Atlus is one of those companies that's borderline impossible to predict, especially when it's not busy trolling Persona fans. Even when the Japanese developer drops hints about what might be coming up, it's still difficult to pinpoint its intentions — which brings us neatly to this latest tease from product manager Shinjiro Takada.
Speaking to Famitsu (as reported by Persona Central), Takada says that Atlus hopes to release a major title at some point in 2022. Takada describes the project as "a game that will become a pillar for Atlus", so you'd assume that it's either part of a flagship franchise — like Persona — or something big budget and completely new.
A game that may immediately come to mind is Project Re Fantasy — an RPG that's been in development for at least five years or so. We know next to nothing about Re Fantasy, but Atlus has stated on numerous occasions that it is still happening.
But again, this is Atlus we're talking about — your guess is as good as ours. Brace yourself for potential disappointment in the comments section below.
[source famitsu.com, via personacentral.com]
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It’s most likely a ground up remake of Spud's Adventure. It’s been on the cards for a long time.
Trauma Center would be great. But I absolutely doubt that’s what it is 😂
Certainly not Persona, though a one year hype cycle for Persona 6 would be absolutely WILD after 5's.
Anyway my bet is on a Snowboard Kids revival.
It’ll be a PlayStation release of Shin Megami Tensei V. I know this because I just bought a Switch to play it and that’s just my luck!
They maybe mean to make Re Fantasy a pillar of their business but yeah, can't really predict them.
I bet it's going to be something non-Persona related. They'll just drop a trailer with a release date at the end when everyone least expects it.
@Bentleyma- That seems likely. I’m sure they’re just waiting for me to crack and buy it on switch to before they announce it.
Whatever it is (I'm thinking Project Re-Fantasy too) all I know is watch out other games. I'm gonna be busy for a while!
3rd party Switch exclusives not featuring Nintendo IP generally lose exclusivity after around a year so SMTV coming to at least PC seems likely.
@Bentleyma- I do agree thats possible i think it will release on a Playstation platform in the end.
I can wait for persona 6, So I'm hoping for a full on persona 3 FES remake
Probably Persona 2 Dancing knowing Atlus
Oh Boy! Can't wait for Spud's Adventure 2, coming exclusively to the VIta!
Re Fantasy would make sense, considering it has been years since we heard about it, and Atlus likes to go radio silent until something is close to release.
@Grumblevolcano Whatever happens with SMT V, I think it's pretty clearly not what they're talking about here. A port of SMT V is not a "major release" or a "pillar for Atlus."
Persona 3 Remake
The name of the game is Major Title: A pillar for Atlus. It's a brand new IP.
I love playing shin megami tensei V portable but i just cannot help myself of thinking how much nicer this could of been on at least PS4.
I'm still amazed they haven't done an update of P3FES or P4G for home consoles yet. I assume they have some sort of deal in place with Sony otherwise I would have thought the Switch would be in with a shout. How hard would they be too remaster for PS4?
project refantasy — the game that most people forgot about or don't even know exists. this game is going to blow our minds. i'm ready.
A remake of Jack Bros?
The language used suggests a new IP.
Project Re:Fantasy for sure. It's been too long.
Time for Persona Kart or Persona Party.
Persona 5 Scramble Golden Royale
It’s definitely not Persona.
Hoping for Re Fantasy myself.
My ultimate dream is that they've learned their lessons about announcing games too early, somehow got Persona 6 nearly ready in secret, and it's coming out in 2022.
I'd be pretty happy if it was a remake or remaster of Persona 3 or 4 for modern consoles.
In reality, it'll probably be a Persona 5 cooking game spin-off or something.
@Gaia093 @strawhatcrew @Porco @Ralizah @Korgon @CynicalGamer If it does turn out to be Re Fantasy, I just hope it's not terribly generic.
Fingers crossed it's a strong contender.
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