The good news? Atlus has re-released the PS1 cult-classic Persona 2 in limited quantities, exclusively via Amazon.com. What’s even better is that the game has been updated so that it works with PS1, PS2 and PS3 consoles and includes a few extras; including an anime trailer of Persona 2 and an exclusive video interview with the creators of the game.
The bad news? Copies FLEW out of Amazon and within an hour, the limited number of pressings had completely sold out. And not only did it sell out within an hour, but the re-print even managed to crack the Amazon top ten best-sellers list, which is quite the feat considering all the other high profile games being released. You can still find copies of the game available, but they will cost you a pretty penny, with Persona 2: Eternal Punishment’s re-print costing in the $80-dollar range.
Naturally, the re-print was made to celebrate the franchise and it’s rising popularity leading up to the release of Persona 4, which hits on December 9th. Which is an interesting turn of events considering that the Persona series once was considered a franchise for only the most hardcore RPG players.
As such, Persona 2: Eternal Punishment is considered by many to be the series’ high-mark.
Now it’s the job of all of you RPG fans to write up Atlus and let them know that you would love to see a true re-release/update of Persona 2. Hopefully just the selling out of the title itself sent Atlus a strong message. RPG fans love their Persona!