but now they're everywhere and future-proofed for all time, so those of you who've missed out until now can finally see what all the fuss is about, or at least find out whether the bold new direction for RPGs that these games promised fifteen years ago has truly come to pass. Why should I care? One might argue that Persona's slow rise to prominence outside of Japan was primarily a consequence of the games' original target platforms, with the English versions of both of these games relegated to systems long in their twilight or otherwise detached from the mainstream gaze. What're these? Ports of the most recent iterations of the breakout entries in Atlus' supernatural highschool-themed RPG/social sims: Persona 3, originally released for the PlayStation 2 in 2006 and converted for PlayStation Portable in 2009, and Persona 4, originally released for PlayStation 2 in 2008 and given an enhanced port to PlayStation Vita in 2010 these versions add new amenities like quick saves and on-the-fly difficulty adjustment, as well as dual Japanese/English voice acting and some other game-specific tweaks, like the ability to replay conversations in Persona 4. Platform: PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox, PC via Steam (worldwide).Namco Museum watch: Tank Force is present on Namco Museum for Switch, but only in its Japanese two-player incarnation, whereas the Arcade Archives release also includes the overseas two-player version and the rare overseas four-player version. ( Tank Force is game #3, actually - Battle City was a remake of the 1980 arcade game Tank Battalion.) Why should I care? You have fond memories of the NES/Game Boy multi-cart staple Battle City and had no idea it had an arcade sequel. What's this? An overhead, fixed-screen tank shooting game, originally developed and distributed in arcades by Namco in 1991 as the final title for their System 1 arcade hardware players are tasked with both annihilating all the enemies on each stage and defending their own headquarters from enemy attack, with destroyed enemies dropping items and power-ups that can help turn the tide of the war. Platform: PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch (worldwide).Another day, another contemptible hangup, innit? ARCADE ARCHIVES Has the internet yet calmed down about people mentioning the name of the character central to Persona 4's big mystery? I've caught myself from spoiling it multiple times out of residual pettiness, and I can't promise I'll continue to catch myself forever.
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