejor llevado de los 3 juegos que he jugado de la saga, es cierto los personajes secundarios flaquean algo sobretodo si los comparamos con los de Persona 5 que es uno de sus puntos fuertes. Aunque en lineas generales de los 3 juegos, Persona 4 tiene el casting.

    La historia es muy interesante, como te plantean que hay un asesino en serie en un pueblo y tienes que encontrar quien es, además ese asesino en serie es alguien que está aprovechando el poder que solo unos pocos tienen de poder entrar en un mundo dentro de una televisión y como la historia te va guiando por diferentes culpables acabando en dependiendo de tus acciones en diferentes finales. No es la historia del Persona 3 que la verdad es bastante mejor, pero está interesante igualmente.

    El gameplay es muy similar al de persona 3, pero en vez de haber 3 daños físicos solo hay 1 y encima puedes controlar a tus aliados, lo han simplificado para bien. La dificultad de este juego me parece genial, no es como en el Persona 4 original que solo hay 3 niveles, aquí hay 5, que puedes modificar a gusto y cambiar cuando quieras dependiendo la situación, no voy a mentir, el de conseguir más dinero ha sido algo que he tenido casi todo el rato.

    La banda sonora es soberbia pero creo que nadie lo duda. Es cierto que personalmente me quedo tanto como la del 3 como la del 5 pero sigue siendo genial con canciones como Heaven o Heartbeat, Heartbreak que simplemente me encantan.    … Expand
  14. GregLobstery
    Feb 8, 2021
    8
    This game was my first experience with Persona or Shin Megami Tensei, and let me tell you, this game is a masterpiece. A really fun JRPG with a slam jammin ost, great characters, and a story that really left me wanting to know what was going to happen next. The only short comings in this game that I can see are that there are some parts where you need to grind way more than you shouldThis game was my first experience with Persona or Shin Megami Tensei, and let me tell you, this game is a masterpiece. A really fun JRPG with a slam jammin ost, great characters, and a story that really left me wanting to know what was going to happen next. The only short comings in this game that I can see are that there are some parts where you need to grind way more than you should realistically need to, and it kind of took away a little bit of the fun for me. But most other dungeons you can probably get through without needing to grind too too much. play this game.… Expand
  15. Nohri
    Aug 11, 2020
    8
    This is an amazing game, fun comat, dungeons are fun to explore if a bit repetitive as the simple layouts really don't hold a candle to the set piece and puzzle design of persona 5's palaces but they do their job as gauntlets akin to something in mystery dungeon well enough to be fun. The story and characters are mostly great, although there are some issues with one annoying characters andThis is an amazing game, fun comat, dungeons are fun to explore if a bit repetitive as the simple layouts really don't hold a candle to the set piece and puzzle design of persona 5's palaces but they do their job as gauntlets akin to something in mystery dungeon well enough to be fun. The story and characters are mostly great, although there are some issues with one annoying characters and a recurring issue of attempting to write a character about one societal issue the writer end up creating scenes that come off as homophobic and transphobic so can be hard to sit through (although are short enough and rare enough to not be a huge detractor). The biggest issue is a fault of this port specifically, the special anime cutscenes run HORRIBLY. I may not have exactly the most powerful pc ever or anything but the anime cutscenes suffer from ridiculous stuttering running at about 0.5 fps which is just shocking for an upres of a vita game! The cutscenes are few and far between, being most common near the start and end of the game, but if this may shatter your immersion or be a general deal breaker I wont blame you for trying to find a different version of this game to play, even if this is by far the most readily available.… Expand
  16. Gudi
    Oct 13, 2020
    10
    Possibly the best JRPG of all time. The music, story, characters, and gameplay are all top-notch. You should definitely play this game.
  17. Electrohead
    Jun 30, 2020
    10
    An excellent re-release of one of the PlayStation 2's best games, with all of the bonus content of the Vita version included. The PC port runs perfectly with the exception of some compressed video files for the animated cutscenes.

    Persona 4 is easily one of the best games I've ever played. It has a great murder mystery story with excellent twists and turns, lovable characters and an    An excellent re-release of one of the PlayStation 2's best games, with all of the bonus content of the Vita version included. The PC port runs perfectly with the exception of some compressed video files for the animated cutscenes.

    Persona 4 is easily one of the best games I've ever played. It has a great murder mystery story with excellent twists and turns, lovable characters and an overall fantastic presentation.

    The dungeon crawling is a step-up from Persona 3, which only had one central dungeon. This time around each story event has a unique dungeon, with incentive to revisit them later on due to secret bosses with useful weapons. They also feature unique audio tracks, making exploration feel less repetitive over the long length of the game.

    While Persona 4's combat may not be as flashy as what would later come in P5; I do feel that it is still the series' best. Persona 4 is thankfully a more challenging game than 5 and also carries the benefit of allowing full-party control; unlike Persona 3 which only allowed you to control the main character. The game also allows for full difficulty customization - which essentially gives the player the ability to make the game as hard or as easy as they want.

    Persona 4 Golden is a must-buy for all fans of RPGs. This re-release is very cheap as well ($24 Canadian at the time of this review), which is an absolute steal.    … Expand
  18. the_pandaprjct
    Jun 15, 2021
    10
    I've finished this game on PSVita countless times. Glad to see it came to Steam.

    Persona 4 Golden is one of the best RPG games ever made and best game to get into SMT franchise. It's relatively cheap, has almot 90 hours of gameplay in single run and you can run it on a toaster. Graphics are not great at all, considering it's was a handheld title at first but voice acting and well-made    I've finished this game on PSVita countless times. Glad to see it came to Steam.

    Persona 4 Golden is one of the best RPG games ever made and best game to get into SMT franchise. It's relatively cheap, has almot 90 hours of gameplay in single run and you can run it on a toaster. Graphics are not great at all, considering it's was a handheld title at first but voice acting and well-made animation cutscenes easily makes it up for you. Also turn based combat is fun, sometimes hard and rewarding when you accomplish good combos.

