Persona is a great RPG. It features a unique battle style (each character has a melee and ranged weapon as well as magic) and an enthralling story, if you can get past the poor translation. Other than the bad script and the 1st person, extremely long dungeons, there are no real low points for the game. Admittedly, the graphics are not great, but the story takes precedence and there is one hell of a story. There's a bit of character customization as you actually allocate your own attribute points at level up and you are almost totally in control of the magic that the character can use. (You can choose three personae per character giving each a wide variety of possible ways to deal with the bad guys.) If you are looking for a different kind of RPG (different from traditional RPG's anyway) this is definitely a title to pick up. It's hard to find but definitely worth the search.
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First and foremost, the translation/localisation of this game is one of the worst things I have ever seen. It's not even grammatical, and its attempt to be hip and 'American' fails miserably. Although it's a point that's... Read Full Review
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