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Unread postby sonictempest » 09 Sep 2011 04:27

This is a new HD 2D fighting game being developed by Arc System Works for Atlus. Looks like it uses the setting from Persona 4 but features characters from both Persona 3 and 4.

The arcade version will run on Taito's Type X2 and will use NESiCAxLive. The arcade release window is Spring 2012.

Official site: http://p-atlus.jp/p4u/

Trailer (low-res): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jpq41IqOjPM

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More sceenshots and some artwork can be found here:
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Unread postby El Chaos » 09 Sep 2011 21:46

The official 720p promotion video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWHKTnDNOpg

http://postback.geedorah.com/foros/view ... hp?id=1585

Recap wrote:En acción:

http://www.famitsu.com/news/201109/09049851.html

Es una vuelta a los últimos GG en cuestión de velocidad...

It certainly seems to play faster than Blazblue. As always, let's hope it doesn't go down Hokuto no Ken's way.
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Unread postby icycalm » 09 Sep 2011 23:07

Hokuto no Ken was a good game, just broken, that's all. Nothing that a quick update wouldn't fix.
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Unread postby JoshF » 15 Sep 2011 06:31

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Unread postby icycalm » 15 Sep 2011 13:46

I like the way the backgrounds move.
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Unread postby ksevcov » 19 Mar 2013 06:42

http://gematsu.com/2013/03/persona-4-ar ... e-date-set

After months of delays, Persona 4 Arena, which launched in North America and Japan last summer, will finally hit Europe on May 10, publisher Zen United has announced.

Pre-order bonuses will be available at all retailers. They include the official arrange soundtrack (with exclusive artwork) and a digital fan pack.

And there appears to be more news on the way for Persona in Europe.

“This is not the end though… there will be MORE news,” teased a post on the official Persona Europe Facebook page. “And that news will be GOOD.”
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Unread postby icycalm » 17 Jun 2013 06:41

http://forums.shoryuken.com/discussion/ ... na-4-arena

Ratio 4 Cerebella wrote:Why you should play Persona 4 Arena:

With the upcoming release of the game, I feel some people might be on the fence with picking up P4A.

Here are a list of reasons you should play Persona 4 Arena.

It's reasonably balanced.
Persona 4 Arena exhibits I think, the first time in any (first new) Arc Systems release where every character is viable competitively. Straight up. Every character is currently represented in SBO, the worst two characters can win tournaments independent of those flukes.

It's easy to pick up.
Persona 4 Arena has some of the simplest input mechanics of any fighting game released in recent memory. Try not to take this as dumbed down, there are hard combos, there's things that require tight execution to nail. Much of the input difficulty comes from heat of the moment stuff. However, to simply put the game in and enjoy yourself and start to learn matchups, the input system is accommodating towards simply playing the game and not sitting in training mode learning a 40 second long combo.

It's complex for all the right reasons.
All of the system mechanics are useful. None of them are overpowering. Mastering the system and your character is important.

It doesn't pull any punches.
This game has REAL anti-airs, unlike Blazblue. If you jump and mess up, you are going to eat real damage. Getting cornered and knocked down means something, so much that people sacrifice their life bar to tech out of the corner in Yu combos. There's high mobility. The the only comeback mechanic requires you to actually start winning to use it properly. Not only that, there's a high amount of counter-play where a good player can deny a worse player the ability to even let the comeback mechanic activate at all. There's actually a lot of interesting things that go on with awakening mode. The damage is high and the combos are fast. This game takes a lot of the good mechanics of Guilty Gear and takes what little is good about Blazblue and splices them together with the best parts of Jojo's Bizarre Adventure (which in turn has roots in King of Fighers)... It's an amalgamation of what's worked well in the past with some other new stuff thrown in.

It's an Arc Systems game.
That means a training mode that's good, solid netcode and plenty of other goodies. Every Arc Systems console release has set the quality bar higher and higher, and are often the most feature complete games you can purchase.

So buy P4A and play it. It'll be good, I promise*

*(If you live in America or Japan. If you're in Europe, I'm sorry).

**(I don't work for Atlus or Arc Systems or Aksys games. I swear).

***(Buy the game).

****(Please)?
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Unread postby icycalm » 17 Jun 2013 19:39

http://evilgeniuses.gg/p4a-early-game-j ... -personal/

Michael “angstygaijin” Migliacio wrote:Posted by admin on Aug 28, 2012 in Blog

After an impressive finish at A.R.K. V, Team EG’s Justin Wong shares his thoughts on up-and-coming tournament fighter Persona 4: Arena.

Despite having limited time to devote to P4A in the lab over the last couple of weeks, Justin has certainly seen his share of tournament combat in Atlus’ brand new franchise fighter. After finishing in third place at last weekend’s A.R.K. V tournament in Arkansas using the character of Yu Narukami, Justin made a few interesting observations concerning the state of P4A’s early high-level game. He then shared those observations with us.

Early Impressions

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When asked about the current state of the game in terms of both competitive high-level play as well as its place in the libraries of casual fighting fans, Justin had a lot to say. Justin finds the game “awesome to watch” when played at a high level while still remaining a lot of fun to play for casual fans. He also noted that P4A’s gameplay resembles classic Arc System Works fighter Guilty Gear XX Accent Core far more than any title in Arc’s more recent BlazBlue series.

Justin claims that the game’s longevity will definitely be tied to how well ATLUS approaches the fighting game community. He noted that they did an amazing job supporting the release of KoF XIII and expects the publisher to do the same with P4A.

