IGN review: http://ps2.ign.com/articles/937/937080p1.html
Closing Comments
A significant improvement over the previous Persona games in many ways, Persona 4 provides a deeper dungeon crawling/social link experience that makes it engaging to play. Everything from the battle system and the dungeons that you fight through to the social links you develop and friend interaction that you do on your "off hours" has been radically improved in this game. While the pacing can be somewhat off, and some things feel repurposed or unaffected from previous games, Persona 4 really is an evolution of the RPG series, and an instant classic. Tie this in with a large number of bonus items included with the game, like the soundtrack CD which you may find yourself listening to in-between game or New Game + sessions, and you'll find this to be a great game that is rounding out the year on the venerable PS2.
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| out of 10 | click here for ratings guide |
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| 8.5 | Presentation The murder mystery elements are truly an interesting twist on the dungeon crawler/social interaction formula, but the plot can sometimes slow down and suffer because of it. |
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| 8.0 | Graphics The visuals are exactly the same as that of Persona 3 and FES. The repurposing of the engine is a nice, albeit comfortably easy decision for the designers. |
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| 8.0 | Sound The music, while a bit better than the previous Persona games, can still be a bit repetitive. Voice acting will spark debates between fans of which characters are better. |
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| 9.0 | Gameplay From the improvements to the battle system to the augmentation of the social links and stats, Persona 4 is a deeper gameplay experience in almost every way. |
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| 9.0 | Lasting Appeal Tons of replayability extends from the social links and jobs, Persona creation and three difficulty levels, including a New Game + feature that will keep fans coming back for more. |
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| 9.0 |
OVERALL (out of 10 / not an average) |
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Great score from IGN too
