If you love anime fighting games, go ahead and play it. However, if you love Persona, I'd recommend skipping it. The story is somewhat of a mess with two sides that you can't connect with each other, and there are useless explanation texts during dialogues that the game skips if you turn auto play on. The extra modes and online features aren't worth it either, as the former is just grind, and the latter has a high difficulty ceiling for new fighting game players.
fighting game stuff is pretty fun but i played this game to see what happened to my beloved P3 characters and most of their characterizations here suck so instead i stopped playing the game and will now pretend it doesn't exist
This was kind of a banger. I really enjoyed my time here more than I was expecting. Kind of a tale of two games though, the original persona 4 arena story was a little messy, and a chore to play through, but the overall story was good and I enjoyed it.
The new "ultimax" content though, was really great, and was tied together in a much better way, and a better flow to it. It was great getting to see the persona 4 cast again, but even more so, it was SO great seeing the Persona 3 cast again, and getting an update on them being older, and what they've been up to since the events of Persona 3. I really wish some of the persona 5 spin offs would have given us this, but they didn't go in that direction for whatever the reason.
The actual fighting game itself? It's fun. I'm not a GIANT fighting game fan, so I won't pretend to know if this is peak quality or not, but it was fun, the graphics were really gorgeous, and a lot of unique characters and way to play in it.
Overall, a fine send off to persona for me. I've played almost everything I've wanted too now (besides Persona 2 and the Q games, hoping they get ported/remastered). But that'll be it for now, with a 5 Royal replay likely in my future.
Bless Persona. The second greatest video game franchise of all time!!!
The new "ultimax" content though, was really great, and was tied together in a much better way, and a better flow to it. It was great getting to see the persona 4 cast again, but even more so, it was SO great seeing the Persona 3 cast again, and getting an update on them being older, and what they've been up to since the events of Persona 3. I really wish some of the persona 5 spin offs would have given us this, but they didn't go in that direction for whatever the reason.
The actual fighting game itself? It's fun. I'm not a GIANT fighting game fan, so I won't pretend to know if this is peak quality or not, but it was fun, the graphics were really gorgeous, and a lot of unique characters and way to play in it.
Overall, a fine send off to persona for me. I've played almost everything I've wanted too now (besides Persona 2 and the Q games, hoping they get ported/remastered). But that'll be it for now, with a 5 Royal replay likely in my future.
Bless Persona. The second greatest video game franchise of all time!!!
Better STFU before I whip out my persona man.
amazing fighting game and a decent story expansion for both Persona 3 and 4
Whatever the fuck they did to the Persona 3 cast in this game (looking at you Akihiko, why the FUCK did they turn him into an empty-headed meathead???? that's like completely missing the point of his original character) is a travesty and I will not stand for it
low 8
q bonitinho eles crescidos
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I mainly played this for the story, and thought it has some good moments, both storylines (both Arena and Ultimax’s follow-up) and their respective new characters weren’t much to write home about and the stories themselves felt like they went on for waaaay too long. It’s a very visual novel-like presentation, but the game in itself is entirely too verbose. I feel like you could cut away a bunch of text and not miss anything of note, and that’d be hours worth of reading that nobody would have to put up with. Labrys’ origin is pretty interesting and told well, but Sho Minazuki’s entire shtick and just the character as a whole feels like a very edgy copy of Adachi, with none of the interesting development, characterisation or charm.
As a complete beginner to fighting games though, after I got the hang of it… this is a pretty beginner-friendly fighting game. I didn’t really like the persona mechanic at first but after getting to grips with it, it ended up being pretty unique, even if I’m still not a big fan of it because of the ‘puppet-figher’y nature of the mechanic. If you got some friends to play against and like persona, I’d say it’s worth your while.
P.S.: Elizabeth and Margaret are busted.
As a complete beginner to fighting games though, after I got the hang of it… this is a pretty beginner-friendly fighting game. I didn’t really like the persona mechanic at first but after getting to grips with it, it ended up being pretty unique, even if I’m still not a big fan of it because of the ‘puppet-figher’y nature of the mechanic. If you got some friends to play against and like persona, I’d say it’s worth your while.
P.S.: Elizabeth and Margaret are busted.
Actually, a very solid game if you take Elizabeth out of it.
No, really, she is broken af.
No, really, she is broken af.
P4AU is an incredible sequel to (after P4A) Persona 4. Crossing over with Persona 3 doesn't just offer great fanservice but it makes the world of Persona truly feel connected, and lovingly makes it so all these characters are canonically aware of each other's existence. Labrys's character is so lovable, and Sho is someone you love to hate. The game itself is fun, having the Persona summoning system to shake up the core mechanics of a fighting game by essentially giving every character a puppet gimmick.