The game was recently called the company’s “most important title of the year” by ATLUS USA, which also means that it’s probably a good bet that they’ll be doing everything they can in order to keep the game’s hype factor high over the next few months. Justin was extremely excited about ATLUS and Cross Counter teaming up to produce P4A tutorials for beginners, and said that he “wouldn’t be surprised” to see ATLUS at future tournaments handing out prizes or contributing to tournament winnings.

New Game, New Rules

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When asked about his character selection in the game, Justin said that he enjoys playing as Yu Narukami the most, although he is also taking an interest in trying out Chie Satonaka due to her similarities between Jam from GGXXAC and Iron Fist from Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3.

Game balance, however, is another matter entirely. Persona 3′s Imperious Queen of Executions Mitsuru Kirijo is also the current Queen of the tier list, and rightfully so. She does a lot of damage and has several outstanding normals, most notably her 2B with its 3 frames of full invincibility. Justin is currently on the hunt for anti-Mitsuru technology, but finds some of her offense difficult to cope with as Yu.

Justin feels that Mitsuru will certainly hang onto her spot on the top of the tier list as the game matures, but also expects to see Chie slowly make her way up the charts as more people become familiar with the game. He also says that he hopes Yu will place higher as well, though notes that this probably won’t happen.

Though not #1 in the current tier list, he believes that Yu will “remain a solid character” as the tournament scene continues to become familiar with the game. While the P4A’s fate in the competitive circuit is far from decided, at this stage it certainly looks promising.

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Unread postby icycalm » 17 Jun 2013 20:41

A badly written but nevertheless helpful beginner's guide:

http://personanation.blogspot.co.uk/201 ... orial.html
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Unread postby ksevcov » 16 Aug 2013 07:08

http://www.siliconera.com/2013/08/15/pe ... nd-junpei/

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Arc System Works recently had a busy weekend where they shared the latest on their upcoming title, Guilty Gear Xrd –SIGN- at a local test event at one of Sega’s arcades in Akihabara. Famitsu reports that this coming weekend, they’ll be hosting a similar event for a new version of Persona 4 Arena, which will bring Yukari Takeba and Junpei Iori from Persona 3 into the mix.

This time, the location test for Persona 4 Arena will be taking place in two locations, at “Hey” in Akihabara, Tokyo; and at the “Taito Station Osaka Nipponbashi” arcade centers. While we still have to wait for this weekend, when Famitsu and others will be updating us on what to expect from the next version of the game, for now they’ve share a few screens showing Yukari and Junpei, who will be joining their buddies Akihiko and Mitsuru in the Persona fighter. It has not been specified whether this new version will be an entirely new title or a downloadable version update to the original game.
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Unread postby ksevcov » 27 Sep 2013 05:50

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Following its surprise location test last month, Atlus has lifted the lid on the Persona 4 Arena sequel Persona 4: The Ultimax Ultra Suplex Hold.

As previously announced, new fighters set to join the game include Persona 3‘s Yukari Takeba and Junpei Iori. New from today’s announcement is a mysterious red-haired character named Sho Minazuki. All but his name and appearance are unknown.

Story-wise, the Investigation Team and Shadow Walkers are looking into the “wire puller,” who plotted the events of the first game. Then, the Midnight Channel is broadcast once again in Inaba. “An all out war has broken out!” President Teddie declares. The video is a preview of a tournament called P-1 Climax that is 200% more crazy than last time. Space time is distorted, people disappear, and Inaba is covered in a “red mist.” Then the Investigation Team seems Mitsuru and company crucified on the Midnight Channel. The Investigation Team works to resolve the entire issue and the Shadow Walker Emergency Rescue Team rushes to save Mitsuru and company.

The Ultimax is due out in Japanese arcades early winter. PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 releases are also planned. Visit the game’s official website here.


Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Toe2yX7nqU
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Unread postby Some guy » 28 Nov 2013 20:49

The opening movie of The Ultimax Ultra Suplex Hold: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDbGkNuSQFA
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Unread postby Some guy » 10 Jul 2014 18:49

New Ultimax Ultra Suplex Hold trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3RLE0P9oXQ
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Unread postby El Chaos » 10 Jul 2014 22:43

Playing P4AU with the Pros
Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4Uk7wZzwmE
Part 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikSTE_ms0HU

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It's also been confirmed both versions will be region-free.
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Unread postby earthboundtrev » 07 Aug 2014 06:50

http://gematsu.com/2014/08/first-look-m ... na-ultimax

Famitsu has gone up with its latest online preview of Persona 4 Arena Ultimax, showing our first look at a playable Margaret.

Margaret uses multiple Personas in battle, including Yoshitsune, Cu Chulainn, and Ardha. Her finishing move, “Morning Star of the Dawn,” summons “that” Persona (Lucifer) and pierces the enemy with a striking light for a one-hit K.O.

In Japan, Margaret will be distributed post-launch as paid downloadable content. Release plans for North America have yet to be announced.


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Unread postby dinopoke » 11 Aug 2014 15:08

http://gematsu.com/2014/08/persona-4-ar ... e-date-set

Sal Romano wrote:Persona 4 Arena Ultimax will launch for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in North America on September 30, Atlus announced.

Pre-orders include a Teddie bop bag and set of Tarot cards. Both the Marie and Adachi character add-ons will be available free to download for the first week after release.


http://www.allgamesbeta.com/2014/08/per ... scans.html

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Mitsuru Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5BnIn3QQf1o
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