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''Megami Ibunroku Persona'' sold 201 147 copies during its first week, making it the best first week for a ''Persona'' game until ''[[Persona 5]]''.<ref>http://gematsu.com/2016/09/media-create-sales-91216-91816</ref> The game sold 391 556 copies by December 29th 1996, and 409 491 copies by July 6th 1997 | ''Megami Ibunroku Persona'' sold 201 147 copies during its first week, making it the best first week for a ''Persona'' game until ''[[Persona 5]]''.<ref>http://gematsu.com/2016/09/media-create-sales-91216-91816</ref> The game sold 391 556 copies by December 29th 1996, and 409 491 copies by July 6th 1997,<ref>https://sites.google.com/site/gamedatalibrary/game-search?pli=1</ref> it was the best selling Persona game until ''Persona 5''.<ref>https://personacentral.com/persona-seroes-sales-graphic-2020/</ref> Meanwhile, ''Revelations Persona'' had sold 37 947 copies by January 2003, one of the lowest sales number for any mainline entry.<ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20030418152635/www.theonionring.com/01-2003-TRSTS.html</ref> | ||
Famitsu awarded ''Megami Ibunroku Persona'' a score of 32/40.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20150102225223/http://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=563</ref> ''Revelations: Persona'' scored a 78 on Metacritic based on 6 reviews, as well as an 80% on gamerankings based on 8 reviews, indicating a "Generally Favorable" opinion.<ref>https://www.metacritic.com/game/persona-revelation-series/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation</ref><ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20150516193712/http://www.gamerankings.com/ps/198277-persona/index.html</ref> | Famitsu awarded ''Megami Ibunroku Persona'' a score of 32/40.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20150102225223/http://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=563</ref> ''Revelations: Persona'' scored a 78 on Metacritic based on 6 reviews, as well as an 80% on gamerankings based on 8 reviews, indicating a "Generally Favorable" opinion.<ref>https://www.metacritic.com/game/persona-revelation-series/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation</ref><ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20150516193712/http://www.gamerankings.com/ps/198277-persona/index.html</ref> Reimer of GameInformer gave the game an 8.75/10, calling it "the best PlayStation RPG available".<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20010116005800/http://gameinformer.com/reviews/review_detail.cfm?ITEM_ID=3772</ref> Jeff Gertsman for GameSpot gave ''Revelations: Persona'' a 7.3/10 and qualified the game as a "sleeper hit", praising the unique setting and story, as well as being able to speak to enemies, but criticized the dialogue, calling it "insane" and saying it "makes no sense".<ref>https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/persona-review/1900-2548899/</ref> IGN called it an "RPG masterpiece", saying it's "the perfect title for any RPG fan who craves something different".<ref>https://www.ign.com/articles/1997/10/21/persona</ref> | ||
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