Persona 1 and Growlanser PSP ports confirmed for Japan.

[G-Boobie]

Atlus unveiled details for new re-releases of two of their harder to find PS1 games on the PSP in the latest issue of Famitsu: Growlanser and Shin Megami Tensei Persona.

Growlanser PSP
- Released in Japan on the 14th of May
- Is a port of the PS1 original
- New paths will be included in the game

Persona PSP
- Released in Japan on 29th April
- It's a port of the PS1 original
- The game will have a revamped U.I.
- There will be new anime cut scenes, like those in Persona 3 and 4.

No word yet on a domestic US release.

Here's hoping that Sony of America allows Atlus to bring the games out here. Considering their history(Suikoden collection, Parodius collection, Princess Crown, etc. etc. etc.) I'm not sure that a few cut scenes and a revamped user interface are enough to pass the approvals process. Here's hoping I'm wrong.

I wouldn't mind a new translation of Persona while they're at it. The original wasn't very good.

[Xander]

I hope it won't increase the value of Persona 1 NTSC for the PS1 =/ I still have to buy that game but it's so damn expensive already.

[Letiumtide]

I definitely would want to see Growlanser 1 finally see a release this side of the pond. Persona 1 would also be welcome, I own it for the Playstation, but it's not complete, just instructions and disc. Though it's better than nothing.

[maxlords]

I hope Persona comes here for the PSP from Atlus. That'd be nice.

[VACRMH]

*crosses fingers for a US release of Growlanser*

Then what's left, 4?

[shopkins]

I really want a chance to play the PSP Persona. I have every released US SMT game except for Digital Devil Saga 2 and the Playstation ones, because they are just more expensive than I want to pay. And Jack Bros. for the Virtual Boy, I guess, but I doubt that's a lynchpin of the storyline.

What I'd like to see is a new translation that's more faithful to the original. Then, ideally, a PSP to PS2 port.

[norkusa]

Thanks for the heads up. Should give me enough time to sell my Persona 1 PS1 copy before they port them over to the US and the PSX prices tank.

[Solertia]

Pleeeeaaaase US release!!!

[Kyle15]

Great news! Considering Atlus USA's current track record, we will get a great translation.
We can just forget about their attempt with the PSX version after this one releases. ;)

[norkusa]

We can just forget about their attempt with the PSX version after this one releases. ;)

What's so bad about the PS1 Persona? I've had it sitting on my shelf for a couple years but haven't touched it yet.

[kupomogli]

Supposedly Persona is getting a remake. But whether they mean "just new movies added and additional content" or if they mean that the battle system is revamped as well.

I hope there's an option to skip Persona summons. Those take forever.

[shopkins]

What's so bad about the PS1 Persona? I've had it sitting on my shelf for a couple years but haven't touched it yet.

I've heard the translation is bad, everything is Westernized to a ridiculous degree including changing the races of several characters and a whole large subquest, the Snowqueen quest, was excised all together.

I've heard, mind you. I can't afford the damn thing.

[Press_Start]

Thanks for the info. I'll update this information on the list.


Thanks for the heads up. Should give me enough time to sell my Persona 1 PS1 copy before they port them over to the US and the PSX prices tank.

Not necessarily. The low print-run US Turbo games (i.e. Super Air Zonk, Dynastic Hero) are still accumulating value despite released on the Wii Virtual Console for a good year now. If Persona's price would tank, it'll probably be the recession at fault, then a port. (Although, I'm crossing my fingers they come stateside along with Princess Crown.)

[carlcarlson]

Valkyrie Profile didn't go down in value when Lenneth came out. I don't see why this would be any different.

[kupomogli]

Disgaea didn't go down when the PSP or DS version released either. It was ATLUS reprinting Disgaea, then reprinting it again, then again, and then one final time that you can now find Disgaea for 20 dollars pretty much anywhere.

I mean. I know Disgaea sucks, but come on now. Thanks alot ATLUS. Instead of owning an rare and expensive shitty game, now I just own a shitty game. Isn't it enough that you guys release nothing but shovelware anymore?

Persona 2 Eternal Punishment isn't worth as much as it was originally either. Reprinted twice.

[eskobar]

I hate the complaints of many people when a company makes use of its I.P., why bitch about it ???

