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An Hourlong History of Atlus, Megami Tensei, & Persona Games
Introduction: Who is Atlus?
1991 - A Game Called Persona
Atlus is a Japanese video game developer. The company was established in 1991 and they have developed some of the most popular role-playing games in the world.
As of 2018, Atlus has published more than 20 games and they are currently developing Persona 3: Dancing in Moonlight and Persona 5: Dancing in Starlight for the PS4 and PlayStation Vita.
Atlus is one of the oldest video game developers that have been around since 1991. They are best known for their Shin Megami Tensei RPG series, which includes some of the most popular RPGs in Japan such as Persona 3, Persona 4, Devil Summoner: Raidou Kuzunoha vs The Soulless Army, Devil Survivor 2: Record Breaker, Shin Megami Tensei IV Final, etc.
1994 - Revelations
The Persona series is a spin-off of Shin Megami Tensei, a role-playing game series. It was developed by Atlus and published by Sony Computer Entertainment.
The Persona series began in 1994 with the release of Revelations: Persona on the original PlayStation console. The game was released in North America as Megami Ibunroku: Persona and in Europe as Revelations: The Demon Slayer.
The first game follows high school student Maya Amano who has been investigating rumors of a cult that kidnaps people and sacrifices them to an evil entity known as Philemon.
1996 - The Truth Goes On
This game is one of the first in the Megami Tensei series.
This is a turn-based RPG with a unique battle system. The player can choose to fight or negotiate with enemies, and different outcomes will be unlocked depending on the choices made.
1998 - Revelations II
The 1998 Revelations II is the second game of the Megaten series. It was released in Japan on November 10, 1998 for Sony Playstation.
The game follows the protagonist and his efforts to stop a cult group called "The Believers" from summoning an entity known as "The Evil One" from another dimension. The game has a lot of similarities with its predecessor, but it also has some new features like being able to choose between two different routes at the end of the game.
2000s - Shin Megami Tensei
The Shin Megami Tensei series is a role-playing video game franchise developed and published by Atlus.
The Shin Megami Tensei series is a role-playing video game franchise developed and published by Atlus. The first Shin Megami Tensei game was released in Japan in 1992 for the Super Famicom (Super Nintendo Entertainment System). The first Shin Megami Tensei game to be released internationally was Shin Megami Tensei II, which was released in 1995 for the Super Famicom and later re-released on the PlayStation Portable.
The Complete History of Atlus and Megami Tensei Games
Megami Tensei & the Rise of JRPGs in the West
Megami Tensei is a game series by Atlus that is often overlooked by the Western audience. It is a JRPG, which stands for Japanese Role-Playing Game and it has been around since 1987. The first Megami Tensei game was released in Japan in 1987 and was called Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei. In 1990, the first game to be released in the West was called Shin Megami Tensei and it was released on the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES).
Some of the most well-known games from this franchise are Persona 3, Persona 4, Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne, Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse, and Shin Megami Tensei V.
The Beginnings of Persona
Persona is a series of games developed by the company Atlus. They are mainly RPGs, but they have also made games like Persona 4: Dancing All Night and Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth. In these games, you take on the role of a high school student who has to battle monsters called Shadows.
The first game in this series is Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3. It was released on the PlayStation 2 in 2006 in Japan and 2007 in North America. The game takes place at Gekkoukan High School where students are being killed by Shadows during their sleep. The protagonist has to team up with other students to fight these Shadows and save people from them before they die.