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Persona 2: Eternal Punishment rated for PS3, PSP
Persona 2: Eternal Punishment, the original PlayStation game and second chapter in the Persona 2 saga, has a new ESRB rating for the PS3 and PSP, suggesting a launch on PSN.The first Persona 2 installment, Innocent Sin, made the trek to PSP in 2011, with nary a word on Eternal Punishment following suit. An ESRB rating, however, is a fairly solid indication of an impending launch. Eternal Punishment received the same rating on PS3 and PSP as it did on PS1 all those years ago, T for Teen. Eternal Punishment on PS3 and PSP is published by SCEA, rather than Atlus, which published the PS1 version and Innocent Sin's iterations.
Persona 2: Innocent Sin and The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky out Oct. 4 in UK
Persona 2: Innocent Sin and The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky are both dropping in the UK on Oct. 4, at £39.99 for each collector's edition. The Innocent Sin collector's edition includes a fancy UMD box, soundtrack, art cards, box-art poster and, with an order from Ghostlight, an Innocent Sin t-shirt, "Size L". The Trails in the Sky collector's edition also features a fancy box, art cards and soundtrack, with a poster sent sepately and "NOT FOLDED!!" for Ghostlight pre-orders. A collector's edition double pack comprises the collector's editions from both games, with the large t-shirt and UNFOLDED poster included, for £69.98.
Persona 2: Innocent Sin shows its edge in 'Negotiation and Summoning' trailer
Persona 2: Innocent Sin is hitting PSP September 20, but before it does, Atlus wants to show us just how hardcore the revamped game will be. The new "Negotiation and Summoning" trailer shows the rock-and-rollin' Demon Negotiation and Persona Summoning mechanics, complete with haughty taunts and epic guitar riffs. Just picture the PSP in the video riding a motorcycle over pits of fire and exploding kittens, because we assume that's the tone Atlus is going for here.
Persona 2: Innocent Sin graduates to PSP Sept. 20
The PSP just got more personal -- Persona 2: Innocent Sin has an official release date of September 20 in North America, and it is available for pre-order, for $40, right now. Pre-orders from Gamestop and Amazon will get a free 10-track CD featuring original, remixed and arranged songs from Shoji Meguro, who composed Persona 3 and 4, and more recently, Catherine. Atlus also released a new trailer for Innocent Sin, which can provide you an atomic series-nostalgia-bomb above.
Persona 2: Innocent Sin coming to PSP this fall
As hinted by a time-lost relic of a newsletter sent last week by Atlus, the PSP remake of Persona 2: Innocent Sin is on the way to North America, with a release scheduled for sometime this fall. Persona fans have extra reason to get excited about this particular release, as the PlayStation original was never localized. Even if you have already played the original, in Japanese or through a fan translation, this one offers new content in the form of new sidequests, a new interface, and an optional new soundtrack by director Shoji Meguro. This post also offers new content: screens in the gallery below, and a trailer after the break. Persona 2: Innocent Sin was the first game in Atlus's Shin Megami Tensei series to drop the traditional first-person dungeons in favor of a third-person viewpoint. Like the other Personas, it's all about cool high school kids negotiating (and fighting) with demons and discovering their powerful "Persona" alter egos. In this one, students at Seven Sisters High School find that rumors start mysteriously coming true in their hometown of Sumaru City, including the rumor that if you call your own cell phone number, a demon called the Joker appears and grants a wish. Being teenagers, the kids decide to wisely avoid tempting fate. Just kidding.%Gallery-124302%
Atlus teases Persona 2 PSP localization in retro email
When we first pored over a recent email sent to us by Atlus -- a GIF-filled newsletter dated June 23, 1999, which is not today's date in the very least -- we thought we had inadvertently traveled between the folds of time while we slept. (Again.) Now, we've got another theory: Atlus might be hinting at a U.S. localization of its PSP port of Persona 2: Innocent Sin, which arrived in Japan last month. The time-traveling newsletter doesn't actually mention the title, but its artificial date syncs up nicely with the original PSOne Innocent Sin's release date in Japan. Of course, we may just be reading too much into this altogether. Maybe Atlus really did just want to send us an email extolling the virtues of Star Wars: Episode 1: The Phantom Menace, and providing some helpful tips on surviving Y2K.
Persona 2: Innocent Sin delayed to April in Japan
The Japanese PSP remake of Persona 2: Innocent Sin was originally set to come out in Japan on March 3. However, Atlus issued a statement today to let fans know that the release date has been pushed back a month, to April 14 -- a date that is now reflected on the official site. It'll be available both on UMD and PSN. According to Dengeki, Atlus cited no specific cause of the delay, instead just affirming that there were "various reasons." We're okay with the delay anyway, as it just gives Atlus USA more time to announce that North American release before the game hits Japan. Right, Atlus? Right?
A tale of two Persona 2s
Persona 2 is getting a flashy makeover in Atlus' upcoming PSP remake. As evidenced by this still, the updated RPG is oozing with style. But, pretty cinematics aren't the only new addition for the upcoming release. Siliconera has a terrific gallery, comparing the PSone original with the upcoming PSP port. The added detail on the sprites is immediately noticeable, as is the newly implemented widescreen presentation. Special effects look a bit crisper, as well Some of the changes are not just cosmetic. The battle UI has also been updated, letting you see the upcoming turn order and the emotion gauge during demon negotiation. Siliconera adds that "Innocent Sin has cut-in screens when you use sync skills, a feature not in the PsOne release." Unfortunately, Atlus has yet to announce the game for US release. Perhaps Atlus needs more time to figure out what bonus items to package with the UMDs?
Persona 2: Innocent Sin update announced for PSP
Atlus is currently refreshing PSone RPG Persona 2: Innocent Sin for the PSP. Announced in Japanese mag Famitsu (via Siliconera), the release will be in line with that seen in Persona, adding widescreen visuals, gameplay tweaks and a new animation for the opening (the original movie will also be in there for purists). Shoji Meguro, who was in charge of the Persona remake, will direct this project. Persona 2 actually released in two parts as Innocent Sin and Eternal Punishment. The latter made it to North America in late 2000, but Innocent Sin has never been officially localized for distribution. We're following up with Atlus to see if it plans on bringing Innocent Sin stateside this time around. Update: Atlus has "no comment" on a North American release of Persona 2: Innocent Sin.
