Story Of Persona 4

Persona 4 opens with the Protagonist arriving in Inaba to live with the Dojimas for one year, as his parents are working overseas. Within days of his arrival, a journalist is found dead, her body tied to a lamp post; Saki Konishi, who made the discovery, is later found dead under similar circumstances. After the protagonist and his friends travel to the TV world, they discover Teddie, who helps them travel freely between worlds. They awaken to their Persona abilities, and, realizing that the murders stem from Shadow attacks in the TV world, are able to rescue several people.

Chie, Yukiko Amagi, Kanji Tatsumi, Rise Kujikawa and Teddie accept their Shadow selves and join the group as Persona-users. Mitsuo Kubo, another high school student who goes missing following the death of a Yasogami teacher, claims credit for the murders when he is rescued; it is eventually learned that he only killed the teacher and played no part in the other murders. Naoto Shirogane, a nationally-renowned teenage detective investigating the case, is also rescued and joins the party, who learn that "he" is actually a female who assumed a male identity to gain recognition.

Events come to a head when the Protagonist is mistakenly accused by Ryotaro Dojima of having a role in the murders. Nanako Dojima is kidnapped while the Protagonist is being interrogated. Ryotaro engages in a high-speed pursuit with the culprit, resulting in them crashing into each other; the culprit escapes with Nanako through a television set in his truck, and Ryotaro entrusts her rescue to the party. The group tracks them down within the TV world; the culprit, Taro Namatame, attacks them, but is defeated and both he and Nanako are taken to the Inaba hospital. When Nanako appears to die, the group confronts Namatame; the player as the Protagonist must help the others realise that Namatame is not the killer by pointing out the lack of a proper motive, and subsequently work to determine that Ryotaro's assistant, Tohru Adachi, is the true killer. Failure to do so ends the game with the party being unable to solve the case and the recurring fog permanently setting in, the latter of which will eventually result in humanity's demise.

Having identified the culprit as Adachi, the party locates him within the TV world. Adachi explains his motives and ideals to the group; his claims are dismissed by the party. After fighting Adachi, he is possessed by Ameno-Sagiri, the God of Fog, who reveals that the fog is lethal to people and will eventually wipe out humanity. Upon his defeat, he agrees to lift the fog, congratulating the party on their resolve. Defeated, Adachi agrees to assume responsibility for his actions and turns himself in.

The game moves forward to the day before the Protagonist is to return home; if the player assumes the story is concluded, then the game ends with the party farewelling the Protagonist as he departs Inaba. In fact there is still one unresolved plot element, the origin of the Midnight Channel, and if the player realizes this and enters the party's meeting place while ignoring the game's attempts to steer them away, the Protagonist meets with the party and together they resolve to put an end to the case.

The Protagonist encounters the petrol station attendant, who reveals himself to be Izanami, a goddess and the mastermind behind the game's events, who plans to eliminate humans by merging the TV world with the human world, which is the cause of the recurring fog. The party tracks Izanami down within the TV world and battle her, but is at first unable to win; a defeated Protagonist is given strength by the bonds he has forged with those around him, and with this power awakens a new Persona, which he uses to defeat Izanami. With the source of the fog defeated, the TV world, actually the world formed from people's thoughts and desires, is restored to its original form. The game then ends with the party farewelling the Protagonist the following day, and a post-credits scene depicts the group resolving to remain friends forever as the Protagonist examines a photo of the party.

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The soundtrack was mainly composed by Shoji Meguro with 4 tracks composed by Atsushi Kitajoh (known for his soundtrack for Trauma Center : New Blood) and 3 tracks by Ryota Kozuka (1 composition and 2 arrangements). All the vocals were done by Shihoko Hirata, who Meguro felt was able to meet the range of emotion needed for the soundtrack, while the lyrics were written by Reiko Tanaka, who Meguro believes "writes excellent English-language lyrics." Meguro was given a rough outline of the game's plot and worked on the music in the same manner and simultaneously with the development of the story and spoken dialog, starting with the overall shape of the songs and eventually working on the finer details. According to Meguro, the songs "Pursuing My True Self" and "Reach Out to the Truth" were composed to reflect the inner conflict that the game's main characters; the former song, used as the opening theme, helped to set an understanding of the characters' conflicts, while the latter, used in battle sequences, emphasized the "strength of these characters to work through their internal struggles." The "Aria of the Soul" theme used in the Velvet Room, a concept common to all the Shin Megami Tensei games, remained relatively unchanged, with Meguro believing "the shape of the song had been well defined" from previous games.

