Wait actually dude it's not "life goes on with and without you" is actually something like "we are trapped in a maze of relationships with or without you"
This is a year old comment but I find that the world goes on without you strangely comforting, like even if something bad happens not everything is over and you can move past it
Or how a remote is used to turn on a TV. So if you were to let go of the remote after turning it on and settling on the couch to watch it...well, you might just get completely sucked into what you're watching.
As someone who played Golden first, this intro looks so much cooler. Golden's intro however feels like the opening to a television series so I guess that one fits more in line with the themes of the game. This one's more like a mystery to be solved.
+Codybean1 I feel like this one fits the theme of Persona 4 better. It has a really good sense of mystery which fits Persona 4's theme better. I love how this one has silhouettes of the party members, but it doesn't spoil anything about them. I didn't like how Golden kinda spoiled everyone's names from the beginning. I wanted to at least find out who everyone was on my own.
+Codybean1 I agree that this one focuses more on the mystery but I always felt like P4 wasn't really ABOUT the mystery. It was about that cast of characters. Maybe I just feel like that because I max-social linked it so I spent A LOT more time interacting with the characters AWAY from the main plot than I did interacting with the mystery itself but I think P4G's opening captures the feeling of those characters a lot better than this. This intro reminds me more of P3 (more focus on plot/mystery but shallower characterization).
Jonathan Grant I think it works better that an opening should focus more on the plot. It also doesn't spoil the characters and it really surprised me when I found out who they actually were(personality wise). I thought that P4 had a pretty dark atmosphere sometimes, and this captured it greatly.
+Peacherboy2 Eh, to each their own I guess. I can see where you're coming from but while PARTS of P4 are very dark, I wouldn't say that this is an accurate representation of the tone of the game generally. Again, that is from a max social link point of view though, where you spend a lot more time away from the main mystery.
I would have to agree with ILFPPAF about P5 having the best story, or at least having a better story over P3. While Persona 3 was amazing and definitely had a more serious and somber tone, with great music to go with it, the pacing of the main storyline was a bit uneven in my opinion. Throughout P5 especially and to a degree P4, the different dungeons you would go through and the plotlines that came with them felt more conducive to the story, and with each dungeon you gain another team member for a set reason relative to the storyline. In P3, the main plot could go on complete break for an entire month until the next full moon rolled around, and after a while it got a bit repetitive aside from a random spike in plot here or there, before suddenly skyrocketing in the later part of the game. This lowers Persona 3's playability for me, in comparison to Persona 4, which I can fire up and get completely immersed in the storyline even though I've played through it several times before. In P3's case, I have a tendency to get burnt-out halfway through the game and stop playing for a while. Your team members also just kind of float into the group in P3, and while the character's varied personalities somewhat made up for this, I feel like the P4 and P5 method of introducing the character's first and then having them awaken to their Persona for plot reasons is much more rewarding from a gameplay and story perspective.
+Jinhunter Slay seriously...? .-. i would DEFINITELY put P3 protag as neutral good, and P4 as lawful good. i dont even know how you could think they're the other way around...
PhoenixCookie More like being categorized as "lawful good" is an ultimate insult, because they're the *LAMEST* characters among all the other type.......and since I don't like the P3 protagonist, I'm going to give that dishonorable title to him, while the cooler ones such as "neutral good" or better, "chaotic good" should be given to the others
+Mnm Drummer I like the Golden intro too, but it does give away quite a bit. There are like 2 spoilers in that intro. Although to be fair the last one is so subtle you wouldn't be able to guess it until you beat the entirety of the game.
Persona 1: Accepting yourself for who you are. Persona 2: Triumphing over insurmountable adversity. Persona 3: Facing your fate with your head held high. Persona 4: Earning your own happy ending over the easy lies. Persona 5: Letting go of things that hold you back.
@@wonder815 only persona 4 is so much similar,the others are essentially pretty different... Even though persona 5 is about fighting the rotten society and make it change,hmmmm reminds of something,but other than that it's pretty different.
