We’re still waiting to hear more about Persona 5, but in the meantime, Persona Team producer and director Katsura Hashino recently shared a message for fans in a 4Gamer developer feature, which provides a hint of some of the feelings we might get from the upcoming game. Hashino stated:
āAs we head into next year, which already feels veryĀ sudden, we’re adoptingĀ the words ‘be personalĀ for change’. [Note: Hashino uses English for this phrase.] Actually, this is the motto of the development team that I’m a part of. While they say that Atlus is more on the individualistic side, individualityĀ breaks away from common rules and models, so it can be seen as a nuisance as well. āHowever, the way I see a person’s character, it can spread to others, and it can also change the way they think and behave, for good or for bad… and that’s the potential power I see [in individuality]. āWe may feel some sort of suffocation in this world today, but as long as the world is comprised of relationships among humans, itĀ is a person’s character, or a group’s character, that will provideĀ the ‘power’Ā to destroy that āfeeling of entrapmentā. āWith those thoughtsĀ in mind,Ā we’re currently zealously developing the Persona series’ next main numbered title. Please look forward to the next announcements.ā
Persona 5 will release in 2015 for PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4.
Published: Dec 30, 2014 04:25 am