You might think that the answer to the question “How many games are there in the ‘Persona’ saga?” is simple. Five, right? ‘Persona 5’ was released in 2016 and there hasn’t been anything new since then. But thinking that about this spin-off of the ‘Shin Megami Tensei’ saga (which could also be talked about for hours and hours) is like believing that there are only three titles of ‘Kingdom Hearts‘. Are you ready for a descent into the abyss of madness? I can tell you that you’re not.
Cybernetic Persons
If the game doesn’t ring a bell, just know that it’s not a version of Ingmar Bergman’s masterpiece, but an RPG that started in 1996 with the game ‘Revelations: Persona’, a spin-off of ‘Shin Megami Tensei’, and continued with four more sequels. The problem is that each of these sequels has its own sub-sequels, totaling 23 games. To give you an idea of the mess: ‘Persona 2: Eternal Punishment’ came out after ‘Persona 4’ and its sequel in the form of a fighting game, ‘Persona 4 Arena’. Anything goes here.
Throughout its almost three decades of existence, ‘Persona’ has gone through free-to-play versions (‘Persona Ain Soph’), RPGs for Nintendo DS (‘Persona Q: Shadow of the labyrinth’), rhythm games (‘Persona 4: Dancing all night’) and even a hack and slash in the style of ‘Dynasty Warriors’ (‘Persona 5 Strikers’). Additionally, each game has had its own slightly enhanced versions, such as ‘Persona 4 Golden’ or ‘Persona 5 Royale‘, turning it into a mess only suitable for the most hardcore fans. Oh, and we must also add its adaptations to novels, manga, theater, and even concerts, all of them canon. The bravest explorers are in luck. Let the battle begin!
