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Persona 2: Innocent Sin

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Persona 2: Innocent Sin

Jun 24, 1999

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3.93 average rating based on 107 ratings

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Persona 2: Innocent Sin is a Japanese role-playing video game developed and released by Atlus It is the second entry in the Persona series and acts as a sequel to the original Persona. The original version was not localized for western territories, but the PSP version was released in North America and Europe under the title Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 2: Innocent Sin. Innocent Sin takes place in the fictional Sumaru City, focusing on a group of high school students from Seven Sisters High School. The main protagonist, Tatsuya Suou, and a group of friends must confront a villainous figure … More
Persona 2: Innocent Sin is a Japanese role-playing video game developed and released by Atlus It is the second entry in the Persona series and acts as a sequel to the original Persona. The original version was not localized for western territories, but the PSP version was released in North America and Europe under the title Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 2: Innocent Sin. Innocent Sin takes place in the fictional Sumaru City, focusing on a group of high school students from Seven Sisters High School. The main protagonist, Tatsuya Suou, and a group of friends must confront a villainous figure called the Joker, who is causing the spread of reality-warping rumors through the city. The group are aided in their quest by their Personas, personified aspects of their personalities. The gameplay features turn-based battle gameplay, where characters use their Personas in battle against demons, and a separate Rumor system, where rumors spread around the city can influence events in the characters' favor. Less
Developers
Atlus
Publishers
Atlus
Franchises
Megami Tensei
Series
Persona, Persona 2
Platforms
PlayStation
Genres
Role-playing (RPG)
Themes
Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
Release Dates
Jun 24, 1999 Full Release (Japan)
PlayStation
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User Stats
404
In Collection
192
Wish Listed
18
Playing
195
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How Long Is Persona 2: Innocent Sin?
Main story: 33.5 hours
Total completions: 1
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Orodius
Orodius gave May 20, 2022
Orodius gave May 20, 2022
Great story, Bad Gameplay.
This review is for the PlayStation version

This game has perhaps the best characters in the entire franchise, each of them are interesting and have their own small developmental arc, and the story follows the same pattern of demon invasion as the old Shin Megami Tensei (OK, maybe in a slightly reduced way) instead of focusing on parallel worlds like later games.

Gameplay is extremely slow, especially the PSP version, which also makes the game MUCH easier than the original PS1 version. But a problem that exists in both versions is the fusion of demons, the Tarot cards. In short, it's a much slower system than the original Shin megami tensei, making the player now have to grind for Personas cards to merge. In the PSP version, because the game is easy you never end up really needing to use this system as your starting Personas are all you need to get to the end. Unusing the game's entire fusion system in a way.

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