I think its great that ATLUS gives more options to the players and fans of the series, many people just do not have the option to spend 70 or more usd to get a used copy.

I do think that the value of the game will be slightly affected by the release of the game because there will be less demand for it, but there are always purists that like to play some games on its original format, like me.

Hope the game will be released in NA

[shopkins]

I have a strong feeling that the more hardcore, Japanophile-leaning contingent of the "Atlus Faithful" are going to prefer the new translation and extra content to the old, adulterated one if Atlus provides these things. Especially the Persona 3 fans used to all the kuns, sans and chans. Since they are also a large portion of the people fanatic enough to pay $100 for a copy, you might see a bigger hit in the PSX value than with the rerelease of Valkyrie Profile, which already had a relatively acceptable translation, IMO, and isn't so radically different on PSP as far as I know.

Then again, there are always people who hate change and will stick with the old translation no matter what. I still prefer my Dragon Warrior in "Olde English" after all. However, those people are people who have already played Persona, not new buyers. If you gave a Japanophile with a shelf full of anime and plushies a choice between the botched, Westernized translation for about $100 and the more accurately translated, more readily available PSP version with extra content for less than half that, I'm pretty sure I can guess which way most of them would go. The screwiness of the old translation is well-known among fans, even ones that haven't played the game.

I know that, personally, my need to get the old version diminished significantly with this announcement. I was seriously considering blowing the 100 bucks just to have a complete set, but now I'd rather wait.

[Aussie2B]

I mean. I know Disgaea sucks, but come on now. Thanks alot ATLUS. Instead of owning an rare and expensive shitty game, now I just own a shitty game. Isn't it enough that you guys release nothing but shovelware anymore?

Dude, what the heck are you talking about? o_O Even if you personally dislike Disgaea, you do realize that it's an extremely well-loved game, right? So, yes, thank you Atlus for making the game available and affordable for everyone that wants to give it a try. If you bought a game that you consider shitty just because you thought it would be valuable, well, then you doing it wrong. You could've at least sold it off when it was still expensive after you came to the conclusion that you didn't like it. You can't rely on values to stay the same forever or to only go up.

And shovelware? Do you even know what "shovelware" means? Even if not all of their releases are classics, it's not like they're cheaply thrown together to make a quick buck. The Japanese developers behind all the different games are trying to make full-fledged, quality games, and the fact that Atlus USA cherry-picks the best of their options from Japan, we're actually more likely to get a quality title through them than a company that releases their own creations, regardless of quality.

[maxlords]

Valkyrie Profile didn't go down in value when Lenneth came out. I don't see why this would be any different.

Well...Lenneth is awful. Runs poorly, bad port. That's one of the reasons VP didn't drop.

[Letiumtide]

I guess it really depends on the game and it's availablity when it comes down to it. For instance Castlevania Symphony of the Night used to go upwards of $50-$80 dollars on eBay, not so anymore, it barely goes for $25 for an original black label print. Why? because it's on EVERYTHING, you can play it on the PSP on the PS3 or on the 360. So not too many people are rushing to own that original anymore...

It's hard to say what will be affected and when.

[Kid Fenris]

Well...Lenneth is awful. Runs poorly, bad port. That's one of the reasons VP didn't drop.

I've noticed the original VP dropping a bit. Ebay auctions used to approach $100 for any complete copy, but now a number of them go for fifty to sixty bucks, roughly what the game cost new back in 2000.

Perhaps that's because people are willing to settle for the much cheaper Valkyrie Profile: Lenneth on the PSP. The blurring graphics and less helpful menu system make it technically inferior to the PSX game, but it's still entirely playable.


Dude, what the heck are you talking about? o_O Even if you personally dislike Disgaea, you do realize that it's an extremely well-loved game, right?

Bear in mind that kupomogli has terrible taste in just about everything.

[G-Boobie]

Disgaea didn't go down when the PSP or DS version released either. It was ATLUS reprinting Disgaea, then reprinting it again, then again, and then one final time that you can now find Disgaea for 20 dollars pretty much anywhere.

I mean. I know Disgaea sucks, but come on now. Thanks alot ATLUS. Instead of owning an rare and expensive shitty game, now I just own a shitty game. Isn't it enough that you guys release nothing but shovelware anymore?