    If you're planning on buying it, don't wait for a sale; go and buy the digital deluxe edition right away. You'll spend better time than any Call of Duty game.    … Expand
  19. yangfanhong
    May 9, 2021
    9
    This masterpiece is more like an AVG than traditional role playing game. With luxurious voice casting and amazing story supported by psychological and philosophical metaphors, it definitely provides wonderful experience.
  20. tuanchuong789
    Oct 14, 2021
    9
    I got a little bit turned off at first when I saw the graphics, but since I loved Persona 5 so much, I just didn't give a F about the graphics and played it. And the reward for that was worthy. The story, the music, the characters and their interactions between each other, and the slice of life element. They were all so good, even though the gameplay and dungeons were not as good asI got a little bit turned off at first when I saw the graphics, but since I loved Persona 5 so much, I just didn't give a F about the graphics and played it. And the reward for that was worthy. The story, the music, the characters and their interactions between each other, and the slice of life element. They were all so good, even though the gameplay and dungeons were not as good as Persona 5. Still, I had such a good time with the game, and will definitely play again for the other romance options… Expand
  21. YuukiMo
    Jun 21, 2020
    10
    This is a wonderful game, good balance between story and castle gameplay. I'm really glade Atlus released first persona game on pc
  22. Nebbyy
    Jun 14, 2020
    9
    Honestly an amazing game, made me soo happy to find the pc re release. The story is great and despite the age, atlus really has made such a perfect game. I came from playing P5R and I’d still say this game is great.
  23. FineCastleIRE
    Jul 29, 2020
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. So while the graphics haven't aged well, the story, characters, the overall tone of the game and the vibes have not changed at all. I bought this on the vita when it came out and again on PC since my poor Vita died (broke).

    The story follows the protagonist and his friends who dive into the rumored midnight channel, where victims who appear on the midnight channel are murdered when they appear. That's the basic as to what I can give about the story without spoilers, but believe me, the story has some interesting twist and turns in the plot and its characters depth.

    Game-play wise, you play as a high school student where you take part in classes and activities which further your "stats" -including your courage, knowledge, diligence, understanding and expression - which contribute to dialogue options when you interact with others. There's also the social link aspect where you hang out with a particular character and unlock better fusions when fusing personas as well as learning about that characters struggles and how they grow as you hang out with them.

    The game is most rewarding when you replay it on New Game + since some Social Links require you to have a certain status within your stats, but spending another 60 + hours on New Game + is very rewarding when you unlock better fusions and abilities.

    I give this game a 9/10. The graphics haven't aged well, but the story is still the same and the character are just as fun and interesting as ever.    … Expand
  24. Fluffy_Lina
    Jun 16, 2020
    10
    Persona 4 Golden is an amazing game that can now be played on PC. The game was released a long time ago, so I do not dispute that there are more "technically and graphically cool" games. But Persona 4 Golden is a nice game to play. The game draws attention to acute social problems. Shows how important it is to accept other people and yourself. If you want an amazing story and characters,Persona 4 Golden is an amazing game that can now be played on PC. The game was released a long time ago, so I do not dispute that there are more "technically and graphically cool" games. But Persona 4 Golden is a nice game to play. The game draws attention to acute social problems. Shows how important it is to accept other people and yourself. If you want an amazing story and characters, Persona 4 Golden is for you. Gameplay can be set up incredibly easy(for those who only care about the plot) and very hard(for those who like to test themselves). Play Persona 4 Golden for the sake of enjoyment, not just for the sake of what would pass.… Expand
  25. therobo
    Jun 18, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. My favorite of the franchise. Easily the most lovable set of characters who actually feel like your friends rather than acquaintances. Far more comedic than 5 or 3, with far more group-hangout events. The music is fantastic as always, with tracks that you will find impossible not to hum to. When the credits roll you'll find yourself teary-eyed as you realize you'll never get to experience this game for the first time again.… Expand
  26. Cipp
    Jul 9, 2020
    10
    everyday is great at your junes everyday is great at your junes everyday is great at your junes everyday is great at your junes everyday is great at your junes everyday is great at your junes everyday is great at your junes
  27. Rairix
    Jun 19, 2020
    9
    A great game finally where people can play it. My favorite of the Persona series since it doesn't make you feel like crap or treat your character like they're "just a kid". Only real down side is the added in character Marie is pretty meh compared to the add ons of 3 and 5
  28. Nekrom221
    Jul 19, 2020
    9
    Possibly one of the best JRPGs of all time, at least for me. This game has one of the best video game soundtracks I've heard, great story writing as well as excellent characters. The gameplay is pretty unique and great. The only problem I have is that it's somewhat buggy, but I'll cut Atlus some slack since they still have inexperience when it comes to porting games to PC.

    Gameplay -    Possibly one of the best JRPGs of all time, at least for me. This game has one of the best video game soundtracks I've heard, great story writing as well as excellent characters. The gameplay is pretty unique and great. The only problem I have is that it's somewhat buggy, but I'll cut Atlus some slack since they still have inexperience when it comes to porting games to PC.

