When I posted about the Persona 3 Social mobile game yesterday, many of you reacted along the lines of "blah blah blah where's my Persona 5 on current-generation consoles?" Well, this new game, Catherine, isn't Persona 5, but short of an official announcement for that game it's the closest you're going to get.
Don't be disappointed though, because from the looks of things, Catherine is easily as intriguing as any Persona sequel, and involves key Persona series staffers like P3/P3P director/producer Katsura Hashino and series character designer Shigenori Soejima. The game stars Vincent, a 30-something "herbivore man" who runs into the titular Catherine, a coquettish 22-year-old. Shortly after, he starts having vicious nightmares wherein he must climb an endless staircase just to wake up. Incidentally, Vincent also appeared as a mysterious NPC in Persona 3 Portable, so there might be a more direct connection at play.
Currently billed as a "horror action-adventure", the team promises that Catherine will be more adult-themed than past games they've made. Shoji Meguro, who's composing for the title, noted that keywords for the game's music include "classic", "adult-oriented", and "erotic". Looking at leaked Famitsu scans (check them out below), I can certainly confirm the latter two. There's an official site here, but as of this writing it's blank. Expect the game around "Winter 2010" for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.
What do you think? Are you in DO WANT mode, or are you still just disappointed that it's not Persona 5?
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3:20 PM on 08.18.2010
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I mean pizza
We will most likely he waiting a while why don't you just import it?
Also pizza come shot thing cracks me up.
Also also this is a game I would very much like.
It IS porn,right?
Looks all good and well, but why "erotic"? I definitely understand the want of a much deeper Persona on a real life level by why stoop to titillation?
I hope it sthe erotic innuendo button, while sthe crap out of us.
Also : we do need Persona 5 asap
You're lactose intolerant. ADMIT IT.
@GoodGuyA - This isn't a Persona game. It doesn't even seem to be part of the MegaTen franchise at all.
I hope this means that persona 5 will be released in 360 too.
That's a mighty fine looking pepperoni pizza...
He's trapped in Super Mario 64!
Oh and any SMT game on next-gen console, please!
PS : I was wondering ; is Persona 4 made by the same team? Or is it tagged as "made by the P3 team" because it's the most popular in the Persona series?!
I think Vincent's appearance is an Easter Egg in P3P. There were a number of NPCs in P3P that - due to their 3D areas being cut from the game, got 2D character art still drawn up in their stead. I actually like that they went the extra mile for that, too, because it gave you a better idea of what other teachers, faculty and other people you met looked like.
If the game is set on Tatsumi Port Island, though, then we can call it connection.