Persona 4 Golden
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Persona 4 Golden (2012)

by Atlus, Atlus USA, NIS America
Genres:Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Sport, Simulator, Visual Novel
Themes:Open world, Action, Fantasy, Comedy, Science fiction, Educational, Drama
Game modes:Single player
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An enhanced rerelease of Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4 (2008) featuring quality-of-life improvements, gameplay enhancements, new locations, balance tweaks, online functionality, new difficulty options, an additional side character storyline and a changed endgame.
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The only experiences I've had with JRPGs back then are Final Fantasy, Chrono Trigger, and the like. However, Persona 4 Golden showed me that JRPGs can do this kind of interplay of social sim and dungeon crawling. Playing Persona 4 Golden can remind you of high school memories with your friends, whether by going to the beach or just hanging out after school. Sure, this game does that anime cliche of "power of friendship", but this game uses it so well that you can't help but appreciate not only the friendships you have forged in this game, but also the friendships you forged in real life. It might be outdated compared to Persona 5 or Persona 3 Reload, but Persona 4 Golden still compels to this day with one of the best cast of party members in a JRPG, an engaging combat system, a storyline that hooks you into its murder mystery from the start. And of course, who can forget Shoji Meguro's wonderful soundtrack? From Heartbeat, Heartbreak's cloudy days to fighting against shadows with Reach Out To The Truth playing in the background. Persona 4 Golden is also a perfect candidate for a GOG release even with its online features, as it is worth owning permanently and there are other games from SEGA that are DRM-free. Hopefully when the day comes, SEGA would put more Persona games and hopefully SMT titles! All in all, Persona 4 Golden is not only one of the best JRPGs ever, but it's also one of the best games ever. I would recommend starting with this one so that you're going to appreciate gameplay and quality of life changes in Persona 5 and Persona 3 Reload. rezuka96
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user avatar@rezuka96user avatar@rezuka96
January 29, 2025
The only experiences I've had with JRPGs back then are Final Fantasy, Chrono Trigger, and the like. However, Persona 4 Golden showed me that JRPGs can do this kind of interplay of social sim and dungeon crawling. Playing Persona 4 Golden can remind you of high school memories with your friends, whether by going to the beach or just hanging out after school. Sure, this game does that anime cliche of "power of friendship", but this game uses it so well that you can't help but appreciate not only the friendships you have forged in this game, but also the friendships you forged in real life. It might be outdated compared to Persona 5 or Persona 3 Reload, but Persona 4 Golden still compels to this day with one of the best cast of party members in a JRPG, an engaging combat system, a storyline that hooks you into its murder mystery from the start. And of course, who can forget Shoji Meguro's wonderful soundtrack? From Heartbeat, Heartbreak's cloudy days to fighting against shadows with Reach Out To The Truth playing in the background. Persona 4 Golden is also a perfect candidate for a GOG release even with its online features, as it is worth owning permanently and there are other games from SEGA that are DRM-free. Hopefully when the day comes, SEGA would put more Persona games and hopefully SMT titles! All in all, Persona 4 Golden is not only one of the best JRPGs ever, but it's also one of the best games ever. I would recommend starting with this one so that you're going to appreciate gameplay and quality of life changes in Persona 5 and Persona 3 Reload.
user avatar@flyr456fluser avatar@flyr456fl
March 27, 2025
Sega is the only company that hurts me that all its games have Denuvo (the Yakuza games on GOG were a miracle, I really hope they add all the Atlus and Sonic Team games)
Persona 4 positively affected my life by teaching me the importance of facing my inner struggles and embracing my true self. The game's focus on friendship, self-acceptance, and the battle against personal fears resonated deeply with me. As the protagonist and his friends navigated the mysteries of Inaba, I was reminded of the power of supporting each other through tough times. The balance of lighthearted moments and heavy themes made it easy to relate to, helping me realize the value of balance in my own life. Persona 4 is a fantastic game because it combines an intriguing mystery, memorable characters, and life-changing lessons about identity and growth. It taught me that it's okay to be vulnerable, and that confronting challenges with those you care about can lead to personal transformation.