    Gameplay - 8/10
    Story/Characters- 10/10
    Music/Sound - 10/10
    Graphics - 8/10

    Overall - 9/10    … Expand
  29. Blaxxe
    Jun 19, 2020
    10
    Good graphics, Good gameplay, REALLY GOOD social sim, And lastly Perfect dungeons.
  30. MohammadBAghri
    Jun 27, 2020
    9
    This text does not contain spoilers
    And that's just a short review, not all parts of the game, and it's just a summary.
    There is no need to criticize this game, the only thing that can be said is the combination of an interesting story, artistic gameplay and creative graphics.
  31. BadFeelingAbout
    Jun 20, 2020
    9
    One of the best jrpgs out there. Super comfy, fun and now on steam. If you're interested - don't think twice about this one.
  32. ChadNarukami
    Jun 20, 2020
    10
    Kind of the same as in the Vita, not much improvement but it didn't really need it as the game was already great. A total must play for any JRPG fan.
  33. Druin
    Jun 20, 2020
    10
    Bruh even though this game is old, it's still a great game. Would recommend anyone with people who likes story / slice of life and jrpg genre. Especially if you like waifus
  34. Xecker
    Jun 20, 2020
    9
    I have no idea why this version has a lower critic score than the vita version when this one is the same game but has much better graphics and better user options and will have mods available. The only bad parts are things like story parts that didn’t age well.
  35. SilverWolf2047
    Jun 23, 2020
    10
    This game is the only reason that I purchased a PS Vita when it first came out. I am so thrilled that it is now out on PC. This is an amazing RPG with great characters that I think any RPG fan would enjoy. If you have never played this game before, get it now! You're in for a treat!
  36. mokpp3
    Jul 27, 2020
    9
    Graphics 7/10
    Soundtrack 9/10
    Gameplay 10/10
    Animations 8/10
    Characters 8/10
    Best JRPGs
  37. couldnotplayit
    Jun 23, 2020
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Had this rpg for the psp vita. great game. Glad I got it for my pc. Cheaper on the pc.… Expand
  38. xronnoz
    Sep 30, 2021
    10
    Adachi I love you, man.......................................................
  39. retr0_1992
    Aug 19, 2021
    10
    Like persona 5, this game has flaws and some of the jokes are over dated, but is a masterpiece and one of the best games of all time. This franchise is incredible, all of the games are brilliant
  40. quizhan
    Jun 22, 2020
    7
    Persona 4 Golden is one of the best JRPGs of all time. Like this game every much.
  41. Inuyasha17
    Jun 22, 2020
    10
    Persona is one of the well-made Japanese RPG games.
    Of course, the most interesting persona series is three and five.
    However, the reason why Persona 4 has a high rating is because it came out in PC version. Persona is, in a word, a game that goes to this world. Like Inuyasha or Digimon Adventure, it is a game that goes to this world. And it's also a mystery game. And it is RPG game    Persona is one of the well-made Japanese RPG games.
    Of course, the most interesting persona series is three and five.
    However, the reason why Persona 4 has a high rating is because it came out in PC version.
    Persona is, in a word, a game that goes to this world.
    Like Inuyasha or Digimon Adventure, it is a game that goes to this world.
    And it's also a mystery game.
    And it is RPG game like Pokemon.    … Expand
  42. Game_Critical
    Jul 11, 2020
    9
    An excellent JRPG with a great story, wonderful characters with interesting developments and overal good gameplay. The only reason why I don't give it a ten is because the story drags on a bit too long for my taste.
    Still, if you love JRPGs, get this game.
  43. Martius3421
    Jun 23, 2020
    9
    Honestly I was really impressed by the murder mystery, it was well done. Moreover the cast was really well put together, each character felt unique and like they could be real people. The amazing voice acting really drove it home. This is a fantastic coming of age story, unique to JRPGs in that it gives you choices that were usually only to be found in Western RPGs. When everything wasHonestly I was really impressed by the murder mystery, it was well done. Moreover the cast was really well put together, each character felt unique and like they could be real people. The amazing voice acting really drove it home. This is a fantastic coming of age story, unique to JRPGs in that it gives you choices that were usually only to be found in Western RPGs. When everything was said and done, I found myself wishing for a part 2 a later years, where my PC stayed friends with the cast, and married his sweetheart Naoto Shirogane.

    The gameplay was good enough to stay interesting, enemy weaknesses added a tactical element to gampley, but like most JRPGs the combat got a little repetitive. Dungeons were similar to old school rpg dungeons, like the original Elder Scrolls, and were of a rather dated design, with only two really standing out with any sort of uniqueness. I'd say that the dungeons were the down side. Being someone who grew up with the low-poly era of gaming e.g. FF7, Metal Gear Solid 1--the graphics didn't bother me that much, the models are lower end PS2 looking graphics, but there is still a nice anime art style that gives the characters a lot more life. Also ATLUS did put work into the back grounds, to make them HD.

    Really this is a game with a lot of heart, I recommend it even to people who don't really like JRPGs as this one has much more character driven agency--similar to Mass Effect, which also means that there is a lot of value coming from replayability.

    In a screwed up world, where we are getting game like The Last of Us 2, which are wholly nihilistic, with violence only included to make pretentious 'suffering porn', this older game shows us that you can have a darker themed game with a lot of light in it. With the sales and response to this game on Steam, I think ATLUS should think about bringing the other titles to the PC as well. I think this game is a solid 9/10.    … Expand
  44. gamingzebra
    Jun 23, 2020
    8
    I started the Persona series with 5, and once Golden came out on Steam I figured I'd try it out. 30 hours in and I'm not disappointed. Each of the three dungeons I've been to so far have been challenging and, but oh so satisfying once I beat them. Grinding is a little repetitive but you can get into a rhythm with it and knowing a Shadow's weakness helps out a lot. I enjoy the shuffle timeI started the Persona series with 5, and once Golden came out on Steam I figured I'd try it out. 30 hours in and I'm not disappointed. Each of the three dungeons I've been to so far have been challenging and, but oh so satisfying once I beat them. Grinding is a little repetitive but you can get into a rhythm with it and knowing a Shadow's weakness helps out a lot. I enjoy the shuffle time feature, I like having the chance to decide what I need most at that moment, is there a rare Persona with awesome stats that'd help me out perfectly for the next boss? Or am I short on cash and need a bit of a boost? There's always a useful card to be found which makes beating Shadows fun and rewarding. Sometimes you'll encounter a Shadow that'll kill you and your party in one hit, which isn't the nicest way to find out you need to raise your level a bit. The fact you have to restart from the beginning of the current floor every time you die makes dying feel frustrating, but it can also strengthen your resolve to survive and retain any cash, loot or experience you've gained on that floor already.

