The Finer Points of Party Building, Plus New Character Trailers for Koro, Kanji, Rise and Fuuka!
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! Take a look at Tarot Card Set #2!
We've got the new character videos below, but before we get to that, here's a quick tutorial about how to build your party! It's very simple - you pick the party members you want from either P3 or P4, and put them in your party! Pick your favorites from either game and mash them together or stick with Team Gekko/Team Yasogami, whatever you pick is up to you! The party video is on YouTube here:
Party Forming
Four New Character Trailers for the Velvet Room Denizens
It's been a long, long journey but we're finally to the end of the character video! The two support heroines, Fuuka and Rise make their introductions along with the mercurial Kanji and the fluffy Koromaru!
Fuuka and Rise are the two support navigators for the P3 and P4 cast respectively and they play a very important role in Persona Q. First, PQ has two support roles: one for actual battle and one for labyrinth exploration and players can choose which navigator fills each role! The battle navigator will be able to use Leader Skills on the main character's turn, and provide a range of support abilities, either through healing or exposing weaknesses! Labyrinth navigators use passive support skills, such as higher rates in spawning rare shadows or lowering the encounter rate!
Plus, Navigators can equip sub-Personas as well, so it's possible to keep an additional two sub-Personas leveled up!
Fuuka
Fuuka, the labyrinth navigator from P3 is a strong battle navigator to start off with, since her Healing Breeze spell refreshes the whole party for three turns, and eventually learns a passive that lets the team regen health and SP!
Rise
Rise is no stranger to the spotlight and uses those skills to help out her teammates! Her support abilities can manipulate turn order, and let a team member go first -- either to land a crucial killing blow or get off a quick heal to save the entire party.
Kanji
I'll bash you good! The brash Kanji is back as a front-line brawler with his trusty metal chair. He has high HP for brutal physical attacks and his Persona Take-Mikazuchi gives him lightning elemental attacks. A high HP sub-Persona works well for Kanji, but it's up to you if you want to make him an all-out damage dealer or a tank with defensive abilities.
Koromaru
Koro! KORO! Sooooo fluffy! The adorable canine Persona-user from P3 is back and cuter than ever in Persona Q! But despite his cute looks, Koro is a highly competent frontline fighter, either through slashing attacks or assaulting with Fire and Dark magic from his Persona Cerberus. Koromaru is a strong attacker, either through magic abilities or physical attacks, so it's up to your play-style to determine what kind of sub-Persona to use.
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
