Game Type: Action Fighting + Text AVG
Game Style: 2D
Number of players: Singleplayer/Multiplayer
Game features: rich plot, visual novel, anime, Japanese role-playing, immersive soundtrack, happy spit direction, steaming "cold rice", fan to the game
Recommended group: Ideal for beginners in fighting games, loyal fans of the Persona series, and gamers who like to try a variety of game styles
As a sequel to "Persona 4: Midnight Arena" (P4U), this "Persona 4: Invincible Ultimate Back Bridge Back Fall" (hereinafter referred to as "P4U2") launched in 2014 has finally been ported to Steam, allowing PC players to play as much as they want.
About the fighting action
Although it is a sequel and the "suspicion" of fried cold rice, the overall quality of "P4U2" is still very good.
To make an RPG game into a fighting game, it is necessary to take into account the acceptance of old fans, but also to consider the difficulty of fighting itself, and it is really not an easy task to balance the two.
One thing to say, before experiencing the game, I thought that the opening would be able to "fight a big hand", but in fact, the proportion of the story plot is larger. The logic and direction of the plot is actually quite attractive... After about half an hour, immersed in the plot of investigating the black hands behind the scenes, I finally encountered a chance to shoot.
Compared to other action fighting games, P4U2 is more difficult to operate - although the move list is still cumbersome, but after skillfully using a few moves and adding combo moves, it is easy to win in the early and middle stages. Each character has their own fighting style and system: buff status such as the number of times the mask is released, and the use of personality masks to increase the buff status of the skill effect, giving the player considerable choice. Novice players can familiarize themselves with the trick table in the practice mode.
Even if you are not good at or are not familiar with fighting games, you can choose to fight automatically. It was really sweet.
A combination with a story adventure
As for the plot, the story of "P4U2" inherits the plot of the previous game, and adds new content, improves the details of the characters, and so on. For fans, this is a big plus.
In addition, in addition to playing "P4U2", players can also learn about "Persona 4" and "Persona 3" by the way, but this setting is also pros and cons, if you are not a loyal fan of the series, there may be some obstacles in the understanding of the story plot of "P4U2".
However, from another point of view, new players in the series can also use P4U2 as a bridge, which makes it easier to understand other game titles.
President Bear announces that the "P-1 Peak Fighting Tournament" is about to begin, The city of Hachishi Inaba is covered with a strange red mist, people disappear with the distortion of time and space, and the protagonist group and the Shadowwalkers each investigate to find the boss behind the scenes.
And the storyline of "P4U2" is very smooth, and there are conflicts between partners and unknown memories, which are very real and logical. There is basically no plot hard wound.
Eye-catching fine art style
Honestly, while fine art isn't the most important part of a fighting action game, it's a big plus. The eye-catching color combination can continue to stimulate the visual effect, and it is not easy to feel tired after a long time of play.
And in the character dialogue, the character who is speaking will attach a yellow side border, which can be said to be full of details.
Difficulty optional, get started with fighting action games
As a handicapped player, it was very surprising to find that there are different difficulties to choose from in the arcade mode, and it is arguable that there is no more suitable work than P4U2 as an entry point for fighting action games.
I also strongly recommend that if you think the experience of "P4U2" is not bad, I sincerely recommend trying the other works in the "Persona" series.