One of my favourite franchises mixed with my favourite genre, only problem is I played on switch with no rollback netcode :(
C'est magnifique
C'est magnifique
bao demais
I want to praise the person who came up with the idea of a ArcSys persona fighting game
GARUDYNE!
BLOW EM AWAY!
BLOW EM AWAY!
Did not have fun
Best Persona spinoff by far. Story mode was actually extremely good, thought Sho was a really good villain, and I like the way P3 and P4's stories are merged. Gameplay is also extremely fun.
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This is Adachi's best appearance and it's not even close. I actually love this character now holy shit
Solid fighting game I guess with mediocre story
A massive improvement over the original Arena in a lot of ways. Combat is more fun to play and with a bit of a bigger roster as well. Story is better structured compared the original Arena though I have a slight issue with it. I get Atlus wanted the P4 and P3 casts to have their own campaign but honestly I wished both were combined into a single campaign cause this is a narrative that works better when both casts get equal time to share the spotlight rather then one at a time. I like the game overall thankfully and I would play it again.
P.S. Love that Adachi got his own story dlc and he had some pretty good development in it.
P.S. Love that Adachi got his own story dlc and he had some pretty good development in it.
I AM LITERALLY A FUCKING GOD AS NAOTO TRY ME BITCH
Awesome fighting game (especially on Steam since you have rollback online and for free), story mode a little eh.
Fuck Sho, though, and not literally in a sexual sense. Edgy asshole that wishes to be 5% as good written as that other main villain.
Fuck Sho, though, and not literally in a sexual sense. Edgy asshole that wishes to be 5% as good written as that other main villain.
I think the whole story is extremely well done I like Sho and Labrys : )
Arc system works simply can not fumble a fighting game. This is definitely one of the more solid persona spin-offs. The graphics and gameplay are clean despite being over a decade old. Would recommend to fans of the franchise and fighting game fans alike.
Also, CHIE SUPREMACY LETS GOOOO
Also, CHIE SUPREMACY LETS GOOOO
Persona 4 Arena Ultimax is a definitive version of Persona 4 Arena with a lot of fun to be had in it. Featuring the original roster alongside all DLC it is a very good Arc Systems game that somehow manages to cram most of Persona’s turn-based battle mechanics into a fighting game format.
Unlike JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: All-Star Battle R, another one of my favorite fighting games, it is much harder to enjoy P4AU if you are not a Persona fan. It leaves out vital information about the characters from Persona 4 and returning ones from Persona 3 that would require knowledge of those game’s plot lines. The story mode for the game is, in a way, a direct sequel to Persona 4 Golden, just in a different genre.
Though Persona fans will get much more enjoyment out of P4AU, that does not mean non-Persona fans will find it worthless, though it will be far less likely of a purchase for them. If you’re interested in the game but do not have a lot of knowledge on the series, I’d recommend BlazBlue Cross Tag Battle which features a number of the P4AU characters, using the same movesets and sprites.
Unlike JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: All-Star Battle R, another one of my favorite fighting games, it is much harder to enjoy P4AU if you are not a Persona fan. It leaves out vital information about the characters from Persona 4 and returning ones from Persona 3 that would require knowledge of those game’s plot lines. The story mode for the game is, in a way, a direct sequel to Persona 4 Golden, just in a different genre.
Though Persona fans will get much more enjoyment out of P4AU, that does not mean non-Persona fans will find it worthless, though it will be far less likely of a purchase for them. If you’re interested in the game but do not have a lot of knowledge on the series, I’d recommend BlazBlue Cross Tag Battle which features a number of the P4AU characters, using the same movesets and sprites.
Fun fighting game with a good story and unique mechanics that could only work with the persona series. I also love the pixel art and all the new and character portrait and cutscenes mad for this game. My only problem with this game is that the online community isn't that active which makes it hard to get the online achievements.
really fun and ridiculous fighting game. it has rollback now!!! great time with friends
i don't care about persona give me a fighting game with smt characters
The gameplay is okay, I’m not the best at fighting games but it can be sort of fun?
The P4A story is okay, I really like Labrys as a character though. I thought Episode P4 and P3 were most enjoyable, and Episode Adachi is quite good too.
The P4A story is okay, I really like Labrys as a character though. I thought Episode P4 and P3 were most enjoyable, and Episode Adachi is quite good too.
came for the fighting game, stayed for the baseball