Revelations: Persona
1996 video game
Revelations: Persona (also known as Megami Ibunroku Persona in Japan, sometimes with the subtitle, "Be Your True Mind") is a 1996 role-playing video game developed and published by Atlus. It is the first entry in the Persona series, itself a subseries of the Megami Tensei franchise, and the first role-playing entry in the series to be released in the West. Originally released for the PlayStation in 1996 in Japan and North America, the title was ported to Microsoft Windows in 1999. A port to the PlayStation Portable, retitled Shin Megami Tensei: Persona, was released in North America and Japan in 2009, and the following year in Europe. This port featured new cutscenes and a reworked English localization that was more faithful to the original Japanese release, as the original 1996 North American localization was heavily criticized for its unfaithfulness to the original Japanese version.
The story focuses on a group of high school students as they are confronted by a series of supernatural incidents. After playing a fortune-telling game, the group gains the ability to summon Personas. Using this power under the guidance of Philemon, a benevolent being representing humanity's subconscious, the group faces off against multiple forces that threaten the world. Gameplay revolves around the characters navigating environments around their town and fighting enemies using their Personas. During the game, the player can create new Personas for battle using spell cards gained in battle or by talking with enemies.
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