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Persona 4 Golden

An enhanced version of 2008's Persona 4, Atlus's Persona 4 Golden is a turn-based JRPG that blends dungeon crawling with social sim mechanics. Originally released exclusively for the PS Vita, the game was ported to PC in 2020 and will be coming to Nintendo Switch, PS4, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S in 2023.

PERSONA 4 GOLDEN game
Persona 4 Golden

Franchise
Persona
Released
December 9, 2008
Developer(s)
Atlus
Publisher(s)
Atlus
Genre(s)
JRPG
ESRB
M For Mature 17+ due to Alcohol Reference, Animated Blood, Language, Partial Nudity, Sexual Themes, Violence

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