Persona 4's soundtrack was released as a 2-disc Original Soundtrack on July 23, 2008 by Aniplex with the catalog number SVWC-7566/7. While Persona 3 had a more modern style and design, Persona 4 features a more retro one. The soundtrack is also available in the North American release. It contains a Side A and Side B. The Side A of the soundtrack is the bonus disc packaged with each game, while Side B of the soundtrack is part of the Amazon.com Exclusive Persona 4 Social Link Expansion Pack.

1. Pursuing My True Self . . .

2. Corner Of Memories

3. New Days !

4. Sign Of Loves . .

5. Reach Out To The Truth

6. Reach Out To The Truth_2

7. KERORIN MAGIC !!!

8. Period . .

9. Game . .

10. Reasoning

( Other songs will be uploaded †_† )

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Setting About Persona

Persona 4 takes place in the near-future, fictional, rural Japanese town of Inaba, which lies among floodplains and has its own high school and shopping districts. The story's introduction highlights a scandal involving a married politician's secretary with a television reporter. The story progresses to reveal that the television reporter had been found dead in Inaba, along with the death of the student who found the body, with no clues to the cause of their deaths. The community maintains a close-knit relationship, and these unexplainable "murders" are the main discussion topic of the townspeople. Aside from the talk on the murders, rumors and gossip are also easily spread. One such rumor popular among the town' student population is the existence of one "Midnight Channel" that only appears on rainy midnights.

After experiencing a bizarre dream, the player then discovers that the rumored "Midnight Channel" actually exists as a separate world, accessed by entering a television set. This world is infested with monsters called Shadows, hostile collectives of human emotions. Nauseating fog envelops the TV world, in contrast to the weather conditions of the real world. The player's character is first to possess the power to enter this world, and brings his school friends with him to investigate. Inside the TV world, the player encounters each character's Shadow self, which represents a hidden side of the personality of the person it imitates. Rejecting a Shadow causes it to gain power and attempt to kill the character in question; however, by accepting it, the Shadow transforms into a Persona. The game's playable characters summon their Personas in combat to fight Shadows. The characters discern that there is a connection between the recent murders and the Midnight Channel: someone is kidnapping people and throwing them inside the TV world, causing their Shadow self to appear on the Midnight Channel before it claims their life. The next person to be kidnapped is found to be Yukiko Amagi, a classmate of the Protagonist. To rescue her, and find the culprit behind the kidnappings and murders, the Protagonist, Yosuke Hanamura, and Chie Satonaka form the Investigation Team.

The design of Inaba is based on a town on the outskirts of Mount Fuji. Its rural design was a source of conflict between Persona 4's developers, as "each staff member had their own image of a rural town", according to director Katsura Hashino. The entire staff went "location hunting" to determine Inaba's design. Inaba does not represent a "a country town that has tourist attractions", but rather a non-notable, "'nowhere' place". Hashino described the town as being "for better or for worse…a run-of-the-mill town". Unlike other role-playing games, which may have large worlds for the player to explore, Persona 4 mostly takes place in Inaba. This reduced development costs, and enabled Atlus "to expand other portions of the game" in return. A central setting also allows players to "sympathize with the daily life that passes in the game." To prevent the setting from becoming stale, the development team established a set number of in-game events to be created to "keep the game exciting."

Hints And Cheats

Persona 4 Unlockables

New Game +

Go through the main game once to unlock New Game Plus.

Unlockable	How to Unlock
New Game +	Finish the game once.

