Persona 4 Golden

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Persona 4 Golden is an enhanced edition of the 2008 role-playing game Persona 4, the fifth entry in the Persona series. It was developed and published by Atlus for the PlayStation Vita and released on June 14, 2012 in Japan, and subsequently on November 20 in North America that same year. In South Korea, the game released on August 24, 2012. In Australia and Europe, the game released on February 21 and 22 in 2013, respectively. On February 5, 2015, it was re-released in Japan with a price reduced PS Vita Best edition.

	Atlus
	Atlus
	RPG
	PlayStation Vita Steam PlayStation 4 Nintendo Switch Xbox One Xbox Series X/S
	PlayStation Vita Japan June 14, 2012 February 5, 2015 PS Vita Best Edition United States of America November 20, 2012 Australia February 21, 2013 Europe February 22, 2013 South Korea August 24, 2012 Steam WWWorldwide June 13, 2020 PS4, NSW, XONE, XBSX WWWorldwide January 19, 2023

On June 13, 2020, Persona 4 Golden was re-released worldwide for Steam. Three years later, on January 19, 2023, the game saw another worldwide release for the PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.

Blurb

Japanese

“マヨナカテレビ”って知ってる?田舎町で起こった連続殺人事件と、時を同じくして流れる奇妙な噂。 ふとしたきっかけで「心の力」ペルソナ能力に目覚めた主人公。 事件の解決に乗り出した、少年少女たちの冒険が始まる!

"Mayonaka terebi" tte shitteru? Inakamachi de okotta renzoku satsujin jiken to, toki wo onajiku shite nagareru kimyōna uwasa. Futoshita kikkake de kokoro no chikara Perusona nōryoku ni mezameta shujinkō. Jiken no kaiketsu ni noridashita, shōnenshōjotachi no bōken ga hajimaru!

この町に発生した連続殺人事件をきっかけに、主人公とその友人たちが成長してゆく物語が始まります。

Kono machi ni hassei shita renzoku satsujin jiken wo kikkake ni, shujinkō to sono yūjintachi ga seichō shite yuku monogatari ga hajimarimasu.

午前0時、マヨナカテレビに誰かが映る。 "マヨナカテレビ"って知ってる？雨の夜に消えたテレビの画面を見つめていると、運命の相手が見えるんだって。 田舎町で起こった連続殺人事件と、時を同じくして流れる奇妙な噂。そして、未来を閉ざすかのように町を覆う原因不明の霧。 主人公と仲間たちは、正体不明の殺人犯の謎を追ううちに異世界への扉を開いてしまうことになる。 その扉の鍵とは、心の力… もう一人の自分。“ペルソナ”─。

Gozen reiji, mayonaka terebi ni dareka ga utsuru. "Mayonaka terebi" tte shitteru? Ame no yoru ni kieta terebi no gamen wo mitsumete iru to, unmei no aite ga mierundatte. Inakamachi de okotta renzoku satsujin jiken to, toki wo onajiku shite nagareru kimyōna uwasa. Soshite, mirai wo tozasu ka no yō ni machi wo ōu gen'in fumei no kiri. Shujinkō to nakamatachi wa, shōtai fumei no satsujinhan no nazo wo ou uchi ni isekai he no tobira wo aite shimau koto ni naru. Sono tobira no kagi to wa, kokoro no chikara... mōhitori no jibun. "Perusona"─.

English

A rumor is going around school that by looking at a TV screen at midnight on a rainy night, the face of your soul mate will be revealed. But a grisly chain of murders seem to be connected to the rumor, and you must gather a team strong enough to brave the bizarre world inside the TV to solve this mystery!

Inaba—a quiet town in rural Japan sets the scene for budding adolescence in Persona 4 Golden. A coming of age story that sets the protagonist and his friends on a journey kickstarted by a chain of serial murders. Explore meeting kindred spirits, feelings of belonging, and even confronting the darker sides of one’s self.

They say your soulmate will appear if you stare into a television set on a rainy night… This strange rumor slowly spreads through the rural town of Inaba, the protagonist’s new home, just as a chain of mysterious murders begin. As the protagonist and his teammates chase after the truth, they find themselves opening the door to another world.

Synopsis

Main section: Persona 4 § Synopsis

Gameplay Changes

• Added January and part of February to the game's Calendar as playable days
• New character: Marie
• New story scenes between the Investigation Team in summer and fall
• New epilogue
• Two new Social Links: Aeon and Jester
• New locations: Okina and Shichiri Beach
• New dungeon: Hollow Forest
• Changed how Shuffle Time works
• Changed how Fishing is unlocked and performed
• Added in Scooters
• Added in Gardening
• Added a gardening NPC who appears at Junes and by the Dojima Residence
• Added in Skill Cards
• Added Evening Social Link hangouts in the Central Shopping District
• Party members can gain 3rd Personas with a unique skill
• An Artisan Apprentice appears at Yasogami High School
• At night time, Shiroku Store becomes Shiroku Pub where the protagonist can work part-time and trade jewels for equipment
• Added an NPC at Tatsuhime Shrine now appears at night time and will trade the protagonist's fish for jewels
• Added the TV Listing with bonus content
• Added in network functionality:
  • Voice lets the player see what other players did on that calendar day
  • SOS helps with HP and SP regen in dungeons

Development

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Version Differences

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2020 Steam Version

• Channels 1 and 8 were removed from the TV Listing and their programs now say "Broadcast has ended".

2023 Remastered

• The protagonist's name defaults to Yu Narukami when changing languages.
• References to the real world products Ototo and Potelong were changed to Suisui Snack and Furaimo Potato in the Japanese remastered version released in 2023. These products were localized as animal crackers and Tater Longs, and these localizations remained the same in the English remaster.

Listings

Nomenclature

Names in Other Languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	ペルソナ4 ザ・ゴールデン	Persona 4 The Golden
Simplified Chinese	女神异闻录４ 黄金版	Alternate Goddess Tale 4 Gold Version
Traditional Chinese	女神異聞錄４ 黃金版	Alternate Goddess Tale 4 Gold Version
Korean	페르소나4 더 골든	Persona 4 The Golden

Gallery

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External Links

• Old Website (Japanese)
• New Website (Japanese)