Not once has ATLUS given GOG any of their games (excluding SEGA themselves - the publisher for the Yakuza series). They'll never part ways from third party DRM to be honest. I'd love to see any of their games come over but I think they're tied with publishers like Ubisoft & EA who don't wish to remove third party DRM from their games unless a certain amount of time has gone by & only on the 'other competitor' storefront. As for the game, love love love PERSONA 4 Golden! The cast of characters is the best of the series, the music is just 'chef's kiss' PERFECT, friendship vibes carry this game HARD & quite a bit of extra content. I want this one so badly on GOG. ATLUS, please bring this over!!!
One of my favorite jRPGs of all time. Absolutely amazing, unforgettable characters, so good music and a great story. Its so well written that you can really feel the friendship between the characters. I would love to see Atlus games on GOG.
user avatar@YZ1DRFLuser avatar@YZ1DRFL
November 06, 2025
This game is too important to not own forever. I remember the first time I beat this game, I cried for several days because I did not want the ride to be over. It's that kind of experience, one that comes into your life to completely change it. The music, the characters, the world, the story - it's all beautiful, and tremendously impactful in a way that an apt description of it would not fit into the 2000 character limit. It feels very unlikely that this game ever makes it to this platform. While SEGA has published some of their games on GOG (including the Yakuza titles, which was a big day for me), Persona 4 Golden is only available on Steam and the Microsoft Store, both with Denuvo Anti-Tamper DRM still active. This feels geniunely insane, given that the PC port is five years old, the Golden version on Playstation Vita is 13 years old, and the original Playstation 2 release is 17 years old. However, if this game ever arrived on GOG, I would buy it in seconds, no questions asked. If I - for some unknown reason - held enough cosmic sway in the universe to get one game I wanted on GOG, it would be this one. I'm likely only going to get chances to play it front to back a handful of more times in my lifetime, but I want to do it with the assurance that this game will never vanish to digital rights management, and I'm able to keep it and the memories I have with me forever. I don't (yet) backup my offline installers to an external hard drive, but that would change with this game. I want Persona 4 Golden available for purchase on the GOG storefront.
user avatar@Xeninjauser avatar@Xeninja
November 20, 2025
This was already accidentally released without DRM on steam. I bought it then since it seemed too good to be true, and sadly it was. If we can just get this one on since the PC version is already out there anyway I think we can get our foot through the door for the rest. Especially since you can play all these games already by emulating the switch. Atlus fans are used to buying things multiple times, and DRM haters probably are too. This is very easy money for Atlus on something with a PC version already out without DRM.
When I first played "Persona 4 Golden", I had a truly incredible experience! I went on to finish it twice in a single Year, and once more the Year after! It was also My first "Persona" game ever, those always feel extra special to the Player, and it's the same for Me. I still Personally think it's the best Post-"P3" entry, and the best franchise starting point, and that's after playing both "P3R" and "P5R", which are also great games. I love this game, I love these Charactes and their Performances, I love it's Themes, I love Inaba, I love the OST, I love it all! Thus I think everyone deserves to experience it here, DRM-Free, withour having to worry about it vanishing one day, though may that day never come! I sincerely hope all of ATLUS' game catalogue comes Here eventually, I love "Metaphor:ReFantazio" almost as much as "P4G"! This is the second ever "GoG Story" I shared.
user avatar@John_115user avatar@John_115
July 07, 2026
For me, Persona 4 Golden is my favorite and most impactful piece of art I've ever had the gift of experiencing. I played it at a very dark and lonely time in my life when I was questioning a lot of things about myself. Through the hundred hour experience that followed my thoughts on relationships, life, and even reality where expanded by this game. It is no exageration for me to say this game taught me how to live and for that it will always be to me the greatest piece of art ever made.
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