@@wonder815 >1 dimensional characters >Boring fights >Story of the first 6 parts are built off a gary stew protagonist who can get everyone to love him besides his father (hOw QuIrKy UwU) and the main villain (who is only evil for the sake of the plot) >Annoying Fanbase on par with the Sonic Fandom and Undertale Fandom >Doesn't get good until the 7th part
We are living our lives. Abound with so much information. Come on, let go of the remote. Don't you know you're letting all the junk flood in? I try to stop the flow, double clicking on the go But it's no use; hey, I'm being consumed Loading... Loading... Loading... Quickly reaching maximum capacity Warning... Warning... Warning! Gonna short-circuit my identity. Get up on your feet, tear down the walls. Catch a glimpse of the hollow world. Snooping 'round will get you nowehere. You're locked up in your mind... We are all trapped in a maze of relationships that goes on with or without you. I swim in the sea of the unconscious. I'll search for your heart, pursuing my true self
0:52 jesus christ, this shot. probably the rawest, most graphic display of... anything i've ever seen, really. persona 4 just up and bluntly hitting us with the mangled corpse of a woman hung on whatever that is there's not any blood or gore or anything but honestly? that's probably the most terrifying display of a murder i've ever seen. people don't talk about that shot enough
just so you know, thats a tv antenna. but yeah i completely agree, the unnatural and contorted pose combined with how shes just a silhouette makes it a very disturbing shot. the fact that you cant see any detail makes it even more disturbing bc it lets your imagination run wild and make it 100 times scarier than if it was fully detailed
The2broproductions I'm actually pretty happy it's over. Atlus can finally stop milking P4 for most of its money, and start creating even better games. Maybe P5 will have as much (maybe even more) love than P4!
The2broproductions I mean, they passed their better time a long time ago, I think. Anyhow, Persona 5 looks great so far, but since milking P4 got them far, they could do it to P5 too.
Me: I got 5 and 4, that should be enough. Also Me: gET pERsoNa 3 Me: No, I have 5 and 4, and Q. That should be enough. Also Me: iT'S aVaILaBLe oN THe pS sToRe Me: Oh yeah it is. Wait WHAT AM I DOING OH NO. Oh, I don't have enough memory. Also Me: buY A meMOrY cArD Me: I'll do that tomorrow WAIT WHY AM I DRIVING TO GAMESTOP OH NOOO
@@miketheguy2847 I was just like that with the kingdom hearts series. I say around 2015 I decided to buy both kh 1 and 2 on the ps2 since I already had ddd and re: coded and I saw re: chain of memories too but chose not to get it as I thought it was enough. however a year later I ended up getting it
I bought Persona 5 3 weeks ago and have been playing only on weekends and I have around 36 hours in that game, but I’m already thinking of playing Persona 4 and then Persona 3
@@doktoripartise Do yourself a favor and get on that asap, 5 was great, 4 was amazing, 3 I'm playing it now. I do recommend you look into Arena/DAN to finish off the p4 story. Thank me later
BucketNinja Not only that, but it's pretty misleading. This song evokes mystery, while the Golden intro makes it seem more like some "slice of life" anime.
Omg. I still remember booting up P4 for the first time. I was never interested in the series bc superficially it just looked like another anime type of game about high school kids. But... the moment I heard the piano playing at the menu... this game instantly made an unbreakable bond with my soul. So beautiful. And the series is unparalleled in style.
Tips from me, if you played persona on the first time, play the safe/easy difficult and then if you finished the game you can use new game+ and then you can play the expert/hard/etc. (Sorry for the bad english btw ;v)
+Sumptuous Turkey Yukiko is bland and boring as hell. "I don't wanna inherit muh family inn! Oh wait, yeah I do lol" The only thing she has going for her is her looks and her friendship with the best girl Chie. GTFO, pls.
+Enigmatic Light I feel that both have their strengths and weaknesses when trying to describe the overall tone and feeling of the game. This one better highlights the dark elements of the game while the P4:G one better highlights the light.
I prefer this opening than Golden's because that just sounds WAY too happy, almost feels like nothing bad's ever gonna happen. What murder?? Look everyone's dancing, this game will be happy as HELL!
Shadow World is more of an opening for those who play the vanilla version. As if they're welcoming them back to Inaba after being away for so long with a bunch of new stuff added.
