A Closer Look at Some of Our Collector Items, Plus the Fusion Tutorial Trailer

A few of the physical goods from both the Persona Q: The Wild Cards Premium Edition and the Limited Standard Edition made their way to our offices so instead of sitting on them, we took some fancy-pants pictures of them for you to check out! 

I know it's weird to gush about an art book, but you see how the spider's web is shiny? Our designers added a bit of UV coating detail to give it that subtle reflection. The .zip file below contains some additional images of the 3DS XL hard case, both inside and out, the artbook, CD and more. We also have the Limited Standard Edition's box too! These are the final production builds and a tantalizing reminder the launch of PQ is less than a month away!  

But Wait, There's More! 

In Persona Q, "Fusion" is the process of combining two or more Personas in order to create a new stronger one. Though this has been a feature in previous the Persona titles, Margaret has a new technique up her sleeves.

The Fusion Tutorial is available

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Four New Character Trailers for the Velvet Room Denizens

And to commemorate the latest batch of character videos, here we have trailers for Margaret, Theodore, Elizabeth, and Marie. Though none of them are playable characters in this game, they each fulfill important supportive roles which you're simply going to need to progress in the game.

Margaret spends most of her time in the Velvet Room. She can help you and your party out by handling all the Fusion process and strengthening your Personas. You can go to her for XP boosts or skill extraction for any Personas as well.

Theodore is mainly in charge of running the Workshop, where you can purchase various weapons and items. You can also sell him any materials dropped by Shadows, so he can weld them into more weapons, armors, and items. The best part of visiting his Workshop though, is seeing him in his lovely pink apron. Oh, you'll get a glimpse of it soon.

When your party's health levels are low, you might want to consider visiting the Nurse's Office. Elizabeth will cure even the deepest of wounds, but it comes with a price, of course. If you're feeling extra adventurous, you can also go to her for any quests provided by her or other characters within the game.

Marie does what Marie does best; chewing gum and writing awful poems. Okay, maybe she does more than that. She actually handles all the StreetPass functionality made possible on the 3DS. You can thank her for any exchanges of Personas that occur with your fellow Persona Q players.

About Persona Q

Persona Q is a first-person dungeon crawling RPG adventure that combines the casts of the hit ATLUS games Persona 3 and Persona 4 in a brand new story. Not only is Persona Q the first new RPG in the Persona franchise since 2008, but it is also marks the first time a Persona game will release on a Nintendo platform. The Persona development team joined forces with the Etrian Odyssey development team to create a true fusion of the two franchises - Persona Q features the map-making and first person exploration from Etrian games and fuses it with the character development, combat, and motifs of the Persona games. Persona Q will be available at retail stores in normal and premium editions: 

Persona Q Limited Standard Edition:

Tarot Card Set #2 - The collection of the iconic Tarot Cards used as evokers in Persona 4 are being released as a collector's set across Persona 4 Arena Ultimax and Persona Q Set #2 will include the Tarot Cards of Arcanas XI - XXI

Special Packaging - The first run of PQ items will come in a special package.

Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth: "The Wild Cards" Premium Edition:

This ultimate collector's item is being made available in North America and will come in special packaging that includes the following items:

Tarot Card Set #2 - Same as above

Art Booklet - Collection of some of the amazing new artwork that went into Persona Q

Soundtrack CD - CD with the Persona Q soundtrack highlights by the ATLUS sound team

Deluxe Hard Case for 3DS XL - This hard case, previously available only in Japan, is coming to North America and features Persona Q designs and will house a 3DS XL