Persona 1 2 Remakes

Over the last decade or so, Persona has exploded in terms of popularity. But like any longstanding series, this means that its oldest entries often get overlooked, or outright forgotten.

This has definitely been the case with the original Persona and Persona 2, both of which have been abandoned while developer Atlus does all it can to promote the worlds and characters of Persona 3, 4, and 5.

From Atlus' perspective, its focus on the three modern games makes total sense; Persona 1 and 2 are old RPGs, and lack much of what the franchise is now known for.

But that hasn't stopped more hardcore fans from asking after potential remakes or remasters. After all, Atlus has turned to the classics when it comes to merchandising.

Indeed, back in April, some official listings for Persona 1 and 2 merch seemed especially suspicious — but the studio remains quiet on its plans outside of the upcoming Persona 4 Revival release, and the recently announced Persona 6.

It's interesting, then, that series producer Kazuhisa Wada has actually responded to a question about remaking the first two Persona titles.

In an interview with GamerBraves, he gives fans some serious hope, saying: "At this point, I can’t say for sure, but personally, I think it’s something we should definitely do. I think we have to do it."

If someone as high up as Wada's saying this, then things are looking good — but assuming the team follows through and gets these revivals greenlit, I doubt we'll hear anything concrete for a while yet.

Persona and Persona 2 are still good games, but they're a far cry from the modernised Persona formula that most fans will be used to. With a bit of reworking, though, and some quality of life improvements, they could definitely shine all over again.

How badly do you want the original Persona games to be brought back? Would you settle for remasters, or would you want full-on remakes? Ponder what's possible in the comments section below.

[source gamerbraves.com]