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Persona 4 Golden

Step into the Shadow-World in Person 4 Golden - an expansion/definitive version of Persona 4. The original version of Golden was released on the PS Vita in 2012. The protagonist arrives in a rural town called Inaba, where mysterious murders have occurred, with the bodies appearing on television antennas on roofs. Players will build a rag-tag team of heroes that will attempt to solve the murders after awakening to their mysterious inner powers known as Persona.

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Persona 4 Golden
JRPG
Systems
PC-1
Top Critic Avg: 88/100 Critics Rec: 95%
Released
December 9, 2008
ESRB
M For Mature 17+ due to Alcohol Reference, Animated Blood, Language, Partial Nudity, Sexual Themes, Violence
Developer(s)
Atlus
Publisher(s)
Atlus
Engine
RenderWare
Franchise
Persona

Platform(s)
Xbox One, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S
How Long To Beat
70 Hours

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