Yosuke: struggles on a bike Kanji: right I’ma beat some kids up Chie: in an elevator Yukiko: poses for photoshoot Rise: sliding across the floor Naoto: detective on TV Teddy: *Wheeeeeeeeee plop*
They're both good. Each just focuses on different aspects of the game. This is more on serious side and sets the mood for the mystery you're in for. P4G has a light-hearted approach. It's more about the good times and friendship. Yu only has a year in Inaba and combat can't fill every moment of it.
>4 years later Also, the “definitive edition” openings aren’t meant for the same thing like the original openings were. Golden and Royal’s openings are used to show what’s new in this version (third semester outfits, new characters), rather than show what the game’s about. This ain’t your first rodeo, let’s get on with it. Ironic, coming from me, as I’ve only played royal and golden, and now portable.
We are living our lives. Abound with so much information. Come on, let go the remote Don't you know, you're letting all the junk flood in. Tried to stop the flow, double-clicking on the go But it's no use. Hey I'm being consumed! Loading, loading, loading Quickly reaching maximum capacity. Warning, warning, warning. Gonna short-circuit my identity. Get up on your feet, tear down the walls. Catch a glimpse the hollow world. Snooping round town will get you nowhere. You're locked up in your mind. We are trapped in a maze of relationships. Life goes on with or without you. I swim in the sea of the unconscious I'll search for your heart Pursuing my true self.
I've just noticed that outside of the protagonist (Narukami Yuu), we never see his other group members directly. At first we only see their silhouettes, aka their shadows, and near the end of the video they are all shown through a camera lense. Here we basically see their public persona, or "tatemae", the way they present themselves to their surrounding and how their peers view them. Yousuke is this kinda cool looking city kid who messes up on his bike and looks somewhat awkward or goofy (see his difficulties of making friends with the country folk). Meanwhile Kanji is beating up other people and looks like a total ruffian and delinquent (but he's actually nice and only wanted to protect his mother's sleep from these biker gangs). Chie is a bit harder to grasp, but I think that this scene in the elevator is supposed to show how "unfeminine" she comes across. Her choice of clothing looks slack and she's yawning mouth wide open. Compare her lack of grace and traditional femininity to the next shot of Yukiko who looks just like this idealized version of a traditional Japanese woman and beauty. Your typical Yamato Nadeshiko with black hair, pale and fair skin and of course an old-fashioned kimono and umbrella. We later learn how she struggles with being forced to uphold this ideal of a Japanese woman, while at the same time she's being gawked at and constantly approached by men. In this shot it's very voyeuristic how that camera looks at her and tries to capture her. We also learned later on that Chie is jealous of her, but that Yukiko at the same time wished she were stronger, much like Chie. Rise on the other hand is your typical oversexualized idol who is constantly looked at by society and always has to perform her "act", unbeknown to the general society that she's actually a country bumpkin and much more normal than people would imagine. But she ahs to act liek that in front of a camera. Naoto is also pretty interesting as she's literally trapped inside the TV screens. She's enamored with detective fiction and especially the subgenre of hard-boiled fiction. This genre of detective fiction is much more rough, masculin and violent (and possibly cooler) than regular detective fiction. And here it seems like she's posing like one of those detectives might in order to look cool. However, it's also interesting to note that these hard-boiled detectives only exist in fiction, like in TV shows etc. So there's a double-meaning to her being trapped inside a TV, since she's aiming to fulfill role expections of fictional male characters. Now go back to the beginning of this opening and take a look at their silhouettes and how their dancing alongside the music. You can still see part of their public persona in there, but it's maybe not quite as exagerrated as in the later shots on camera. I think that we here see more of their true personality, or their "honne" in Japanese. Also, we're here discussing their shadows and look who's appearing at the end of that character reel, and even in color. ;)
We are living our lives Abound with so much information Come on, let go of the remote Don't you know you're letting all the junk flood in I try to stop the flow, double-clicking on the go But it's no use, hey I'm being consumed Loading, loading, loading quickly reaching maximum capacity Warning, warning, warning Gonna short-circuit my identity Get up on your feet, tear down the walls Catch a glimpse of the hollow world Snooping round town will get you nowhere You're locked up in your mind We're all trapped in a maze of relationships That goes on with or without you I swim in a sea of the unconscious I search for your heart Pursue my true self
Regarding the opening, this is one of the cases where the original is better than the new one. In my opinion, at least. And for me it's not nostalgia or anything, cause my first time with Persona 4 happened to be Golden. That's not to say that the P4G opening is bad, I also really like that one a lot, but the song here I think is a bit better.