    I really enjoy the cast of characters in this game, the Investigation Team; each member is charming and unique in their own way. Everyone gets their own moments in the spotlight, and seeing everyone face their darkest side of their personality at the end of their respective dungeons is a nice way to show the player who this character truly is, and it's satisfying seeing them come to their own conclusions on how they need to accept this side of themselves. I found Kanji's observations on the concept of manliness to be incredibly touching and mature, even if his Shadowy self's portrayal as a camp, lewd, gay man might now be seen as offensive to some. Yosuke's creepiness/pervy-ness is also annoying at times, and the scene in the tent with Kanji is quite cringe-worthy, but he redeems himself with some mature, genuine moments of connection with other characters. Though some attitudes may be outdated, and some of the humour may not have carried over well from Japan, the game is 12 years old, which makes it somewhat forgivable.

    The daily grind of going to school, working a part time job, raising a social stat if you need a certain level of courage or understanding to talk to someone and sleeping, at which point the dynamic, frantic feeling of needing to solve a murder mystery can disappear, but raising a social link is always fun, with funny, heart-warming/breaking scenes coming from it. With every level of social link raised, I always feel closer to the characters, which helps make them feel real, making me work to earn their friendship (and helpful bonuses during combat).

    In conclusion, this game is great, the characters are fun, the music is sublime, apart from questionable, outdated humour at times, and some repetitiveness, this is a thoroughly enjoyable game, and if you've never played the original I'd highly suggest you pick it up!

    (Oh, and by the way, Chie is best girl)    … Expand
  45. Phannah24
    Jun 24, 2020
    10
    Pointless review cuz this ridiculous website ignores the gamers, they wouldn’t let my review for last of us two post let’s see if this works
  46. Charazna24
    Jun 23, 2020
    10
    generally good game. as expected with the franchise. no new mechanics but atleast enjoyable. a fun time.
  47. CritMetaCrit
    Jun 26, 2020
    10
    gosh darn it these peoples know how to make a game the right way. cant stop playing with my doggos
  48. ShefardAlex
    Jul 2, 2020
    9
    This is the best part to introduce to the newbie, but not the best part in the series. Too far as 5 games began to move away from the classic smt style.
    More vibrant colors, communication with shadows is ambiguous, for some characters they open a new facet, for some, so understandable problems.
    Marie is a slightly empty character, but it's nice that in this part they added something new    This is the best part to introduce to the newbie, but not the best part in the series. Too far as 5 games began to move away from the classic smt style.
    More vibrant colors, communication with shadows is ambiguous, for some characters they open a new facet, for some, so understandable problems.
    Marie is a slightly empty character, but it's nice that in this part they added something new and did not just make a port with ps2, but they did not reach the elaboration of new stories of the level of a female hero in 3 parts.
    As for the port, this is an excellent port, but there were problems with the rollers at the start, but they have already been fixed.
    Of course this is not a remake of the fifth engine, but still good.
    I hope that if part 3 is released on the PC, it will be a version with PSP, but with a redesigned open world and the answeh epilogue. I’ll be a little frustrated if they just portort the answer, having lost a lot of the content of the portable version and team management.    … Expand
  49. WolfgangBlue
    Jun 28, 2020
    10
    This is just one great gem that every RPG fans should play, that is one of my favorite ones at that and it always is fun to play through and now that it’s on pc it’s more easy to play for me.
  50. EdnaUro
    Jun 28, 2020
    9
    Forget Royal remaking a still new game, cramming in a bunch of stupid new characters, and slapping it on the PS4 the original is already on, THIS is the kind of remake we want! This is the persona 4 people love, but with a nice little graphics polish and ported to PC so it is no longer trapped on discontinued systems. The only complaint is the animated cutscenes really needed work - theyForget Royal remaking a still new game, cramming in a bunch of stupid new characters, and slapping it on the PS4 the original is already on, THIS is the kind of remake we want! This is the persona 4 people love, but with a nice little graphics polish and ported to PC so it is no longer trapped on discontinued systems. The only complaint is the animated cutscenes really needed work - they look terrible and are glitchy as heck.… Expand
  51. Vaeu
    Dec 25, 2021
    9
    Maravellous story and characters. The rock-themed and instrumental music work wonders too. The graphics aren't great for modern standards, but given it was a port they work well enough. The combat is great, classic turn-based no major problems, but the dungeons for the shadow "people" are repetitive.

