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We often meet people who change our lives in some profound way. Perhaps they teach us something we didn't know about ourselves, force us to become a better version of ourselves, or maybe they show us what it means to put someone else first. Either way, once these people enter our lives, we're... More

Soul Hackers isn't an easy game; challenges are around every corner. I beat some boss battles on the first try, while others took me over five attempts. I thrived off the challenge. Each time I saw a Game Over screen, it only made me want to try that much harder not to see it again. Ever since my... More

Social Links form the heart of the Persona games. With each one, you go on a special journey toward making another person come to some profound realization about life. But some characters are just more entertaining and thought-provoking than others. Since it’s not easy to max out every social link... More

From the moment Persona 3’s main character summons his persona by placing a revolver to his head, the tale is filled with memorable events. But of all the experiences I’ve had in one of my favorite games, none moved me like the Sun social link. This is the epitome of everything Persona’s... More

The Persona series may not be as high-profile as Final Fantasy or Dragon Quest, but the series' PS2 entries were among the best role-playing games released on the console. If you missed Persona 4 last generation, now is the perfect time to catch up by watching this guided tour of Persona 4 Golden... More

Even with two modern Sherlock Holmes TV shows, don't forget about the consulting detective's class era. Atlus' Aram Jabbari joins Joe Juba, Jeff Marchiafava, and I for a look at The Testament of Sherlock Holmes, the latest graphic adventure from Frogwares. Sherlock Holmes may be known for... More

The Growlanser series might be one of the best-kept strategy/RPG secrets. The franchise has six installments, with four of the six available in North America. Most recently, Atlus released Growlanser: Wayfarer in Time on July 31st, the fourth iteration in the series. Playing Wayfarer of Time reminded... More

What is Persona? What is Shin Megami Tensei? Perhaps a better question is, what is a Persona? Shin Megami Tensei, first of all, defines a universe of demons and humans that began in 1992. It’s basically a franchise descriptor that began its life as a Wizardry-like first-person RPG that has since... More

The second season of HBO's hit Game of Thrones is awesome, which may tempt you to buy the recent video game of the same name. If you do that, you will learn that the game is not good . But how else are you going to find out what happens in the story and how it ties into the books and TV show? You... More

No one is shocked when I tell them that two of my top three games of all time were created in Japan (Super Mario Bros. 3 and Final Fantasy VI, for the record). Why should that be surprising? The Japanese side of the industry has produced some incredible games – in the past. In recent years, I’ve... More

Three Game Informer editors stumble their way through the excellent new cooperative platformer, all for your entertainment. We were big fans of the new fantasy game that just released from Frozenbyte and Atlus. While the game is challenging and rewarding when playing alone, you'll have the most fun... More

As a longtime fan of role-playing games, most of my decisions regarding new console purchases were decided by which system had the best RPGs. Though I loved my SNES, I didn’t think twice about abandoning Nintendo and buying a PlayStation instead of an N64. In retrospect, I absolutely made the right... More

Normally on this video series, Reiner and I play games either just before or just after they've been released. In this case, though, when Atlus stopped by the office with an early English build of Catherine, I couldn't help but beg them to let us record some of it. I've been intrigued by... More

Atlus is known for bringing quirky Japanese titles like Persona and Demon's Souls to the states. Aram Jabbari, Atlus' manager of public relations, has a similar eye for overlooked gems. Aram recently swung by the Game Informer offices, and we invited him to select any game he wanted for a special... More