Brigade Leader Haruhi Suzumiya there many jrpg fans still not migrating to ps4 so its a business decision to make it to ps3 alongside ps4 in west. Most game that is ps3/ps4 in japan only got a ps4 release worldwide so be thankful we got one!
Ita a shame that (in my opinion) Golden's intro doesn't exactly match P4's original intro. Almost makes me wish you could change which intro plays when you start the game.
You can change it. Theres already a small mod where all you have to do is replace the file in the games steam folder and it switches the intro to this one. I've been using it for days
@@omukade4431 gamebanana.com/gamefiles/11961 Download the .pac file from the google drive link on that page, then take that file and place it in the persona 4 golden steam folder. It'll replace the .pac file there and you'll now have the original intro instead of goldens whenever you start P4G.
Maybe because she couldn’t see anyone’s shadows because she was last? Or maybe because in the title screen she was so far back and where she was standing was so bright it was like she never existed?
I’ve been looking to play Persona 5 for a while, so I thought I might pick up Persona 4 for cheap to try out the series and see if I like it... and holy crap this is some serious gourmet stuff.
this really brings me alot of memories from the previous years. When i was a kid, i used to watch my uncle play this game when i was a baby, really Nostalgic memories from this game!
This opening has so much more substance than the Golden one. After watching this you actually have a general idea of what the main cast are like. Their silhouettes behave differently and show their different demeanors and then the anime-style scenes they all get either enhance this idea you got first or show you another side of their personality. It's not nearly enough to know what they're all about but enough to get you invested and maybe go "this one person, I wanna know more about them". Meanwhile the golden opening is just the cast all continuing the ame dance like they're part of a single choreography and then all of them sitting on mopeds which lso provides no specific information about them. They could be anyone and you have no reason to be interested in who they are. However the only smart thing the P4G Opening had going for it was that they introduced the cast in a dance and then showed images that looked like still-images of people breakdancing only for you to figure out, after hours of gameplay, that those were not breakdancers but mangled corpses. Wish a nod that smart wasn't hidden in an opening that terrible. Hell even the Persona 4 Dancing All Night opening managed to breathe more life into the characters than the Golden one which is really sad.
Honestly, I think Golden needed that smart nod, because it made it better than it was before. I think the intro more wanted to show what good times you could have with these characters; what the relationship aspect would be about and focused less on the mystery. The game isn't just about the mystery.
Yeah I love this intro especially if you never played the game and you get a gist of the story. Also that part with Adachi and Dojima and especially when you look back in this intro after you finished the game was perfection
In all fairness, Golden was touted as the “upgrade” of the original, and the Golden opening largely features this fact. The characters dancing is just to add to it, but the bikes scene showcases the newly added Okina City, Shichiri Beach, beach trip on bikes, et c., and the ski shots introduce the newly added winter, and, well, ski trip. It’s more fore returning players than new ones, which is why I wish the original intro would play when you first start a new save.
I forgot to add, the Golden opening also showcases Morooka dying which happens at about the midpoint of the game so it’s a spoiler in a way (recognizable and understandable of the implication if you rewatch the intro at any point after Saki dies (i e. the first dungeon) lol
@@Kagetora- Seriously, the music in the Golden intro is just a hilariously bad choice compared to this one, and literally everyone is dancing over murders in that lol
I like this version so much more than the golden one, which I’m playing now for the first time. I wish there was a way it would play this instead, although the new one is good too !
Persona 1: Find Maya, and destroy the demons roaming the streets Persona 2 ETIS: Find out why the Joker is trying to kill you all Persona 3: Stop death from ruining the world Persona 4: tvs are soooo cool Persona 5: we are soooo cool
You're so wrong! Persona 4 and 5 are nothing like that! Persona 4 is the best. Kaash na ho! Kaash na ho! Kaash na ho! Kaash na ho! Kaash na ho! Kaash na ho!
Many people debate over whether golden's intro is better or this one, well, this intro in my opinion is better: in the sense that it mixes the happiness and upbeat feeling of the game with the creepiness of a typical shin megami tensei title, while golden's intro is more graphically impressive and it's song slaps, it just loses the feeling of this one!