    On balance, P4G is one of the best JRPGs out there and is a must play.
  52. UzunFenerli1989
    Jul 2, 2020
    10
    The 8 year old remake of the 12 year old ps2 game is still miles better than today's most AAA titles. Hope we see other Atlus games on the PC.
  53. KidAziel
    Jul 4, 2020
    10
    It is fresh, it is smooth, it is P4 on PC! It is the old Golden version polished up all nice and put on steam instead of a console that could one day be obsolete. It is everything you want in an RPG from wacky highjinks to epic battles. Stick your head into a TV and just goooo!
  54. BigEggsKitchen
    Jul 5, 2020
    10
    Example of a JRPG that is crafted by a team of visionary, technical geniuses. Story to this game is legendary
  55. doproyee
    Mar 11, 2021
    10
    this game was the reason that it makes me really wanted to buy playstation to play persona 5. truly amazing game.
  56. BenSVE
    Mar 29, 2021
    10
    One of the best games I've ever played. If you like RPGs, this is a must-have.
  57. Trashboat007
    Aug 30, 2020
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game is great. The story is very intriguing at the beginning, most of the characters are pretty likable and for the most part the game still holds up a decade later when the original came out years ago. But, there are some things that reeeeaaally don't hold up anymore with specific characters such as Teddie. He is ok at the beginning but quickly becomes the creepiest character and really takes away from the story because it's so random and completely unnecessary. Another character is Marie, who is basically the purpose of Golden adding extra content and a whole new dungeon and character to experience from the original one and she is SUPER UNINTERESTING. And you have to max her confidant to unlock January, otherwise it's just like the original. Every time I spent time to increase her social rank, I felt like I was grinding a story I didn't care about and I was skipping all of her dialogue because it's so dated and just tedious to sit through. She also has these poems that really don't amount to anything in my opinion. Yosuke is another character that's kinda unlikable but he has redeeming qualities sorta. After that it comes down to voice acting and the voice actor for Chie is so ridiculously cartoony it doesn't fit with anyone else in the game and it makes her very unlikable even though she's an interesting character for the most part, but in the end it's held up by the voice acting for her character. That's pretty much it for the characters, now the story. The story is consistently good to a point and that's in December. You have a big showdown and it's really crazy and lives are on the line and I was on the edge my seat for this. But after, you have a certain string of dialogue come up and you have to answer like 8 questions in this exact correct order, otherwise you don't get the TRUE ending of the game. It's almost a double edged sword where on one hand, I find that really unique and cool that you have to figure it out but on the other hand, it makes no sense for them to expect you to get that correct without looking it up. I didn't know that until I accidentally beat the game within 40 hours of a 60 hour game and it just ends with like no resolve and is pretty confusing. So I had to go back, look up the correct answers and I got to the true ending. But that took me another try because at the end when you say bye to LITERALLY EVERY CONFIDANT IN THE GAME, it somehow expects you to go back to Junes and randomly find out that you didn't actually kill the final boss and you'll have to do ANOTHER dungeon and fight ANOTHER FINAL BOSS. It's kind of ridiculous by the end on how much is just padding to a point and is kind of frustrating. But with all of those complaints, I still loved the game. The characters that are great really hold the game up such as Yukiko, Rise, Kanji, Naoto, Naoke, Ai, Daisuke and Kou. All of them really make this game special and super fun. Now to be fair I did play Persona 5: Royal and that was my introduction to Atlus games and I immediately got this to fill the scramble sized hole in my heart. And I think that's why I'm so "harsh" on this game because P5: Royal is so much better at literally everything but if it wasn't for the mistakes in this one then 5 wouldn't be so good I think. But overall, I still highly recommend this game to almost anyone honestly.… Expand
  58. adwick
    Mar 28, 2021
    10
    Persona 4 Golden is the greatest game I have ever played. I have a short attention span when it comes to single-player games and when I heard it would take around 80 hours to fully complete, I was reluctant to buy it. But my friends kept tell me to play so I finally did and its absolutely wonderful. I was hooked from the start and it took me a couple of weeks to finish the game and I wasPersona 4 Golden is the greatest game I have ever played. I have a short attention span when it comes to single-player games and when I heard it would take around 80 hours to fully complete, I was reluctant to buy it. But my friends kept tell me to play so I finally did and its absolutely wonderful. I was hooked from the start and it took me a couple of weeks to finish the game and I was very impressed. The graphics are outdated but the story is where the game shines. This could possibly be the greatest JRPG every made.… Expand
  59. Lm35
    Aug 11, 2020
    10
    Great mistery game, the story is interesting, the characters are loveable and it's, generally, a really great game
  60. Cacti_009
    Jun 21, 2023
    10
    best game ever(expect persona 5) map design is terrible but combat is gud
    story is gud characters is also gud
  61. Twelve990
    Aug 20, 2020
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I didn't played Persona games after trying Persona 3 Portable ( I still have nightmares with tartarus ). Now when game came out on pc (never had PS Vita) I decided to give it a try and I loved it. No
    one super long palace but few with more interesting layout. Characters are also more fell like real persons (its not a pun) . If I would choose between P3 team and P4 team P4 team win 's. And even if controls on keyboard aren't best game in itself is still great.    … Expand
  62. TimophersGames
    Aug 29, 2020
    10
    great game, a game I can come back to multiple times and still enjoy played and finished on vita re-bought for PC to enjoy again
  63. Koufantonis7
    Aug 30, 2020
    10
    My 2nd fav game of all time. I highly recommend it if you like the slife of life + jrpg genre with a really interesting a well written story.
  64. D0gma999
    Sep 5, 2020
    10
    I have not felt a rush of emotions like this since Witcher 3 to be perfectly honestly, while the gameplay became rather dull towards that last 10-15% of the game it more than made up for it with its amazing atmosphere & character building. If you find yourself nostalgic over old Final Fantasy titles and have not yet played this then do yourself a favor and get it ASAP! P.S. Snowflakes isI have not felt a rush of emotions like this since Witcher 3 to be perfectly honestly, while the gameplay became rather dull towards that last 10-15% of the game it more than made up for it with its amazing atmosphere & character building. If you find yourself nostalgic over old Final Fantasy titles and have not yet played this then do yourself a favor and get it ASAP! P.S. Snowflakes is quite probably one of the all time most beautiful songs i've ever heard.… Expand
  65. Nojah
    Sep 8, 2020
    8
    This game is very much worth the money, amazing story, gameplay, etc. The only complaint would be the voice acting for a few characters, they're either too exaggerated, or too unenthusiastic. Other than that this game is a solid 8/10.
  66. dylanbufanda
    Sep 12, 2020
    6
    When I watched the trailer it said this game had a 93 on metacritic however it actually has a 88 instead of a 93, I am pissed off at this fake marketing. However I appreciated the tasteful nudity in the game for story reasons. 5/10
  67. Ray231002
    Sep 14, 2020
    10
    Best RPG game I’ve ever played. The game crafted with incredible story, character, and soundtrack that will immerse your experience. There is no crash or random issue on current pc version. This game is very recommended for all veteran persona player or newbie player who wants to know about persona game. After all, this is very good game for cheap prices.
  68. Jpr199
    Feb 15, 2022
    10
    Everything about this game is amazing, the story, the characters, the atmosphere, the music, it is a must play for anyone who is a fan of JRPGs.
  69. Venzeles
    Dec 7, 2020
    9
    Aw man,I love this game.The one thing I have to admit, the gameplay sucks,it’s hard to enjoy 10 labyrinth floors for each palace.In the end it’s just getting annoying.But storytelling,a main cast is awesome.This game might be gorgeous,but still no match for P5R,at least for me.P4 have the best cast in a series though.
  70. grizzlymagnum
    Jan 3, 2021
    10
    Best persona game out of all the franchise. Beautiful masterpiece. The game really makes you feel at home. And despite it's art style are not as flashy P5R, it still gives you this feeling of warmth and comfy. And since, it's the only persona game that are available in pc currently, this will open up a great opportunity for modding the game. All it need is a dedicated fanbase.
  71. Frogpocalypse
    Dec 15, 2020
    9
    One of the best RPG's I've played in years. Music is some of the best music in gaming I have ever heard. Combat is quite strategic. The dialogue is interesting and has benefits such as raising your stats. The game has a good balance between dialogue and combat even though there is much more dialogue. But considering it's a RPG what can you expect. The enemies are difficult and at timesOne of the best RPG's I've played in years. Music is some of the best music in gaming I have ever heard. Combat is quite strategic. The dialogue is interesting and has benefits such as raising your stats. The game has a good balance between dialogue and combat even though there is much more dialogue. But considering it's a RPG what can you expect. The enemies are difficult and at times frustrating but anyone can beat them if they try hard enough. And there is always the option to lower difficulty if need be. The story has a great mystery to it which I won't go into to avoid spoilers. The first few hours are a bit slow but it is worth it to continue the game if you're a fan of RPG's.… Expand
  72. RajeetPash
    Dec 18, 2020
    10
    This game is just awesome, I would recommend it to everybody. Played this after P5
  73. deadcrush06
    Feb 16, 2021
    10
    karakter tasarımları günlük yaşantısı savaş sistemi falanda hoş güzel eğlenceli oyun
  74. just_Iwan
    Feb 13, 2021
    10
    I just love this game. It's awesome. When you play this game, you actually feel like you're going through an adventure. Every decission you make seems to be important. Should you go start a romace with this character? Maybe you should earn some money for equipment? Maybe you should explore the new dungeon? And if you make a bad decission, the game will let you know it. For example: YouI just love this game. It's awesome. When you play this game, you actually feel like you're going through an adventure. Every decission you make seems to be important. Should you go start a romace with this character? Maybe you should earn some money for equipment? Maybe you should explore the new dungeon? And if you make a bad decission, the game will let you know it. For example: You wasted to much time and didn't explore the dungeon enough and you hardly have any time. All your friends will remind you about saving the victim the whole time (yeah, there's some sort of deadline). Maybe you even start panicking?
    But now a little bit about the technical stuff. This game doesn't need a PC with an RTX 3090 and a Ryzen 9 5950X. Almost every laptop should run this game.
    Actually, I don't have much to critize besides of one point: There are no auto saves. Sometime you grind about 3 hours and turn of you PC and forgot to save the game. Now your whole progress is lost. But you can't save your game randomly. You can only save your game on some spots in the game. For example in your house or in the space before a dungeon.
    But that is actually everything negative, I could say about the game. Well you see, that I love this game sooo much. And yeah, it's even my favourite game of all time. So I would recommend this game to everyone, even if their favourite genre aren't JRPGs. And thank you for reading my review!    … Expand
  75. Ttvcrxstal
    Feb 24, 2021
    10
    Persona 4 The Golden features amazing storytelling, characters, music and amazingly rewarding gameplay
  76. Simpgana
    Feb 27, 2021
    10
    Amazing game with amazing characters and is probably my favorite game of all time.
  77. tufekciero
    Mar 12, 2021
    10
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  78. fluffypandacake
    Mar 17, 2021
    10
    Such a fun game!! I’ve had so much fun improving my social links. It’s really immersive and such a time waster :P
  79. Houdinifont
    Mar 31, 2021
    9
    The release of Persona 4 Golden on PC was both a surprise and a pleasure. To see that the game runs really well was also nice to see. The game has the signature press turn battle system That the series is known for. It provides easily over a hundred hours of gameplay and is one of the best games ever made. Highly recommend.

