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Kotaku's Weekend Guide: 5 Games We Can't Wait To Get Back To
13.9.2024
Fall is almost here, we’re officially in the thick of the back-to-school scramble, and I can’t stop buying apple cider spice candles for the house. We’re also officially in the thick of game release season, so why not take a minute to talk about Metacritic?Read more
Persona 3 Reload - Episode Aigis: The Answer: The Kotaku Review
9.9.2024
As a “definitive” edition of the phenomenal 2006 RPG, 2024’s Persona 3 Reload was lacking in a few key features like the 2009 PSP port’s female protagonist route. Still, perhaps the most egregious omission was the lack of The Answer, the meaty, playable epilogue that was included in the 2007...
This Handful Of Discounted Games Show Off The Switch’s Range
6.9.2024
I think everyone is waiting with bated breath for news of the successor to the Nintendo Switch, which seems like it’ll be announced any day now. That’s only because everybody I know has one and desperately wants a new console to replace their aging system. While you wait, why not boot up that relic...
Avowed Feels Amazing, Monster Hunter Wilds Seems Incredible, And More Of The Week's Takes
31.8.2024
We had a veritable cornucopia of hands-on previews land this past week, kicking things off with a look at Obsidian’s upcoming first-person RPG Avowed. We also spent four hours with the promising Metaphor: ReFantazio, a new RPG from the folks behind the Persona series, put Marvel vs. Capcom Fighting...
6 Cool Moments From Four Hours Of Metaphor: ReFantazio
28.8.2024
I recently got the chance to play four hours of Metaphor: ReFantazio, the fantasy RPG from the minds behind the Persona series. I came away really enthralled by its world and how it seems to be toying with the barriers of fantasy and reality. I was less thrilled with how Atlus attempted to distance...
Four Hours With Metaphor: ReFantazio: A Promising Game That Atlus Should Let Speak For Itself
28.8.2024
One of the most confounding things about video games is how they often tell stories that are clearly meant to be real-world allegories rather than escapist fantasies, but are still often framed as such by the companies that make them. After playing four hours of Metaphor: ReFantazio, the upcoming...
Breaking Down The New Dragon Age Trailer, Hating On Special Editions Without The Game, And More Of The Week's Takes
17.8.2024
Nothing gave us more to talk about this week than the meaty new trailer for Dragon Age: The Veilguard. Almost ten years after its predecessor was released, The Veilguard will finally be here on October 31, and we’ve broken down the release date trailer to highlight all the tantalizing details...
Kotaku’s Weekend Guide: 5 New And Old Games We Can't Wait To Play
17.8.2024
It’s finally Friday, and in addition to rewatching old Alien movies, making horse memes, and explaining Dragon Age to our clueless friends, we’re of course getting into some video games! Some of us are playing new releases while others are catching up on titles our mutauls haven’t stopped jabbering...
Persona 3 Reload's The Answer DLC Shows How The Series Should Do Epilogues
15.8.2024
I have complicated feelings on how the Persona series (and the Shin Megami Tensei series at large) handles its updated “definitive editions.” Persona 4 Golden and Persona 5 Royal are undoubtedly the best versions of their respective games, adding dozens of hours of new story, characters...
Get Most Of The Major Persona Titles For Cheap Ahead Of Metaphor: ReFantazio
13.8.2024
If you’re like me and you’re excited for this fall’s Metaphor: ReFantazio, the next turn-based fantasy RPG from the team responsible for some of the most beloved Persona titles, you owe it to yourself to check out the latter series. Persona exploded in popularity over the last decade, turning into...
Should You Buy The Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance Digital Deluxe Edition?
1.7.2024
In the tradition of many modern games, Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance offers two different versions of the game to purchase: The base game, which costs $59.99 USD, contains the additional demon subquest DLC packs that were made available for the original 2021 release of Shin Megami Tensei V...
Everything You Need To Know About Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance's Holy Will And Profane Dissent DLC
26.6.2024
The Shin Megami Tensei series rewards swapping out your roster of demons, but that doesn’t mean fans don’t get attached to certain monsters. One of these is Dagda, and… look, I didn’t play Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse, so I’m not going to pretend I can give a lesson on Dagda’s backstory....
Hands-On With Metaphor: ReFantazio: A Medieval Persona So Stylish It Might Melt Your Brain
21.6.2024
Fans of Atlus’ long-running RPG relationship sim series won’t stop asking when Persona 6 will arrive, but the truth is that Metaphor: ReFantazio seems like it covers an awful lot of the same bases, from flashy turn-based fights to friendship meters, while also evolving on the formula in some...
Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance Steam Deck Settings And Performance Guide
14.6.2024
Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance is a massively expanded version of 2021’s Shin Megami Tensei V, featuring more quests, monsters, and a new story path featuring a brand new character. However, perhaps most importantly, Vengeance drops the original game’s Nintendo Switch exclusivity for...
10 Tips For Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance Beginners
14.6.2024
It’s been a good year for fans of Atlus RPGs. Between the launch of Persona 3 Reload in January and Metaphor:ReFantazio coming this October, you’d be forgiven for forgetting that Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance is available right now on PC, Nintendo Switch, and Xbox and PlayStation platforms....
Should You Take The Girl's Hand In Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance?
14.6.2024
One of the most impactful decisions you’ll make in Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance comes right at the start of the game. Standing at a literal crossroads, you see a girl suspended in the air. Ominous voices explain that she will lead the world into chaos and ruin, and if you take her hand, you will...
Infamous Video Game Leaker Admits To Pretending To Be A Japanese Woman For Clout
13.6.2024
A hyper-passionate fan base. A notoriously secretive industry. And social media algorithms that encourage people to follow their worst impulses for 15 minutes of fame. It’s a volatile cocktail, and one that might explain why an infamous leaker who went by the name Midori lied about being a Japanese...
Persona 5 Royal Mod Lets You Finally Date The Dudes
29.5.2024
Persona 5 doesn’t have any gay romances. Despite protagonist Joker’s relationships with his male friends and rival having what feels like some romantic tension in the eyes of its players, Persona 5 and its definitive Royal edition never let the player take that next step. Persona 5 Tactica...
Fans Are So Hungry For Persona 6 They're Excited About A Placeholder Logo
24.5.2024
We’re all waiting with bated breath for news about Persona 6. We’ve been living in Persona 5’s world for nearly a decade, it’s time for Atlus to give us a new story about teenagers summoning demon versions of their inner selves to fight monsters. But right now, all we know about Persona 6 comes...
The Next X-Men Game Should Go Full Persona
22.5.2024
There have been a lot of good X-Men games in the past, hell there’s even enough to make a whole list of them! But there is one thing I’ve always felt these past titles were missing that I think would make for the perfect X-Men game: They should be more like the Persona series.Read more