Persona 5 Arena Sounds Like More than a Possibility

Yes please

by Robert Ramsey Mon 17th Oct 2016

Okay, we know that Persona 5 isn't even out here in the West until next year, but that hasn't stopped Atlus from mentioning a possible Arena spin-off. For those out of the loop, Persona 4 Arena and Persona 4 Arena Ultimax are stylish 2D brawlers crafted by Arc System Works of BlazBlue and Guilty Gear fame. They take characters from the popular role-playing series and have them duke it out in typical fighting game fashion. Oh, and they're both really enjoyable beat-'em-ups to boot.

Speaking at a fighting game convention in Japan, Atlus' Kazuhisa Wada - director of previous Arena titles - said that Persona 5 Arena is "something we'll have to talk about in the future". However, Wada does make it sound like it's a real possibility: "I really want to do another, and your voices are so important to us, so we'd really appreciate it if you keep sending your requests." Thanks to Gematsu for the translation.

Would you welcome an Arena game based on Persona 5? Don't stop those combos in the comments section below.

[source gamestalk.net, via gematsu.com]

1
ferrers405
Mon 17th Oct 2016

Yes please and I hope for Persona 5 Dancing All Night, I loved P4DAN.

2
Cowboysfan-22
Mon 17th Oct 2016

Anything Persona related is ok with me. Milk that franchise, Atlus!

3
Frank90
Mon 17th Oct 2016

@Cowboysfan-22 Agreed! Especially because there's no bad persona spin of! Even Dancing All night is good! But P5 Arena is a must after the amazing Arena/Ultimax

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Cowboysfan-22
Mon 17th Oct 2016

@Frank90 couldn't agree more. P4DAN was actually the first game I ever Platinumed. Atlus knows how to do spinoffs well. I know some people rag on companies for milking a franchise too much, but when the spin offs are of that quality there's no reason to complain

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tabris95
Mon 17th Oct 2016

Honestly I think the only time I felt they were really milking the franchise was when they made an anime adaptation of Persona 4 Golden after already making Persona 4 The Animation like a year or two earlier lol

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FormalAnnoyance
Mon 17th Oct 2016

@tabris95 That anime was more for the people who couldn't get a vita for P4:G I think a smaller anime that showcases the extra content added to P4:G was maybe a little unnecessary but not something to complain about.