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Is Persona PSP longer than Persona 3 and 4 combined? photo

Nah. Just messing with you.

Check out my total play time, pictured above. That's 453 hours and 7 minutes. Is Shin Megami Tensei: Persona for the PSP really that long? No. This time is a result of the lack of auto-pause when setting the PSP in standby mode. Some games that log your play time, like Capcom's Monster Hunter Freedom Unite, pause your game for you automatically when you go into standby mode. Persona PSP? Not so much. It just keeps logging your time.

So how long is it really? I have no idea. If I had to estimate, I'd say that you'll get a good 40 hours out of it if you do all the right things and get the good ending. Scared you, didn't I?

So you want to know how the game is? It's really great. I'm well into my second play through. I love seeing all of the stuff they've changed in this remake. One of the things they've changed the most is the dialogue. It used to be pretty bad, but now it's really sharp. Some of it's funny, too. In one scene, Mark calls an enemy a "dickwipe." Bonus points to Atlus USA for use of the word.

My favorite line comes from one of the enemies in demon negotiation. When you try to bribe him to give up his spell card, he responds favorably, and then says:

"It's all about the yen-jamins, baby."

Look forward to our full review of Shin Megami Tensei: Persona for the PSP later today.


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Shin Oni's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/01/2009 12:31
Shin Oni
Is that your carnival Green psp dale?

trade for my blue Psp phat. ^-^
ArcticFox's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/01/2009 12:39
ArcticFox
Persona 3 and 4 have always surprised me by how funny they generally are, good to see that Persona PSP is no slouch.
Dale North's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/01/2009 12:47
Dale North
Shin Oni - yep. Love this color. will be stepping down for the Go to boring black or white :(
Linfosoma's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/01/2009 12:48
Linfosoma
Those characters are from the firs persoa game for the PS1. Interesting..
atastysammich's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/01/2009 12:48
atastysammich
Oh, you!
Aurain's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/01/2009 12:54
Aurain
Do Want
Riegel88's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/01/2009 12:57
Riegel88
Can't wait to read the review. Too bad I won't have money to buy it =[
Free copy for a poor college kid?!?! =D
Uber Mashu's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/01/2009 13:03
Uber Mashu
It's cute but things like "total time played" really bug me. I get very OCD about stuff like that. Seriousely, I can't wander downstairs to make a cup of tea without saving any game first. When I've finished brewing the tasty brew, I have to reload it so the 5 minutes don't "count against me."

What I'm trying to say is, this game is going to kill me. Every bus journey is going to be a race against time.

Anyone else suffer the same fate or do I just have a chemical imbalance?
Kraid's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/01/2009 13:05
Kraid
I want this game!
Shin Oni's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/01/2009 13:09
Shin Oni
@Dale North

but you should repel alll evil of the Mylo Go! Unless it's free that is.

maybe I should be nice and go find some money to play this.
Josh Tolentino's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/01/2009 13:19
Josh Tolentino
@linfosoma

Not really, seeing as Persona PSP is a remake of the first PS1 Persona title (Revelations: Persona).

Perhaps you were thinking of Persona 3 Portable?
-PL-'s Avatar - Comment posted on 09/01/2009 13:46
-PL-
I've been playing thru persona on psx and it's awesome. I actually like it more than p3. Will they be pumping this game full of annoying jpop? That is somehing that is fortunately missing from the psx persona.
P-Dude's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/01/2009 14:00
P-Dude
Wait, is this out?! I need to finish up Persona 4! (45 hours in!)
Aurain's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/01/2009 14:01
Aurain
-PL-

You know that the JPop is a guilty pleasure. Don't even deny it.
Dexter345's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/01/2009 14:04
Dexter345
Yen-jamins. I get it.
bardock's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/01/2009 14:18
bardock
500 hours and that dude only has 330 hit points? thats some pretty awful growth rate, right there.
Necros's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/01/2009 16:01
Necros
It always irritates me when games don't pause your play time when you go into menus. It makes me feel like I can't even pause it fully. It's a weird oversight that even standby mode won't pause the clock for this game.
ShadowMoses's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/01/2009 16:27
ShadowMoses
That is the "Spirited Green" PSP, yes? Is that an import?
EggmaniMN's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/01/2009 17:19
EggmaniMN
Ha. Crimson Gem Saga does the same thing. I didn't realize it until I got to Act 2 and the game said I have 58 hours.
lewness's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/01/2009 18:25
lewness
@EggmaniMN - Was about to say that too. 20 hours into the game, and you've only just gotten Spinel.

I see Atlus has yet again made a mighty fine localization of the game. Yen-jamins, hyuk. i c wat u did thar
Keriaku's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/15/2009 23:16
Keriaku
This is going to kill me.
I HATE when games don't have a pause button for the timer.

This has actually stopped me from getting closer to the end of SMT: Nocturne, because I never want to sit down and just play for 30-45 min cuz I don't want to leave it on.
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