    The 9 is because the game has a fair amount of options but it    The release of Persona 4 Golden on PC was both a surprise and a pleasure. To see that the game runs really well was also nice to see. The game has the signature press turn battle system That the series is known for. It provides easily over a hundred hours of gameplay and is one of the best games ever made. Highly recommend.

    The 9 is because the game has a fair amount of options but it still lacks quite a few tweaks That are expected of PC players. But it still has a lot of control over the Graphical options.    … Expand
  80. Adriarro
    Oct 11, 2021
    8
    P4G is a very good jRPG with top-class characters. That game has the best team spirit in every persona's games. The story is quite interesting and on a good level, but not that good as the story in P5R. In my opinion, that game is much better than Persona 3 Fes in every aspect, but not good enough to compare with Persona 5 Royal.
  81. dogeswillkill
    Apr 22, 2021
    10
    this game is so goooood! i love this more thna anything, not just for nostalgia but also just because damn the story is so good
  82. Tuizones
    Apr 23, 2021
    10
    Persona 4 Golden is a phenomenal game, you can expect many hours of gameplay, going through its sensational history and difficult battles, however, to appreciate it is necessary to adore this type of genre, it requires a lot of patience to read and attention in the dialogues. The system of times and days of the Persona series is simply fascinating, they introduce you to a problem and aPersona 4 Golden is a phenomenal game, you can expect many hours of gameplay, going through its sensational history and difficult battles, however, to appreciate it is necessary to adore this type of genre, it requires a lot of patience to read and attention in the dialogues. The system of times and days of the Persona series is simply fascinating, they introduce you to a problem and a deadline, so it's up to you to decide when to go to the dungeons and that gives you a great feeling of freedom and immersion. Another highlight is Social Links, an excellent method of making you care about the characters and knowing their traumas and problems, and you can even develop loving relationships between them. The soundtrack like the other games in the series is incredible nor is there much to comment on just search and listen.… Expand
  83. Almonds
    Jul 22, 2022
    9
    I absolutely love this game and the social aspects. I played Persona 3 FES before, but never finished it. So I decided to start a new game on P4G while I wait for P3P to get ported.

