Footage of what sure looks like a Persona 1 remake has leaked

All five Persona games protagonists. — (Image credit: Atlus)

Persona tragics have been begging for remakes of the first two games in the series for ages (at least, the ones who aren't begging for remakes of the PS2-era Shin Megami Tensei games instead). After thoroughly milking Persona 4 and 5, series producer Kazuhisa Wada said in August, "personally, I think it's something we should definitely do."

Now, almost two minutes of footage from what sure looks like a Persona 1 remake has leaked via the GamingLeaksAndRumours subreddit. It shows some dungeon exploration, typically flashy combat, and a dialogue scene all in the modern Persona style.

Oddly, Tatsuya from Persona 2 is one of the party members, though it's possible this is a cross-promotional skin you can equip. Or maybe the remakes will incorporate some kind of Persona Q-style crossover?

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While it's fair to be suspicious this could be AI-generated footage, it seems both a bit too long and too internally consistent for that to be the case. And it's not like Atlus hasn't got form, given that we found out the Persona 3 remake was real via a leak as well.

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