American version of the first Persona, with significant changes from the Japanese original (renamed characters, altered settings). Precursor to the SMT Persona series with its Persona fusion system and dark atmosphere in a contemporary high school. A foundational JRPG despite its localization imperfections.
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American edition of the first Japanese Persona series entry by Atlus, where high school students in a cursed coastal town discover the power to summon their Personas to fight Demons. Created by Atlus, released in 1996 in the United States under the Persona title. Six-character turn-based combat with Persona summons, first-person dungeon exploration, over a hundred fusable Personas and contemporary Japanese soundtrack. American edition under the Persona title.
Complete: box, manual and disc/cart very clean. Lightly handled.
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The series' first Western release, under the Revelations title, famous for a heavily reworked localization that Westernized characters and settings, a debate still lively among fans. This editorial quirk makes it a study piece as much as a milestone in the saga's arrival in the West. Its modest runs support a rising value carried by this singularity.
Is Persona still worth playing in 2026?
Released in 1996 in Japan and later in the West as Revelations Persona, Atlus' project deploys the first major Persona spin from the Megami Tensei lineage. The urban student narrative, the summoning system and the ability to fuse Personas install the skeleton of the modern series. Kazuma Kaneko's art direction and the score by Misaki Okibe and Hidehito Aoki preserve a unique flavour. The fixed exploration camera and a few loading times betray age. Recommended today for fans of Japanese role playing and for Persona devotees curious about the saga's very origin on the original PlayStation hardware.