Ultimate Weapons

Available only in a 2nd playthrough or more, Death will sometimes hide within treasure chests. Chests containing Death will prompt you to pick between the choices to open or ignore the chest. If you choose to open the chest, you will have to fight Death, which when defeated, will drop the ultimate weapons for the characters.

Unlockable	How to Unlock
Ultimate Weapons	Defeat Death.

Secret Weapons

By returning to completed dungeons, you can find the characters' secret weapons. Note: No secret weapon available for Chie.

Unlockable	How to Unlock
Main Character's secret weapon	Defeat extra boss in Void Quest.
Yousuke's secret weapon	Find in boss' den in Mysterious Shopping Street.
Yukiko's secret weapon	Defeat extra boss in Yukiko's Castle.
Kanji's secret weapon	Defeat extra boss in Steamy Bath House.
Kuma's secret weapon	Defeat extra boss in Opera House.
Naoto's secret weapon	Defeat extra boss in Secret Lab.

Unlock Izanagi-no-Okami

After completing the game with the true ending and starting a New Game+, a new fusion section will unlock and you'll be able to fuse Izanagi-no-Okami, one of the best Personas in the game.

Unlockable	How to Unlock
Izanagi-no-Okami	Complete the game once and start a New Game+ file.

How to find the Reaper

The Reaper drops the strongest equipment in the game. You can find him everywhere.

Unlockable	How to Unlock
The Reaper	Go to Magatsu Inaba in 2nd playthrough and open the regular treasure chests there (not the golden ones) , easier to find in Magatsu Inaba.

Hidden Skills

God's Judgement and Hell's Judgement

Unlockable	How to Unlock
God Judgement	Fuse a persona during the fusion forecast "Skill Change". Effects = 1/2 HP gone from enemies. Light.
Hell Judgement	Fuse a persona during the fusion forecast "Skill Change". Effects = 1/2 HP gone from enemies. Dark.

GamePlay Of Persona

Gameplay

Like its predecessor, Persona 3, the gameplay of Persona 4 alternates between that of a traditional console role-playing game and of a simulation game. The protagonist of Persona 4 is a teenage boy, named and controlled by the player. The game takes place over the course of a traditional Japanese School Year. Outside of key events, the Protagonist attends school, and can interact with other students and characters, spend time at part-time jobs to earn money, or engage in other activites. The player may also enter the Midnight Channel, an alternate reality where the game's dungeon-crawling gameplay occurs. Each day in Persona 4 is broken up into different periods of time, such as After School or Evening. Certain activites are limited to certain times of day. In addition, the ability to engage in certain activites is based on the day of the week, or the weather.

By spending time with people, the Protagonist forms Social Links. Social Links are friendships the Protagonist makes as the game progresses, each represented by one of the Major Arcana. When a Social Link is first formed, it starts at Rank 1, increasing over time as the Protagonist spends time with that person, until it reaches Rank 10. Social Links grant the player bonuses when creating new Personas in the Velvet Room

Persona 4's timeline is driven by the disappearance of characters from the real world into the Midnight Channel. The player has a limited amount of time to rescue people who have disappeared, before they are killed and the games ends

Combat

A standard battle in Persona 4.

While in the Midnight Channel, the player explores randomly generated dungeons, each dungeon is of a certain theme, based on the victim that has been kidnapped. Dungeons are divided into floors, each containing Shadows, enemies the Protagonists and his friends fight, and treasure chests, which contain items or equipment. The battle system is turn-based, bearing similarities to the Press Turn system used in other Shin Megami Tensei games. Each character can perform a basic attack, use a special skill, or use an item.

Offensive abilities cause certain types of damage, such as physical or wind. Enemies the player encounters may have a weakness to a certain type of attack. By exploiting an enemy's weakness, it will be knocked down, and the attacker is given the opportunity to act again. If every enemy in a battle is knocked down, the player may initiate an All-out Attack, a powerful attack in which the player's party rushes the downed enemies, creating a large, cartoon-like cloud of smoke.

