Category:Persona

The Persona series is generally centered around a group of high school students fighting demons in modern-day Japan. The actual game-play has changed quite a bit over time, with Persona 3 having dating sim elements and dungeon-crawling elements (like Baroque or Diablo). While the main characters are high school students, the series gets its name from the Persona (a type of spirit) that allows each character to fight the demons (the exact mechanics vary a little between games).

The Persona series is a spin-off of the Shin Megami Tensei series, with the initial Persona game bearing a stronger resemblance to the games of the SMT series than the more recent games (though to be fair the SMT games changed nearly as much as the Persona games have). The common threads are basically the setting of modern-day Japan and the variety of demons in the games.

A port of the first game has been announced for September 2009 release in North America on the PSP (as Shin Megami Tensei: Persona). The title is supposed to include a new interface, anime-style cut-scenes, difficulty selection, and a completely redone soundtrack.

Main series titles[edit]

Original title	Localized title	Year	Systems and remakes
女神異聞録ペルソナ Alternate Tales of the Goddess: Persona	Revelations: Persona	1996	PlayStation Windows
ペルソナ2 罪 Persona 2: Sin	Persona 2: Innocent Sin	1999	PlayStation
ペルソナ2 罰 Persona 2: Punishment	Persona 2: Eternal Punishment	2000	PlayStation
ペルソナ3 Persona 3	Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3	2006	PlayStation 2
ペルソナ4 Persona 4	Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4	2008	PlayStation 2
ペルソナ5 Persona 5	Persona 5	2016	PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4

Enhanced ports & Rereleases[edit]

Original title	Localized title	Year	Systems and remakes
ペルソナ Persona	Shin Megami Tensei: Persona	2009	PlayStation Portable
ペルソナ2 罪 Persona 2: Sin	Persona 2: Innocent Sin (PSP)	2011	PlayStation Portable
ペルソナ2 罰 Persona 2: Punishment	Persona 2: Eternal Punishment (PSP)	2012	PlayStation Portable
ペルソナ3 フェス Persona 3 FES	Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3: FES	2007	PlayStation 2
ペルソナ3 ポータブル Persona 3 Portable	Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3 Portable	2009	PlayStation Portable, Windows, PlayStation 4, Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X
ペルソナ4 ザ・ゴールデン Persona 4: The Golden	Persona 4 Golden	2012	PlayStation Vita, Windows, PlayStation 4, Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X
ペルソナ5 ザ・ロイヤル Persona 5: The Royal	Persona 5 Royal	2019	PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows, Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X

For a full list of Persona games, see the Category:Shin Megami Tensei.