[quote name='cirodot']Sorry to derail any topics, but I had a few quick questions about Persona. I'm thinking about picking it up, but it seems like there really isn't a whole lot of interest in the game. Is this the case, and if so why? Secondly, for those that have played it, is it really as "pick up and play" as most reviews have made it out to be? In regards to the second question, I haven't really invested much time in fighters since the late 90's/early 00's, so am I going to be totally hopeless for the next 12 months if I do buy it?[/QUOTE]
Game is excellent, and on my end the scene here in Chicago is doing just fine. I see it having a much stronger presence than BB or other anime fighters down the line. I won't talk it up too much since it is $60 to thrown down, and you could definitely invest in a big name game instead that will always have a huge following, if that's your main concern. So, consider what you want out of the game before biting.
In terms of basic execution, it's more noob friendly than most. There's only simple directionals like quarter circles, and many specials are simply one button. No dragon punch inputs or anything nasty.
Still an execution heavy game and there's no real way around that if you want be good at it, but what's nice about P4 is that combos don't last
ing forever. Game is much better paced than most in this regard, and good fundamentals will get you pretty far. So, noobs certainly won't be winning, though there's plenty of mashers online you'll have to weed through.
And instant air dashing will frustrate you, it's a little trick that's necessary to get down depending how serious you want to take the game.
But yeah, game surprised me. I tried it out at a local meet up and caught on pretty fast, and it was too much fun. Picked it up the next day. I'm phasing out of AE, and P4A and KoFXIII are my main games now.
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