    The only thing that really bothers me is the motion blur. It cannot be turned off unless you install a mod. It’s not the worst thing ever since it’s easy to install mods on PC, but I think it’s silly this    I absolutely love this game and the social aspects. I played Persona 3 FES before, but never finished it. So I decided to start a new game on P4G while I wait for P3P to get ported.

    The only thing that really bothers me is the motion blur. It cannot be turned off unless you install a mod. It’s not the worst thing ever since it’s easy to install mods on PC, but I think it’s silly this isn’t an option to turn off.    … Expand
  84. Zuadrif
    May 24, 2021
    9
    This game has a slow start but the game has so much to offer. The cast is cliche at first but as the story progresses and you go through their social links, you find out so much about them and connect with them. I love most of the characters and even though there was no gameplay consequence to romancing all the girls, I still felt guilty about it because I loved the characters so much. TheThis game has a slow start but the game has so much to offer. The cast is cliche at first but as the story progresses and you go through their social links, you find out so much about them and connect with them. I love most of the characters and even though there was no gameplay consequence to romancing all the girls, I still felt guilty about it because I loved the characters so much. The story can be considered too lighthearted but it has its strong moments. The friendships feel genuine, the stakes were real, and the consequences for failing hit hard. I should have paid at least $60 for this. This game is not just a game, it is such a golden experience and I highly recommend it. Here is to hoping Persona 5 gets ported to steam and/or other consoles. The combat is satisfying and methodical, all out attacks feel awesome (hurts to say no but trust me, it is necessary sometimes), and it feels awesome for getting advantage battles (after getting the hang of the controls).… Expand
  85. tw123
    May 24, 2021
    10
    The nature of a game is different from that of an anime, movie, or book. Games allow the opportunity to grant you, the player, a unique sense of immersion and attachment to the events happening in it. Truly great games use this trait and utilize it to its fullest extent. Persona 4 Golden did this. It's no slouch in the storytelling department, and handles more introspective themes,The nature of a game is different from that of an anime, movie, or book. Games allow the opportunity to grant you, the player, a unique sense of immersion and attachment to the events happening in it. Truly great games use this trait and utilize it to its fullest extent. Persona 4 Golden did this. It's no slouch in the storytelling department, and handles more introspective themes, unafraid of diving past it's bright and yellow motif to explore darker subjects if need be, but handles these elements with a gentle restraint, just enough to get its underlying message and thematic meaning across to you. On the other hand, if you analyse each scene in this game word-for-word in the same way you would for other forms of media, you could easily identify minor flaws all throughout the game. No, the true magic of this game lies in the way it makes you feel . This game, considered as whole, absolutely dwarfs the sum of its individual parts. In it, you had a chance to relate to all the main characters throughout the 80+ hours you spend, talking with them while basked in the dazzling daylight in the outdoor shopping district on a sunny day, or in the cool, subdued hours of the night, with a stream flowing lazily in the riverbank by your side. Through time, you saw their true, unvarnished self, pouring out their deepest concerns, big or small, to you, and through all that time, you saw them change, striving forward, from studying their best with you to achieve better grades, to truly defeating the shadows of their past and present, and rising out of it all with an evolved persona, someone ready to be true and to face the world as it is, as they truly are. You enjoyed vibrant, exciting outings filled with genuine happiness some days, and on others you somberly faced, head on, their most troubled issues, helping them to eventually rise above it all. I would be remiss to say that it was only the main characters that were so. In reality, the dreary, roughneck town of Inaba that you assumed it was when you first arrived on the train would slowly blossom into a place with more people to explore and relate to than what an entire 80+ hour story playthrough would allow. In my personal opinion, I would say the combat system isn't too demanding, when considering its parent franchise, and it can be rather fun. The music stands on a league of its own, and the game takes its soundtrack like it does its story, embodying its core concepts as musical themes, [I'll face myself] and [Reach out to the truth], allowing you to get attached to it through its different variations and renditions, and at the end, those musical themes evoke a sense of meaning just from listening to them on its own. All this is but a mere summary of how I felt and thought at the end. Simple numbers or ratings wouldn't properly convey my final, full opinion. I, as one player, went through and felt so much in this game, and in the end, I can only give you, the reader, a heartfelt recommendation to play it, and experience it all for yourself.… Expand
  86. Wondux
    Jan 3, 2022
    9
    P4G was one of the best JRPG's I have ever played. The story presentation and artwork seem outdated at first but when you start to enjoy the amazing story, engaging battle system, and excellent social sim mechanics, you start ignoring it. Still, given how old the game is, I can't criticize the graphics too much. I loved the story. It built up the tension effectively and had a veryP4G was one of the best JRPG's I have ever played. The story presentation and artwork seem outdated at first but when you start to enjoy the amazing story, engaging battle system, and excellent social sim mechanics, you start ignoring it. Still, given how old the game is, I can't criticize the graphics too much. I loved the story. It built up the tension effectively and had a very satisfying ending. The story never became boring to me, even though it takes around 100 hours to finish the game because there were plot twists and exciting turns within the story. It got more exciting with time. Next to this, the social sim mechanics kept the game perfectly enjoyable. I absolutely love all the characters, their interactions with the MC, and their character developments. I played the English dub version and the voice acting was very well done. Lastly, I absolutely loved the soundtrack. None of the other games made me feel so much with its music. Extremely impressive how well the music fits the mood. The hard rock instrumental during fights, the jazzy smooth music at times, everything was on point.
    The only con I can give is the side content. I love long games with lots of side content. However, P4G's side missions were very stale and boring. Still, this did not create any problems for me because the rest of the game was immaculate and had a very long playtime. I just ended up ignoring the side quests so there is no problem at all.    … Expand
  87. Entagonist
    Jul 2, 2021
    10
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  88. NevaLOL
    Aug 2, 2022
    10
    Persona 4 golden is one of the best experience with the JRPGs that I play.
    A beautiful game with a charismatic characters. I love it, super recommended
  89. CHAR1TH
    Jun 1, 2023
    9
    Very Great game. Great story. Amazing characters. Good gameplay. Overall nice game, highly recommended you to get it.
  90. neotan47
    Oct 8, 2021
    10
    A great game. It helped me greatly to hook up with turn-based Jrpg's. The gameplay is highly rewarding. The story isn't as immense as the other persona games but the slice-of-life approach and the dynamic characters make up for it.
  91. MunhozMCM
    Oct 20, 2021
    9
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    Visuals - 7.5/10 - (Good)
    Some aspects such as models, animation, and some textures make it quite clear that P4 is a PS2 game originally. But the team at Atlus managed to bring the game into HD quite well by making everything look quite sharp and clean. And considering the game is not demanding at all, playing it in 4k is quite easy and the best way to experience it.
    Sadly the game doesn't offer support for 21:9 monitors which sometimes can break the quite immersive and absorbing atmosphere of the game.