Personas

Each party member has a Persona to use during battle, with its own unique skills, and a specific set of strengths and weaknesses to certain attacks. Personas will gain experience from battle and learn new skills as they gain levels. The Personas of the other party members will also transform to a more powerful form after completing certain events in the game's story relating to that character. The Protagonist is unique in that he can carry multiple Personas and switch between them during battle, giving the player access to a new set of skills. Outside of battle, the player can access the Velvet Room, where new Personas can be obtained. Two or more Personas can be fused to create a new one; the new Persona will inherit a certain number of combat skills from the Personas used to fuse it. Each Persona is of one of the Major Arcana. Fusing Personas of an arcanum that matches an established Social Link will grant the Persona a bonus when it is created. The bonus is greater based on the current rank of the Social Link.

PERSONA 4

About Game :

A. The Place

1. The World of Persona 4
The world of Persona 4 takes place 2 years after Persona 3's
universe. Persona 4 is focused on a rural area instead of the
city. For the whole game you'll be staying at Inaba for a year.

2. Yasogami High School
This is the school of our Protagonist. The school is build in with
two buildings. The Classroom Building and the Practice Building.
Classrooms can be found in the Learning Building, while all
Clubs can be found in the Practice Building.

3. Classroom Building

A. First Floor
There is a billboard that post all exam marks.
Yukiko, Rise, Ai and Naoto can be found on this floor.

B. Second Floor
Your own classroom is in 2-2.
Yosuke, the Strength Social Link and Sun Social Link
can also be found here. There is also a Library on this floor
(Increase Knowledge by 3 Points *6 when there is rainy weather).

C. Third Floor
Roof: You can find Chie and also a weather forecast student
here after school.

D. Practice Building
1. First floor: Kanji can be found here.
2. Athletics Area - You can join the Basketball Club or the Soccer Club for the Strength Social Link.
3. Cultural Club - You can join the Cultural Club for the Sun Social Link.
4. Music Club - You can join the Music Club for the Sun Social Link.

5. Central Shopping District

A. Shopping District, South

1.Bus Stop: The Bus Stop allows your character to travel to another areas for jobs (Babysitting).
2. Yomenaido Bookstore: The Book Shop sells a particular magazine each month, which helps you to increase your status parameter.
3. Blue Door: Leads you to the Velvet Room.
4. Daidara Metal Works: This is the location where you would find all your weapons for sale. Unlike Persona 3, you will need to sell the materials you have collected before the Weapon Shop will offer new stock.
5. Marukyu Tofu: You will come here for Rise's plot arc.
6. Shiroku Store: Sells healing items, and other items for dungeon use. There is also a Capsule Machine that use up a day of your time to get misc items.

B. Shopping District, North

1. Souzai Daigaku: You can buy snacks from here.
2. Chinese Diner Aiya: The Ramen Shop has either the 800 Yen deal(Increases Courage) or on rainy days it will have the 3000 Yen special,which increase 3 random status parameters.
3. Town Bulletin Board: In order to get jobs you need to look at the Billboard.
4. Tatsuhime Shrine: You can accept requests from Fox for the Hermit SLink.
5. Tatsumi Textiles: You will come here for Kanji's plot arc.
6. Mailbox: You can mail in 3 Prize Sticker (From Shopping Network) for a prize.
7. Konishi Liquors: There's a vending machine near this shop.

6. Junes Department Store
Go to the Food Court to enter Midnight Channel

7. Samegawa Flood Plain

A. Samegawa Flood Plain (Top Area)
There is a cat located here that can be fed with the fish you've caught (For Quest).
B. Riverbed (Lower Area)
You can come here to fish.

8. Doujima Residence

A. Living Room
In the Living Room, you can talk to Nanako or Doujima to trigger Social Link scenes. You can also save by checking the calendar and at certain times, check the refrigator for food, which can increase your courage.
B. Your Room
This is your room and it contains everything you need to build your Status Parameters. You can check all the magazines you have purchase on the sofa. You also could study by examining your desk. Check the work table for all the
part time jobs you have applied for. By checking the TV it will give you the
option for Weather Forecast, "Midnight Channel"(AKA Mayonaka TV in JP Version)
and as you progress through the game Tanaka Shopping Channel will be available
every sunday.