Persona 2 Eternal Punishment isn't worth as much as it was originally either. Reprinted twice.

Man... I've never seen so many subjective opinions posted as objective fact in such an offensive way before, even on the internet. What the Hell is wrong with you, son?

Persona 3 and 4 are hardly 'shovelware', and neither are the Izuna games or the Etrian Odyssey games. Rondo of Swords was an interesting and challenging take on SRPGs, and Arcana Heart is fun and deep. I think it's great that you can find these games for less than a hundred bucks, and I'm glad that Atlus is finally getting some financial respect.

I always figured that games are meant to be played by as many people as possible, and that we as gamers should be glad that a small company like Atlus is trying to provide enough copies of their games to satisfy demand, but I guess I wasn't taking the asperger syndrome-suffering collector demographic into account when I formed that concept.


Bear in mind that kupomogli has terrible taste in just about everything.

No doubt. The dude has some GameFAQs forum baggage, I think.

[carlcarlson]

Well...Lenneth is awful. Runs poorly, bad port. That's one of the reasons VP didn't drop.

Really? That sucks, I was looking forward to trying it out. I've got the original but I'm scared of scratching the discs I don't want to play it. Ah well, I guess I could play a backup.

And yeah, Disgaea is amazing. It's probably my favorite PS2 game, and that's saying A LOT.

[shopkins]

Persona has been confirmed for the US now, too.

http://www.digitpress.com/forum/newreply.php?do=newreply&noquote=1&p=1506949

Now I need to get a PSP so I can play it.

[Tron 2.0]

It's nice that the original growlanser is getting a PSP port,beside some extras being thrown in.Though if atlus is good enough to release it here maybe then i get a PSP slim.

[Aussie2B]

Considering how well Atlus has been supporting the PSP, especially compared to other publishers as of late, I think we'll probably see Growlanser (it's even more likely considering they've already released a Growlanser game in the past). Personally, I'm more excited about getting a game that's never seen US shores more than one that already has, questionable localization or not. It's interesting how they get an opportunity to redeem themselves, though. Now to just hope that, if they're ports, they're better done than the ones from TOSE, with the nasty, blurry zoomed in and out backgrounds to fill the widescreen view.

[Daria]

Hah! I hadn't realized Persona had gotten that expensive, and it's already going to drop. I couldn't care less if all my PSX games dropped to a dollar. I'm never going to sell them. So news of reprints and rereleases don't phase me in the least.

[Solertia]

Disgaea didn't go down when the PSP or DS version released either. It was ATLUS reprinting Disgaea, then reprinting it again, then again, and then one final time that you can now find Disgaea for 20 dollars pretty much anywhere.

I mean. I know Disgaea sucks, but come on now. Thanks alot ATLUS. Instead of owning an rare and expensive shitty game, now I just own a shitty game. Isn't it enough that you guys release nothing but shovelware anymore?

Persona 2 Eternal Punishment isn't worth as much as it was originally either. Reprinted twice.

I think you are honestly the only person I've come across who doesn't like Disgaea lol.

[eskobar]

It felt good to receive the Atlus email confirming the release of the PERSONA remake for PSP :D

It'll be released this fall, the wait will be long and painful ... at least for me :D

[VACRMH]

It felt good to receive the Atlus email confirming the release of the PERSONA remake for PSP :D

It'll be released this fall, the wait will be long and painful ... at least for me :D

It'll be nice to play it without changes, and hopefully this means they'll consider bringing out Growlanser as well.

[CaptainBlood]

Atlus announced Shin Megami Tensei: Persona to be released in the US for the PSP come Fall(?)!!!!!

I didn't see any posts for this, thus decided to add this glorious little bit of information. I haven't been this excited about a game in... too long.

[fishsandwich]

Excellent. I will actually buy this one.

[PapaStu]

Merged with the thread already in process.

Horay! More PSP games that i'll buy and not end up playing.

[MrRoboto19XX]

Excellent! This news places me one step closer to buying a PSP!

While I realize it's a pretty solid system, there just aren't too many of the non-mainstream games I really enjoy out yet. With luck this will be the start of a trend!