Persona's Anniversary Celebration Could Be Saving the Best for Last
The longevity of Atlus' RPG franchises is a prime sign of their quality. For 25 years now, the Persona franchise has stood on its own two feet as an impressive, creative spinoff of the Shin Megami Tensei series, using many of SMT's core ideas in entirely different ways. With that reputation in mind, it's no surprise that Persona fans were looking forward to 2021 and 2022's anniversary celebration for the franchise. Overall, though, the anniversary has been pretty quiet. While there have been a few notable pieces of content released for the anniversary, Atlus' plans have been far more modest than plans hoped.
While it's something of a letdown that the Persona anniversary has been so quiet so far, there's still quite a few months left to go, meaning it's still possible that Atlus is working up toward something big. A pattern of Persona anniversary content could suggest that Atlus is trying to build momentum, and it would generally be a good idea to end the event with a bang. Atlus may not have confirmed anything, but there are plenty of potential Persona projects that it could be quietly working on while aiming for an autumn release. Atlus would certainly be wise to plan something big for the anniversary's end.
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When the Persona anniversary celebration was first announced, Atlus teased a long list of projects for the event, which made fans hopeful that several Persona games were on the way. The very first announcement cast down those hopes; Atlus instead emphasized Persona merchandise and discounts on Persona games, as well as certain content that would be exclusive to Japan, such as a concert with Persona music. For a few months, these categories of
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