B. Characthers

1. Souji Seta
Voice Actor:Johnny Yong Bosch
Seiyuu:Daisuke Namikawa
Persona:Izanagi of the Fool Arcanum >>> Izanagi Ookami of the World Arcanum
Weapon Type: Swords

In every Persona game there is a silent protagonist and this game is no
different. The main character recently moved from the city to live with
his Uncle. A transfer student at Yasogami High School, he quickly becomes
friends with the students of Yasogami High. He starts with the Persona Izanagi.

2. Yosuke Hanamura

Voice Actor:Yuri Lowenthal
Seiyuu: Showtaro Morikubo
Persona: Jiraiya >>> Susano of the Magician Arcanum
Weapon Type: Knifes, Kunais.

Yosuke is often seen to have problems with his bike and other
scenarios from Chie for comic relief. Yosuke and the protagonist have
a strong connection because they were both from the city, and quickly
become friends. Yosuke starts with Persona Jiraiya, which eventally evolves
into Susanoo.

3. Chie Satonaka

Seiyuu: Yui Horie
Persona: Tomoe Gozen >>> Suzuka Gongen of the Chariot Arcanum
Weapon Type: Greaves

One of the first friends the Main Character befriends with. She is an
upbeat girl that has an obession with Kung Fu. She is also best friends
with Yukiko and often gets into arguments with Yosuke. Chie even attacked
Yosuke over a Jackie Chan DVD (* Trial of the Dragon on US version). Her
biggest fear is that she is living under Yukiko's shadow. She eventally
gets her own Persona, Tomoe Gozen, which eventually evolves into Suzuka Gongen.

4. Yukiko Amagi

Seiyuu: Ami Koshimizu
Persona: Konohana-sakuya >>> Amaterasu of the Priestess Arcanum
Weapon Type: Fan

Yukiko is Chie's best friend, she comes from a high class family and is the successor of of her Parent's Hotel business. she is often stressed due to the pressure of her life. Like Chie, Yukiko is one of the first people our Protagonist become friends with.


5. Kanji Tatsumi

Voice Actor: Troy Baker
Seiyuu: Tomokazu Seki
Persona: Take-Mikazuchi >>> Rokuten-Ma of the Emperor Arcanum
Weapon Type: Plate, Shield , Board

A delinquent student that often gets into fights. His family owns the Dye Shop at the Shopping District. Despite getting into numerous fights,Kanji's greatest fear is questioning his sexuality.


6. Rise Kujikawa

Voice Actor: Laura Bailey
Seiyuu: Rie Kugimiya
Persona: Himiko >>> Kanzeon of the Lovers Arcanum

Rise used to be one of the more popular idols in Japan. In Persona 4 she is first seen on an advertisement at the start of the game, but for unknown reasons, Rise quit her job and transfered to Yasogami High School as a freshman. When Rise's is trapped in Midnight Channel, it is determined she is most afraid of being treated like a sex symbol. When Teddie becomes playable, Rise will be the support character from then on.

7. Teddie (AKA Kuma In JP version)

Voice Actor:Dave Wittenberg
Seiyuu: Kappei Yamaguchi
Persona: Kintoki-Douji >>> Kamui of the Star Arcanum
Weapon Type: Claws

Teddie is found inside Midnight Channel, a strange blue creature that talks. He provides support to our protagonist at the beginning by offering them glasses that clears up the fog inside the Midnight Channel EVentally when Rise becomes a support member, Teddie will become a party member for battle.

8. Naoto Shirogane

Seiyuu: Romi Paku
Persona: Sukuna-Hikona >>> Yamato-Takeru of the Fortune Arcana
Weapon Type: Pistol

A famous detective dubbed as the Detective Prince. Naoto eventally joins Yasagami High School late in the game.