SMT and me. AKA if you've got it flaunt it.

My collection of SMT games.

First row, from left to right.
Revelations: Persona PS1 US - the game with the infamously bad translation
Persona 2 Eternal Punishment PS1 US
Persona 1 PS1 JP
Persona 2 Innocent Sin PS1 JP
Persona 2 Eternal Punishment PS1 JP - this came with a Nanjo trading card
Persona 4 Golden Vita EU
Persona 4 Arena PS3 EU

Second row
Persona 1 remake PSP US collectors edition
Persona 2 Innocent Sin remake PSP US collectors edition
Persona 2 Innocent Sin remake PSP EU collectors edition - comes with Tatsuya T-shirt
Persona 2 Eternal Punishment remake PSP JP - still angry this wasn't localised
Persona 3 PS2 US collectors edition
Persona 3 FES PS2 US
Persona 3 Portable PSP US

Third row
SMT Nocturne PS2 US
SMT Lucifer's Call PS2 EU - this has been put on ebay
SMT Devil Summoner Raidou Kuzunoha vs the Soulless Army PS2 US
SMT Devil Summoner Raidou Kuzunoha vs King Abadon PS2 US
SMT Digital Devil Saga PS2 US
SMT Digital Devil Saga 2 PS2 US

Fourth row
SMT Strange Journey DS US
SMT Devil Summoner Soul Hacker 3DS EU
SMT Devil Survivor Overclocked 3DS EU

So that's most of the localised ones and a few that weren't. I am missing Devil Survivor 2 as I am waiting for the 3DS remake to be released, and SMT4 as the European/PAL version has yet to be released. (The outrage!!) Due to the 3DS being region locked I can't get away with importing, although I might just buy a 3DS from the US later this year and be done with it. I also did own the original Persona 4 for the PS2, but sold that when Golden came out.

Persona 3. Sucks.

I purchased no less than 9 new SMT games within the last month. I need professional help as I can't stop at just 1, especially after playing Lucifer's Call I decided that main series SMT weren't my cup of tea (as per previous blog post). So why did I go SMT crazy?

Early this year I decided to finally break the seal on my Playstation Vita that I've had since launch. To my surprise I was extremely impressed with the Vita and the game I played with it. That game was Persona 4 Golden.

Persona 4. Good. Learn the difference, kids.

I've heard P4 is an excellent game, yet I was not particularly fond of P3 (says the person that owns all 3 of its releases, I told you I need professional help!) But man, P4 (and Golden) fixed up almost all the complaints I had with P3, I was able to get immersed in the game without feeling bitter. The writing and the voice acting were superb. Many a time I would be chuckling (with my headphones on) at a cutscene and people in the room would look at me as if I'm crazy. Well perhaps they weren't wrong on that regard, but the moral of the story is that P4 piqued m interest in the rest of the series again that I decided to give the series another go. Unfortunately, my P4 save got corrupted on the Vita when I was more than halfway through the game. When I can get over the trauma I'll start the game again, but for now I've decided to play something else.

Up next. Will you survive or get voted off the island? Stay tuned.