#PERSONA 4 ARENA ULTIMAX GENRES SERIES#

#PERSONA 4 ARENA ULTIMAX GENRES SERIES#

The Persona series is renowned in this department, and P4AU checks every single box. What sells and elevates the entire package is the presentation. We’ll take a third option and highlight my actual favorite part of this one. If you’ve played previous ArcSys titles, especially BlazBlue, you’ll know what you’re in for with that blend. I’m torn between diving into the gameplay or storyline of Ultimax first, as they’re both core parts of the experience. It might not be the most accessible entryway to its various worlds, but if you’re already a fan of the source and have been craving more of these characters on Switch you’ve come to the right place. Arc System Works practically wrote the book on anime fighters, and though their current portfolio has the likes of Guilty Gear -Strive- and Dragon Ball FighterZ as high points, P4AU ranks highly amongst their sprite based offerings.

It’s an absolute knockout of a fighting game that also happens to have a visual novel follow-up to Persona 4 (and to a lesser extent, Persona 3) built in. That’s not a complaint in the slightest, as Persona 4 Arena Ultimax walks that tightrope exceptionally well. Not to a “main” game, mind you, but instead to a – deep breath now – sequel to a genre spin-off sequel to the fourth but also third numbered game in the core series of a spin-off franchise to the larger family of Shin Megami Tensei titles. The Persona series is in the midst of its 25th anniversary year, and while many fans are clamoring for the chance to play Persona 5 on Switch, Atlus has instead turned things back even further.

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