7 likely game reveals for the Persona 25th anniversary

For the anniversary, developer Atlus is announcing seven new Persona games between fall 2021 and fall 2022. Here are the most likely — and best — possibilities.

After Persona 4, Atlus released Persona 4 Arena, a fighting game that provided narrative updates on the Persona 3 cast. Logically, Persona 5 Arena could do the same for Persona 4.

Persona 3 ushered in a new era of Persona games helmed by Katsura Hashino. It’s currently only playable on PS3 or Vita. A full-on remake for modern consoles would be a great way to close out Hashino’s era.

There are two games in the Persona 2 story – Innocent Sin and Eternal Punishment. They’re only both available in English if you play the PS1 version. In Japan, a full remake was produced in 2012. That remake needs to be remastered for modern consoles.

The Persona series has taken quite a bit from dancing and fighting games based on anime, so why not a dating-based visual novel? It could utilize Persona’s socialization mechanics while giving you the chance to date any character from the Persona franchise.

Tokyo Mirage Sessions was technically a Shin Megami Tensei game, but there was a lot of Persona DNA in it. Atlus should make another one and base it on Persona.

Persona 5 Strikers almost took the Phantom Thieves to the warring states period. Randomly placing the Persona 5 cast in the American Civil War or some other time period and giving it Musou-style gameplay would be a bold way to shake things up.