Persona 4
Persona 4 is a role-playing video game developed and published by Atlus for Sony's PlayStation 2, and chronologically the fifth installment in the "Persona" series, itself a part of the larger "Megami Tensei" franchise. The game was released in Japan in July 2008, North America in December 2008, and Europe in March 2009. "Persona 4" takes place in a fictional Japanese countryside and is indirectly related to earlier "Persona" games. The player-named protagonist is a high-school student who moved into the countryside from the city for a year. During his year-long stay, he becomes involved in investigating mysterious murders while harnessing the power of summoning Persona. The game features a weather forecast system with events happening on foggy days to replace the moon phase system implemented in the previous games.
Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth
"Persona Q" was announced in 2013 alongside the mainline entry "Persona 5", fellow spin-off title "", and the PlayStation 3 port of "Persona 4 Arena Ultimax". The game was released in Japan on June 5, 2014. People who pre-ordered the game received a special soundtrack sampler CD. The CD features select original music from the game, in addition to special re-arrangements by the Atlus sound team that can only be heard on this CD. The full soundtrack was released on July 16. There is also a "Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth" Famitsu DX Pack with the game itself, a B2-size tapestry illustrated by the "Persona Q" anime staff, an A3-size clear poster illustrated by Atlus, a set of five different visual clear file folders, an original mug cup, and a Graphig paper figure of Rei. A manga adaptation illustrated by Akaume began serialization in ASCII Media Works' "Dengeki Maoh" magazine in its October 2014 issue. In 2015, two manga adaptations were released. "Side: P4" written by Mizunomoto centeres on "Persona 4" protagonist. It launched in Kodansha's "Monthly Shōnen Sirius" magazine in January. "Side: P3" written by Sō Tobita centeres on "Persona 3" protagonist. It was launched in Kodansha's "Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine" in February. "Side: P3" will end in November. Like previous games such as "Catherine", Atlus posted a statement requesting that players refrain from posting video spoilers of the game's later story events on sharing sites upon its release in Japan.