5 Ways Persona Q Is a Crossover Done Right

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5 Ways Persona Q Is a Crossover Done Right

Added: 26.10.2014 12:00 | 9 views | 0 comments

Crossovers, fanservice games, and other instance of well-known characters hopping into new genres doesn't always bode well. Atlus, however, seems to have struck the sweet spot with upcoming dungeon crawler Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth. Here's why I think Persona fans, Etrian Odyssey fans, and of course, fans of both have something to look forward to when this game ships in November, based on the Japanese version, which has been out since June.
1) Not Phoned-in
It might be easy — as some developers have proven — to take popular characters from one game, stick them into another genre's template, record a few zippy lines of dialogue and call it a day. Then just watch those paychecks roll in as dedicated fans plunk down cash for the faces they recognize.