Midori (SEGA leaker): The current plan at SEGA is to turn Sonic, Like A Dragon and Persona into annualized franchises
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A remake or spinoff is still a game. By that measure, Persona has never released only one game in a generation since 3.
Like a Dragon has kinda been there off and on throughout the franchises life. Like Resident Evil it sometimes misses a year here and there, but pretty much is yearly for all intents and purposes.
I love Persona and Yakuza but I don't think I can stomach that many.
Thinking about it, I don't actually play any annualized games
Thinking about it, I don't actually play any annualized games
yakuza... already is? hell, sometimes we get 2 yakuza games per year.
They have skipped years. There was a 5 year wait in between Sonic Forces and Sonic Frontiers (the longest gap between Sonic games ever). Obviously we did get Sonic Superstars last year and Sonic X Shadow Generations this year. But there was a 5 year gap before that. And before that, there was a 4 year gap between Sonic Lost World and Sonic Forces.
There was no Like A Dragon in 2022. No Persona game in 2017, 2021 or 2022.
This is more so just confirmation that we can expect that SEGA is going to launch some kind of game or DLC expansion for these franchises every year going forward.
Since the release of first Yakuza in 2005, RGG has only skipped years 2007, 2013 and 2022. They already are making them annually.
Lost Judgment got the The Kaito Files DLC in 2022, as well as PC port.
If you're counting everything including spin-offs, remakes and DLC/enhanced versions, then since Persona 3 came out in 2006, there have only been 4 years where there were no new Persona games (2010, 2017, and 2021-2022). There have also been a handful of years with multiple releases.
it makes sense, i would say they're already kinda doing this, if we look at Persona they're already trying to have at least 1 Persona thing per year.
Persona 5
Persona4 remaster ports
Persona5 Royal
then P5 Switch and PC ports
and then Persona3Remake
Persona 5
Persona4 remaster ports
Persona5 Royal
then P5 Switch and PC ports
and then Persona3Remake
Well, hopefully they'll finish the game in the first go this time, like 3 and SJ.
While I get your point, it would be pretty weird to rely on a spinoff (especially given they dabble in other genres) for that kind of stuff rather than a proper sequel
Yeah it's been happening. Persona 3&4 ports, P5 spinoffs, 3's remake, and P5X.
Sonic's had something yearly since Colors Ultimate in 2021, not including the mobile stuff.
Sonic's had something yearly since Colors Ultimate in 2021, not including the mobile stuff.
Isn't it just a bunch of spin offs? It seems really easy to just wait a decade for the next mainline Persona if that's your cup of tea, but to my understanding we're still at Persona 5 going from PS3 to PS5 now, with a mainline remake and a bunch of spin offs since.
oh i experienced it and judging by some of LaD8 story thread people already tired of yakuza story, i skipped gaiden and ishin so LJ->Lad8 break feels fresh to me
Head of RGG said Gaiden took half of a year to development so theoretically they could be releasing even more titles on that level per year.
There was no Sonic & Mario Olympics game since 2019. I think that franchise is dead. It's okay though, Sonic X Shadow Generations is better.
Strange Journey, Digital Devil Saga, SMT4, Soul Hackers 1 and 2 all have adult casts. Devil Survivor 1 and 2 have adult party members.
Nocturne is a GOAT tier game and incredible in OG form, but the Maniax additions did come a year later for Japan. I know what you mean though, I don't want another SMT V either.
I think they were talking about Persona franchise games not SMT or other SMT spinoffs not named Persona. And criticizing for example, the endless Persona 5 games for not aging up the cast.
Not a fan of this. Yakuza / Like A Dragon and Persona don't need to be annual games, it will make them drop in quality and people will burn out on them quickly with them being long game.
But again.. they already are. The tweet specifically mentions this includes remasters, DLC, and other media. It doesn't mean we would get a numbered Persona or Yakuza every year (and we aren't getting that right now either)
I mean the only difference is the time management calendar system (Which Devil Survivor 1 and 2 have, and what's more interesting it actually affects the plot) which Persona didn't even start with. Personas are basically demons anyway so there is significant overlap.
Persona Q1 & 2 were great. And if they want to keep doing them, I'd be all for a sequel in a few years that adds Persona 6 and 1 & 2.
If they're talking new mainline entries for Persona that's a tall order considering current output and Atlus' struggles to remain in the green with current staffing levels
Yakuza just released 3 games within 12 months. That's Pokémon level.
Yes please. Persona has felt so stagnant for a while in terms of new releases, and LaD has also slowed down significantly compared to how they used to be.
It sounds like that is what they want for the future though. Like A Dragon now has nearly all their games remastered and playable on current consoles now, so they haven't got much to do with that franchise now, unless they plan on re-re-releasing them all again or start making the new games annual.
At least there are a few Persona games they can go back and remaster / remake still before just making new games annual.
Sonic I care less about these days and that actually could work better as an annual game, as Sonic can have many different styles of games.
LaD still has a bunch of games they can remake using the Dragon Engine if they want to. The cast has also grown big enough with a lot of loose threads that they can afford to make some brawler spin-offs in the vein of Gaiden.
Considering they basically are there already it's to be expected
I look forward to more Persona remakes and them getting to the other Yakuza games
I look forward to more Persona remakes and them getting to the other Yakuza games
I'm in two minds about this. Part of me is excited to have a new top quality JRPG to play every year. But other part of me is thinking will they be able to maintain quality if the franchises are annualized? I think if they are aiming for an expansion/smaller game ala Gaiden every year it'll be more tolerable, at least for me.
That's one hell of an autocorrect lmao