Persona 2: Innocent Sin is the second entry in the series, released in Japan for the PlayStation in 1999.Hermelin High, who are forced to confront an outbreak of demons in their hometown. Set in the town of Mikage-cho, it follows a group of high school students from St. The game was later ported to the PlayStation Portable (PSP): it was published in 2009 in Japan and North America as physical and digital releases, and 2010 in Europe as a digital release. A port to Microsoft Windows was released in Japan in 1999.

Revelations: Persona is the first entry in the series, and was released in Japan and North America for the PlayStation in 1996.

There have been numerous adaptations, including anime television series, films, novelizations, mangas, stage plays, radio dramas, and musical concerts. The series has since gone on to sell over 15 million copies worldwide, outselling its parent franchise. Following the release of Persona 3 and 4, the series also established a strong following in Europe. The series is highly popular internationally, becoming the best-known Megami Tensei spin-off and establishing Atlus and the Megami Tensei franchise in North America. Beginning with Persona 2: Eternal Punishment, the English localizations began to remain faithful to the Japanese versions at the insistence of Atlus. Revelations: Persona was the first role-playing Megami Tensei game to be released outside of Japan. The series' recurring concepts and design elements draw on Jungian psychology, psychological personas and tarot cards, along with religion, mythology, and literature themes and influences.

Its overall theme is exploration of the human psyche and how the characters find their true selves. Character designs are by series co-creator Kazuma Kaneko ( Persona and the Persona 2 duology) and Shigenori Soejima ( Persona 3 onwards). Since the release of Persona 3 in 2006, the main series has used a social simulation function called Social Links, which are directly linked to how Personas evolve. Persona 's core features include a group of students as the main cast, a silent protagonist similar to the mainline Megami Tensei franchise, and combat using Personas. Persona began as a spin-off based on the positively-received high school setting of Shin Megami Tensei If. The series has seen several more games since, with the most recent main entry being 2019's Persona 5 Royal. The first entry in the series, Revelations: Persona, was released in 1996 for the PlayStation. Focusing around a series of role-playing video games, Persona is a spin-off from Atlus' Megami Tensei franchise. Persona, previously marketed as Shin Megami Tensei: Persona outside of Japan, is a video game franchise developed and primarily published by Atlus, and owned by Sega. PlayStation, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation Vita, Nintendo 3DS, Arcade, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch

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