persona 4 golden is better. now available on steam for the past 5 years.
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timestamps:
0:00 intro
2:23 downsides of the original
25:43 strengths of the original
36:52 why it matters
music in order:
conversation ~ generic 1 - persona 1
conversation ~ generic 2 - persona 1
p3ct004_01 - persona 3
heartbeat, heartbreak - persona 4
a sky full of stars - persona 4 golden
backside of tv - persona 4
kioku - persona 4 golden
mad mart - digital devil saga 2
gearing up - kingdom hearts ii
pearl blue soul - r4 ridge racer type-4
shibuya underground district - shin megami tensei iv
reasoning - persona 4
1000 ri of moles - persona 1
a way of life - persona 3 portable
map i - persona 2 eternal punishment
youthful lunch - persona 4
after school - persona 3 portable
borderline of madness - persona 4
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The original Playstation 2 version of Persona 4 was the first way I ever experienced P4. Vanilla P4 was an enjoyable experience, but I just could not shake the feeling that it felt like it was missing a lot. When I played Persona 4 Golden as it came out on Steam in 2020, my suspicion was proven right. Vanilla Persona 4 largely just played like a simplified version of Persona 3 without much expansion on what P3 established. P4G provided a much better evolution of the modern Persona formula. Atlus re-releases can be a bit controversial as a business practice, but the re-release games themselves can vary in quality. Persona 4 Golden is one of the cases where I'd say it's better than the original release. In this video, I will discuss the design choices I didn't quite agree with in the original Persona 4, and how Golden fixed these problems in particular. Persona 4 PS2 does have its strengths over Persona 4 Golden though, and I will be highlighting those as well.
Persona 4 on PS2 Sucks.
alternate titles:
Persona 4 Original vs Golden
The Original Persona 4 in 2025
Playing the Original Persona 4 in 2025
Persona 4 on PS2 is Worse Than You Remember
How Golden Fixed Persona 4
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