    Gameplay - 8.5/10 - (Very Good)
    The game can be summarized as the fusion of J-RPG and Life Sim. The game has it own calendar which is followed day by day and with certain events set to happen on certain days of the calendar, and when playing in between these predetermined events you can take part in many different activities which consist of working on your own character and leveling up your traits, your relationship with your friends and completing side quests which reward you with items.
    When it comes to the combat system, the game follows the same way a classic J-RPG's would, with certain twists to make it a bit more unique, such as elements that have their own strengths and weaknesses. The combat only happens in areas which would be this game system of dungeons, and it works as a building with many floors which you traverse to find the stairs to the next level and throughout all levels you can find enemies to battle and items to take. Everything is easy to understand and flows quite well.
    At times the game can get a bit grindy and annoying in the dungeons so having the option to go out of dungeons and complete activities with your friends is quite welcome and helps balance the flow of the game.

    Story - 9/10 - (Great)
    Persona 4 story is a very good one, full of twists and turns, might not be the most original one but is very well told and keep the player interested throughout the game. The main story aside, the other narrative that makes persona 4 great are the characters you interact with on your journey which are called "social links", there are 22 in total, and participating in them will let you know more about the characters and form bonds with those people. The only complaint to make about the story is not having a menu with info about all the characters you meet and are involved with the main quest, since you meet so many people in the game, names start to feel hazy and forgotten by the end of the story.    … Expand
  92. Aoplob
    Feb 12, 2023
    10
    Amazing game play it, its an order
    story:10
    gameplay:8
    characters:10
    peace
  93. GustavoHbs
    Nov 18, 2021
    10
    Tão bom quanto persona 5, achei até mais engraçado, só não tem tanta coisa quanto o 5 pois é de um console feito para não rodar coisas tão pesadas, entendo e apoio 100%
  94. Kutster31
    Nov 20, 2021
    10
    dünyanın en iyi oyunu olduğunu düşünüyorum bu oyunu sevmeyen insanlar gebersin goat oyun arcaneden daha iyi
  95. likedogwater123
    Dec 6, 2021
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. persona 4 is one of the best games of the RPG genre, the first game that paved the way for the current game maiden, the game is nerdy, but this is not a minus, unlike the genshin impact, the gameplay has features of the difficulty of passing as for this my first RPG game I passed it on medium difficulty I am glad to gain experience with it but the game cannot be without minuses the first of them minus is a very boring plot sometimes you can cut off half of the sentence and the meaning will remain the same pluses these are the characters themselves and probably the battles are good but sometimes you can get confused in them as minus it is not the Russian language… Expand
  96. archangel1
    Feb 27, 2023
    10
    When the true ending scroll came out, tears suddenly flowed. I felt like I was parting with my real friends. I found out then I was thinking of the characters in the game as real friends. Here are my friends, my family, and my life. I was able to live one more life in Persona 4.
  97. ArmanKarman
    Dec 21, 2021
    10
    A great game with a great story.
    Advantages: great and interesting story, great characters, great atmosphere of a small town, magnificent music.
    Disadvantages: Dungeon crawling is repetitive and somewhat boring.
  98. WellEvil
    Jan 6, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Great game with a huge focus on story, characters, and world-building. I don't remember the last time when the story absorbed me so much. Yes, there are a few bugs here are there, but nothing game-breaking. Usually minor visual glitches.… Expand
  99. mentalgear
    Dec 26, 2021
    10
    Шедевр на все времена. Абсолютный шедевр. Играть всем: и вам, и вашей девушкепарню, вашей матери и отцу, вашей бабушке и деду!
  100. blisslovesotome
    Jan 4, 2022
    10
    What can I say, this game is perfect. Story, gameplay, atmosphere... Everything!
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Awards & Rankings

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

Critic Reviews

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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. Siliconera
    Sep 15, 2020
    90
    It’s a strong showing that is genuinely fun to return to, even if I think certain characters’ stories deserved better representation and development. I’m glad a whole new audience will get to visit Inaba.
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  2. Game World Navigator Magazine
    Sep 3, 2020
    80
    By the end of the game, Inaba will feel like home to you. [Issue#247, p.50]
  3. RPGamer
    Jul 14, 2020
    90
    Persona 4 Golden was largely considered one of the PlayStation Vita’s must-play titles and for good reason. Inaba’s small-town feel, the fantastic cast, incredibly personable dialogue, excellent audio, and strong gameplay combine to make the game a superb all-around experience. Though there are no distinct advantages of playing this version over the Vita one, its release on PC should be rightfully celebrated for giving a whole new set of RPGamers the chance to play a game that resonates just as strongly now as it first did.
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